Press Release: China Glaze Road Trip

ARE YOU READY FOR THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME?

Join China Glaze® for the ultimate adventure in colour

#ChinaGlazeRoadTrip

For those with wanderlust, there is nothing better than hitting the open road and chasing the dreams that lie ahead.  This Spring China Glaze® celebrates the free spirit who lives for adventure and creates her own experiences with the new Road Trip nail lacquer collection.  The 12 new shades are inspired by the vibrant hues of a setting sun as it dips below the horizon.  Warm pinks, yellows and reds give way to the cool blue tones of the evening sky.  The China Glaze® Road Trip collection offers so many ways to take your adventure on the road and pave your own path. 

Pack your bags with 12 new colours including:

Trip of a Lime Time: Lime green crème

My Way or the Highway: Bright turquoise crème

License & Registration Pls: Marine blue crème 

Boho Blues: Soft indigo crème 

Dashboard Dreamer: Powder blue shimmer

Wanderlust: Powder purple shimmer

Pack Lightly: Powder peach shimmer

More the Explore: Soft coral crème

Pinking Out the Window: Salmon crème 

I Brake for Colour: Bright red-pink crème

Pop the Trunk: Bright orange crème

Sun’s Up, Top Down: Bright yellow shimmer

Put the top down and hit the open road with China Glaze® Road Trip, available now at fine beauty supply stores nationwide including Ulta and Sally Beauty.  It’s going to be the trip of a lifetime.    

For more information, please visit www.chinaglaze.com or follow China Glaze® on Facebook (@ChinaGlaze), Instagram (@ChinaGlazeOfficial), Twitter (@ChinaGlaze) and Pinterest (pinterest.com/chinaglaze). 

Red Dog Designs Butterfly Garden Collection

Happy Friday!  I hope it's a beautiful day for you all out there!  The weather has been amazing here, more Summer than Spring though.  It's been hot enough to pull out the slip n slide for the kids.  And to turn on the air conditioner!  Well I don't mind the heat because I love having an excuse to eat ice cream, swim and wear gorgeous glowy, shimmery and bright (happy) colors on my nails.  Which is perfect because today I have the brand new Red Dog Designs Butterfly Garden Collection to share with you!  The Butterfly Garden is a collection "inspired by flowers that attract butterflies and fun, spring flowers and gardens!"  This collection will be available tomorrow evening (5/2) at 5:00 pm EST!  And pssst, there are still a couple bottles of my 2-year custom La Vie en rose available.  You can see my pictures of that beauty HERE!

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Up first we have Aster, a "pale blue creme with blue/green iridescent glitters, holo micro glitter and a turquoise shimmer."  The bright blue iridescent glitters in Aster are stunning!  The first coat was sheer, but it built up nicely in 3 coats.  Application and formula were both lovely.  I used 1 layer of topcoat.  

Smitten Polish Showers and Flowers Spring 2014

I'm a busy bee today!  But I really wanted to share this post with you because these amazing Spring colors will be available for pre-order tomorrow at 2:00 pm Central Time!  There will be other colors restocked and a few on their last leg....so be sure to check out the posts on Facebook to see all the information about tomorrows shop opening.  In the meantime, can I just say GAH!  The Showers and Flowers Spring 2014 collection is absolutely amazing!  I feel that Noelie totally nailed all of these colors.  Let's take a look at her promo pic and then jump into the reviews!

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This is the inspiration board behind the 4 polishes in the Showers and Flowers Spring 2014 collection.  I mean seriously, they perfectly captured their namesakes and inspirations.  

Up first I have Frangipani.  This is the most gorgeous color to represent the gorgeous flower that is native to tropical regions.  I put this on and wanted to go on a Hawaiian vacation so badly!  Frangipani is a medium shade of pink with some purple undertones.  The linear effect is softly linear and very sparkly in the direct sunlight.  The formula was opaque, creamy perfection.  I had full coverage in 2 coats and no topcoat. 

Up next is Radiant Orchid.  I'll admit I wasn't too happy when Pantone announced this was the color of 2014.  Smitten Polish Radiant Orchid totally changed my mind!  And how perfectly did she capture this color?  It's dead on!  I am just so much in lust with this color, it's simply amazing!  Radiant Orchid, just like Frangipani, had an amazing formula.  It was very creamy and opaque.  I only needed 2 coats for complete coverage.  Radiant Orchid applied like butter.  The linear holo is pretty strong and this baby sparkles like blingy gemstones in the sunlight.  I did not use topcoat.  

Now we'll switch gears to blue...Himalayan Blue Poppy to be exact.  This is another amazing color that completely captured it's inspiration.  Himalayan Blue Poppy is a fabulous aqua with a soft linear holo effect.  I am once again reminded of tropical beaches and vacation...is it summer time yet?  Himalayan Blue Poppy had a fabulous formula.  Very creamy and opaque.  The application was smooth and buttery.  I used 2 coats for full coverage and no topcoat.  

Tornado Skies is the only non-holo in the group, but it totally stands on it's own with it's gorgeous moody gray base and sparkling green shimmer.  Tornado Skies is really beautiful.  The gray and green work together very well to create an overall look that is stunning.  Once again, formula and application were both perfection.  So creamy and opaque.  I used 2 coats of Tornado Skies and no topcoat.  

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I knew there would be some questions for comparisons so I went ahead and did a couple.  This is Himalayan Blue Poppy and Audrey's Rainbow.  Himalayan Blue Poppy is on my index and ring fingers.  Audrey's Rainbow is on my middle and pinky fingers.  You can see that Himalayan Blue Poppy is much more blue while Audrey's Rainbow is a minty-aqua.  I used 2 coats of each polish and no topcoat.  

This is Frangipani compared to Be Mine.  Frangipani is on my index and ring fingers.  Be Mine is on my middle and pinky fingers.  Be Mine is much more hot pink and a straight pink color.  Frangipani has a more purple undertone and had a more creamy formula.  I used 2 coats of each color and no topcoat.  

Super Black Lacquer Spring 2014

Hey there!  Lovely night we're having!  Sorry for disappearing on you there, the kids were home on Spring Break and well, you know how that goes!  Kids can be so needy!  Kidding.  I took them out to the beach practically every day and did a few other local things.  We had so much fun and now we are heading into the weekend baseball games, it's also picture day tomorrow so I will have yet another busy bee kind of a day.  Can I just sit down and have a margarita please?  Well maybe Sunday.  But for now let's look at these amazing polishes from the Super Black Lacquer Spring 2014 collection!  Mmmmmkay?

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Super Black Lacquer: Shop, Facebook

Up first I have Framboise.  This is a "saturated raspberry jelly polish, with a ton of glitters: tiny black, matte pink, holographic lilac, and chunky matte white hex."  Framboise is a gorgeous and fun color for Spring.  It's so fresh and juicy!  It had a fabulous formula and application.  I used 3 coats of Framboise for full coverage (as full as you can get for a  jelly) and finished with 1 layer of topcoat.  

The Grackle was my favorite from the polishes sent to me.  Though I don't feel it's a Spring-y color, it's absolutely gorgeous.  The Grackle is a "sparkling turquoise blue with a black base."  I actually think it's more of a blue-teal, but you say tomayto, I say tomahto.  The Grackle is just so inky and moody, I've been moody lately, maybe that's why I am digging it!  I used 2 coats for perfect coverage and 1 layer of topcoat for shine.  

The Stag...hello gorgeous.  Ok, I changed my mind.  This was my favorite of the polishes I received!  The Stag is an amazing "glowy spring green polish with a rich bronze shimmer."  It's the perfect amount of brightness and shimmer.  It actually reminds me of the olive in a martini glass (I think I really need a drink - this is my second adult beverage remark).  The formula and application were both lovely.  The Stag was a tad sheer on the first coat but it built up beautifully in 3 coats.  I finished with 1 layer of topcoat.  

Here we have another deep, rich, but playful color for the Spring...The Haymaker.  The Haymaker is a "deep, eggplant polish packed with 3 different sizes of matte, neon red-orange glitter."  I liked the combination of the deep base with the bright glitter, it really pops for a unique look.  The formula and application were both nice on this.  I used 3 coats of The Haymaker for full coverage and color depth.  I did find the red glitters are a bit gritty when the polish dries, but a layer of topcoat smoothed it all out.  

And rounding out the post is Majestic, a "super-smooth, creamy orchid."  Majestic is a lovely color and a fabulous creme.  Pastels usually give me problems with streaks or being chalky but this was absolutely not the case here.  Majestic was even flowing and self leveling.  I used 3 coats for full coverage and 1 layer of topcoat.  Majestic is the perfect Spring color.