So, China Glaze Isle See You Later was the Problem Child of the Sunsational Collection.

I wanted to love it like a sailor coming back to see his family after being away for years. But, the only tears shed were sad ones, unfortunately.

Out of all the nail polishes in the collection (as of today, I’ve finished reviewing all of them!), this was by far the sheerest one. In my swatches, I used 4 medium coats, and I could easily see visible nail line!

But, if you want to see the silver lining to this cloud, it’s super shiny, and you can use it for glitter-sandwich manicures. The sheerness would allow the glitter to peek through just the right amount. Or, you could layer it over a similar blue to increase opacity.

Now, I’m usually comfortable wearing manicures that still have some Visible Nail Line. But even for me, China Glaze Isle See You Later showed too much. Does that make me a polish prude? Hehe! 😉

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To my readers south of the border, I’d like to with you a very HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY! I hope that you’re enjoying the day with your family and friends.

Today, I have another China Glaze Sunsational Collection shade from the Jellies half – it’s China Glaze Are You Jelly?.

I feel like I don’t wear vivid purples as much as I used to when I first started collection nail polish back in 2008.

I love the pop it provides against my skin tone, and while it’s definitely not a neon, it’s a gorgeous medium purple that makes me think of summer. So, well done, China Glaze! 🙂
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So it looks like I’m on a roll! Here’s yet another review on a China Glaze Sunsational Collection nail polish!

Oh yeah – I had such high hopes for China Glaze Keepin’ It Teal (and maybe it’s because I’m pretty much a sucker for anything that’s aqua, teal, blue, or green).

Maybe it’s because this colour tends to flatter so many different skin tones. It’s bright, but not too crazy to make some people shy away from it.

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According to the press release, the description said that China Glaze You Drive Me Coconuts from the Sunsational Collection was a ‘panic causing purple jelly’.

Well, my heart rate was beating steady, so rest assured that I was okay. 😉

I would describe this shade as more of a fuchsia pink with hints of purple instead of a straight-up purple jelly. And I do feel that China Glaze’s promo picture of this shade was more accurate than the text.

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This coral-pink jelly had me at ‘Shell-o”! 😉 (I just couldn’t resist making that pun.)

China Glaze Shell-o is from the Sunsational Collection that’s divided into 2 halves: Cremes and Jellies.

It seems that I bust out coral more when the weather heats up. It’s just one of those shades that makes me think of throwing frisbees, racing against the sun to finish a melting Popsicle, and having fun picnics.

Even though this looks nothing like a watermelon, for some strange reason, this is the colour I have in my head every single time I eat any candy that’s watermelon-flavoured.

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I’ve already reviewed all the cremes in the China Glaze Sunsational Collection. (Oh yeah, I was smitten by that half, so I bought all 6 polishes!)

Then, China Glaze’s PR sent me the jellies – the other 6 nail polishes in that collection! So, keep your eyes peeled. I will be reviewing them all really soon.

Today I have for you China Glaze Heat Index, which is a hot pink jelly that’s especially great for when the mercury drops!

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Whenever I think of ‘neon’, highlighter pinks and yellows usually spring to mind first.

But China Glaze Highlight of My Summer from the creme half of the Sunsational Collection has me rethinking how I define ‘neon’.

When I first looked at the bottle, China Glaze Highlight of My Summer just looked like a fun minty green. But the second I started painting my nails with it, it took on a life of its own.

It popped so much against my skin tone (even in dim light and in the shade) that it must be a neon. I’ve worn other mint greens, but I can’t think of many that were quite this bright on me.

I was torn when writing this post whether or not to call it a neon, but I decided that I can’t just call it bright. On me, it became a neon. Maybe if your skin tone is different, it might not pop as much (or may pop more). All I know is that, even though it wasn’t a lime green (which is what companies typically put out for a neon green), it still seemed to ‘glow’. (It was much brighter on me in person than what I could capture in my photos.)

P.S. As of this review, I’ve now finished reviewing all 6 shades in the creme half of the Sunsational Collection. Stay tuned because I will also be reviewing the 6 jellies in the other half soon!

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