Two coats of Too Yacht to Handle.
Lets start with my first China Glaze, I saw this polish on a blog and I was under the impression it was a limited edition collection so when I found it in a random booth at the mall for $12 I bought it right away. Then I found out it was in their core collection and available at Sallys for around $6 I felt a little bad but the color is amazing. In my honest opinion, if you are someone who is just starting to experiment with neons, this is one of the first colors you should get. This is because for this shade to truly be neon, you will have to layer it over a white base to make the color pop. However if you wear it on it's own, you get a bright but wearable blue.
Three coats of Flip Flop Fantasy
As I mentioned before, I am relatively new to the world of China Glaze so I have never seen the original version of this shade, but the current shade is definitely gorgeous. I think the best thing about this shade is that you do not need a white coat of polish to make the color pop. You can absolutely get the color in the bottle onto your nails. I will warn you though, the formula on this can be very tricky, it does dry matte so you get a quicker dry time. However, if you continue your coats too soon, the polish tends to drag itself off and create patches which will just need more coats to cover. So it is beautiful but just make sure you wait in between coats.
Four coats of Highlight of my Summer
This shade has the same formula as Flip Flop Fantasy, I didn't wait long enough for the coats to dry so I had to do four coats instead of three. But I love this shade, it is a stunning bright light green and contrasts very nicely with my skin. The color is well worth the effort of properly applying this shade.
Three coats of Frostbite
This is the last one that has a tricky formula, it needs the three coats and ample dry time in between. It is amazing! This color takes on another life when you get it on your nails instead of looking at it in the bottle. I love it for my toes in particular.
Two coats of What's She Dune?
This is an unexpected favorite of mine. I actually bought this in a set of three thinking that this would be the shade I would end up giving away but it turned out to be the only shade I liked. I fell for this shade and it was the first time I thought that a cream/beige/nude color looked good on me. The formula for this is amazing, you might be able to get away with just one coat if you do it thicker.
Two coats of Ruby Pumps
This next one probably is not a surprise to you since it is one of China Glazes well known polishes. I adore red nail polish and the fine glitter in this one really works for me. This was one of their polishes that I thought was completely worth the hype. I have gotten friends to try this shade before and they ended up loving it.
One coat of Wood you Wanna?
My last favorite China Glaze I want to share with you is an amazing one coater. If you can still get your hands on this shade, I would say go for it. It applies so smoothly and dries very quickly. I can get a full manicure done with this shade in 5 minutes because it is so easy to work with. Also the shade is very beautiful and like nothing in my collection.
Now I have tried a good amount of China Glaze polish and while I was not able to pick ten of them for my favorites that does not mean I did not like a lot of them. I actually only have two disappointing shades and it was mainly due to the formula.
At Vase Value is a fairly frustrating polish; the color is absolutely amazing but the formula is really lack luster. Even if you wait for each of your coats to dry, this polish still pulls on itself leaving major patches. I have tried doing a thicker third coat but even then it does not the best and a fourth coat can just make the patching worse. So I do love the shade but the formula really puts me off.
Thistle do Nicely is an amazing neon but again fairly patchy where a fourth coat is not always helpful. However I find that if I use this on my toes, its easier for me to ignore the imperfections in the application. I do not reach for this for my fingernails though.
Overall, I think China Glaze is a great brand. I always try to buy them from Sallys when they are buy one get one free since I get to try more. I do have a lot of lemmings on my list from China Glaze and I hope to find more that I can leave. I would love it if you left me a comment telling me what your favorite China Glaze shade is or if you have any recommendations. Also, which brand would you like to see next?
