Monday, May 27, 2013

China Glaze Frostbite + Ruby Pumps

I've got an 8 year old's luau birthday party to attend today, so I've been torn on what to do for my manicure.  I decided to go patriotic and honor Memorial Day with two of my favorite China Glaze polishes, Frostbite and Ruby Pumps.

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 The thing with Frostbite is that it flat-out refuses to photograph accurately. If you own it and have attempted to photograph it, or have googled swatches of it, you know this.  You see a nice, saturated, dark cerulean leaning icy blue frost, and that's not entirely inaccurate.  The color in real life is darker, more royal blue, deeper, and slightly shimmery.  Something about the bottle reminds me of a gigantic iceberg in the middle of a cold northern ocean.  It's just stunning and if frosts aren't your thing, know that the frost is less apparent in real life, too.  I used two coats.

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Ahh, Ruby Pumps.  How many times I've seem swatches of this red jelly packed with red shimmers and tiny red glitter and needed to own it...  I found myself a mini this winter at Sally Beauty Supply.  I didn't know ChG did minis and it was just too tempting to get the adorable little bottle, lol.  The polish is deep and rich and overall fantastically beautiful.  I used three coats.

china glaze frostbite china glaze ruby pumps

When I was a kid, every Memorial Day started out the same-- my family would go to church in the morning, then head out to the cemetery to pay our respects to passed family members and to our local fallen heroes.  We'd return home and commence rainy day barbecuing activities (because if it's not pouring on Memorial Day, you're probably not in Oregon) but the light cast on the day was always one of grateful remembrance.  I guarantee that there was much complaining coming out of my mouth at the time but I'm so thankful to my dad for instilling that sense of reverence for the day in my heart at a young age.  And to those of you who have served and to those of you with loved ones who have served and given the ultimate sacrifice, THANK YOU.  From the bottom of my heart-- thank you.

24 comments:

  1. Both are gorgeous! Ruby Pumps was my 2nd China Glaze that I bought :)

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  2. Lovely manicure to celebrate the day :) I really like the two colors together too.

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  3. So pretty! I need to get Ruby Pumps. Every time I put it in my cart on Amazon, I'll remove because I talk myself outof buying it. Lol :)

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    1. I'd always passed it up, too, mostly because I'm a little glitter shy, I think. I had to get the mini, though.

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  4. Liesl, this is so beautiful! Great manicure for this weekend! I think I had Frostbite on my wish list for a while and I must have taken it off at some point....I am now going to put it back on:) Have a great rest of the weekend!

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    1. Thanks so much, Es :) It's interesting that Frostbite receives so much love because it is a frost, lol. I think the color is so pretty that no one cares.

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  5. Beautiful manicure. I have both and just adore Frostbite. I know I'm probably in the minority, but I don't love Ruby Pumps...#1 because it chips fast on me and #2 because I'm not a fan of jellies (I know, I know). LOL I love Frostbite so much, though.

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    1. Ugh, hard to love something that doesn't last. I think jellies are totally fun, but they're not my favorite finish by a long shot... like, I'm not on the edge of my seat to get the new L'Oreal jellies (though I thought I would be... something about seeing them in real life made me realize I'd never wear them). I love the depth to this one, though, and it's actually wearing on me pretty well.

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  6. Cute and simple! Love the combination of these two colors. And how do I not have Frostbite yet?? It's totally gorgeous! Have fun at the luau party! :D

    ~ Yun

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    1. Get it, lol ;) The party was fun-- my sis in law does a great job throwing those things :)

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  7. I'm such a sucker for blues. Looks like Frostbite is going on my list!

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  8. It's like these two polishes were made for patriotic manis. Love so much!

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    1. I know! I picked up Frostbite last year after seeing it on Christina at Amoki's Corner for Memorial Day and falling in lurve ;)

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  9. What a beautifully touching post. Gave me a lump in my throat. And Frostbite looks *fantastic* on you! :)

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    1. Thanks so much, Melissa :) And you totally had everything to do with this mani ;)

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  10. Dat blue!! I'm pretty sure I've never worn Frostbite on it's own like that - maybe I should, it looks so so so stunning! And mix it with Ruby Pumps? Beautiful!

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    1. Frostbite's amazing! And I love the duo, I feel like they complement each other so well :)

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  11. Wow! This is an awesome combo! I've been wanting Ruby Pumps for awhile, but now I really need it! Frostbite is absolutely gorgeous too! :D

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    1. Thank you :) They're both worth having in any stash but I just love Frostbite, too :)

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  12. Hi sis - wonderful post!!! And your nails are stunning!!! Frostbyte looks beautiful on ya and Ruby Pumps, such a beauty, my bottle already got a considerable dent. I also love how your color and finish combinations!!! <3

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    1. Thank you so much, love ♥ It's almost like they're made for each other ;)

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