China Glaze - Dress Me Up

I still haven't finished testing out all of my polishes from China Glaze's Hunger Games inspired 'Colours From the Capitol' collection so I figured this weekend I would come back to them since it's been a couple weeks. This is two coats of Dress Me Up. 

I could have sworn this color was more of a dusty pink, but apparently my eyes were playing tricks on me. It looks much more like a light brown, with a very subtle hint of dusty pink. Even though it's not what I expected, I really like the color. It's professional and classy, but not really in season. This will make for a great autumn polish (as will some of the others from this collection, which I might hold on to until then!).  The application was surprisingly not-so-stellar. It dried really fast and was really globby, unlike most of the China Glaze polishes I have. Once it dries it looks fine, just a bit of a pain to apply. 

Was anyone else surprised this wasn't as pink as it appears in the bottle? Or am I just crazy?

China Glaze - Fast Track (and pedicure)

Today I am wearing another from the Hunger Games inspired Colours from the Capitol collection by China Glaze. This was the color I was most excited about when I first saw the line up for this collection, and even once I bought it. I love a good neutral polish, and this looks exceptionally beautiful as it's filled with small gold flake shimmer.While I do love this polish, I was disappointed with the application. It was really goopy and took a while to dry, and was even brushing off as I applied the top coat. It globbed up on the ends of my nails, and I thought for sure it would look awful once it dried - but actually, it looks pretty good despite the hell of painting it on (shocking for a China Glaze polish, in my experience). 

All in all, despite the application flaws, this is a great neutral polish. It has some oomph for a neutral - definitely one you can wear in a professional setting while still showing some personality. Plus, it looks really amazing in sunlight!

On another note, my future mother in law took me and my future sister in laws out for birthday pedicures (as our birthdays fall right around the same time). I picked out a bright purple from Color Club (which I didn't happen to catch the name of, unfortunately) and got a pretty flower painted on as well. I love getting a pedicure, and I'm really happy with how this one turned out! 

China Glaze - Foie Gras & Luxe and Lush

With all the hype of the Hunger Games still fresh, I had to try out another of my Hunger Games polishes! This is two coats of China Glaze - Foie Gras, with one coat of Luxe and Lush on my ring fingers for an accent nail. Foie Gras is the "District 10" polish, which specializes in livestock... soooo, I suppose this is supposed to look like livestock poo? Ha! Either way, I love this creamy brown polish, as well as Luxe and Lush - the "District 1" (luxury) foil. I think I will use Luxe and Lush quite a bit, because I love foils about as much as I love shimmer and glitter (which is to say, I love them a lot!) I'm so glad they're all the rage this spring! 

My roommate and I went and saw the Hunger Games at midnight Thursday night and it was so well done, and so true to the book! If you haven't seen it yet, you must! I'd definitely read the book before you see it, in case you haven't already. And pick up this amazing line of China Glaze polishes while you're at it, too!

China Glaze - Riveting

Long have I pondered the idea of switching my Tumblr nail account over in to a new blog - mostly due to lack of customization on Tumblr. Well it turns out today I finally made the choice that I just couldn't take it anymore. S0, welcome to Glazed Over, my blog devoted to all my nail exploits and adventures - an inside look at one of my favorite hobbies and collections. So let's just get right to it, shall we?

Today I'm wearing Riveting from the new Colours From the Capitol collection by China Glaze. This is a gorgeous orange-ish red polish that is extra shimmery, which China Glaze is always good at. This collection was made for the upcoming Hunger Games release, and I have to say this color perfectly captures how I envision Katniss' flaming dress to look. They really hit the nail on the head with this one. I've got my tickets to see the movie premiere at midnight this Thursday, so I figured I should wear the most enticing polish from the collection to celebrate the release! I used two coats and topped it off with one coat of Seche Vite. Application was flawless- I couldn't be happier!

Have any of you tried these new Hunger Games polishes?