Lots of nailphiles eagerly anticipated the China Glaze New Bohemian Collection, and I wasn’t an exception.
Despite its name, China Glaze Unpredictable is a very predictable colour for me to wear because I’m a greeeeen fieeeend!
This one’s glowy and flashy – two nail-polish characteristics I swoon over.
Whether you admire it in direct sunlight, under the flash of a camera, or in dim natural light, this is the type of lacquer that always seems to steal the show!
China Glaze Unpredictable Pictures
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The bottom of your bottle will look different. This is how the one from PR looks. I included it to show the serial number in case someone finds it useful.
China Glaze Unpredictable Swatches
All swatches have:
- Nubar Foundation Base Coat
- 2 coats of China Glaze Unpredictable
- Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat
Sunlight Photos
Natural Light Photos
Flash Photos
Claim: TRUSTED
√ Multidimensional gorgeous green
Key Notes
- Name: China Glaze Unpredictable
- Collection: China Glaze New Bohemian Collection
- Press Release: Click here to see the China Glaze New Bohemian Collection press release
- Colours Available in the China Glaze Glaze New Bohemian Collection: Unpredictable, Rare & Radiant, Swanky Silk, No Plain Jane, Want My Bawdy & Deviantly Daring
- Amount: 14 mL (0.5 fl. oz.)
- What I Paid: Nothing! (This was provided by PR.)
- Where to Buy: NailPolishCanada, Trans Design, Nailsupplies, Head2Toe & 8ty8Beauty
China Glaze Unpredictable Review
Colour
Unpredictable by China Glaze is the opposite of a flat colour. It’s the nail-polish equivalent of a pop-up book, so take care of your eyes (hehe, and your wallet)! This one’s a Wowzer!
In the middle of the nail, you’ll see a spring-type green, and the sides of your nails are a noticeably teal kind of green. Together, they’re the Dynamic Duo of Awesome. 😀
Finish
This has a luster-chrome finish, so it’s extremely metallic and very frosty. If seeing brushstrokes bugs you, you’ll hate this polish because you can see tons of brushstrokes everywhere. (Okay, maybe if you apply it verrrry carefully, you can minimize that, but…I think for the average person, it’s going to be Brushstroke City!)
While I don’t care for the brushstrokes, the flashiness of the finish and the twinkling you get in various lighting makes up for it to me. It makes this polish look so luxurious!
Application & Formula
I was expecting the first coat to be highly pigmented, but it was slightly sheer. With a second coat, though, you’ll get full coverage.
Before I wore this, I thought that this would be good for nail-art stamping…but…now I’m not so sure. Usually you need the polish to be very opaque in a single coat for the best stamping results.
The formula was easy to control, however, it was a little watery (but not to the point where it’s going to flood your cuticles easily).
When painting with this, I suggest using thin coats instead of the medium coats that I used. As you can see in my photos, there are ‘bumps’. This was due to the polish bubbling because I applied it too thickly. You can prevent that if you don’t load up your brush as much as I did.
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Final Verdict: 8/10
Unpredictable by China Glaze is a decadent colour. I don’t think I have another shade that’s a dead-on dupe. (No, Chanel Peridot is different. China Glaze Rare & Radiant is the dupe.)
If you can deal with the major brushstrokes, this is a gorgeous polish to own!
What do you think of China Glaze Unpredictable and the New Bohemian Collection in general? Can you forgive all the brushstrokes, or are they a deal breaker?
This looks like a gorgeous shade for sure! I will definitely have to look at this one when I see the collection! I typically do not gravitate toward green shades (because I have green veins in my hands eek!) but I may have to see if this one works for me! Great swatches & photos. 🙂 Thank you!
Hey Angie!
Hope that you fall in love with this one on your nails. Hehe, I’m totally biased when it comes to greens (THEY’RE THE BEST!)… 😉
Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to leave me such a lovely comment. (I went over to check out your blog – it’s awesome!)
Just when I decide to pass on the entire collection YOU have to mess it all up 😛 From all the swatches I had seen previously the entire collection looks pretty disappointing due to all the weak or non existing duo chrome effect, but your swatches of Unpredictable is the first one I’ve seen that had some visible duochrome…which gives me some unwanted hope. How convenient I’m going to Sally’s today to look for the new Finger Paints, now I guess I am obligated to give some of the new CG a looksie.
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Hey Frosso!
Haha, yes, I’ll take full responsibility for this. I just can’t help myself when it comes to greens, duochromes, and shiny things. I’m like a moth to a hot light source.
I’ve seen this collection in person, and yes, there are some that aren’t duochromes at all, but the ones that are…WHOA!
Did you end up getting any of the new Finger Paints polishes?
Just got three of the FingerPaints today! Be-Leaf It or Not, Fall of Surprises, and Plum Startled. You will probably like Be-Leaf It or Not…its a nice sage green foil 🙂
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Hehe, yes, you know me well! 😉 Be-Leaf It or Not sounds right up my alley…and even the name is cute.
I can most definitely forgive the brushstrokes, because this color needs to be in my collection! It’s like a sparkly version of OPI Just Spotted the Lizard without the gold, which is my favorite color EVER!
I can’t wait to see swatches of the rest of this collection. It looks like it’s going to be amazing overall. 😀
Hey Angie!
Yes, that’s a very good way of describing it, Angie! 🙂 I also love Just Spotted the Lizard. Well, I don’t have it, but I have Chanel Peridot, which is supposedly the same. (Haha, had I known that there would be so many dupes for Peridot, I would’ve waited…and I wouldn’t have bought a Chanel back-up!) Live and learn, right? Or…swatch and learn, I guess…hehehe!
I’ve already worn another colour from this collection, and I do plan on wearing more and sharing photos on here. It may take a little time, though, because I actually don’t ‘swatch’ polishes. I wear them as regular manicures and then just take photos during the time they’re worn. 🙂 But I plan to share as many as I can from this amazing collection. Stay tuned!
I just got done putting this polish on my left hand!! I love the color! I, too, am a “green fiend” lol. The brush strokes don’t bother me, as long as I can easily make them straight, which is easy with this polish. I made my 2nd coat too thick so I got some bubbles as well. I’m so glad I bought this polish. Definitely worth it.
Hey KathyB!
*High-five* Yay for a fellow green fiend! 😀 Hehehe!
Sorry that you also got bubbles on your manicure, but…hey, at least the colour’s so flashy, the bubbles don’t take centre stage, right? 🙂
I just wore this polish for the first time earlier this week, and LOVED it. The dramatic blue shifts you see when viewed at extreme angles were so much fun to watch!
I don’t find the formula too brushstoke-y, because I’m used to “chrome” polishes applying that way… I consider the vertical streaks to just be “the grain” of the polish, and I kind of enjoy the effect.
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Hey Emily!
“The grain” of the polish – that’s a good way to describe the brush strokes!
That is such a pretty color!!
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Hey Liz Parrish!
Glad you like it, too! 🙂 Greens are my weakness, but even more so when they’re duochromes.
It looks so gorgeous! I’m longing for my package to get to me! 😀
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Hey Gelic’ nail art!
Hope you love this one as much on the nail as you do in photos! 🙂 It’s so blingy!
Found you through Beautylish, I can’t wait to see more 😉
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Hey Rachel Shuchat!
How cool that you found me through Beautylish – it’s a great place to meet people who are just as passionate about beauty products, isn’t it? 🙂 Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to leave me a comment!
omg I have been so excited about the Bohemian collection ever since i heard about it! I love duochrome polishes and this one shade is one i want to get along with Deviantly Daring
Hey Lawren!
I need to try Deviantly Daring soon – it looks spectacular in the bottle!
I got 2 others from this collection and decided to pass on this one since I don’t play well with greens… but I think I’m changing my mind!! All your fault =))
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Hey Gosia!
Hahahaha, it’s fun being blamed…when it’s for something like this! 😀
Generally brush strokes are a deal breaker for me, but I am willing to forgive this shade. I am loving this shade sooo much. I did pick it up last week, and instead of wearing it as a full manicure I just sponged my tips with this color… I won’t have a post on it, but let me tell you! It was quite pretty sponged on the tips (no streaks that way).
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It looks Unpredictably BEAUTIFUL ON YOU MARY (the capitals are to show my enthusiasm… I’m not yelling at you 😉 )
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Hey Marta!
Interesting – I’ll have to try sponging. (Wow, another thing on my To-Do Nail List! I may very well have to live to be 6758967 years old to complete all my assignments…hehe!) Good tip about using that technique to avoid the brush strokes.
I just picked this up today my first China Glaze (I also picked up Cha Cha Cha), I’m SUPER excited!! I also found Seche Vite, I really hope this dries as well as you say it does. Anytime I paint my nails it’s an all day process waiting for the costs to dry & hubby knows I can’t cook dinner, or I’ll ruin it. I’m really excited! I’ve learned so much since I started reading your blog, THANK YOU!!
Hey Melissa!
YAY for getting your first China Glaze! 🙂 Be careful…because China Glaze polishes are like potato chips. No, you don’t eat ’em…hehe, but I bet you can’t just have one. 😉
And I’m so happy to hear that you’ve been following my blogging journey and that you’ve learned a thing or two. That’s awesome and extremely flattering! I’ve learned a lot from readers and other bloggers. It’s fun to take this journey together towards improvement, isn’t it? The nail community is amazing!