Monday, July 8, 2013

Swatch: Nabi Holographic Green

Nabi Holographic Green

Today I have Nabi Holographic Green, a beautiful apple green holographic polish with teal flash!

Nabi Holographic Green

Love this one! The holographic effect is quite strong! It might easily be one of the most holo polish among all the Nabi that I have swatched!

For comparison, I compared against Milani Hi-Tech.

Nabi Green vs Milani Hi-tech
Nabi Green vs Milani Hi-tech
Colour-wise, Nabi Green is closer to apple green, while Milani Hi-Tech is closer to lime green.

I guess the biggest surprise for me is to find out that Milani Hi-Tech is actually a linear holo too! LOL.. I used to think all of Milani holos are scattered.

Nabi Green vs Milani Hi-tech
Nabi Green vs Milani Hi-tech
I'm sorry but Milani Hi-Tech is no match against Nabi Holographic Green! =P

Polishes Used:
Nabi Holographic Green
Milani Hi-Tech

Sunday, July 7, 2013

Swatch: Nabi Holographic Sky Blue

Another Post! Nabi Holographic Sky Blue!

Nabi Holographic Sky Blue

This polish actually looked more lavender than blue in the bottle so initially I was like.. "what.. why is it called sky blue." But after 2 coats, the blue started to show. So I guess it really is blue, but maybe not sky blue though.. Light denim maybe?

Okay.. So Nabi Holographic Sky Blue is a light denim blue holographic polish with beautiful burple flash!

Nabi Holographic Sky Blue

The holographic effect for this polish is quite strong! Finally! After 2 consecutive mild ones, I almost thought it's my lighting and not the polish. Luckily this came along! :)

Nabi Holographic Sky Blue

Gorgeous holo deserves 3 photos! LOL

Nabi Sky Blue vs China Glaze High Def
Nabi Sky Blue vs China Glaze High Def
For comparison, I decided to compare against China Glaze High Def from the Tronica collection. Both polishes actually have really similar holographic flash but as you can see, Nabi Sky Blue is much more holo than CG High Def.

Nabi Sky Blue vs China Glaze High Def
Nabi Sky Blue vs China Glaze High Def
The shade for Nabi Holographic Sky Blue is not as unique as some of the others, but if you are a holo junkie like me, I guess you need to get this! :)

Polishes Used:
Nabi Holographic Sky Blue
China Glaze High Def

Saturday, July 6, 2013

Swatch: Nabi Holographic Navy Blue

Nabi Holographic Navy Blue

Nabi Holographic Navy Blue is a beautiful deep blue holographic with green flash. I love the colour, but the holographic effect for this polish is kinda weak.

Nabi Holographic Navy Blue

Can you spot the little green flash? Of course it's more obvious in real life.. I just had some problems capturing them on the camera.

I didnt have any blue holo polishes in my stash like this as well. All my blue holos are much lighter than this. Love the unique deep blue shade of this polish!

Nabi Navy Blue vs China Glaze Take a trek
Nabi Navy Blue vs China Glaze Take A Trek
I did a comparison with China Glaze Take A Trek as I thought it might be similar to the denim blue of Take A Trek.. As you can see, they are nothing alike. =P

Nabi Navy Blue vs Jade Hypnose
Nabi Navy Blue vs Jade Hypnose
I also did a quick comparison with Jade Hypnose. Jade Hypnose like most of my other blues is much lighter than Nabi Navy Blue, and have a hint of green in it.

Verdict: This polish is beautiful if you ignore the fact that it is actually a holographic polish. Holo-wise, it's a little disappointing for me. Would you get it just for it's colour?

Polishes Used:
Nabi Holographic Navy Blue
China Glaze Take A Trek
Jade Hypnose

Thursday, July 4, 2013

Swatch: Nabi Holographic L.Pink

I just received the China Glaze Autumn Nights collection so I'm trying to post more frequently now to clear all the Nabi polishes that I need to swatch and move on to the new China Glaze! Are you excited? :)

Today I have swatches of Nabi Holographic L.Pink!

Nabi Holographic L.Pink

Nabi Holographic L.Pink is a bright light pink with subtle coral-orange-ish holographic flash.

Nabi Holographic L.Pink

There are some things that I need to confess about this polish..

1) I thought I wouldn't like it. I was so wrong.. I absolutely love it! This might be the Nabi Holographic polish that I would wear the most. The pink is so pretty & so flattering on my skin! My friends spotted it on me and and fell in love too!

2) I thought it might be scattered holo as I wasnt able to see any holo in the polish initially. Wrong.. It is linear holo. It's very very subtle, barely there.. but it's there. Just a little hard to spot.

3) I thought it would be just another common pink holo polish. Wrong! I have absolutely nothing like it in my collection! None of them is such a bright & cheerful pink!

For comparison, as I said.. I didnt have anything similar in my collection, so I compared with another of the Nabi pinks.

Nabi L.Pink vs Nabi Hot Pink
Nabi L.Pink vs Nabi Hot Pink
Nabi Hot Pink is just a shade darker than Nabi L.Pink. Both are beautiful. If you have fair skin like me, both shades would probably look great on you too. :)

Polishes Used:
Nabi Holographic L.Pink
Nabi Holographic Hot Pink

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Swatch: Nabi Holographic Silver

Today I have swatches of Nabi Holographic Silver. This is one of the less exciting ones in the collection.

Nabi Holographic Silver

Nabi Holographic Silver have a rainbow colored holographic flash under light. The holographic effect is soft & subtle.

Nabi Holographic Silver

Very pretty, but I do feel kinda underwhelmed because there are simply too many silver holographic polishes out there and so many of them are much prettier.

Nabi Silver vs ColorClub Worth The Risque
Nabi Silver vs ColorClub Worth The Risque
I found a dupe! For the photo above, I had Nabi Holographic Silver on my index & ring fingers, and ColorClub Worth The Risque on my middle & pinkie fingers. Can you tell? haha..

I had to be very careful not to mix the photos up because both polishes are dead on dupes. The formula is totally different though. Nabi Holographic Silver is much more sheer and requires about 3 coats, while you can get away with a careful 1 coat with ColorClub Worth The Risque.

Nabi Silver vs Jade Psicodelica
Nabi Silver vs Jade Psicodelica
I also did a quick comparison with Jade Psicodelica. This is my first time using my Jade Psicodelica so I was rather surprised that it's kinda like a foil like holographic polish. Really unique!

Polishes Used:
Nabi Holographic Silver
ColorClub Worth The Risque
Jade Psicodelica

Sunday, June 30, 2013

Swatch: Nabi Holographic Teal

Okay, I was lazy for awhile.. but today I have Nabi's Holographic Teal!

Nabi Holographic Teal

Get blown away~ Nabi Holographic Teal is so so beautiful! The holographic effect flashes green & blue which is gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous~~~~

Nabi Holographic Teal

This reminds me so much of China Glaze's Atlantis which is another must have. :)

The only problem I have with this polish is that IT STAINS! Seriously. Double coat or Triple coat of base coat if you are going to put this on.

nabi teal vs Jade energy

For comparison, I compared Nabi Holographic Teal with Jade's energy. I know they're not exactly close, but I dont really have a drawer full of teal holographic polishes lying around. =P

nabi teal vs Jade energy

Jade Energy is darker.. like most of the comparison I have done so far.. Seriously, is Nabi just trying to make Holos that are much lighter than everyone else?

Surprisingly, I actually like Nabi Holographic Teal more.. stain or no stain, the colour is just too beautiful to resist!

I hope I convinced you to get this polish because of my swatch because you wont regret it. LOL

Sunday, June 23, 2013

Swatch: Nabi Holographic Black

Swatch: Nabi Holographic Black

Today I have with me Nabi Holographic Black! Black is really gorgeous, with the most colorful holographic rainbow flash among those already swatched!

Swatch: Nabi Holographic Black

Even though it's called Black, I think Nabi Holographic Black is actually closer to being a gun metal grey color. I used 3 thin coats to achieve this color and opacity.

Nabi Holographic Black vs ColorClub Revvvolution
Nabi Holographic Black vs ColorClub Revvvolution
In the picture above, I have ColorClub Revvvolution on my middle finder and pinkie for comparison against Nabi Holographic Black.

I was really surprised to find that both polishes actually have the exact same holographic flash! The only difference between both polishes is that ColorClub Revvvolution is slightly darker in color and is closer to being 'black'.

Nabi Holographic Black vs China Glaze Galactic Gray
Nabi Holographic Black vs China Glaze Galactic Gray
I also did a quick comparison with China Glaze Galactic Gray as I remember the polish being described as gun-metal grey. But when placed side by side, CG Galactic Gray actually looked slightly brown instead of grey.

As mentioned in my previous Nabi Holographic post, Nabi Holographics are coarse/grainy type while China Glaze Hologlam are the smooth type.

In all, I'm a little disappointed that Nabi Holographic Black is not 'black' enough, but I'm satisfied with the holographic flash!

Polishes Used:
Nabi Holographic Black
ColorClub Revvvolution
China Glaze Galactic Gray

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Swatch: Nabi Holographic Flamingo

Nabi Holographic Flamingo

Nabi Flamingo is a magenta pink holographic polish with a beautiful purple flash!

Nabi Holographic Flamingo

Formula is great although almost all of Nabi's holographic polishes that I have tried so far are on the sheer side and requires about 3-4 coat to bring out the colour.

Nabi Holographic Flamingo

Isnt it really gorgeous? Although I must admit that I dont think there would be holographic polish which I dont think is gorgeous.. LOL

Nabi Holographic Flamingo vs China Glaze Infra Red
Nabi Holographic Flamingo vs China Glaze Infra Red
For comparison, the first polish that I thought of is China Glaze Infra Red from the CG Hologlam 2013 collection!

The color for both polishes is quite close though definitely not the same, and their holographic finish is very different too. Nabi Holographic Flamingo is more of the coarse type of holographic finish while China Glaze Infra Red is the smooth type of holographic finish.

Nabi Holographic Flamingo vs China Glaze Infra Red
Nabi Holographic Flamingo vs China Glaze Infra Red
I guess out of these 2, I would prefer Nabi Holographic Flamingo as I was never quite a fan of China Glaze Infra Red.. The holographic effect for CG Infra Red is a little too weak for me.

Nabi Flamingo vs Nabi L.Pink vs Nabi Hot Pink
Nabi Flamingo vs Nabi L.Pink vs Nabi Hot Pink
As I also have a few other pinks from Nabi, I decided to do a comparison between them as well.

In the picture above, I'm having Nabi L.Pink on my middle finger and Nabi Hot Pink on my pinkie.

Nabi Flamingo vs Nabi L.Pink vs Nabi Hot Pink
Nabi Flamingo vs Nabi L.Pink vs Nabi Hot Pink
This is just for comparison between the colours. The holographic effect for the 2 other pinks was not captured well.

Let me know you think! Do you like Nabi Holographic Flamingo?

Polishes Used:
Nabi Holographic Flamingo
China Glaze Infra Red
Nabi Holographic L.Pink
Nabi Holographic Hot Pink

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Swatch: Nabi Holographic Gold

Swatch: Nabi Holographic Gold

Today I'm showing you guys Gold from the Nabi Holographic collection!

This nail polish is called Gold, but I do feel that it's just a fine line away from being Yellow. It's still really beautiful though, with a blue-green flash linear holo effect under light.

Swatch: Nabi Holographic Gold

Noticed that Nabi likes to have holo effects that are similar to the base color. It is beautiful, but does makes it hard to capture on film as well.

Swatch: Nabi Holographic Gold

Gorgeous!

For comparison, I compared Nabi Holographic Gold with Jade Mystic Gold.

Nabi Holographic Gold vs Jade Mystic Gold

Jade Mystic Gold is more brown compared to Nabi Holographic Gold and the holo flashes blue-Orange instead.

Nabi Holographic Gold vs Jade Mystic Gold

Although the Holo effects for Jade Mystic Gold is stronger, I think I still prefer Nabi Holographic Gold out of the two because of the blue-green holographic flash!

Not sure if you can see it in the pictures but it's really gorgeous in real life. Sort of like reminds me of sea in glistering sunlight. Love!

For my Singapore reader, Nabi Holographic polishes will be available at PolishAlley soon! Stay Tuned!

Polishes Used:
Nabi Holographic Gold
Jade Mystic Gold

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Swatch: Nabi Holographic Dark Purple

Nabi Dark Purple

I just got a bunch of Nabi holographic polishes which I would be swatching over the next few posts!

First up, is Nabi holographic polish - Dark Purple.

The actual colour is a little less blue & more red in real life, forming a beautiful linear rainbow with blue flash under light.

Nabi Holographic Dark Purple

I didn't manage to capture the holo well on film though.

Nabi Holographic Dark Purple

When I was doing the swatch, I found myself asking how similar it is to some of the other purple holos I have so I decided to do some quick comparison!

Nabi Holographic Dark Purple vs A England Lady Of The Lake
Nabi Holographic Dark Purple vs A England Lady Of The Lake

A England Lady Of The Lake is obviously much darker and much less holo. In fact I was really surprised at how dark Lady Of The Lake is when comparing both polishes side by side.

Nabi Holographic Dark Purple vs ColorClub Wild At Heart
Nabi Holographic Dark Purple vs ColorClub Wild At Heart

ColorClub Wild At Heart is one of ColorClub's older Holos and the holo effect is significantly weaker than the famous Halo Hues. 

I think Nabi Dark Purple also won this round in terms of holo-ness. However, it doesnt seem very dark considering that it's name is 'Dark' Purple.

For my Singapore readers, Nabi holographic polishes will be available at PolishAlley very soon.

Polishes Used:
Nabi Dark Purple
A England Lady Of The Lake
ColorClub Wild At Heart