OPI My Private Jet Original Holo vs Non-Holo vs Spectraflair Comparison

When I started swatching these this evening, I discovered something I did NOT expect to find. I love happy accidents!!!  Especially when they are a DIRECT result of my laziness!

I was too lazy to go get another swatch wheel, so I used the one I'd been using from yesterday. Thankfully.  On it, I swatched OPI My Private Jet (original linear holo) and the newer version with some holo, but nothing even close to linear. And then another swatch of the non-holo so I could test out my Spectraflair holo top coat and see if that duped the original.

Here are those results.

First Original Holo (L) and new version (M & R)

Original Holo (L) New (M) with Spectraflair top coat (R)

Original Holo (L) New (M) with Spectraflair top coat (R)

As you can see, the Spectraflair top coat lightens/washes out the color a TINY bit so that they're not identical. Still pretty, still very close but not exact dupes. I'd say about 94%.

BUT WAIT!!!

What's that I see???  Remember when I first tested out my Spectraflair top coat on 5 different polishes on a swatch wheel? Well, one of THEM is actually almost identical to the original MPJ!!! That's where the lazy comes in. I was too lazy to grab a fresh swatch wheel or I might have never noticed it!

Zoya Petra with a Spectraflair top coat is a near-perfect dupe for the Original MPJ Holo! I'd say about 98%.

See?

Zoya Petra with Spectraflair top coat far left - click to make larger

Sorry I couldn't get a better photo. I'm still learning and trying to get the lighting stuff down.

Day 4 of Short Nails

I'm having nail polish attention deficit disorder (NPADD) - well not really, I wouldn't want to make light of something like ADD for real, but I am having a problem.  Nothing looks right!

I've tried several, including colors that are DARK, which I've never liked on short nails. Still not sure I like them.

Here are a few of the things I've tried so far.  Since I haven't left most of them on for more than a few hours, I didn't do clean up. And add to that the fact that I tend to do more deep cleaning when I have short nails, putting my hands into solvents, etc.  Makes for some pretty rough-looking hands! (But my house is much cleaner!)

NYC Skin Tight Denim

OPI My Private Jet (Non-Holo)

OPI Tickle My France-y

Orly French Tip White (With Orly French Manicure Pink)

Nfu-Oh 64

Butter London All Hail the Queen

Essie Sole Mate

Essence Movie Star

Borghese Euro Green

Orly Winter Wonderland

Finger Paints Holly-Wood Frame

Chanel Graphite

*sigh* And after today with the smelly Scented Revlon Passion Fruit that gave me a headache, I just went back to the Nfu-Oh 64 and called it a day.