China Glaze On The Horizon Collection Press Release

   Please enjoy the following press release from China Glaze for their upcoming On The Horizon collection for Fall 2013:

BIRDS OF A FEATHER POLISH TOGETHER

China Glaze® Nail Lacquer Invites You to Soar Away with On The Horizon

Spread your wings and prepare to take flight with China Glaze® On the Horizon. This freespirited specialty collection introduces six unique lacquers using interwoven matte particles to create a feathered finish. The multi-coloured palette features both bright and earthy tones, reminiscent of the sky at dawn and dusk. Achieve opacity with two coats, or layer over a complementary base color for a fresh, colorful manicure.

The shades in the collection include:

You’re A Hoot: Soft Yellow, Orange & Black Particles interwoven to apply like a feathered finish in one quick swoop over the nail

Light As A Feather: Orange, White & Black Particles interwoven to apply like a feathered finish in one quick swoop over the nail

All A Flutter: Pastel Peach, Soft Blue & White Particles interwoven to apply like a feathered finish in one quick swoop over the nail

Party Fowl: Bold Blue, Orange & Black Particles interwoven to apply like a feathered finish in one quick swoop over the nail

Flock Together: Mint Green, Bold Blue & Black Particles interwoven to apply like a feathered finish in one quick swoop over the nail

Flying South: Orange and Soft Yellow particles interwoven with a Red glitter to apply like a feathered finish in one quick swoop over the nail

The China Glaze® On the Horizon collection will be available in August 2013 at fine salons and beauty supply stores nationwide with an SRP of $10.

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, please visit www.chinaglaze.com or follow China Glaze on Facebook (@ChinaGlaze), Twitter (@ChinaGlazeOfficial), Instagram (@ChinaGlazeOfficial), Pinterest (pinterest.com/chinaglaze) and YouTube (youtube.com/chinaglazeofficial).

China Glaze® is a division of American International Industries.

About American International Industries

For 42 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 Andrea, Ardell, Body Drench, Bye Bye Blemish, Checi, China Glaze, Clean + Easy, Clubman/Pinaud, Duo, European Secrets, EzFlow, Fright Night, Gena, GiGi, Gypsy Lash, IBD, It’s So Easy, JerisLustray, LASH BeLONG, Nail Tek, No Tweeze/Micro Tweeze, 'N Rage, Poshe, Prolinc, RAW, Seche, SuperNail, Surgi-Care, Waterworks, Winning Nails, Woltra, Woody’s, and Youthair. For more information, visit our website: www.aiibeauty.com.

Candie's Over the Rainbow

   Today is going to be a quick post.  My hours at work have gone up quite a bit and I'm still adjusting, which means I'm exhausted most of the time.  Not a bad thing I know, but even after about 10 hours of sleep, I've been wanting to go back to bed all day.

   Over the Rainbow is the second polish I picked up from the new Candie's line.  This is a multi-color, size, and shape glitter top coat.  What I could make out were small regular glitter mostly in green, tiny silver and blue hex glitters, small yellow, orange, and pink glitters, and large silver hex glitter.  There could be other colors as well, those are just the ones I could easily pick out.  What sets this one apart from a lot of other multi-color glitters, such as Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday or OPI Rainbow Connection, is the predominance of small green glitter in the base.   The other polishes have a more equal color mix.
   The formula was nice, not gloopy like a lot of glitters.  I didn't have any issues with application and there was a good glitter payoff.  I used 1 coat of Over the Rainbow over Aqua Denim.  These photos are without top coat.

Direct Sun

Indoor Natural Light

Indoor with Flash

   I liked this combination a lot.  But I think the brightness of the base buried some of the glitter, especially the tiny green glitters.  Which is sad because those are what drew me to the polish in the first place.  Next time I'll try it over a lighter base color.

Jessica Platinum Wishes

   I have to admit I'm freaking out a little bit right now.  How is Thanksgiving already next week again?  I don't understand where the time has gone.  I really need to start thinking about my Holiday shopping.  In the spirit of the Holidays, today I'm bringing you Platinum Wishes from the Jessica Festive & Fabulous! collection for Holiday 2012.  

   Platinum Wishes has a smokey blue tinted base filled with small iridescent multicolored glitter.  The colors I can see are green, gold, orange, and blue.  There could be other colors as well, those are just the ones I can pick out easily.  The base is tinted, but very lightly so if you're layering over a darker base color, it shouldn't distort the base with just 1 or 2 coats.  For these photos I used 1 coat of Platinum Wishes over 2 coats of Zoya Natty.  My base coat was Finger Paints base and I did not use a top coat.  I didn't experience any issues with application, and the formula was what I expect from this type of glitter polish.  It wasn't overly thick and gave even coverage.

Direct Sun

Indoor Natural Light

Indoor with Flash

   My camera did not want to pick up the glitter very well, trust me this is much prettier and more sparkly in person.  Jessica is a new brand for me.  I've seen it occasionally at TJ Maxx and Marshall's, but the colors there never really interested me.  But the local beauty supply store I frequent now carries Jessica, so I decided to check it out.  Based on Platinum Wishes I will probably be buying more polishes from this line.  If you haven't seen Jessica in your area, definitely look into any local beauty supply stores.  You can also purchase these from Amazon or Ebay.