Throwback Thursday: China Glaze 100 Proof Pink and No Way José

Heeeeeey good lookin! Today is Thursday so I thought I'd do a little throwback for you! This might become a regular feature because I have a lot of older, "vintage" polishes that I've collected over the years, but we'll see. Today my picks are two China Glaze polishes from the 2006 Tequila Toes collection. It was a collection full of GLASS FLECKS! I really adore that finish. Recently a few of my nail blogger homegirls have been trying to campaign to have China Glaze bring them back haha! We can dream right? Anyway, here are two polishes I found lurking on ebay that I could not pass up.

This is 100 Proof Pink, a sexy squishy warm pink jelly crème with silver glass fleck. I say it's a "jelly crème" and not a "crelly" because it's pretty opaque, more so than I expected. This is two coats. I am just head over my freaking heels for this, it's spectacular!

And this is No Way José, a warm vibrant lavender with silver glass flecks. This one is less opaque, more of a jelly formula. I've had this on my wish list FOREVER and I'm so glad I own it now. It's quite unique no? This is three coats and I loved every one of them.

I actually reviewed another polish from this collection back in the day, Drinkin' My Blues Away, if you wanna peek at that. Ooh, my poor cuticles back then! Don't judge me. Regardless, that polish is bangin'. And these are just as amazing! I am a happy girl! You might be able to pick these up on ebay like I did, or amazon, or they might pop up on a blog sale if you keep your eyes peeled. What do you think of these pretty babies?

Until next time, stay classy!

❤ Kellie

China Glaze Drinkin' My Blues Away

We all have lemmings. There are polishes we see on blogs and fingers of those we admire that we covet but fear we may never own ourselves. It is an ache for beauty deep in the pit of our souls. Drinkin' My Blues Away was a lemming like that for me. I NEEDED this polish. It was like I needed to hear a sweet symphony wafting on the breeze. I longed to taste the blissful sin of rich chocolate or see a masterpiece painting in a museum. Sometimes you just CRAVE splendor with voraciousness you can't explain! Ok, ok, I may be sounding a little dramatic, but for real y'all, that is how bad I wanted this polish.

I received this in a blog sale from my unparalleled and inimitable friend Ange. It is a mini from the Tequila Toes collection circa 2006. I really like mini China Glaze bottles, they are to die for adorable and the brush reminds me of Chanels'. (HINT, HINT, make more please!) The blue is deep like the ocean, the formula is a sultry jelly glass fleck, buildable in three coats. It ends up looks very watery, so on point with summer. I love how the shimmer reflects blue, pink, and mostly purple!

I wore this mani for a week straight. Un-freakin-heard of! I couldn't bare to take it off! And oh yeah, these photos were taken three days after I applied it. Yeah, the old formulas rocked *le sigh*. 

I think China Glaze tried to evoke some nostalgia with this year's summer collection on a couple shades, especially in Blue Iguana and Cha Cha Cha. You just can't fix what ain't broke, though. This baby will be my precious. And I will hug him, and squeeze him and call him my own.