China Glaze was my first non drugstore brand. My first purchases were Ahoy, Starboard, and First Mate from the Spring 2011 collection: Anchors Away. I can't remember which one I used first, but I've been a fan of China Glaze since. I also think China Glaze has the most diverse selection of finishes including holos, flakies, and duochromes. I'm looking forward to their new Hologlam collection!
I honestly can't pick any favorites from my stash. I love them all, but I do fuss over my OMG holos a bit more. ^^
Do you remember your first CG? Which shades are your favorites? Let me know in the comments! I'd love to hear. :)
Liz
Awesome collection! I think my first one was Ruby Pumps!
ReplyDeleteAmazing collection!! My first were from the 2010 holiday collection, and I won them from Varnish Vixen... I think her site is gone now. I think Phat Santa was the first shade I wore. It's still on of my top red picks.
ReplyDeleteMy first was ChG Atlantis. And what a beauty she is!
ReplyDeleteMy first China Glaze nail polish was "Full Spectrum". I love the many special kinds of finish they have.
ReplyDeleteI really like ChG as well too. It was a brand I used in the 80's along with CND before OPI can into being. I think back to how long and how many bottles I have had go through my stash when I read posts like yours saying your first bottles were from the Ahoy collection - certainly a great collection (thou I never figured out how come ChG did not release that collection through Sally's at first - was not in Sally's for a good 9 months and then went into the classic wall all but for 1 out of the total collection). I think for the $ especially, ChG is a great polish product. I can only remember the color not the name of my first ChG..but it was kind of an soft terra cotta shade that was super popular in the 80s...that and a cream in a dusty rose shade, and I am sure I picked up some red as I have been a red fan forever.
ReplyDeleteChina Glaze was my first non drugstore polish as well. My first China Glaze was For Audrey
ReplyDeleteThanks! And I love Ruby Pumps!
ReplyDeleteI remember Varnish Vixen. And wow! You're lucky to have won them! :D
ReplyDeleteIndeed! Atlantis is gorgeous. :)
ReplyDeleteNice! I don't have that one, but it looked gorgeous in all the swatches I've seen. :)
ReplyDeleteWow! I didn't know CG was around in the 80s. I'm so jealous! I'm always kicking myself for entering the nail polish scene so late. There were a lot of good stuff in the past!
ReplyDeleteI love For Audrey! Once I got into China Glaze, that was one of the first few colors I picked up from Sallys. :)
ReplyDeleteMy first was Dorothy Who, and my favorite is Atlantis. Great post!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dawn! Atlantis is a great color. :)
ReplyDeleteChina Glaze is definitely my favourite brand! Number 1 on my list to get was For Audrey (surprise ;p), and then I saw Aquadelic sitting right next to it. I was standing there, holding them both and debating, and poor Husband just wailed, "Aaugh, just get them both, or we're never gonna get outta here!" And he wonders now why I like polish shopping better when he's there. :P
ReplyDeleteHaha, aw. You're husband sounds like a winner. :P I actually had that same debate over those two colors. I already had For Audrey, so I wasn't sure if I needed Aquadelic. It was the day I hauled a whole bunch of polish, and the bf was with me. He was very patient, so I felt kind of bad. ^^;
ReplyDeleteIt's my favourite brand too! My first were For Audrey, Lemon Fizz and Fairy Dust! Really love Atlantis :)
ReplyDeleteMy very first bottle of China Glaze was Flying Dragon (neon). I do love their polishes and am currently lusting after the Cirque du Soleil Collection, but darn Cult Nails had to offer that preorder special, and and the darn Convert packs, so I can't buy anymore polish just yet. :-)
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