China Glaze - Grape Juice

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 :)

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!

The others I have collected are: Watermelon Rind (for which I did a post here, 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.






Grape Juice 80225 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!

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~

China Glaze - Grape Juice - Sun

China Glaze - Grape Juice - Sun

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.

China Glaze - Grape Juice - Outdoor shade

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?

Happy holidays!

China Glaze - Goldie but Goodie - Christmas Manicure

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!).

China Glaze - Goldie but Goodie

Goldie but Goodie 81349 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.

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.

Another cause for celebration is this: it is very very pigmented, one careful coat could be enough! I did two thinner coats instead.

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.




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!

China Glaze - Goldie but Goodie - Direct sunlight

China Glaze - Goldie but Goodie - Indoor lights

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.

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 here for a full review of this shade.

China Glaze - Goldie but Goodie and Running in Circles - Direct sunlight

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.

China Glaze - Goldie but Goodie - Full hand shot

I am wearing Just-be Claws on my toetsies! You may click here 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

Manicure: Goldie but Goodie + Running in Circles. Pedicure: Just-be Claws

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!

China Glaze - Just Be-Claws - Christmas 2013

China Glaze - Just Be-Claws

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 here.

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.

China Glaze - Just Be-Claws

Just Be-Claws 81390 - 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.

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!

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.

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).

China Glaze - Just Be-Claws

China Glaze - Just Be-Claws

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!

China Glaze - Just Be-Claws - Full hand shot

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 -!

What do you think? What is your favorite red?