Hello hi,
How has your week been so far? Mine has been a little crazy and all over the place. I want to tell you all about it but seeing as the ‘story’ isn’t finish yet I will wait till I can tell you the whole story. Crazy I tell you! For now, let’s stick to the nails 😉
Back in the day when I really got into nail art and China Glaze was a coveted brand, I would read all the international blogs and drool over the beautiful China Glaze collections. One of the polishes that really stood out and seemed to be a favourite was China Glaze – Mimosa’s before mani’s. It is a beautiful polish but I recall it being talked about for being a grammar police nightmare. I got this polish maybe a year ago and I am embarrassed to say I am only now using it. Let me show you what I did,
I started with 2 coats of Morgan Taylor – Jest-er Kidding on my ring finger and 2 coats of China Glaze – Mimosa’s before mani’s on the rest of my nails. Once it was all dry I stamped on my index and middle finger. I stamped the gold thick chevron using Lina – Feeling shapely 09 and Mundo de Unas – Light gold. I then stamped the blue thinner chevron using Lina – Feeling shapely 01 and Mundo de Unas – Joy. I topcaoted everything and that was that.
Let me show you some swatches before we chat about this
China Glaze – Mimosa’s before mani’s
This is 2 coats with no topcoat. This is described as a coral with a shimmer but I must be honest, mine looks much more orange than the coral I have seen in other swatches. It does have a hint of coral but the swatches I have seen from others, this looks more coral. The shimmer is also barely there. Even though it is barely noticeable, it does give the polish a little something extra. The formula is fabulous and opacity is also great. It is still a very beautiful polish and I am very glad I finally used it.
What do you think? Do you have this polish? Is yours also more orange than coral? I did like pairing it with the gold and a hint of the blue. I chose to pick up the blue from the glitter. Let me know what you think about the polish and the nail art.
Thanks for reading,
Pretty mani! I like both polishes used. I haven’t bought China glaze nail polish in a really long time, I’m a little out of the “polish world”. I see I have to get back, I miss it!
Thank you so much! I saw some of your nail art on IG over the holidays and it was really beautiful. I miss seeing your pretty nails.
Oh, that looks pretty! I own Mimosa’s too so I pulled it out and quickly painted a nail to see what mine looks like.
Shimmer hardly visible: check!
More orange than coral: nope, mine is definitely coral.
Maybe different batches? Mine is ancient, I think I bought it way back in 2013 when it was released (you know, when we were JUST out of kindergarten 😉 )
Flip you make me laugh. I think I was just starting kindergarten that year 😛
I am surprised at the difference. I definitely suspect there is a batch issue. When I google image search I can see a ton of the coral variety but I can also see a few of the orange variety. Or maybe it needs a few more minutes in the shaker. Very strange. And thank you!