Stash Swatch Initiative: China Glaze History of the World

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Today, I have another polish from The Giver collection to show you. This one is History of the World.

China Glaze History of the World. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

History of the World is gorgeous, dusty blue-purple creme. I think this is my favorite from the entire collection! It is just lovely, and I think it will my go to fall mani color.

China Glaze History of the World. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Swatches today started with one coat of Duri Rejuvacote plus one coat of Sinful Colors Nail Hardener. After that, I only needed two effortless coats of History of the World to reach a nice finish. I topped this with one coat of Seche Vite. This polish has a great formula, which applied without issue.

China Glaze History of the World. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

I purchased my bottle recently from Sally Beauty. Pick these, and any others you like, up from the collection when you see it because even the caps say "Limited Edition". They won't be around long!

China Glaze History of the World. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

More soon! ^_^

Stash Swatch Initiative: China Glaze Friends Forever, Right?

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China Glaze Friends Forever, Right? Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Today, I have a brand new polish swatched up for you! This is Friends Forever, Right? from the new China Glaze limited edition collection, The Giver.

Friends Forever, Right? is a super pale pink creme polish. It is so pale that it does look like a soft white in some lighting.

China Glaze Friends Forever, Right? Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Swatches today are two coats of Friends Forever, Right? over a base of Duri Rejuvocote plus one coat of Sinful Colors Nail Hardener. I topped this with one coat of Seche Vite. I was incredibly impressed with this polish. Usually pale polishes apply poorly, but this is superb! It self-levels nicely, and I didn't have any problems with streakiness.

China Glaze Friends Forever, Right? Indoors, natural light, no flash.

I purchased my bottle a few weeks ago at Sally Beauty. I was just there a few days ago and this collection AND the new fall collection from China Glaze was out on the shelves!

China Glaze Friends Forever, Right? Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

More soon! ^_^

Stash Swatch Initiative: China Glaze Ghoulish Glow

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Today's swatch is a bit different - this is China Glaze Ghoulish Glow. I love the name and the ghost on the bottle!

China Glaze Ghoulish Glow. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Ghoulish Glow is a glow in the dark topcoat that leaves a slightly matte finish. I used two coats of this over yesterday's China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy swatch. It glows faintly yellow, but my camera picked up orange, which I thought was weird. Anyway, this applies easily without any issues. But, I was a bit disappointed in this one. The glow is weak and fades pretty quickly, especially compared some of the other brands out on the market today. Maybe I'm just not doing it right? I placed my fingers right next to a bright light bulb for a few minutes, but I still only got a weak luminescence from the polish. Oh well, it's still fun (if only for a short time!).

China Glaze Ghoulish Glow. Indoors, no light.

I purchased my bottle last year around Halloween from Sally Beauty supply. I seem to remember hearing that it will be back out this year as well.

More soon! ^_^

Stash Swatch Initiative: China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy

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Today I have a gorgeous neon for you to see! This is China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy!

Flip Flop Fantasy is a crazy light (pastel?) orange/coral (melon?) neon polish. It is hard to describe and even harder to photograph, so keep that in mind...

China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Swatches today started with one coat of Sinful Colors Base coat. Then I used three coats of Flip Flop Fantasy, and finished that with one coat of NYC In New York Minute. This polish is far more opaque than I expected, so there is no need to use a white base coat. However, the first coat goes on streaky. Patience is needed during application because it will bald and drag. I've heard that this polish has been reformulated and is different from the original version. I think I have the latest rendition, because I picked it up recently from the re-promote display of the collection.

China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

This is really bright, and it tweaked my camera out for pretty much every shot. This deep shade capture is the best I got. The rest of my lightbox pictures are too washed out.

China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

I purchased my bottle recently from Sally Beauty. It's a unique and welcome addition to my collection.

China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

More soon! ^_^

Stash Swatch Initiative: China Glaze Be More Pacific

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This is China Glaze Be More Pacific!

China Glaze Be More Pacific. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Be More Pacific is a crazy green creme. I'm not sure what to call this one -- I can see it as a pastel lime or a neon celery. The day I bought it, I thought it looked like the perfect 'celery' colored green, but once I put it on, it was much brighter yet retained the same hue.

China Glaze Be More Pacific. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Today's swatches are one coat of Duri Rejuvacote, one of Sinful Colors Nail Hardener, two coats of Be More Pacific, and one coat of Seche Vite. This polish has an excellent formula. It is very fluid and glides on smoothly.

China Glaze Be More Pacific. Indoors, natural light, no flash.

I purchased my bottle recently from Sally Beauty.

China Glaze Be More Pacific. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

More soon! ^_^

Stash Swatch Initiative: China Glaze Bat My Eyes

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This is China Glaze Bat My Eyes from 2013's Halloween Collection, Monster's Ball.

China Glaze Bat My Eyes. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Bat My Eyes is a fun mix of burnished gold glitters in a black jelly base. There are tiny, extra small, and small hex glitters, plus a sparse sprinkling of iridescent bar glitter. It makes for a dark and intriguing polish.

China Glaze Bat My Eyes. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Swatches today are one coat of Sinful Colors Base Coat, two coats of Mat My Eyes, one coat of Gelous, and one coat of NYC In a New York Minute. The formula here is a little thick, so thicker coats are necessary. I dabbed on my first coat and found that if it wasn't dry, the second coat caused some balding. But, I only needed two coats total for this look today.

China Glaze Bat My Eyes. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

I'm loving the complexity and tone of Bat My Eyes. I do think I might like it layered even better, but either way it's unique and marvelous!

I purchased my bottle directly from Sally's when this collection was new, however, Head2Toe Beauty still has it available.

More soon! ^_^

Stash Swatch Initiative: China Glaze Itty, Bitty, & Gritty

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Today's polish is Itty, Bitty, & Gritty from China Glaze.

China Glaze Itty, Bitty, & Gritty. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Itty, Bitty, & Gritty is a bright coral texture polish. This is a creme version of a texture polish, if you will, because it has no glitter. Just textured pigment that dries somewhat matte, but I can still see shine on the flat bits of polish where there is no texture.

China Glaze Itty, Bitty, & Gritty. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Swatches today are two coats of Itty, Bitty, & Gritty over my usual base combination of Duri Rejuvacote plus Sinful Colors Nail Hardener. I didn't have any problems with application.

This polish is so fun -- it's bright and beachy. The texture is perfect. I really enjoyed wearing this as a full mani, and I think I'll be putting it on my toes next!

China Glaze Itty, Bitty, & Gritty. Indoors, filtered sunlight, no flash.

I purchased my bottle on clearance at Sally's a few months ago. I think this collection was released last summer, so it's on it's way out. Head2Toe Beauty still has the whole collection available.

China Glaze Itty, Bitty, & Gritty. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

More soon! ^_^

Stash Swatch Initiative: China Glaze United

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This is China Glaze United!

China Glaze United. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

United is a full-coverage microglitter polish. The microglitter is deep pink, light pink, gold, and holographic silver in a clear base. It's hard to focus on the individual particles, and, as a whole, this polish is lovely. It sparkles like crazy!

China Glaze United. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Like yesterday's polish, this one was swatched way back in August. So I'll be guessing at swatches today. This was probably one coat of Sinful Colors Nail Hardener, three coats of United, one coat of Gelous, and one coat of NYC In a New York Minute or Seche Vite. Similar to China Glaze I Herd That, this polish builds to opacity easily and without complications.

China Glaze United. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

I think I purchased this polish in one of my Head2Toe Beauty hauls, where it is still available.

More soon! ^_^

Stash Swatch Initiative: China Glaze Champagne Bubbles

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Here's another polish that has sat untried in my Melmer forever. This is China Glaze Champagne Bubbles.

China Glaze Champagne Bubbles. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Champagne Bubbles is a shimmery yellow-gold polish with a dusting of tiny silver hex glitters. It's unfortunate that this polish is so yellow-toned. I think it could have been epic if the base color was a lighter golden color, or a peachy neutral, which would've been more indicative of actual champagne. I think we would have gone absolutely crazy for a polish like that, but in it's current form, Champagne Bubbles is just a forgotten part of 2011's Let it Snow collection. Oh what could have been...

China Glaze Champagne Bubbles. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Anyway, swatches today are a base coat of Seche Clear, two coats of Champagne Bubbles, and one coat of NYC In a New York Minute. The formula isn't too thick and applies easily. Just take care not to overwork this one because it will start to bald a bit.

China Glaze Champagne Bubbles. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

I'm pretty sure I purchased this a long, long time ago from Head2Toe Beauty only because it was in one of the holiday gift sets that I wanted. The entire Let It Snow Collection, along with some of the gift sets, are still available here.

More soon! ^_^

Stash Swatch Initiative: China Glaze Glittering Garland

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Today's polish has been in my collection untouched for far too long. This is China Glaze Glitter Garland!

Glittering Garland is a deep evergreen jelly packed with gold and green flecks. It's lovely.

China Glaze Glittering Garland. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Swatches today are a base coat of Seche Clear, three coats of Glittering Garland, and one coat of NYC In a New York Minute. This polish is a bit thin and streaky on the first coat, the second is better, but I did need three coats for the best result. Other than that, this polish had no other issues, and application was easy even with the thin formula.

China Glaze Glittering Garland. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Green still isn't my favorite color for polish, but I have to admit that this is beautiful and festive! It looks beautiful in matte as well.

China Glaze Glittering Garland, matte. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Glittering Garland was a part of the China Glaze holiday collection in 2011 called Let it Snow. I purchased mine from Head2Toe Beauty, I think, where it is still available.

China Glaze Glittering Garland. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

More soon! ^_^

Stash Swatch Initiative: China Glaze Riveting

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I can't believe how long it's taken me to swatch this beauty! It is China Glaze Riveting all the way back from 2012's Capitol Colours collection.

China Glaze Riveting. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Riveting is a saturated orange polish full of orange and gold glass flecks. It is fiery and gorgeous!

China Glaze Riveting. Indoors, artificial light, with flash.

Swatches today are a base of Duri Rejuvacote, two coats of Riveting, and one coat of Seche Vite. This polish has a great formula. It flows smoothly on the nail for a perfect mani. One coat is nearly enough. No issues to report.

China Glaze Riveting. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

It's been quite awhile, but I think I picked this up at Sally Beauty when the collection was newly released. Head2Toe Beauty still has the collection available if you missed out!

China Glaze Riveting. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

I've got some super Halloween nail art using this swatch as a base for my Nail of the Week post tomorrow--see you then! So, more soon! ^_^

Stash Swatch Initiative: China Glaze Sun-Kissed

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I have yet another neon polish from last year's China Glaze Summer Neons Collection. This one is Sun-kissed.

China Glaze Sun-kissed. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Sun-kissed is a super neon yellow with a matching shimmer. This yellow leans a little green, and it is eye-searingly bright! Unfortunately, I chose to wear this one when the sun was hiding, so no direct sunlight shots to show. On second thought, that might have been a blessing in disguise because I'm not sure my camera would've handled it anyway!

China Glaze Sun-kissed. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Swatches today are a base of Seche Clear, three coats of Sun-kissed, and one coat of NYC In a New York Minute. Formula on this is pretty good. It dries fast, and it does dry matte. No issues to report.

China Glaze Sun-kissed. Indoors, artificial light, with flash.

I can't recall where I purchased this bottle from, however, it was likely Sally's. Sally's won't have this one in stock anymore, but head on over to Head2Toe Beauty because they still have it available along with the rest of this collection!

China Glaze Sun-kissed. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

More soon! ^_^

Stash Swatch Initiative: China Glaze Pool Party

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Today I am excited to show you one of my favorite pink polishes! It's a really great match for the sweltering heat we have today. This is China Glaze Pool Party!

China Glaze Pool Party. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Pool Party is a searing neon pink, that leans a little orange. It is super bright, and I wear this on my toes all summer. It really stands out. This is the first time I've had it on my fingers, and I think it is even more awesome now!

China Glaze Pool Party. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Swatches today started with a base coat of Duri Rejuvacote, two coats of Milani White on the Spot topped with Seche Vite, then two coats of Pool Party, and one final coat of Seche Vite. The formula on this is nice. It glides on smoothly, and it dries matte, as neons normally do. The only thing of note here is that there is some sheerness to this, so an unevenness during application will stand out (especially in the sunlight!). I chose to layer it over white to really make the brightness pop.

China Glaze Pool Party. Outdoors, direct sunlight, no flash.

I'm not too happy with these pictures as far as color accuracy goes. This is much brighter and more orange leaning than my new light box set up would lead you to believe. The outdoors shot is actually a little closer to true, but it is still not completely right.

China Glaze Pool Party. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

I'm pretty sure this polish has moved into their core line because I found it in the normal China Glaze display at Sally's not too long ago.

More soon! ^_^

Stash Swatch Initiative: China Glaze Glam-more

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I have another special effect polish today. This is a crackle from China Glaze called Glam-more.

China Glaze Glam-more. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Glam-more is a pinky-purple, berry colored micro-glitter crackle polish.

China Glaze Glam-more. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

For swatches today I've used one coat over yesterday's Ruby Wing Wildflower swatch plus a coat of NYC In a New York Minute. I varied the thickness of my coats on each nail, trying to get an idea of the different ways the polish will react. The thinnest is on my thumb and thicker on up to my ring finger. The formula on this is weird. It's like a clear coat with micro glitter, so it goes on rather thin. I didn't think it had enough coverage when I put it on thin enough to crackle well (see my thumb), but if I layered it on heavier, it didn't crackle enough (ring finger).

China Glaze Glam-more. Outdoors, sunlight, no flash.

This is a fail for me, I really wanted a good contrast between the crackle and base polish, but this thin, glitter type formula made achieving that difficult. Glad I picked this up on clearance at Sally's! Maybe I can use this in a crazy glitter sandwich or something. At least the berry color is pretty!

China Glaze Glam-more. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

More soon! ^_^