I absolutely love holographic nail polishes and I'm sad to say that I came into the game after the kaleidoscopes came out and missed out on those. The only other one that I have is China Glaze OMG (the holographic silver) which has striated holographic particles in it. When I tried to get ahold of some of the polishes from the Tronica collection, I was yet again too late and most had already sold out. The only ones left where the paler ones and Virtual Violet which I immediately grabbed as it was the last one on the counter. The Tronica collection is a set of polishes with a scattered holographic pattern which works best in direct sunlight, as with most all other holos.
Virtual Violet is an intense rich purple that when in the sun, reflects a multitude of colors. Holo polishes definitely lift and drag when applying so it's best to wait till each coat is completely dry before putting on the next. I also found with this one that a base coat made the first layer extremely uneven and splotchy. So your best bet would be to skip the base coat for these and go straight with the nail polish. Although you do have to wait for holos to dry before adding more coats, my experience showed to me that holos dry extremely fast.
Myself being obssessed with not having and VPL (visible nail line) I always apply 3 coats of whatever polish I'm using regardless if opacity is surpassed with the second coat. However for Virtual Violet, you can almost get away with it being completely opaque even with just one coat. In doing so, I only needed two coats per nail to achieve the color that you see below. And as always, I seal my manicures with a fast dry top coat.
China Glaze - Virtual Violet
China Glaze - Virtual Violet
China Glaze - Virtual Violet
China Glaze - Virtual Violet
China Glaze - Virtual Violet
China Glaze - Virtual Violet
China Glaze - Virtual Violet
China Glaze - Virtual Violet
I absolutely love this color and even though it wasn't the striated holographic polish that I sought after this one shines just as much in the sunlight. For anyone that appreciates and easy application and beautiful results, I'd definitely recommend you getting your hands on Virtual Violet.
Disclaimer: The products mentioned in this post where purchased by myself for the use and review purposes. My opinions are honest and are not influenced in any way at all. I was not sponsored for this post.
Labels: china glaze, virtual violet
