@@KelliMarissahey so maybe you can the video when swatching more pretty like the back ground is meh and the lighting is giving school lights if you know what I mean I love your Channel but the lights are meh and the background is really giving crusty wall
Love! For my topper swatch sticks, I first paint a third of the swatch stick white and a third black and leave a third clear and then swatch the topper over all three.
Oh my goodness. I just heard you say "layer all the toppers over each other," and the light bulbs began going off like the 4th of July!!! Take that topper swatch stick and lay it over any other color and bam!!! Instant result!!! No trial and error on your fingers. Just there it is. Holy Nail Polish Godmother Guru Kelli!!!!! You're my hero. ❤
Watching this while folding laundry lol. Love this cataloging series! I own every HT polish but was still saying for just about every one, "ohhhhh that one is so pretty I should wear it next!" 😅
These cataloging videos are great to see the variety from one brand. I've been trying to figure out how to create a good swatch stick collection so I don't have to go through and pull each bottle out when I am looking for a particular color, and I love how you did this so I'm using your idea. And as I've said before very dangerous for my pocket book as I see some that I did not realize I have to have even though my polish cabinet is bursting🤣.
The whole Holo Taco color story is SOOOO GOOD 😍😍😍 I’m so glad I watched this because I sometimes forgot how beautiful these colors are! I need to pull some out and wear them, like the multichromes 🤩 The Barista Collection is 😙👌🏼 and probably the only collection that I use religiously - the crushed holo and the shades are just so delicious 🤤 The way the almost glow on your nails is unmatched IMO Thank you so much for doing these! 💅🏽😍
I was very interested to see if you still had your Cold Shoulder and how it looked! I have seen so many bottles that have gone super funky. Yours doesn't look too different! Super fun video! 😊
I did the build your own bundle and got long lasting base, brick wall, fallen flake topper, and glossy taco. Then I decided to go ahead and get the colors that were available from the Barista collection. I need more storage 😂
The barista collection is one I never thought I’d love, I’m obsessed!! The crushed holo is so cool it looks like it glows. Great choices for your first order 💕💕💕🫶🏻
I’ve been meaning to do this for years! Fortunately my collection is in the 300 range so much more manageable 😅 Maybe watching you will inspire me to finally get started! 🤞🏻
These videos remind me how beautiful these polishes are and how much I want to cycle through them all despite it taking more time than I have patience for BUT ALSO makes me want to buy more and I can't 😢
Kelli, thank you for all the hard work and effort that goes into making these huge Brand Swatch videos. I'm in love! I could watch for hours. Thank you x1000. Don't stop!! ❤
I looooove these swatching videos! Omg it's so calming and fun to look at all the beautiful colors. Please please please never stop making these. I'm obsessed! 😍😍😍
Oh gosh I hope this helped a bit to relax you ❤️ sending you lots of love!! People like you are so immensely important, I don't know what I'd do without all the amazing healthcare people keeping me healthy despite all my issues haha so I'm very appreciative of what you do 🥰
OMG. Amazing! These swatch stick videos are hitting the spot like a serotonin hit to my brain. A soothing cleanse for my eyeballs; only prettier than that sounds. Also: someone needs send our girl a bottle of Got Cake? stat!! (I have a couple spare bottles in my draw **throws long** CATCH!)
Watching this huge swatch video was so relaxing, specially after a long hectic work day 😅❤🎉 Thanks Kelli...your videos are my best thing to do and i am a huge fan ❤❤❤ sending loves and please make more videos like these 😊😊
I really wasn't sure whether to watch this or not. Holo Taco isn't readily available in the UK unless I pay huge postage costs but as your swatches are always so amazing I just had to. It's a mammoth task you have set yourself which I really admire, I'm even considering doing this myself. Anyway it was a great watch and Holo Taco do have some great polishes, I suppose the good thing is it's saving me a fortune 😂 So thanks again Kelli for showing us all your hard work it was wonderful to watch regardless. Hope you are ok now and getting back to normal, take care ❤xx
Oh gosh well thank you for watching,I really appreciate it 🥰 hopefully you could live vicariously through the video for a bit with this brand haha 😅 I'll make sure to swatch a more international brand for the next swatch stick episode!! Do you have Starrily or ILNP more readily available?? 😋
@KelliMarissa hi Kelli thank you for not taking offence at my reply none intended it's just so frustrating when I see a polish and I can't get it 🙃 anyway so there are quite a few I can get so ILNP, Mooncat, I scream, KB shimmer, Cirque, Cuticula, Picture polish so a good selection, obviously main stream here is Nails Inc & OPI some Orly collections make it here but not all, so I do have a lot of choices Only got into Indie through watching you but it's amazing so all good 👍 Thanks again Kelli, so much fun watching all you do ❤️xx
I don't own any Holo Taco and now I want them all!!! Sigh...thanks for sharing but now on to getting as much Holo Taco as I can afford. Cannot wait for my favorite ILNP extreme swatch video :)
I may or may not have been drooling throughout the whole video. I own probably more than half of these and it makes me so sad I don’t have a hundred fingers so I can wear them all at once 😢😂 thanks for sharing your cataloguing with us!!
Wait! Are you supposed to paint the underside?!? Have I been doing it wrong? OMG, it makes so much sense though! They won't get as chipped or scratched! 🤦🏼♀️ Kelli, thank you for showing me the way! 💗😁🤣
I love these videos, they're so relaxing! I actually watch them before bed haha! I do want to note that for some polishes, the lighting seems very bright and oversaturated; it's pretty accurate for all glitters, holos and shimmers, but for example Banana Hacks looks practically neon and I'm Live is -much- darker even in straight sunlight for me, and certainly a lot darker than Resting Witch Face.😅Also the pigment separation on Green Taffy is wild!
Ah I'm sorry about that, I was going off the way they looked with my studio lighting with my color correcting so the combo of that plus the light background might have made them a bit too bright 😅 I'll color correct them in regular lighting next time!!
idk if you want to do this but maybe for the first swatch also show what it looks like with the lable printed/glued on and then at the end ALL the swatch sticks you made in the video (idk how you store them.. on rings i guess?) so we can really see what a gigantuan tasks this is i thoroughly enjoyed this video! and to me it feels like, apart from the toppers, holo taco does blues best 🤔 not so sure if i like their more muted, pastel-y shades great video kelli!
I recently did this as well, and was shocked to learn that I only own 78 polishes! I also confirmed that I do not yet own the perfect ruby red, soft pink, or army green. Time to fill those gaps! You're right that having swatch sticks makes it so easy to see how a topper is going to look over another color.
Ooh yeah toppers can be so much fun! You should try one of the more transformative ones like the iridescent flakies, they really change a manicure so much!
I just did this with all of my holo taco polishes. It was definitely a game changer. I'm going to do it with all my polishes bc they look different on the swatch nail than they do in the bottle
I've actually not gotten rid of any Holo Tacos yet (although I should probably thin out my collection a bit haha!) To be honest I don't really have a specific method for keep vs donate, I usually keep all of the polishes from a brand until the collection starts to get a bit overwhelming 😅 I mostly get rid of dupes and formulas I'm not a fan of from mainstream brands!
i moved a few months ago and haven't put away my holo taco yet, so having this video to reference will be so helpful for color coding :.D thank you in advanced!
Loving this series SO much! 😊And you inspired me to finally start cataloging my own collection on swatch sticks. When you posted your first video, I went onto Amazon and ordered my sticks and printer immediately 😂 Have you been happy with how the sticks turned out when painting the backside of the stick? Just wondering if the plastic dulls the special finishes like the holos or glitters. I love the idea of not needing to apply top coat on every stick though ❤
Overall I am pleased with the result from swatching the back, but I have noticed so far that the creme finishes do highlight any sort of scratches or dullness that the front of the swatch sticks may have (which tbh I didn't notice from the other finishes like shimmers and glitters!) But honestly that's not a deal breaker for me, I can still see the color pretty well for those 😅😅 but I'll tell you it's IMMENSELY satisfying to see all the colors at once on the swatch sticks lol!!
I love these videos! It’s so nice to grab a drink and a snack and watch these longer videos while I shop for polishes I just have to have!😂 I do have a question though, why do you paint the back of the swatch stick? I’ve never seen that done before. 🤔 ☺️
That's a good question haha, I probably should have answered that in the vid 😅 I like when the finish looks consistent in my swatch stick so when I paint the underside, after I flip it over it looks like it automatically has top coat on it!
Oh gosh yay!! I love doing the longer videos, I know they're not for everyone but I like to post the kind of videos I would want to watch so I'm really happy you like em too 😅😅
Loved the video but l noticed that you swathed some retired shades, and was wondering if you would consider doing a video on your fave retired swatches and or do a video about similar dupes
Ooh that could be a fun video!! It'll be a lot easier to figure out dupes once I have my collection all swatched out so I could maybe do more comparisons or dupe finds!
I like how you painted the underneath side of the swatch stick. I think mine are too inexpensive some of them have scratches or marks on the tops, I am not sure if they would look good. I think I'll try it anyway. I love Holo Taco I have all the polishes. Great video I love seeing all the polishes being swatched. 😊
Honestly some of mine are scratched up too haha but i think it's fine for the creme finishes because I know the color/finish is consistent for the whole swatch stick if that makes sense!
SO sad how some of these are discontinued, ALL of these are so so pretty! Also interestingly enough (to my monitor) your Laven-duh looked warmer toned and Cereal Killer looked cooler toned, but my bottles are opposite. So weird! haha it's a very slight difference but I was like wait-
I was actually just thinking about that too, someone mentioned that the new ILNP shade could be a dupe for Laven-duh but I think it looks more like my bottle of Cereal Killer lol! Maybe my labels got swapped. 😂😂
Love this video! Making me want to do the same to my HT collection 😊 I have to ask, did you paint the underside of the swatch nail stick? 👀 taking tips here!
@@jane_7375_ I actually did 4-5 coats for each of these 😅 for some reason it takes a lot more to get opacity on the swatch sticks! The toppers were 3 coats each!
sighhhh **goes to my holo taco wishlist** Also as a huge fan of holo taco’s glitters (and as someone APPALLED that people don’t love their glitters more), I was never a crystal skies fan, it never looked interesting to me. But up close, sooo glittery 🤤
Oh my gosh that's my struggle too tbh! I didn't realize how much space they take up - I've already got five rings full of swatches!! Maybe I can put up one of those peg walls for tools and hang my swatch stick rings from there lol
I’m so glad you are doing these swatches 🥰 and sharing! I personally would be a bit frustrated though as a good amount of these polishes were either limited edition to begin with or have since been retired and are no longer available. Once the bottle is gone, the swatch stick is irrelevant. Holo Taco seems to introduce a lot of beautiful colors and polishes but some are not available for very long. I wonder if this is something you see in other brands? I’m fairly new to Indie polishes and drug store colors can be available for many, many years.
Honestly it really depends on the brand! But I'd say most indie brands are less limited edition polishes, generally brands I like tend to keep polishes in stock for a while (and eventually retire them, but it doesn't seem to happen often!)
Ok, I just found this, and I am ALL about it❣ It was so good, might watch it again, LOL. Thank you Kelli 💗🤍💅 Did Holo Taco use to have another name? Remember Live, Love Polish became Moon Cat. You did a swatch of Zyler the Cat, and I have that, but it wasn't a Holo Taco color back then. Live Love Polish sold a bunch of different brands too, yeah you probably know all of this 😂
I believe originally the brand owner did a collaboration polish with Starrily called Zyler the Cat but once she started her own brand, she made a new version of it!
LOVE & ADORE these videos so much!! They’re so helpful and relaxing. 💜 Does Holo Taco ever have sales or promo codes? I’m very new to this brand and they’re expensive to buy in Canadian dollars which is why I’m asking.
Hey Kelli, I love these brand swatches! Just wanted to let you know, your discount code for Cirque Colors is no longer active. Anyway, thank you for putting in the time to swatch all your Holo Tacos.
they should play these videos in elevators then every ride would be ~satisfying~
oh yeah, that would be cool!! btw i love your polishes
😂😂😂 people would be hanging out in the elevators all day!
@SimplyNotLogical *To quote Raph from **_Turtles:_** Tell us something we **_don't_** know‽*
I’d never get where I’m supposed to be 😂
Please, and I mean please from the deepest depths of my heart and soul, don’t ever stop making these videos.
Hahaha I'm glad you're enjoying them so far!!!
@@KelliMarissa Seriously feels like ASMR. It's very relaxing.
Popcorn? Check. Clear schedule? Check. I’m sat and ready to marathon this video!
Haha yessss enjoy!!! (and try not to drool too much over the pretty colors LOL!!)
@@KelliMarissaOkay, that's an interesting idea to paint the underside of the swatch stick.
@@KelliMarissahey so maybe you can the video when swatching more pretty like the back ground is meh and the lighting is giving school lights if you know what I mean
I love your Channel but the lights are meh and the background is really giving crusty wall
Love! For my topper swatch sticks, I first paint a third of the swatch stick white and a third black and leave a third clear and then swatch the topper over all three.
Ooh that's smart! I figured I'd keep them clear so I can hold them over my nail and see if I want to wear them over my current color lol!
I've always done half black and half white and haven't thought about doing clear
The music was giving 90s/00s Weather Channel, and I love it
I thought the exact same thing!
HAHA I love that description! I was in a jazzy mood for whatever reason! I wonder what genre of music I should do for the next swatch stick vid..😂
Omg this just itched a part of my brain I didn’t know I needed. Thank you 😂
Am I the only one who never thought to paint the underside of the swatch stick instead of the top? So smart to avoid wear!
you also dont have to wait for the polish to dry to test a topper, very great technique
Oh my goodness. I just heard you say "layer all the toppers over each other," and the light bulbs began going off like the 4th of July!!! Take that topper swatch stick and lay it over any other color and bam!!! Instant result!!! No trial and error on your fingers. Just there it is. Holy Nail Polish Godmother Guru Kelli!!!!! You're my hero. ❤
Yesss it's gonna be so useful having the swatch sticks to hold over my nails and decide which topper to use!
@KelliMarissa I guess I'm buying swatch sticks. Because nail polish is me. I've addicted friends. I'm not ashamed.
A lot of the toppers looks different depending on which color you paint it over tho 🤔💭
Watching this while folding laundry lol. Love this cataloging series! I own every HT polish but was still saying for just about every one, "ohhhhh that one is so pretty I should wear it next!" 😅
Haha! That's why I'm loving cataloging polishes so far, it's making me remember so many colors I love!!!
Watching this is like a spa day for my brain
Yessss grab a tea and enjoy!!! 💅😅😅
@@KelliMarissaYou know, Christine should make a Barbie Movie themed collection and call one of them "Just Beach", or something similar...
@@JadenYukifan28 OPI actually did a Barbie movie collection! They had the cutest names!!
@@KelliMarissa Are you serious? I have to see that.
@@KelliMarissaThey have a color for that line called "My job is Beach." Oh, my God....
Absolutely loving these videos! Can't wait for your ILNP catalogue 🤩
Same!!!
I love this series, very soothing and therapeutic! Hope you are doing well. Thanks for being our favorite nail polish RUclipsr!
Oh gosh you are too kind 😅 thank you!!!
This totally makes me want to redo all of my swatches and paint the underside!
Do I have all of these polishes? Yes. Did I watch this entire video anyway? Also yes.
You have ALL of those?
This should be required viewing material along with the soothing sound, for all dental office waiting rooms.
I really loved all the jazz during the swatches.
Oh yay thanks!! I figured I should do a different type of music for each brand and for some reason Holo Taco feels like jazz to me lol!
@@KelliMarissa That’s because Ben & Christine are mom and dad. Mom and dad listen to jazz. That simple.
Me too!
Thanks Kelli! This video was both relaxing and fun to watch. I took notes of a few HT polishes to add to my collection soon, too!
Oh gosh thank you so much for your support!! ❤️❤️ I'm really glad you enjoyed it, I've been having so much fun with these swatch sticks 😅
Mental notes from this and the last brand inventory. It was cirque right?
@@RunningNotStoppingit was mooncat I believe 😊
@@heathiefeathie hell yeah I watch more than one person lololol
These swatch stick videos are so relaxing! I grabbed a cup of tea and a cozy blanket and had to watch this immediately. I can't wait for the next one!
Oh gosh yay!! I'm excited to do the next one, it's weirdly relaxing to be painting them too lol!
These cataloging videos are great to see the variety from one brand. I've been trying to figure out how to create a good swatch stick collection so I don't have to go through and pull each bottle out when I am looking for a particular color, and I love how you did this so I'm using your idea. And as I've said before very dangerous for my pocket book as I see some that I did not realize I have to have even though my polish cabinet is bursting🤣.
So smart to paint the under side of the swatch nail!
Yesss it really does make a difference for seeing the color (and what it would look like with top coat!)
The whole Holo Taco color story is SOOOO GOOD 😍😍😍
I’m so glad I watched this because I sometimes forgot how beautiful these colors are! I need to pull some out and wear them, like the multichromes 🤩
The Barista Collection is 😙👌🏼 and probably the only collection that I use religiously - the crushed holo and the shades are just so delicious 🤤 The way the almost glow on your nails is unmatched IMO
Thank you so much for doing these! 💅🏽😍
I was very interested to see if you still had your Cold Shoulder and how it looked! I have seen so many bottles that have gone super funky. Yours doesn't look too different!
Super fun video! 😊
Yeah I have heard that about cold shoulder! I guess I got lucky with my batch haha!!
Her fake date looks like mine, more rose gold. I was surprised it’s listed as lilac.
@@alisias8365 I just ordered Fake Date. Mine is rather dark pink.
So satisfying!! Application was like asmr for the eyes. Love your work! Love Holo Taco!
I just received my first ever Holo Taco order. This swatch video makes me really excited to start using them!
Oooh which color(s) did you get??
I did the build your own bundle and got long lasting base, brick wall, fallen flake topper, and glossy taco. Then I decided to go ahead and get the colors that were available from the Barista collection. I need more storage 😂
The barista collection is one I never thought I’d love, I’m obsessed!! The crushed holo is so cool it looks like it glows. Great choices for your first order 💕💕💕🫶🏻
I love this new series! You are such a devoted you tuber! This is so informative and relaxing. Such beautiful swatching the upside down way😮😮😮
🎉Wow! Those swatches must have taken hours, days…! Great organizing with the swatch sticks. So many gorgeous colors. Thank you for sharing. R☘️
I truly can't believe how long it took tbh haha! I'm nervous to swatch my OPIs because I have like 6x the amount of that brand LOL
@@KelliMarissa I get that. 🫶Looking forward to seeing your Orly collection! You must be dreaming in rainbow colors & sparkle! ✨ 🌈
@@KelliMarissamaybe have one video just for the reds 😅
I’ve been meaning to do this for years! Fortunately my collection is in the 300 range so much more manageable 😅 Maybe watching you will inspire me to finally get started! 🤞🏻
I could watch these all day, from the creams and jellies to the shimmers, magnetics and holos.
There is something immensely satisfying about seeing them up close haha!!
These videos remind me how beautiful these polishes are and how much I want to cycle through them all despite it taking more time than I have patience for BUT ALSO makes me want to buy more and I can't 😢
Kelli, thank you for all the hard work and effort that goes into making these huge Brand Swatch videos. I'm in love! I could watch for hours. Thank you x1000. Don't stop!! ❤
Oh yay I'm so happy to hear that Jennifer!!
Oh dear, how I love all of green, blue and purple lines of this catalogue. 😆😆😆
I looooove these swatching videos! Omg it's so calming and fun to look at all the beautiful colors. Please please please never stop making these. I'm obsessed! 😍😍😍
So therapeutic. I love colors. Thank you so much. ❤🩷🧡💛💚💙🩵💜🖤🩶🤍🤎🤩😍🥰
Trying to relax after a very stressful day in healthcare… love these videos, maybe this will be the year I try Holo taco.
Oh gosh I hope this helped a bit to relax you ❤️ sending you lots of love!! People like you are so immensely important, I don't know what I'd do without all the amazing healthcare people keeping me healthy despite all my issues haha so I'm very appreciative of what you do 🥰
This was sooo satisfying! It made me fall in love with these shades all over again. This must have been a beast to edit!
Haha honestly it took a while but it was kind of fun to watch all the swatches in close up again 😂😂
OMG. Amazing! These swatch stick videos are hitting the spot like a serotonin hit to my brain. A soothing cleanse for my eyeballs; only prettier than that sounds.
Also: someone needs send our girl a bottle of Got Cake? stat!! (I have a couple spare bottles in my draw **throws long** CATCH!)
Watching this huge swatch video was so relaxing, specially after a long hectic work day 😅❤🎉 Thanks Kelli...your videos are my best thing to do and i am a huge fan ❤❤❤ sending loves and please make more videos like these 😊😊
That was so soothing and satisfying. I love doing mine even though it was quite the task.
I really wasn't sure whether to watch this or not. Holo Taco isn't readily available in the UK unless I pay huge postage costs but as your swatches are always so amazing I just had to.
It's a mammoth task you have set yourself which I really admire, I'm even considering doing this myself.
Anyway it was a great watch and Holo Taco do have some great polishes, I suppose the good thing is it's saving me a fortune 😂
So thanks again Kelli for showing us all your hard work it was wonderful to watch regardless.
Hope you are ok now and getting back to normal, take care ❤xx
Oh gosh well thank you for watching,I really appreciate it 🥰 hopefully you could live vicariously through the video for a bit with this brand haha 😅 I'll make sure to swatch a more international brand for the next swatch stick episode!! Do you have Starrily or ILNP more readily available?? 😋
@KelliMarissa hi Kelli thank you for not taking offence at my reply none intended it's just so frustrating when I see a polish and I can't get it 🙃 anyway so there are quite a few I can get so ILNP, Mooncat, I scream, KB shimmer, Cirque, Cuticula, Picture polish so a good selection, obviously main stream here is Nails Inc & OPI some Orly collections make it here but not all, so I do have a lot of choices
Only got into Indie through watching you but it's amazing so all good 👍
Thanks again Kelli, so much fun watching all you do ❤️xx
@@TheMome58 ooh okay maybe I'll do ILNP or KBShimmer next then! 😋
@KelliMarissa aw thanks Kelli ☺️xx
That's interesting, I'm in Canada and I get free shipping for orders $99+. Are postage costs a different thing? I'm genuinely curious
this is great! i just wish there was a shot of all of them on one page at the end of the video like you do in your swatch videos =)
I don't own any Holo Taco and now I want them all!!! Sigh...thanks for sharing but now on to getting as much Holo Taco as I can afford. Cannot wait for my favorite ILNP extreme swatch video :)
Ohhh yeah I'm so excited to swatch them and remind myself of all the pretty colors I own!! 🥰🤩
Kelli, this is amazing. Thank you for sharing!
I may or may not have been drooling throughout the whole video. I own probably more than half of these and it makes me so sad I don’t have a hundred fingers so I can wear them all at once 😢😂 thanks for sharing your cataloguing with us!!
Agreed!
Haha seriously I'm feeling the same way! I can't decide what color to wear next!!
I need to repaint my toes and my fingers today and I only use holo taco so thank you for the inspo and reminder of all the beautiful options ❤
Wait! Are you supposed to paint the underside?!? Have I been doing it wrong? OMG, it makes so much sense though! They won't get as chipped or scratched! 🤦🏼♀️ Kelli, thank you for showing me the way! 💗😁🤣
It's definitely not wrong so don't stresshaha! It's just a little trick to keep it shiny and nice on top 😂😂 I'm glad to help tho!!
Same 😅
I have been doing it wrong too!!
Not wrong . Underside is different. Cris paints the topside.
Thanks for this! I’ve made my very first HT purchase… Crimson Void and Holo Cappuccino ❤
I love these videos, they're so relaxing! I actually watch them before bed haha! I do want to note that for some polishes, the lighting seems very bright and oversaturated; it's pretty accurate for all glitters, holos and shimmers, but for example Banana Hacks looks practically neon and I'm Live is -much- darker even in straight sunlight for me, and certainly a lot darker than Resting Witch Face.😅Also the pigment separation on Green Taffy is wild!
Ah I'm sorry about that, I was going off the way they looked with my studio lighting with my color correcting so the combo of that plus the light background might have made them a bit too bright 😅 I'll color correct them in regular lighting next time!!
This is the way I swatch my gel polishes - underside. That way the top looks glossy and the underside once dried, looks matte. Enjoyed watching 🥰❤
Yay I'm glad you enjoyed! The underside of the swatch stick is such a useful trick, really saves on top coat haha!
@@KelliMarissa yes, exactly!
omg how did I not realise this?? I was wondering how she got the glitters so uniform looking 😅
@@gunstarheroine5173 I once saw an OPI nail artist doing it on Instagram and thought - genius! Need to do that too 😂
For people with a color obsession like me, this is better than watching ur fave movie 😮❤
These videos are so perfect to have on in the background while doing chores. Nothing like getting ready for laundry day while watching paint dry! lol
That's a good one, top tier joke 😂
😂😂😂 omg I didn't realize it but all my RUclips videos are literally watching paint dry LOLLLL
@@KelliMarissa and we keep coming back for more!🤣
This video got me thru the worst traffic today. Thank you
Haha glad you enjoyed!!
Oh man! This is going to be amazing!! Love these collection swatching videos!
Yay I'm glad to hear it!! I wonder what brand I should do next...
@@KelliMarissa ooh!! How about Starrily? Or ILNP? Or KB shimmer?
idk if you want to do this but maybe for the first swatch also show what it looks like with the lable printed/glued on and then at the end ALL the swatch sticks you made in the video (idk how you store them.. on rings i guess?) so we can really see what a gigantuan tasks this is
i thoroughly enjoyed this video! and to me it feels like, apart from the toppers, holo taco does blues best 🤔
not so sure if i like their more muted, pastel-y shades
great video kelli!
I think those are great ideas, thank you for the suggestions!! 😋 I can do that in the future!!
Good to know all the toppers are pretty over gray.
Haha right?! This swatching has made me want to go back to my topper phase...
I recently did this as well, and was shocked to learn that I only own 78 polishes! I also confirmed that I do not yet own the perfect ruby red, soft pink, or army green. Time to fill those gaps! You're right that having swatch sticks makes it so easy to see how a topper is going to look over another color.
Ooh there are so many gorgeous ruby reds out there, you're gonna have fun hunting that one down I bet!! 😅😅
I love these videos! Hoping ILNP is coming 🤞🏼
i love them!!!😍😍keep up the fantastic work Kelli!!😘
Thank you thank you 🥰🥰🥰
@@KelliMarissa your're welcome🥰😘😘
I have my swatch sticks and label maker ready - so let’s go!!!❤
As someone who owns the whole HT catalogue, I had a lot of fun guessing which polish might come next in your line up 😆 beautiful swatches! 🤩
Haha so glad you enjoyed the vid!!
oh i need to do this. I am going watch this when i do mine! so excited!
Ooh yeah let's swatch together haha!!
I’ve never really gotten into toppers. 🤷♀️ After this video I’m thinking I might start trying them. Thanks Kelli, this was enjoyable!
Ooh yeah toppers can be so much fun! You should try one of the more transformative ones like the iridescent flakies, they really change a manicure so much!
YAY!! I am STOKED FOR THIS! 😍
I’ve been an avid nail polish lover for over 15 years and I never thought to paint the underside of the swatch stick until this video LMAO
these videos are soooo satisfying and i love the music!
I just did this with all of my holo taco polishes. It was definitely a game changer. I'm going to do it with all my polishes bc they look different on the swatch nail than they do in the bottle
Thanks for the switching, made a huge list! LOL I didnt realize they had so many creme"s
Honestly I'm surprised too, I didn't realize it either lol! They actually have a pretty good rainbow of cremes!
It was so cool to see which ones you kept! There were a lot more cremes than I was expecting. How do you choose what to keep and what to donate?
I've actually not gotten rid of any Holo Tacos yet (although I should probably thin out my collection a bit haha!) To be honest I don't really have a specific method for keep vs donate, I usually keep all of the polishes from a brand until the collection starts to get a bit overwhelming 😅 I mostly get rid of dupes and formulas I'm not a fan of from mainstream brands!
i moved a few months ago and haven't put away my holo taco yet, so having this video to reference will be so helpful for color coding :.D thank you in advanced!
Ooh yes thats gonna be a fun organizing project!!
Loving this series SO much! 😊And you inspired me to finally start cataloging my own collection on swatch sticks. When you posted your first video, I went onto Amazon and ordered my sticks and printer immediately 😂
Have you been happy with how the sticks turned out when painting the backside of the stick? Just wondering if the plastic dulls the special finishes like the holos or glitters. I love the idea of not needing to apply top coat on every stick though ❤
Overall I am pleased with the result from swatching the back, but I have noticed so far that the creme finishes do highlight any sort of scratches or dullness that the front of the swatch sticks may have (which tbh I didn't notice from the other finishes like shimmers and glitters!) But honestly that's not a deal breaker for me, I can still see the color pretty well for those 😅😅 but I'll tell you it's IMMENSELY satisfying to see all the colors at once on the swatch sticks lol!!
I love these videos! It’s so nice to grab a drink and a snack and watch these longer videos while I shop for polishes I just have to have!😂 I do have a question though, why do you paint the back of the swatch stick? I’ve never seen that done before.
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That's a good question haha, I probably should have answered that in the vid 😅 I like when the finish looks consistent in my swatch stick so when I paint the underside, after I flip it over it looks like it automatically has top coat on it!
This is the ASMR is didn't know I needed!!!
Thank you for doing this! Helps when making an order.
The greens!! 😍💚
i love all of your videos so much!! keep it up kelli!!😘😘
Thank you so much Kaylee 🥰🥰🥰
@@KelliMarissa your're welcome!! have a nice day/night🥰😘☺
I WAIT for these long videos!!! ❤❤❤
Oh gosh yay!! I love doing the longer videos, I know they're not for everyone but I like to post the kind of videos I would want to watch so I'm really happy you like em too 😅😅
Loved the video but l noticed that you swathed some retired shades, and was wondering if you would consider doing a video on your fave retired swatches and or do a video about similar dupes
Ooh that could be a fun video!! It'll be a lot easier to figure out dupes once I have my collection all swatched out so I could maybe do more comparisons or dupe finds!
(quickly saves to use as a reference video for future manis and purchases)
Haha yay I hope you enjoy it!!
Pretty colors 😍
Oh my gosh, I just added about a dozen polishes to my wishlist @-@ Thank you for this!
Haha! They really are tempting when you see them up close!!
I like how you painted the underneath side of the swatch stick. I think mine are too inexpensive some of them have scratches or marks on the tops, I am not sure if they would look good. I think I'll try it anyway. I love Holo Taco I have all the polishes. Great video I love seeing all the polishes being swatched. 😊
Honestly some of mine are scratched up too haha but i think it's fine for the creme finishes because I know the color/finish is consistent for the whole swatch stick if that makes sense!
SO sad how some of these are discontinued, ALL of these are so so pretty! Also interestingly enough (to my monitor) your Laven-duh looked warmer toned and Cereal Killer looked cooler toned, but my bottles are opposite. So weird! haha it's a very slight difference but I was like wait-
I was actually just thinking about that too, someone mentioned that the new ILNP shade could be a dupe for Laven-duh but I think it looks more like my bottle of Cereal Killer lol! Maybe my labels got swapped. 😂😂
@KelliMarissa oh my gosh I totally was considering getting the ILNP as a backup when I run out of Laven-duh but idk now !!! LOL
Love this video! Making me want to do the same to my HT collection 😊 I have to ask, did you paint the underside of the swatch nail stick? 👀 taking tips here!
Yess sorry I should have mentioned it haha! I paint the underside so I don't have to do top coat, when I flip it over it's already smooth and shiny 😅
@@KelliMarissaGood idea! Also, are you doing 1 coat or 2 coats? (I’m inspired to swatch my polishes now, too 😊)
@@jane_7375_ I actually did 4-5 coats for each of these 😅 for some reason it takes a lot more to get opacity on the swatch sticks! The toppers were 3 coats each!
@@KelliMarissa Good to know. Thanks for responding. Love your content!
@@KelliMarissa oooh thank you for responding 💝 we were discussing your video on Cristine’s FB group 😄 definitely doing what you did! Thank you again!
Girl, I don't have any Holo Taco 😂 and you are feeding into me wanting more polishes
Haha it seriously does feel extra tempting when you see them up close because they look so special!!
Maybe this is a dumb question, but are you painting the under side of the swatch stick?
sighhhh
**goes to my holo taco wishlist**
Also as a huge fan of holo taco’s glitters (and as someone APPALLED that people don’t love their glitters more), I was never a crystal skies fan, it never looked interesting to me. But up close, sooo glittery 🤤
I gotta be honest, I never reached for their glitters too much, but when I was swatching these I was absolutely drooling over them!!
This is so mesmerizing ❤❤❤❤❤
I'm so glad you enjoyed it 🥰🥰
@@KelliMarissa please do more, it is legitimately ASMR for me 🥹🥹
Oooooh those linear holooooos
So so pretty! I was drooling over the purple holos!
I was totally jamming to the Kenny G vibe background music 🎶
This is so satisfying to watch
I'm glad to hear it :)
😍😍😍🤤🤤🤤 I can’t eat nail polish but this video is making me want to eat it 😅 Great video Kelli!
LOL! They do look pretty delicious all close up 😂😂
I’d love to see a I Scream Nails version of this 💅
but where to store the swatch sticks? thats the only reason I'm hesitating to do this for my collection!
Oh my gosh that's my struggle too tbh! I didn't realize how much space they take up - I've already got five rings full of swatches!! Maybe I can put up one of those peg walls for tools and hang my swatch stick rings from there lol
I’m so glad you are doing these swatches 🥰 and sharing! I personally would be a bit frustrated though as a good amount of these polishes were either limited edition to begin with or have since been retired and are no longer available. Once the bottle is gone, the swatch stick is irrelevant. Holo Taco seems to introduce a lot of beautiful colors and polishes but some are not available for very long. I wonder if this is something you see in other brands? I’m fairly new to Indie polishes and drug store colors can be available for many, many years.
Honestly it really depends on the brand! But I'd say most indie brands are less limited edition polishes, generally brands I like tend to keep polishes in stock for a while (and eventually retire them, but it doesn't seem to happen often!)
I see the swatchstick in that case as a way to remember the polish and enjoy it even though it's gone
Ok, I just found this, and I am ALL about it❣ It was so good, might watch it again, LOL. Thank you Kelli 💗🤍💅 Did Holo Taco use to have another name? Remember Live, Love Polish became Moon Cat. You did a swatch of Zyler the Cat, and I have that, but it wasn't a Holo Taco color back then. Live Love Polish sold a bunch of different brands too, yeah you probably know all of this 😂
I believe originally the brand owner did a collaboration polish with Starrily called Zyler the Cat but once she started her own brand, she made a new version of it!
@@KelliMarissa Oh ok, thanks. I hope you're doing well 💌
LOVE & ADORE these videos so much!! They’re so helpful and relaxing. 💜
Does Holo Taco ever have sales or promo codes? I’m very new to this brand and they’re expensive to buy in Canadian dollars which is why I’m asking.
Hey Kelli, I love these brand swatches! Just wanted to let you know, your discount code for Cirque Colors is no longer active. Anyway, thank you for putting in the time to swatch all your Holo Tacos.
Thank you for letting me know! I believe they updated the code to KELLI2024 but I'll double check!!
How are you feeling? When will you do a vlog again? Miss them and seeing how your doing. Best Wishes Kelli.
I'm thinking I'll share my life/surgery update video tomorrow!! I'm looking forward to being back to filming 😋🥰❤️
@@KelliMarissa🎉🎉🎉🎉
Kelli: is it true they are making the wide flat brush standard now?
I honestly hope so! I think they are!
The difference in the brushes was so noticeable. The wider brushes are so much better!
Pink fizz and lavender syrup is still fire
Agreed!
I konked out somewhere in the blue greens and dozed until almost the end. No regrets.
Haha! Its just too relaxing 😴
oh that was so satisfying
Yay I'm glad you liked it!!