Stash Swatch Initiative: Black Cat Lacquer Paranormal

Hello!

Today, I have a very old untried to finally show you. This one is Black Cat Lacquer Paranormal.

Black Cat Lacquer Paranormal. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Paranormal is a glow-in-the-dark polish with small iridescent squares and iridescent shimmer. This is definitely a layering polish, however, all the glow in the dark pigment did serve to lighten my base color a little bit.

Black Cat Lacquer Paranormal. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Swatches today are two coats of Paranormal over yesterday's Zoya Maya swatch, and I used one coat of NYC topcoat. This polish applies easily, and, even after sitting for two years, I didn't have any problems with it.

Black Cat Lacquer Paranormal. Indoors, natural light, no flash.

This polish glows faintly yellow, but, like China Glaze Ghoulish Glow, didn't impress. I guess I'm just expecting way more from glow-in-the-dark lacquers than I'm getting! Weak glow aside, I do like the daintiness of this polish over my base.

Black Cat Lacquer Paranormal. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

I believe my husband purchased this bottle for me as a Christmas present in 2012. I don't see it available from Black Cat Lacquer anymore, however, it was a Halloween polish and could possibly return.

More soon! ^_^

Stash Swatch Initiative: China Glaze Ghoulish Glow

Hello!

Today's swatch is a bit different - this is China Glaze Ghoulish Glow. I love the name and the ghost on the bottle!

China Glaze Ghoulish Glow. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Ghoulish Glow is a glow in the dark topcoat that leaves a slightly matte finish. I used two coats of this over yesterday's China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy swatch. It glows faintly yellow, but my camera picked up orange, which I thought was weird. Anyway, this applies easily without any issues. But, I was a bit disappointed in this one. The glow is weak and fades pretty quickly, especially compared some of the other brands out on the market today. Maybe I'm just not doing it right? I placed my fingers right next to a bright light bulb for a few minutes, but I still only got a weak luminescence from the polish. Oh well, it's still fun (if only for a short time!).

China Glaze Ghoulish Glow. Indoors, no light.

I purchased my bottle last year around Halloween from Sally Beauty supply. I seem to remember hearing that it will be back out this year as well.

More soon! ^_^