Easily Distracted » China Glaze http://zicon.no By a small norwegian with too many interests Tue, 22 May 2012 08:31:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Luxe Marzipan http://zicon.no/2012/nails/plain/1794/luxe-marzipan http://zicon.no/2012/nails/plain/1794/luxe-marzipan#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:22:52 +0000 Zicon http://zicon.no/?p=1794 Continue reading →]]>

IsaDora Marzipan

I’m a sucker for green polishes. I’m a sucker for pastels. It’s a complete coincidence that IsaDora’s Marzipan followed me home from the shop today, honestly.

Marzipan is opaque in two coats, and reasonably well-behaved for a pastel. It’s not chalky, but does dry very quickly. It also felt like the polish was thickening in the bottle while I was painting. I expect I’ll have to thin this polish sooner rather than later.

My gaming group is playing Changeling: The Lost tomorrow, and green nails is par for the course on Changeling nights. However, plain green will not do for a game of faeries and magic. Additional coats of China Glaze Luxe and Lush provide the required sparkle.

Luxe and Lush is a golden flakie polish with a transparent base. The flakie density is nowhere near as good as Nfu.Oh’s pretty much perfect flakie polishes, but two coats give adequate sparkliness for this manicure.

Marzipan + Luxe and Lush

We’re ready to game!

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Matte, shimmery charcoal? Swoon.

]]> http://zicon.no/2012/nails/plain/1748/stone-cold/feed 0 Agro & Smoke and Ashes http://zicon.no/2012/nails/fancy/1638/agro-smoke-and-ashes http://zicon.no/2012/nails/fancy/1638/agro-smoke-and-ashes#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:34:36 +0000 Zicon http://zicon.no/?p=1638

The lovely green Agro on most nails, with Smoke and Ashes on the ring finger as an accent. Tarted up ever so slightly with silver striping tape. Photo taken just minutes after the manicure finished drying, and there's already tip drag, sigh...

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Two coats of Riveting, two additional coats of Electrify on middle and ring finger.

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From left to right, top to bottom: Harvest Moon, Stone Cold, Fast Track, Agro, Smoke and Ashes, Electrify, Luxe and Lush, Riveting. All from the China Glaze Capitol Colours collection.

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CND Copper Shimmer on China Glaze Grape Pop.

]]> http://zicon.no/2010/nails/plain/1725/copper-pop/feed 0 Milk Chocolate Wrapper http://zicon.no/2010/nails/fancy/1715/milk-chocolate-wrapper http://zicon.no/2010/nails/fancy/1715/milk-chocolate-wrapper#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:21:29 +0000 Zicon http://zicon.no/?p=1715 ]]> http://zicon.no/2010/nails/fancy/1715/milk-chocolate-wrapper/feed 0 Reckless Zebra http://zicon.no/2010/nails/fancy/1705/reckless-zebra http://zicon.no/2010/nails/fancy/1705/reckless-zebra#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:25:00 +0000 Zicon http://zicon.no/?p=1705 A simple Konad manicure with a great effect: China Glaze Liquid Leather stamped with Konad disk m57 on top of Del Sol Reckless, a colour-changing polish.

In the shade

In the sun

]]> http://zicon.no/2010/nails/fancy/1705/reckless-zebra/feed 0 Nesosilicate of Doom http://zicon.no/2010/nails/fancy/1699/nesosilicate-of-doom http://zicon.no/2010/nails/fancy/1699/nesosilicate-of-doom#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:41:33 +0000 Zicon http://zicon.no/?p=1699

Konad m64 + sour apple princess polish on Sally Hansen Garnet Lapis on China Glaze Liquid Leather. Enough coats to double the thickness of my nails, and due for near immediate removal.

]]> http://zicon.no/2010/nails/fancy/1699/nesosilicate-of-doom/feed 0 Heartwarder http://zicon.no/2010/nails/fancy/1692/heartwarder http://zicon.no/2010/nails/fancy/1692/heartwarder#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:46:52 +0000 Zicon http://zicon.no/?p=1692 Heartwarder was made with China Glaze Liquid Leather as a base. The middle was then painted white with China Glaze White Out, and the white covered with Del Sol Heartbreaker, which changes colour in the sun.

In the shade

In the sun

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