BK holo #13

BK holo #13 - two coats with no top coat

BK #13 is a soft muted purple with a very strong linear holo effect. My swatch photos simply do not do this polish justice, because the holo really comes out to play under direct sunlight!

Formula is an easy two coater, no streak or bald spot. Going through my holo stash, BK #13 somehow reminds me of OPI DS Original or DS Amethyst, I may do a comparison post later and find out!

A girl can never have too many holos - BK #02

While deciding which polish to try from my untried stash, I always have a tendency to pick holo. After all, it is almost a crime to leave a holo out, right?

BK#02 - two coats with base and top coat

Today I am wearing BK #02 (yep, another Asian brand that fails to name their polishes properly), a berry, pinkish red linear holo that looks spectacular even under dim lights. The formula is perfect, and you could get away with just one coat if you wish (I did two out of habit). I am usually not a reddish polish girl, but I have to say BK#02 is definitely a keeper!

A blurry shot to show its holo awesomeness!

I don't have much else to say about this beauty, so I will leave you to drool over the photos, enjoy!

Another Holo Beauty - BK Dusty Purple Holo #17 (picture heavy)

BK #17 - dusty purple holo, two coats (no base or top coat)

Today I have for you a dusty, mauve purple (almost lavender like) from BK polish. As you can see from the photo, it has a medium linear holo effect, which makes this polish that much more special!

I will let the photos speak for the polish itself. The only thing I want to add is the formula of the polish. Unlike some holo polish which could be quite runny, this one applies like a dream, and is fully opaque after 2 coats. Can you tell I absolutely adore this polish?

I want to roll inside the rainbow goodness all day!

I hope you lovlies are not sick of my holo swatches yet, because I still have quite a few untrieds to show you!

Black Dazzle

Black Dazzle under room light

Black Dazzle is the name I give to this BK polish. I think the name is pretty self-explanatory really; it is a black holo polish that dazzles under bright lights!

As you can see in the photos, the linear holo effect of this polish is pretty awesome. Rainbow sparkles are screaming out from this manicure. I cannot wait to see my nails under bright sunlight!

The formula of the polish is relatively nice. It appears to be a bit streaky and uneven on the first coat, but a second coat evens everything out. Applying a top coat also does not dull the holo effect, which is a plus. The above manicure is done with a coat of SV nail treatment, 2 coats of Black Dazzle, and a coat of CND super shine.

BK polish is apparently a Korean brand; however I have only seen this polish being sold in one place in HK so far. I wish it is more accessible so I can get my hands on more holo goodness!

Do you like this holo polish as much as I do?

Holo Heaven!

Hello fellow polish lovers! If you love holo polishes as much as I do, then you would be as excited as I am, because I have finally tracked down some holo polishes locally from HK!

As we all know, it is very difficult, and often expensive, to track down the coveted and often discontinued holo polishes from OPI and China Glaze (i.e. Designer Series, OMG! and Kaleidoscope collection). So you could imagine my excitement when I called up the shop and the lady says the holos are in stock!

L to R: Pale Lilac, Lavender, Berry Pink, Black Dazzle

I decided to bring back four babies home. These polishes are from a brand called BK (I think Born Pretty sells the creme version of this brand?). There are no names for these polishes, so I decided to name them myself. 

The BK holo polishes have very strong linear holographic effect with scattered rainbow sparkles. I would say they are similar to the Nfu Oh holo polishes, except the BK holos are more glossy! How awesome is that! 

The black holo polish is my favorite one out of all. It is simply mesmerizing! I do not own the holo version of OPI My Private Jet!, but I have a feeling they are pretty close.

Black Dazzle in a bottle

Black Dazzle (#114) swatches on nail wheel

 The above photo clearly shows the strong linear holo effect of Black Dazzle, and my crappy iPhone camera does not even do it justice! 

Pale Lilac from the bottle

Lavender in bottle

Pale Lilac (#111) and Lavender (#113) on nail wheel

Pale Lilac (#111) is a very pale lilac holo polish, while Lavender (#113) is in the shade of purple mauve. For some reason it is easier to capture the holo effect with light shades, so the above photo should give you a very good idea of the holo goodness of the BK polishes!

You may also see the difference between linear and scattered holo polishes. #44 is How About A Tumble from China Glaze Kaleidoscope Collection. It is more of a scattered holo, but nevertheless just as pretty.

Berry Pink from bottle

Berry Pink (#112) swatched on nail wheel

 Berry Pink (#112) reminds me very much of Tickle My Triangle (#45) or QT from China Glaze. It is a lovely dark pink holo polish. Again I apologize for the crappy photo, it looks 100 times better in real life, trust me!

I also have nothing to complain about the formula of these BK polishes. They are easy to apply, dry time is very quick, and I can get full opacity with just two coats. If I have to be pedantic and picky, then I would like their brushes to be longer, but since they are mini size bottles (6ml or 2fl.oz each), it would be an unrealistic request.

Overall I am over the moon I found these BK polishes. The shop sells about 10 different colors from the BK holo range, so I will definitely go back and buy some more (unfortunately the shop does not have all the colors swatched on the wheel below)!

The shop lady is nice enough to let me take a photo of their nail wheel. I bought #3, #5, #17, and #20 from the above wheel