Friday, January 4, 2013

A Belated Happy New Year!

Today I have my New Years Eve mani, China Glaze Glistening Snow. This polish really surprised me, at first I wasn't too crazy about it, then I just had to have it! This polish is composed of silver holo/prismatic glitter in a clear base. This is a scattered holo/prismatic glitter effect. I had originally thought is would take multiple coats to be opaque, but all I needed was two. That being said, the formula was great! Very easy to manage and apply, not too thick or too thin, just perfect.

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Depending on your lighting source you may see more or less of the prismatic shimmer, but I do believe it is visible in almost every lighting setting. I love golds and glitters for New Years and originally was going to apply China Glaze Angel Wings, but changed my mind last minute ad I am glad I did!


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This polish does dry to a matte-ish finish due to all the glitter. I added one coat of Ask Cosmetics top coat and then one layer of Seche Vite to add some more gloss and speed up the dry time.

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I ended up adding one final coat a few days later for a refresh before New Years Eve ( I used an OPI top coat) and the gloss was just outstanding! I would definitely recommend multiple layers of topcoat for an awesome shine.

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I find in the above photos the polish appears to be more grey than silver, I think this has to do with the fact that the polish wasn't as glossy in this photo and it was not reflecting well. I will have some more photos Monday with the extra layers of top coat and Bundle Monster nail art!

3 comments:

  1. Looks gorgeous :) I was the same at first I thought, yep nice and then a couple of weeks ago I had to have it ! Lol

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  2. Hey, Danielle! I loved your top five. Totally agree!

    Patricia
    http://style416.blogspot.ca/

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  3. What a beautiful polish! I love holo and your photos are fab x x x

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