china glaze heart of africa (pop top)

pop top was china glaze collection back in 2014, that had all the toppers and two base colours. the bases were the iconic white on white and today's star, heart of africa.

heart of africa is one of those burgundy shimmers that everyone has to have. it is a classic for a reason. china glaze people described it poetically: "deep thinkers glam it up in black cherry red that's ready to shimmy in the shimmers."

it is in my collection for so many years, and the formula is still great. a real, a little overlooked, gem of a polish.

china glaze white on white (core)

 it is time for the white staple, so i am showing china glaze's white on white from their 2014 pop top collection.

white polishes can be really useful. at some point i owned quite a few glittery polishes and i almost always prefered them over a white base.  even though i use it mostly for layering, i had to try it on it's own as well.

when it comes to the white polishes, they can be quite tricky, but i think that this one is pretty decent. i had no serious problems with application, and while it may look a bit streaky in the process, it is quite self leveling so the end result is quite good.

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