Moving on to another collection that is already heading out Sally's Beauty Supply doors (but is still on etailers lists) is the Crackle Glaze by China Glaze. This is the first set of crackles - not the metallics (but I have those too). I've already reviewed some, but now I'm finishing them up. First today is Cracked Concrete, a slate grey.
I painted my nails first with CND Blackjack and OPI Alpine Snow. I added a top coat of Seche Vite and let it dry BEFORE adding Cracked Concrete. Some people find it easier to use a crackle/shatter coat on wet (or slightly wet) polish, but I find it better over dry.
As you can see, it crackled nicely! I used a thin coat that covered the entire nail in 3 swipes and this is what I came out with.
It's a lot like China Glaze Recycle for its base color. No yellow tones (yay!) and no red tones (yay again!) but just a nice grey.
Indoors with the flash - not much else to say here. :] If you're into grey cremes, I'd say get it!
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The finale in the Zoya 2001 Summer Collection Sunshine and Summertime is Apple, the "luminous yellow-toned apple green packed with gold metallic sparkle. A dimensional green that's clean and bright." This was probably my least favorite because greens and I have issues. I'm always scared that I'll end up with yellow nails because of the yellow in the nail polish (it's only happened once), but thankfully it didn't happen with Apple. This was more of a shimmer for me as well instead of a glass fleck/metallic sparkle. I'm still really loving this finish but the base color just wasn't my cup of tea.
I used a base of Zoya Get Even, 2 coats of Apple and a top of Zoya Armor. Formula was smooth and even.
As you can see in the sun, it is like a cross between a Granny Smith apple and a watermelon rind... Not too light, not too dark. This reminds me a bit of the plastic grass you'd see in Easter baskets.
Definitely love this color more in the shade. The pigmentation on my middle finger is a little bit lighter than I like - I should have maybe done a third coat of polish.
Finally indoors with the flash you can see that this color isn't as opaque as I'd like. The middle finger shows balding and some visible nail line underneath. Not a huge issue since it's so lovely in the shade and very pretty in the sun. I do still feel that this collection is one that you really should purchase. :]
Zoya can be purchased on their website for $8/bottle.
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Down to the wire here with Zoya's Summer 2011 collection with Faye, A bronzed mauve with purple and brown undertones flooded with right gold sparkle. A unique gilded shade that will work in any season. Yes, this is a 100% twin of OPI Rally Pretty Pink which will be reviewed soon here on PolishGalore. I thought I was going to obsess over this color - it looks like an orchid... it's purple, it's gold! What couldn't there be to love?
I used a base of Zoya Get Even, 2 coats of Faye and a top of Zoya Armor.
Okay so in the sun, you see a bit of visible nail line (index finger) and the gold shows up but it's kind of weird. This color is more frost like?
In the shade, it's like - hyper shiny with the gold and the purple is kinda pink?
Indoors with the flash it's very purple orchid like, but not so much on the opaqueness?
Lots of question marks from me because I'm just very confused about this color. I like it but I don't love it. I should love it. It's purple! But I'm rather jaded. I think I need to wear it a few more times so I'm not so on the fence with this color. Unlike the others which I've called glass fleck, lovingly, I'm calling this more of a shimmer.
Zoya can be purchased on their website for $8/bottle.
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First Zoya came out with Kym, now here is Kimmy, a "gleaming metallic candy apple red brightened by gold sparkle. Not your usual red shimmer- this one has a fiery attitude." It's has a darker red base than Rica, but the same gold/red shimmer as Reva. I used a base of Zoya Get Even, 2 coats of Kimmy and a top of Zoya Armor. The formula was smooth, the color was nice and opaque.
I mean just look at this color in the sun! Candy apple red for real. It's so lovely - very pigmented.
In the shade, the firey nature of this color really shows off - the gold in the bottle is more pronounced as a shimmer on the nail but it's definitely there.
Indoors with the flash you can see the orange/gold shimmer as well as just just how opaque this color really is. Also, interestingly enough - my bottle looks like a tiny bit was poured out or something in the beginning of filling. Lots of love for this color - definitely going to be showing up on my hands more this summer.
Zoya can be purchased on their website for $8/bottle.
Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration. For more information, please read this post.
I'm not sure how many times I can say it without sounding like a robot, but Zoya does glass fleck/sparking metallics REALLY well. Next today is Rica, a "warm light coral with pink and orange tones and heavy gold metallic sparkle. An alternative to flat corals for when you want to shine." Coral is one of those colors that I have a love/hate with - sometimes I can't get enough of it and sometimes I can't get rid of it fast enough. This color is also very reiminescent of China Glaze Strawberry Fields for me although much more orange.
I used a base of Zoya Get Even, 2 coats of Rica and a top coat of Zoya Armor. Formula was smooth, pigmentation was nice and opaque.
In the sun, it almost has a duochrome effect because of the orange sparkle against the pink base. Very beautiful and unique in my collection.
Not just one shade picture, but two! I really love this color - it's just so different ... light and airy looking at the same time. I think it's just the whole pink/orange thing that really hits me as being beautiful. A must have for me!
Indoors with the flash - you can see that it's a nice opaque color without any balding.
This is probably my second favorite collection ever (second only to the China Glaze OMG! collection)... two coat opacity, glass fleck/sparkling metallic finish, unique colors. There's only a few left to share and there are a few surprises in them.
Zoya can be purchased on their website for $8/bottle.
Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration. For more information, please read this post.
