All That Glitters is Holo
It is hard to pass up shiny things, so last summer when I was considering painting my nails for the first time, I had to go big. More specifically, I wanted a nail polish that was both understated yet worth the plunge into a world new to me. I turned to the nail polish company Holo Taco in large part due to my history of watching the company’s creator, Cristine aka “Simply Nailogical”, on YouTube. Despite my lack of knowledge or first-hand experience (excuse the pun) with nail polish, I had been following her journey from nail polish-user to nail brand-owner over the past several years. In turn, I’d gained a lot of behind-the-scenes insight into the methodology of creating Holo Taco’s polishes and understanding their price range, despite both not being the norm to a first-time nail polish user.
Since last summer, I’ve bought six shades, a top coat, base coat, and glass nail files—all of which I review below. I will note that although I provide photos of my nails in some of the shades at the very end, the photos on each review are from the Holo Taco website itself, as I find their photos best capture the holographic nature of the polish. Click on each photo to be redirected to each product on the Holo Taco website.
Overall, I am quite happy with my purchases of Holo Taco nail polish so far. Their prices and formula (sometimes) can feel a little iffy for a newcomer to nail polish, but the amount of time you spend shifting your nails around to look at the pretty rainbows makes it worth it, I’d say. Their maroon and yellow creme polishes and unicorn skin toppers are on my wishlist.