Depend – Holographic nail polishes (swatches, review)Depend – Holographic laki za nohte (opis, ocena)

Finally some nice variety of holographic nail polishes even in our drugstores! :w00t: Yes, that’s right, there’s nice holographic nail polishes available in drugstores for reasonable price. And they come in 12 different shades! I’m talking about Depend Holographic nail polishes. Gejba and me went on a hunt and bought a couple of them. Let me introduce you my rainbow polishes. (A little hint: Click on the photos to make them bigger and admire the holo effect in all its glory! :wink: )

Sand Grey 2026 is nude holographic polish and it is probably my favorite of them all. I know that for some of you it might be too boring, but I’ve been wanting a holographic nude polish for quite some time now and I finally got it. This little guy is such a shy beauty. In the shade it’s almost unnoticeable, but when the sun hits it … it becomes a shiny beauty. As I said … I love it!

Swatch: Depend - Sand Grey (2026)
Depend - Sand Grey (2026): pointer 2 coats over Essie - Case Study, middle 3 coats, rest 2 coats (shade)
Swatch: Depend - Sand Grey (2026)
Depend - Sand Grey (2026): pointer 2 coats over Essie - Case Study, middle 3 coats, rest 2 coats (sun)
Swatch: Depend - Sand Grey (2026)
Depend - Sand Grey (2026): pointer 2 coats over Essie - Case Study, middle 3 coats, rest 2 coats (sun)
Swatch: Depend - Sand Grey (2026)
Depend - Sand Grey (2026)

Sand Grey immediately reminded me of my previous favorite nude holo polish – Color Club Love ’em, Leave ’em. I compared the two of them. I prefer the color of Sand Grey, which is more grey and not as brown as the Color Club one. Sand Grey has a more pronounced holo effect, but is less opaque.

Comparison: Depend - Sand Grey (2026) vs. Color Club - Love 'em, Leave 'em
Comparison: Depend - Sand Grey (2026) vs. Color Club - Love 'em, Leave 'em
Comparison: Depend - Sand Grey (2026) vs. Color Club - Love 'em, Leave 'em
Comparison: Depend - Sand Grey (2026) vs. Color Club - Love 'em, Leave 'em

Laurel Green 2035 is a light yellow green holographic polish. I like it because it’s green and I don’t have a green holo yet, but I would like it even more if it would be more vibrant.

Swatch: Depend - Laurel Green (2035)
Depend - Laurel Green (2035) - 2 coats (shade)
Swatch: Depend - Laurel Green (2035)
Depend - Laurel Green (2035) - 2 coats (sun)

Denim Blue 2032 is a purple blue holographic polish. Very nice color. I like it a lot.

Swatch: Depend - Denim Blue (2032)
Depend - Denim Blue (2032) - 2 coats (shade)
Swatch: Depend - Denim Blue (2032)
Depend - Denim Blue (2032) - 2 coats (sun)
Swatch: Depend - Denim Blue (2032)
Depend - Denim Blue (2032) - 2 coats (sun)

The consistency of the polishes is somewhat “gel-like”. As far the application goes, all three of them applied without any problems even over regular base coat. The top coat didn’t ruin the holo effect. They are all on the sheer side. For full opacity you’ll probably need three coats or you can try and layer them over another opaque polish. There’s 5 ml in the bottle, which is not a lot. The polishes cost 3,45€ here in Slovenia, which is not cheap (for 10 ml that would be almost 7€ and for 15ml that would be 10,35€).

If you are wondering how does the holo effect on Depend polishes compare to other brands. I compared them for you. As you can see in the photos below, nothing can beat the glorious original Nfu Oh holo polishes, but the Depend ones are pretty too. The effect is more scattered, but still very pretty and noticeable. I have to add that they are the sheerest of them all. Thumbs up for Depend!

Holographic comparison: Magnetic - Powerful Purple, Nfu Oh - 65, China Glaze - DV8, Depend - Denim Blue (2032)
Holographic comparison: Magnetic - Powerful Purple, Nfu Oh - 65, China Glaze - DV8, Depend - Denim Blue (2032)
Holographic comparison: Magnetic - Powerful Purple, Nfu Oh - 65, China Glaze - DV8, Depend - Denim Blue (2032)
Holographic comparison: Magnetic - Powerful Purple, Nfu Oh - 65, China Glaze - DV8, Depend - Denim Blue (2032)
Holographic comparison: Magnetic - Powerful Purple, Nfu Oh - 65, China Glaze - DV8, Depend - Denim Blue (2032)
Holographic comparison: Magnetic - Powerful Purple, Nfu Oh - 65, China Glaze - DV8, Depend - Denim Blue (2032)

That’s it from my side, but it’s not the end of this post yet. :w00t: Gejba would also like to show you her beauties. Enjoy!


I saw preview photo of Depend holographic nail polishes on their Facebook page and huge lemming was born. :biggrin: The biggest problem was deciding which ones to buy – in the end I went for Sand Grey (no. 2026) and Ocean Green (no. 2036) … and wrote down all other blue and green shades on my WL. :silly:

Ocean Green has lovely blue-green base filled with holographic particles. As you can see on Maestra’s comparison photos, holo effect if not insanely strong but it’s definitively visible. I applied Ocean Green over Essence Studio nails 24/7 nail base. Can’t say that it was super easy application – the closest comparison I can make, was that it applied like jelly finish. In the end I used 2 thicker coats and top coat on my pinky to see how Depend holographic nail polishes react with top coat.

Depend Ocean Green (2036) holographic nail polish - lightbox
Depend Ocean Green (2036) holographic nail polish swatch - lightbox
Depend Ocean Green (2036) holographic nail polish - sun
Depend Ocean Green (2036) holographic nail polish swatch - sun

I decided to try out Jessica Retro Revival water based base coat with Depend Sand Grey (2026). Result – application was pure poetry. :love: I too love this sneaky shade – nude nail polish with a punch. :nails: I opted for 2 thicker coats instead of 3 thinner ones as polish drys pretty fast. Again I applied top coat only over the pinky.

Depend Sand Grey (2026) holographic nail polish - lightbox
Depend Sand Grey (2026) holographic nail polish swatch - lightbox
Depend Sand Grey (2026) holographic nail polish - sun
Depend Sand Grey (2026) holographic nail polish swatch - sun

I was very satisfied with both shades, so I’ll be definitively getting more. This is only day two of wearing Depend Sand Grey, so I can not speak about staying power in the long run, but it’s looking really promising so far. :thumb:


Giveaway is now CLOSED.


Končno dobra izbira holografskih lakov za nohte tudi v naših drogerijah! :w00t: Jap, prav ste prebrali. V DMjih so na voljo luštni holografski laki za nohte in še za znosno ceno. In veste kaj? Na voljo je kar 12 odtenkov! Seveda pišem o Depend lakih za nohte s holografskim efektom. Z Gejbo sva se podali na lov, ki se je uspešno končal. Vsaka je domov prinesla nekaj lepotcev. Naj vam predstavim svoje mavričaste pridobitve. (Mini namig: Kliknite na fotografije, da se povečajo in nato občudujte holo efekt v vsej svoji lepoti! :wink: )

Sand Grey 2026 je “nagec” s holo efektom in je verjetno moj zmagovalec izmed vseh. Vem, da bi znal biti za koga izmed vas dolgočasnež, a sama sem si že dolgo časa želela holografski lak v kožni barvi. Ta malček je pravi sramežljivi lepotec. V senci je skoraj neopazen, na sončku pa se prelevi v pravega lesketajočega navihančka. Kot sem že napisala … Izredno mi je všeč!

Swatch: Depend - Sand Grey (2026)
Depend - Sand Grey (2026): pointer 2 coats over Essie - Case Study, middle 3 coats, rest 2 coats (shade)
Swatch: Depend - Sand Grey (2026)
Depend - Sand Grey (2026): pointer 2 coats over Essie - Case Study, middle 3 coats, rest 2 coats (sun)
Swatch: Depend - Sand Grey (2026)
Depend - Sand Grey (2026): pointer 2 coats over Essie - Case Study, middle 3 coats, rest 2 coats (sun)
Swatch: Depend - Sand Grey (2026)
Depend - Sand Grey (2026)

Sand Grey me je takoj spomnil na mojega nekoč najljubšega holota kožne barve – Color Club Love ’em, Leave ’em. Primerjala sem ju. Barvno mi je bolj všeč Sand Grey, ki je bolj sivkast in ne tako zelo rjav. Prav tako je holo efekt bolj opazen, je pa manj prekriven.

Comparison: Depend - Sand Grey (2026) vs. Color Club - Love 'em, Leave 'em
Comparison: Depend - Sand Grey (2026) vs. Color Club - Love 'em, Leave 'em
Comparison: Depend - Sand Grey (2026) vs. Color Club - Love 'em, Leave 'em
Comparison: Depend - Sand Grey (2026) vs. Color Club - Love 'em, Leave 'em

Laurel Green 2035 je svetlo rumenkasto zelen holografski lak. Všeč mi je, ker je zelen (obožujem zeleno) in zelenega holota še nimam. Še veliko bolj bi mi bil všeč, če bi bil bolj žive / močne barve. Sedaj deluje nekoliko bled. Morda se bom lotila “frenkanja” …

Swatch: Depend - Laurel Green (2035)
Depend - Laurel Green (2035) - 2 coats (shade)
Swatch: Depend - Laurel Green (2035)
Depend - Laurel Green (2035) - 2 coats (sun)

Denim Blue 2032 je vijolično-moder holografski lak. Lepa barva. Zelo mi je všeč.

Swatch: Depend - Denim Blue (2032)
Depend - Denim Blue (2032) - 2 coats (shade)
Swatch: Depend - Denim Blue (2032)
Depend - Denim Blue (2032) - 2 coats (sun)
Swatch: Depend - Denim Blue (2032)
Depend - Denim Blue (2032) - 2 coats (sun)

Laki imajo neke vrste gelastim lakom podobno konsistenco. Kar se tiče nanosa, z nobenim izmed zgoraj predstavljenih treh nisem imela težav. Tudi čez navaden podlak so se lepo nanašali. Nadlak holo efekta ni uničil. Vsi so dokaj prosojni. Verjetno boste za popolno prekrivnost potrebovali tri nanose. Lahko pa jih slojite čaz kak drug prekriven lak. V stekleničkah je 5 ml, kar ni veliko. Cena v DMjih je 3,45€, kar ni ravno malo (10ml bi stalo malo pod 7€, 15ml bi stalo 10,35€).

Če ste se spraševali, kako se holo efekt Depend lakov primerja z ostalimi holo laki, sem jih za vas med seboj primerjala. Kot lahko vidite na fotografijah spodaj, čisto noben ne more s holo prestola spodriniti originalnih Nfu Oh holo lakov, ki na soncu žarijo, da oči bolijo. :w00t: Kljub temu pa so tudi Depend laki zelo luštni in na sončku “sproducirajo” dobro mavrico. Efekt je sicer razpršen, a vseeno dobro opazen. Dodati moram, da so med vsemi tudi najbolj prosojni. Sicer pa en velik lajk za Depend!

Holographic comparison: Magnetic - Powerful Purple, Nfu Oh - 65, China Glaze - DV8, Depend - Denim Blue (2032)
Holographic comparison: Magnetic - Powerful Purple, Nfu Oh - 65, China Glaze - DV8, Depend - Denim Blue (2032)
Holographic comparison: Magnetic - Powerful Purple, Nfu Oh - 65, China Glaze - DV8, Depend - Denim Blue (2032)
Holographic comparison: Magnetic - Powerful Purple, Nfu Oh - 65, China Glaze - DV8, Depend - Denim Blue (2032)
Holographic comparison: Magnetic - Powerful Purple, Nfu Oh - 65, China Glaze - DV8, Depend - Denim Blue (2032)
Holographic comparison: Magnetic - Powerful Purple, Nfu Oh - 65, China Glaze - DV8, Depend - Denim Blue (2032)

To je vse iz moje strani, a prispveka še ni konec. :w00t: Tudi Gejba vam po danes predstavila svoje lepotce. Uživajte!


Ko sem pred kakim mesecem prvič videla predogled Depend holografskih lakov, je bila to ljubezen na prvi pogled. :biggrin: Največji problem je predstavljalo preveliko število lepih odtenkov. Na koncu sem se s težkim srcem odločila le za dva laka – Sand Grey (št. 2026) in Ocean Green (št. 2036) … vsi preostali zeleni in modri odtenki pa so pristali na seznamu želja. :silly:

Ocean Green ima krasno modro-zeleno bazo v katero je ujeta prava mavrica holografskih delcev. Na Maestrini primerjavi je lepo vidno, da je holo efekt lepo viden, kljub temu da ne gre ravno za spektakularen holo. Ocean Green lak sem nanesla čez Essence Studio nails 24/7 podlak. Ne morem reči, da je bil nanos enostaven – še najbolj me je spominjal na nanos jelly lakov. Na koncu sem uporabila 2 debelejše plasti in na mezincu dodala še nadlak … da vidim, če kaj vpliva holo efekt.

Depend Ocean Green (2036) holographic nail polish - lightbox
Depend Ocean Green (2036) holografski lak za nohte (swatch, lightbox
Depend Ocean Green (2036) holographic nail polish - sun
Depend Ocean Green (2036) holographic nail polish swatch - sun

Depend Sand Grey (2026) sem nanesla čez Jessica Retro Revival podlak na vodni osnovi in lahko samo rečem, da je bil nanos poezija. :love: Tudi meni se je zelo priljubil tale nevtralen odtenek, ki v sebi skriva holo mavrico. :nails: Ker se Depend holografski laki dokaj hitro sušijo, sem tudi tokrat uporabila 2 debelejši plasti in spet nanesla nadlak samo na mezincu.

Depend Sand Grey (2026) holographic nail polish - lightbox
Depend Sand Grey (2026) holografski lak za nohte (swatch, lightbox)
Depend Sand Grey (2026) holographic nail polish - sun
Depend Sand Grey (2026) holografski lak za nohte (swatch, sonce)

Z obema lakoma sem zelo zadovoljna in bom zagotovo kupila še kakšen odtenek ali 2 ali 3 … :silly: Danes je šele drugi dan odkar sem nanesla Depend Sand Grey, tako da je še prezgodaj govoriti o obstojnosti … vendar za enkrat dobro kaže. :thumb:


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