Swatch Spam: Flower by Drew Barrymore, Gosh, Hean, Hedy's Oke Doke and Depend

In this post I have swatches of 5 random polishes to show you: Flower by Drew Barrymore NP8, Gosh Lambada, Hean Aubergine, Hedy's Oke Doke Camo Loco and Depend 362!

Flower by Drew Barrymore NP8

Flower by Drew Barrymore NP8 is a teal leaning strong green cream. This is 2 easy coats without a top coat.

Gosh 60 Lambada

Gosh 60 Lambada is a bright red cream. It is fairly opaque in 1 coat, but this is 2 coats and a top coat.

Hean 617 Aubergine

Hean 617 Aubergine is from the Color Obsession selection. And it is aubergine also called eggplant purple with a subtle shimmer, and it dries with a beautiful and shiny finish. Unfortunately it isn’t super opaque, so this is 3 easy coats without a top coat.

I showed it to my husband outside in the sun, and he spontaneously said WOOOW THAT one is truly gorgeous! – and it is, in the sun it’s like glowing from inside. 

Hedy’s oke.doke nail colour in Camo Loco

Hedy’s oke.doke nail colour in Camo Loco is a shimmery metallic army green. It is not too brush-strokey to work with, and this is 2 coats – and I chose to use a top coat for these photos.

Depend 362

Depend with the interesting name 362 is a mid yellow, neither pastel nor sunny yellow cream. It is easy to work with, and in most cases 2 rich would be OK, this is however 3 coats without a top coat.

So - do you see anything you like?

Silver holographic polish comparison: China Glaze, Sally Hansen, Color Club, Chanel and 2 x Gosh

I let the 6 strongest of my silver holographic polishes enter a battle of holographic beauty.

I prefer a holo to be linear with a strong and crisp rainbow, so that's what I wanted to check!

CLICK ON THE PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM!

Let's meet the contestants as they also will appear on the swatches below, left to right: China Glaze Sexagon, Sally Hansen Crystal Ball, Color Club Harp On It, Chanel Holographic, Gosh Holographic  (the original) and Gosh Holographic Hero (the new).

Round 1

Left to right: China Glaze Sexagon, Sally Hansen Crystal Ball, Color Club Harp On It, Chanel Holographic, Gosh Holographic and Gosh Holographic Hero.
China Glaze Sexagon is coarser in the holographic particles and could be stronger just like Gosh Holographic Hero, so they leave the competition.

Semi final:

Left to right: Sally Hansen Crystal Ball, Color Club Harp On It, Chanel Holographic, Gosh Holographic. They are all very beautiful, but Sally Hansen Crystal Ball and Gosh Holographic are just a tiny bit weaker in the rainbow - even better seen in person...

Final round:

Index and ring finger is Chanel Holographic and the middle finger and pinkie is Color Club Harp On it.

Chanel Holographic, Color Club Harp On It and Chanel Holographic

Chanel Holographic and Color Club Harp On It

So, which is the winner for you?
For me it's clearly Chanel Holographic because it's shows it's rainbow even in light settings where the others just are grey/silver. Furthermore in person the rainbow is by far the most well defined and crisp of them all.
But unfortunately Chanel Holographic was sold in 2007 and after it sold out the price has skyrocketed ever since, so a really good substitute would be Color Club Harp On it, the effect is strong and it's beautiful, although not quite as amazing as Chanel Holographic...

PS: some of you know that I during summer bought a complete BNIB set of Chanel Duo Holographic and was hesitant to open it and didn't... But recently I found a bottle of Holographic at a very reasonable price and a few days later I found the Fixing Base at an equally reasonable price, so now I have a set to use, I am such a lucky girl :)