Swatch of the Day Roundup!
9:42 AM
It's time to round up another week of swatches! Can you believe I've actually made it two whole weeks? It's nearly Christmas, my little one has been sick, I've had MEGA tons of things to do at home and at work and yet...I haven't missed a swatch day yet! I'm super proud of that. I've found some serious stunners this week as well. Things I'd forgotten I even had. That's really the fun of this for me. At one point or another I really wanted all these polishes and now we're to the point I don't even remember them anymore. So part of the fun is to find those hidden gems and it sure brings back memories of why I bought them and when and all the things that were going on in my life and in the nail world at that time. I promised to stick to China Glaze this week and I mostly did but I did throw in one that wasn't just because it was a late night and it was sitting on my nail desk. I think it's OK to throw in some odd ones though because all China Glaze may get boring. Anyway here goes the round-up. I'm going to start throwing the art in as their own blogs so no art to show you this week but you're welcome to check out my Instagram if you want to stay ahead of the game. :P
Sunday we did this crazy glitter called You're a Hoot. This is from the 2013 On the Horizon collection and it's a clear base with yellow, orange and black matte bar glitter.
Monday I showed you this Megan Miller Collection deep purple called Velvet Lounge. This color DID NOT age well. It was ridiculously thin and needed tons of coats to be opaque. The cap has also cracked and the cork part came right off when I went to use it. Still a pretty color though. These were available online and at Anthropoligie stores.
Tuesday we got fancy with this crelly packed with glitter from the 2012 Cirque de Soleil Worlds Away collection. Another coat or two would have made it more opaque but I like the slight opacity of the base.
HOLO Wednesday! This one is OMG it's a UFO from the Hologlam 2013 collection. This collection wasn't nearly as holographic as its predecessor, the OMG collection but it does still have a nice linear holo effect. It's better in person than in pictures and it's better in sunlight than natural light. Unfortunately it's winter so...;P
Thursday we kept the holographic theme running with this black holo from the Paint it Black collection from -- wait for it -- Halloween 2018! That's right ya'll I purchased a polish this year. 😂 Anyway this one also has a nice linear holographic effect but it's not AS holo as the OMG collection either. Still gorgeous though.
Friday we threw it all the way back to 2013 for this fancy pants wild and weird Crinkle Chrome polish, Aluminate. Basically the Crinkled Chromes are a chrome finish with bar and round glitter throughout them. In person it does have a rather crinkled effect but in photos it looks a little more haphazard. At any rate it was a fun one and it definitely brought me back to the days when companies were trying to outdo one another for newest weird finish.
On Saturday my nails betrayed me and one of them broke at the quick. PAINFULLY. Honestly this time of year my job is hectic anyway so it wasn't the end of the world since shorter nails are easier to type with BUT it did make me a little sad to chop them all so short. Oh well. I picked a bright happy color for this one, Kinetic Candy from the 2012 Electropop collection. That one remains one of my favorite collections they ever did. Muted but bright pastels, gorgeous shiny finishes and holo glitter topper. Ahhh...those were the days. 😂😂
So that's the round up this week!! Art work will be popping up all week long so stay tuned! ;P
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