Teal/Aqua Holo Comparison

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  Hi friends!!  Teal/aqua holos are some of my favorites and I realized the other day that I've amassed a little collection of them.  Of course, I was curious about how much they each have in common.

l to r-- Jade Energy, Celestial Cosmetics Inception, Celestial Cosmetics Ocean Mist, a-England Saint George

  They all look somewhat similar in their bottles, with slight variations.  The two Celestials bear the closest resemblance, with Inception pulling just a little more blue, and Energy and Saint George look surprisingly similar in their bottles, the biggest differences being the type and spacing of the holo particles.  On the nail, it's all a surprisingly, in all but one case, different story.

l to r-- Jade Energy, Celestial Cosmetics Inception, Celestial Cosmetics Ocean Mist, a-England Saint George

  Jade Energy is the most tightly packed holo, with the strongest and most discernible rainbow.  It's also the thinnest and least pigmented.  It's jelly based and green leaning, more teal than aqua.  Great formula.  Two coats.  (full review HERE)

  Celestial Cosmetics Ocean Mist is obviously linear but with a less tightly packed rainbow.  It's a deep peacock blue, pigmented and cool toned.  You all know I love Celestial's formula.  Two coats and not a hint of sheer in sight on this one.  (full review HERE)

  I expected Celestial Cosmetics Inception to be a nearly spot-on copy of Ocean Mist but boy, was I wrong.  It's touted as a neon and is the brightest, and bluest, of the four.  It's also obviously linear, with the same saturation as Ocean Mist, but with a more monochromatic "rainbow".  Two coats.  (full review HERE)

  a-England Saint George is really in a league of its own and I knew it was when I included it.  It's the only metallic finish in the bunch, the only scattered holo, and by far the darkest and most color saturated, even as the holo flash is primarily tonal shades and not as pronounced.  One coat.  (full review HERE)

  For fun, I decided to paint Inception on my thumb over white, just because I was curious.

Celestial Cosmetics Inception, thumb and ring finger

  The white base does make the color pop a bit more but it does nothing for the holo and I still prefer it on its own.  Here's one more shot of them all, just for fun and because they're so darned pretty :)

Celestial Cosmetics Inception over white, Jade Energy, Celestial Cosmetics Ocean Mist, Celestial Cosmetics Inception, a-England Saint George

 
I always feel like I'm missing something on these comparison posts so if you have any further questions or observations, please let me know :)

  Thank you for reading and have a lovely day!! ☼☼

*contains press samples