Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Feelin' Yacht, Yacht, Yacht!

Spring is finally feeling like it's here and the lovely weather has put me in the mood for some brighter shades.

Today I have China Glaze, Too Yacht to Handle. I must say that this is much closer to a "Tiffany" blue than a lot of others out there, Too Yacht To Handle is a bright robin blue with just a hint of green that makes this colour unique in my collection. The polish is bright but not yet a neon, although it sure is close!



The formula the second time around (first post on this, here) was improved. The first coat was a little streaky but the second evened everything out. In applying the polish you have to work in thin, quick stokes. I must have added thinner to the bottle the first time I wore it because I remember that time around the formula being thicker.

Wear improved as well, the first time around it chipped fairly quickly and easily. This time I got some slight tip wear over the course of the 5 days, but nothing really noticeable. 

Thursday, May 12, 2016

A Twist of Lime

Orly's Key Lime Twist is a long time lemming of mine since it was released last spring apart of the Sugar High collection. To be honest, not a big fan of the other colours in the set, but this one I. Had. to. HAVE!

Key Lime Twist is a bright, but not yet neon, yellow pastel with green undertones. It really pops on the nail in the sunlight and will look great with a tan this summer!



The formula was good, it applied well in two coats which built up to full opacity. A yellow at two coats for full opacity? Very rare is you ask me!


Although it is not a neon, it just borders the line for me, especially outdoors.

Thursday, May 5, 2016

OMG! a Holo?

Today I have a unique shade from China Glaze. I wore this quasi-holo polish in late winter, early spring at the first sign of some sunshine. Notice the longer nails!


OMG a UFO from China Glazes 2013 Hologlam collection is a mid toned olive green shade with a slight holographic effect when in the right lighting. Most of the photos I have posted include my camera flash which heightens the holo effect.



The formula applied well over my Nfu-Oh Aqua base, which is what I usually use when applying a holo. I only needed two coats for full opacity and wore it without a top coat to enhance the holo effect.


I enjoyed wearing this but which this collection overall had a stronger holo effect. I wonder if China Glaze will ever attempt another holo collection like this in this future.