SWATCHSCAPE: COLOR CLUB FROSTBITE COLLECTION WINTER 2015

As The Nailscape grows, we are excited to bring you swatches of the latest polish collections and professional products. We are building a network of highly talented swatchers and reviewers, and are always considering new talent to add to that network. Feel free to email thenailscape AT gmail with samples of your work and qualifications!

Our first swatches come from Emily Lancaster, who we’re proud to introduce to you today. In her words:

“I LOVE to do my nails, designs and swatches. I have been painting my nails for about 4 years and swatching on and off for a little over a year. I have a fiancé and a two year old daughter who I absolutely love to death and I go to Columbia College. I work full time and I have a lot of late nights – because I hate to have naked nails! My life is basically family, school, work, and nails!”

Give Emily a follow on Instagram at @emilyloveslacquer!

Our featured collection today is Color Club’s Frostbite Collection for Winter 2015, available now on Color Club’s site. It is a seven-piece collection of mostly metallic frosts, and one glitter. Let’s dive in:

Winter White – Pearly white color

winter white bottle

24° Below – Soft gold color

24 below bottle

24 below

Polar Vortex – A dark, almost gunmetal silver color with just a hint of blue that you can see in the light

polar vortex bottle

polar vortex

Snowed In – A lighter silvery color, the least blue of the silvers

snowed in bottle

snowed in

Triple Lutz – Really beautiful rose gold color

triple lutz bottle

triple lutz

I’m Gonna Luge It – Really pretty crystal-y looking silver blue color. It looks silver in dim lighting but as soon as any light hits it it really lights up and it looks like little crystals of ice all over your nails

im gonna luge it bottle

im gonna luge it

What A Flake – Glitter topper filled with silver, white, and black hexes of various sizes

what a flake bottle

what a flake

According to Emily, the formula was really easy and smooth for all of the polishes in this collection except for What A Flake; the glitter topper was really thick. “It had a really unbalanced glitter to base ratio. It had so much glitter I had trouble doing anything but dabbing glitter on. Finally I poured some clear polish into the bottle and the glitter went on smoothly then, I didn’t have to fish and dab anymore,” she shared.

“The brush for What A Flake is really good for needing to dab, but not so good for painting the glitter on. The brushes for the six others are really nice, I don’t think it would matter what size the brush is, the formula is so smooth it wouldn’t matter.”

Since these polishes are so metallic they are all very streaky when applying, but once you apply the second coat, the coverage improves. The first coat is streaky and can be uneven so we definitely recommend two coats. Here are some macro shots to give you a closer look:

This collection doesn’t water marble, like most metallic polishes. They do however stamp fairly well and we have included swatches of the most successful colors for stamping:

24° Below

Snowed In:

Triple Lutz:

Polar Vortex:

All in all, we really enjoyed the Frostbite collection for its versatility and creative mix of shimmery greys. This collection was provided as a PR sample. but the views are our own.

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Ashley Gregory
Ashley Gregory is an award winning, in-demand session manicurist whose work is inspired by fashion and art. Ashley's work has been featured in international publications and local media. She has worked backstage as a lead manicurist at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, with celebrity clientele, and on various film and television projects.