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| 2 coats + top coat in sunlight |
An actual linear holographic polish, available from a mainstream brand, in India!!! I was pleasantly surprised and picked up two shades 01 Silver and 05 Starry Blue from Kiko's Holographic range of polishes. I'm reviewing Starry Blue first. The bottle contains 10ml of polish.
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| 2 coats + top coat in artificial light |
Shade
The shade of this polish is a muted sky blue. The blue is slightly dull in person than it appears in the pictures. I guess the holographic effect added to the brightness a bit on camera.
Personally, I find the holographic effect in this polish a bit dull. As in the shift isn't as strong if compared with American holographic polishes. Perhaps that's why all shades in this range are very light/pastel looking, so that the holo effect is more visible.
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| 2 coats + top coat in sunlight |
Formula & Application
The formula was so amazing and smooth. The polish just glides over your nail and is so easy to apply. Though I must mention, it is a little on the thicker side and eventually may need to be thinned out sooner than other polishes. May I add that the drying time on this polish was pretty good too, it definitely dries fairly quickly.
Now if you have short nails, you can absolutely get away with just one coat of this polish, that's how pigmented it is. I've applied two coats as I could still see a tiny hint of visible nail line with one coat.
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| 2 coats + top coat in sunlight |
Longevity
This polish scores big time over here! I'm currently on day 6 of wearing this polish and it hasn't chipped or cracked at all. I was having issues with my polish cracking by the time I reached day 5 on some of my polishes and I thought that was to do with my top coat, but no, it was the polishes themselves.
I applied two coats of this over Nykaa's top coat s base coat lol (please see my review here to know why) and topped it with Sally Hansen's Insta Dri Top Coat.
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| 2 coats + top coat in artificial light |
Final Thoughts
I'm in love with this polish!! It looks gorgeous, stays on well and applies without any trouble. My only issue is the colour itself. I wish it was slightly darker or brighter. But I guess I can let that slide as the pros really outweigh the cons here. Another issue is the pricing, I've seen this range on sale on most of Kiko's International websites, but you've to still pay the full MRP in India 😡.
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