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.
Exotic Encounters - 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!
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.
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| China Glaze - Exotic Encounters - Under the sun |
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.
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.
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| China Glaze - Exotic Encounters - Sun |
I love how forest-y and green it looks here *love*
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.
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Exotic Encounters and Your Present Required - 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 here.
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.
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| China Glaze - Exotic Encounters and Your Present Required - No top coat |
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| China Glaze - Exotic Encounters and Your Present Required - With top coat |
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| China Glaze - Exotic Encounters and Your Present Required - With top coat |
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| China Glaze - Exotic Encounters and Your Present Required - With top coat |
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. ^_^
And.. it's weekend Hmm.. what shall I put on my nails this weekend? I guess you'll find out soon!
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