Excuse me, but I’m melting. Melting while I sit on the couch is not something that I enjoy, but I’m sure that those of you without air conditioning can sympathize. It’s going to be a few degrees shy of 100 today so my mood is already sour. It isn’t sour enough to not share with you my review of the China Glaze Off Shore Collection, though! As usual, this collection is divided into two sets and today I have the Dune Our Thing set but don’t fret because the Stoke To Be Soaked set will be on the blog tomorrow. You know I’m always really excited about China Glaze Collections so I try to pick them up as soon as my beauty supply stores get them. I was super excited to get them because their shipment literally arrived as I was entering the store. SCORE! Anyway, let me show you my swatches so we can talk about them afterwards.
China Glaze Wait N’ Sea
China Glaze I Sea The Point
China Glaze X-ta-sea
China Glaze Float On
China Glaze Feel The Breeze
China Glaze Dune Our Thing
So, uhm…these are supposed to be neons? Neons they are not. Why must we keep getting “neon collections” that aren’t really neon? I’m crying neon tears right now. Some of these are definitely bright, but I wouldn’t call them neon. (Can I possibly say “neon” some more? Neon, neon, neon!) Despite this, I think these colors are really pretty and the formula isn’t bad. We all remember past Summer collections, right? I’m still not over last year and the year before. The only polish that gave me some problems is the lightest pink, Feel The Breeze. It was streak-arrific but it did even out after three coats. Most of these will dry to a satin finish so you’ll need a good top coat if you want a glossy finish. I was super scared of Sea The Point because I had read somewhere that it was an application beast. The first coat was all that I feared, but then I decided to give the polish a good rolling/shaking and the second coat applied very nicely. Overall, I think these are really beautiful colors but we’ve seen these colors already. If I had to pick my favorites, I would get Float On, X-ta-Sea and Wait N’ Sea. To be honest, all the colors are beautiful so I’m having a hard time trying to pick favorites. I think that if you don’t have similar colors, these are definitely worth picking up. So what do you think? Will you be able to get past the fact that these aren’t really neons and get some of these? Do you have any favorites? This collection should be at the usual places this June…can you believe it’s almost June? Ghhhhaaaa! Anyway, thanks so much for stopping by today, and I will talk to you soon!
Want them all! So gorgeous! 🙂
Shipra recently posted..KBShimmer Summer 2014 Holographics Swatches/Review
It really is hard to pick just one! 🙂
Very pretty colors, def not neons. But the blues stole my heart.
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Ahhh…yes, the blues are just gorgeous!
I like the colors, but they aren’t really unique.
LOVE I sea the point, but it looks a lot like Essie’s Butler Please and SH Pacific Blue.
I’m still going to pick it up though, because I love that type of blue and I can never have enough!
LOL! I am the same way. Even though I may have tons of dupes, if I see a new one I want it.
There pretty shades but it is disappointing to see that they aren’t full on neons.
Lisa N. recently posted..Polka Dot Skittle
I know. 🙁 But at least the formula is nice.
Uuummmm…..yes please! I love me some neon but I will definitely settle for this! I Sea The Point is sexy! SEEEEEXY! So glad there is still hope for China Glaze! And I cant wait to see the rest of your swatches. Gorgeous as always!
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Thank you!! I do like this half of the collection because the colors are super beautiful.
Cynthia recently posted..China Glaze Off Shore Collection Summer 2014 – Stoked To Be Soaked
the pink ones are.. like.. a dream come true..
it is nice to read that they are not nightmares as the usual china glaze “neon” polishes..
for me the most neon polish i’ve ever seen is: flip flop fantasy
i have like 2 bottles at home LOL.. i love it.. it is my favorite polish.. eva.
It really is an awesome polish. I love FFF too! I think I’m going to use it next week.
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Do we need to send China Glaze a dictionary with the word neon highlighted? That would be convenient since the highlighter would be more neon than any of these polishes… I like many of the colors, but I agree these are not really neon-esq.
Have you seen Orly’s neons? WOW. Very neon. You could read by them.
haha! Totally agree. You know, I was looking at the Orly neons today and I almost got some but I passed. The weird green one threw it all off for me. Eeek.
Cynthia recently posted..Stamping Saturdays #19
The pinks are really the only ones that look interesting to me, but you’re right that these are not neon in the slightest. I’m beginning to feel gypped by these companies this summer…
Beautiful swatches though!
Amanda @ Amandalandish recently posted..Twinsie Tuesday: Bubbles
I almost feel like they do this to us every year! I think I wouldn’t be annoyed if they just stopped promising neons.
Cynthia recently posted..Stamping Saturdays #19
Oh God I’m actually relieved that the formula is at least half-way decent! Maybe we’re slowly getting the old China Glaze back? I’m liking X-ta-sea a lot and the pinks look pretty too 🙂
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From your lips to God’s ears! They need to bring back everything I first fell in love this.
Cynthia recently posted..Stamping Saturdays #19
X-ta-sea must be mine!! So glad to hear about the formula too!
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Woot woot! I am so happy about the formula myself. 😀
Cynthia recently posted..China Glaze Off Shore Collection Summer 2014 – Stoked To Be Soaked
Wow, definetly not neons lol and I am now obsessed with that blue, to the wishlist she goes.. lol
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It’s so pretty!!!
Cynthia recently posted..Stamping Saturdays #19
These are really pretty, but I have not like CG’s formulas at all lately. And am I the only one missing their awesome Summer Glass Fleck polishes??? Creams for spring and now summer too.
I Like these more than the others… but i do like the two greens and the yellow from the other lot
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Elizabeth’s comment cracked me up.
I’m just “meh” on this whole collection…I dunno. I’m glad the application is better than it used to be and that they’re generally nice polishes…I can even deal with them not being true neons…but, just…eh. Score on walking in as they were getting their shipment, though!
I know! I was super excited and of course grabbed everything. The man who gave us the solar oil samples at the other store was there so he was laughing.
I agree that the colors aren’t that amazing, but they are nice. I think it’s hard to impress the polish addicts like us.