China Glaze On Safari Fall 2012 Swatches & Review (pt.1)
My hands look like they've been to hell and back with all the cuts I've accumulated. Open wounds + acetone do not mix, so there's my excuse for having not swatched anything in a while. I'm mostly healed except for a HUGE gash on my middle finger (I swear, it's cursed!), which is why you'll be seeing two nail swatches for a while. Trust me, it's better this way.
Anyway, the On Safari collection is here. I bring you my swatches to add the mountain of swatches already out there.
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China Glaze Jungle Queen is a greyed out purple with pink shimmer. The shimmer in my picture looks quite violet, but it's warmer and more pink in person. Looks familiar, right?
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| 2 coats |
China Glaze Man Hunt is a medium blue creme. It has a nice vibrancy to it without being over the top.
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China Glaze Exotic Ecounters is a green leaning teal creme that has a slight dusty quality to it.
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| 2 coats |
China Glaze Elephant Walk is a green tinged grey with sliver shimmer. It's a really cool shade that I don't seen very often.
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| 3 coats |
China Glaze I'm Not Lion is a pale gold glitter with some holo glitter as well. I kind of wish China Glaze had left the holo glitter out of this one simply because I'm sick of seeing it in everything. Not just China Glaze glitters, but in general. It's becoming a bit too ubiquitous for my liking. Nonetheless, I'm Not Lion is quite pretty.
The formula on these is good. They all have a nice consistency and opacity. I could have definitely gotten away with one coat of Jungle Queen and Exotic Encounters.
The must-haves for me are Elephant Walk and I'm Not Lion. The others are not very unique or exciting. I'll have the other half of the ten I purchased later this week.
Have you/will you purchased anything from this collection? Which Fall 2012 collections are you most looking forward to?
16 comments
i need jungle queen like asap...love the last 2 as well
ReplyDeleteGreat swatches!! didnt even miss the other fingers :) Hope they heal quickly!
ReplyDeleteAll beautiful colors. I'm more drawn to "Man Hunt." It's stunning.
ReplyDeleteFantastic!
ReplyDeleteYeah, that's a pretty one. If you have Chanel Paradoxal or Revlon Perplex, though, you don't need it.
ReplyDeleteThanks a ton, Melissa!
ReplyDeleteIt's a very pretty blue! If I didn't own so many blues already, it would definitely be a keeper.
ReplyDeleteI've seen a few of these, but haven't purchased any yet. I am hunting for the glitters!
ReplyDeleteI want Elephant Walk!
ReplyDeleteCheck your Sally Beauty! Mine had more glitters on the display than any of the other shades for some reason.
ReplyDeleteGet it! Super pretty.
ReplyDeleteNice swatches! I didn't realize Jungle Queen had shimmer! Now I want that one and Elephant Walk since we don't see gray shimmers often.
ReplyDeleteIf you have Revlon Perplex or Chanel Paradoxal, Jungle Queen isn't necessary. I've been wearing Elephant Walk for a few days now, and it really is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteGood looking out! I have Perplex in my untrieds.
ReplyDeleteExotic Encounters really needs to live in my home ♥.
ReplyDeleteI don't know why but I'm just not enamored much by this collection as a whole (though I admit I quite like 'I'm Not Lion'). Lovely swatches though Lola, despite you having some busted up fingers :)
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