Swatch - China Glaze Happy HoliGlaze Collection: Part 1

Sorry for the wait! Here it is.. the China Glaze HoliGlaze collection Part 1!

First up, China Glaze Elfin’ Around

Elfin’ Around is a orange-leaning coral foil like polish with silver micro-shimmers, described by China Glaze as aluminum-like mirror finish. 

Application is very smooth and really easy to control. 

This is a one coater. I applied 1 coat on my index and ring fingers, and 2 coats on my middle and pinkie fingers but they just looked exactly the same so I guess you can safely go with 1 coats for all.

Next, China Glaze Santa Red My List

Santa Red My List is a raspberry pinky-red foil polish with silver micro-shimmers. Very pretty christmasy colour!

Application is great for this polish as well. The silver shimmers can be hardly be seen on the nail, but I guess they would be adding some sparkle when the lights hit on them?

You can get away with 1 coats for this polish, but 2 coats does makes it slightly darker & deeper.

1 coat on index & ring fingers, 2 coats on middle and pinkie fingers.

China Glaze Mingle With Kringle

Mingle With Kringle is a light bright gold foil polish with bits of coppery darker gold flakes. This polish reminds me a lot of Goldie But Goodie from the Autumn Nights collection.

Application is smooth, but the polish tends to create bald spots. I used 2 coats on all my fingers for this.

When I removed the polish, the gold flakes got all over my fingers and was a pain in the ass to remove. :(

Next up, China Glaze So Blue Without You

So Blue Without You is a beautiful turquoise-blue foil polish. Polish is more turquoise in real life than shown in the pictures.

Application is smooth and will require at least 2 coats to be opaque. Stain alert! I could see some blue staining on my nails even though I only had this on for like 10 minutes and I even had a base coat on. :(

It does seems like a lot of China Glaze's blues stains right?

China Glaze Just Be-Claws

Just Be-Claws is a really gorgeous bright red shimmer polish! Really common but is my favourite out of this half of the collection!

Application is super smooth like the others.. kinda like jelly! I had 1 coat on my index and ring fingers, and 2 coats on my middle and pinkie fingers. You can see how 2 coats made the polish more red and luscious.. much deeper and prettier!

So pretty! Classic red never gets old. I wonder how it compares with Ruby Pumps and Ring In The Red!

Last of this half, China Glaze There’s Snow One Like You 

There’s Snow One Like You is a white textured polish with matte white hex glitters in it!

I have to admit that the application for this is not at all smooth. With the texture and the glitter, the polish is really really chunky. The texture bits (?) was a little transparent/translucent as well and I got really confused when applying the polish, thinking that they were air bubbles.. -.-"

There’s Snow One Like You reminds me a lot more of crystallized salt than snow.

This is a polish that would probably impress your friends when they sees it during Christmas, but would be a pain in the ass to apply other times. I'm not kidding.. this is only 2 coats and it's so chunky!

Okay.. I might be exaggerating abit.. but it does feels really bad after 5 super smooth applications.

That's all for part 1 now. If you are interested, the HoliGlaze collection will be up for sale at http://polishalley.com really soon! 

Stay tuned for part 2! All the glitters will be there!

OPI Pink of Hearts 2013

Today I have some swatches of the OPI 2013 Breast Cancer collection!

Every year, OPI would release 1 - 2 pink related polishes in support for spreading breast cancer awareness and this year is no different. The polishes released this year are 'Pink-ing Of You' and 'More Than A Glimmer'.

In the pictures, I have about 3 coats of 'Pink-ing Of You' on my index & pinky fingers, 3 coats of 'More Than A Glimmer' on my middle finger, and 1 coat of 'More Than A Glimmer' over 'Pink-ing Of You' on my ring finger.

'Pink-ing Of You' is a cute bubble gum pink that dries a glossy jelly finish! I didnt have any top coat on but look at how they are reflecting the light! The formula is really smooth and lasted 3 days without top coat on me. Isn't that fantastic?

'More Than A Glimmer' is a really unique polish! It has a milky pale pink base filled with multi-sized pink, blue, green and gold glitters.. but that's not all! It's also a matte top coat! Isn't that amazing? Check out how it turns 'Pink-ing Of You' matte on my ring finger! *impressed*

One last photo for a closer look - OPI's breast cancer collection for this year is definitely one of the more impressive ones with the matte glitter top coat. If you have not, I would recommend you to grab this up since it's limited edition!

OPI Pink of Hearts 2013 is now available at http://polishalley.com. Do check it out! :)

China Glaze 2013 Christmas - Happy HoliGlaze collection!

Check out what I have! The China Glaze 2013 Christmas - Happy HoliGlaze collection!

I'm going to swatch them ASAP but I'm going to Batam for a short holiday this weekend! Hopefully I can get the swatches up soon!

You can't tell from the picture but one of the glitter wasn't screwed on properly and the base dried up.. I'll have to go get this one exchanged before I can swatch it. :(

Anyway, here's a list of the polishes!

• There’s Snow One Like You – White Texture (Limited Edition Texture)
• Elfin’ Around – Red-Rust with Aluminum-like Mirror Finish
• Just Be-Claws – Red with Aluminum-like Mirror Finish
• Santa Red My List – Pink-Red with Aluminum-like Mirror Finish
• Put A Bow On It – Magenta glitter
• Be Merry, Be Bright – Multi Magenta/ Purple Glitter
• All Wrapped Up – Midnight Purple/ Blue Glitter
• Your Present Required – Multi Size Colour Glitter
• So Blue Without You – Blue with Aluminum-like Mirror Finish
• Bells Will Be Blinging – Blue/ Gold Multi Glitter
• Mingle With Kringle – Fierce Gold with Aluminum-like Mirror Finish
• This Is Tree-Mendous – Green & Fine Gold Glitter
• Travel In Color Top coat

The Travel In Color Top coat is supposed to create an iridescent-like effect when applied over any color! Sounds so cool! And there's quite a few really gorgeous looking glitters too.. Cant wait to try them all out!

Icing Mint Choco Chip

Check out what just arrived! The ice cream themed Icing polishes!

I can't find exactly what is this collection called, but it's definitely ice cream themed. From left to right: Icing Deliciously Scrumptious, Icing Mint Choco Chip & Icing Choco Chip!

Today I have a swatch of Icing Mint Choco Chip because it's my fav out of these 3!

I'm so in love! Don't this polish look exactly like mint chocolate chips ice cream?!

Icing Mint Choco Chip is a blue toned mint creme polish filled with tiny black hex glitters and some larger black hex glitter. The smaller hex glitters are really super tiny, I only knew they were hexs from the photo.

Application was smooth and I have no problem getting the glitters out of the bottle.

If you are able to get your hands on this collection, GO GET IT!

Polish Used:
Icing Mint Choco Chip

Sunset Gradient Nails

Have been seeing a lot of very pretty gradient nails all around so I decided to do one too!

The colours combined really looked like the sunset sky, dont you agree? :)

The colours I used for this gradient are China Glaze Are You Jelly?, China Glaze Make Some Noise & China Glaze Riveting, and stamped with Bundle Monster plate BM-314!

China Glaze Riveting is really gorgeous when sponged as the base orange color will get faded and the gold shimmers shine through. So pretty!

I'm now tempted to do another gradient with light pastel colors!

Polishes Used:
China Glaze Are You Jelly?
China Glaze Make Some Noise
China Glaze Riveting

Swatch: Nabi Holographic Ocean Blue

This post is really overdue! Took these photos a while ago and only had chance to post them today!

Nabi Ocean Blue is a beautiful turquoise blue holographic polish with green flash! Love the color of this one! So gorgeous!

The only issue I have with this polish is I think it stains abit. Double up your base coat before using this.

The holographic effect for this polish is great, quite obvious even in indoor lighting.

If you are only getting a few colors, I would recommend this!

Polishes Used:
Nabi Holographic Ocean Blue

Swatch: China Glaze Halloween 2013 - Monster Ball collection

Okay! I'm finally done! Swatches of the China Glaze Monster Ball collection!

China Glaze's Halloween collection for 2013 is a glittery one and I must say some of them are really gorgeous!

Boring ones first.. First up is a textured polish - China Glaze Bump In The Night

Bump In The Night is a pure jet black textured polish similar to the ones previously released by China Glaze except that instead of drying matte, it's this shiny wet tar road looking finish.

Not my type of polish, but I know some of you are crazy over textured polishes. I still prefer the OPI glittery sands. :)

Next is China Glaze Boo-gie Down

I thought I would like China Glaze Boo-gie Down, but it ended abit meh for me.. China Glaze Boo-gie Down is filled with small, medium & large black hex glitters, some white hex & larger copper gold hex glitters and some black bar glitter in a clear base.

This polish reminds me alot of the Glitz collection. I think it could well be a Halloween glitz special. I used OPI Miso Happy With This Color as base and topped with one coat of China Glaze Boo-die Down.

China Glaze Bat My Eyes

China Glaze Bat My Eyes is a black jelly base polish filled with small gold hex glitters and some not very obvious gold bar glitters. The amount of glitters in this polish makes it a little thick but still manageable in terms of application.

I dont think this polish can be used as a topper.. Putting aside that it has a black jelly base, it's also much too thick.. I have two coats on in the photos.

In the day time.. Sorry for the chip over there. I think I actually do quite like this. :)

Bottle shot! really gorgeous right?!

Next up! China Glaze Howl You Doin'

I have mixed feelings about this one.. but looking at it long enough.. I think my decision is.. I like it. LOL

China Glaze Howl You Doin' is a dark purple jelly base polish filled with burple & fuchsia micro glitters and some larger irregular shaped orange glitters.

Does this polish look really familiar to you? Because I think it's really a copycat of OPI Merry Midnight & Orly Fowl Play.. but switching the flakies for glitters!

I'll do a quick comparison with both polishes when I got time!

Bottle shot! Does this convince you?

Last and my favourite! China Glaze Fang-Tastic!

China Glaze Fang-tastic is filled with small green, pink & purple hex glitters + some larger blue hex glitters in a clear base. I have one coat of China Glaze Fang-tastic over OPI My Vampire Is Buff in the photos.

Okay, I know my photos suck in showing how gorgeous this polish is.. but I'm really in love!!

Look at the bottle! You know what I mean? I'll snatch this up if I were you!

That's all for today! I think I have the China Glaze Horizon collection coming soon. So many swatching to do!!

BTW to all my Singapore readers, the China Glaze Monster Ball collection is now available for sale at http://PolishAlley.com

Swatch: Nabi Holographic Pefite Teal

Another Nabi swatch post while I'm still swatching the China Glaze Halloween collection. Today I have Nabi Pefite Teal!

Nabi Pefite Teal is a sea-form green holographic polish with teal flash!

The holographic effect for Nabi Pefite Teal is great compared to some of the others, and it is until now the most lasting Nabi holographic I've tried on.

It lasted for a whole 3 days without chips on my nails without any top coat!

I know I should compare against one of the ColorClub Halo Hues but I think it wouldnt be fair. =P

Polishes Used:
Nabi Pefite Teal

Preview: China Glaze Halloween 2013 - Monster Ball collection

My nail polish haul today!!

I have to tell you, the glitters in this collection look really gorgeous! Swatches coming soon!

From left to right:

China Glaze Howl You Doin'

China Glaze Fang-tastic

China Glaze Boo-gie Down

China Glaze Bat My Eyes

China Glaze Bump In The Night

Nothing says, "Friday!" like NEON!

We have another group mani today & the theme is 'Nothing says, "Friday!" like NEON!'

I haven't been doing nail art for awhile so I'm really excited to do this one!

For my Friday Neon, I did some neon blocks and stamped over with Cheeky plate CH16. I really like the colours in this mani! They're so cheerful~

I'm pretty inspired by my Friday neon mani and I really want to do another with more colours and the colours less blocky! =P

Stay tuned for that! Meanwhile, check out all the other 'Nothing says, "Friday!" like NEON' contributions here!

Polishes Used:
China Glaze You Drive Me Coconuts
China Glaze Kiwi Cool-Ada
China Glaze Splish Splash
China Glaze Solar Power