Catherine Arley: 667 Holo

This is another Catherine Arley I got a while back when I did a haul.  I think this (#667) is the most holographic out of all the ones I ordered.  It's like a gray/brown/taupe linear holo and the colors are remarkable.  It looks fantastic on the nail too.




 I did 2 coats and it was opaque.  The second picture is blurred for your holo viewing pleasure.  I really like these polishes, I just wish they weren't so hard to get! Anyone in Bulgaria want to do a swap so I can get more? :)

This color is great because when I feel like I want a gray or taupe, I can wear this and have it be a ton more interesting than just a cream.  Only problem is when I wear this, I can't stop staring at it and taking pictures with my cell phone when I'm outside :)


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Catherine Arley: #666 Holo

This pretty is Catherine Arley's #666 holo.  The color is stuck between a rose and a purple.  I did 2 coats and a top coat of SV.  It applies well, though not as opaque as some other holographic polishes.  It has a scattered holo but it looks linear in some lights and angles.  You'll see what I mean in a minute.

In my light box, you can see the scattered holo: look at my ring finger compared to my middle finger where you can see the  linear holo by my cuticle line.  The pictures enlarge when you click on them if you want a closer look.

Here's a shot outside and it shows the cool colors. It looks much more purple in shade.

Then back in the light box, you can see the linear holo close up.. it was hard to capture it on camera, but it's a little linear and you can definitely see the scattered holo.  The Catherine Arley polishes I got were hard to actually receive, it was such a process, but I'm very happy with them.

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Catherine Arley: #673 holo and stamping

I loved this mani so much!!! I used 2 coats of Catherine Arley #673. It's a linear holo that's purple and amazing to look at.  It's a bit more on the blue side of purple. The holo in it is gold, blues, green, copper... it really is great. The one thing I don't really like about Catherine Arley polishes are the brushes but that's being really picky and I can live with them for this result. 

So as you guys know from my holo posts before, I had a hard time stamping over it.. well I remedied that situation.  I stamped in another holo. I used my Mash plates and stamped a flower design using Color Club's Fashion Addict.  I wanted a holo that would blend into the holo effect but still be able to show the design.

Here's a close up shot in my light box. I tried to take pictues of this mani outside but I felt the holo wasn't showing well on camera and needed a controlled environment to shoot in. It is much easier to play around with lighting and shadows in the light box. 

I'm pretty sure that I will do this mani again :)

Catherine Arley #669 Holo

I had seen Catherine Arley polishes on some blogs and fell in love, so I asked around where to get them.  It was no easy task and took a month and a half. I ordered them from a Bulgarian company, who I don't think has these anymore, and they were out of some that I wanted, etc, you get the point.

So #669 is a champagne colored linear holo, it's super pretty! I love that it's subtle but you can obviously see the blue and gold/yellow coming through.  I did 2 coats and it was opaque but may be even better with a nude polish under it. I want to try Deborah Lippmann's Naked under it and see if it changes anything.

I wanted to stamp a heart on my ring finger as an accent so I did it in black to see how the contrast was. Since I am so new to awesome linear holos, I have a hard time wanting to stamp over it with something that covers the holo.  :)  This is such a pretty polish, I will definitely be wearing this over summer in place of nudes when I want something subtle!