Holiday 2017 Comparisons - China Glaze The Perfect Holly Day (The Glam Finale) - Part 1

Fun fact: I actually bought Outta Bounds specifically to compare to The Perfect Holly Day because the early promo pics looked a lot like Outta Bounds, but in person they’re really different!

From left to right: Just a Little Embellishment (Street Regal, Autumn 2017), Outta Bounds (Ski, Winter 2007), Sarai (Sun Crush, May 2017), Sonia (Switch Up, November 2015), Rule Breaker (Wild at Heart, Autumn 2009), The Perfect Holly Day, Baroque Jungle (Street Regal, Autumn 2017), Tongue & Chic (Autumn Nights, Autumn 2013), Tabitha (Sophisticates, Autumn 2017), Licorice (Kandee Johnson Vintage Matte)

Like Santa’s Side Chick, The Perfect Holly Day is a matte. The other mattes here are Just a Little Embellishment (not even close, but because it’s so new I thought it was worth throwing in), Sarai (which is a lot brighter), Sonia (which is too blue), and Licorice (which is a black base with green shimmer). With top coat The Perfect Holly Day would be similar to Baroque Jungle.

Holiday 2017 Comparisons - Essie Gel Couture Jade to Measure (Gel Couture Holiday 2017) - Part 1

From left to right: Lacey (Charming, Spring 2017), Tammi (Wanderlust, August 2014), Becca (Set Sail, May 2015), Tongue & Chic (Autumn Nights, Autumn 2013), Rule Breaker (Wild at Heart, Autumn 2009), Standing Ovation (A Night at the Opera, Autumn 2013), Jade to Measure, Outta Bounds (Ski, Holiday 2007), Baroque Jungle (Street Regal, Autumn 2017), Tabitha (Sophisticates, Autumn 2017)

Jade to Measure is interesting in that it’s a green metallic that’s not teal, which most of my other metallics are either light or they’re teal. Outta Bounds comes closest but it’s too cool.

Autumn 2017 Comparisons - Zoya Tabitha (Sophisticates) - Part 1

From left to right: Tongue & Chic (Autumn Nights, Autumn 2013), Baroque Jungle (Street Regal, Autumn 2017), Tabitha, Standing Ovation (A Night at the Opera, Autumn 2013)

Tabitha is the only one of these that isn’t a teal. It’s a forest green.

Autumn 2017 Comparisons - China Glaze Baroque Jungle (Street Regal)

From left to right: Giovanna (Satins, Autumn 2013), Rule Breaker (Wild at Heart, Autumn 2009), Laughin to the Bank (Jewel Heist, Autumn 2013), Mercer (Sparkling Sights, Holiday 2016), If I Ruled the World (Her Majesty, Holiday 2016), Capricorn (Zodiac, December 2016), Standing Ovation (A Night at the Opera, Autumn 2013), Baroque Jungle, British Racing Green (Spring 2011), Tongue & Chic (Autumn Nights, Autumn 2013), Emerald Fitzgerald (Vintage Vixen, Autumn 2010), Cuckoo for this Color (Swiss, Autumn 2010)

Baroque Jungle is a lot like an old fave of mine British Racing Green, almost dead on in fact although Baroque Jungle is more teal. It’s less metallic than a lot of the other polishes here, which makes it pretty unique.

China Glaze Street Regal Swatches and Review!

Hey everyone! Today I have for you swatches of the full China Glaze Street Regal collection! I got these from Transdesign for 3.25 a piece. Stay tuned for comparison swatches down the line, after I’m done with the summer comparisons!

Throne-in’ Shade is a beige crème. It doesn’t look good on me but Throne-in’ Shade has a fabulous formula! This was two easy coats.

Street Style Princess is a light blue toned gray crème. I think it’s a bit more blue toned than Change your Altitude, a polish I need to get my hands on before I do the comparisons. It’s so pretty! This is one you can get opaque in one coat if you want to, I don’t recommend doing that though. This is one coat.

Just a Little Embellishment is a teal satiny matte. I did not know this was a matte until I put it on, what a pleasant surprise! It’s super opaque but it dries pretty fast. This is two easy coats, careful for staining with this one.

Born to Rule is a bright cobalt blue crème. This is one of my least favorite colors of polish to wear but if you like this color you’ll like Born to Rule. This is two coats. Watch out for staining with this guy too.

Dawn of a New Reign is a dark purple crème. This one is really opaque and pretty! It’s a really rich and royal color. This is one coat.

Rock n’ Royale is a really awesome dark brick red. It makes me think of one of the reds from OPI’s old Switzerland collection, I forgot its name. This is probably my favorite of the crèmes, it’s easily opaque in two coats and I don’t have anything like it!

Truth is Gold is, well, gold. It’s really close to both High Standards and Best Ponies Forever, it’s weird how China Glaze has done the same color pretty much in three consecutive collections! Anyway, this polish is fabulous, I love gold. It’s not as brush stroke-y as a lot of gold metallics, most of them fade away as it dries down. Two coats.

Haute & Heavy is an awesome gray metallic that’s completely streak free! I love polishes like these, they’re a pretty way to wear black without looking too edgy. And this was one coat!

Oooh, interesting! Accent Piece is an orangey mustard yellow shimmer. This is what I was hoping Scout would look like! It’s not for everyone but I’m digging it. This is two coats.

Royal Pain in the Ascot is a really beautiful red metallic. No one’s made something like this in years! It’s so fabulous. This is one coat but when I wear this out of the house I’ll definitely wear two coats.

Baroque Jungle is a really pretty green shimmer. No brush strokes here, this is more of a green with tonal shimmer. Two easy beautiful coats.

Glamcore is a super blackened purple shimmer. But it never really looks that black, in fact it almost looks like a duochrome! This is two awesome coats.

All in all, I really love this collection! I always love China Glaze’s fall collections but this one is probably my favorite in a while. The only one I don’t really like is Born to Rule but there’s nothing wrong with it, it’s just not my kind of color. My picks are Accent Piece, Just a Little Embellishment, Baroque Jungle, Street Style Princess, and Glamcore!