CG Capitol Colors Part 2

Now that the Hunger Games movie is out and getting rave reviews, I thought I'd review a few more of the China Glaze Capitol Colors polishes!  Today I've got for you Electrify, Smoke and Ashes, Luxe and Lush, and Stone Cold.  My mom picked me up a Riveting a while ago, too, but I haven't got it from her yet :( So that's in a future post! 

First: Electrify

Electrify is a clear based polish packed with fine gold and red glitter.  It's dense enough for you to get pretty much full coverage in three coats (as seen above), but would still look great layered over a difference color.  I liked the formula on this one--despite it being packed with glitter, it applied well.

Next: Smoke and Ashes

Smoke and Ashes a dark shimmery black polish with just the slightest hint of greenish blue undertones.  This polish applied quite well in two coats.  I love that in the light you can see the flecks of blue and green in the shimmer.  It's a unique enough of a black for me to wear again :)

Next: Luxe and Lush

Luxe and Lush is a gorgeous rainbow flakie top coat.  Within the milky clear polish are flakies of gold, green, pink, and blue, which I think would look great paired with nearly any color.  They apply decently well, but I believe my pictures show two coats since I really wanted a BAM in your face picture of the flakies.  In the pictures L&L is layered over Smoke and Ashes!

Lastly: Stone Cold!

Stone Cold is the only matte polish in this collection and I like it a lot.  Since mattes dry quickly, you have to apply them quickly and carefully. I don't do the best polishing job right off the bat so my pictures show Stone Cold with two thin coats.  It very much looks like rocks, which suits the name, and represents the masonry district (District 2) in the Hunger Games books!  The last picture shows Stone Cold layered with one coat of Electrify on two nails and one coat of Luxe and Lush on the other two!

SO! Did you guys like these polishes?  Have you seen the movie or read the books?  I think the books is in my top three favorite series of books, ever! 

<3 Whitney

PS I want to thank all my readers for your support of my polish making addiction and Etsy store!  I really appreciate your business :)

Color Club Spring Colors!

Hello my lovelies!  Have you guys been to Ross lately?  Apparently they are selling some shiesty sets of Color Club polishes...I went there the other day looking for the new 2012 Blossoming Collection, and what I found was this:

Mysterrryyy Collection!

Now it says this is the Alter Ego collection, which came out last spring, but when I brought it home and looked it up, I found out that these are, in fact, not Alter Ego colors...or Blossoming colors :( BUT after some help from Rebecca from Rebecca Likes Nails, we deduced that at least 4 of these colors are from the Pardon My French collection (the 1,2,3, and 6th in the pic)!  SO here are the four we determined are from that collection:

First up: Au Naturale

I am still not 100% sure if this is Au Naturale or not, because Rebecca's swatches are a little more peachy, so if you know what it could be, let me know!  ANYWHO this ended up being quite a pretty color but the formula was very runny.  It took three coats to be opaque.  It looked streaky during application but after it dried it had spread out a little better.  I'd fight the crap formula to wear this again, though!  I also should mention that it dries slightly darker than it appears in the bottle.

Next up: Hot Couture

This pretty pink polish is Hot Couture.  This polish also took 3 coats to become opaque, and you can still see the ridges in some of my nails.  This formula was quite runny as well.  I did have some issues with bubbling on my index finger, but it might've been because I drug my hair through it while it was wet and globbed on a 4th coat to cover it up, haha.  It was very pigmented compared to Au Naturale and Pardon My French.  This polish also dries a little bit darker than it appears in the bottle.

Next: Pardon My French:

Pardon My French is a gorgeous light pink polish, but probably had the worst formula out of the four I'm reviewing here.  It was so watery and seemed streaky, but like Au Naturale, it actually smoothed out a lot (after 3 coats) while it was drying and you can't see the ridges in my nails like you could from Hot Couture.  This is such a light pink it appears kind of like a "nude" on my pasty untanned hands, lol.  After I applied it I immediately thought of Butter London's Teddy Girl (since the color and formula are similar) and thought I'd compare them real quick:

Color Club Pardon My French vs Butter London Teddy Girl

 As you can see they are quite similar, but Teddy Girl is a few shades lighter.  The formula's are quite similar as well, and I remember having a hard time applying Teddy Girl when I reviewed it last year.  However, with the $14 price tag of Butter London polishes, I'd gladly pick up Pardon My French instead, which comes in a set of 7 polishes for $8.

Last: Meet Me At My Chateau

This polish ended up having the best formula of the four.  It was still very thin, but it was also quiet pigmented and it only took 2 coats to become opaque.   This color is such a pretty robin's egg blue color that is perfect for spring.  I actually have nothing else like it in my collection, so I'm glad I picked up this set, even though it isn't what I expected it to be!

Have you guys seen any of these wacky sets at Ross lately?  There was more than one of the same mixed-up set at mine, so I imagine they're going around!  Let me know if you think I ID'ed any of these polishes incorrectly!

<3 Whitney

ORLY Holiday Soiree Collection Swatches! **Picture Heavy**

Sorry for the lack of updates again!  I've been busy the past two weekends, I had to go home to Ohio, but I'm sick today so I have time to update, hah ;)

I'm taking a mini-break from my 31-day challenge and I'm going to show you the entire ORLY Holiday Soiree collection!  I've picked up a lot of polish and make-up the past two weekends, I'll show you all the hauls tomorrow, but for now, onto the ORLY's!

First up: Ingenue. 

Ingenue is a pink polish with some severe gold shimmer!  I needed three coats for this polish to be as opaque as I wanted.  It looks GREAT in the sun, but I feel like its a complete dupe of Zoya Faye.  So I'd say if you have Faye, pass on Ingenue.  I'll plan for a side-by-side comparison in the future :)

Next up: Le Chateau.

Le Chateau is a dark, dark blue-ish green jelly.  It goes on pretty dense, so only two coats were needed to be opaque.  I feel like it's TOO dark and very much looks black, even in the sunlight.  I liked the formula a lot, though!

Next up: Au Champagne.

 
Au Champagne is a shimmery white polish that looks frosty without the streakiness of a typical frost.  I think this color is fantastic.  White nails were all the rage this summer, so I think the tint of creamy shimmer added to this polish is perfect for the changing seasons!  I used three coats in these pictures.

Next: Oui.

Oui looks very similar to Ingenue in the bottle, however on the nail it's much different!  It's very obviously a dark purple, especially in the sun, but it's also packed with a gold shimmer!  I got away with only two coats of this polish, and I LOVE it!  I wore it recently for a wedding I was in and got a lot of comments on it.

Next up: Ma Cherie

Ma Cherie is a typical bright red jelly polish.  I loved how easy it went on, but it took three coats to be opaque and even then you could see my nail lines sometimes in the sun.  It's not super original, but I don't have a red as bright as this one in my collection, so I was happy to pick it up with the rest of the collection.  What's a holiday collection without a red, right?  My only issue with Ma Cherie was that it stained really bad when I took it off.  I even tried the glitter tin-foil/cotton-ball remover technique with no avail.

Last and certainly not least: Androgynie.

Androgynie is by far my favorite polish in the entire collection.  It's a beautiful black jelly with silver mini glitter and large, blue, green, and yellow hex glitter.  I love love love it.  It's a perfect winter polish with just enough glitter to make you excited to wear it!  I only needed 2 coats to get it opaque, but the pictures are like 3.5 coats because I was having trouble getting the hex glitter onto my nail...despite the mini hassle I had, it's still my favorite. 

Well there you have it, folks!  The entire 2011 Holiday Soiree Collection from ORLY!  My favorites were Androgynie, Au Champagne, and Oui.  I have Zoya Faye so I don't think it's necessary for me to have Ingenue (although I'd love it if I didn't have a dupe already).  I probably won't wear Le Chateau often because it's too dark and boring for me...and I'm glad I picked up Ma Cherie, but it's not my fav.

Have you guys gotten any of these yet??

<3 Whitney