China Glaze: Sci-Fi

China Glaze's "Sci-Fi" is part of the Khrome Collection and it's a fantastic metallic silver color. It has an almost aluminum foil quality to it in that it is incredibly shiny. I don't normally go for colors like this because I tend to favor creme formulas but this one actually worked out very nicely on my nails.

I think you should absolutely use a ridge filling base coat like Beauty Secrets Ridge Filler when wearing metallics because the texture of these polishes tend to emphasize any imperfections in the nail bed and will only drive you mad if you're a manicure perfectionist. A good ridge filling base will help a metallic polish go on more smoothly and the end result will be much more pleasing to the eye.


This polish applied nicely (over my ridge filler) and I used just two coats. It was opaque in just one coat but I like to use two to fix up any sloppy application. The consistency of this polish is thin but pigmented. It's almost like molten metal. It was a rather easy to work with polish and I have a love for China Glaze's brushes so that helped.

Metallic polishes also work well with Konad stamping. Now me and Konad do not get along so I tend not to even bother trying (what a waste of $ that was on my part) but many people tend to have success with Khrome polishes and Konad.

A Quick Comparison

The only other silver I have in my collection is Orly's "Silver Mine". I could have sworn I had a Pure Ice Silver color from years ago but I must have thrown it away. Oh well. I thought I'd show you some side by side pics of the two colors. They're very similar and pretty much the same consistency, with the Orly being maybe just a tiny but thinner. The China Glaze is slightly, very slightly darker.




So what do you think of "Sci-Fi"? Do you have any polishes from the Khrome collection? I have this one and "2030" which is gold. Are you a fan of metallics?!

Disclosure: "Sci-Fi" was furnished to me by China Glaze for consideration. All reviews published on this blog are at my own discretion. Please refer to my Disclosure Policy.

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China Glaze "Something Sweet" from the Up & Away Collection

China Glaze's "Something Sweet" is what I have wished and hoped all pastel pinks would be. For years I have been drawn to pastel/baby pink colors only to be disappointed in the fact that I could never get them to be opaque! This one delivers in just two coats, TWO coats!!!

This polish is gorgeous. It applies quite easily for a pastel, it was not too thick like some pastels tend to be. It's pastel pink with maybe the slightest hint of lavender to it. This is honestly one of the best polishes I own. China Glaze really hit the nail on the head with this collection.

I love this color. I think it's fashionable but not fashion forward so you can totally wear it to work.

What do you think of "Something Sweet"? Do you have it? Do you want to get it? Do you think it's a nice color?

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Polish Bloggers Network: Lacquer Link Love 3/12/2010

Brooke took a tour of Hong Kong and has the polish swatches to prove it! Check out all the colors from OPI's newest collection and see which ones she loves the most at Babbling Brooke.

Tuli opened up a virtual polish market to facilitate polish swaps at Tuli's Nails! Check it out and sign up - someone may just be trading that polish you've been looking everywhere for.

Landa went totally holographic at Bright Lights, Big Color - and it only cost her $2!

Rija of Polishing the Nails has some Pistachio ice cream nails. Who would have thought a Laguna Lagoon would be so beautifully minty?

The Dutch Nail Blog swatched some scandalous polishes from Cheeky Monkey Cosmetics. Check out her great Konad and see just why these polishes are called 'Cheeky'!

Purple looks great with purple, especially on GildedAngel's nails! Pop over to Naive Nails to see her lovely Konad.

A taupe is a taupe is a taupe, right? Not so fast! Look at how a variety of taupes stack up against each other at The Swatchaholic. Which one is your favorite?

Are you loving Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland? Check out Therese's great Alice in Wonderland mani at Nail Design, and learn how to do it yourself with her tutorial!

Nail'd and Polish'd has some gorgeous pops of spring color from Ulta's polish collection. What's your favorite shade?

Get a taste of OPI's delicious Hong Kong collection at Manicure Mommas, and check out how gorgeous they look matte!

Take a walk down glittery Canal Street with Helen at Just Nice Things.

Did you love the Oscars? Relive the glamour and excitement with Niki's awesome manicure, representing each movie on one nail. Wow!

How does Nars Purple Rain stack up against China Glaze Let's Groove? Check out My Guilty Pleasure's comparison, and decide if the $21 price tag is worth it for the Nars!

And now.....Giveaways!!!

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Rija is giving away 6 gorgeous glittery polishes in celebration of her birthday. Check it out before March 21!

Win two polishes from the OPI Hong Kong collection at Manicure Mommas! Enter before March 22!

European readers, enter to win some Konad and China Glaze to get you polishing this spring at The Dutch Nail Blog! Enter before March 21.

Enter to win a boatload of goodies, including OPI polishes from the Hong Kong collection at Bright Lights, Big Color! Enter before March 19!

Babbling Brooke has teamed up with Designer Blogs to give away a blog makeover. Enter to win before March 27!

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