More Claire's/Icing Polishes

Claire's Yel seemed to be a big hit so I thought I'd mention a few more Claire's and Icing (a sister store) polishes. Claire's and Icing are in most malls in the USA, and polishes are usually buy one polish at $4.50 and get one 50% off. they also sell small sets of mini bottles of polish and single mini bottles separately. The formula varies but is generally fine and not hard to use.

I already reviewed some Claire's 3-in-1 polishes here, and Claire's Yel is here.

Claire's website: http://www.claires.com/

Icing Website: http://www.icingbyclaires.com/

Icing Roger That:


Icing Awkward:


Claire's Fabulous:


Claire's Meg Peg:


Claire's Blue Crush:


Icing Steamy:

Similar or Matching Polishes: #2 In a Series - China Glaze Moonpool

We all have polishes we long for that are discontinued. Sometimes you can find them on an out of the way website, sometimes for mucho dinero on eBay.

Or you can franken your own duplicate, or best yet find an almost exact duplicate, which I have done here.

Moonpool is a discontinued green with gold shimmer from China Glaze. Oh, I get a lot of hits on my Moonpool photo!! But now, you can have your own almost exact duplicate. These pictures are a bit more dissimilar than the comparisons, so keep reading.

Behold Icing Money Tree:


Compare with China Glaze Moonpool:


Icing's formula is similar to the China Glaze one used for Moonpool. They both are slightly runny, but nothing bad, slightly sheer but two coats gives fine coverage. They dry decently fast. Both are shimmer laden frosts that show a bit of brushstroke. Are they 100% exact dupes? No. Money Tree is slightly greener, because Moonpool has a bit more golden shimmer. But Icing Money Tree is available. Moonpool is not.

The rub: Icing Money Tree is only available (at my Icing anyway) in a set of 5 polishes, for $14.00. But, the upside is you get 5 nice polishes for what you might be able to get Moonpool for, plus shipping, on eBay. And its companion polishes are nice.



Side by side comparisons:

Similar or Matching Polishes - #1 in a Series: Black Jellies With Red Glitter

This isn't exactly timely, but it serves as a good beginning, especially since some of the polishes, maybe all, are still available.

Black jellies with red glitter. Lovely aren't they? Probably the best known is China Glaze Lubu Heels. If you buy it off a wholesale site online, pretty darn reasonable too. A lot of people I know love it.

Don't ever buy it for $$$$ if it gets discontinued! You'll have many places to find the same exact color. And I mean EXACT same polish. Not similar, not a good match, not a darn fine stand-in, I mean the SAME polish.

Icing Signature Runway, Piggy Polish Midnight Fireflies, Petites Black Rouge, and Precision Rebel Red - all exactly the same as China Glaze Lubu Heels. All black jelly with exactly the same size and shade red glitter. So buy the cheapest, honey!!


Index: Piggy Polish Midnight Fireflies
Middle: China Glaze Lubu Heels
Ring: Icing Signature Runway
Pinky: Petites Black Rouge






Precision Rebel Red not pictured, but guarantee you it is the same as above polishes.


Tyler Durden's opinion of black jellies with red glitter:
How's that working out for you, being clever.