Water Marbling with Color Club Halo Hues 2013!

Ever since I found the new Color Club Halo Hues 2013 collection at a nearby Winners, I keep using them but then being unable to fully capture how amazingly holographic they are. This is the third time I've used the collection and the third time I'm actually angry at my photo setup for eating the rainbows. This is why these pictures look weird; I was so desperate to get the holo going I shoved an ikea lamp sideways into my lightbox and it was still not that holo-y. Just pretend there are twice the rainbows, k?

I had great success water marbling the first Halo Hues collection and my only criticism would have been that the colours just kinda look the same. The 2013 collection is really all I could have hoped for. So holo-y, so bright and so good to watermarble. I started with two coats of black then alternated five of the colours (leaving out the black) with China Glaze Liquid Leather. I've found that brand doesn't really make a difference in the marbling effect, it's more how new the polish is. Anyway, you have to work fast as the holos dry quickly but look how pretty they come out! I even cheated a bit and did two fingers at once in the middle but I did do my other hand to match, which I don't normally do.

The Verdict: Pretend I did these nails in full sunshine, not late at night, and that the rainbows were even stronger. I love you forever holos!

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