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China Glaze 2013 Happy HoliGlaze

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Good afternoon!

Today I have six shades from the 2013 China Glaze Holiday Collection - Happy HoliGlaze to share with you. The shades I have are the glitter and foil shades. They are all incredibly sparkly and eye catching, the colors are vibrant. While some are traditional colors, others are a bit of a twist on the holiday theme.

Just Be-Claws. Two coats. A bright red with foil type shimmer. Good application, very Christmas-y.

Mingle With Kringle. Two coats. A gold yellow foil loaded with more bronze-y bigger flakes. I really like this one a lot, which was a surprise.

This Is Tree-Mendous. Three coats. A microglitter packed with light green and evergreen glitter. The formula was really smooth and thin despite the density of glitter.

So Blue Out With You. Two coats. An icy blue foil that looks really electrifying. I'm so glad this wasn't a frost!

All Wrapped Up. Three coats. Another microglitter, this one is muted blue based purple.

Put A Bow On It. Three coats. A fuchsia micro glitter.

The formula on all six were very good. I liked in particular that all the microglitters were wearable on their own because they were nice and dense, but not thick.

Have you picked up any of these sparkly holiday shades? The other half of the collection is also beautiful, glitters and other foil shades.

CosmoProf North American 2013 Recap, Part II

Saturday, July 20, 2013

Good evening! Tonight's post is part II of my CosmoProf North America recap. Let's start off with a bang, shall we? The China Glaze booth was incredibly crowded because everyone was buzzing about the unveiling of Geláze, the new line of gel polishes!

China Glaze has taken 36 very popular shades and created their own gel system, complete with different gel bases for various types of nails, prep and removal products and an LED light.

A smaller consumer size will be available at Sally Beauty Supply as soon as August. Thrilling right? I am so bad at changing pedicure colors, now I'll be able to have Flip Flop Fantasy on my toes for weeks at a time.

Here's a look at China Glaze's upcoming collection called On the Horizon. Feather glitter! Personally I'm crazy for this stuff because I happen to like bar glitter (so long as it is not the wide chunky kind). I have other pictures and information on other collections too, but can't reveal them until it gets closer to their arrival dates, stay tuned for that!

Let's talk Seche for a moment. Seche Vite is still my go-to top coat for speedy manicures and I go through bottles of it every year just swatching polishes. Recently they have expanded to include polish line and now there will be a full line of creme shades. These are all supposed to be one coaters, which I find really exciting.

The fall Seche collection is called Clever and Confident. I really like how the shades look together, I can't wait to try them to see if they really are one coaters. Wouldn't that be absolutely great for nail stampers?

One of the brands new to me was No Miss. You might have seen their products in Whole Foods or other natural food stores as their line is very geared towards healthy products. Check out this crazy big chocolate lip balm! It smells just like Tootsie Rolls, ridiculously scrumptious.

I had the pleasure and honor of meeting THE ZOYA! She is really a joy to talk to. Melissa of the Daily Nail, Katherine of Manicure Addict and I chatted with her for two hours about everything from the influence colors can have to India, Russia, China and even yoga and classical music.

It didn't happen... unless you post about it on Instagram, right? Hah!

I already swatched Zoya Fall 2013 Cashmeres yesterday, but check out those Satins.

I felt like it had been a while since Nubar popped up on my radar but they are back at it with a bunch of new collections. Above we have Wild West.

Eden might be the most exciting for me because I love the looks of those cremes. That green! That latte shade! That ORANGE!

Alter Ego, an entire collection of jellies with big opalescent glitter. How did we get so lucky? The golden one up front is really quite beautiful. Actually they all are.

That wraps it up for today! Come visit again tomorrow for the last official part of the recap and on Monday I'll have pictures of blogger/indie brand meetups.

What new collection excites you the most out of the ones I've shown you today?

IG Franken Giveaway + China Glaze Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away Collection Press Release

Monday, November 19, 2012

Just a little housecleaning, as my nails are in horrible condition and I managed to burn my swatching arm so the things I want to blog about right now must wait. I did however, want to tell you about a giveaway that I'm having on Instagram. It's for five mini bottles of my frankens. For additional information, find me on IG as @MakeupWithdrawal and check out this picture for details!

Another thing is the China Glaze Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away Collection: I am SO excited for these shades! I don't know what it is, but the mixture of glitters and electrifying cremes has me so excited. Courtesy of DNA PR:

Whirled Away – Black and white collage glitter
It’s a Trap-eze – White cream base with multi glitter
Escaping Reality – Neon raspberry pink
Surreal Appeal – Rich coral crème
Def Defying – Lime green crème
Running in Circles – Cilantro green shimmer
Hanging in the Balance – Cerulean blue crème
Water You Waiting For – Shimmering blue green purple
Creative Fantasy – Grape neon
Bend Over Backwards – Pepper red shimmer
Igniting Love – Hot tamale red crème
Get Carried Away – Multi-sized black and red collage glitter with black crème

Are you excited for these shades? Own any of them yet?

Info provided by DNA Public Relations.

Complete China Glaze New Bohemian Collection: Swatches & Review

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Hey folks,

Last week I showed you guys two of the polishes that I received for review from the China Glaze New Bohemian Collection. They were so cool, I went ahead and ordered the rest from Transdesign. Imagine if you will, a very sheepish blogger sitting behind her desk right now. That'd be me. Anyways, I swatched them all together and I have the complete set to show you.

Deviantly Darling. I absolutely adore this one, a green/teal/blue multichrome. Perfect in just two coats, really pigmented.

Swanky Silk. A straw gold/pink/peach multichrome. I really love this sort of color, it's just so neat looking. Three coats. Good color shift.

No Plain Jane. A purple to bronze duochrome. Three coats, medium duochrome shift.

Want My Bawdy. Deep indigo. No real duochrome shift, but very rich and imperial looking.

Unpredictable. A green/teal duochrome, strong shift. Three coats.

Rare & Radiant. A gold/green duochrome, very bright. Three coats.

The formulas on these varied. Deviantly Darling was the best, it's so pigmented that I think that it'll stamp very well. Want My Bawdy and No Plain Jane were on the thinner, less opaque side and really needed all three. The rest were in between the two.

I really like these polishes! Even though some don't have a very strong shift in color, my inner magpie is still delighted with how reflective and sparkly they are, and I am very pleased that I have them all now. Again, I know that some of the colors in this collection have dupes out there, but I quite happy to pay less than $4 each for the ones that I ordered from Transdesign compared to the $8 Nicole by OPI or the $18 Deborah Lippmanns.

Which luster chrome is your favorite?

Some of the products featured were sent to me for review, while others were purchased by me. For additional information, please refer to my Disclosure Policy.

Some China Glaze New Bohemian Swatches & Review

Friday, August 3, 2012

I received two very interesting polishes in the mail yesterday. Two bottles from the newest China Glaze Collection- New Bohemian. They're very, very reflective polishes that absolutely dazzle.

First, I have Rare & Radiant. This color might look pretty familiar by now, I would call it an reincarnate of Chanel Peridot, Jessica Iridescent Eye, Gap Gold Rush, OPI Just Spotted the Lizard. A bright, intense gold color that transitions into green and teal.

The only other similar shade I own is Jessica Iridescent Eye (left). Rare & Radiant (right) has a stronger duochrome and appears more reflective to me, but also a little streakier and requires three coats where the Jessica needs two.

The other shade I have is Want My Bawdy. The duochome flash from blue to purple on this polish very weak, if it exists at all. However, it is a lovely color- the most saturated indigo indigo that is almost blinding in the sun. So, so very shiny. Pictures can't do it justice.

The formulas are on the thinner side, but apply very well. One thing that drives me a little nuts is the silver caps that China Glaze uses for specialty collections. They always chip or get scratched up, and look flimsy after that, which is unfortunate because their regular black handles are great. These shades stamp...but not as well as Jessica Iridescent Eye. However, I still really love these polishes. I love how intense Want My Bawdy is, and even though Rare & Radiant is not very unique, I like the pretty duochrome. In fact, even though I received these two polishes as press samples, I actually ended up ordering the rest of the collection. That's really rare for me! I know that a lot of the shades have similar counterparts in Nicole by OPI, Deborah Lippmann, etc but the China Glaze New Bohemian have a good formula and better prices and you can't really beat that.

Will you be picking up any colors from this collection? I like that the promotional pictures were very accurate this time around, in terms of color and duochrome. You better keep an eye out for them if you want them! This collection is limited edition. You can purchase these shades from the closest Sally Beauty Supply or online from etailers such as Head2ToeBeauty or Transdesign.

Products featured were sent to me for review. For additional information, please refer to my Disclosure Policy.