Polishes used:
L.A. Colors Color Craze Textured Metal Finish nail polish collection:
11 Grunge
12 Backstage
13 Head Banging
14 Roadie
15 Punk
16 Crowd Surfing
17 Groupie
18 Encore
I finally got around to swatching these, they’ve only been sitting on my polish table for maybe 4 months? The stand outs here for me are: Backstage and Crowd Surfing, and I keep waffling on Encore whether I like it or not. My least favorite is Punk. Just…no.
Grunge, 2 coats and no top coat
It has good consistency.
Backstage, 2 coats and no top coat
Formula was a little thin; the color deepens with additional coat.
Head Banging, 2 coats and no top coat
The formula was a little thin; the color also deepens with additional coat.
Roadie, 2 coats and no top coat
This was thin and more sheer in application than the previous three polishes.
Punk, 3 coats and no top coat
This was very sheer.
Crowd Surfing, 2 coats and no top coat
The formula was thin and it applied unevenly.
Groupie, 2 coats and no top coat
This was way more sheer than I expected.
Encore, 2 coats and no top coat
This was also sheer.
Crowd Surfing and Roadie look nice but this collection strikes me so…2013? Punk reminds me of some of the Crusty (Encrusted) Treasures Collection that Essie put out a few years ago.
Yes! Maybe that’s why I hate Punk so much! 😂
Normally I love textured polishes, but I think I’ll pass on these. I prefer textured polishes to be matte when they dry (like Zoya’s). These remind me of the China Glaze ones, and I didn’t like those on the nail.
Some of these I loved but yeah the finish is way different than other textures.