Thursday, July 25, 2013

Because I'm Fancy: China Glaze Dress Me Up and Luxe and Lush

Hey everybody! :)  I don't get excited about movies very often.  But it seems like the ones I do get excited about are always the ones for which somebody makes a corresponding nail polish collection, like Alice in Wonderland and Oz the Great and Powerful.  Oh, and I was really excited about Rise of the Planet of the Apes, but I suppose "Orangutan Orange" would have been a bit much.  Anyway, I recently saw the new trailer for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, and OH yes...I can't wait for that one. :D  It made me want to revisit some of the polishes from China Glaze's Capitol Colours Collection that came out in conjunction with The Hunger Games.

 In my opinion, China Glaze Dress Me Up was the real standout of that collection.

China Glaze Dress Me Up

Dress Me Up is what I call "my kind of neutral."  I can't wear cream-colored polish, and most neutrals look dreadful on me.  Since my hands are white, I need something with a neutral feel but a bit darker, and Dress Me Up fits the bill perfectly.  And it just so happens that I love to dress up. :) Heh heh...

China Glaze Luxe and Lush

For my accent and thumb nails, I used a coat of China Glaze Luxe and Lush, also from the Capitol Colours Collection.  It's a gorgeous, fiery flakie topcoat that I have worn numerous times in a little thing called a jelly sandwich.

China Glaze Dress Me Up and Luxe and Lush

The formula on Dress Me Up is so surprising...it's a creme, but oddly enough, I have no problems with it at all.  Cremes would have to be my least favorite polishes because I always make a hearty mess out of them.  Dress Me Up applies so well that I have no cleanup.  Amazing!!  

 The color of Dress Me Up is very unusual too.  Are any of you familiar with rose-flavored foods?  I LOVE rose-flavored foods, especially rose Turkish Delight.  Well, I would describe the color of Dress Me Up as rose-flavored cocoa.  Oh my WORD that sounds delicious!!


The Capital Colours Collection was a good one.  I have 2 more polishes from it, and they're beautiful as well.  But Dress Me Up is still my favorite because I love, love, LOVE the rosy oddness of it. 

 What's your favorite neutral? :)

Thanks for stopping by, and have a lovely Friday!
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12 comments:

  1. Polished MarvelsJuly 26, 2013 at 1:19 AM

    Hi Melissa, Dress Me Up is perfect on you!!! And that flakie is gorgeous :-)!!! I also got myself some polishes from the Hunger Games Collection but somehow my skin tone doesn't like my choices - oh well... Your phrasing to call Dress Me Up rose-infused is spot on :-)!!! As to my favorite: currently that would be Cult Nails Let's Get Dirty

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    1. MelissaJuly 26, 2013 at 1:17 PM

      Oh thank you Christine! :) I do love it with my white skin. I tend to really love colors that are hard to explain. And Let's Get Dirty looks beautiful! :)

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  2. Lisa N.July 26, 2013 at 2:23 AM

    I have this color and its a great neutral to wear! Looks lovely on you :)

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  3. TinxabellieJuly 26, 2013 at 4:24 AM

    Dress Me Up looks gorgeous! It reminds me of hot chocolate drinks :) The topper looks amazing too x

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    1. MelissaJuly 26, 2013 at 1:18 PM

      Yum...yes it does. Rosy cocoa. Somebody should invent that! :D

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  4. Essie RaeJuly 26, 2013 at 9:38 PM

    I completely agree - I always loved this one from the collection. For some reason, I never picked it up though. I always thought I had something similar. I didn't know the next Hunger Games was coming out!? When? I never see previews because I don't watch commercials. OMG, I can't wait. I loved the books and was surprised how well I liked the movie. I normally don't like movies as much as the books. Have you seen Great Gatsby yet??????

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    1. MelissaJuly 27, 2013 at 9:44 AM

      LOL...no. I will have to Netflix that one. I should say that I very seldom go to movies, maybe twice a year? But YES...Catching Fire is coming out in November. :D It was my favorite book of the trilogy too. And Dress Me Up is still out there on Amazon (where I got mine)...I would love to see how it looked on you. :)

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  5. Yun, The Polish HideoutJuly 27, 2013 at 1:14 AM

    That's such a lovely neutral on you! :) I love that it's got the rosy tint to it... makes it more interesting than just your standard neutral. :)

    ~ Yun

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    1. MelissaJuly 27, 2013 at 9:45 AM

      Thank you! A little pink can change the whole look of something. ;)

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  6. fishgirl182July 29, 2013 at 3:02 PM

    omg i am a total sucker for any kind of movie tie-in as well. i love it when they have movie/tv/book collections. i bought the whole hunger games collection when it came out.

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    1. MelissaJuly 29, 2013 at 8:15 PM

      That was a great collection. I have Harvest Moon (gorgeous!!) and Smoke and Ashes (awesome!!). But I'd have to say my favorite movie collection was The Muppets. :)

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