I feel I am a little late in posting this collective but as they only arrived on Christmas Eve there isn't much I can do about that. Admittedly the glitter would be better suited for the run up to Christmas
but with New Year just around the corner I thought it is now or never!Is it just me but does it get on people's nerves when things aren't quite perfect? Hello odd black cap in a sea of silver!Oh sorry all the swatches are on false nails my own nails have began to peel and flake, I blame all the constant removing of nail polish so to give them a break I have used false ones.
A quick note on China Glaze polishes in general is that I personally find them to be one of the best formulas readily available particularly for their price point (RRP £6.49). Generally speaking the apply well, with a high level of opaqueness (unless jelly formula) and wear well with some shades lasting a full seven days with only tip damage.
Blond Bombshell
I'm not the biggest fan of gold or silver nail polishes but I really like this gold shade. There is something very luxe about the tone of this yellow gold it reminds me of hidden treasure! Blond Bombshell applies evenly and is one of the more opaque shades in the collection but it did still require two fairly thick coats to achieve the finish shown above. I particularly like the mix of large and small gold glitter chunks it gives the polish a certain complexity.
Love Marilyn
My least favourite of the six shades.I don't feel the Love Marilyn shade name is apt and see it more as a Christmas shade? China Glaze Love Marilyn is a red semi sheer base with a mix of red and silver chunky glitter. I required three coats to gain full coverage but with all those coats comes a long drying time so perhaps it is one of those shades that is best layered over another shade for best results. Once dry this is extremely rough to the touch once dry too!
Material Girl
If Barbie was a real live person she would most definitely coat her talons with this shade.
Material girl is a silvered light pink shade scattered with lots of chunky pink glitter.
Once dry it does sort of look like you have tiny pink gem stones attached to your nails.
This is one of the more opaque shades in the collection and only required two coats.
Marry a Millionaire
On paper a green and purple glitter mixture sounds odd but it works oh so well without a hint of Barney the Dinosaur in sight! Once applied the two tones merge together and just form a glitter party (oh so technical I am).Yet again you do have to build this shade up for it reach it's full potential (3 coats)but it is so worth it with this particular shade. Does it remind anyone else of Models Own Disco Mix though?
Some Like it Haute
This shade had all the promise in the world. It is a blacked blue, navy if you will with various sizes of glitter some of which is holographic. I imagined that once dry it would look like a night sky on my fingertips but it applies fairly poorly and required a full four coats to achieve full coverage which is not a joy in all honesty but in some ways worth it for the final results. If you like the idea of cosmic nails but are not a fan of nail art I suggest purchasing this then layering it over a deep shade such as navy for similar yet minimal effort results.
Lorelei's Tiara
This is the most subtle shade in the collection but the easiest to apply.
I found this shade to only require one coat but I did apply a second for luck (does anyone else do that?).
Lorelei's Tiara is a silver micro fine glitter base with slightly larger chunks of blue glitter
again it is one of those shades that perhaps would have been better suited for Christmas.
Collection Round Up
A pretty enough collection with lots of options for glitter lovers. The collective is a little hit and miss which is fairly odd for China Glaze. My stand out shades have to be Material Girl and Marry a Millionaire. I bought these from eBay (an international seller from the U.S) but they arrived quickly, less than 10 days all in and the seller combined p&p. The polishes cost me £2.55 each .
Did you pick up anything from the Eye Candy Collection?
I'm really looking forward to the Hunger Games collection by China Glaze.
The collection is absolutely gorgeous! I'm in love with Lorelei's Tiara, although Material Girl would probably be the kind of colour i would pick up first. :D Thanks for the swatches and review! <3
ReplyDeleteOh my, Some Like it Haute is so beautiful. May have to add it my collection soon. Ta for the swatches, sometimes its hard to imgine how a color will look in real life. :)
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I love them all, especially the purple one! so pretty.
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I looove Material Girl, such a pretty shade.
ReplyDelete@lauraleia- it is hard to choose isn't it :) you are most welcome :) x
ReplyDelete@sian - I know what you mean :) I like swatches for that reason too :) x
@zoe - It is such a lovely shade :) x
@annika - its really pretty I have it on today :) x
That Lorelei's Tiara shade is beautiful. I can't wait for the Hunger Games collection either - any idea when it's out? Will definitely have to pick up the District 4 and 12 colours:p
ReplyDeleteThis collection is gorgeous, the one black lid would annoy me though haha. My favourites are the gold and the blackened- blue. So pretty :)
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@sara - haha yes the hunger games collection looks amazing some are saying March 23rd but the may be the U.S release date x
ReplyDelete@frances - haha yes it annoys me too! x
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing selection of polishes, love every colour!
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You are very naughty, I've had to go and buy them now. x
ReplyDelete@lowri - thank you :) x
ReplyDelete@claire - haha no now you are the naughty one haha! enjoy :) x
I love love love blond bombshell, it's gorgeous! xx
ReplyDelete@melanie - it is so lovely :) x
ReplyDeleteMmmm this post made me want all of them! I'll check that seller right now. Thanks for the link! Muak.
ReplyDelete@mercedes - you are most welcome I hope you enjoy your polishes :) x
ReplyDeleteoh gosh. I think I need to have them all!! xx
ReplyDeleteThis collection is beautiful! Perfect for the festive period :) hope you had a good christmas! x
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@louise - haha they are lovely aren't they :) x
ReplyDelete@Jade - I did indeed thank you :) did you? x
Woah! *glitter overload*
ReplyDeleteI stared through your photos for a good few minutes before deciding that Lorelei's Tiara was my favourite (in both shade and name). :)x
@sarirah - I'm so with you :) the name is amazing it sounds like a texan beauty queen or something :) x
ReplyDeleteomg I am seriously in love with Lorelei's tiara I am doing a current obsession post about it soon. when I picked it out it was like angel's singing in the the background lol - what i love about it mosr is you only need 2 coats, and yes! that second coat is for luck! I got China Glaze's Firside Glow which is a red glitter but not from the eye candy collection.
ReplyDeletei love how all the names remind you of madonna, marilyn monroe, pamela anderson haha
btw your pictures are amazing and my lorilei's tiara has a black cap lol
ReplyDelete@erica - China glaze is fab :) I must check out the fireside glow shade! The names are amazing I love the creativity, I wonder why it has a black cap haha? x
ReplyDeleteI bought Some Like it Haute, Material Girl and Lorelei's Tiara a couple of weeks ago. I'm super impressed with these glitter shades. And wore them all Christmas, lol.
ReplyDeleteJust wished I has invested in Love Marilyn too. But money was tight and I really, really, really wanted For Audrey.
I loveee Lorelai's Tiara and Some Like It Haute! The pink one looks a lot like a nail varnish i bought from the Look magazine makeup range, called Bling! Had the big bits of glitter in it that made it look like you have gemstones on your nails :)
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@afiach - Oh wow I bet that was a lovely set of glittery nails :) ah that must have been a tough call both shades are so beautiful. I can't wait to get a bottle of love audrey :) x
ReplyDelete@angie- You are so right bling is almost identical :)great call as the china glaze one is L.E x