Right on the Nail ~ China Glaze Holiday 2015 Cheers Collection Swatches and Review: Don't Get Elfed Up

China Glaze Don't Get Elfed Up (2 coats)

Hi guys! TGIF! We finally made it to another weekend. I don't have many plans, but that's fine by me. As you can see from the pictures above, this polish was swatched a long time ago (just look how short my nails are...no, I haven't broken a nail-yet). I think it just somehow got lost in the shuffle because I think it's a gorgeous polish. I wasn't too thrilled with the rest of the offerings from the China Glaze 2015 holiday collection (*ahem* this is the only color I bought and it was months after it was released) and that's a shame because they usually are on point! Anyway, Don't Get Elfed Up is a blackened base with metallic teal flecks. It also shifts to purple at some angles, but I wasn't really able to capture it in pictures. I guess if you look at the bottle on the last picture you can see a little of the purple. After using another China Glaze brush last week, I noticed that I'm not used to the long and thin brushes anymore. It seems like lots of mainstream brands and indies have gone to the flattened brush, and I'm totally ok with that. The polish itself was really opaque and only needed 2 coats for full coverage. Overall, I had no issues with the formula. If you can still find it, I definitely recommend picking it up! 

The cheapest place to find China Glaze is through Transdesign for $3.25 each. Surprise, they still have this collection for sale! They also have the fall 2016 collection for sale, and guess what? They are bringing back the Crinkled Chrome finish. What do you think about that? You can also find them at your local Sally's Beauty Supply or Ulta stores where prices may vary. Get more info on China Glaze on their Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter pages.

Right on the Nail ~ China Glaze Holiday 2015 Cheers Collection Swatches and Review: Don't Get Elfed Up

China Glaze Don't Get Elfed Up (2 coats)

Hi guys! TGIF! We finally made it to another weekend. I don't have many plans, but that's fine by me. As you can see from the pictures above, this polish was swatched a long time ago (just look how short my nails are...no, I haven't broken a nail-yet). I think it just somehow got lost in the shuffle because I think it's a gorgeous polish. I wasn't too thrilled with the rest of the offerings from the China Glaze 2015 holiday collection (*ahem* this is the only color I bought and it was months after it was released) and that's a shame because they usually are on point! Anyway, Don't Get Elfed Up is a blackened base with metallic teal flecks. It also shifts to purple at some angles, but I wasn't really able to capture it in pictures. I guess if you look at the bottle on the last picture you can see a little of the purple. After using another China Glaze brush last week, I noticed that I'm not used to the long and thin brushes anymore. It seems like lots of mainstream brands and indies have gone to the flattened brush, and I'm totally ok with that. The polish itself was really opaque and only needed 2 coats for full coverage. Overall, I had no issues with the formula. If you can still find it, I definitely recommend picking it up! 

The cheapest place to find China Glaze is through Transdesign for $3.25 each. Surprise, they still have this collection for sale! They also have the fall 2016 collection for sale, and guess what? They are bringing back the Crinkled Chrome finish. What do you think about that? You can also find them at your local Sally's Beauty Supply or Ulta stores where prices may vary. Get more info on China Glaze on their Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter pages.

Right on the Nail ~ China Glaze Fall 2014 All Aboard Collection Swatches and Review: Lug Your Designer Luggage

China Glaze Lug Your Designer Luggage (2 coats)

Hi guys! I had a great time at the Raleigh Pen Show this weekend. Somehow I only came home with 1 pen, but my husband more than made up for that. Tonight I'll be focusing on a tried-and-true mainstream brand instead of any new polishes from indie brands. Lug Your Designer Luggage comes from the China Glaze All Aboard Collection (from back in 2014!) and is a cool-toned brown creme with tons of gold flakes. I've never owned any designer luggage, but if I had the money, I'd rather spend my money on designer handbags or shoes. Based on the colors of this polish, I think it is inspired by Luis Vuitton luggage, which I'm not a big fan of honestly. To each their own though! I think it's a really interesting polish, but I found the formula to be a bit watery in the 2 coats I used.

The cheapest place to find China Glaze is through Transdesign for $3.25 each. Surprise, they still have this collection for sale! You can also find them at your local Sally's Beauty Supply or Ulta stores where prices may vary. Get more info on China Glaze on their Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter pages.

Right on the Nail ~ China Glaze Fall 2015 The Great Outdoors Collection Swatches and Reviews (Partial)

Hi guys! Tonight I have the 4 polishes I bought from the China Glaze fall Great Outdoors Collection. There were actually more I wanted to buy, but Ulta was out of most of them. Perhaps when I have time to go to my nail supply store I will get the rest I was interested in. Let's get to it!

Right on the Nail ~ China Glaze Summer 2015 Electric Summer Swatches and Review: UV Meant to Be

China Glaze UV Meant to Be (2 coats)

Just a quick reminder that the Rescue Beauty Lounge nail polish is 50% until 11 PM tonight (these retail for $20 so this is the only time I can afford to get a couple...cuz das expensive). Also, I don't believe I mentioned that there will be some CoverGirl Star Wars polishes coming later this year. Any thoughts? I'm not the biggest fan of CoverGirl polishes, but I'll be interested in seeing some swatches.

Tonight I have another color from the summer China Glaze collection called UV Meant to Be. It's a lovely, bright robin's egg blue creme that would also make a cute pedicure. It's bright, but not neon like most of the collection. I think this may have been the reason why the polish applied really well and was fully opaque in 2 coats.

The cheapest place to find China Glaze is through Transdesign for $3.25 each. Surprise, they also have the fall and Halloween collections available! You can also find them at your local Sally's Beauty Supply or Ulta stores where prices may vary. Get more info on China Glaze on their Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter pages.

Right on the Nail ~ SinfulColors Summer 2015 Street Fusion Collection Reviews and Swatches: Maroon Fine and Fuji Fuji

*press samples*

SinfulColors Maroon Fine (2 coats)

SinfulColors Fuji Fuji (1 coat) over 2 coats China Glaze UV Meant to Be

Hi guys! I went to see David Venable from QVC last night, but unfortunately my seats were a bit crappy. It was outdoor seating, and they ended up letting people in really early. It was still fun, but I have no good pictures of it.

Tonight I have a couple polishes from one of the SinfulColors summer collection called Street Fusion. The first color is called Maroon Fine (cute name!) which isn't really maroon if you ask me. I think it's more of a burnt orange color with orange and pink shimmer. It's not my favorite color, but that's just a personal preference. The formula was extremely smooth in just 2 coats. I found the real winner here was Fuji Fuji which I wasn't expecting. It's a silver hexagonal holographic glitter in a clear base. It is very glitter dense without the application issues that come with a dense glitter polish. This would look great over any creme polish and I have it over a new China Glaze color called UV Meant to Be. Oh, and notice how there are no bubbles? Yay!

You can find this collection now at your local Walgreens, Rite Aid and other mass retailers for only $1.99. Make sure to look for sales that only make them $0.99. Also check out SinfulColors on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

*These polishes were provided by the company or PR representative. All reviews are based solely on my opinion. For more information, please see my full disclosure at the bottom of the site*

Right on the Nail ~ China Glaze Summer 2015 Electric Nights Collection Swatches and Review: Red-y to Rave

China Glaze Red-y to Rave (3 coats)

Hi guys! Sorry for the lack of post yesterday, but work has been extremely busy/stressful all week. It doesn't help that I'm going on vacation tomorrow and I've been trying to play catch up all week. I digress. 

I completely forgot that my husband bought be Red-y to Rave at my local nail supply store. It's a neon red/orange creme that reminds me of a traffic cone. Neon polishes are notoriously hard to capture, but I'm pretty happy with my swatches. I used 3 coats for the pictures above, but I know some people prefer to layer neon colors over a white base to make them stand out more (especially since some neon polishes have a bit of a jelly finish). Overall, I'm really happy with the colors I have from the Electric Nights collection. 

The cheapest place to find China Glaze is through Transdesign for $3.25 each. Surprise, they also have the fall and Halloween collections available! You can also find them at your local Sally's Beauty Supply or Ulta stores where prices may vary. Get more info on China Glaze on their Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter pages.

Right on the Nail ~ China Glaze Summer 2015 Electric Nights Collection Swatches and Review: Can I Get A Untz Untz

China Glaze Can I Get A Untz Untz (2 coats) over 2 coats Julep Janet

Hi guys! I have more summer polishes to share with you tonight. The first summer collection from China Glaze is called the Electric Nights collection and features some new matte glitter topcoats. This is a pretty new concept for a large company like China Glaze since most polishes like these have been released through indie brands. Can I Get A Untz Untz contains lime green, blue and purple matte hexagonal glitters in a clear base. The glitter density was just ok with these. You can definitely see the bubbles I got from trying to get a good sprinkling of glitter across the nail bed. Some people try and get around this by putting some of the polish on a makeup wedge to get rid of the excess base and placing the glitter on the nail. I did not do this, but it may be something you want to try. I ended up putting this over Julep's Janet which is a light peach color with a satin finish.

You can find China Glaze polishes at your local Sally's Beauty Supply or Ulta stores where prices may vary. Get more info on China Glaze on their Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter pages.

Right on the Nail ~ China Glaze Summer 2013 Sunsational Collection Swatches and Review: Neon & On & On

China Glaze Neon & On & On (3 coats)

Hi guys! I bought a few of the new China Glaze matte glitters, but first I have another polish from the 2013 summer collection to show. Back in May I really wanted some bright colors and thought these polishes were a little more recent than 2013 ( I didn't bother to look online before purchasing...my bad). I just knew based on the name that I didn't have it. Neon & On & On is a neon pink creme that is a bit brighter in real life compared to my pictures. You know how neon polishes are notoriously difficult to photograph. The formula was a bit of a pain and was a streaky mess and needed 3 coats. If you can get a good deal I may recommend this one, but you could probably find an alternative with a better formula.

You can find China Glaze polishes at your local Sally's Beauty Supply or Ulta stores where prices may vary. Get more info on China Glaze on their Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter pages.

Right on the Nail ~ China Glaze Summer 2013 Sunsational Collection Swatches and Review: Too Yacht Too Handle

China Glaze Too Yacht To Handle (3 coats)

When I was buying some of the China Glaze summer matte glitters, many of the cremes were already picked over, so I picked up a few from the 2013 Sunsational Collection. For some reason this was not on my radar at all in 2013, so I'm happy I was able to get some. Today I have Too Yacht To Handle (THE NAME!) is a very bright aqua blue creme that screams "It's summer, you should go swimming and get a tan!" I'm one of those lucky people who actually tans, but with the whole skin cancer thing I try to limit sun exposure as much as possible. I didn't realize at the time that China Glaze has many variations of this color, but that's fine, it's still a beautiful color that will look good on any nails. I had a bit of trouble applying this as any almost neon color pretty much applies streaky. I also found it to to drag on the nail so make sure to allow a couple extra minutes between coats.

Right on the Nail ~ SinfulColors Spring 2015 Bloomblast Glitter Collection Swatches and Reviews: Petal Be the Day

SinfulColors Petal Be the Day (2 coats) over 1 coat China Glaze What a Pansy

*press sample*

Tonight I have the last polish from the SinfulColors BloomBlast Collection called Petal Be the Day. Of course the first thing I thought of was That'll Be the Day from Buddy Holly & the Crickets (RIP Buddy Holly). I thought that Petal Be the Day would be like the other 2 colors from the BloomBlast collection...but no. The base pretty much has no color at all. I ended up using China Glaze's What a Pansy as a base to give that dusty periwinkle color with royal blue and purple glitter. I wish the base had more pigment, so I would have to recommend Flower Power and Standing Bloom Only over Petal Be the Day. TGIF!

You can find this collection now at your local Walgreens, Rite Aid and other mass retailers for only $1.99. Make sure to look for sales that only make them $0.99. Also check out SinfulColors on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

*These polishes were provided by the company or PR representative. All reviews are based solely on my opinion. For more information, please see my full disclosure at the bottom of the site*

Right on the Nail ~ China Glaze Gelaze Swatches and Review: Coral Star

China Glaze Gelaze Coral Star (2 coats plus topcoat)

I hope your weekend is going well so far. I've seen that the Northeast is being hit yet again with another storm. If you're getting this, definitely stay safe and warm! Today I have an interesting gel polish to review from China Glaze called Gelaze. Unlike regular China Glaze bottles, these have a white cap and an opaque bottle that closely matches the color inside. The topcoat has the usual black color and a silverish opaque bottle. I believe that the brush is the same as the regular polishes which I like. I chose the color Coral Star because I don't own this color in their regular lineup. The Gelaze colors come in 35 different hues that match their most popular colors such as For Audrey and Ruby Pumps to name a few.

You will need an LED lamp, the Gel-n-Base in One (the color), and Gelaze topcoat. One problem I had was with the application the first time I tried it. The formula is a bit watery and thick at the same time which is weird. I ended up taking it off and retrying it a few days later which was a good idea. I added 1 coat of gel polish to clean nails and then cured it for 30 seconds under LED light followed by a second coat and curing. I finished off the look with 1 coat of topcoat, making sure to wrap the tips to prevent (or at least slow down) tipwear. I wore these several days (surprisingly) and I didn't really need to take another picture because my nails basically looked exactly the same. The removal process is basically the same as any other gel polish and that is to break the seal with a file and soak the nails for 10 minutes using the foil method. After this, all of the gel broke free from my nails and I didn't have to do any peeling.

They say you can wear these for 2 weeks, but I don't have nearly the time to do that kind of test. I do find these to be much faster to put on than other brands such as Gelish, Red Carpet, etc. I still like this gel polish, despite my application problems at first, because I find that to be the case with most gel products. I was told that you can use the topcoat over any regular polish to make it last longer, but I haven't had the chance to test this out. You can find these at Sally Beauty Supply for $10.99 each (with their Beauty Card..and these are for the 0.33 fl. oz. bottles instead of the 0.5 you see above). You can get the topcoat for free until 2/28/15 with the purchase of a Gelaze polish. This is a great deal, so if you are interested in trying these out, I would definitely do so before the end of the month.

Right on the Nail ~ China Glaze Holiday 2014 Twinkle Collection Swatch and Review: December to Remember

China Glaze December to Remember (3 coats)

I know I'm a bit behind since this is a holiday collection, but December to Remember is the only China Glaze polish I got. I don't think in the 5 years of blogging has that happened. I used to look forward to collections from China Glaze, but this year they really let me down. I don't know how many I bought, but I could probably count it on my 2 hands. I did want to buy some of the Halloween polishes, but I couldn't find them anywhere. Perhaps my nail supply store will have them since I don't get to make it there too often. Anyway, I did love December to Remember which is a medium blue shimmer that has pink and gold shimmer, depending on the angle. There's a slight hint of frost here, but it doesn't bother me. It was a little sheer and needed 3 coats for full coverage, but the formula wasn't an issue. Did you buy any from this collection?

A Christmas Manicure

CND Pretty Poison (2 coats) and China Glaze Long Kiss on accent nail

Sorry I've been MIA lately, but you know how it is this time of year. If you celebrate Christmas, Merry Christmas! I received (and hopefully gave) some wonderful gifts, but still have a few to go with other parts of the family. Whatever you're up to, I hope you are happy and safe. I got sick yesterday so I've been sleeping most of the time. Boo! Anyway, have a good one!

Love,

Audrey 

Right on the Nail ~ China Glaze The Giver Collection Swatch and Review: Capacity to See Beyond

China Glaze Capacity to See Beyond (2 coats)

For some reason I haven't really been into the latest China Glaze polishes. As a matter of fact, none of the collections really blew me away which is sad since they used to be my favorite brand. Hopefully 2015 brings pretty and unique polishes! I ended up only getting one polish from The Giver Collection and one from the Twinkle Collection. 

Anyway, it's the return of LOBSTER HANDS! Don't let him catch you or he will turn your hands red, too! I love these aqua creme polishes, but they make my camera go crazy. I received lots of praise for this on my Instagram (which you can find me at @rightonthenail) so I know this is a popular shade. And I have no idea about the movie this collection was released for. Did anyone actually see it? It may not be the most unique polish, but it is sure to catch some attention. I had no issues with formula or application in 2 coats. I did have a little bit of bubbling, but I'm pretty sure it was due to a new topcoat I was trying out. 

Right on the Nail ~ China Glaze Fall 2014 All Aboard Collection Swatch and Review: Choo-Choo Choose You

China Glaze Choo-Choo Choose You (3 coats)

Happy Saturday! I've spent most of the day doing absolutely nothing which is wonderful! I finally found my last swatch from the All Aboard Collection (sorry it took so long...it didn't transfer from my camera) called Choo-Choo Choose you. I love the Simpsons reference. Oh, Ralph! Anyway, this is one unique color. Some people claim that the base is a navy blue, but with all the shimmer, it ends up looking purple to me. It is a multichrome with tons of green, gold and pink flashes. It is a bit sheer for needing 3 coats, but the formula was nothing troublesome. Love it!

I miss my long nails :(

Right on the Nail ~ China Glaze Fall 2014 All Aboard Collection Swatch and Review: Mind the Gap

China Glaze Mind the Gap (3 coats)

Ugh, I mean, YAY it's MONDAY! I spent the entire day in front of a scale weighing soil. Ah, the life of a scientist. And I didn't even finish them all. I hope your day was more exciting than mine. 

I have a couple polishes from the China Glaze All Aboard Collection, but now I feel like I should have bought more after seeing more swatches. We'll see. Anyway, Mind the Gap is going to be a polarizing polish: either you're going to love it or hate it. I'm on the love side, but I can see if you're on the hate side. It's an interesting mix of beige and green with gold and green shimmer. Pretty unique. What are your thoughts? The formula was ok and needed 3 coats to be fully opaque, You can find China Glaze polishes at your local Ulta or Sally Beauty Supply store or online e-tailers.