Today, I got a wonderful package of China Glaze-y goodness. But, I can't try them all on at once, so I'll show you the polishes I've had on this week, and the polish that Partner in Crime picked out of the list for me to try first.
The first polish for this week was another China Glaze beauty that I've worn before. But even though I've seen it before I can't help but stare at it.
China Glaze Ruby Pumps. This is a jelly base with a serious dose of glittery magic thrown in there for good measure. For a jelly, it gives great coverage. This is three coats with two coats of Seche Vite top coat.
I will say this though, taking this off made me curse the inventor of glitter. I shredded so many cotton wool pads that it felt like Christmas.
The second polish is one that I haven't worn before but has been in my box of goodies for a while now. It's a Revlon Colorstay called Amethyst.
This is opaque on the first coat. I could have gotten away with just one coat, but I'm a creature of habit. It went on REALLY nicely. The brush in this bottle is a great size and shape. So, this is two coats with one coat of Seche Vite. I noticed this afternoon that as well as the general sheen of the polish there is also a very pretty blue shimmer through this polish when in direct sunlight. It was unfortunate that I noticed it while I was driving though - very distracting.
And the polish that arrived today and is the first to be tried from the box o' prettiness.
This one is China Glaze Blue Sparrow. Now... in the bottle, this looks like it should be a blue version of Ruby Pumps. Here's where I run into issues. It's a matte polish. Matte polish is not my friend. I found that the coverage was... patchy at best. The formula was a bit thin, and because of the matte factor, it dried within seconds and left a NASTY finish on the first coat. The first coat was difficult, the second coat was easier but still in danger of taking the first coat with it, and the third coat was easier again with no removal of previous coats. As I said, I really didn't like the matte finish that this polish had, so I covered it over with two coats of Seche Vite. The second coat was necessary to even out some of the imperfections in the polish. With the Seche Vite, the polish has a really great glittery look. But even after three coats of colour, it's still slightly transparent and you can see the nail line.
I will wear this again, but it won't be the first one I reach for.
All of these polishes were used with China Glaze Strong Adhesion Base Coat. The China Glaze Ruby Pumps also had Cutex Whitener underneath the Strong Adhesion Base Coat, and after seeing what Blue Sparrow did to my fingers, I'm wishing I'd done the same thing today.
I'm hoping that I have a better experience with Flying Dragon which seems to be another matte polish in the box o' pretties.
Any suggestions for better ways to deal with matte polishes?
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