Thursday, August 9, 2012

China Glaze Rare and Radiant

Good evening!!  It almost seems too late for double exclamation points, lol.  Why am I being so loud?
The only other China Glaze Bohemian color I had to have was Rare and Radiant.  I was about to cave and shell out for Chanel Peridot, I love this color so.  Every other dupe has eluded me, so again, I was stoked when this one arrived on the scene.  And the name... can I just say what a sucker I am for anything referencing Edgar Allan Poe?  Anyway, Rare and Radiant did not disappoint.  Every other existing polish company who hasn't already done so could make their own dupe and I would happily drool over each and every swatch.





I used two coats and OPI ridge filler as my base.  The formula is perfect and I don't even care about the brushstrokes, because holy smokes, this color is gorgeous.  There's a blue flash in the bottle that never shows up, but that's okay because all this otherworldly green to gold is just stunning on its own.  At some angles, in certain lights, the polish is the most amazing luminescent shade of spring green, much like... a peridot. ;) I think I could live in this one for a while, or at least through the weekend. ;)

 Thanks for reading! Have a good night.<3

12 comments:

  1. Love this! I have Chanel Peridot and it holds a special place in my heart:)

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    1. Any special reason, or just because the color is so awesome?

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  2. Oh my, that's pretty! I love the duochrome. I already have OPI's Peridot dupe, so I will probably skip this one, but it's really lovely. :-)

    ~ Yun

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    1. It's SUCH an amazing color! I can't even tell you how stoked I am to finally have a dupe. ;)

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  4. I don't have any Peridot's dupes (or Peridot for that matter) so maybe it's time to get this one! Did you get any other ones from this collection? I'd love to see Unpredictable!

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    1. I did! I got Swanky Silk (as I see you noticed, lol). I got Unpredictable for my friend Mommy Does, who designed my banner and fixed my layout, so hopefully she swatches it soon... ;) And you totally need this. You should get it while you cannn!!

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  5. I passed on this shade. Some swatchs cause me re-think my decision to pass and this is one of those swatches! It looks so pretty here, and more glittery than I thought, not nearly as brush stroke-y either! Looks great!

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    1. :) Thanks, Karen :) I was a little surprised at all the brushstrokes I've seen; maybe my short little nails are at the advantage, here. Either way, it's so gorgeous that it's forgiven for having the brushstrokes. I think I said that about Swanky Silk, too....

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  6. All the Peridot dupes are so amazing. i can't even count how many there are now.

    This is cute on you my dear.

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    1. Thanks, Lizzy! :) I totally agree. It's one of the best colors o' the year imo, assuming Peridot came out this year (which I'm not sure of...).

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