China Glaze Aluminate
(A-LU-MIN-ATE!)
China Glaze Crush, Crush Baby
China Glaze Don't Be Foiled
China Glaze I'm A Chromantic
China Glaze Iron Out Details
China Glaze Wrinkling The Sheets
The formula on these is very good. They're thick but easy to control, and completely, 100% opaque in just one coat. In fact, they look better at one coat than they do at two. They have a true chrome finish (think China Glaze's Khrome collection from 2009) that becomes reflective when dry. They have some sandy grit like other sand/textured finish polishes, but they also contain white matte bar glitter for extra texture. They dry almost immediately.
I'm not quite sure how I feel about these yet. My gut reaction was, "oh, lumpy-looking chromes.... okay," but they're growing on me. To tell you the truth, I was expecting them to crinkle up almost like a crackle polish as they dried, so the grit texture was a bit of a surprise to me.
Still, it's a unique idea that I haven't seen done before, so that's pretty cool. Good formula at least.
This collection is available now!
(collection provided for review)
This texture is very strange for me, but maybe I like the green one :)
ReplyDeleteThe top one is the only one that really looks 'crinkled' because it has more texture. Do you think you used more coats on that one?
ReplyDeleteI also expected them to crinke up, don't know why ;) And I also don't know how to feel about this collection, but I think I'll pass on this.. Just not my opinion of how polish should look.
ReplyDeleteI think I like your idea of the polish crinkling up like a crackle better than the "texture" of the glitter. Overall the colour selection is nice but I would have preferred a true chrome collection instead of a textured chrome one.
ReplyDeleteI kind of like them!
ReplyDeleteI have been really, really skeptical about these, but surprisingly they look rather nice on your pictures. Thanks for the swatches!
ReplyDeleteI got the whole collection for review too, it's awesome! I love them, they are so shinny and frosty :3
ReplyDeleteCan't tell if I like these..... I'll check them out at the store LOL. Thanks for the beautiful swatches!
ReplyDeleteI like most of the colors a lot, but I don't think I'll be able to get into the texture. Honestly they look kind of like when I do a rush job on my nails and the polish bubbles. But intentionally. Maybe I SHOULD like these more because they give me an excuse for air bubbles haha
ReplyDeleteThank you both for the swatches and for confirming that I'm not the only one who thought of Daleks when I saw that first name. ;-)
ReplyDeleteNot for me. They look like bad polish applied in a sloppy manner. (And we know neither of those are the case, so just....no. *lol*)
ReplyDeleteI was thinking the same thing. It looks like there are bubbles and cotton strings in the polish. No me gusta.
DeletePERFECT description. Sadly. *lol* If I finished my manicure and it looked like that, I'd be bent as all get out!
DeleteTruth be told, there was never a second when the crackle polishes called my name either - for much the same reason. I love effect polishes, but not if the effect is "polished my nails in the dark, while drunk, and then immediately did the laundry. Ugh!
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ReplyDeleteYep, looks like your polish had a bad reaction to your basecoat and topcoat. What were CG even THINKING?
ReplyDeleteI love Aluminate, love it. I don't need the rest. It's certainly interesting though. Essie and China Glaze and their creative takes on texture, lol.
ReplyDeleteI really like the colour and the chrome finish on these! I agree the texture part wasn't quite what I expected, but then I've been waiting for a blogger I liked to swatch these so I could see what the deal was anyway! :-)
ReplyDeleteThat's different! I had no idea what to expect with these when I heard of them.
ReplyDeleteWtf... These are horrid!!! What a waste of a collection :( I get annoyed thinking of all the effort and materials and packaging and polluting it took to manufacture and distribute this collection to all te stores, and they'll just end up sitting unpurchased and unloved in a discount bin (where still no one will purchase them) like that Shattered foil collection... :/
ReplyDeletei love textured polish but these look like the formula started to bubble and then you went digging in your purse. not a fan at all.
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