Swatch of the Day: Week One Roundup
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If you've been following me on Instagram then you've probably noticed I've started a little thing called Swatch of the Day. It's pretty straightforward; everyday I swatch a random polish and then sometimes I add a little art or a stamp to it later in the evening to give you an idea of what you can do with it and how art looks over the top. Today I want to do a little round up for you of the polishes this week and then also explain a little bit WHY I decided to start doing this. Let's start with the roundup!!
The very first swatch was Zoya Wyatt. This is the only Zoya you'll see swatched this week and the reason for that is pretty easy. I pulled this off my nail station to do a swatch of for some Christmas art I was planning for my company's Ugly Sweater day. When I went to do that I noticed that...well...my nail station is a MESS. Which is largely the reason I hardly polish my nails anymore and when I do it's usually the same brands/colors. My helmers are bursting at the seams and polishes are tossed on polishes and honestly, finding anything worth using in that mess is just not an option. So hence, the swatch of the day was born. Wyatt is a gorgeous green by the way. It's a nice blue tone which is super flattering on me!
Wyatt got a little fancy sweater action with some white patterns. :P
Tuesday saw some pretty blue/grey polish with Intelligence, Integrity, and Courage from the 2014 China Glaze The Giver collection. This one is an old favorite of mine because it looks blue or grey or a combination of both depending on the lighting. That whole collection was full of muted and really unique shades and this one was no exception.
I jazzed this one up with some delicate floral and woodland designs.
On Wednesday I played with greens again and swatched another CG shade --Holly Day. This one from the Let It Snow 2011 collection. This one is really cool too because even though it's a pretty true Hunter green (perfect for this season!) it's got an almost jelly-like feel to it. It's just SLIGHTLY transluscent and squishy as it dries. Super shiny as well.
This one's fancy pants day was taken in a serious hurry...but these are meant to be quick swatches not full on reviews. At any rate some Barry M Gold Foil and a China Glaze glitter from the Grinch collection this year gave this one a fun twist.
Butter London Hamstead Heath was the pick for Thursday. It was sitting on my desk after I had gone through a box of polishes so I grabbed it and threw it in the mix. How gorgeous is this one though? Butter London is pretty well known now days for their creams and they don't do a ton of fun finishes anymore. I really miss the days of gorgeous polishes with serious depth like this one. Macro shot below for maximum droolage.
Seriously stunning. This was from a 2012 limited edition collaboration with GOOP.
Another Barry M Gold Foil design. I really loved this one so much. Glad I picked it up. It's definitely going in my keep pile!
On Friday I showed you another blue (and another China Glaze!). This one is Sea Spray and it's another oldie; the 2011 Anchors Away collection. This one is a pretty blue with a touch of a blue flash shimmer.
It got winterized with some sweater pattern. :)
Saturday we got really extra with this MASSIVE glitter bomb from the China Glaze 2012 Prismatic Chroma collection. This is a serious SERIOUS glittery festival on your nails. Because I'm not a savage and I don't hate myself I used a peel off base for this one. If you don't...well...be prepared to break out a chisel. 😂 Still a real stunner though.
A close up gives you a better idea of how much actual dang glitter is in this thing. Also you can really see the shift of the purple and blue base. It's a pretty sweet color but again, a peel off base is a great idea with this and also be aware that heavy glitter polishes have a tendency to seize up overtime so a thinner is a must if you plan to store this.
OK so why so much China Glaze and why the swatch of the day? Here is a snippet of ONE of my China Glaze drawers. Yes, you read that right. One CHINA GLAZE drawer (I have three of those. 😂😂). So the idea is I empty out the drawer, I pull one random shade out of it each day (toppers and special effects will be swatched over polishes of my choice), swatch it, potentially jazz it up and then it either goes in the keep, recycle (this will be for any polishes unable to be saved by thinner), or sell box. I'm also using this as an opportunity to clean the tops of them and possibly reorganize the drawers. Once I finish this first CG drawer I'll start a new brand or else we'll be looking at a solid year of CG. 😂 And if I get bored I may toss random shades from my desk top in there.
So far it's looking sparse. 😂 But we'll get there!! What was your favorite swatch from this week?
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