China Glaze Colors From The Capitol (Part 2)

Hey guys!

Today I have 2 more polishes from the Colors From The Capitol Collection. 

Agro is a metallic olive green base with small gold shimmer.  I only used 1 coat and it went on perfectly.  The only issue I have, is that the metallic finish really highlights any imperfections on the nail.

China Glaze Agro

China Glaze Agro with Luxe and Lush

Hook and Line is a frosty platinum polish.  Application was a pain!  I used 2 coats to get full coverage, but it ends up drying really streaky.  I really wanted to love this color, but I don't think it's going to happen :/  As soon as I get it on, I want to remove it. 

China Glaze Hook and Line

China Glaze Hook and Line with Luxe and Lush

Check back tomorrow for the last 2 (and favorite) Hunger Games polishes that I chose! 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

K

 

China Glaze Colors From The Capitol Swatches

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Today I have some swatches and comparisons for a few of the Colors From The Capitol Collection for China Glaze.  I chose to do these 3 first since they aren't overly fun.  I want to save the fun ones for later on! 

For each swatch, I added a coat of Luxe and Lush  Luxe and Lush is a clear base with chuncky mylar flakes.  All of the pictures are photographed with a flash, and with 2 coats of polish.

First up is Dress Me Up.  Dress Me Up is a warm rose creme. 



Dress Me Up



Dress Me Up with Luxe and Lush

Next up is Fast Track which is a light gold creme base with gold shimmer.



Fast Track





Fast Track with Luxe and Lush



Finally, we have Foie Gras which is a dusty purple/greigh creme.

Foie Gras

Foie Gras with Luxe and Lush

Foie Gras with Luxe and Lush
no flash with artificial light

Here is a comparison between Fast Track and China Glaze Knotty.  In the bottle they look different enough.  But once on my nails I could barely figure out which was which!  The formulas were nearly identical.  They're both on the sheer side, but build up well.  Fast Track is a little "dirtier" than Knotty while Knotty has more of a yellow tone and has a "milky" look to it.

(From L-R)
One coat Fast Track, one coat Knotty,
2 coats Fast Track, 2 coat Knotty

Bottle shots of China Glaze Fast Track and Knotty

For some reason I was convinced that I had a bunch of dupes for Foie Gras.  But when I went to look for them, I couldn't find any!  I did however find some colors that were somewhat similar.  Below is Foie Gras compared to China Glaze Below Deck and Street Chic.



Below Deck, Foie Gras, Street Chic, Foie Gras





Bottle shots of Below Deck, Foie Gras and Street Chic


They are definitely completely different colors.  The only thing they have in common is the creme finish and the wonderful application.  These colors aren't anything amazing or unique, but they're definitely key colors to have in your collection.  They're trendy yet work appropriate.  Tomorrow I will have some of my favorites from this collection.

Thanks for stopping by!

K

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Glitterific Leopard Print Mani

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I have a really fun mani to share with you today.  For this mani I used OPI Spark de Triomphe which a clear base with silver and gold glitter, and OPI Show It and Glow It! which is a fuchsia pink glitter with bits of multicolored glitter.

I started off with 2 coats of OPI Spark de Triomphe.  Then using plate m57, I applied the leopard print design with Konad Special Polish in Black Pearl.  For some extra sparkle, I used OPI Show It and Glow It! to fill in the leopard spots. 

Leopard print mani
w/flash

no flash with artificial light

As far as application goes, Spark de Triomphe went on perfectly.  It's pretty thin and sheer, but it builds up nicely.  Show It and Glow It! is another story.  I've had this polish for about a year, and I have always had problems with it.  It gets really thick and goopy, even with tons of polish thinner.  The brush is also really big and full at the end, making it hard to work with.  Hopefully I just got a bad bottle.  But even though it's a pain, it's still one of my favorite OPI polishes.  Overall I think this mani turned out pretty good.  It ended up taking me longer than I planed, so I kind of rushed it and didn't do the cleanest job.  It's always fun to play around with image plates, but it can be a little time consuming!

Thanks for stopping by!

K

China Glaze Blonde Bombshell

Hello all!!

Today I have Blonde Bombshell from China Glaze's Eye Candy collection.  Eye Candy is one of 2 collections released for Holiday 2011.  I'm a sucker for anything glitter, so I had to snatch this one up along with the rest of the collection.....woops! 

 

China Glaze Blonde Bombshell w/topcoat

I love the color, but it doesn't seem to get along well with my skin tone.  Application was pretty smooth for a glitter polish.  It wasn't too thick, even though I used 2 coats for full coverage.  On my accent nail I stamped a leopard print design from Bundle Monster plate m57 with Konad Special Polish in Black Pearl.  I normally don't use the Konad Special Polishes, but this was given
to me as a gift.  I find that Sinful Colors Black On Black works just as well.  However, it is recommended that you use the special polishes for best results.

Thanks for stopping by!

K