Celebrity manicurist Tracylee Percival named my new holographic nail designs “Well, Holo There!” For the toes, she did two layers of Minx: a silver holographic layer with a silver lace pattern over it. As with my last pedicure, it was difficult to dissuade Henry the dog from “helping” with the photography.
Oh, Henry!
Here’s a better look. It’s hard to catch the holographic quality of the bottom layer because that’s most visible when I’m moving and you can see the 3D/rainbow effect.
Holo toe.
For my fingers, Tracylee used a gunmetal color called “Diva” from Gelish. She sprinkled holographic confetti on and sealed it in with top coat.
Holo fingers.
Gelish is a long-lasting gel polish. My nails are weak and bend easily, so regular polish used to chip off after a day. Because of that, I didn’t polish them regularly (though I did get Minx for special occasions). Last year, I decided I had to get my nail situation under control because I’m always modeling rings for my jewelry line and poorly groomed nails were distracting from my work. Gels don’t chip like polish does and I usually get two weeks of wear out of them. Tracylee’s clients with longer nails get three or even four weeks of wear because she can create a better seal around the ends of the nails. My nails were all past the tips of my fingers this time, so she worked hard to get the product under the edges of the nails — hopefully I’ll get three weeks of wear now.
When I think of “holographic,” the second thing I think of is the beautiful 3D hologram of Kate Moss from Alexander McQueen’s Fall/Winter 2006 runway show.
The first thing I think of is the hologram of Princess Leia in the original Star Wars movie.
I once got a jeweler to rush a big gold-plating job for me during the busy holiday season by running into his office and screaming, “Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You’re my only hope.” Everyone appreciates a good Star Wars reference!
LOVE the holo sprinkles! It’s nail mania in the blog world right now! So much fun!
Love! Your holo-sprinkle nails are so cool. Very science fiction-y.
I need to get myself a gelish or shellac manicure stat. My nails are always so brittle I can barely keep them longer than a millimeter!
The gels have helped me get a little bit of length. And TracyLee is very careful about removing the gel so my nails don’t get damaged.
At the admittedly cheap nail salon by my house, the tech used a dremel to remove my gel polish! My nails are like Wendy’s, thin and weak, and now they are even more damaged. The intense language barrier at these cheap salons discourages saying anything when they do something like that.
I’m back to doing my own manis. I can’t afford a nice nail salon right now so it’s the only way to have them treated gently.
I would be scared to go to the cheap-ass place I used to go to for gel removal. They did enough damage as it was! (I never get hangnails/peeling cuticles since I started going to TracyLee but I used to have them all the time.) My experience was definitely like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsWrY77o77o
Oh love the polish on your toes! I’m on a short-short nails plus bright shades phase at the moment…these could work.
xx
Those are so cool! Another miracle of modern technology.
I think Henry is trying to tell you he wants a pedi
I love the toes!! I would do this! It is fun and really not over the top!!
Ooooh, loving the mani! Soooo cool! I’m considering gels because my nails are super long at the moment and I’m working on the oval-ish pointed nail look, which I’ve never done, but rather like. I always break one when traveling. Can’t have that happen for IFB Con!
The almond shaped nail is right on trend now, and my favorite nail shape. Makes the nails look long and thin. The Soak-off gel polish, does give your nails a little bit of extra strength, but the trick is to not let your nail length get past their breaking point. By filing them a little bit each week, will keep them long and gorge! Good Luck! xo TL
Holo nail polishes are my favorite. And you’re not the only one who associates holo with Alexander McQueen. Butter nail polish has a great holo shade called “All Hail McQueen.” Or at least, it used to be. They changed the name.
Hi Henry! You’re looking lovely, as usual!
I love the big sparkles on your fingers, they are so eye catching!
Very cool! Love the layering idea. Bet it would look cool in gold too!
Very cool and edgy.
Dera Wendy
This looks amazing. Nice work with the attention to detail. x
I love the way it the holography(?) looks! I have very very weak nails too, so bendy. It’s a gargantuan effort to grow them. I wonder if there are DIY gel options as I can’t afford regular manicures?
Franca, there is! Gelish just went retail and sells at Sally’s Beauty Supply stores in mini sizes, with limited colors! This isn’t easy to do on yourself, but gets easier the more you practice. Good Luck! xo TL
Looks like Christmas paper (or Hanukkah!). Pretty!
Your finger and toes look beautiful together. Interesting and unique.
Wow I have never seen hologram nails before!
Heh, I sent out a mass email to my co-workers (I’m an admin, it’s what I do) announcing that our formerly broken coffee-machine was now “Fully armed and operational.”
Everyone loves a “Star Wars” reference!
Thank you to all the great compliments to Wendy’s Holo Mani/Pedi. Wendy and I have so much fun collaborating on her nail looks and then naming them is even more fun! xoTL