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Rise and shine, morning glory. 🙂 I’m working some China Glaze action today with Pelican Gray on my fingers and Starboard on my toes. Both colors hail from the Anchors Away Spring 2011 collection.
Pelican Gray
Starboard
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
With a name like Island Escape, China Glaze’s new nail polish collection could be about bright, tropical colors, but the sugar fiend in me can’t help but see jelly beans in these bottles.
The six-piece summer collection (about $5 per bottle) features a rainbow of tropical candy colors — four shimmers (108 Degrees, Cha Cha Cha, Senorita Bonita and Blue Iguana), which require two coats to reach full opacity, and two creams (Papaya Punch and Electric Pineapple), which take three.
If you were wondering, yes, I did eat these jelly beans :), starting with the popcorn ones first (they’re my fave!).
From the left: 108 Degrees, Papaya Punch and Electric Pineapple
Cha Cha Cha, Blue Iguana and Senorita Bonita
Swatches from the left: 108 Degrees, Papaya Punch and Electric Pineapple
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Peep the candy colors in the new China Glaze Island Escape collection for summer 2011 (about $5 each). YUM!
China Glaze designed their six new Crackle Glaze polishes to create a worn-in, desconstructed look for fingers and toes.
How it works: first, apply a coat of nail polish (shimmer, cream, matte, whateva!), and wait for it to dry. Then, add a layer or two of one of the China Glaze Crackle colors. In about five minutes, you’ll see the polish separate to form shattered patterns on the nail (I’m wearing a light gray cream beneath the Crackle colors in the pics below). Check it…
From left to right: Black Mesh, Crushed Candy and Broken Hearted
Cracked Concrete, Lightning Bolt and Fault Line
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If price made your pretty nails pass on Chanel’s breathtaking but budget busting resort collection Riva ($27, ouch!), Anchors Away!
One of 12 nautical shades in the new China Glaze Anchors Away Collection for spring goes by the name of Sea Spray (about $5).
Here she is in her bottle next to Riva…
With a familiar marine-like blue vibe and similarly subtle micro glitter, both could be cousins, judging by the way they look in their bottles.
But how do they look beside each other on nails? Well, they aren’t twins, but they come fairly close. Sea Spray looks a little darker than Riva does and isn’t as creamy. And its micro glitter is silver, while Chanel’s is teal.
If you’re impatient, you might prefer China Glaze’s formula to Chanel’s, so that’s something else to consider (in addition to the difference in price). Sea Spray packs more pigment than Riva and takes just two coats to achieve full opacity; Chanel’s requires at least three to four (I used four here).
China Glaze Sea Spray (left) and Chanel Riva (right)
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Ahoy polish, one of 12 shades in the the China Glaze Anchors Away Collection (around $5, available at select beauty stores this spring).
Ahoy, matey! The new China Glaze Anchors Away Collection for spring 2011 just docked onto my doorstep, so I thought you’d want to see some swatches. 🙂
From left: Pelican Gray, First Mate and Lighthouse
Knotty, Life Preserver and Ahoy!
Starboard, White Cap and Sunset Sail
Below Deck, Hey Sailor and Sea Spray
Pelican Gray
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Grab a life vest, some floaties and your favorite blue and white striped shirt, seafarers, ’cause it’s time for an adventure on the high seas this spring with the China Glaze Anchors Away Collection.
The 12 limited-edition colors, a mix of nautical-inspired pastels and rainbow brights in shimmer and matte finishes, docks at beauty supply stores and salons soon.
The China Glaze Anchors Away Collection includes…
I’ll have swatches up in just a few, but for now, see anything you like?
