Holo Stamping with franken: Boom Boom Ba

It's about time I showed another of my Spectraflair frankens, isn't it? This one, I've named Boom Boom Ba, and it's made from one bottle of Essence Break Through with a tiny amount of Spectraflair and some clear polish to thin the base. It has a fairly subtle holo effect, but it's just enough to add some life and dimension. My bottle of Break Through is one of the old ones, but according to the Essence website, it should still be available in their newer Colour & Go line.

full sun

Here it is in full sun. This is two coats Boom Boom Ba, stamped using Color Club Revvvolution and Cheeky Jumbo plate D. My bottle of Revvvolution is not as holo as I'd like it to be, but I'm not sure I'd call it a dud bottle, as it's still very nice. Hopefully you can see the effect here in the stamping. This is the most true-to-color photo of the bunch, as the others pull too blue.

full spectrum lamp

 Here it is under my full spectrum lamp. As you can see, the holo effect is slightly less, but still visible, especially in the bottle. Again, this is bluer than the polish is in real life.

shade

This is full shade, and the holo effect is completely dampened, but it's clearly not a plain cream polish. It has depth, but no rainbows.
Here's the song inspiration behind my franken name, complete with a video from the TV show (Dead Like Me) where I first heard and enjoyed the song:

Great song, great show.

Mannequin Hands

Having seen this look on a few other nail blogs, I wasn't sure I liked it - typically I'm a dark polish kinda girl. But, also being hip and trendy (;D), I thought about trying it out. At first, I was going to mix some of my mineral foundation in clear polish, since that would give me the closest match, in theory. Then, I saw this Essence polish in Ulta the other day, (for under $2!) and it seemed as close as I could get without sacrificing foundation.

Essence Creamylicious Iced Chai Latte. This is 2 coats, no topcoat (yet). It was a little thick - it may need a drop or two of thinner next time. It has a very subtle, hidden shimmer, and it's pretty on it's own. I think I kinda like it!

Here, I added a coat of China Glaze Matte Magic, and it's kinda creepy how similar it is to real mannequin plastic. Especially after a day's wear and a little shine creeping back in, which is normal for matte topcoats.
So, that's my experiment with Mannequin Hands. I think it's freakishly funky in a hip, edgy kinda way. What do you think? Is it close enough? Do you like the look?
Thanks for reading!