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Nfu Oh 61...yes, that's right, the elusive Nfu Oh 61. As any polish fanatic knows, this polish is a pain in the butt to get your hands on. It's beloved for its strong linear holographic glitter. (Please ignore my wintry cuticles)
Let's pause to explain the types of holographic polish:
Linear Holographic is when the rainbow reflections show up as lines or U-shapes across your nail like a rainbow
Scattered Holographic is when the individual glitter pieces are holographic, but the effect is holographic speckles on your nail. Examples include Lady of the Lake, Storm, and My Private Jet.
There are a series of linear holographic polishes by this company; while #61 has a metallic silver background, Nfu Oh 62 - 66 have background colors like pink, blue, and green. A Google search is sure to bring up swatches.
How does one get their hands on this puppy? Nfu Oh is a Korean company, so these need to be imported. www.fabuloustreet.com is the only retailer I know of. It looks like Nfu Oh 61 is currently in stock here. When it's not in stock, you can email sales@fabuloustreet.com and ask them to let you know when it's back in stock, which they did. I did this quite a while ago - almost two years! So, it could be that since then, they've resolved stocking issues and Nfu Oh 61 is regularly stocked. But, if it's not, try that method.
So, enough about how to get it...once I got it, did I like it? I hate to admit it, but not really. I was disappointed that after all of the hassle and buzz, I didn't even enjoy wearing it. It was so metallic that I felt like I had liquid silver on my nails. Some people like metallic foils, but I realize that I don't anymore. I think I prefer scattered holos in a colorful base, like the ones I linked to above. Or, when I really want silver, I actually prefer the oldie DS Coronation, another scattered. That one is less foil-like and builds up to opacity with lots and lots of glitter flecks.
Application was a pain too. Nfu Oh recommends its aqua base coat to get a smooth application. Many polish fanatics do report problems with other base coats, so I shelled out for it. That was another $12.50, which I was happy to spend because I expected to LOVE #61. Even still, I had to apply four coats of #61 to get rid of bald spots. Unfortunately, my top coat, Poshe, also seemed to dull the effect of the holo.
Overall, I'm disappointed, but will probably keep this in my stash given it was so hard to get and it's kind of a "collectors item" among polish hoarders.
What do you think? Do you have Nfu Oh #61? Do you love it? Am I crazy not to?
Not sure when you bought yours but I had heard there were some changes in the batch or batches after the #61-#66 were out of stock for eons about 1 yr ago..ditto on comments about a newer batch of Aqua Base. My #61 looks much different - it has a lot of simmer and shimmer and puts out a very linear holo display - mine looks like a better version of the ChG OMG. My fav of the #61-#66 group is #66 - mine is again an amazing linear mint green. There have been a # of silver holos that came out last yr that also are quite stunning...I don't even pick up any new ones in silver now because I have about 4 of 'em. Living in Manhattan I tend to think you have about everything at your fingertips for shopping options - but maybe not when it comes to some of the HTF polishes that are not in stock anymore or are some that are foreign like Gosh and Catrice and Hits. You should look at the silver holo that Jade Nail Laquers makes - it's stunning and you can pick it up from $7 to $10 - there is a VERY good seller on evil bay who sells the whole Jade Holographic line and I can vouch for her - she is going to be starting her own etailer for polishes at Color4you.com - it's due to launch soon so right now she is not putting that much up on ebay. Her e-bay name is extremesport702. SiSi is her name - she is out of LasVegas right now while her 'man' is going to school there. So sorry you shelled out the $ for the Nfu-Ohs and felt let down. I would tell whoever you bought it from about it. This is not what they should look like at all. Oh and the Jade Halos don't need any special base coat - I have tried both the Jade and the Color Club Halo Hues with and without a reg. base that I use (Orly Nail Armor) and it seems not to matter either way. Oh and that person I mentioned has the Halo Hues for purchase - they are sold out all over and being highly sought after...they all are great - but if I had to do it over again, I would not get all 6 - I would pick between the 2 blues and the 2 pinks and only get one of each. One blue is more teal and one is more powder blue. Likewise one of the pinks is lighter pink and the other is more of a brighter one with a little lavender - the Halo Hues over all are very light pastels like the Nfu-Oh 61-66 - the Jade Holograhpics are much brighter shades. There even is a black in the Jade Holos...and it's a better black IMO than the I think it was Models Own or Maybe it was Nails Inc. Also there is going to be a China Glaze Holo 2013 collection coming - I think it's going to come just pre summer and maybe be their summer collection (like the neons were last yr - hard to say as ChG is seeming to be pushing out more collections now vs. what they used to do).
ReplyDeleteOh yeah - forgot to add - don't use top coats over your holos - rarely do they work - they usually always dull them - I try a test drop on a clean sheet of paper - let it dry and add a top coat to see what it looks like before doing my nails.
DeleteThanks so much beachgal for the GREAT info!!!
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