China Glaze Nail Polish, Kill The Lights 1548

I have bought several china glaze recently and this Neon Orange Knockout is the perfect neon orange (especially when compared to China Glaze Home Sweet House Music, which isn't very neon and looks more yellow orange). Trying to get an accurate picture of the color wasn't working...it is actually a brighter, standout, 100% neon orange in person. (I did not add a top coat in photo and it is with 3 coats). Compared to other CG polishes this one seems to dry alot faster and is more of a matte style after drying. As for China Glaze as a brand...I used to think OPI was best brand but when looking for a cheaper but good quality polish, China Glaze is great! Overall, when comparing CG to OPI, I think they are pretty close in quality and how long they last before chipping, except I have noticed that most of CG are little less opaque and require extra coat than it usually takes most of the OPI colors. I will also say that I wish they had a little bit of a thicker brush or that it was a flatter brush rather than rounded. Overall, I'm falling in love with CG as good priced alternative!!

I just really like this brand. It goes on smooth and even and the price just can't be beat. Try it with the China Glaze matte top coat for the look of an expensive shellac manicure from the salon. Most recently, I used it on my 17 year old daughter for a school date-dance. I put it on on a Wednesday for the Saturday event. On Saturday, I checked to see if it needed a touch up. Nope. Still perfect. She made it 8 or 9 days before the first chip. I was able to dot some on and it blended in just fine. I swiped it with the matt top coat again and she was able to get 12 days out of the manicure before it all had to come off and start over. I have bottles that I've had for two and three years and they haven't become thick and hard to apply yet! I'm very pleased with the quality and color selection.

I ordered a peach and a medium blue color and really like both. The polish is a cream type but there is no streaking and it dries quickly. Coverage is good with two coats and it wears as expected, about 4-5 days on finger nails and over two week on toes.

For the past 21 years, I have had my nails done at the salon. Started with Acrylic then the last year I switched to Gel, and then doing the Gel at home by myself. Almost 2 years ago, I took it all off and am just letting my natural nails heal and grow. I finally have long nails again and wanted to start painting them. Amazon has everything, so why not shop nail polish?! I've used China Glaze before and have never had any issues with it. Until now. And it's not a huge issue, but for me, it's an issue. I bought this purple "Creative Fantasy" because I love purple. And this looked <in the descriptions' photo> exactly like the color of my Dodge Charger, so I had to get it! I wasn't sure if it was going to be a Matte or Shiny, because of the photo. I got my polish yesterday and today I did my nails. I took photos so you could see what the polish looks like after each layer. So here goes...before I start, I have to say it was hard taking photos that showed what it truly looked like. And...the clear shiny stuff on my cuticles is that stuff you paint on to keep the polish off of the skin.<I really stink at applying nail polish!> I also applied a layer of clear base coat. <I don't want my nails turning purple!!> This is what i used...https://smile.amazon.com/PUEEN-Cuticle-Barrier-Protector-BH000584/dp/B016LIABMQ/ref=sr_1_3_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1508195189&sr=8-3&keywords=latex+nail+polish+barrier The 1st two photos show the first layer of polish on both hands. You can see it's super thin, and kind of matte looking. The next 2 photos show the 2nd layer of polish on both hands. Still hard to show how matte it really is...it's not a "true" matte - it just looks like there's a "film" on the polish....it's definitely not clear and shiny. Next 2 photos are with 3 layers. Yes, I had to apply 3 layers so there weren't any lines in my polish...see-through lines. This polish is not consistent. The next 2 photos show a clear glossy top coat. You can also see that I peeled off the skin barrier <in a little pink blob at the top of the photo. I took all of these photos inside, in my living room, with normal lighting. You can see how dark the polish looks. Not what I was looking for, but it's still a pretty, dark purple. I went outside in the sun, and took 2 more photos so you can see what it looks like outside. Those are the last 2 photos - you can see this is a VIVID purple. So, I had to apply a base coat, 3 layers of Creative Fantasy purple, and a clear glossy top coat. It took forever!!! I took 1 star away because it shouldn't be this hard to get the color of nail polish you thought you were getting...and it shouldn't take so long! Also, the fact that this is not a glossy nail polish...I'd say "Semi Gloss" at best. I don't like Matte nail polish...I don't know why - I just don't. I can't say if this chips, or how well or how long this will "wear" because I just applied it today <October 16>. But I will come back and update in a week or two...with photos. I will keep this because it is a pretty purple, but I will give "We Got The Beat" a try as that says "long lasting shine" so I know that's a gloss polish...and maybe another color or 2.

Great color

I ordered 4 different colors but Kill the Lights is the first one I used. I was very happy when it arrived 3 days ahead of schedule. Packaging was done greatly. Now for the product. When first looking at the bottle I thought this might be a little boring. Then when applying I thought, "this is very thin, watery like." HOWEVER I think the consistency is what ends up making the flawless appearance. I did 2 coats back to back. I was shocked by how great my nails looked. Some brushes for applying nail polish are very thin and some are super fat/wide. This brush was perfect. Not to thin and not to wide. As for the color, this wasn't boring at all. Very classy. I will be buying this one again and again. I do recommend (no matter the brand of nail polish you use) to get some cutical oil or any essential oil for use on skin. Once the nail has dried to the touch we all know it hasnt actually cured which is why we end up with gouges or go to bed and end up with creases in our polish. Apply the oil and it will help keep the polish looking perfect while it completely dries.

This fresh bright aqua/mint green is my favorite trendy, summery, bright color. It is a cheer-inspiring "pop" that can be worn with almost anything. Unable to find anything even close in any of the usual drugstore brands, I checked online. After doing some research comparing other brands carrying a similar color, I decided to go ahead and get this one based on the high ratings and lower price. Being supposedly salon quality, and being a bit of a splurge, I had high hopes. (Oddly, this particular color is more expensive here than other colors of the China Glaze summer 2014 "Sunsational" collection, such as "That's Shore Bright," but it's still cheaper on Amazon than at Ulta or Sally's.) I'm very happy with the color. It's exactly what I wanted. However, I'm very disappointed in the lacquer itself. As others here have commented, it is thin and leaves streaks even with three coats. No matter what I did, I had to apply four thick coats just to get even coverage. At least it dries quickly and is never tacky, so I could keep putting on the coats without waiting any length of time between them. Worse than the coverage, however, was how quickly it began to crack and chip off! I hastily applied a top coat, but that only prolonged the wear for the rest of the afternoon. I decided to try using a base and top coat next time. Not much better. Even over a base coat, three coats still looks streaky. And while it's not cracking yet, it's still starting to flake off around the tips after only having it on a few hours (and I've been easy on it)! While I still adore this color and will keep wearing it (for however many hours I can at a time), I wish I had bought another brand (like NYX or Essie, which have very similar colors), or waited until some cheaper drugstore brand comes out with it. That way, I'd expect it to be cheap for what I'd pay for it. I was not expecting this from of a supposedly salon-quality line! As excited as I was to get this new color, I'm very disappointed with this product.

This has been my favorite color for a few months. When I ran out of it, I tried finding another brand that had a color similar, and I couldn’t find anything quite like this color. I get a lot of compliments when wearing it. I used two coats over a ridge filler base and it gives a beautiful even color. The brush is easy to apply.