so I simply had to have a few of the Capitol Colours collection nail polishes by China Glaze.
Much like the film I kinda found the majority of the 12 shades to be disappointing
and only bought 2 in the end.
First up I have Smoke and Ashes which is one of the most popular shades,
Smoke and Ashes is the shade that represents District 12 – Mining
If you have got caught up in the books/film this will make sense,
if not hey ho I wouldn't worry about it!
Smoke and Ashes photographs better on the nails than it does in the bottle
and had I known that I wouldn't have purchased it
as in normal non artificial light it is nothing special at all and rather flat.
Yet once a flash hits it, it becomes a blackened emerald green with lots of tiny glitter particles
but to truly see it’s beauty you really do have to photograph it
and who is that much use to – no flash and it looks like a semi sparkly black shade.
That being said I do really enjoy China Glaze polishes, they are well priced
particularly if you hunt eBay for them and don’t mind shipping them in from overseas.
They apply well – shade aside this was opaque in one coat and dried really quickly!
I also find them to wear well with me easily getting 3-4 days of wear with only tip wear if any.
I paid just over £5 from this polish via eBay - link
i loved the books so much that i think the film was destined to not do them justice, but i love the idea of nail colours inspired by the series! I can't wait to get my hands on Aggro and Fast Track!
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I thought the books were fantastic and I think its great that they were so universal (I as a 20somthing loved them and so do the 13year old boys I teach!) and have ordered a couple of nail polishes including smoke and ashes; wish I'd seen this review first though! dammit!
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I love this colour, especially for nights out!
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I was a little disappointed with the movie too, but when I love a book it's hard to enjoy a movie version. They always seem rushed and lacking in character development/backstory.
ReplyDeleteAnd I was also disappointed with the China Glaze Capitol Colors! I was so excited about this collection but when I saw them in person and online swatches, I was so disappointed. I didn't buy any of them. Smoke and Ashes was the one I was expecting to love but the glitter just isn't as vibrant as I thought it would be.
watched the movie yesterday and I fell the same as you do, the books we way moe interesting! I'm on ebay buying some now...darn you :D
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