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Saturday, July 23, 2011

China Glaze - "Midtown Magic"

While I was at the local beauty supply store yesterday, I noticed they had just gotten the new China Glaze Metro Collection in! I love seeing new collections up-close for the first time! I ended up buying "Concrete Catwalk", "Skyscraper", "CG In The City" and "Midtown Magic". 

At first, I thought "Midtown Magic" was going to be a dupe of OPI's "Holiday Glow" (yes, the polish I JUST blogged about a couple of days ago!). But fortunately, I think it's a little more dark burgundy than brown (like "HG" was), so I can justify owning both!

"Midtown Magic" is a dark burgundy polish with little bits of gold and red glitter. The two glitters together almost make it look copper in certain light. Only basing this comparison on the polishes I currently own, I'd say "Midtown Magic" would be a close relative of both "Holiday Glow" and "Tease-y Does It" (from the 2010 Burlesque collection). 

Application:
Deborah Lippmann 2 Second Nail Primer
Seche Clear Base Coat
2 coats of China Glaze "Midtown Magic"
1 coat of Gelous Top Coat
1 coat Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat




Pictures taken indoors using artificial light, no flash:





Pictures taken outdoors:






What do you think of the new Fall 2011 Metro Collection from China Glaze? Are there any that you're anxious to get your hands on? I know I'll be going back for "Trendsetter", the yellow/mustard polish with glass flecks!


Have a great weekend, everyone! 

6 comments:

  1. I love this one. I have OPI Tease-y Does It. Is it justifiable to own both?

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  2. Since I already own both, I'd say yes. But if you already own "Tease-y Does It", I don't think you'd "need" this. Actually, I'm more of an OPI fan, and prefer their formula over China Glaze. That said, I still think this is a really pretty color and might be one of my favorites from the Metro Collection (from what I can tell by the bottle).

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  3. I bought the entire collection. This is the first time I've ever done that! (big collections anyway... I don't count the Halloween ones) I am SO excited to get them in the mail!

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  4. Love it, I'll have to buy it now!

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  5. This is definitely one of the Metro collection that I'm really excited about.

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