China Glaze Up & Away Review

China Glaze's Up & Away collection has hit stores with "optimistic brights and sweet pastels that provide seamless and even coverage in each rich creme formulation".

The collection includes:

• Grape Pop – bright plum
• Sugar High – petal pink
• Something Sweet – cotton candy
• Light As Air – periwinkle
• Heli - Yum – raspberry
• Flyin’ High – teal
• Four Leaf Clover – kelly green
• Re-Fresh Mint – spearmint
• Peachy Keen – nectar
• High Hopes – guava
• Happy Go Lucky – sunshine yellow
• Lemon Fizz – banana

China Glaze sent me the cute little mini
four pack shown above to review.

All pictures show 3 coats. Click to make the pictures larger.

Pardon the lack of sunlight. I took these pictures during a blizzard because I was so excited to try them out that I couldn't wait for sun!
The white background in each picture is snow. Any white flecks in the pictures or wet spots on my nails is due to snow.

First up, Lemon Fizz:

Lemon Fizz shown with Matte Magic:

Lemon Fizz is a soft color, similar to a baby yellow. This was a really hard color to apply. It was very streaky at first, and I honestly don't know if 3 coats was enough. You can still see streaks on some nails. The color was my least favorite of the four.


Next up, Light As Air:

Light As Air with Matte Magic:

Light As Air is a soft lavender color that I absolutely love! The press release calls it periwinkle, but I don't see any blue. I will definitely be wearing this color more in the Spring.


Third we have Peachy Keen:

Peachy Keen with Matte Magic:

Peachy Keen is a peach color that is really pretty. I think this color would look great on both your toes and fingers in the Summer! A tan would make the color pop.


Finally we have Re-Fresh Mint:

Re-Fresh Mint with Matte Magic:

Re-Fresh Mint is that mint color I wish I had before now.
It's perfect and I can't wait to wear it more come Spring.

Just for kicks I painted each finger a different color and then applied Matte Magic to produce a Sweetheart candy type mani. Behold:

I thought it was too cute an idea not to do. :)

When I swatched these colors, I did Light As Air last. I planned to wear it all through the weekend to see how it held up to everyday damage. What you see below is after 5 days of wear:

That is a base coat, 3 coats of polish, and a top coat.

FIVE DAYS! Can you believe it? Not only did it hold up just
fine, but there is like no tip wear at all! How awesome is that?
This is just perfect for those of us busy moms!

Some general opinions of these China Glaze polishes:

• application was smooth and easy, except for Lemon Fizz. The polish wasn't too thick or too thin
  
• all quotes describing the polish above are from the provided press release
• all China Glaze polishes are DBP, Toluene, and Formaldehyde free
• the Up & Away Collection is available now and retails for $6.50 each
• China Glaze polishes are available at are available at Sally Beauty and through salons and professional beauty supply stores nationwide

Disclaimer: American International Industries provided these polishes to me
in exchange for a written review.
No monetary exchange was made between parties.
My opinions are solely mine and are honest and true.
This review is only for the aformentioned China Glaze nail polish line.
I have no experience with their other products.
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