China Glaze Tranzitions Collection!

Hello Beauties!

I am slowly working my way through my box of untried polishes, and I have been skipping over this interesting little collection. Today I have four shades from the China Glaze Tranzitions collection to share. 

Ill be completely honest, this isn't that special of a collection, but it is kinda cool. So here is how it works, You paint your nails with any of the Transitions colors, and then when you add the regular China Glaze Fast Forward Top Coat, it will change the color of your polish. This can be handy for a quick and easy nail art like stripes or polka dots. What I think is neat - I don't typically change my polish during the week. So I now have a super fast and easy way to change it up mid-week if I want to.

These all still offer the same wonderful formula, as well as a nice gloss finish with out any top coat. Also the polishes dry fairly quickly on their own, with no top coat. 

So on with the photos already!

Now all of these are 2 coats of the colored polish, and then the right half (darker) is one coat of the Fast Forward Top Coat.

China Glaze - Split Person-Nail-ity 

A very pretty pink turns into an even prettier rose pink

China Glaze - Modify Me

My favorite from the collection - It starts as a lovely periwinkle and then changes to a bright violet 

China Glaze - Altered Reality

A pretty green shimmer turns to blue

My least favorite of the bunch, although still very pretty. I feel like the transition is the least noticable

China Glaze - Shape Shifter

Another favorite. This starts out as a steel color with blue and purple tones and turns to this awesome bold dark blue/purple shimmer.

Have you tried any of the polishes from this collection? What was your favorite?

*This product is an item I purchased with my own money. I was given no special consideration or compensation for writing about or using this product

China Glaze Cirque Du Soleil Collection!

Hello Beauties! Wow, I thought the holidays were going to be crazy, But I thought wrong! Its only getting crazier with the wedding getting closer! I cant wait for the big day, but I also cant wait for the week vacation afterwards! 

I have some awesome polishes to share with you over the next couple of weeks, alone with some very cool products!

If you haven't, be sure to check out the giveaway I am running right now to celebrate the 1 year blogiversary of Luminous Lacquer! I joind up with some fabulous bloggers and have some great prizes to offer! 

See the Giveaway HERE!

Today I have a few of the polishes from China Glaze Cirque Du Soleil Collection! 

China Glaze Creative Fantasy - 3 coats

No base or top coat

This is a really pretty neon purple. It does dry to a finish similar to neon polishes. This one would be very fun for a gradient manicure!

                                     

China Glaze Igniting Love - 2 coats

No base or top coat

This is a very bring red-orange. I an just in love with how this tries to such a high shine! I did not use any kind of top coat on this!

China Glaze Whirled Away - 2 coats

Base: China Glaze Igniting Love

No top coat

Remind you of something? Yep, me too! This is a very fun black and white matte glitter. This one looks awesome over pastels, and gives a great retro look! I picked up two of these when I was in the store to give a bottle to my friend for Christmas!

China Glaze Get Carried Away - 3 coats

No base or top coat

This was the last of the collection that I picked up. I was really interested to see this one in action! This is a black tinted syrup-like base full of black matte and silver and red glitters. This was kind of neat to try out. I want to try our some other things with this one for sure!

Whats your favorite from this collection?

China Glaze Holiday Collection!

Hello, and Happy New Year!!

I hope that you all had a wonderful holiday, and a safe New Years Eve! Here is to a new year full of adventures! I know I have have big things happening this year, and some other smaller things I am anxious to try out! Its also kind of fun to have a January birthday too, mine is one week after New Years. To me, it makes it feel like a completely brand new year. 

So its still the holidays, and I have the last of my holiday polishes to share with you all. These are all awesome glitters! They are completely opaque in 2-3 coats. These are perfect for a quick glitter gradients!

China Glaze Angel Wings - 2 coats

No Base Coat

Top Coat - NYC In a New York Minute 

This is the only one I used a top coat on. Its really not needed, but I wanted to see how it looked in comparison to the other two with out top coat. I think it seems to mute the sparkle a little to me as well.

China Glaze Glistening Snow - 3 coats

No base or top coat

This is a new favorite glitter for sure! I love the sparkle of this one!

China Glaze Winter Holly - 3 coats

No base coat or top coat

China Glaze Wicked Collection pt2

This evening it's another quick post. We are about to head over to my parents house to hand out candy to all the trick-or-treaters. Its a tradition that I've had ever since I moved out of my parents house. We sit in the driveway, have a couple drinks, order pizza, and my Dad heckles the kids too old to be begging! Its all good times!

Here are the other two colors I picked up from China Glaze's Halloween collection. 

China Glaze - Cast a Spell - 1 coat

No top coat

This is a black with gold shimmer and glitter.

China Glaze - Immortal - 3 coats

No top coat

This has become one of my top favorite greys!! I have to let these photos do the talking! I just love it!

Happy Halloween Everyone!! Have fun and be safe!

China Glaze Wicked Collection pt1

A quick post with a lot of swatches! Today I am sharing with you the Wicked Collection from China Glaze. 

Lets get on with the photos shall we?

China Glaze Wicked Collection

China Glaze - Bizarre Blurple - 2 coats

No top coat. 

I really loved this purple full of a blue shimmer. 

China Glaze - Glitter Goblin - 1 coat

On top of Bizarre Blurple

NYC In a New York Minute Top Coat

This bright glitter is full of orange and iridescent glitters

China Glaze - Roguish Red - 2 coats

No top coat

A creamy red-orange

China Glaze - Ghoulish Glow - 1 coat

on top of Roguish Red

While we had some great glow from the bottle, apparently one coat isn't enough for any kind of result on my nails. 

Stay tuned tomorrow for a couple of singles from this collection that I couldn't resist picking up as well!

A quick Hunger Games Mani!!

The Hunger Games released on DVD today! I have had this marked on my calendar for probably a month. I really enjoyed the books, as well as the movie. So, I don't have to explain my inspiration for my mani that i did this morning. I apologize in advance that there is a little wear on the tips. I painted them at 7am, and it is not 12 hours later, on a Saturday, doing all kinds things causing quick nail polish wear. I still loved how it came out and decided to share anyway! No special method this time around. I just used the polish brush for the glitter and carefully layered it on the tips.

I used:

Base Color: China Glaze - Stone Cold

Glitter: China Glaze - Electrify

Top Coat: Seche Vite

So yes, at this point this mani is nothing new. But I still love it and wanted to share it!! 

Have you tried have of the Hunger Game inspired manis yet?