Milani 3D Holographic Nail Lacquer in Cyberspace

Confession: I have a serious thing for pastel blue nail colors (as well as pastel lilacs, mint greens, greiges, yeah yeah yeah, I know). But what I'm trying to say is, I'm really CRAZY for Milani Cyberspace. I apologize in advance for going on and on about this color, but there's something about an icey blue nail color that gets me every time. And if it's holographic too? Well, my friends, this is the kind of color that gives me those weird butterflies in my stomach. I'm mesmerized by Cyberspace.

I was fortunate enough to receive an assortment of Milani core collection polishes for review recently, and in that assortment was Cyberspace. Some of you may be asking, "You mean you haven't tried a Milani 3D Holographic Nail Lacquer until now??" Considering how much I love Milani (I'm a freak for their limited edition polishes, as you longtime readers are well aware) it's a surprise to me too! I think at first I was kind of underwhelmed by this collection. When I first saw them in stores back in March, I was expecting them to look really holographic in the bottle, but every time I looked at them in the display, they seemed more like chunky holo glitter floating around in a shimmery, almost milky base. So I think I assumed that they wouldn't really be holographic on the nail.

But then I started to see nail swatches emerge on blogs, and I quickly realized that my assumptions were wrong. Eventually I knew I had to get one, but every time I went to the display, I could never decide on a shade. So I'd usually walk away in frustration and tell myself to go home and do more research, look at more swatches online, and then decide on a color. I guess I sort of forgot about them as all these new limited edition polishes made their way into my heart.

So you can imagine my sincere joy when I saw Cyberspace in my mailbox recently. I've been wanting to try this polish for a long time now. And boy was it worth the wait!

I want to show you Cyberspace in four different types of lighting so that you can get the full effect of this lovely shade:

Milani Cyberspace (direct sunlight)

Milani Cyberspace (fluorescent light)

Milani Cyberspace (indirect sunlight)

Milani Cyberspace (indoors, with camera flash)

You can really see the beauty of the holo in that last picture but, in real life, the holo actually comes out in all different types of lighting. In fact, in low lighting this color has a glow about it that you really have to see in person to fully appreciate. I could not capture it in a photo.

But what I REALLY love about Cyberspace is that, from far away, it looks like the third picture (the one taken in indirect sunlight). It just sort of looks like an icy, grayed-out baby blue shimmer from a distance. So this isn't the type of shade that's going to make people say, "Whoa. What's the deal with her nails?" when you walk into a room. But the closer you get, the more you can see that there's a full-on carnival of color and light going on here!

OK, well I could keep going on and on about this color but I'll stop here and say that if you haven't yet tried a holographic nail color, I think Cyberspace would be a great place to start. It's not over-the-top, but when the light hits it just so, you'll be in for a real treat. For $4.99 at CVS, you just cannot go wrong (especially if you catch a BOGO sale!). Oh, and I should mention that this polish applied like a dream for me--two coats for perfect opacity and no issues with grittiness or streaking. I'm in love.

Do you already own any of the Milani 3D Holographic Nail Lacquers? If so, what shades do you own? Do you love them as much as I do? I'd love to hear from you!

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