NotD: China Glaze Metallic Muse

Sometimes, being on a no-buy doesn't mean you don't randomly get polish. I approve of these occasions.

Specifically, I got a text from a friend a few weeks back, asking if I had seen or had Metallic Muse, followed by one saying that, naturally, I needed it, and it would be coming to live with me next time I saw her.

She's totally right: I needed that polish.

Hello, shiny chrome finish!

Metallic Muse is a little greener than she photographs, is a terror to apply, wears like a typical chrome (in other words, horribly), and is one of the more stunning polishes I own. Lighter and more seafoam than China Glaze Adore, Metallic Muse's finish is slightly smoother, though I found the application worse. In terms of the finish, it's the closest modern chrome I've found to the old Sally Hansens, and is a close dupe to the SH Aquamarine Chrome.

Doesn't she photograph well? Both pictures natural sunlight.

Tomorrow's polish today: China Glaze LOL

See the previous post for the application warning. Like many holos, this one's grabby, so let each coat dry before putting on a new one.

I was able to get away with two coats per nail, once I put the Mirror Image base on, but I suspect with a regular basecoat, this polish would take three.coats to get even.

The OMG line holos are smooth, and the holo effect is very impressive under bright light. It also photographs well.

China Glaze LOL, (l-halogen light, r-fluorescent light, injury on middle finger from a tragic gate accident.)

The finish on this when it dries is almost satiny, which, combined with the slight grey tones in the base color, just makes it look like a muddy purple in dimmer light. This is one holo where I think it's worth the slight loss of holo effect to throw on a top coat. Sally Hansen Hard as Nails (technically a treatment), the one the MUA nail board posters have recommended, seems to work pretty well, with minimal dulling. Over all, a decent purple holo, but not one that makes me weak at the knees,

LOL with Hard as Nails on top.

NotD: China Glaze Drinkin' My Blues Away

I picked this up at a dusty last month, and haven't had a chance to wear it yet. Sure, I've swatched it on a nail wheel and drooled a little, and I think I may have layered it over Navy Baby one day, just as a trial, but I haven't worn it solo.

There's a good reason for that: this lady's a four-coater, and while all accounts were that she was worth the hassle, I hadn't had time until tonight.

So is she worth it? Let's just say if I wasn't on a no-buy, I'd be heading back to that dusty to buy up the rest of the bottles and hoard them so I never, ever, ever run out.

China Glaze Drinkin' My Blues Away

The picture on the left is a more accurate representation of the color, but the picture on the right captured the green and purple sparks that fly off the glass fleck shimmer. Both pictures capture my pre-cleanup nails and thrashed cuticles with embarrassing accuracy. I have a whole drawer of blues, but I don't have anything else quite like this one. She's special.