China Glaze Nail Polish, Creative Fantasy 1201

The pigment is not a good quality one & removal was not clean like the usual China Glaze nail polish. I fear it’s not a genuine product.

Pros: good purple color as the picture. Cons: Highly transparent. Need minimum 3 layers to achieve the color.

La couleur est translucide et il faut un nombre incalculable de couche pour avoir une couleur assez convenable. Il ne tient pas non plus très longtemps... Bref ce n'est pas un bon achat.

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, but very thin... takes several coats to look "solid"

I got "creative fantasy" and it's a lovely shade of purple. Like literally gorgeous what I was looking for in purple shade dark/ but at the same time very grape purple shown in light. Anyhow my complaint with this polish was it is like a jelly type of polish and literally took 5 coats to get to my desired color. Can come off streaky if not applied evenly with a certain amount of coats. Also it's like a matte color which usually I'm okay with. But it didn't say matte anywhere on the bottle. Anyhow I added another clear coat to give it that shine I was looking for. For the price I think it's not a quality polish I've had cheaper brands like "la girl and "sinful colors" that have done the job in 2 coats. But the color is gorgeous so if you have the time it's worth getting.

Product is watered down, thinned out, etc. Unusable.