Press Sample of China Glaze
Spring 2016 House Of Colour
Review & Giveaway
I have another post for your tonight and it’s the China Glaze Spring 2016 House of Colour review and giveaway! I finished up the photos last night and got up early this morning to crop and watermark them all (so not a morning person, but I wanted it done!) plus prep the giveaway for my readers. It’s been awhile since I did a big giveaway for my readers, so I ordered this full collection while waiting for the samples to arrive.
Yup – the winner of the giveaway will receive ALL 12 colors shown above!
Let’s take a look at each shade individually, then we’ll move onto the giveaway.
China Glaze About Layin’ Out
China Glaze About Layin’ Out is a bright pink salmon crelly like formula. It’s a little pinker in person and was just bright enough to freak my camera out, but it’s not quite neon. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
China Glaze Chrome Is Where The Heart Is
China Glaze Chrome Is Where The Heart Is is a silvery purple foil finish. I used 2 coats and no top coat for these photos. There are visible brush strokes, which is common for this type of finish.
China Glaze Come Rain Or Shine
China Glaze Come Rain Or Shine is a beautiful medium blue creme base loaded with violet pink shimmer. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
China Glaze Don’t Be Shallow
China Glaze Don’t Be Shallow is a light sky blue creme. I really liked this shade, but the formula is on the thinner side, so I needed 3 coats to build up to full opacity.
China Glaze Girls Just Wanna Have Sun
China Glaze Girls Just Wanna Have Sun is a pale yellow creme. First coat was identical to most pastels and the first 2 coats were a little patchy, but the third coat evened it out nicely.
China Glaze Glitter Me This…
China Glaze Glitter Me This… is a really pretty glitter topper! It has a clear base with gold, silver, white and pale pink hex glitters in various sizes mixed in. I used 1 coat over Pink Or Swim for these photos. A little lower and you’ll see Glitter Me This… over Let’s Chalk About It.
I didn’t need to fish any glitters out and the base had a nice consistency.
China Glaze In The Near Fuchsia
China Glaze In The Near Fuchsia is a bright fuchsia crelly like formula. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
China Glaze Let’s Chalk About It
China Glaze Let’s Chalk About It is a described as a pastel lilac, but on it looks like a white creme that has been lightly tinted with lilac. It reminds me a lot of Friends Forever, Right? from the China Glaze The Giver collection released in August of 2014.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos. It applied like a pastel and the first 2 coats were a little patchy, but the 3rd coat evened it out.
China Glaze Moonlight The Night
China Glaze Moonlight The Night is a really pretty glitter topper! When I first received it, I thought it was pretty glitters in a sheer blue jelly base, but when I saw the description I was happy to see it’s a clear base.
China Glaze Moonlight The Night is a clear base packed with blue, turquoise, mint, orange iridescent hex glitters. I used 1 coat over China Glaze Don’t Be Shallow.
I also used China Glaze Moonlight The Night over In The Near Fuchsia to show it over another base.
China Glaze Pink Or Swim
China Glaze Pink Or Swim is a slightly muted pink creme. I used 2 easy coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
China Glaze Shut The Front Door!
China Glaze Shut The Front Door! is a medium violet creme loaded with gold shimmer. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
China Glaze Sorry I’m Latte
China Glaze Sorry I’m Latte is a pale beige creme. It’s described by China Glaze as ‘light coffee with milk’ which is pretty accurate as well. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos. I did find this formula a little on the thin side, but not runny.
China Glaze Spring 2016 House Of Colour Overview
I have a few polishes in this collection I really like, but a few that don’t work with my skin tone. I do like Let’s Chalk About It, Girls Just Wanna Have Sun and Sorry I’m Latte as base colors for nail art over full mani colors for me. My top picks are In The Near Fuchsia, Layin’ Out, Glitter Me This… and Moonlight The Night.
China Glaze House Of Colour will be available February 1st at Ulta, Sally Beauty Supply and other fine salons for $7.50 each
You can also find China Glaze online at Harlow & Co (Canada)
For more information, please visit www.chinaglaze.com or follow China Glaze® on Facebook, Instagram,Twitter and Pinterest
The Giveaway
I purchased the full collection to give away to one winner. Entry is simple! Basic requirements – you must be 18 or older to enter. Giveaway open to everyone. Giveaway ends February 12th, 2016
Have fun!
219 comments
I love graffiti glitter. the name, the color, everything.
I’ve actually never tried that one!
I love love love Pink Or Swim, Sorry I’m Latte and the salmon crelly is up my alley too. I’m looking for that Pink Or Swim at Sally’s. Hope it’s in stores now
I’m sure they can be found in some stores. Official release says February 1st, but it usually pops up sooner :)
My favorite CG of all time is Too Yacht To Handle!
Ohh I LOVE that one!
About Layin out is my favorite!
It’s really pretty!
I have two favorite CG polishes, For Audrey and Ruby Pumps!
Both are beautiful classics from China Glaze!
Beautiful collection, and the colors are perfect for Spring :)
They certainly are!
Fairy Dust is probably my all-time fave China Glaze, but there are so many great ones. I’m loving the shimmers and glitters in this collex. Great swatches.
I have like 4 bottles of Fairy Dust!
I love CG Frostbite! It’s the best deep blue!
Yes! Frostbite is stunning!
I really like CHROME IS WHERE THE HEART IS from this collection!
Love the Glitter Toppers in this collection!
I think Thats Shore Bright is my favorite China Glaze!
I would have to say either side saddle or branding iron are my favorite china glaze polishes
What an interesting mix of colors! I really love Don’t Be Shallow, esp. topped with Moonlight the Night, just beautiful! I also like the other glitter topper with gold and pink!
My favourite China Glaze polishes are a tie between Running in Circles from the Cirque du Soleil collection and Fairy Dust. I use Fairy Dust on EVERYTHING.
I think my favorite CG would have to be Elephant Walk. I can’t resist a good grey!
my favorite CG color is It’s a Trap-eze!
I definitely have to say the whole OMG Collection are my all-time CG face. But Come Rain or Shine is the standout for me in this collection
Fairy Dust!! Obvi! Lol
Beautiful swatches! My favourite china glaze polish ever would have to be Immortal :-)
My favorite is But of Corpse.
Thank you for the opportunity! :)
Hi Lisa,
My favourite CG of all time has to be Fairy Dust.
I’m working on my third bottle
Thank you for this great opportunity.
I’m liking Pink or Swim, Come Rain or Shine, and Shut the Front Door when looking the first time around but really I would welcome any of those polishes into my collection.
My ultimate favorite China Glaze has to be Fairy Dust! Well, Golden Enchantment comes in at a close second :)
I really like the Electric Nights collection from last summer, best neons I have :-)
My favourite China Glaze is Fairy Dust & Desert Sun…it’s such an interecting color! However it’s hard to pick since CG has a lot of beautiful colors.
My favorite CG is the entire sensational cremes collection!
I love Shut The Front Door. I’m going to have to go find that now.
OMG I love everything! I’d wear every single shade!
These polishes are gorgeous! Thank you for being so generous. My favorite China Glaze polish is Capacity to See Beyond. It is a beautiful blue!
I am really loving this whole collection!! My fave ChG, I’d have to say Fairy Dust.
My favorite China Glaze is Too Yacht to Handle.
I’ve never tried China Glaze so I don’t have a favorite but I’d be interested in trying them out.
I love China Glaze! And this collection is gorgeous!
I really like In the near fuchsia & shut the front door as in a sucker for pink shades.
My all time favorite is Emerald Sparkle. From this collection, I love the Glitter Me This.
Fairy Dust is my favorite China Glazes of all.
Sizzle blazing hot pink and hello kitty collection
Really liking the pinks in this collection! Thanks for swatching these!
My favorite CG is Limbo Bimbo. From this, i’m really loving Shut the Front Door!
I love Pink Voltage! CG is so good at neons!
The Chrome is my favorite… but I am going to do a white base with gold glitter soon… I’m inspired.
Really loving come rain or shine and girls just wanna have sun. Loving a lot of the new shades being released recently.
I like Shut The Front Door, gorgeous!!
For Audrey!
It’s so hard to pick a favorite! Dashboard Dreamer is definitely on the short list.
My favorite China Glaze is Highlight of My Summer. I just recently got it and I love it so much. It’s a bright mint green, it definitely stands out and I actually got a few compliments when I wore it. Thanks for doing an awesome giveaway!
The colour I like very much is in the near fushia. Thank you for the colour review. Diane
I like the Sorry, I’m Latte!
I’m really loving China Glaze’s Peppermint To Be and Son Of A Nutcracker. They both match my skin tone really well, however Peppermint to Be matches my Real Red Fossil purse that I got myself for christmas :) So it makes me particularly happy.
Perfect colors for spring. Someone is going to have very pretty nails after winning this giveaway.
I absolutely love the new China Glaze colors. Found you be accident on.Instagram recently and now a faithful follower/shopper. Thanks for testing the colors and providing great reviews.
Fairy Dust is my fav China glaze
Lovely collection. My favorite china glaze colors are frostbite and fast track.
Choo-choo-choose you is my favourite CG ever but I’m loving moonlight the night here!
I love Ruby Pumps!
I love that medium blue with the pink shimmer!
I would love to try Chalk About It, with Glitter me. ♡
I was going to say I love the safari collection until I saw someone say Fairy Dust and I LOVE that one, you can put it on any color for added sparkle and the sparkle is so pretty! I am a bit older and always loved nail polish but I am having so much fun with all the different colors out there, age is a state of mind!!!
P.S. I would love to win the collection on February 12th, It’s my BIRTHDAY!!!
I really like Midtown Magic by CG.
These are fabulous Thank you for a chance to win them
My fav in this collection is About Layin Out
Chrome is Where The Heart Is is gorgeous!
My color is Shut the Front Door.
I love The Near Fuchsia and Come rain or Shine, and that you only need two coats.
My favorite is Howl you doin
My favorite CG has to be Fairy Dust, followed by Flying Dragon. I found it in a clearance bin a few years ago and fell in love!
Great giveaway Lisa! I have to say hands down my favorite CG collection is On Safari. I still reach for the colors from that collection!
I’ve never tried China Glaze before, but I’ve heard how long lasting this polish stays on. I love the light blue color, Don’t be Shallow, that you show here. Thanks so much.
This is why China Glaze continues to be my favorite!!
Oh, this collection’s favorite is Shut the Front Door!
Chrome Is Where The Heart Is is so beautiful! [email protected]
My favorite CG polish is Reggae to RIches and my favorite from this collection is Come Rain or Come Shine.
I love the two pinks and Sorry I’m Latte!
Don’t Be Shallow and Shut the Front Door are my favs but I like them all!
I just adore the glitz of Chrome Is Where The Heart Is!
There are a ton of China Glaze polishes that I love! Boundary of Memory, Glistening Snow, Ruby Pumps, December To Remember, and a ton more! Thanks for the opportunity!
I love the CG Electric Nights and Sunsational collections – Highlight of my summer is probably one of my very favourites. I always love their summer collections – neons forever :)
Ruby pumps is my all-time favorite CG color.
I love Come Rain or Shine from this collection but I think my favorite China Glaze polishes are the Desert Escape collection from last year. First time I’ve ever purchased a full mainstream collection!
their polish line is very huge and have tried so many. I really dont have any favorite one
Of this new collection, my favorite is Layin’ Out
I love moonlight the night China glaze nail polish.
i love the China Glaze Shut The Front Door color, that is beautiful!
My favorite China Glaze nail polish is Fairy Dust. It’s my go-to for a glittery look!
Chrome Is Where The Heart Is is one of my favorites!!
My favorite China Glaze polish is Millennium! :-)
My favorite is don’t be shallow :)
I am torn between glitter me this and girls just wanna have sun.
I like the shut the front door color. It’s a perfect color for spring. Thank you!
China Glaze Shut the Front Door is beautiful!!! I would love to try that one
Too Yacht To Handle is fabulous!
I love for Audrey !
For Audrey is my favorite!
I am really loving Glitter me This and Girls just wanna have sun! I actually am not sure I own any china glaze polish as there was never a place for me to buy it locally. I have a lot of Essie polish instead but since reading all of the polish blogs I see that people tend to prefer China Glaze over Essie. Would love to win and try it out! :) There are a lot of good ones in this collection. Thanks for sharing.
Katie B. (imkt (at) excite (dot) com)
Love China Glaze! One of my favorite shades would be Princess Grace, that cool pink hue looks great.
I like Pink or Swim
i think Shut The Front Door! is gorgeous i would love to have this color for spring
Flip Flop Fantasy! Absolute favorite color, not just from CG, but of all time! ❤️❤️
I like China Glaze – Neon & On & On. It’s perfect for summer.
I think Shut the Front Door is a beautiful color. Definitely one of my favorites.
Oh my favorite China Glaze is Choo-choo-choose You, it’s such a pretty and unique polish, one of my all time favorites for sure!!
Of the few I own till now my favorite is wanderlust.
Girls just wanna have sun
I love the names that China Glaze uses and it’s really hard to pick one favorite color. If I had to pic one from this new collection I would have to pick Pink Or Swim.
I am not sure of my favorite. seeing them on other people looks good, on me, not so much :) I tend to like the traditional pinks and a little glitter. so anxious to try more and share with my daughter!
Nice swatches! There are some unique poloshes in this collection. My shade so far is Mingle with Kringle, a gorgeous sparkly gold.
Thanks!
It’s hard to choose- it’s between Near Fuschia and Don’t be Shallow!
I don’t really have a favourite, but out of these, I’m loving Come Rain or Shine and Moonlight the Night!
I really love Shut The Front Door. It is so pretty.
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My all time favourite would have to be CG Fairy Dust just for its versatility – that stuff can take a mani from cheap to chic in a single coat!
Great choice! Love CG Fairy Dust!
I like the “Don’t Be Shallow” , the baby blue color remind me of a clear sky in the summer.
It does!
Neon & On & On is my summer go-to color!
I have 2 bottles of that!
Lorelai’s Tiara… or all of that collection, really.
Great choice!
I can’t wait to try Pink or Swin!
It’s beautifully done!
I really like moonlight the night from this collection! I am really in love with it, but still want to add it to my collection. I also really love water you waiting for!
Water You Waiting For is lovely! And Moonlight The Night is a great glitter!
My favorite is probably still Riveting from the Hunger Games collection. Capitol Couture. It’s such a gorgeous orange!
Riveting is a gorgeous shade!
Shower Together will always be my favorite shade!
Ohh I don’t think I’ve ever seen that one!
Really love Pool Party! Thanks for the great swatches!
I love that one as well!
CG is my favorite mainstream brand … Hard to pick a favorite, but I’ll go with the one that really hooked me …. 108 degrees!
I can’t believe how much this collection has grown on me since the first pictures were released. It’s just the perfect range of spring colors! I can’t wait to grab Don’t Be Shallow and Moonlight the Night and get my jelly sandwich on ;)
Love Moonlight The Night!! I’m all about sparkles ❤
Ah, this is a near impossible choice, but my most worn is probably Fade Into Hue, with my over all favorite being a tie between Give Me The Green Light and Champagne Kisses, both so pretty to look at!
But I’m really loving Moonlight The Night from this collection, think it’d look great over Pink Or Swim or Don’t Be Shallow!
I love China Glaze’s Make a Spectacle. It’s a great flakie polish.
I love all of the mint colors that China Glaze makes.
Best macro shots on EVERY swatch! I’m so glad to have found your blog!
My favorite CG is New Birth. The formula is garbage but the color is droolworthy.
It’s a tough call but I think I would choose That’s Shore Bright as my favorite. I really love all of their neons. I have used 2 bottles of liquid leather tjough because it stamps well, it’s not my favorite color but I use it the most.
I love Rendezvous with you, Def Defying and Choo-choo choose you by China Glaze. Can’t choose between them :-)))
This is a HAAAARD one for me. LOL
Zombie Zest and Frost Bite are probably my 2 faves. Ruby Pumps is good one too, the list could go on. lol I just love China Glaze.
Thanks for the chance!
My favorite China Glaze polish is Refresh-Mint- I’m almost through with my second bottle of it!
I think I would buy Shut the Front Door, I love this kind of color for spring!
Beautiful swatches! Love Chrome Is Where the Heart Is.
I really love Glitter Me This! China Glaze never ceases to impress me! My email is [email protected]
I love Let’s Dew it! It is one of the best glitter polishes. It really only takes 2 coats to be opaque.
I like Girls Just want to have Sun. I don’t have a good yellow.
Pink or Swim is cute for spring.
Wine down for what is my fav.
I really like the come rain or shine and girls just wanna have sun.These colors would be great to chase away the winter blues!
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I really like the colour About Layin’ Out and it is perfect for the summer.
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My favorite is fairy dust.
I got my hands on a bottle of Let’s Chalk About It and thought it looked more very pale pink than purple. Perfect undies for water decals and stamping art!
My favorite China Glaze polish ever is Ruby Pumps!
Pink or Swim looks really cute!
I love the Sorry I’m Latte!
I like Pink Or Swim!
I love Chrome is Where the Heart Is! I also like Moonlight the Night – it would look good over a midnight blue.
China Glaze Love’s a Beach is my favorite nail polish shade
I like Desert Sun but they are ALL very pretty!
Right now I’m loving “Define Good” on my toes. It’s a sexy red and a perfect for a pick me up color in this dreary winter season.
I love China Glaze Cabin Fever
I love Infra Red. Such a pretty color!
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Too Yacht To Handle
i like the i’m latte. it’s really pretty!
My email address is [email protected]
DeAnna Keller
My favorite shade is Sorry I’m Latte!
Fairy Dust is awesome!
I like the color me this!
email is smithkathrynj at outlook dot com
My favorite ever is Dorothy Who? But from this collection, I need Chrome Is Where The Heart Is in my life.
Pelican Gray is my favorite.
My favorite is Strike a Rose.
My email is monster6236 at gmail.com
I really like fairy dust.
I LOVE a China Glaze green called Shore Enuff. It’s the perfect summer pedi color!
I like Don’t Get Elfed Up
I love shut the front door! Lol, the name, the colors, it’s perfect!
Naughty & Nice is my favorite China Glaze color, but in this collection “About Layin Out” looks so nice! Reminds me of spring weather, which I can’t WAIT for!
[…] I have a few giveaways coming up because I didn’t do anything for my 4 year blogiversary, so I’m scattering them out after the fact. After 4 years, I still love what I do, I still love my swatch sessions and a lot of what this blog has become wouldn’t be possible without the support of so many of my readers, so it’s my way of saying ‘Thank You’. In case you missed the other giveaway that’s almost over, make sure you go enter into the China Glaze Spring 2016 House Of Colour Giveaway. […]
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I like so many China Glaze polishes, it’s hard to pick just one. I’m enamoured of the swatches of Shut The Front Door right now.
I really like Shut The Front Door. I love purple.
Fairy dust all the things!!!!
Hmm, Glistening Snow!
Ugh, I follow you on Twitter under @Freckles8799 but it won’t let me verify it.
i really love the color Thats Shore Bright
My favorite is Girls Just Want To Have Sun. So summery and i am so ready for that.
Fairy Dust for sure. I use it the most and I love it.
My favorite swatch from this collection is Come Rain or Shine. I don’t have 1 favorite CG thi, there are soooo many great colors.
My favorite is Come Rain Or Shine.
I kind of like the China Glaze Moonlight
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I love this collection! My favorite CG is Givers Theme from The Giver Collection!
Shut the Front Door is my new favorite!
Dashboard Dreamer
My favorite CGs are Strawberry Fields and Fairy Dust.
I love Moonlight the Night! It seems like it would look good over many different base colors.
I NEED come rain or shine it is extremely gorgeous!! I also really like shut the front door :) I love metallics and neons so my favorite china glaze collection is the electric nights collection! Thanks for this opportunity!
I’m loving the Pink or Swim!
I am in love with China glaze’s fairy dust! After hearing about it all the time I finally picked up a bottle and I absolutely don’t regret buying it!
I’m totally loving this collection! Girls Just Wanna Have Sun is just calling my name.
I really like the Chrome is where the heart is color.
I love the China Glaze Shut The Front Door!
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I like the Feeling Twinkly color.
I am very intrigued by Girls Just Wanna Have Sun, I don’t have anything like it!
My favorite CHINA GLAZE polish is Chrome is Where the Heart Is! So, so pretty!
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