Ceramic Glaze Shimmer And Sparkle Collection

When I saw the press release for the new Ceramic Glaze Shimmer And Sparkle Collection I was super excited! I couldn't wait to see them in real life! So I am really excited to get to share with you three of the colours that were sent to me for review!

From left to right, Let it Glow, All Decked Out and Glitter Bells.

There really is not much to say other than "OOOHH!! Pretty colours!!". The formula on these is all great. Its consistent, easy to spread, and wears well. Its made by the same company as China Glaze and the formula shows it. I find it just as consistent as China Glaze polishes.

And here are all the colours! I think I will have to pick up Shimmy Down The Chimney as well! And not only because the name is fantastic!

Ceramic Glaze Into The NIght Holographic Collection And Swatches

So I picked up the entire Ceramic Glaze collection at Shoppers Drug Mart last week. OK. That was a lie .I picked up TWO entire collections of the Ceramic Glaze Into The Night Holographic Collection last week. One set for me, one set to split up for a few exchanges I am doing right now. 

Now while these colours are nice, I don't think I would call them holographic. More like metallics or foils with a holographic shimmer? They are nice, and they do have some holographic shimmer but they aren't really out and out holographic!

Dance Til Dawn is a pinky-purple foil with holographic shimmer. I think this is more purple than pink, but for pink haters out there like me, it definitely is close enough to a pink for me to see it as pink.

I'm a VIP is a dark plum metallic shade loaded with holographic glitter. A great deep dark purple with a shimmer that is gorgeous!

Exclusive Invite is a........... colour I cant even describe. Its not grey, its not brown, its not purple. Its a brown that looks almost grey or purple in some lights, or its a grey that leans brown or purple in some lights. I dont know! Its different, its unique, and its got a great holo shimmer in it, though they all really do.

Going To The After Party is a slightly blackened navy blue shade. Its certainly a blue, but so dark it almost looks like a grey or black from afar.

DJ Play My Song was the worst of the collection. Its a slightly blue tinged silver. Its the only one that is really streaky. It dries down more so most of the streaks aren't as visible in real life as they are in these photos, but it is still slightly streaky.

All in all, while I really like most of these polishes, they aren't quite holographic enough for me to call them a true holographic collection. More like heavy holographic shimmer. They are nice though! The wear is good, and overall I would say if you are able to handle the 10.99 price tag, then pick them up! But maybe pass on the DJ Play My Song!

These will be available at Shoppers Drug Marts nationwide through the end of October!

Nails Inc Spring/Summer 2013 Collection - Swatches

So I picked up three of the polishes from the Spring/Summer collection from Nails Inc. collection. Actually, I picked up two. I did not get St James Park (a bright pink! NO THANKS!!) and as I found out when I got home, here in Canada, our displays did not have Royal Botanical Gardens (a mint) but instead had a polish from the regular line, Haymarket instead. Kind of bummed we miss out on the new spring colour, but I did pick up the mint they did have.

Let me start with Kensington Palace Gardens. This colour I swear keeps changing on me. It was (I swear I am not crazy) a bright coral colour when I picked it up in store. Then I got it home and it was a bright pastel pink that was gross looking. And somehow now its a pink leaning salmon colour I cant decide what I think of it.

Chelsea Physic Garden is a creamy pastel blue colour. Not green enough to be a tiffany blue, but still slightly green leaning.

And this one, Haymarket, the polish that really isnt part of the collection. This one is a mint green colour that leans blue. Almost like a pastel teal colour? Certainly more blue than the typical green, but still a minty green shade.

Now I didnt think I had anything similar in my stash to Haymarket, but Blueberry Bubblegum from Ceramic Glaze sure is close! Just about a shade darker and slightly (and I really do mean slightly) less green tinged and more blue.

Ceramic Glaze Polishes - Swatches And Review

I feel just terrible. These polishes were sent to me for review months ago and I fully thought I posted them! i had the post up and I guess I hit save instead of publish...... I am not sure how I did that! So here is my very belated review!

204 Leather Mini is a super dark grey (or super light black) with insane microshimmer. It applies nicely and smoothly and is very easy to work with. Its not a matte finish by any means, but its not overly shiny and can use a good a top coat over top.

Watermelon Cooler is a bright turquoise that drys to a.............. its not a matte finish. But its very matte. Almost looks like the suede finishes without the glitter. I know that a suede finish is basically a matte finish with a ton of microshimmer but its hard to explain. It doesn't have that chalky finish that mattes have. Its a gorgeous finish, but I am not doing the best job in describing it. I guess its closest to a satin that leans towards matte.

Santorini Blue is a bright royal blue with turquoise microshiimmer. It reminds me of China Glaze Frostbite though it seems to have less of the turquoise microshimmer in it. Since these polishes are made by China Glaze though, it might be the same colour and I may just be crazy. Will have to do a head to head comparison soon!

Honolulu Hibiscus is a light purple cream with a tendency to separate in the bottle. Its a true purple that is definitely on the dustier side. The application is nice, but it certainly needs three coats.

Last but not least is Blueberry Bubblegum. The dumbest name for it I can think of as it looks to me to be a mint green. Its almost identical to Nails Inc Haymarket. If its any type of blue it would be a pastel version of Tiffany blue, but its certainly a lot closer to green than it is blue.

Overall these polishes are quite nice. They are certainly on the thinner side, and most of them require two if not three coats. But they wear well, and aside from a bit of separating in the bottle which easily mixes back up, there is nothing noteworthy about these to beware of. The finishes seem to be slightly all over the place though, so I highly recommend swatching first to see!