China Glaze Paper Chasing
Today we have a sheer bright green shimmer from 2009′s Kicks Collection, China Glaze Paper Chasing. I was quite excited about this, but I was disappointed when I saw how sheer it was. I also think the color is a bit too bright on its own, so I decided to layer it over black. I used three coats of PC over black, because I didn’t want the black to shine through, I just wanted to deepen the green. The formula isn’t good, it’s very runny, and I also got some nasty bubbles.
Check it out!
I think the end result turned out pretty good. The black gives it a much needed depth and darkness. It reminds me of Uma Thurman’s Batman villain Poison Ivy. I think this would be a great combo for Halloween.
How have you “salvaged” polishes you didn’t like at first? Layering, frankening or something else? Please share your stories in the comment field.
Have a nice day! 
Posted on January 10, 2010, in China Glaze, NOTD and tagged China Glaze, green, layering, nailpolish, NOTD, sheer, shimmer. Bookmark the permalink. 10 Comments.
I just bought that. Sad about the sheerness
Yes, but at least you can use it for layering.
I hope your nails didn’t get stained by that damn polish! I’ve heard of so many people saying they got yellow nails after it, including myself :>
Aw, that’s too bad! I didn’t wear it for long, so there was no staining. I did get really yellow nails from wearing CG Entourage once, though! I guess it’s a green polish thing.
Paper chasing is pretty! Looks nice on your nails!
Just wanted to say thank you very much for leaving such kind comments on my blog!
So nice of you xx
Thank you!
Umm, now I’m embarrased, but I’m not quite sure which one’s your blog? *blush*
It’s not the first time I’ve read someone was disappointed with PC
However it looks really pretty over black, this is usually how I try to salvage the polishes that don’t have enough “va-voom” for me ^_^ I’m much to scared of definitely losing one of my lovelies in some frankening experiment.
Black with sheer polishes on top can be really stunning! I haven’t frankened a lot myself, but it’s exciting to try when you’re not using the polish anyway.
I keep building up stuff that I figure I’ll use for frankening, but haven’t yet! This is pretty, I’m thinking it must be the fact you layered it over black.
Thanks, I think it looks a lot richer over the black.