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Saturday, April 20, 2013
China Glaze Running in Circles Swatches and Review
China Glaze Running in Circles. Here's a little gem I recently picked up from the beauty supply store. I hadn't seen this color before and it looked amazing, so I had to have it. A quick Googling tells me it's from the Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away 3D collection which I don't remember at all... It must have come out while I was hibernating. It's medium green jelly base with bright, shiny, multi-tonal green and gold chunky glass fleck shimmer. The bottle shows a hint of blue duochrome flash, but I don't see any of that on the nail. It's mostly yellow-toned green, which is my favorite type of green, but you can see little flecks of blue-toned green within the shimmer. The jelly base is more on the blue side as well.
The formula on this was runnier than I expected from China Glaze. I had to go very slow while applying to prevent it from running and pooling in my cuticles. I used three coats here and I'm happy with how it looks at three. Once it is fully dried it loses some of its shine, but a nice, thick topcoat takes care of that. I'd recommend a quick-dry like Seche Vite since this has a slightly longer than average dry time.
Mmm, sparkly green polish. The best.
Talk about eye candy. I love this green!
ReplyDeleteI am a sucker for a green nail polish, so I bought this as soon as it came out. I love the color, but I wish the formula was closer to my all time favorite China Glaze green - Zombie Zest.
ReplyDeleteTotally reminds me of Christmas time! :O
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised the nail polish queen didn't know about this one! lol I recently picked it up myself and it is gorgeous. Makes me wanna buy more green polish!
ReplyDeleteThe shimmer is gorgeous! *o*
ReplyDeletePretty! I skipped on the Cirque Du Soleil collection, but I may need to rethink that.
ReplyDeleteOh YES: I love this one!! LOTS!!!
ReplyDeletethis collection was great, I need to pick many more shades from it. Look at Water you waiting for :-)
ReplyDeleteI got this one and a couple of others... it is now one of my favorite greens! Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThis is hands down my favorite color of the year. I'm a nut for a good green and this one is stunning. It's one of those colors that when I wear it I just can't stop staring!
ReplyDeleteThis is really pretty!
ReplyDeleteI loved this entire collection but only picked up def defying and its a trapeze. I really wanted escaping reality & water you waiting for.
ReplyDeleteI have this color and love it! I get so many compliments when I wear it.
ReplyDeleteThis is one of my number two greens.
ReplyDeleteI wore this for at paddys day and oh my the staining! I had to scrub with baking soda several times to remove the stain
ReplyDeleteI love it but it stains horribly.
ReplyDeleteooh that is a *nice* green!
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