Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Pure Ice Year of the Dragon Crackle & Ice Duo

Today I have one more Year of the Dragon manicure to share with you. This one comes courtesy of Bari Cosmetics who kindly sent me these two polishes for review. Unlike my previous manicure, this one is a more traditional color scheme for Chinese New Year. It reminds me of beautiful lanterns with light shining through.

For the manicure I started out with the gold, which sadly does not have a name, only the number (313CP) on the bottom. In all the communication I received it is simply referred to as Gold. I topped the gold off with a layer of Show Stopper, a bright red jelly crackle. I had no problems with application. The crackle was very consistent. I love that it is a jelly and allows the gold to shine through.

When it came to the symbol to stamp, I had a hard time picking one out since there are so many plates with Chinese symbols and I have no idea what they mean. I enlisted the help of a friend to explain the meanings of them until I finally settled on the symbol from Bundle Monster plate BM-221. She translated it to means lucky, fortunate in life and so much more. So here is to a wonderful Year of the Dragon...





Swatch Details
Brand: Pure Ice
Collection: Year of the Dragon 2012, Crackle & Ice Duo
Color Name/Number: Show Stopper, 569CP
Number of coats: 1 (over 3 coats 313CP)
Top Coat: Yes

Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)
Contains Camphor 

Here are the swatches of the gold on it's own. It is a bright yellow gold foil with some shimmer qualities. Streaking was minimal with careful application and because it is so shiny you can't see any of them in the photos regardless. I used three coats to get full coverage. Photos are with a top coat...




Swatch Details
Brand: Pure Ice
Collection: Year of the Dragon 2012, Crackle & Ice Duo
Color Name/Number: Bite Me, 313CP
Number of coats: 3
Top Coat: Yes

Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)
Contains Camphor

UPDATE: The gold is named Bite Me

Let me know what you think!

Thanks for looking!
Anutka :)

** These polishes were provided to me for review by the manufacturer or their PR. For more information please see the disclosure policy **

10 comments:

  1. This looks great!! Love these colors together!

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  2. Amazing! I love golden nails!
    And I love the shimmer on that tone of gold :D

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  3. i love the chinese symbol. nice touch.

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  4. Very cool! And I like the stamping!

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  5. Wooow!! This is super cool design!!! I LOVE it so much:D Btw, I just passed an award onto you:p Please check it out when you get a chance;D http://miniblog.create-magical-nails.com/2012/01/blog-award-no12.html

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  6. @MariJo, I agree, it is a great color combo. Tried and tested for thousands of years :)

    @Bia, It is a great yellow gold. Most of the ones I have are the lighter champagne color

    @Summer, thank you!

    @Angie, thanks!!

    @Minnie, I'm glad you like it! Thanks so much for the award :)

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  7. Really lovely combo. That stamp is the perfect touch!

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  8. Thank you! I think they nailed the colors so well :)

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  9. Oh my gosh, I saw these yesterday at Walmart and thought oh why didn't they have this before Chinese New Year?! It's a really great combo.

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  10. Not sure why they were released to stores so late. It is definitely perfect for Chinese New Year. Get it for next year :)

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