Mainstream Swatch and Review - The Great Outdoors Collection by China Glaze

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Hello lovely readers! It’s difficult to believe, but debuting on my blog today is China Glaze! Continue reading after the jump for (an excessive amount of) swatches and review of The Great Outdoors Fall 2015 collection.

The collection is comprised of 12 polishes in a variety of finishes: My Lodge or Yours, Change Your Altitude, Free Bear Hugs, Take a Hike, S’more Fun, Sleeping Under the Stars, Gone Glamping, Cabing Fever, Pondering, Silver Fox, Wood You Wanna, and Let’s Dew It.

My Lodge or Yours

This is a crème in a neutral mauve shade. This polish is one of several in this collection that can be worn beyond the Fall season. It took 2 coats to become opaque and self-level. Shown below are 2 coats plus top coat.

My Lodge or Yours by China Glaze

Change Your Altitude

This is a crème in a grayish taupe color. It is another beautiful polish that can be worn beyond the season and one that makes a great base for nail art. It took 2 coats to become opaque and self-level. Shown below are 2 coats plus top coat.

Change Your Altitude by China Glaze

Free Bear Hugs

This is a crème in a vampy burgundy shade. It is a pretty polish but I feel like it has been done several times before. It was opaque but patchy after one coat but self-leveled nicely after the second coat. Shown below are 2 coats plus top coat.

Free Bear Hugs by China Glaze

Take a Hike

This crème photographed as a dark forest green under direct artificial lighting. However, it transformed into a dark cornflower blue when appreciated under natural lighting. It took 2 coats to become opaque and self-level but it could be a one-coater if applied carefully. Shown below are 2 coats plus top coat.

Take a Hike by China Glaze

S’more Fun

This is a crème in dusty chartreuse green. It is one of those shades that you either love or hate. I happen to fall into the LOVE camp! It took 2 coats to become opaque and self-level. Shown below are 2 coats plus top coat.

S'more Fun by China Glaze

Sleeping Under the Stars

This is a crème in a deep eggplant shade and subtle pink microshimmer. The microshimmer on the bottle was gorgeous but it hardly showed up on the nail. It took 2 coats to become opaque and self-level. This too could be a one-coater if applied carefully (the microshimmer shows up better on the first coat). Shown below are 2 coats plus top coat.

Sleeping Under the Stars by China Glaze

Gone Glamping

This polish is a want-to-be duochrome, frosty shimmer. It looked very pretty in the bottle but it was very unflattering on me. The formula was not bad but it was not opaque after two coats. Shown below are 2 coats plus top coat.

Gone Glamping

Cabing Fever

This polish is one of two duochromes in the collection. This one shifts from dark pink to an orage-yellow. It took 2 coats to become opaque and self-level. Shown below are 2 coats plus top coat.

Cabin Fever by China Glaze

Pondering

This is the other duochrome in the collection. This one shifts from violet to a dark teal. It took 2 coats to become opaque and self-level. However, this too can be a one-coater if applied carefully. Shown below are 2 coats plus top coat.

Pondering by China Glaze

Silver Fox

This chrome polish is one of 2 metallic foils in the collection. The formula was flawless, self-leveling and becoming opaque after just one coat. Shown below is one coat plus top coat.

Silver Fox by China Glaze

Wood You Wanna

This bronze brown polish is the other metallic foil in the collection. As with Silver Fox, it only took one coat for it to become opaque and self-level. The macro of this polish reminds me of mole (the Mexican spicy chocolate sauce!). Shown below is one coat plus top coat.

Wood You Wanna by China Glaze

Let’s Dew It

This is the only glitter in the collection. The polish features multi-size hexes in a variety of metallic blue shades. It is a full-coverage glitter after 2 coats. Shown below are two coats plus top coat.

Let's Dew It by China Glaze

Overall, I love this collection. The metallic foils are perfection and the shift in the duochromes are gorgeous. Although I really liked 11 out of 12, my top picks would have to be Pondering and Sleeping Under the Stars.

Did you get this collection or are you planning to? I would love to read your thoughts!

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