China Glaze Full Spectrum and Optical Illusion

   Today I'm bringing you two polishes from the China Glaze Prismatic collection from Spring 2012.  Both are glitter polishes with very small multi-colored hex glitters and a bit of duochrome/color shift to the bases.

   Full Spectrum has a light pink base with a silver shift and darker pink flashes.

   Application was good on Full Spectrum.  It doesn't have the typical thick glitter formula, in fact it is a little thin formula wise.  I used 3 coats for full coverage and Finger Paints base coat.  I added Sally Hansen Insta-Dri top coat on my index and ring fingers.

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   Optical Illusion has a sea green base and flashes purple.  Sadly the purple mostly just shows in the bottle and not as much on the nail.

   The formula was a little thick on Optical Illusion, but not too thick and application was still smooth.  I only needed 2 coats on this one for full coverage.  Again I used Finger Paints base coat and Sally Hansen Insta-Dri top coat on my ring and index fingers.  

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   The color shift is very subtle in both of these polishes.  Though I've heard it comes out more if you layer them over black or another dark color.  They are still pretty polishes and apply extremely well for glitters.  The Prismatic collection has been out for a couple months, but should still be available for purchase easily online or at independent beauty supply stores.

Disclaimer: The product(s) in this post were provided to me by the company for consideration.

China Glaze Electrify

   It's always interesting to see what the next big thing is.  In fashion, technology, even books.  First it was Harry Potter, which I LOVE, then Twilight, which I ABHOR- and yes I have read all 4 books.  Now it's the Hunger Games, which I enjoyed quite a bit.   To go with the movie, China Glaze created a polish collection tie-in. 

   Electrify is the first polish I'm showing you.  It's a mix of red and gold glitter in a clear base.  

   The glitter is a mix of small round gold pieces and small red hex pieces.  Most likely, this polish was meant to depict the "Girl on Fire" image created for Katniss, the main heroine if you haven't read the books yet.  The formula was not overly goopy like a lot of glitters so application wasn't too hard.  The density of glitter is pretty medium so you could probably layer the polish to opacity by itself, or just use it as a layering polish on top of other colors.    I used 2 coats in the pictures below on top of Beauty Secrets Ridge Filler base coat, and no top coat.

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   Sorry for the blur.  I think with 4 coats you would have mostly full coverage.  But I think it would also look great over silver or dark green.  

Disclaimer: The product(s) in this post were sent to me by the company for consideration.

China Glaze Make Some Noise

   Make Some Noise is the last of the China Glaze ElectroPop Collection shades I have to show you.  

   Make Some Noise is a very orange pink shade that's almost a coral.  It's a creme/jelly hybrid.  That means it has the opacity of a creme, 2 coats gave full coverage, but keeps the squishy quality of a jelly.  The formula was a little thin, but application was nice.  Make Some Noise almost feels like a neon in brightness, but it doesn't dry matte like neons usually do.

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   Make Some Noise is one of my favorites from the ElectroPop Collection.  I've already worn it as a pedi for a few weeks and LOVED it. 

Salon Perfect Blooming With Color Press Release

   Today I have a press release for you from a brand many of you have probably not heard of, or at least not in polish.  Salon Perfect is a Wal-mart exclusive brand that primarily make faux lashes and brow products.  Last Holiday they created their first polish collection with Crackle top coats and Velvet Chrome shades.  Some of you may have seen these on a display for the Footloose remake tie-in lashes as I did, but the polishes were for Holiday, not part of the tie-in.  For Spring 2012 they're bring out a second collection called Blooming With Color.  Blooming With Color consists of 14 creme shades- 7 brights and 7 pastels. 

A CORNUCOPIA OF COLOR
Salon Perfect Introduces Limited Edition Spring Polish Collection

Los Angeles, CA (April 2012) – Did the cold winter months keep your fingers and toes under
wraps? A fresh manicure with a bright, energetic polish is the perfect pick-me-up to bring your
tips and toes out of hibernation. Bursting with vibrant brights and sweet pastels, the all-new Salon
Perfect® Blooming with Color nail polish collection is sure to put a spring in your step!

Your polish basket is sure to overflow with rich crème shades including:

• Perfectly Peach – Delicate peach
• Lemon Zing – Sunny yellow
• Kiwi Lime – Vibrant green
• Blue Mint – Cheerful mint
• Berry Blue – Classic periwinkle
• Purple Sorbet – Dark lilac
• Lavender Icing – Soft lilac
• Spicy Tomato – Juicy red
• Tangy Tangerine – Tart orange
• Sour Apples – True blue-green
• Blue Raspberry – Vivid azure
• Plum Sorbet – Magenta with purple shimmer
• Berry Pink – Bold flamingo pink
• Bubblegum – Honeysuckle pink

Celebrate spring with a bountiful array of Salon Perfect® Blooming with Color nail polishes! The
collection will be available in approximately 1,700 Walmart locations nationwide during the month
of May for $2.98.

About Salon Perfect:
Salon Perfect is a collection of professional-quality lash, brow and nail products. Available
exclusively at Walmart stores nationwide, Salon Perfect offers premium faux lashes in an assortment
of styles.

China Glaze Aquadelic

   Continuing with the China Glaze ElectroPop collection for Spring 2012, today I'm bringing you Aquadelic.  This one is a bright turquoise/aqua creme.

   The formula and application were good.  I used 2 coats for full coverage, but if you're more careful than I am you can probably get away with just 1 thick coat.  In the below pictures I used Beauty Secrets Ridge Filler base coat and no top coat.  Aquadelic dries pretty much to bottle color.

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   Aquadelic is not a neon, but it is very close.  I will definitely be pulling this one out for the summer for both fingers and toes.  It is a very bright, happy color that's perfect for a day at the beach.

China Glaze Electric Beat

   Just a quick note before I get to the review.  I've changed the settings for comments, so if you are having trouble leaving a comment, please contact me through email or twitter and I'll poke at the settings some more to try and fix it.

   Electric Beat is another shade from the China Glaze ElectroPop collection for Spring 2012.  This one is a dusty light blue creme that's almost periwinkle.

  I used Beauty Secrets Ridge Filler base coat and 2 coats of polish with no top coat.  The formula is a bit thin on the polish causing a few streaks, otherwise this would most likely be a one coat polish.  It dries almost the same as bottle color, just a touch darker.

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  Electric Beat is a lovely light blue, with just a touch of grey to soften it, but still maintaining a nice bright pop of color.  It's a great color for spring without being a pastel. 

China Glaze Gothic Lolita

   I'm gonna be a little China Glaze heavy for a bit with posts because I have a bunch to show you guys and I've gotten behind as usual.  Today is Gothic Lolita from the ElectroPop collection for Spring 2012.

   Gothic Lolita is a red-based medium purple with a subtle blue and pink shimmer.  The shimmer doesn't show up very much even in direct light, but it does give the polish a nice depth and a little extra oomph than a straight creme has.  Formula and application were both good.  2 coats achieved full opacity.  I used Beauty Secrets Ridge Filler base coat and no top coat.  

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   Gothic Lolita is a lovely purple for spring and summer.  It's bright and cheery, but not too bright like a neon.  I really like the color, but do wish the shimmer was more visible.

Disclaimer: The product(s) in this post were sent to me by the company for consideration.

China Glaze Prismatic Chroma Glitters Press Release

   Please enjoy the following press release from China Glaze for their upcoming Prismatic collection for Spring 2012:

Los Angeles, CA - (March 2012): Array your nails in a myriad of color this spring with China Glaze®’s limited edition Prismatic nail polish collection!  Inspired by the colors formed by the refraction of light through a prism, Prismatic by China Glaze® combines glitter and holographic particles to create the ultimate eye-catching, 3-dimensional manicure. 

Bursting with color and dimension, Prismatic shades include:

            ·         Ray-Diant – Greenish-gold shimmer filled with specks of silver, pink, green, orange and blue

·         Polarized – Silver metallic sheen sprinkled with yellow, pink, orange and green glitters

·         Liquid Crystal – Bright blue holographic with purple tint dusted with silver, gold, green, pink and orange 

·         Prism – Grape purple holographic gleams with pink shimmer and glitters with pieces of pink, blue, green, orange, silver and gold

·         Full Spectrum – Baby pink bursts into holographic magenta to party with silver, gold, blue, pink and green particles

·         Optical Illusion – Aqua green glimmers with a hint of purple filled with pink, yellow, silver, orange and green flecks

China Glaze® Prismatic will be available April 2012.  Individual shades retail for $8 MSRP.  The collection will be available in a 3-D 12-piece counter display and as open stock colors. 

China Glaze is free of DBP, toluene, and added formaldehyde. China Glaze nail lacquers are available through salons and professional beauty supply stores nationwide. For more information, visit: www.chinaglaze.com or follow China Glaze on Facebook and Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChinaGlaze

China Glaze is a division of American International Industries.

About American International Industries

For nearly 40 years, AII has been the leading manufacturer and worldwide distributor of innovative, quality beauty and skin care products for men and women.  Our product lines include Ardell, Andrea, Body Drench, Bye Bye Blemish, Checi, China Glaze, Clean + Easy, Clubman/Pinaud, Duo, European Secrets, EzFlow, Fright Night, Gena, GiGi, Gypsy Lash, IBD, Jeris-Lustray, No Tweeze/Micro Tweeze, 'N Rage, Prolinc, RAW, Seche, SuperNail, Surgi-Care, Waterworks, Winning Nails, Woltra, Woody’s, and Youthair. For more information, visit our website: www.aiibeauty.com.

China Glaze Wicked Style

   Wicked Style is the second color from the China Glaze Spring 2012 ElectroPop Collection I have to show you.  Wicked Style is a bright raspberry creme.  There's a touch of cream to the color as well to keep this from being more of a neon.  

   Wicked Style feels brighter on that it looks in the bottle.  That may just be my take since I don't normally wear bright pinks.  I had no issues with the formula or application.  I used Beauty Secrets Ridge Filler base coat, 2 coats of Wicked Style, and no top coat in these photos.

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   Wicked Style also dries pretty close to bottle color, maybe just a touch darker.  This is definitely a fun spring color that will draw some attention.  

Disclaimer: The product(s) in this post were sent to me by the company for consideration.

China Glaze Kinetic Candy

   Kinetic Candy is from the new China Glaze ElectroPop Collection for Spring 2012.  It is a light blue creme with hints of grey and green to give a soft buttery feel.  Kinetic is not quite a turquoise, but almost.  

   Kinetic Candy is almost a lighter version of For Audrey, also from China Glaze.  There's not quite as much green in Kinetic so this one is more like a younger half-sister.  I used Beauty Secrets ridge filler base coat and no top coat in these photos.  The formula and application are very good, maybe just a little thicker than normal, but that didn't cause any issues.  I used 2 coats of polish, but with a thicker coat 1 would probably be enough.

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   Unlike a lot of polishes, when dry Kinetic Candy actually matches the shade you see in the bottle.  This would still be a nice color in a darker shade, but I'm glad it stays true to the bottle.  

Disclaimer: The product(s) in this post were sent to me by the company for consideration.

China Glaze ElectroPop Collection Press Release

   Please enjoy the following press release from China Glaze for their upcoming Spring 2012 ElectroPop collection:

Los Angeles, CA - (November 2011): Where heavy metal meets rocker chic, China Glaze® introduces the Spring 2012 collection, ElectroPop. Inspired by all things girly, edgy and fun, the 12 shades of ElectroPop bring out the inner rock star in all. For flash and glam this spring,
China Glaze® hits the stage in style!

ElectroPop Shades include:

• Kinetic Candy – Touch the sky in light blue crème
• Electric Beat – Periwinkle nails for a wink worthy performance
• Aquadelic – Pool blue for nighttime gigs and daytime fun in the sun
• Gaga For Green – Green lacquer for the girl craving the limelight
• Sunshine Pop – Shine in the spotlight in bold yellow
• Make Some Noise – Rock the mic in tangerine
• Wicked Style – Party cocktail tropical punch
• Fuchsia Fanatic – Fuchsia pink for the rocker diva in us all
• Gothic Lolita – Steal the show on girls night out in seductive purple
• Dance Baby – Hit center stage in cotton candy pink
• Sweet Hook – Blow a kiss in dreamy lilac
• Techno – Glitter confetti polish for a dazzling topcoat finish or all over finger tip bling

ElectroPop is also available in:
• 6 Piece Collection of “Brights”: Techno, Aquadelic, Sunshine Pop, Gaga for Green, Make Some Noise and Wicked Style

• 6 Piece Collection of “Lights”: Fuchsia Fanatic, Dance Baby, Electric Beat, Kinetic Candy, Sweet Hook and Gothic Lolita

• 12 Piece 3D Counter Display
• 36 Piece Rack

ElectroPop will be available February 2012. Individual shades retail for $7; 6 piece collections retail for $42.

China Glaze is free of DBP, toluene, and added formaldehyde. China Glaze nail lacquers are available through salons and professional beauty supply stores nationwide. For more information, visit: www.chinaglaze.com or follow China Glaze on Facebook and Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChinaGlaze

China Glaze is a division of American International Industries.

About American International Industries:
For nearly 40 years, AII has been the leading manufacturer and worldwide distributor of innovative, quality beauty and skin care products for men and women. Our product lines include Ardell, Andrea, Body Drench, Bye Bye Blemish, Checi, China Glaze, Clean + Easy, Clubman/Pinaud, Duo, European Secrets, EzFlow, Fright Night, Gena, GiGi, Gypsy Lash, IBD, Jeris-Lustray, No Tweeze/Micro Tweeze, 'N Rage, Prolinc, RAW, Seche, SuperNail, Surgi-Care, Waterworks, Winning Nails, Woltra, Woody’s, and Youthair. For more information, visit our website: www.aiibeauty.com.

Zoya True Collection Review

   For Spring 2012 Zoya has brought us a gorgeous collection of 2 nudes and a set of 4 greyed shades that could have come straight from Monet's garden.   I'm just going to let the pictures do most of the talking.  All swatches are 2 coats over China Glaze Strong Adhesion base coat.  I did not use any top coat with these.

Cho

   Cho is a warm toned beige with a barely there silver shimmer.  The shimmer shows up slightly more in person, but it is definitely  extremely subtle.  The formula on this one is a little thinner than normal for Zoya and I recommend wiping the neck of your brush off as well to avoid unexpected extra polish falling onto your nail.

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Farah

   Farah is a cool toned light greige creme.  It dries just a touch darker than the bottle.  I'm thinking this might be a good base for a newspaper mani.  

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   Looking at separate pictures Cho and Farah look very similar.  Here's some shots of the bottles side by side:

   Cho is on the left, Farah on the right.  Even in the bottle, these two look very similar.  So here they are side by side on the nail so you can better see the differences:

   Cho is on my thumb, middle, and pinkie fingers.  Farah on my index and ring fingers.  On you can really tell the difference in tone and base better.

Bevin

   Bevin is a greyed mint green creme.  In the bottle it looks like mint choco chip ice cream, but dries darker and loses that ice cream feel.  I like the dry version better.

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Skylar

   Skylar is slate blue with silver and gold shimmer.  The formula is a little thin again here, so make sure to wipe the neck of your brush before applying.  Skylar dries darker and more grey on the nail than in the bottle, in a very nice way that really lets the gorgeous shimmer shine.  The shimmer does like to stay on your skin.

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Tru

   Tru is a very red based orchid purple shade with red and gold shimmer.  The shimmer gives this polish an amazing depth and warmth.  It's what really makes this polish for me.

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Lotus

   Lotus is a blue based medium light purple with pink shimmer.  Like Cho and Skylar, the formula is a little thin.  This one also dries greyer and darker than in the bottle.

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   Final thoughts:  The two nudes feel a bit out of place in this collection, especially after the recent Touch collection, but I enjoyed them more than I expected.  It seems Zoya can make me like just about any color.  Anyone who's read this blog for a while would probably guess that Tru and Lotus are my favorites of the collection.  You'd be half right.  My favorites are Tru and Skylar.  I just love the shimmer and depth of these.  Even though the formula on half of these is a little thinner than you'd normally find from Zoya, they are still completely worth the tiny extra wiping and application is as smooth as always.  

   

Disclaimer:  The product(s) in this post were provided to me by the company for consideration.