Occasionally, when undecided about what my next color should be, I use the power of my spreadsheet (what, you're not enough of a polish fiend to need a spreadsheet?). Sort that baby by what's untried, what's oldest in the stash, random number generator... oh, wait, what's this?
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| indoor, bright CF lighting |
China Glaze released their All Aboard collection back in 2014, and Choo-Choo Choose You was the clear stand-out winner of that set. It's a mystery wrapped in an enigma, with everyone's swatches looking a bit different, and nobody agreeing what color it actually is.
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| outdoor, overcast daylight |
After swatching this one, I filed it as taupe, and I'm sticking to that designation. In the bottle, it's absolutely a dusty eggplant purple, and before I shook up my somewhat settled out bottle there was a layer of deep navy blue on top. What makes this both special and impossible to definitively categorize is the lovely aurora shimmer packed within.
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| bright afternoon sunlight |
The brown-taupe-mushroom-purple base is filled to the brim with sparkling shimmer that tilts from red to gold to green, a very pretty Clarins 230 type of aurora pigment. In bright sunlight, I see green-tinged gold sparks, and a soft shift across more of the spectrum in lower lighting.
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| outdoor, shady overcast daylight... and that shimmer! |
Despite this bottle being rather seriously separated, it mixed back up with zero problems and the formula was easy to work with. The brush was smooth and even also, and a good size for my nails. Yeah, I know we're all aficionados of indie polish, but the mainstream guys get plenty right on occasion, too.
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| window-filtered morning daylight |
Though this is plenty sheer enough to not obscure the shimmer from sparkling out even in low lighting, 2 coats were all that was needed for very even opacity.
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| outdoor, overcast daylight |
If I was going to nitpick, this wore a little quicker than ideally on me, with edgewear noticeable after about 2 days, but other than that no worries.
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| indoor, bright CF lighting |
Rating: a very solid 4 out of 5 stars, this is about as edgy as one could get while still claiming this to be a modern neutral. Here's hoping your office is cool enough to let you wear this!
Where to buy: though this collection was from 2014, Choo-Choo Choose You is still readily available on Amazon and ebay.
~Michelle
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