Tuesday 29 July 2014

China Glaze - Flying Dragon

Hey guys!  Today's polish is China Glaze Flying Dragon.  I bought this quite a while back when I first started getting into polish and before I knew about always topcoating polish.  When I originally put it I instantly hated it, but I wanted to give it another chance.

Swatch and Review China Glaze Flying Dragon HK Girl
China Glaze - Flying Dragon no topcoat
Swatch and Review China Glaze Flying Dragon HK Girl
China Glaze - Flying Dragon no topcoat


 
This is two coats of Flying Dragon on it's own, no topcoat.  The formula on this was okay, the first coat was a little bit patchy.  The second coat went on a lot smoother, but there were a few little spots I needed to touch up.  The consistency of the polish is a bit thinner than I'm used to, and I had a little bit of trouble with the polish pooling in my cuticles.

Swatch and Review China Glaze Flying Dragon HK Girl
China Glaze - Flying Dragon with topcoat
Swatch and Review China Glaze Flying Dragon HK Girl
China Glaze - Flying Dragon with topcoat
This time instead of writing it off and removing it I added a coat of HK Girl topcoat and it completely changed my mind.  I love how the topcoat makes the colour and glitters pop.  I'm glad I gave it a second chance, even if I don't really care for it matte.  Removal was actually pretty easy and didn't require a lot of work.

So what do you guys think?  Do you prefer it matte or glossy?  Let me know in the comments below and thanks for reading!

China Glaze polishes polishes are available online through Nail Polish Canada and Flying Dragon is currently available at the time of this blog post for $7.95 and free shipping. 

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