Hi Goddesses
As October always seems to be an orange-fest, thanks to Halloween, I thought I would do a comparison post for you. Firstly, please allow me to express my shock that I actually HAVE 5 orange holos - how the hell did THAT happen ??! A year ago, I didn't even WEAR orange .....
From time to time I have these "Holy Grail" moments, where I want to find the perfect THIS or the perfect THAT and I think the orange holo, accidentally became one of those.
So, who are our players ?
From time to time I have these "Holy Grail" moments, where I want to find the perfect THIS or the perfect THAT and I think the orange holo, accidentally became one of those.
So, who are our players ?
thumb - Darling Diva Polish - Slutty Pumpkin
index - Enkelini - Lainey Lou
middle - Enchanted Polish - Sour Patch Kid
ring - HITS Demeter
pinkie - Catherine Arley 806
So, the first obvious thing to note is that 2 of the oranges are different - step forward Sour Patch Kid and Demeter. Both of these are what I would call corally-oranges, whilst the others are more golden-oranges.
There's also no prizes for spotting that one of these holos contains glitter! I was more interested though in how the base colour of Slutty Pumpkin compared.
Surprisingly, each orange is SLIGHTLY different. Let's take the golden-oranges first.
The darkest (by a smidge) of these 3 is Lainey Lou, on the index finger. It's also slightly more pigmented and therefore the more "orange".
Slutty Pumpkin, on the thumb, is a tad paler, but I do think it's true colour is obscured by the glitter - it drags your eye away from the holoey goodness.
Catherine Arley, on the pinkie, is definitely the palest and the most golden, but lovely all the same.
To be honest, I don't think there's much to choose between SPK and Demeter colour-wise; the difference is in the texture.
Sour Patch Kid is slightly darker, but also a little more sugary in it's holo-ness. Demeter (on the ring finger) is more elegant and subtle, whereas SPK is coarser.
Overall, these are ALL winners. Do you need 5? Noooooo. Hell, not even I need all 5. So which ones are likely to bite the dust ?
Aaargh don't make me do this! Don't make me choose between my children! Let's just say that IF I manage to make a decision, it will be in the blog sale which is coming up in a week or 2. I am having a MASSIVE clear out of everything I have used once or less in the last year, and I'm also thinking of doing some grab bags.
Enjoy xx :)
So, the first obvious thing to note is that 2 of the oranges are different - step forward Sour Patch Kid and Demeter. Both of these are what I would call corally-oranges, whilst the others are more golden-oranges.
There's also no prizes for spotting that one of these holos contains glitter! I was more interested though in how the base colour of Slutty Pumpkin compared.
Surprisingly, each orange is SLIGHTLY different. Let's take the golden-oranges first.
The darkest (by a smidge) of these 3 is Lainey Lou, on the index finger. It's also slightly more pigmented and therefore the more "orange".
Slutty Pumpkin, on the thumb, is a tad paler, but I do think it's true colour is obscured by the glitter - it drags your eye away from the holoey goodness.
Catherine Arley, on the pinkie, is definitely the palest and the most golden, but lovely all the same.
To be honest, I don't think there's much to choose between SPK and Demeter colour-wise; the difference is in the texture.
Sour Patch Kid is slightly darker, but also a little more sugary in it's holo-ness. Demeter (on the ring finger) is more elegant and subtle, whereas SPK is coarser.
Overall, these are ALL winners. Do you need 5? Noooooo. Hell, not even I need all 5. So which ones are likely to bite the dust ?
Aaargh don't make me do this! Don't make me choose between my children! Let's just say that IF I manage to make a decision, it will be in the blog sale which is coming up in a week or 2. I am having a MASSIVE clear out of everything I have used once or less in the last year, and I'm also thinking of doing some grab bags.
Enjoy xx :)
