China Glaze’s Classic Camel review

Posted on Wednesday, at bought • 1034 views

  • Manufacturer: China Glaze
  • Availability: originally released in July 2008 as part of China Glaze's Vintage Vixen: Cat's Meow collection
  • Description: butter-gold creme with gold sparkle
  • Cost/Amount: USD$6 for 14 ml / .5 fl oz
  • Would you purchase again: yes

NOTE 03/25/2013: I will no longer be purchasing or reviewing any new China Glaze products, aside from the two that I have in the publishing queue. All previously-published posts will remain up. Info & links of interest

China Glaze’s Classic Camel

I didn't think I would like this color, so originally I didn't get it. Apparently, though, everyone else did think they'd like it, because it was the first color to sell out - and it sold out within about a week. I think that part of the attraction was seeing a color that hadn't been done much anywhere else. I'd seen bright yellows, pale yellows, browns and tans, but no tanned-gold / “brown mustard” colors like this one.

Two coats is nearly opaque, but not quite. I still had a little bit of VNL (you can see it best in the third photo.) I would love to find a straight creme in this base color, for use in nail stamping. I don't know that this one would work because of the microglitter and because the polish is just a little bit watery. Certainly it would be a problem with any fine-detail stamp design.

Photos that show how the product actually performs...! See how I create my swatches

Close-up photo of the middle three fingernails of the left hand, showing the nail color applied. The left hand holding a bottle of nail polish and displaying all manicured fingernails, with 2 coats of China Glaze's Classic Camel Four fingers in a row, resting on the thumb, with all nails displaying 2 coats of China Glaze's Classic Camel
<p>I like this color because it's "work appropriate" (I may be getting a go-in-to-an-office type job - yikes!!) but it's not plain or straightforward. Even though the formula is a little thin, I am glad I got this color. Maybe over time it will thicken up just a little...? No? Ah, well, worse things have happened.</p>

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