Hey everyone! Today I have a few of my picks from China Glaze's City Flourish collection for Spring 2014. Lets get started.
First up is Grass is Lime Greener. This one is a pastel green creme. Its pastel but bright at the same time. I love it! I don't think I have anything like this in my collection. It dries matte like a neon and unfortunately suffers from "streakyness."
This is 3 coats with top coat.
Next is Metro Pollen-tin. Its a bright pastel yellow-orange creme. This one applied the worst out of them all (typical yellow). It went on streaky and dried matte like a neon.
This is 3 coats with top coat.
Next we have At Vase Value. This one is a pastel blue creme with hints of green. It's just slightly greener than your typical baby blue and to be honest, most wouldn't really notice. Like the others this also dries matte and applied streaky.
This is 3 coats with top coat.
And last, I have Thistle Do Nicely. This one is definitely neon! I picked this one up because it was a neon pink that was slightly coral and I thought it could be a dupe for the original Flip Flop Fantasy. It's close, but more pink. Like most neons it dries matte. This one was also a bit streaky but was easier to work with than the previous three.
This is 3 coats with top coat.
Now I have to say that I love colors like these! They're really bright and almost look like they've mixed neon pigments with white. A few of them remind me of some swatches I've seen of Lime Crime polishes. Due to their pastel/neon nature, they don't have the greatest application. They are streaky and as you can see in my pictures, they don't "level" very well even with top coat. I'm thinking of picking a few more of these up.
Do you plan on getting anything from this collection?
EDIT: I posted a review of What a Pansy from the same collection here.
First up is Grass is Lime Greener. This one is a pastel green creme. Its pastel but bright at the same time. I love it! I don't think I have anything like this in my collection. It dries matte like a neon and unfortunately suffers from "streakyness."
This is 3 coats with top coat.
Next is Metro Pollen-tin. Its a bright pastel yellow-orange creme. This one applied the worst out of them all (typical yellow). It went on streaky and dried matte like a neon.
This is 3 coats with top coat.
Next we have At Vase Value. This one is a pastel blue creme with hints of green. It's just slightly greener than your typical baby blue and to be honest, most wouldn't really notice. Like the others this also dries matte and applied streaky.
This is 3 coats with top coat.
And last, I have Thistle Do Nicely. This one is definitely neon! I picked this one up because it was a neon pink that was slightly coral and I thought it could be a dupe for the original Flip Flop Fantasy. It's close, but more pink. Like most neons it dries matte. This one was also a bit streaky but was easier to work with than the previous three.
This is 3 coats with top coat.
Now I have to say that I love colors like these! They're really bright and almost look like they've mixed neon pigments with white. A few of them remind me of some swatches I've seen of Lime Crime polishes. Due to their pastel/neon nature, they don't have the greatest application. They are streaky and as you can see in my pictures, they don't "level" very well even with top coat. I'm thinking of picking a few more of these up.
Do you plan on getting anything from this collection?
EDIT: I posted a review of What a Pansy from the same collection here.
These colours are just fabulous! Literally let out a little "oooooooh" at the gorgeous green and that pretty blue, and I'm definitely intrigued by Thistle! Sorry to hear about the streaking, though...
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful swatches & colors... I love 'em all! ♥
ReplyDeleteThank you!
Deletethese are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThanks love!
DeleteLove these! Almost like spring versions of the summer neon creams from last year :)
ReplyDeleteYou know, for some reason I didn't buy anything from the 2013 summer collection. I think every time I went to see them in person, all the ones I was interested in were sold out.
DeleteThe green looks really interesting, I might have to pick her up ~
ReplyDeleteI really like the green, but I love pastels in general.
DeleteGrass is Lime Greener looks great! can't wait until more swatches show up on the internet.
ReplyDeleteooh i love the blue one and the red one!
ReplyDeleteI just recently got into China Glaze and have very few of their stuff. However, my favorite I do have is Purple Panic, which dries matte and super quickly. I was going to get this collection but the reviews have me a bit scared. Is the formula anything like Purple Panic...or is it just a hot mess to apply?
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