China Glaze Anchors Away Swatches

by - 12 January

When AA promos came out, I thought I wanted two, maybe three. They're so much prettier in person, though! I'm happy I didn't ignore these. All of these swatches are 2 coats with no topcoat.









Ahoy is a gorgeous pink jelly with gold glecks of shimmer. It's like Strawberry Fields' older sister. Looooove!













Below Deck is stunning and is currently my mani of choice. I only took one shot of this one because my camera battery was dying, so I'll try to take a better picture soon. It's so interesting. It's a Mushroomy taupe with a splash of somethin' somethin'.










I don't even want to talk about how awful this looks on me! Knotty is a stunner in the bottle, though.

















Pelican Gray is a neutral grey with subtle shimmer. Soft and delicate.











Sea Spray is a pale blue that actually doesn't look disastrous on me. It's like the grey tones and fine silver shimmer that make this less garrish than a lot of pale blues. I want to layer Fairy Dust over this, asap.











Starboard is a grassy green that isn't as bright as my swatch implies. It has an almost dusty quality to it. I really like this one. All the cremes from the collection look so squishy. Love it.















This is one coat of White Cap over Pelican Gray. White Cap is a sheer white with a ton of gold flecks. It reminds me of Ulta Sugar Cookie but with a better formula. This one has some major glow-age. 








I also picked up First Mate and Sunset Sail, but they were MIA when I was swatching. I will have pictures of those soon enough, though.





The formula on these was great. They are all super shiny without a topcoat, and I had no issuses with the application.





I'm happy with almost all of my choices. Seeing how great these look makes me want to go back for the two I skipped. This collection is definitely worth checking out!
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15 comments

  1. Toesthattwinkle!January 12, 2011 at 6:12 AM

    Sea spray is so pretty!

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  2. AmaliaJanuary 12, 2011 at 6:15 AM

    I love Pelican Grey and Ahoy...great colors.

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  3. Varnish VixenJanuary 12, 2011 at 10:02 AM

    Oooh! I really like what you did with White Cap over Pelican Gray...I've got to make up my transdesign order asap for some of these!

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  4. KathleenJanuary 12, 2011 at 12:34 PM

    Ahoy & Sea Spray are calling to me! All of these colors are pretty awesome looking though

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  5. TamiJanuary 12, 2011 at 4:08 PM

    Why oh why did I click your post? I was going to pass on the whole collection. Now I want ahoy, pelican gray, sea spray, and white cap.

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  6. FunnyFaceBeautyJanuary 12, 2011 at 4:23 PM

    Oh man I love them all. I need to head to my beauty outlet store soon.

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  7. luckiebeautyJanuary 13, 2011 at 6:20 AM

    I love white cap and starboard! Gorgeous collection.
    Beautiful application!

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  8. hermeticJanuary 13, 2011 at 8:15 AM

    most of them are really interesting colors. My favs are seas spray and pelican gray

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  9. Superficial SydneyJanuary 13, 2011 at 8:14 PM

    Shit........................................... I am going to buy them all. You are amazing but i hate you ;)

    A little giveaway going on at my blog at the moment http://tinyurl.com/4kt38u2 leave a comment for some Lush goodies xx

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  10. JenniferJanuary 13, 2011 at 8:16 PM

    your right much more prettier in person!

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  11. LucyJanuary 14, 2011 at 6:19 AM

    i like the look of pelican gray... might have to add it to the collection :)

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  12. KarenDJanuary 14, 2011 at 9:18 AM

    Thanks for the swatches--so many great colors in this collection!

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  13. Jen WJanuary 14, 2011 at 10:19 PM

    OMG Below Deck looks amazing. Will def need to pick this baby up for myself

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  14. herroyalbleaknessJanuary 25, 2011 at 11:01 AM

    These are helpful photos of superb polishes, Lola! Amazing! I hope you don't tire sharing your nail photo ops with us :D

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  15. Jen WApril 13, 2011 at 1:16 PM

    OMG Below Deck looks amazing. Will def need to pick this baby up for myself

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