Monday 8 October 2012

China Glaze ~ Fast Track mattefied

Hello mah peeps! Whoa, I think this is the weirdest hello so far on this blog. :D I am full as a hobbit, and that's saying something! But I have a dance practise in the evening and I'm also happy as a hobbit for it. Sure, after that I'm working my butt off the entire night, but details details! No matter. It is a good day! :) 

Today we continue with China Glaze and the seriously spectacular collection that is The Hunger Games Capitol Colors. Fast Track wasn't really my first choice in this collection but I was very happy when I saw it in the package. The golden glass flecks looked ah-mazing! I thought it will be an excellent neutral work-college-appropriate colour and I was right. Plus, the golden twist is very nice and does bring a bit of bling to the whole look. The next day I mattefied it and I loved the result even more.




A friend of mine told me that Essence Matt top coat isn't available anymore. And I'm using mine surprisingly often! :/ Sucks, really, I love how strong the matte effect is with this one. Oh, on Fast Track it looks even more yummy because the golden flecks keep a bit of glow even when mattefied. I think it looks awesome. :) 

The original finish:




The golden glassflecks are quite strongly visible, they give a very nice twist to the nude base colour. I think it looks beautiful. Still, I prefer the matte version. :)

Do you have any suggestion on wallet-friendly substitute for Essence matt top coat? 

Thank you for reading & have a great week!

16 comments:

  1. I love this polish so much! I never thought to try it in a matte finish--good idea! It's beautiful! ^_^

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    1. You should, I think it looks even more awesome!:)

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  2. I have fast track and i love it! I just dont like when i have to remove it :))) I will try the matte finish to!

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    1. Yeah, it leaves the flecks everywhere. Try cutting the cotton pad and let the remover melt the polish for a few second, that really helps. :)

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  3. neka zlatnih šljokica lak je isto diskretan, sviđa mi se :D

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  4. OMG, matiran je fabulous! Nikoli si ne bi mislila, da bo matiran zlat lak nekaj, kar mi bo tako všeč, ampak to me je prevzelo.
    Seveda so pripomogli tudi tvoji lepo nohti. :)

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    1. Oh, hvala, darling. :) Matiran je res za dol past, se strinjam.

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  5. Pretty!! I ♥ mattes on shimmer polishes!

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    1. I'm a fan too, they always create a lovely glow. :)

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  6. Jaz sem se v tega zaljubila takoj, ko sem ga videla a swatchih. Ne maram nude lakov, ampak nude z zlatim šimrom. Vzamem, hvala. Matiran izgleda super.

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    1. Mene pa kar nekaj daje okoli nude lakov z nečim ekstra zraven, ne vem kaj mi je. :D Samo da je še nekaj zraven, sem not. :D

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  7. Navodno je Manhattanov mat top coat super, a nije cjenovno preskup. A ovakve boje su mi u zadnje vrijeme drage nude but with a twist tako da nama lakoljupcima nije predosadan

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    1. Pravila sam comparison Manhattan mat TC i Essence mat TC i Manhattan pravi više suede finish nego matte. Ali da, ako neče biti druge, kupujem Manhattan. Hvala ti na savjetu. :)

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  8. Can you get NYC brand in stores up there? I've heard wonders of their matte top coat, maybe you can get that one a try!

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  9. I do believe I own this and have yet to wear it!!!!

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