tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36899209948157345882024-03-14T16:29:45.257+08:00Eileen's Nail DiariesI'm just another one of those girls who love nail polish. Just recently refreshed my Blog so I can chatter away about polish!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166906710395300567noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689920994815734588.post-86755812099830588472013-12-25T13:43:00.001+08:002013-12-27T13:31:22.640+08:00China Glaze - Grape Juice<div style="text-align: left;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrpykoeg3ID4stIF2OGi8o8dH5H-TmTqfxNd6vEs6lCM-y453JgeCOP3ixnGFIgAH6zN85caGWEK_XINm4rWCWiAf_lBe6qTPAuqA5xFTt0YMKULC6rgIyJzY4aaiXPNWsORfzn8XOPpc/s1600/bottle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="China Glaze - Grape Juice" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrpykoeg3ID4stIF2OGi8o8dH5H-TmTqfxNd6vEs6lCM-y453JgeCOP3ixnGFIgAH6zN85caGWEK_XINm4rWCWiAf_lBe6qTPAuqA5xFTt0YMKULC6rgIyJzY4aaiXPNWsORfzn8XOPpc/s320/bottle.jpg" title="China Glaze - Grape Juice" width="264" /></a>Hi everyone! I was wearing this purple glassfleck last week but did not have the chance to write about it on my blog. So here's a short one :)<br />
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This is Grape Juice, it is a medium purple glassfleck from the 2009 summer collection Summer Days. This collection consisted of 6 amazing glassflecks, of which I am happy to own 4 of them!<br />
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The others I have collected are: Watermelon Rind (for which I did a post <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.sg/2013/07/china-glaze-watermelon-rind-pedicure.html">here</a>, the rest have not been blogged yet), Strawberry Fields and Cherry Pie. I unfortunately did not manage to get Orange Marmalade, which is no longer available.<br />
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<b>Grape Juice 80225 </b>is a bit watery, but I don't mind. It's easy enough to apply, just try to leave some space near your cuticles so there is no flooding. I needed 3 layers for full opacity. There is some silver shimmer inside, but it comes out stronger on the pictures than it does real life. It really looks like juice, the way it dries! Shimmery and shiny and lovely! I do love a purple on my nails every now and then!<br />
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All pictures are made in the sun, with 3 coats of Grape juice and 1 coat
of China Glaze fast Dry Top Coat. Please excuse my dry skin~ <br />
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And here is a full hand shot. it looks a little dark, the sun just hid behind the clouds. But it gives you an idea of the color. <br />
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I really like this shade. A true grape purple! With fantastic glassflecks the way only China Glaze can make them. Do you have any of the Summer Days 2009 glassflecks? Which one is your favorite?<br />
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Happy holidays!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166906710395300567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689920994815734588.post-65276333678960446452013-12-25T13:12:00.003+08:002013-12-27T13:31:41.957+08:00China Glaze - Goldie but Goodie - Christmas Manicure<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Happy Christmas everyone! I did a simple manicure for Christmas, using a beautiful cool golden shade from the 2013 China Glaze Autumn Nights collection. I chose this over the new Christmas collection gold shade Mingle with Kringle (which is beautiful too, and it is still on my wishlist!).<br />
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<b>Goldie but Goodie 81349</b> is a gorgeous cool-toned golden foil. And it is super-shiny! I like how it is not so bright as those yellow-toned golds that we so often see. More neutral, I would say you could even pull it off in the office.<br />
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Under the sun it becomes even more stunning. This is the only time you get to see the silver flakes that are inside it as well. It is very unique due to the combination of silver and gold inside, which is probably what makes the overall look cooler and less gold.<br />
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Another cause for celebration is this: it is very very pigmented, one careful coat could be enough! I did two thinner coats instead.<br />
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Formula is great to work with, smooth, no flooding, no streaks, no brush strokes. It's golden butter in a bottle! And it is pretty easy to remove as well.<br />
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All pictures here are color-accurate. Below you can see the difference in the sun and in the shade for Goldie but Goodie. You can see that the sun brings out the silver flakes inside. With the naked eye you'll never get to see this texture of gold and silver flakes. But it sure looks beautiful. I wish it looked that flakie, almost glitter-y, with the naked eye!<br />
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Unfortunately, I do not own any yellow golds, so I can't give a comparison. But there are some good comparisons with Mingle with Kringle, a gorgeous yellow-gold from this year's Christmas collection, on other blogs, you should check that out! Only then, you will see truly how cool-toned this gold is.<br />
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Here is how I wore it, together with Running in Circles, a beautiful emerald green glassfleck from last year's Cirque du Soleil collection. You may click <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.sg/2013/09/china-glaze-running-in-circles.html">here</a> for a full review of this shade.<br />
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And just for you, a full hand shot so you get a better idea what it looks like when worn. Picture made under the sun.<br />
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I am wearing Just-be Claws on my toetsies! You may click <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.sg/2013/09/china-glaze-running-in-circles.html">here</a> for a full review of this shade. The messy Christmas tree on my big toe is made with Goldie and Running as well. Only at this time of the year you can get away with this kind of nails =P<br />
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Happy Christmas to all nail polish lovers, enjoy making all your Christmas and end-of-year mani's and pedi's! May there be a great many awesome new nail polish collections launched for 2014!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166906710395300567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689920994815734588.post-24936621866893514652013-12-03T20:43:00.000+08:002013-12-03T21:01:22.725+08:00China Glaze - Just Be-Claws - Christmas 2013<br />
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Today I have this astonishing ruby shimmer/foil to share with you. It's from the new Christmas collection 2013 by China Glaze, called Happy HoliGlaze. An amazing collection, I'd have all if I had a treasurebox of gold to buy them with. I have also swatched Your Present Required from the same collection, you can find the review <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.sg/2013/11/china-glaze-chistmas-2013-your-present.html">here</a>.<br />
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I really dislike the color red! But I have been looking around for a nice red polish for myself for quite a long time now, and none looked special enough to get. I wasn't sure on Ruby Pumps too, because of the glitter inside. Then I noticed this new red in the Christmas 2013 collection by China Glaze, I loved the finish and deep warm color I saw on swatches. And I just went for it. I can't believe just how much I LOVE it!! This is Just Be-Claws! What a great start of December.<br />
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<b><b><br /></b></b><b>Just Be-Claws 81390 - </b>Don't you just love that name? It is really hard to describe the finish. Not truly a foil, definitely not a metallic, not truly a shimmer. I think it goes the best when I say it's a very dense shimmer on the edge of being a foil. And the color... wow! In a way, this color is very common, but with this finish, it - is - spectacular! There is so much depth, it glows and I keep staring at them! There is so much shimmer and in certain lights it turns almost like a true foil. The shade is that of a very warm ruby red. I saw many swatches which are way too light/orange, it really is a warm, deep ruby-red. The very typical Christmas kind of red! it makes my skin look a little pale, but I like it.<br />
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On to the formula, which is just as fantastic as the color itself. These swatches are made with one layer. One layer, I swear! I must admit if you have long nails you will need two, as when the sun shines through you can still see some patches. But my nails are short so I'm perfectly good with one coat! Brilliant! I barely had to clean up too. So easy to use!<br />
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Consistency is just right, no flooding, no streaking, no clumping, just one smooth perfect layer. I never did any manicure faster than this one~ I was really blown away, and I still am. Sounds redicilous and too optimistic? Yeah, I know. I'm still trying to catch my breath. It's really that amazing to me. How a little bottle of polish can make someone so happy~ If I see this compared next to Ruby Pumps, I feel glad I chose this instead. I like the finish better.<br />
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All pictures are made under artificial light (no flash used). It has been rainy and cloudy for many days in a row! But I still managed to get some pretty color-acurate shots. All shots are with one layer of top coat (China Glaze Fast Forward).<br />
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Here are some hand shots, so you can get a better idea of how it will look when worn. Such a deep, warm ruby shade! Great for short nails!<br />
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If you don't have a good red yet, this is definitely a really good one to get. I've gotten it for my sis-in-law too for Christmas. I think it's a bit thick to say it is my favorite red, because it is my ONLY red (next to Cherry pie, which isn't really red, more orange-red). But I just love - it -so -!<br />
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What do you think? What is your favorite red?<br />
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Today I want to share with you one of my most favorite polishes ever from China Glaze: Harvest Moon. This polish is not getting the attention it should, it is so amazingly beautiful and sparkly. I love it so much I never use it out of fear of my bottle finishing.. I really want to get a spare bottle for this one. It's utterly gorgeous~<br />
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And speaking of ginger, that reminds me. If anyone is familiar with China Glaze - Ginger, launched with the 50 Glitters Limited Edition collection, this is the exact same shade of copper, just a different kind of finish (Ginger is a glitter, this is a shimmer). I am lucky to have both, and love them both very much, but Harvest Moon is the nicest!<br />
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<b>Harvest Moon 80621</b> is a warm copper brownish shimmer/glassfleck. Yes, glassfleck! I am quite sure, it glows the same way my other glassflecks do. Ugh, love it.<br />
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Application is brilliant as well. My swatches are 2 perfect coats. It's really pigmented. I think could get away with 1 coat if you apply more generously. It dries up shiny by itself, but looks even better with a top coat to bring more depth to all that shimmer ans shine.<br />
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Well, let's go on to the pictures then. They quite speak for themselves, really. Please ignore the imperfection on my index, it can hardly be seen, but my camera likes to magnify anything that shouldn't be there.. Grrmpff~<br />
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There was no sun today, it's been raining all day! So no bright sunny shorts. So you can imagine, it's even more shiny under the sunlight! All pictures taken with one layer of China Glaze Fast Forward Top Coat.<br />
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<i>I understand the pictures look different in color, but ALL are color accurate! The color looks a bit different depending on the light. For best color reference, these first two shots are best.</i><br />
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And here are some shots under artificial light, you can see the shimmer/glassflecks better.<br />
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And to give you a better idea how it looks in everyday life when you wear it, some hand shots. Both shots are color accurate, just depends on the light you are in. The second picture is pretty much what it looks like indoors, a beautiful warm copper. Under natural light (cloudy sky..) it gets more ginger. I know it's confusing. Just trust me when I say that if you like copper, you NEED this.<br />
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I keep thinking of this cute farming game I love to play, it goes by the same name: Harvest Moon. Hehee.. Great name, great color, great application. I honestly can't get enough of this. What do you think?<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166906710395300567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689920994815734588.post-19911061313525725732013-11-22T12:38:00.008+08:002013-11-25T12:10:37.301+08:00China Glaze - Exotic Encounters<div style="text-align: left;">
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This week I'm wearing a polish from last year's autumn collection by China Glaze. It's a collection I really like, it's called On Safari, and the colors do match this theme very well. This one is called Exotic Encounters. It's the only green in the collection, so of course, this one definitely had my name on it.<br />
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<b>Exotic Encounters -</b> It's a little dark for me so I don't wear it too often, but it sure is pretty. It's a very warm teal color that has a very dusty quality about it. It reminds me of pine forests, and also the mossy, mysterious shades under a really thick canopy of oak and beech trees. It's a beautiful warm color for autumn, but also makes a great color for Christmas. I love autumn colors, and I am totally in the mood for them right now!<br />
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Don't be deceived by the bottle color, it's totally off, I'm telling you! It's much darker/warmer/greener than it appears. Usually cremes dry up a tad or two darker, but this one really is a whole world of difference. It looks pretty light and very dusty in the bottle. But it is totally not, it's much darker and warmer once applied on the nail and dried properly.<br />
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The beautiful creme texture of this polish applies like a dream, it's just right. I could almost do with 1 coat, but I prefer to use 2 thinner coats for a more even finish. It's really pigmented and evens out beautifully, dries up shiny, though of course for me, I still prefer to add a top coat, it just looks prettier and lasts better. One important note to add though: removal is somehow pretty touch and messy and there is some mild staining involved. That was with 1 layer of base coat, maybe 2 layers of base coat will be a good idea for this one.<br />
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Overall, it's a wonderful color and the formula is fantastic. My pictures are made under the bright sunlight, and they are pretty color-accurate! It's really how it looks when you wear it. But the bottle shots at the top of this post are both made in the shade so you can use that as a reference to how dark it can looks on the nails when you are indoors.<br />
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Sorry about the wear-out on some nails. I could only take sunny shots outside in the park during my lunch break, so they endured a bit of scratches and chips already. It's really hard for me to find opportunity to get sunny shots! And it doesn't mean the polish wears badly, I didn't mean this mani to last really long so I left them a bit oily from treatment before applying my polish. And my nails are still very fragile and thin, so it chips easily. So no worries, it's just as durable as any other China Glaze polish.</div>
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<b>Exotic Encounters and Your Present Required -</b> After a day of wearing this, I felt like trying my new glitter on Exotic Encounters. That's Your Present Required from this year's Christmas collection. For a full review on this glitter, you may click <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.nl/2013/11/china-glaze-chistmas-2013-your-present.html">here</a>.<br />
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I think the combination goes really well! It brings out the blue in Exotic Encounters more somehow, making it look more blue-toned than it really is, and even more dusty. What do you think? Here are the pictures, all made under artificial lighting.<br />
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Looks a little darker than the real thing in the full-hand shot, but at least you got an idea what it looks like when worn indoors. It's not that dark, really. ^_^<br />
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And.. it's weekend Hmm.. what shall I put on my nails this weekend? I guess you'll find out soon!<br />
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Formula is, well, not very good, but with a good top coat it looks very pretty, the color is just really nice and I don't mind the trouble. It's a shimmer, and the kind of blue is just so beautiful! If only the formula was better.<br />
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It's pretty watery, and you need to be cautious you don't flood your cuticles. Also, it dries very bumpy, so you definitely need a good top coat to make it look smooth and shiny. As it is a neon, it dries up matte, I don't recommend ever wearing this without a top coat! Here's a picture of it without any top coat, it just shows it's kinda awful. The color is a bit off in this shot as it was made under bad lighting. But just to give you the rough idea.<br />
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Towel Boy Toy<b> </b>is a beautiful light blue, and it's bright! Not a true neon, but it's really georgeous and I like the shimmer. Below for you a comparison with other sky-blue colors, which shows you just how different it is from the usual sky-blue colors. Left to right: Splish Splash (cobalt blue shimmer), Towel Boy Toy (light blue shimmer), Sky-high Top (medium blue shimmer).<br />
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Here are the end results, you see it looks pretty nice with a proper top coat! Can't see any of those rough bumps and lumps anymore! And the shimmer is coming out nicely. Below picture is really color-accurate! I used 1 layer of China Glaze Fast Forward Top Coat. It's amazing isn't it, that the above bumps are covered up perfectly with just 1 coat of top coat. I applied it when it was still a little wet, so the whole layer evens out a bit better.<br />
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Below picture shows you the shimmer inside. The color is a little darker in real life. Ugh, such a gigantic toe.. Excuse the bubbles, they're from the top coat, and they're not visible with the naked eye until you make a close-up picture!<br />
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Here's one more picture of my foot.. This is made in the shade! I like this kind of colors for pedicure. And blue tends to discolor your nail, if it's your toes it's not so bad, not as bad as when it's your fingernails.<br />
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Do you like this color? Do you have any colors from the Poolside collection? How do you find the application?<br />
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This weekend I would like to share this pretty aqua green polish with you from the Sunsational collection.<br />
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<b>Too Yacht To Handle - 81213 -</b> The color is that of a beautiful aqua/light turquoise. It's not really a neon, but it is really bright. I'm glad it's not more neon, I like the shade just the way it is.<br />
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The application is pretty good, but it dries fast and you can't brushstroke the same area again, you got to wait until it dries a little and then add a new layer, or you'll drag the polish and bare patches will appear. I needed 3 coats for full coverage, some nails needed 4. But I must say I used quite thin coats so 3-4 is all right. As you can see from the pictures it's not thick or messy, it's a neat, thin and flat layer. With a top coat everything evens out just nice. If you use too generous coats you'll get a lot of dragging and it'll be messy. I think this is because it dries very fast. Maybe a bit tricky if you've just started painting your own nails, but I found it pretty all right to work with. It's a creme/neon formuls after all.<br />
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I really love this, I keep looking at my nails! I think the color is suitable for all seasons too! During winter you could do some Konad stamping with snow flakes, I bet that would look pretty cool.<br />
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I didn't make pictures of this polish without top coat, but if you're keen to see what the finish is like, please view Highlight of my Summer or That's Shore Bright. It's the same kind of finish.<br />
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My label is off-centre! *sobs* I think this color is comparable to colors like Aquadelic. Or maybe a brighter version of For Audrey. I don't own any of those so I can't do a comparison. This is my first true aqua! I've seen comparisons with For Audrey though and it looks really dusty next to Too Yacht to Handle! Which reminds me, if you see this bottle in the shop, don't be deceive by the bottle color, it is much more muted and dusty than it is once applied to your nails! It's so much more lively and bright once applied, trust me!<br />
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I love this series so much. I am still really tempted to get Sun of a Peach too, Bottoms Up looks nice too. *musst.. control..*<br />
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If you are keen to see my other 2 colors from this series:<br />
For a full review of Highlight of my summer <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.sg/2013/11/china-glaze-sunsational-highlight-of-my.html">here</a>.<br />
For a full review of That's Shore Bright <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.sg/2013/08/china-glaze-sunsational-thats-shore.html">here</a>.<br />
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<i>Update: I have now gotten my second bottle from this collection. It's called Just Be-Claws, and you can find the review <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.sg/2013/12/china-glaze-just-be-claws.html">here</a>.</i><br />
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I have seen some colors that have drawn my attention (All wrapped up, Bells will be Blinging), but I decided to get Your Present Required, which has caught my eye immediately ever since I saw the promo shots appear back in august. I am usually not that bothered about China Glaze glitters, especially many of the recent launches, but this one.. I just love the color combi, it's so spectacular and pretty! Totally after my liking. So I ordered this baby, and I was not disappointed! Less talk, on to the polish!<br />
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<b>Your Present Required 81395 -</b> This is a glitter explosion in a clear base formula. There is so much to see and find inside of this glitter! A little treasure box! This is going to be a long list, but here goes: I see large hexagonal glitters in bight blue, purple (can't call it fuchsia, it leans more purple than pink), copper, gold and white, and also some sparse really big white ones. I also see small hexagonal glitters in white, gold, green, pink, silver and copper. Then there is some teensy tiny glitter inside too in gold and white. I might have still missed out on something else hiding in there!<br />
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The application is pretty fantastic, glitters are picked up very easily, I applied 2 thin coats right on top of each other for below swatches (didn't wait to dry so I can move them around after my liking). They spread out very nicely and evenly, and with 1 top coat your nails feel reasonably smooth. Zero sticking-out-glitter (you know what I mean). Drying time pretty decent too, and it doesn't drag the base coat even though I applied it when my base coat was still quite wet.<br />
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Removal.. well.. it's still a glitter, so you can imagine yourself =P You'll have to soak it a bit and then scrub hard. And off course, glitter everywhere after removing it! On your clothes, your floor, your pet's fur, your husband's clothes.. you get the general idea.<br />
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I think if you wanted to, you could apply multiple layers and make an almost full coverage with just glitter, but I prefer to layer it over some nice colors. Easier to remove afterwards too! To show you how it looks over different colors, I have made a skittle mani! I used as much variety with colors I thought might be nice or interesting to see. I absolutely love this glitter, it goes well with so many colors! I'm very happy I got this over all the other nice colors available for Christmas this year.<br />
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Here are some shots of all colors together that I've tried it on, gives you a bit of an overview. I applied this polish in the evening, so no sun. These two pictures were made the next day, so there is some chipping around the cuticles. I am sorry about that, but they are so much more true to color under the sun!<br />
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All below photos are made under artificial light without flash. All are finished with 1 layer of China Glaze Fast Dry Top Coat.<br />
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<b>Y</b><b>our Present Required over Pink -</b> I think this goes well together, but I would probably not wear it again. It doesn't make the purple and pink glitters stand out enough. A lighter pink might be better. Looks nice overall, but I just want to see more of the glitters.<br />
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I used China Glaze - Fuchsia Fanatic for this swatch. For a full review of this color, you may click <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.nl/2013/07/china-glaze-fuchsia-fanatic-pedicure.html">here</a>.<br />
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<b><br /></b><b>Present Required over Yellowgreen -</b> I love this combination very much, the pink/purple looks so sweet on this soft mossy coat of green. Like a colorful pebble. Very fantasy/fairy tale-like! Truly love it.<br />
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I used Trendsetter for this swatch. I really love this color. I have done a full review on this color, you may view it <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.nl/2013/07/china-glaze-trendsetter-china-glaze.html">here</a>.<br />
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<b>Your Present Required over Green -</b> I love love love this! Just as much as the previous one with Trendsetter. I know, I'm prejudiced because I love greens. But I think purple and pink go so well with green, and I really love this combi. Like sea jewels on a bed of weeds. All colors of the glitter come out really nicely too. I will definitely wear this again as a full mani.<br />
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Hmm.. what's with that stray blue glitter at the edge of my nail, what are you doing there?<br />
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I used China Glaze - AGRO for this swatch. I have not done a full review yet, but I want to! This is a beautiful dark green shimmer from the 2012 Hunger Games collection, released last year's autumn.<br />
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<b><br /></b><b>Your Present Required over Yellow - </b>Hmm, no this is not really my cup of tea. Doesn't really compliment the glitter well enough. Maybe a brighter yellow would've looked slightly better.<br />
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I used China Glaze - Lemon Fizz for this swatch. For a full review of this color, you may click <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.nl/2013/08/china-glaze-lemon-fizz-and-gaga-for.html">here</a>.<br />
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<b><br /></b><b>Your Present Required over Orange -</b> I am not very happy about this combi.. somehow the orange really makes the blue glitters stand out, and it takes away the overall 'soft' feel that the whole combination of glitters gives me. However I am sure some people will love this glitter on orange. I think it will have similar effect when worn on bright reds. For me, I like the pink/purple hue of this glitter, so I want to see more of that when I wear it.<br />
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I used China Glaze - Free Love for this swatch. This is a color from the Retro autumn collection some years ago. It's a metallic shimmer in a beautiful brown-leaning orange.<br />
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<b><br /></b><b>Your Present Required over Lilac -</b> I think this is a really good combi, the light creme color ensures every little glitter jumps off your nail. It is a little too sweet for me, but I think it's quite pretty.Very nice for a winter manicure. I think it would look even better on a lightblue creme, like an ice queen! I'm sorry about the tiny bubbles, I didn't notice them until seeing the close-ups after transferring them.<br />
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This thumb always looks so messy too because of the uneven cuticle, no matter how much I trim it, it's really stubborn and magically crawls back in a couple of minutes. Grr!<br />
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I used China Glaze - Sweet Hook for this swatch, for a full review of this color, you may click <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.nl/2013/11/china-glaze-refresh-mint-and-sweet-hook.html">here</a>.<br />
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<b><br /></b><b>Your Present Required over Purple - </b>I quite like it on this medium purple, but it does make the beautiful purple glitters less obvious which is a bit of a shame. If using purple, maybe it is better to use a more different shade of purple to make the glitters stand out more. This one makes the whole thing a little dull somehow. I am sure it will look beautiful on true blues as well, but I had to choose! (only 10 fingers >.<)<br />
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I used China Glaze - Gothic Lolita for this swatch, for a full review of this color, you may click <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.nl/2013/07/china-glaze-fancy-pants-and-gothic.html">here</a>.<br />
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I used China Glaze - Fancy Pants for this swatch, for a full review of this color, you may click <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.nl/2013/07/china-glaze-fancy-pants-and-gothic.html">here</a>.<br />
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<b><br /></b><b>Your Present Required over Brown - </b>The combi goes well, but like with the orange, I see too much blue. I want to see more pink and purple glitter, which is kind of camouflaged by this color. Something lighter would probably work better, I'm thinking maybe Harvest Moon. But this is actually quite nice, the longer I wear it the more I like it. Like a gem-filled rock.<br />
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I used China Glaze - Goin' my way for this swatch. I have not done a full review of this color. It's from the Vintage Vixen 2008 Autumn collection, the same collection that brought us Ingrid! It's a brown metallic, I don't really wear this by itself but I use it for layering with similar colors.<br />
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<b><br /></b><b>Your Present Required over Black -</b> This is a bit dark for me, but I still really like how this turns out. Looks a little like the galaxy! Though I wouldn't really wear this so fast (I usually don't wear black much, too dark for me, and this one is really jet black!) I think it looks great!<br />
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I used China Glaze - Smoke and Ashes for this swatch. I have not done a full review on this color yet, though planning to. It's a really deep black shimmer with fine green glass flecks inside. It's from the 2012 Hunger Games collection.<br />
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<b><br /></b><b>Your Present Required over Dark Blurple -</b> I've done this separate swatch on Bizarre blurple a few days back to try out, since I was wearing this color as a mani. I think it's great! Where the black looks a bit too dark for me, wearing it over this dark purple gives the same 'galaxy-like' effect but a bit softer, not so stark black. I might even wear this again! Nice big photo, so you can admire all the sparkle =X<br />
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I used China Glaze - Bizarre Blurple for this swatch. You may find the full review of this color <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.nl/2013/11/china-glaze-bizarre-blurple.html">here</a>.<br />
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<b>Your Present Required over Teal -</b> I think it goes really well with teal, don't you think? Pretty Christmas-sy too! Even if it is a little dark, it complements the glitter really well.<br />
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I used China Glaze - Exotic Encounters for this swatch. I did this as a full manicure, you may find the full review <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.nl/2013/11/china-glaze-exotic-encounters.html">here.</a><br />
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I must admit the glitter colors are not that Christmas-sy, but the shades are lovely for snowy and cold days, especially when worn on snowy colors like blue and purple!<br />
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This was kind of a try, I haven't really seen people swatch a glitter like this, but I hope this review was useful for you in deciding whether or not to get this beauty and to see the different looks you can create with this glitter.<br />
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<b>My favorite combi's are: </b>Trendsetter, AGRO, Bizarre blurple, Exotic Encounters, Fancy Pants, and though I may not wear them again, I think the brown, lilac and black are really nice too.<br />
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<b>Failures: </b>Orange and Yellow.. major failures!<br />
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Are you buying any shades from Happy Holiglaze for your friends as Christmas gifts? Or any going to be on your own Christmas wishlist?<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166906710395300567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689920994815734588.post-53366326048346897492013-11-11T13:30:00.001+08:002013-11-13T12:55:42.280+08:00China Glaze - Bizarre BlurpleI was a little disappointed with this year's China Glaze Halloween collection, didn't get any of them. But it made me dig up a color from last year's 2012 Halloween collection Wicked. It is called Bizarre Blurple! Even though this type of color is not that unusual, and I have several like this from other brands, this one is really nice and has a good formula. I usually wear this one on my toes because it is a little dark, but it is very nice on finger nails as well, especially shorter ones!<br />
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<b>Bizarre Blurple 80784</b> - This is a beautiful blurple, it is a very deep, warm, magical shade. It's a shimmer packed with tiny fine microglitters in blue and red. Don't worry, that sounds more funky than it is, the shimmer blends in beautifully and gives the color more depth, especially in the sun!<br />
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I love to use this glitter from The Face Shop on Bizarre Blurple. It's called Face it - BL601, for a full review you may click <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.sg/2013/07/face-shop-face-it-festival-nails.html">here</a>. You don't notice it much but it gives it a little extra. It shows very clear on pictures, but when worn, it blends in nicely with the purple base and gives the overall look a nice color-shift. I have added it on my big toes in above shot. And below I added it as a detail to my index finger.<br />
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Above bottle for Bizarre Blurple shows just how much it glows, and how the color shifts inside the polish from blue to purple. Taken with flash.<br />
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Here you can see just how blue it looks when I take pictures without using flash. When you wear it it looks purple! I promise! Please do NOT use this shot as a color reference, I have just added it here to show you the blue shift. </div>
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You see? Here it looks purple again! I took about a hundred shots for this color. These are my best, and they're not great either. I'm really sorry about that. It is so hard to photograph this color.<br />
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As always, I want to show you my full-hand shot. it looks a little dark in the shade (no flash), but this'll give you a pretty good idea of how it would look in the shade, and how dark it can look. Looks much more purple under the sun right? It's lovely either way.<br />
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Today I would like to show you this beautiful and very unique color from the creme series of the 2013 summer collection Sunsational. It is called Highlight of my Summer!<br />
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I have been drooling over this beauty for a while, but could not resist any longer. I just bought this together with Too Yacht too Handle, <strike>which I will be swatching some time soon as well</strike> you may click <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.sg/2013/11/china-glaze-sunsational-too-yacht-to.html">here</a> for a full review.<br />
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The other shade I have from the same creme series is That's Shore Bright, which I already posted a while back and you can find it <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.nl/2013/08/china-glaze-sunsational-thats-shore.html">here</a>. I think all colors from this series (total 6 shades) have similar finish and application. I'd love to have all (Bottoms up, Sun of a Peach, Neon on & On are not in my collection), but I just can't justify buying so many pinks and corals. Maybe one day I'll still be getting Peach, it really looks gorgeous!<br />
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<b>Highlight of my summer 81328 - </b>I love this color so much, and I got exactly what I expected. Most swatches you find on the web are all pretty color-accurate.<br />
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The application is pretty good! I think the pigmentation is just as hard to achieve as any light or yellow or lime-green nail polish, but it is super pigmented and creamy. What I found to work best, is to apply multiple, thinner layers rather than slap on 2 thick layers, so to avoid an uneven application. It dries really fast anyway as all neons do, so just use a few more thin layers until patches are fully covered. My swatches are all 3 thin layers. Thickness is just nice too. I know a lot of people complained about the formula for this one, even to be the worst out of the 6 cremes in Sunsational. I think it's nice to apply, especially for a neon and a creme.<br />
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As I mentioned drying time is very fast, and just like my other 2 colors from the same collection, the matted finish is absolutely adoring. Like silky satin! Much nicer than the usual matte finish those neons can have. Gorgeous with or without top coat!<br />
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Here are some shots without top coat for you, shot under artificial light. They are not as accurate as I want them to be.. so hard to capture this color! It's much more fluorescent and bright! The shade seems a bit off too, it's more yellow-leaning.<br />
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What this color reminds me of most, is how glow in the dark looks like in the dark (does that makes sense?). It's a very unique and amazing fluorescent color, somewhere between green and yellow, but the best color description to me is still: glow in the dark! I love this, and it instantly makes your skin looks tanned, even the most winter-whitened skin!<br />
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Ugh, I keep staring at my nails now, I so love this bright color! The top coat I used is China Glaze fast Dry Top coat (3 layers of Nail Tek II as my basecoat, my nails are still recovering from their Seche Vite two-month long abuse) .<br />
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Below shots are more color-accurate, just imagine them a bit more glowing and bright. Shots made under artificial light:<br />
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There, you know how I like my hand shots, it gives a much better overall impression of how a color looks than from a close-up swatch:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hightlight of my Summer - Full hand shot</td></tr>
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Now what I find totally unjustifiable, is people keep saying this is obviously a neon version of Refresh-mint. Well, in my humble opinion, it is not. It is a totally different kind of shade. Refresh-mint is a more bluish greyish green. This is just incomparable with that, it is so yellow-leaning compared to Refresh-mint, much warmer toned!<br />
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I know it's not the best shot, but below I wear Refresh-mint with dots of highlight of my Summer on my middle finger for comparison, you can see how different the tones are (and also a sneak-peep for you of the new Your Present Required from the new Happy Holiglaze collection too on my pinkie and index finger!). Shot made under the sun:<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166906710395300567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689920994815734588.post-62748122439875059282013-11-04T12:52:00.002+08:002013-11-04T16:58:57.705+08:00China Glaze - Refresh-mint and Sweet HookHi everyone,<br />
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If any of you have read my previous post, you'll know why I have not posted much for the past 2 months. I am slowly trying to nurture my nails back to health, and in the mean time I gave them a sweet layer of polish. Kindly ignore my current nail shape, I don't want to trim them until they have grown a bit more.<br />
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I decided to give Refresh-mint another try, despite not being entirely what I wanted. In combination with Sweet Hook, I think it's pretty sweet. Like almond candy and easter ribbons.<br />
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The reason I bought Refresh-mint is ironically enough, because of the way it looks in above bottle-picture. A beautiful soft green. Not the grey/blue-toned green it actually is. (I think I saw a soft green like this in the new China Glaze Spring 2014 collection, I'm keeping my hopes up!) And my Sweet Hook looks so pink in this shot, it is actually a beautiful lilac! The below nail swatches are much more true to the real color. I did not make shots in sunlight, the sun would make the colors too pale, these are more color-accurate.<br />
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I did a review on these 2 colors before, but I wanted to show you how they look when worn together. For this full review on the formula, application and color, you may refer to my pastels post <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.nl/2013/08/china-glaze-pastels.html">here</a>.<br />
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No top coat for below pictures, all shot in artificial light. I thought my unicorn would be the perfect model for this sugary sweet mani <3<br />
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Because light nail polish always invites me to do some nail art, I added some dots using my dotting tool, this was the result (under flash):<br />
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The colors used for the little dots are:<br />
China Glaze - Gaga for Green - full <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.sg/2013/08/china-glaze-lemon-fizz-and-gaga-for.html">review</a> of this color<br />
China Glaze - Exotic Encounters - no reviews yet<br />
China Glaze - Gothic Lolita - full <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.sg/2013/07/china-glaze-fancy-pants-and-gothic.html">review</a> of this color<br />
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I have some new colors on the way, will show them to you in the coming weeks!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166906710395300567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689920994815734588.post-82818768707207311022013-11-04T11:09:00.003+08:002013-11-04T16:58:32.021+08:00Seche Vite: Reason of my awfully short nails!Ugh, I am so upset I am going to write a separate post on this. A black page in my nail diary.<br />
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I have not posted anything new (when I see my last post on China Glaze - Running around in circles, I feel like crying! My nails aren't doing this beautiful polish any justice T.T ) for months because my nails are this short, miserable bunch of junk. Just too embarrassing to display any beautiful polishes on. Apart from not being able to grow them too long due to me playing guitar on a daily basis, I have found the real culprit to my frustrations and pains: SECHE VITE!<br />
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Yes, Seche Vite officially ruined my nails. I will never use it for my fingernails ever again..<br />
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I have been very upset about my nails being this horrible and ghastly for so long now, and every time I use Seche Vite they start to <b>peel </b>and look so dry. They dry up the nail bed and ruin my nails totally, like one horrid chemical mess.. *extremely upset with Seche Vite*<br />
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Usually my nails would be dry and weak if unprotected by nailpolish. Now my nails seemed better without than with my usual coat of polish.. strange.. and then I suddenly realized! It's my top coat!<br />
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I stopped using Seche Vite for 1 week and there is instant improvement on my nail condition. Immediately ordered China Glaze Fast Dry Top Coat again, Seche Vite --> garbage can.<br />
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I can't understand why I see so many good reviews on this product. Many
girls claim this to be their holy grail. Maybe my nails are too
sensitive and thin for this highly chemical product. I mean, it does go through all layers of nail polish just to dry everything fast, and there is toluene inside, a very unhealthy chemical. How can that be any good?<br />
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you have thick strong nails. The only good thing about SV is that it dries up so shiny making any manicure or pedicure just gorgeous! And it does dry very very fast. But the side effects on my nails are just not worth it.<br />
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Now I'm slowly letting my pathetic stumps grow so I can finally start posting pretty polishes again~! I ordered some new polishes (haven't bought any for a while, what's the point!) and really hoping to be showing them to you soon on clean, neat looking nails.<br />
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<b>Warning:</b> No bottles of Seche Vite were harmed during this photo shoot. I will ask my friend if she wants to adopt my bottle, she has nice, strong nails so maybe she wants to give it a try. ^_^<br />
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Are there any girls out there with similar experiences with this product? I am glad to hear!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166906710395300567noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689920994815734588.post-74709238811363326852013-09-12T16:22:00.003+08:002013-12-27T13:28:31.895+08:00China Glaze - Running in CirclesHello fellow polish lovers, Today I wish to show you something I never wear because I love it so much, I don't want my bottle to ever finish. This is Running in Circles, from last year's Cirque du Soleil collection. A very mixed collection with a little bit of everything. I love green and I love glassfleck, so naturally, I love Running in Circles. Other colors from this collection that I like are Water you waiting for and It's a Trapeze.<br />
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<b>Running in circles 81124</b> - This is a beautiful emerald and Christmas green, it's very bright and very shimmery. I made many pictures but none of them do the color full justice. I tried the sun and the shade and flash and artificial light. Those under artificial light turned out most color accurate, the sun makes the color come out too dark.<br />
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Formula-wise, it's really great. Applies nice and smooth, though you gotta be a bit aware of cuticle flowing. But other than that it's very easy to handle. Evens out nicely, dries reasonably fast and dries up shiny, though a top coat will bring out the shine better.<br />
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You will need 3 coats for full opacity, 2 coats is still a little patchy. While 3 layers is usually not a problem and the formula is good so it dries fast and doesn't get clumpy, I wish it was only 2 because I don't want my bottle to finish..<br />
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Many of my girl friends who has seen me wear it asks what it is that I wear on my nails, and even my husband says he likes it alot. No wonder this is a fan's favorite of the Cirque du Soleil collection. Absolute love it. This should be entered under China Glaze's core collection. Then we don't have to worry about finishing our bottle so much =x<br />
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My nails are still cruelly short. I have been giving them a SolarOil treatment, and it seems a bit better now. They just kept peeling non-stop. I am going to try not using Seche Vite for a while because I have a feeling it is not good for my nails. Actually now I come to think of it, they haven't been this bad until I started using Seche Vite last month. Back to using my Nail Tek II as both base coat and top coat again. Just gotta be a bit more patient with the drying time. And see if it goes better..<br />
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Anyway, enough of the nonsense chit chat. Let's show you a few more pictures of this gorgeous polish.<br />
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Once again, the true color of this beauty is really hard to capture. You'll have to see it for real to fully appreciate it. All I can keep saying is: it is super duper shimmery because of the pretty glassflecks inside. It's almost like a foil (of course it isn't). That's how shimmery and shiny it is. You will definitely draw attention with this color!<br />
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This is great for a Christmas mani, but perfect as a fun and bright summer color too. Anyway, I wear any color I feel like when I feel like. So should you~! Winter, autumn, summer or spring.<br />
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<i>Update 27-12-13: I used this in my Christmas manicure for 2013, and it's so suitable! If you are curious, you can view it <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.nl/2013/12/china-glaze-goldie-but-goodie-christmas.html">here</a>. </i><br />
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What do you think of this pretty green jewel?<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166906710395300567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689920994815734588.post-27250410019519213332013-09-08T17:33:00.001+08:002013-11-04T17:10:08.512+08:00The Face Shop - Face it Wide Nails - PK101 and GR501Hi guys, I would like to show you these 2 beautiful colors from this year's summer collection under de Face it range Wide Nails. I love this range, the brush is fantastic to work with, it's very thick , slightly rounded at the end and flat. I need just one single brush stroke for my pinkie to give perfect coverage and smooth finish! One stroke!!! Here are the 2 colors I'd like to share with you today: PK101 and GR501. Once again face Shop was very creative with their naming.. I wonder how many different colors carry the same name..<br />
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The application for both colors is similar. The coverage is very good, even for the green one. 2 coats will do it, though you may want to go for a third if you are more particular. But 2 medium coats will do the job well. Very smooth and with the brush it's awesome. Here's a picture of how the brush actually looks:<br />
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There is a fine microglitter in both of the colors (the whole range has them), making it easier to apply and giving the color a bit more depth. I love these so much! I was looking for a pink like this. And then I couldn't leave the green one too.. I got both of them at the Face Shop for SG$ 7.90 each. You might be able to get them cheaper online.<br />
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<b>PK101</b> is a beautiful nearly neon blue-leaning pink. It's bright and happy, and it just shouts 'Summer!'. The shade is perfect, it doesn't make you look 'barbie', it's more of a punky cool kind of pink. If you get my drift. =P The fine shimmer (it's almost too find to really call it glitter) has a silver/pinkish quality, I love colors with a bit of shimmer as they make them so much nicer to apply and they just glow more.<br />
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Please ignore that dent on my middle finger >.< I used Seche Vite as my top coat, making it super shiny. The polish dries up shiny by itself, but a bit of extra shine from a top coat will bring out the shimmer even better, so I highly recommend to use a top coat.<br />
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I had some shrinkage from the Seche Vite (fast dry) after 1 day, which I usually don't really have problems with. I'm not sure why, I don't have this problem when I use Seche Vite with China Glaze.<br />
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Anyway, a beautiful, fun color for summer! Looks very good on short nails too, so a good color for me at the moment. =x<br />
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The second picture is very color accurate. You can see the fine glow of shimmer and also how bright it is! Love this. The best shot I had was this one, and I apologize for the fur sticking to my finger. I didn't notice it until I upload it into my computer. Please blame this molting long-eared furry little fellow that is hopping around in my house and looks like this:<br />
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I couldn't resist that~ Anyway, the second color I am very keen to show you is this awesome poisonous toad green. I am wearing it on my wriggly toetsies now, I know, I keep making you all look at my toes, not very sexy. But I really want to show you how it looks!<br />
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<b>GR501 </b>Is a very yellow-leaning green, I love this kind of shades, they go very well with pale skintones and look bright and nice. Actually, when I wear this on my toes - believe it or not - it looks quite neutral. Not too shocking or weird or whatever. It's beautiful, and I love it even more than I thought I would. Something like a bright version of China Glaze trendsetter (click <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.sg/2013/07/china-glaze-trendsetter-china-glaze.html">here</a> to see what Trendsetter looks like).<br />
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Took this bottle shot to show you the gorgeous subtle shimmer inside it, it is very difficult to capture once on the nail. Don't you love this! I wish the shimmer would translate onto the nail just like that, unfortunately it doesn't.<br />
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Below I took 2 shots of the end result, one in flash and one without flash. The shot without flash shows the color how it really looks like, this is a very very accurate picture of the end-result.<br />
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The flash will bring out the depth with the shimmer, but makes the color too yellow-toned, and not as color-true.<br />
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Below the colors I have collected this spring and summer from this Wide nails range, I think my favorites are the blue (full review click <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.sg/2013/07/nail-art-field-of-flowers-with-face-it.html">here</a>) and this green. And this pink is so nice too! They are all so pretty <3 How to choose! I saw some darker colors in the stores the last few visits, some dark purple and green, maybe I'll have a go at them next month.<br />
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Do you like the Wide Nails range? What do you think of the bruch? Which colors are your favorites, and your least favorites?<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166906710395300567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689920994815734588.post-15867280947700038322013-08-31T14:27:00.000+08:002013-11-11T14:01:45.790+08:00China Glaze - PastelsHi! I'm going to show you some pretty China Glaze pastels today! It's not spring, but who cares! Anyway, here in Singapore it's always summer anyway.<br />
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Something Sweet, Sweet Hook</td></tr>
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It's been a while since I posted.. I've been pretty busy with work and housework, and my nails are in a horrid state, making me very unwilling to post anything. They were already short because of practising my guitar, and after doing a lot of housework all 10 of them split entirely and I had to cut them down to the meat again. *sniff sniff*<br />
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Anyway, I finally took out my pastels given by my colleagues for my birthday and did a skittle with them. I finished with a fine glassfleck topcoat called White Cap.<br />
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For a full review on White Cap, please click <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.sg/2013/08/china-glaze-white-cap.html">here</a>.<br />
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Something Sweet, Sweet Hook</td></tr>
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They look a little pale here, they are all slightly brighter (except the Lemon Fizz, that one is slightly more muted) in real life, but these colors are all really hard to photograph. There is also no sun at all, making it harder to get a good shot >.<<br />
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The below pictures are all taken in daylight - shade. I have a more color-accurate picture at the end for you, without White Cap, which was taken with flash.<br />
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<b>Lemon Fizz 80941</b><br />
I actually reviewed this color already, click <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.sg/2013/08/china-glaze-lemon-fizz-and-gaga-for.html">here</a> for the post. The color is from the Up and Away collection spring 2010.<br />
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This is a very good yellow, good coverage in 2-3 coats, creamy and pigmented. Easy to apply, self-leveling. Love it! It is slightly more muted and pale than the picture. Beautiful, baby-chick easter yellow.<br />
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I did some nail art with this yellow as well, if you're keen, you can click <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.sg/2013/08/nail-art-pansies-china-glaze-lemon-fizz.html">here</a>. Only now I realize I already worn this color 3-4 times in 1 month time, that's like.. a record. And it's a yellow. I suppose that just says how nice this color is~<br />
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<b>Refresh-mint 80937</b><br />
This color also comes from the Up & Away collection for spring 2010. overall I really like this collection.<br />
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I don't know where to start on this color though, this was a disappointment since I first got it. It was on my to-get-or-not-to-get list for a long time. And I was looking for a pastel green for a while, and this one is so popular and I liked many of the swatches I had seen online. I actually craved for something like.. Gargantuan green grape by OPI. Faithful to China Glaze as I am, I tried looking for something like that in their line, but could not find it.<br />
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When I got this.. I couldn't find anything green inside the bottle.. some greyish pale blue, like the sky in winter in Europe, when it's cloudy for days and days in a row. Only in certain lights can I see the slight green tinge to it.. and this is in my humble opinion, not mint-green AT ALL! Like, not at aaaalllll! Only certain lights (artificial light mainly) will reveal green, in any other light looks like a dirty grey/pale blue. It does turn out quite nice with White Cap, a bit of a winter-snow manicure, but just not the color I intended to get. I don't want to make this color appear to be awful, I know so many girls love love love it, but I am not one of them. I think I am just disappointed it wasn't what I was looking for. And it brings out the red in my skin ever so slightly.<br />
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The formula is pretty okay on this one, very pigmented and full coverage in 2 coats, but it is a bit streaky and thick. You need to apply it with a lot of care, and try to apply it evenly.<br />
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<b>Kinetic Candy 80735</b><br />
This is a color from the Elektropop collection for spring 2012. Another collection that I love.<br />
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This may look similar to Refresh-mint from the pictures, but it is much warmer, really baby-blue. I love this, the color is very nice and the formula is fantastic. The picture is too pale, it is darker in real life. The color goes well with my skin tone. I am sure I'll be using this quite a lot! Will be nice to use as a background for nail art too.<br />
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It applies like a dream, very smooth, self-leveling, opaque in 2 coats. Wonderful formula, especially for a light white-based color! Not too thick or thin. This is one of my favorites from this bunch.<br />
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<b>Something Sweet 80932</b><br />
I was looking for a pastel pink, and there are many around. After much researching, I decided on this one, because I like the collection it was launched in (Up & Away) and I like the soft warm baby-pink. Also read good reviews on the formula.<br />
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The color is just what I wanted, very warm soft pale pink, though it doesn't look as good with my skin tone as I would want to. However, the formula is not the greatest. I needed 3 coats for full coverage and it tends to get streaky and patchy, it doesn't level out as well so you need to apply this with a lot of care. I think it worked best using 1 thin layer to start with, let it dry well, then apply 2 more coats, use a more generous last coat so it will level out easier and applies a bit smoother.<br />
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I guess the efforts are worth it as the color is so sweet. I also wonder how this compares to the more recently launched Pink-ie promise (Avant Garden spring 2013). And it looks even sweeter with White Cap on top. Real life color slightly more blue-tones than shown in the picture. It's not so peachy colored.<br />
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Overall a nice color, okay-ish formula, but there might be similar colors out there with a better, more pigmented and buttery formula.<br />
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<b>Sweet Hook 80745</b><br />
Sweet Hook is another color from the spring 2012 Elektropop collection. This might be my favorite of this bunch! The color is a very sweet pink-leaning lilac, I absolutely love it! I like it more without White Cap. Dires up very shiny by itself too!<br />
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Actually, this toetsie-picture is really color accurate! Taken with flash. Sigh, really love this color so much, and very flattering for my skin-tone.<br />
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Like a rainbow unicorn, right? I'm still not sure whether I prefer with or without White Cap, it makes it a bit too sweet for me with the shimmer.. Picture taken with flash.<br />
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<b> Without White Cap:</b><br />
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Something Sweet, Lemon Fizz, Sweet Hook</td></tr>
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The above picture was taken with flash, and is pretty color-accurate for all colors except lemon Fizz. Lemon is slightly lighter in real life.<br />
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<b>And the winner is:</b><br />
My 2 favorite colors (and also the best formula): Sweet Hook and Kinetic Candy.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166906710395300567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689920994815734588.post-21402108995935499952013-08-31T14:26:00.001+08:002013-11-11T14:02:50.288+08:00China Glaze - White CapHello, I'd like to show you White Cap, a glassflesk shimmer from the Anchors Away spring 2011 collection. And come on, what a cute name. It reminds me of little white mushrooms and little leprichauns. =x<br />
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I didn't like this collection too much, but I love the China Glaze glassflecks so White Cap got my attention. Would it turn any plain polish into a glassfleck!? Well, almost! because this is great for layering!<br />
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<b>White Cap 80970 - </b>I am not sure if this fully qualifies for a glassfleck, but they sure look like it. The shimmers are floating in a semi-transparent milky formula. Application is easy and smooth. I have not used it often, but it is fun!<br />
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You can use it as a normal polish too, but I don't like the look much. The gold glow of it makes your nails look really yellow and gross. (My nails are already yellow and gross without it, so it's even worse xD) It is really much more suitable for layering over other colors, and I am pretty sure that's what China Glaze intended for this color.<br />
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The actual color is hard to determine, it depends on the light. In most lights it looks like a silver shimmer, but in the sun it turns gold, and under artificial light, it even turns to a multi-color pastel shimmer! Do you know how Snow Globe looks like? The color shift is similar to that, pastel like pearlescent twinkles.<br />
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Used as a top coat it gives your polish an almost pearl-like or frosty finish. It really shape-shifts depending on the light. A very fun polish to play around with.<br />
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I took many pictures to show you what this color looks like, but it's so hard to capture! The above picture, made under natural light (shade) shows the pearlescent quality and the fine glassfleck shimmers. The flecks look silver while the overall glow is gold. It's magical!<br />
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I tried to photograph how it looks when it shifts to the fairy-like multi-colors, but it proof impossible to capture. Only the above shot, which is a horrible shot it inself, shows a slight sparkle of green and yellow. You'l have to take my word for it.<br />
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And this is how it looks like when worn layered over a base color, shown different colors:<br />
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As soon as I have shots of White Cap on other, maybe darker colors, I'll update this post. I also should post a swatch of the color on natural nail. And I am sure this would look amazing on plain black creme, or gray. Once my current mani wears out, I'll update this post with more looks. <3<br />
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If you are curious about the pastel colors used in the above picture, please click <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.sg/2013/08/china-glaze-pastels.html">here</a> for a full review.<br />
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<i><b>08-09-2013:</b> </i>Hi, quick update for you! I took some swatches with darker colors for your comparison. I quickly did these swatches a few days back, my friend wanted to borrow White Cap so quickly made swatches so I could pass my bottle to her. I don't have too many creme's, I chose those I thought would turn out nice.<br />
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The colors I used below to show you are: L-R: Fuchsia fanatic, Life is Rosy, Exotic encounters, Westside warrior and Call of the wild (all China Glaze colors).<br />
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I think my favorite combi's are Exotic Encounters (from the 2012 autumn Safari collection) and Westside Warrior (from the 2011 autumn Metro collection). Like a mermaid's tail, very pretty and I kept looking at them! The combi with Call of the wild somehow reminds me a little of Wagontrail, an oldie from the (was it 2005?) Rodeo collection. But it's a little dark for my liking.<br />
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I really disliked how it looks with Life is Rosy, very grandma hehe. if you are interested in a full review for Life is Rosy, you can click <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.sg/2013/07/china-glaze-life-is-rosy-my-first-post.html">here</a>, it's pretty cute by itself.<br />
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And the combi with Fuchsia Fanatic.. I came to the shocking discovery... This is exactly like the China Glaze glassfleck called Strawberry fields! I tested my friend, who loves Strawberry fields, and asked her if she liked my polish. She straight away said "That's Strawberry fields"! But it was Fuchsia Fanatic + White Cap. Well, maybe it'll give you a better idea of the kind of finish this polish will bring you. Below my thumb next to my bottle of Strawberry fields, sorry for the blur shot! I wanted to show the shimmer, but it wouldn't want to show well in a clear shot.<br />
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Do you like white Cap? Do you use it for layering or on your natural nail? What base colors do you like to use under White Cap?<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166906710395300567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689920994815734588.post-18064540660296462632013-08-08T20:46:00.006+08:002013-08-08T21:02:16.228+08:00Nail Art - Pansies with China Glaze Lemon FizzHello, I did a bit of simple nail art today, and want to share it with you. It's pretty easy to do, all you need is a dotting tool and nail polish.<br />
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I used China Glaze Lemon Fizz and Gaga for Green for the base. If you want to know a bit more about the base colors, click <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.sg/2013/08/china-glaze-lemon-fizz-and-gaga-for.html">here</a> for the full review.<br />
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For the flowers, I used Solar Power, Gothic Lolita, and of course, Fancy Pants! Fancy Pants is the perfect pansy-blue! If you are keen to see a full review for the shades Gothic Lolita and Fancy Pants, you can click <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.sg/2013/07/china-glaze-fancy-pants-and-gothic.html">here</a>.<br />
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I just used a medium dotting tool to dot on the purple-blue leaves, then added the middle heart of the flower in yellow with a fine dotting tool. The leaves are drawn with dotting tool as well, and I used gaga for Green for them.<br />
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I already added a fast-dry top coat (Seche Vite) to the base color and let it dry well, before I started drawing the flowers. To make sure my base is dried properly and won't smudge any more (I'm so clumsy). I used another coat of Seche Vite once the flowers were a dry enough. So the flowers are trapped between 2 layers of top coat.<br />
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It's pretty easy, so you can even use your left hand to carefully make these tiny cute flowers. (Or your right, if you're left-handed =P) I promise, anyone can do this! you don't need a super steady hand for it.<br />
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Pansies and violets are one of my favorite flowers! They're so sweet and colorful! You can just change the colors and turn them into anything, white, yellow or pink daisies! You can also experiment with the background. These can be turned into anything you like!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166906710395300567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689920994815734588.post-36362356359190158732013-08-08T20:37:00.002+08:002013-08-08T21:22:36.180+08:00China Glaze - Lemon Fizz and Gaga For GreenHello! Today I tried this polish which was gifted to me for my birthday.<br />
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This is <b>Lemon Fizz</b> 80941 by China Glaze, and it's a pale yellow pastel creme. This color is from the fantastic 2010 Up and Away collection for spring. And it definitely calls Spring! It reminds me of daffodils, sunshine, Easter and also of creamy butter on a piece of toast.<br />
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Surprisingly, for a yellow, a pastel and a creme (3x nail polish horror), application is pretty okay. Really! In fact, better than some of my other pastels in pink and blue. I needed 3 coats to cover up all the patches. But it is really pigmented and creamy. I started with a thin coat, then applied 2 generous coats. It did not level out fully, but after using a top coat (I used Seche Vite) the result was quite smooth!<br />
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The above pictures looks a bit brighter than the color actually is. It is more soft, pastel baby-chick yellow. The below pictures taken in natural light are more color-accurate.<br />
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I quite like this color. It's very sweet. The color is a little pale for my skin, maybe I just need to get used to it as I never wore this kind of light color before.<br />
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But I did a little nail art on it, if you want to see it, click <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.sg/2013/08/nail-art-pansies-china-glaze-lemon-fizz.html">here</a>.<br />
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I combined it with a beautiful green color called <b>Gaga For Green</b>, which was a little surprise for me. This is definitely a kind of jelly finish, not a creme! And application is fantastic! The color is a beautiful warm medium green, like grass. It is warm, but at the same time it's bright!<br />
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I did 3 coats, but 2 would have been enough as well. So maybe it is a bit more pigmented than the average jelly. Dries up extremely shiny like jellies do, and the color is really amazing, I absolutely love this, the formula and the color! I have the same color in my living room, see! I should give a full review when I am wearing this as a full mani, here it's just 2 nails. More like an experiment to see how it would look with lemon Fizz as I thought the bottles together looked very spring-y and fun.<br />
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My nails are so uneven lately. I picked up playing the guitar again and to be able to press down the strings, you need to have your nails short. So now my left hand constantly has short nails, though I'm trying to grow back my thumbnail a bit. And then my right hand, the middle nail keeps breaking and splitting. Such a mess. Lucky I can cover up most damage with my polishes anyway =p<br />
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Quite a short one today! I'm quite tired, because my husband took me out shopping and I got some new clothes, and we went to eat ramen together. Such a sweet hubby. <3<br />
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Do you like Lemon Fizz or gaga For Green? Do you have any of them?<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166906710395300567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689920994815734588.post-59733130662908950722013-08-05T15:32:00.000+08:002013-08-05T17:44:33.099+08:00China Glaze - I'm With The Lifeguard and Turned Up TurquoiseI am really in the mood for brights lately, and recently I was gifted China Glaze I'm with the Lifeguard, which is my first true neon and suits my mood completely. I am absolutely loving it! I am combining it with Turned up Turquoise right now, a combination I personally love. This manicure makes me so so happy =D<br />
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The bottle shots look muted and blue-toned, please do not refer to them for the color as they are not very accurate. I do apologize for this. Please refer to the other nail shots for the colors, which are all pretty color-accurate ^_^<br />
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Both are neons are both have a fine shimmer inside, which is one reason to love them even more. The shimmer makes them easier to apply and gives them a little extra something, these babies pop and make an amazing summer manicure. Or, actually any time of the year. I don't care, whatever makes me happy~<br />
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<b>Turned Up Turquoise</b> is from the China Glaze 2008 Ink collection. I'm not sure how the rest of this collection is like, this is the only one I own and tried before. It is a beautiful bright true turquoise shade.<br />
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I did 2 medium coats for this mani, but as it was a little patchy here and there, I did some touch ups which are now invisible. The pigmentation is really good for a neon. The trick with this one is to not be too stingy with the amount you put on your brush, to apply with very little pressure, and not to touch up/re-stroke on fresh strokes until your coat dried. I did that, and it caused me to have cuticle drag, which is so hard to cover up! Though this one let's you patch up without looking too obvious, so that's great. So 2 medium coats, + here and there some touch up.<br />
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The polish levels itself out pretty well. Just remember to be careful not to put too much pressure on the brush. All in all, the formula for this one is pretty great. Not too thin, not too thick, no flooding and very pigmented.<br />
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<b>I'm With the Lifeguard</b> is from the China Glaze 2012 Summer neons collection. A very good collection with good formulas and nice colors. Splish Splash and Pink Plumeria are two other of my favorites from this collection. Lifeguard is a beautiful bright neon green, and I believe this color has been launched due to the great demand for a re-launch of Limonyte - A long-since discontinued and amazingly popular cult-status color by China Glaze which looks nearly the same, though I do not own it. Let's all hope Lifeguard will make it into China Glaze's core collection.<br />
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The formula for this one is a bit more thin, and it is a bit more tricky to work with. Because the color is so bright and contrasts with your skin so much, every little patch is visible. I used thin coats to slowly build up opacity, this is 4 coats. I would have gone with 3, but I know photos will show up patches not visible to the naked eye, so because I want to share it with all of you, I did a forth, very thin coat to cover up some minor patches.<br />
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It looked a little bumpy as well, did not even out so good. But with a top coat this is fixed pretty good. The trouble is totally worth the beautiful color result.<br />
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The above photo is pretty true to the real color. It's that bright! All pictures are made in the direct sunlight, unless otherwise stated. I have no garden or balcony (sobs), so in the few hours the sun hits through my bedroom window, I try to quickly go and make all my swatch pictures hehee.. I also knocked something and now there is this crater on my middle finger.. grr! Hate it when that happens. Kindly ignore it. I'm not gonna patch that up because I know I'll only be making it more obvious rather than hiding it. ^_^ Talking way too much, back to the polish!<br />
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These will, as expected, dry up matte (below picture, also see how bumpy Lifeguard looks without topcoat?) When they do you can barely see the shimmer. But once you put your top coat it's like magic, all the shimmer starts coming out. It's gorgeous!<br />
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I used Nail Tek II for my base and top coat. Shiny and will make it last the whole week! (And my nails are so weak and brittle so that if I don't use Nail Tek, they'll just snap double and ruin my whole mani). If I should have any Holy grail, this product surely must be it.<br />
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I think both shades are fan's favorites. I certainly adore them. I couldn't chose a favorite out of the two. Well, if I must.. I'm With The Lifeguard! Hehe.. China Glaze is so good making this type of colors. I also put it on my toetsies! Wanna see how that looks? I know, looks a little messy, but no one is going to notice that until you make a picture, so I don't care. ^_^<br />
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I love how this kind of brights make you look tanned. I feel like going under the sun now, maybe I go for a cycle in the park after I finish my laundry. Oh before I forget, I give you my full hand shots, so you can see how the end result would look. These are all pretty color-accurate~!<br />
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What a great start of august, and a great start of my 'mini summer holiday'. Ahh what shall I do next? I have so much time for myself! I think I am going to the park now and bring my book. I'll finish my laundry tonight. I promise ^_^ have a great week to all of you, whether you're free from school, whether you're working, or whatever you do~!<br />
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With love, EileenAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166906710395300567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689920994815734588.post-91771452429792215632013-08-03T12:17:00.003+08:002013-11-17T13:12:21.404+08:00China Glaze - Sunsational - That's Shore BrightToday I want to show you this very cool color from the 2013 Summer collection Neons on the Shore/Sunsational. This collection is devided in 6 cremes and 6 jellies. I have read many reviews and was very unsure whether to get any, as so many girls are so negative about the formula. I really loved this purple creme, and as people have been saying this has the best formula out of all the cremes, I went for it.<br />
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<i>Update 7 November 2013:</i> *I have finally gotten myself Too Yacht to Handle and Highlight of my Summer, from the same series, as well! You may find Highlight of my Summer over <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.sg/2013/11/china-glaze-sunsational-highlight-of-my.html">here</a>, Too Yacht to handle <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.sg/2013/11/china-glaze-sunsational-too-yacht-to.html">here</a>.*<br />
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No regrets! This is That's Shore Bright, a beautiful creme, not quite neon, but definitely bright! The shade is amazing, very unique to me, and I love it the same way I love Gothic Lolita, which is another China Glaze shade that is in the same league, a gorgeous medium red-leaning purple. See Lolita's full review <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.sg/2013/07/china-glaze-fancy-pants-and-gothic.html">here</a>. I actually think I will love all cremes in this collection, and now I have tried this one, I am feeling pretty safe to try the rest. Because, really:<br />
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<b>The formula is pretty good</b>! Especially for a creme AND a neon. We all know how hard cremes can be to apply, and I do have a personal problem with cremes. If the formula is bad or thick, I will never get it on smoothly. But really, and this is coming from me, this formula is not bad! I did 2 thin layers for the pictures below, and coverage is fantastic. Very pigmented! Because 2 thin layers is enough, you can avoid this from getting too chunky or uneven. So go easy on your amount and it should come out just fine. Application is pretty smooth and creamy, thickness is just nice, no flooded cuticles and no chunks.<br />
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What I did experience is that I had some swirls of white pigment on my first few nails, so you gotta shake your bottle very well before using it. The polish does level itself, but not as much as I would've liked. Be gentle on your brush strokes, and remember to use thin layers!<br />
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It dries up in this beautiful satin finish (see below picture, please ignore the smudges, I don't clean up until I'm all done hehe). Everyone who used neons before, will know that neons dry up matte. And I will always, always put a top coat to make it shiny and to make the color pop. Well, this is actually the first polish I would wear on it's own, because the finish is so amazing and cool. It's not matte, it's like satin, and it feels like satin too! I keep touching it =X I did use a top coat though, to make it more durable (my precious Nail Tek II). The dry time is, this being a neon, very fast, which is another thing that I love about it.<br />
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This is one of my favorite polishes for this summer. And the formula is pretty good, <b>so girls, do not hesitate on this one because of bad formula reviews. </b>It's really not so bad.<br />
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I am going to get the other cremes next month (save up hehe) and I am expecting Sun of a Peach and Highlight of my Summer to be the worst formula-wise, as those type of colors are usually pretty horrible to apply. But then, if this beauty can make it, how bad can they really be? I'll just have to find out myself because I love love love all the swatches I have seen from them. I will post on them when the time comes.<br />
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Here are the other pictures (all artificial light) I have for you for That's Shore Bright:<br />
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I am not so into the jellies part of this collection, the only 2 colors that speak to me are Isle see you later and You drive me coconuts. But as Isle see you later is so so sheer,I might just pass, and I am still not sure about Coconuts, as I have NO bright neon pinks yet and not sure if it would suit me.<br />
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Oh, I have one more shot for you, which is a comparison to some random pink and blue colors, as to give you a better impression of where on the rainbow this color fits in. You see it leans much closer to Strawberry Fields, which is a hot pink, than to the blurple Fancy Pants and blue Splish Splash. So it's a really red-leaning purple. I love this kind of purple! How about you?<br />
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This post is a happy start of my holiday! My birthday is coming soon and as my own birthday gift, I took the whole week off! I am not returning to office until august 14! My dear colleagues have gifted me.. *drum ruffles*.. nail polishes! Actually, we all have wish lists so as to make sure we buy each other gifts we really like/want. Is that cheating? Who cares! Anyway, so I'll have a lot of fun testing those out over the coming week.<br />
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They're all pastels, I have been desperately avoiding them out of fear for not matching my pale skintone and the thick patchy formulas and my great fear for creme application. But hey, sometimes we gotta step out of our box and get in for some pleasant surprises! Since I discovered China Glaze my fear for cremes has somewhat lessened and slowly my collection is getting some really pretty, gorgeous and good formula cremes. I think I'm going to love these pastels too. Get ready for pastel reviews over the coming weeks. <3 Hope you have a great weekend!<br />
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I received my 2 bottles from the on the Horizon collection today! Oh joy! I was really looking forward to these, but was a little cautious as these are my first feather polishes and I wasn't sure how they would turn out to be. I chose You're a Hoot and Flock Together. I still have my eyes on All a Flutter, maybe I splurge on that one next month. These babies don't come cheap, they're about 25% more expensive than your usual bottle (I paid SG$9.50 for these from an online local seller). Which is another reason I didn't dare to buy too many.<br />
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If I see my bottles, and the rest of the colors (Light as a Feather, Flying South, All a Flutter and Party Fowl) it seems they keep using the same few colors of 'feathers', and then throw them inside different bottles in different combinations. I would have liked to see some more variation, like forest green or shocking pink. But overall they look really nice. All polishes in this collection consist of a clear base packed with very small matte bar glitters, they're only about 1-1.5mm in length. <i>A little update: removal of these was surprisingly easy! Perhaps because the glitters are so narrow, the polish remover gets underneath more easily. That is another big plus, as removal makes many of us reluctant to wear glitters sometimes.</i><br />
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The formula for both is pretty similar. It spreads pretty evenly, you need to work a little to get the sides covered, but if you try working from the outside to the inside, it works quite well. Two generous coats gives a pretty good coverage! I have made swatches with 1 layer and 2 layers for you to see. But you can also choose to put a thinner layer, and use it as a top coat on top of a fun base color. So you can use them for many different looks, use your imagination! The second layer became a little bumpy, 1-2 layers of top coat will make it shiny and even. Seche Vite would work wonders, but as I don't have that right now, I used China Glaze first and last. I had some feathers sticking out a bit, but I just gently wiped the side with my finger to smoothen it. No big deal.<br />
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Surprisingly, I really love these, will probably get All a Flutter as well! Oh did I mention that already? Actually All a Flutter was my first pick, but wanted to try something different for a change.<br />
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<b>You're a Hoot </b>Honestly, whatever color this would have been, I'd have gotten it just for the name. I love owls and this is just so cute! The colors are really owl-ie too, and I can just imagine this with China Glaze Desert Sun and some Konad Owl stamps *drools* Really happy with this one. There is a lot of pastel yellow and soft orange, and a bit of black accents. Very feathery and owly! Well done China Glaze *clap clap*.<br />
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You can see how good the coverage is after just 1 coat! My coats are quite generous. This was taken without flash, with artificial light. Bottle shot is very color accurate, for both Hoot and Flock.<br />
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<b>Flock together</b> Well, after seeing preview pictures of this color, I was really excited. It looked forest green with baby blue and black. Hmmpf! I ordered this and then saw swatches coming up and realized it's yellow with baby blue and black! I was initially disappointed, but prepared for the worst, when I got my bottle today, I really loved it! Seeing it on the nail, loving it even more. So maybe it was faith, I accidentally stepped out of my comfort zone - I would never have ordered it if I knew it was yellow and blue - and ended up liking it very much!<br />
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Quite a fun color, isn't it? I have read reviews saying the light 'feathers' are lime-green, but to me, they're a highlighter yellow. Hmm yes, this is growing on me more and more.<br />
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Now, for the round-up some full shot pictures, which may help you get a better idea what they'l look like when worn.<br />
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Sorry for the weird half-shot. I only now realized this, but as this is the sharpest shot I could get, I'll post it anyway. =P<br />
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In case you're wondering, I was experimenting on the application on my thumb, I just dolloped the polish on, had a little patch, added another dollop here and there to fix patch, and really, you can be pretty messy with this polish, it doesn't drag or smear and doesn't get too bumpy, you won't see it where you have fixed it. Great! Let's get messy and polished up!<br />
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I just added this picture, so you can see how these look when used layered on other colors. I was playing around and used Solar Power (ring) and Peachy Keen (middle, for full review please click <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.sg/2013/07/china-glaze-peachy-keen-and-bahamian.html">here</a>) to match with You're a Hoot, and Towel Boy Toy (Pointer) and That's Shore Bright (pinkie, for full review please click <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.sg/2013/08/china-glaze-sunsational-thats-shore.html">here</a>) to match with Flock together. All base colors are by China Glaze. Really like Towel Boy Toy and Flock Together.<br />
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I absolutely love these, no regrets on splurging almost 10 bucks per bottle at all! My only worry is that they might finish faster than normal polish as glitters usually do, so I might save them for special occasions and I-Feel-Sorry-For-Myself-Feel-Good-Manicures.<br />
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I have a hard time deciding which of these 2 is my favorite! Maybe they're getting a shared first place. =3<br />
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Which one is your favorite? Getting any of them?<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166906710395300567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689920994815734588.post-86364971273656675702013-07-29T14:24:00.002+08:002013-08-03T12:35:33.129+08:00China Glaze - Fuchsia Fanatic - PedicureHello! I am still sick, actually I have been sick the whole weekend, laying lethargic on my bed, drowsy from the medication. Today I am starting to feel slightly better, and because I have been bored to death this entire weekend, I played with my polish a little bit. Pulled out this color from the 2012 Spring collection Electropop (what a beauty was that collection, wasn't it?).<br />
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Actually, this is a color I am still surprised at picking up, because it is so.. normal. It is just a plain magenta pink creme. But it is bright and cheerful! Maybe that's what made this one stand out for me. Application is great too, very pigmented and 2 thin coats will give perfect coverage. No messy, gloopy layers. =D It evens itself out nicely, just gotta look out for bubbles. I still have problems applying cremes, they're so difficult to apply! Even when I think 'ohh so nice and smooth', when it dries, I see the bubbles appear. It's such a heart ache. Or when they don't level out well.. Eek! Dry time is pretty good too.<br />
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Anyway, I have put this on my toes (Now I think of it, I don't think I ever used this color of my fingernails much). It's such a cheer-up! Best remedy to any sick girl: a pretty polish on her nails.<br />
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I had a very hard time photographing this one, it wants to look red. I got a few shots that are pretty close to the real thing. 2 coats (second coat is a bit thicker, because my big toenail has such a big surface, it'll dry too fast if I use thin coat and will start dragging half-way through applying). I used China Glaze First and Last as my top coat. (Do NOT use this as a base coast! But as a top coat it's great, very shiny and okay dry time.<br />
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Well, enough gibberdigibber. On to the pics =)<br />
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Why doesn't Blogger allow me to rotate this picture! *Frustrated*. Anyway, here's a Swatch with my finger. I made it so you don't have a gape at my funny wriggly toes the whole time. This is 2 thin coats + top coat. This is how bright the color really is when the sun shines on it! It can be cute, it can be cool and funky too!<br />
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My rabbit always gets very jealous when I do my nails. He will follow me through the house when I'm trying to find good spots for color-accurate pictures. His nose ended up in this picture, but as this was the most color-accurate, I'll post it up. Bunny's Blog-tribute hehee..<br />
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This is with flash, taken in an entirely dark room (you try funny things when color doesn't want to come out pink and bright, well, it worked!). See how bright this is! It will look like this under the sun!<br />
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This was taken in natural light. This is more how the color will look in the shade. Ignore the blue feet.. scary o.o<br />
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Well, for a color that is not that unique, I already typed way too much. It's good to have this type of basic color in your stash. You can do all kinds of styles with them. From girlie to rock chick to formal dinner party, it will all work!<br />
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Now I better get back to bed and rest. My headache is coming back as well. I go take my drowsy medicine and take a nap =) Have a good week ahead!<br />
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Which brand/color do you have in this shade? Which magenta pink is your favorite?<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166906710395300567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689920994815734588.post-74456665536644354072013-07-26T23:10:00.000+08:002013-11-04T17:22:48.807+08:00China Glaze - MahoganieHello! It's friday night and that means it's weekend! I am anxiously waiting for my order of 2 bottles from the brand-new On The Horizon collection (I ordered Flock Together and You're a Hoot). Hopefully I get them next week so I can show them to you. While waiting, I pulled out this slightly older polish, but not less beautiful!<br />
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This is China Glaze Mahoganie, and it is one of the 50 specialty glitters that came out a couple of years back. I had to do some digging to get it over here in Asia, but was so happy when I found it! I love the warm brown color, I find that a lot of browns out there just lean much too red. And I love holographic glitter, so this is perfect. It also makes you look so sunkissed! The only thing I shudder at, is the moment when I have to remove this glitter-packed mass from my fingers... *faints*<br />
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The 50 specialty glitters was an amazing collection. I mean, 50 glitters! I got my paws on 2 others from this collection: One is Atlantis, a stunning dark teal with similar glitters as Mahoganie. And the other one is mahoganie's little brother, Ginger. That one was even harder to come by over here. All these beauties have been discontinued, sadly enough.<br />
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So the color, it's a beautiful warm medium brown, and it is really packed with fine silver and holographic glitter. Once this baby is under the sun, it's amazing! So much colorful glitter! And like I said before, I love how warm this color is and how it makes you look so tanned.<br />
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The application is also really good. If you wanted to you can get away with one coat, but as I prefer to start with a thinner coat for better drying time, I did 2. That was last night.. then I played my guitar and I messed up my half-dried polish. So today I put a third coat + top coat (Nailtek II) for these pictures. But really, 2 coats is usually more than enough for this highly pigmented buttery baby. Very creamy, self-levelling, very easy to apply. I would advise you to use topcoat to make the surface more smooth (a bit bumpy) and shiny and to make the glitters pop out better. Looking at my photos, I could even have done with a second top coat as it still looks slightly gritty. <i>Update: Next day I added another layer of top coat, it's much smoother, see photos for the result =)</i><br />
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Get it while you can, because I think availability is limited.<br />
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Look at those pretty shiny glitters! The bottle shows a more red leaning color, that is not there in real life. It is a true brown. The pictures in artificial and natural light are pretty color accurate though.<br />
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The above picture is very color accurate, and look at that holographic microglitter! Like Fairy Dust!<br />
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Sorry, I couldn't resist taking this pretty brown with my owl curtains =3 Looks a bit too red again, because of the flash. But shows the glitters really well!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166906710395300567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689920994815734588.post-72009751396396807422013-07-21T12:05:00.001+08:002013-11-04T17:23:54.676+08:00China Glaze - Trendsetter and IngridGoodmorning! Last night I re-did my nails with China Glaze's Trendsetter and Ingrid. You probably have noticed by now I rarely wear 1 color entirely by itself. I love playing with colors and combining colors that compliment each other. I love how these 2 go so well together. I have been putting the bottles together many times but it never made it on to my nails yet. I love the result! Like some kind of tree fairy. Maybe I should try put some Konad fairy stamps on it when I get bored with them in a few days time. =P<br />
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<b style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></b><b style="font-weight: bold;">Trendsetter</b> is a color from the Autumn 2011 Metro collection. It is a beautiful yellow-tones green with mild glassfleck shimmers inside. Let's get one thing out of the way first. I have read many reviews stating this is a mustard yellow, and I don't understand the universal agreement on this statement. It is absolutely a green, not mustard-yellow! A yellow-toned green, but green nonetheless. If my mustard ever turns this shade of green it's going straight into the garbage. Well, that is said and done. I feel much better. =x<br />
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I adore this color, it's so unique and amazing and fun to wear. I love all these olive and mossy kind of green shades, I think of all colors I have the most greens (followed by blues/purples).<br />
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The glassflecks add a beautiful dimension to the nails, but they are not too obvious from a distance. They aren't here to make your polish glittery and bling, they're here to give the color more depth. The application is absolutely fantastic, some of my nails are done in 1 coat! It is incredibly pigmented, China Glaze did a very good job on this one. It is an oldie but still available anywhere online, grab it while you can!<br />
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<b>Ingrid</b> is a China Glaze classic, though I only picked it up quite recently. It was part of the Vintage Vixen collection for Autumn 2008, but is now part of the core collection. From the bottle I admit I was a bit bored out by it, I'm not usually a fan of these kind of taupe shades and classify them 'boring and neutral'. However, I was so wrong about this color! The golden shimmer inside turn this boring taupe in a totally wearable and beautiful soft brown! And it really glows, it's not the standard taupe neutral at all! Slowly getting used to this color and falling in love with it. this is only the second time I'm wearing it since buying it.<br />
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The application for Ingrid is very good as well, but definitely need 2 coats. Just apply the first coat a bit thinner, and let it be patchy and streaky. A second, medium coat will cover all of that up nicely. I recommend a top coat for both to make the shimmers and glassflecks come out better.<br />
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Let's get on to the photo's. All are done in natural lighting (no flash), though the sun wasn't out this morning. they are pretty color accurate. I tried to make some close-up shots for you to show the mild shimmers and glassflecks inside of these beauties.<br />
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Hmpf! I hate it when I spent a lot of time getting my polish to look smooth and flawless, then when I make pictures they suddenly reveal to be messy, bubbly, aweful! Then when I look at the real thing, I swear they look so neat and nice! I don't know how all those big bloggers get their nails to look so flawless - I just use a q-tip with a bit of acetone to clean up, I don't use a fancy brush, even if I did it wouldn't turn up so smooth -, cuticle-less - I refuse to cut my cuticles away entirely, they're there for a reason girls! - and whatever else they do to make it so picture-perfect. These are a normal every day girl's mani, I post them for my own entertainment and I hope maybe there are some girls who find the information useful when choosing their polish.<br />
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Well, talking all together too much already, let's go on to the other pictures then!<br />
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The mild glassfleck made this unique color even more special. Love!<br />
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I couldn't get the gold shimmer to come it well, it is very mild, but gives this color so much more depth.<br />
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You know I like full-hand shots! This is what it will look like. =)<br />
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My favorite of the 2 is definitely Trendsetter! Which one do you like? Do you have any of them?<br />
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Going to cycle to the park later with the husband and enjoy some fine sunday afternoon sunshine. =) Have a good sunday!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166906710395300567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689920994815734588.post-60161035026165648212013-07-19T19:46:00.001+08:002013-11-04T17:27:10.252+08:00China Glaze - Watermelon Rind - Pedicure with Face It MX311Yea.. so I know this is a bit unusual, but I did this on my wriggly toetsies and really liked how it turned out. So I wanted to share it with you.<br />
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The base color is China Glaze - Watermelon Rind. This is a color from the amazing Summer Days collection, including 6 gorgeous glassflecks the way only China Glaze can do 'em. If you asked me to pick a favorite, I couldn't! They are all so nice!<br />
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It is a little sheer, but 2 thin coats and another 1 or 2 generous coats does the job to make it fully opaque. You got to apply carefully so you don't flood your cuticles, as the formula is a little bit thin, but nothing to complain. The color is a beautiful dark forest green, sometimes it is a bit too dark for me but today I felt like wearing it.<br />
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I combined it with this bar glitter from The Face Shop, for full review please click <a href="http://eileendiaries.blogspot.sg/2013/07/face-shop-face-it-festival-nails.html">here</a>. With the glitter it doesn't appear so dark, and even though your covering a bit of the pretty glass flecks, I don't mind as I find the total effect is so pretty and glittery. And because of the dark base color, the glitter is not too in your face as well.<br />
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Here's the pictures. All pictures are made with natural lighting.<br />
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And blasted, I <strike>forgot to</strike> didn't take pictures of the color before putting on those glitters, I should've done that.. I was a little busy today. That makes me horribly chaotic. Cheers.<br />
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I actually put Towel Boy Toy on my fingers today, but I forgot to make pictures, did a lot of housework (I was off from work), and then took pictures. When I transferred them to my computer I was like holy moly because they showed really horribly how much tip wear they had suffered, so I'll postpone that one for another time when I redo my nails with them again. So sad. Just a toe-post this week. Hehee..<br />
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Have a good weekend!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166906710395300567noreply@blogger.com0