Holiday 2017 Comparisons - Zoya Danielle (Party Girls) - Part 1

From left to right: As If (As If, Autumn 2017), Route 66 (Desert Valley, Autumn 2015), My Boyfriend’s Back (Happy Days, Summer 2016), Sara (Kisses, London, September 2015), Danielle, Queen B (Autumn Nights, Autumn 2013), Born to Rule (Street Regal, Autumn 2013), Blue Suede (Velvet Dream, Autumn 2013), Less is Norse (Autumn 2017), Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (After Midnight, Autumn 2016), Hadley (Sophisticates, Autumn 2017), Cynthia (Smoke, Autumn 2011)

The only thing really close to Danielle here is Queen B, which is still a lot darker.

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

From left to right: Born to Rule (Street Regal, Autumn 2017), Blue Suede (Velvet Dream, Autumn 2017), My Boyfriend’s Back (Happy Days, Summer 2016), Less is Norse (Iceland, Autumn 2017), Queen B (Autumn Nights, Autumn 2013), Hadley, Cynthia (Smoke, Autumn 2011), Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (After Midnight, Autumn 2016)

My Boyfriend’s Back and the three from this fall are all way different. Queen B is closer but more purple and lighter. But Hadley and Cynthia though, they are almost dead on. Hadley is a smidge warmer and Cynthia has a very fine pearl running through it, but they’re too close to need them both. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes is also pretty close, but it’s lighter and clearer.

Autumn 2017 Comparisons - China Glaze Born to Rule (Street Regal)

I no longer have my bottle of CG Man Hunt, but that would be another great comparison.

From left to right: Rich Girls & Po-Boys (New Orleans, Spring 2016), Fearlessly Alice (Alice Through the Looking Glass, Summer 2016), Make Some Noise (Neons, Summer 2015), Video Killed the Radio Star (‘80’s Rewind, Summer 2014), Super-trop-i-cal-i-fiji-istic (Fiji, Spring 2017), Blagger (Spring 2011), Sia (Focus, Autumn 2015), Born to Rule, Indie (In the Mix, Autumn 2015)

As I mentioned in my swatches, I don’t really like this color, so the only thing I have that’s reasonably close is Sia, which is lighter and warmer.

Autumn 2017 Comparisons - Orly Blue Suede (Velvet Dream)

From left to right: Too Busy Being Awesome (My Little Pony, Summer 2017), Super-trop-i-cal-i-fiji-istic (Fiji, Spring 2017), Blagger (Spring 2011), Blue Suede, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (After Midnight, Autumn 2016), Natty (Designer, Autumn 2012), Blue Blood (Her Majesty, Holiday 2016), Strangers in the Night (Dressed to the Nines, Holiday 2015), Arielle (New York Never Sleeps, October 2015), Octavia (Dramatic, February 2014), I Know What Boys Like (Summer 2011), Sia (Focus, Autumn 2015), Born to Rule (Street Chic, Autumn 2017)

That jolt of brightness in Blue Suede makes it incredibly unique. The closest I have is Blagger; Blue Suede is like a mix of Blagger and Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.

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!