Color Club Beyond

Prošlogodišnji leming godine mi je bio Color Club Revvvolution. Ove godine je to bio njegov rođak na steroidima - Beyond iz kolekcije Halo Hues za 2013. godinu. Imala sam veliku sreću i zadovoljstvo da dođem do dve bočice - prvo zahvaljujući MarryJ koja je svojoj narudžbini u inostranstvu dodala i neke lakove i za mene, a otprilike u isto vreme je i divna Maria odlučila da me obraduje ovim lakom, znajući da mi je na vrhu liste želja. Obema sam neizmerno zahvalna.

Last year my lemming of the year was Color Club Revvvolution. This year it was it's sibling on steroids - Beyond from Halo Hues collection for 2013. I was fortunate to get my hands on two bottles - first thanks to MarryJ who was kind enough to add some polishes for me to her order while she was abroad, and at about the same time lovely Maria decided to gladden me with this polish, knowing it is on top of my wish list. I am immensely grateful to both of them.

Beyond nije crn holo lak kako sam se nadala da će biti. Verujem da je nemoguće napraviti holo lak ovako izražene duge koji bi bio sasvim crn. Samo prisustvo holo čestica čini bazu svetlijom tako da je Beyond veoma taman siv lak linearnog prizmatičnog efekta. Efekat je vidljiv i u zatvorenom i na otvorenom prostoru, na direktnom i indirektnom svetlu, na prirodnoj i veštačkoj svetlosti. Jedino se ne vidi mnogo po oblačnom vremenu i tada deluje grafitno-sivo, ali čim malo usmerene svetlosti nađe put do njega, cela duga se pojavljuje.

Beyond isn't a black holo polish that I hoped it would be. I beleive it is impossible to make a true black holo polish that would show this intensive a rainbow. Mere presence of prismatic particles would make the base lighter so Beyond is a dark grey linear prismatic polish. The effect is visible indoors and outdoors, in direct and indirect light, in natural and artificial light. I only couldn't see it on a heavily overcast day when it looked graphite-grey, but as soon as a ray of light would hit it, the whole rainbow would appear.

Mazanje ovog laka je bilo jednostavno. Navikla sam se da se Revvvolution maže savršeno i Beyond je na istom nivou. Ne zahteva posebnu bazu - može da se maže i preko obične baze i bez ikakve baze. Ne ostavlja fleke po noktima. Dva sloja su dovoljna za punu boju i potpunu pokrivenost. Suši se veoma brzo. O tome što ne sadrži dibutilftalat, toluen i formalin i što se Color Club lakovi ne testiraju na životinjama i ne sadrže sastojke životinjskog porekla da ne govorim. Ne mogu prežaliti što više nemamo uvoznika.

The application was smooth. I got used to the flawless application of Revvvolution and Beyond is up to par. It doesn't require special base coat. It goes on well over regular base coat and over bare nail. It doesn't stain. It takes two coats fdor complete coverage and even colour. It dries quite fast. Not to mention that Color Club polishes are 3-free and don't contain formaldehyde, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP) and Toluene. They are not being tested on animals. They also don't contain animal products so they are vegan-friendly. I can't get over the fact that we no longer have an importer.

Od tri slična laka koja imam u kolekciji Beyond je najimpresivniji. Mada su on i Revvvolution po kvalitetu jednaki, Beyond ima daleko jači holo efekat. Layla Flash Black je svetliji od oba, ima lošiju pokrivnu moć i mora se mazati preko vodene baze. Duga koju Flash Black pokazuje je mnogo upadljivija od one koju pokazuje Revvvolution.

Out of three similar polishes in my collection, Beyond is the most impressive one. Although it is equal to Revvvolution formula-wise, Beyond has much stronger holo effect. Layla Flash Black is lighter than both, it is thinner and it requires an aqua base. Its rainbow is far stronger than Revvvolution's.

Color Club Beyond - Layla Flash Black - Color Club Revvvolution - Color Club Beyond

Prve četiri slike su snimljene na direktnom suncu, naredne četiri na indirektnom dnevnom svetlu, poređenje na suncu, poslednje četiri slike na direktnom veštačkom svetu. Na svim slikama imam dva sloja laka i nemam nadlak.

The first four photos were taken in direct sunlight, the next four were taken in indirect natural light, the comparison photo was taken in sunlight and the last four photos were taken in direct artificial light. I have two coats of polish and no top coat in all photos.