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Review: China Glaze Kiwi Cool-ada

I really need a better way to organise my polishes.  I have a Helmer but it's not really big enough to hold my full collection >.<.  As a result, I dig through my bag of polishes and often find surprises, like my neon green China Glaze Kiwi Cool-ada! Soooo neon greeeennnnn.

This polish is a little tricky to work with.  Neons are notorious for being streaky and draggy at the cuticles and this wasn't much of an exception.  By the third code the coverage was live-withable but not as good as the American Apparel Neons.  As I felt neon green wasn't striking enough, I then added glitter dots in pink, purple and blue, using my usual technique.  I love how this came out, truly visually assaulting, which is always a goal for me. 

By the way, what do you think of my new lighting system?







The Verdict:  I think I prefer a neon yellow or orange to green but it's nice to change it up once in a while.  I like the colour combo too.

The Polish:

  • China Glaze Kiwi Cool-ada, various locations
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  1. UnknownJuly 30, 2012 at 11:36 AM

    I feel like I should expect the glitter placing by now but my eyes pop out of my head every time =P I like the green!

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  2. Beauty-NinjaJuly 30, 2012 at 3:29 PM

    I love the sequins! Bright and sparkly!!

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  3. NailglazeJanuary 25, 2013 at 12:20 PM

    I see that you are really into this types of glitters :-). I like them too.

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