I had been incredibly underwhelmed at China Glaze's Hologlam collection. (I'm thinking Color Club's Halo Hues have ruined me for any other linear holos) But as swatch photos started popping up, A couple of them caught my eye.
The holo particles in this collection are much finer than some of the in-your-face holos we've seen lately, lending to their more subtle appearance. When Starts Collide is a plum purple base packed with holo.
Application is tricky. Thin coats are key, as is waiting a couple of minutes between. I used a quick dry top coat and found that the effect diminished slightly at first, but came back strong when completely dry.
This is one of the few I considered getting from this collection, but in the end decided not to because I think it's pretty close to a Layla I have, and from the review it sounds like the application isn't much better than the Laylas. I completely agree - this collection was really underwhelming, a bummer after such a long wait!
ReplyDeleteI had contemplated holding off on the Color Club collections in favor of these, and I am so glad I did! I'd have been a very angry polish hoarder if I missed the Halo Hues for Hologlam.
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