There's been a lot of hype around the new China Glaze Tranzitions collection. Truth is, the simple concept of changing the color of your polish by adding topcoat is just genius!
Let's see if the Tranzitions collection lives up to our expectations.
Duplicityy
Mint green to teal
Split Perso-NAIL-ity
Dusty pink to fuchsia
Modify Me
Periwinkle blue to indigo
Shape Shifter
Smokey purple to dark blurple
Metallic Metamorphosis
Dark silver to bluish-charcoal grey
Altered Reality
Teal blue to... turquoise
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| topcoat on middle and pinkie, no topcoat on ring and index |
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| topcoat on middle and pinkie, no topcoat on ring and index |
The Tranzitions were all extremely easy to apply : thin but highly pigmented and opaque in one single coat. They also all dried pretty quickly but then started to show brushstrokes and small imperfections.
I highly suggest the use a ridge filling base coat as well as 2 coats of polish. That's what I did and as you can see, they pretty much look flawless that way.
As for the color changing effect, I must say that I'm really impressed! They all changed radically after topcoat!
The only one that failed to change was Altered Reality but I've seen other swatches where it did change so I really don't know what to think...
Oh and you must know that if you're into stamping, you NEED these, they'll work great over any color!
The China Glaze® Tranzitions collection will be available in January 2013.
What do you girls think about these? Did you get any yet? Do you already have designs in mind that you'd love to try?
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I think I need these :D
ReplyDeleteThese manicures are pure perfections. I need these polishes, just so I can make manis like these. Seems simple but so effective! Thanks for the ideas!
ReplyDeleteGreat review! I love the swatches you did! essence did such "tranzition" polishes some time ago but I haven't tried any of them yet...maybe I should give them a try ;)
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful. Love the color change. I read on another blog these don't change colors when you use them for stamping. I guess because when stamping the polish goes on very thin.
ReplyDeleteThumbs-up! I like the first three shades :)
ReplyDeleteDo you need to use the CG topcoat or can you use any brand of topcoat????? As usual your nails are flawless and gorgeous. Thanks. :-)
ReplyDeleteAny topcoat works ;-)
DeleteThey look great. Why do you recommend them for stamping? Because they are opaque? Or to stamp with clear polish?
ReplyDeleteThe Altered Reality looks pretty amazing... Excellent review!
ReplyDeletePerfect swatches as usual! I also loved all the designs you came up with for these swatches!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful designs :) I just don't see the point in these colour-changing polishes though...I suppose if you don't have many colours they'd be great, but when you've already got hundreds, they just seem unnecessary lol. And I do so love covering my nails in shiny top coat...
ReplyDeleteOMG!!! I am drooling over these nail polishes!!! They all looks so pretty. I find them so elegant and classy which is perfect for any occasion.
ReplyDeleteHello! I love your blog!! Can be used any top coat? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteAwesome nails! I like the idea of the transitions, except for longevity. Not having topcoat on if you want the first color would make them prone to chipping fast, I'd think. Hm. Anyways, I have two questions not exactly pertaining to this post. One, are those your real nails? And two, how long were you blogging before lacquer companies started sending you polishes for review? Thanks! :)
ReplyDeleteLove the swatches and your designs, but I have to admit that I am not really into these tranzitions :)
ReplyDelete@Kelli yes because they're so opaque. I'm not sure stamping topcoat over them would work though... I think the layer of TC has to be thick enough for the color underneath to change significantly.
ReplyDelete@Jane Iris yes, any topcoat works ^_^
ReplyDeleteOk, thanks!!! Happy mew year!!!! xoxo
ReplyDeleteSomeone up there has answered this prayer personally. Nail polish addicts like myself must dance!
ReplyDeleteHi! I know any top coat is supposed to work but the color change seems more dramatic on your nails than it was on mine. I used seche vite, what is yours?
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