It's time for Halloween!

In celebration of the best holiday of the year, I present Wet n' Wild's "Black Magic" from their Fantasy Makers line!

 This is a black creme with copper-colored holo micro-glitter. (Enlarge for the full effect)

This is a great way to spice up a boring black. The glitter come out nicely in artificial light, but is at it's best in natural light. It shifts from deep red to light pink, but reflects a pleasent copper color most of the time.

Ratings:

Application: 6 out of 10. Kinda streaky. Needed a coat of Mega Shine to even things out.

Color: 7 out of 10. Not the best black glitter out there, but unique, especially from a bargian line.

Clean-up: 9 out of 10. Came off easily when compared to other micro-glitters, and left very little color stain. Again, this can't really be compared to a jelly or straight creme, but it's really great for a glitter.

Appearance: 6 out of 10. I honestly think the glitter should have been a bit bigger for a  more dramatic effect, and it could have had a glossier finish. Overall it's a nice change for the season.

Tomorrow we look at glow-in-the-darks!

Blackout take 2

Okay, so I promised another shot at Icing's Blackout, this time on my fingers instead of toes! While it's by no means a dupe of Nfu.Oh GS-14, it's passable enough to keep me from spending $12.50.

I added a topcoat of Sally's Mirror Shine, to mixed results. It give it an even more fab shine in low lite or yellow light, but under the florecents at the office the shine makes it impossible to see any of the holo glitter. Like the Nfu.Oh, it's best viewed outdoors.

Here's an up-close shot. As you can see, there was a tiny bit of shrinkage, both at the tip and at the cuticle. I've worn it for about 2 days now and I only have minimal chippage, which is impressive based on the amount of typing I do.

More marbling to come this weekend!