NOTD post - China Glaze Luxe and Lush

I am generally on the fence about mylar flakies.. always a PiTA to apply, but I am loving this one today! (over black, with a good helping of gelous on top - awesome for smoothing out bumpy glitter)

under flash looking really glassy!

Do you like mylar flakies?? I only have this one and I Lily Love You in my whole stash, hoping I can find SC Green Ocean since it should be out and about for St. Pattys day. 

China Glaze - Lubu Heels

Hi! Felt like revisiting one of my underloved ChG's and pulled out Lubu Heels the other day. It's a black jelly base w. red micro glitter. The effect is pretty darn unnoticable.. I imagine you could just do a coat or 2 over a pure black creme and the glitter would show more though. I just love a jelly base.

@ 3 coats.

a better pic of the pretty glitters, really more subtle than this tho sadly!

Butter London - Chimney Sweep

 Hi all! Hope everyone is well tonight. Very excited about tonight's post! Butter London's Chimney Sweep. They were nice enough to send this to me, I've had a hard time finding this shade and I'm thrilled to finally own it.

Started as an obsession with Chanel's Black Pearl.. just been desperate to own a black like that, but never wanted to pay the price for it. When I saw this BL being so close I was so happy I'd get it cheaper and not in Chanel's chiptasmo formula!! Dior has a lovely similar shade as well, I'm sure theres a few other dupes around but you must have a metallic charcoal like this! OBSESSED.

2 coats, wonderful formula.. and no brush strokes!

in the sun!

They also sent me their Nail Foundation base coat & Hardwear quick dry top coat which I've heard both are amazing :

Can't wait to try these out!

Always looking for great metallics that are easy to apply nicely if anyone has any good recs for me!


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China Glaze - Smoke and Ashes

Happy weekend all! I know I am happy.. happy happy happy. Happy to post Smoke and Ashes too! I think this is my most wanted from the Hunger Games collection. I will say, these pics do it no justice whatsoever. It's stunning in person! The perfect black with something extra. I'm not 100% sure it's even black.. it really looks like a very (very) blackened teal base, it's a 1 coater so I will never know I guess!

I promise it has much more depth than pictures show...but here they are anyway!

2 coats because I don't have it in me to do less than 2.

A bit better but it has soo much shimmer!

I've only picked up this & Luxe and Lush so far. Going to need a couple more but in general, not my favorite China Glaze collection. I'd love to hear what you guys picked up!

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