China Glaze: Custom Kicks

Hey! Sorry for the long breaks between posts. But I have moved closer to my job - so hopefully I'll be able to get back to posting on a semi-regular basis soon. Today I wanted to show you China Glaze Custom Kicks. It is a great color - I especially love the golden shimmer running through it (you may have to click on the pictures and enlarge them to see). But let me warn you - this stains like a bitch. And I tried to be especially carefully and only wipe from my nail bed out, and my fingers were still smurfy/ 

My Easter Mani

I've been playing with dots all week - doing all one color but different shades... all sorts of different colors to match my outfit. Fun stuff. So I decided to keep that theme going with my easter mani. I hadn't done dots in anything other than creme colors before, so this was interesting. I used the Milani 3D Holographic polishes for the dots, and 3 coats of China Glaze White on White for the background. I would have used Sally Hansen's Whirlwind White, but I find that my manis with Whirlwind White seem a tad bit yellow. 

Purple: Milani Hi-Res

Blue: Cyberspace

Pink: Digital

Green: Hi-Tech

I love the flakie holo particles in these polishes. Absolutely love. I wish they would come out with more 3D Holographic polishes. 

China Glaze: Lemon Fizz

I like this polish. It is a nice, pretty creme pastel yellow. The application isn't the best - but it certainly isn't the worst. This was three coats, which is pretty average for me with polishes. It probably could have been two if I let each layer dry all the way before applying a new one. But I'm too impatient for that. I'd rather rush through and have to do an extra coat.. silly, I know. Anyhoo - here it is...

It makes me wish I had gotten some more polishes from the Up and Away collection - which I poo-pooed last year and didn't get any from. I only grabbed this because it was on clearance at Ulta for only 1.99. But I'm super glad I got it. I've been in a yellowey sort of mood lately. 

China Glaze: Avalanche

This is a polish that I love, but hate. I love the color - I always get compliments on it. But I hateeeeeeee the burshstrokey, frost-tastic formula. Maybe it looks good from far away - but it drives me crazy. No matter how I put it on, it has brushstrokes. Though, they are less noticeable when I thin the polish out a lot and use very very very thin coats.

I wish I could find this color - a nice lavender metallic - with a nice formula. 

China Glaze: Electra Magenta

Another Tronica polish... I like this one too. It reminds me of a subtle version of Diamond Cosmetics Amethyst and Diamonds. Which I just realized I haven't shown you yet. So I will get right on that. 

China Glaze: Rated Holographic

I'll let the pictures of this gorgeous polish from China Glaze's Kaleidoscope collection speak for themselves... I'm seriously in love. My new favorite nude/pink/neutral polish.

And look at how pretty it is in the shade! Perfect for work!

China Glaze: Hyper Haute

I wanted to show you guys another polish from the Tronica collection - Hyper Haute. I love it! So bright - so bold... and holo-rific. What's not to love? 

China Glaze: Digital Dawn

I'm glad I got China Glaze Digital Dawn. It reminds me a little of China Glaze Rated Holographic - of course the holo can't even begin to compare, but it might be a good thing if you are in need of conservative polishes for work. I understand the issue some people (okay.. most people) have with the Tronica collection, but I am firmly in the camp of 'any holo is good holo' so this collection is perfectly fine by me. 

China Glaze: Cyberspace

I know a lot of people were disappointed with the China Glaze Tronica collection, but I like it. The subtle holo makes it workplace appropriate indoors, and still blingtastic outside. I especially think that Cyberspace is one of the most conservative/workplace appropriate of the bunch. It seems pretty similar to Butter London's All Hail McQueen. Though I don't think the color works great with my particular skin tone, but I do think it will be really fabulous on others. 

China Glaze: Frosty with OPI: Ink Tips

I really like this mani. I used China Glaze Frosty as a base - which is a color that is really gorgeous! I know it just seems like a sheer shiny white, but theres very pretty light blue and silver glitter that shines in the right light. Very very wintery. I love it. And I used cut up scotch tape to give myself a nice zig-zag tip in OPI Ink. I love how Ink makes frosty seem like a very light lilac color. J'adore!