I think this is the longest I've gone with switching my nails everyday. It's not uncommon for me to switch my mani the next day maybe once a week or every 2 weeks, but going 4 days in a row with a change IS unusual. Admittedly, this one and yesterday's were changed purely because I wanted to try out a new polish I received. Then again, the Lady Bug mani died today. I had a finger nail chip and it wasn't salvageable because the nail peeled. Would have maybe touched it up, but I got a new polish today I wanted to try. So, I'm rockin' simplistic nails today, which is a change after the last 5+ were chunky glitters.
This polish is by Picture Polish (Australian brand) and is called "Monroe" (as in Marilyn Monroe). It's a pretty opaque jelly-ish base with a shattered holo in it (holos are hard to photo even if I wasn't using my phone!). I trimmed my nails tonight. My right hand index is starting to split, so to help it not totally split off, I've trimmed all my nails till my nails grow out enough and I can cut it off. Have to rebuild the callouses on the tip of my fingers again...
For those that don't know, "holo" stands for "hologram" and flashes the color of the rainbow. You can have a "shattered holo," which means each particle seemingly flashes the rainbow independently and you can have a "linear holo," which means the particles seem to "work together" and show the rainbow spectrum all at once. As for finishes go, a "jelly" is typically rather sheer and has a "jelly" (as in the preservatives you can put on toast) texture/look to it when you apply it and when it dries.
Here are some examples of various "holos."
The polish on the left is Make Up Store Greta with a stamp over it (BM plate 203in Konad SP). This is a holographic polish so it's made to be specifically holographic. It's not the clearest picture, but it showed the best holo. You can see on the thumb how linear the holo is. The fingers are a little less holo-y, but the light angles weren't great for them at this angle.
The polish on the right is NerdLacquer Holy Grail (it has big pieces of glitter in it, hence the "bumpy look"). This is also a linear holo, but I'd say it's a weaker holo. This type of holo is more common because it's easier to add into polish and is also more forgiving and less picky. Holos like the MUS Greta usually needs a special application to it or doesn't look as good. The holo in NL Holy Grail is more forgiving and you can have some where the linear holo is super strong and others where it's weak. I'd say this is about medium-to-weak for a linear holo. Again, light angles help a lot too. This holo is created by adding the holo particles to a polish base rather than creating the polish out of the holo particles (like Greta).
The polish on the right is NerdLacquer Holy Grail (it has big pieces of glitter in it, hence the "bumpy look"). This is also a linear holo, but I'd say it's a weaker holo. This type of holo is more common because it's easier to add into polish and is also more forgiving and less picky. Holos like the MUS Greta usually needs a special application to it or doesn't look as good. The holo in NL Holy Grail is more forgiving and you can have some where the linear holo is super strong and others where it's weak. I'd say this is about medium-to-weak for a linear holo. Again, light angles help a lot too. This holo is created by adding the holo particles to a polish base rather than creating the polish out of the holo particles (like Greta).
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