China Glaze Summer Neons!

Hey Everyone! Just got these in and I couldn't wait to share with you! I haven't wanted an entire collection in forever, but I just HAD to have this one!! So I caved and bought the entire China Glaze Summer Neon Collection! I will try to do real swatches, but in the mean time, here is a cool Instagram Pic!

Holo Hump Day!!!!

Hello fellow nail polish lovers!! Today's mani is another one decided by one of the polish facebook groups I'm in! It's holo hump day (hence the title!) and basically, anything holo goes! For this look I used three polishes from the China Glaze Kaleidoscope collection. I started with 'Octa Gone Wild', then 'Kaleidoscope Him Out', and finished with 'How About a Tumble'. I just free handed stripes... it kind of reminds me of cotton candy - - well, HOLO cotton candy!!!

*Also, please ignore the cut on my pointer!! I cut myself chopping an onion!*

Hope you all have a great Wednesday!!! 

Let's Groove

Hey guys! So tonight I was going polish my nails with one of the Hits Mari Moon duo-chrome polishes. They are fairly sheer on their own, so I was scouring my stash for a good polish to use underneath. I settled on China Glaze, "Let's Groove". It's a somewhat dark red based purple, with a pink sheen. After I applied it, there was no way I was covering it up. I guess this is the first time I have used this polish because I had no idea how pretty it is!! I love the pink shimmer in it, but what really surprised me, is what appears to be blue shimmer too! I will end up putting the duo chrome over it (probably tomorrow night), but for now, I am admiring this little gem!

I tried to change the lighting so you could see the pink and blue sparkles!

Have a great day and week!! 

Rainbows of Neon

Hi everyone! I have for you what I think might be the coolest mani I have ever done! I am going to just get right into it!

 I started with two coats of China Glaze "White on White".

Then, using the Color Club "Poptastic" Collection (all but the lightest pink color), I free handed stripes. The lines aren't anywhere near perfect, but honestly, I love the way it turned out! I like how the colors sort of blend into each other!

Color Club: Pucci-licious, Chelsea Girl, Twiggie, Almost Famous, Wham! Pow!, Warhol

I wore it like this for two days and received many compliments! The white underneath really makes all the colors pop, and it is just so much fun to look at! It is pure happiness! After I finished this look and was staring at it, I decided I was going to either stamp over it with black polish or use black crackle polish to achieve the look of that paper that is colorful underneath covered in black and you scratch away at it to reveal a colorful design. Kind of like this:

Magnetix

Hello Everyone!! While I was visiting the supply stores over the weekend, I noticed one of the stores got the new China Glaze Magnetix polishes in. The way these polishes work, is first, you paint your nails with the polish. Then, while, the polish is still wet, you hold a provided magnet over your wet nail for approximately 10-15 seconds. There are magnetic particles in the polish that will be drawn to the surface when the magnet is applied. This will in turn make a fancy design in the polish, resulting in a two-tone color design! The magnet provided by China Glaze has three design options: diagonal lines, arrows, and a star. I tried the start design first, and I was not impressed. I had that magnet SO CLOSE to the nail that I could see the magnetic particles start to pull up the polish towards the magnet (and many times this resulted in the polish being smudged from touching the magnet) but I just could not get a good design!!!!! I will try again with the other patterns, but for now, these are my results:

China Glaze Magnetix - Instant Chemistry

Have any of you tried these yet??

Electropop Lights!

Hello lovely readers!! Today I have a great new collection to share with you. I know there have been a lot of posts already of the China Glaze Electropop Collection but I wanted to add mine! This collection consists of 12 polishes - six make up the "Brights" package, and six make up the "Lights" package. I have the "Lights" to show you guys!

First up is "Fuchsia Fanatic" This is a bold, vivid hot pink color, and is somewhat jelly-ish in texture. It was pretty opaque in two coats, but they were thicker coats. Two thin coats might result in some visible nail line. 

Next up is "Dance Baby". This color is a light, dusty, blue-based pink. I know I took multiple pictures, but somehow only ended up with one after uploading! Here is two coats:

Then we have "Kinetic Candy". This is a really pretty light, pale, blue-green. I really like this color for spring! Here is two coats of  "Kinetic Candy":

Next is "Electric Beat". This is a pale, light, gray-blue creme. Another pretty one for spring, this gave full coverage with two coats:

Then we have "Sweet Hook". This is a really pale, light, pink-lavender polish. Normally I don't like such pale colors, but this one is actually really pretty. I think it would make a great base polish for stamping, or for adding fun glitters to. Here is two coats:

Last up is "Gothic Lolita". This polish is a bit different from the rest, in the fact that it has pink/purple microscopic shimmer to it! On first glance it looks like a plain creme polish, but on a closer inspection, it has a little pizzazz to it! Here is two coats of this beauty:

Hope you enjoyed these!! I think it's a great spring collection!

Wisteria vs Gothic Lolita

Hi everyone! Just a quick comparison post! A reader of mine commented on my Picture Polish, "Wisteria", post saying she thought it looked similar to the new China Glaze Electropop color, "Gothic Lolita". I actually just picked up the "Electropop Lights" collection, so here they are together! As you can see, they are actually not that similar. Wisteria is more blue based, while Gothic Lolita is more red. Also, Wisteria is a pure creme polish, while Gothic Lolita has a pink, shimmery sheen to it. So there you have it! Both beautiful polishes, but different enough to own both :)

Picture Polish Wisteria and China Glaze Gothic Lolita

Thanks for the great question, Polish lover! :)

Glitter Madness!

Hey everyone!! I finally ventured out and found some supply stores in my area. (FINALLY. I seriously was going through withdraw). I didn't have a lot of time to look around when I went (just an excuse to go back), but I was able to grab some of the China Glaze new holiday glitters. Today I am going to share my favorite one, which is: "Marry a Millionaire". It's purple and teal glitter overload... tiny glitter, bar glitter,  it's just an amazing party in a bottle! This is 3 coats with only a clear base underneath:

I know this is dark, but I LOVE how it shows the colors!!

Overall, I think the next time I wear this polish I am going to layer it. It provided pretty full coverage, but I want no nail to be seen. Regardless, I love it!

Haunting

Hi guys! So Halloween is fast approaching, and many of the manufacturers have released some sort of Halloween collection. I have picked up various ones from here and there, so today I am going to share 'Haunting' by China Glaze. It's a black polish with silver glitter. Easily opaque in two coats, this is a fun alternative to a straight black polish. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Still Kickin'!!!

Holy moly everybody! It's been a while! Last Saturday I left for San Antonio for a business trip. It went great, and I LOVE TX! It was my first time there, and I seriously have a thing for San Antonio. I got to explore the Riverwalk and visit the Alamo... it was great!

The Riverwalk

I got back yesterday and am trying to get back in the swing of things. I have another business trip the second week of August, and then, I'm moving to California the last week... if I am not around for a while, please forgive me! I just have a lot going on during the month of August, and planning this move across the country is not helping my stress level! 

Today I wanted to share with you a crazy tape design based off of a previous color I had already shown you. Last week I had on Electric Pineapple from China Glaze, and before I took that color off I decided to expand on it a little bit. I added stripes of 108 Degrees and Senorita Bonita (both by China Glaze and also from the Island Escape Collection) over the Electric Pineapple and thought it made for a fun, funky wallpaper looking design!

Natural Light

Artificial Light

Thanks for reading! :)