Since it’s Thursday, i thought I’d do a Throwback Thursday post, in addition to my stuff on Instagram. I’m talking China Glaze OMG Collection. Have you seen it before?
Rescue Beauty Lounge Blogger 2.0 collection
Wednesday, 31 July, 2013
Koh Platinum Silver
Monday, 15 October, 2012
China Glaze Eye Candy Collection
Monday, 14 November, 2011
China Glaze – Holiday 2011 – Let It Snow!
Monday, 17 October, 2011
Happy Monday! I’m trying to be perky, but I’m currently going through a tiny bout of insomnia. Mostly due to allergies…thanks to the angry little dust bunnies I had inadvertently stirred up. I should’ve let sleeping dust bunnies lie, right? *sneeze* Maybe not. Anyway, I decided to slap on the metallic crackles from LaRosa. I’ve been avoiding it for weeks now and I figured I’d better get it over and done with before I start to get annoyed with myself. I hate it when I get things and then just put it aside. I’ve decided to be more diligent about using the things I purchase.
I’ve finally decided…I’m not a fan of crackles/shatters. I hate that they make my manicure look gross and unpolished. While I’m a fan of seeing a color underneath, it’s that crackle/shatter effect I find revolting. That said, I’m going to be having a cracklin’/shatterin’ giveaway soon because I don’t want them in my collection. It’ll be La Rosa and all 12 of their crackles, so stay tuned!
That said…I present 2 crackles:
China Glaze – Holiday 2010 – ‘Tis The Season To Be Naughty And Nice
Friday, 22 October, 2010
This is a seriously image heavy post…28 pictures. I didn’t want to break it up because…well, I didn’t want to. 😉 It’s my eye candy and Friday Red. Enjoy!
All of these were two coaters and they dried in record time.
BOOM! Right out of the gate…this is my favorite red this season. Beautiful. Opaque in 2 coats.
I liked this, but it’s not my favorite red. It’s a bit too light for me. I am sure it would look better on someone else where it looked ok on me.
A gorgeous mulberry with a shimmer that makes it a perfect holiday shade.
I didn’t think I would like these, but I do. CTY is a lovely metallic foil that some other brands didn’t quite get right. This really sparkled and shined, truly reminding me of tinsel. MK was a lovely rich foil gold…absolutely gorgeous and I kept thinking it was a wonderful shade of almost 18k. Jingle bells is a bronze that doesn’t quite shimmer like CTY and MK, but it is very subtle. While not flashy, it’s still a pretty shade to behold.
A sheer white base with white glitter thrown in…it reminded me of snow.
This is a wicked shade of green…it glows. I swear, it generates its own electricity! Wouldn’t you agree? I mean, just look at it.
A wonderful blue, but it really reminded me of OPI’s Yoga-ta Get This Blue.
The jury’s still out on this color. I can’t decide if I like it or not. It’s a pinky/red jelly based color with pinky/silver glitter. Removal was a pain, but I’m not sure about this.
I no longer mourn the loss (that much) of my beloved Chanel Rouge Noir. How can I with these fabulous dupes that are 3-Free?
Oh the glitter…the humanity. THE SHINY! I like it a lot, but ugh…the removal. The removal is a pain.
How pretty is this? I love that it’s an olive green tossed into the mix…to make it even 700 shades more awesome, they made this a shimmer. Fabulous!
White creme…’nuff said. I think of this as a base for nail art and not just a color to be worn on its own.
This is China Glaze’s answer to OPI’s Tease-y Does It. I like both and I like that this is lighter and has a fine micro glitter.
Of course, I had to include Mistletoe Kisses because it’s part of the collection, even though I had done a comparison earlier in the week. FYI: MMUTM = Meet Me Under The Mistletoe.
And there we go…all 16 colors swatched. Yay! Hope you enjoyed it.
Nubar – Sparkle Collection – Spring 2010
Friday, 11 June, 2010
I did show Hyacinth sparkle earlier, but I decided to add it in here again because it wouldn’t be fair to that poor swatch to not be part of the kewl krowd!
Notes: Formula dried fast. I’m not a fan of glitter, but I did fall in love with these. Nubar, Zoya and China Glaze are my favorites. SpaRitual really doesn’t fall in there (even though I love their nail polish) because they are extremely hard for me to come by. If SpaRitual would let me buy on their site or if my fave nail polish man here in CA would sell it, I would be reviewing SR a lot more. The glitter in these are extremely dense. So dense that even 2 coats of a top coat couldn’t produce a smooth surface. I don’t like dented polish. I know it sounds silly, but that’s just me. Each of these polishes were 2 coaters unless otherwise noted. They went on extremely well and no clumpy, lumpy, piss-me-off messes. Way to go Nubar! 🙂
You’ve seen this before. 🙂 I wore it a few weeks ago to cheer me up when we were going into a rain filled weekend.
Not sure why but when I saw this I was reminded of China Glaze’s Ruby Pumps. This was far prettier in the shade than in the sunlight. Sun totally washed it out.
Dug this light green green glitter that had the right combo of warm and cool hues. I think people of both skin tones can wear this safely.
Mega dense glitter that really sparkled so intensely I think it actually tamed the sunlight that shined down on this color. One of my faves from this collection.
I couldn’t make up my mind as to whether I liked this or not. I’m leaning more towards like. Pretty magenta-esque color that was easy to apply.
This aptly named color could have benefited from 3 coats instead of 2. This one is at the bottom of the list for me.
I think this is the type of glitter polish that you use over other dark colors to bring out a prettiness to them. I don’t feel this is a stand alone glitter…maybe I should’ve done three coats.
For me this one and Hyacinth sparkle were my all time favorites. I’m going to have to put this on for the weekend.