China Glaze has been winning me over with their reds recently – we have the spicy CG Salsa and the alluring CG Sexy Silhouette which have been rocking my world. I have a new addition to my red China Glaze army brigade in the form of China Glaze Ruby Pumps. The name of this shade has caused much confusion in my head as I always thought it was called ‘Ruby Slippers’ – that's actually a shade from the Essie nail polish range. China Glaze Ruby Pumps is a part of the China Glaze Wizard of Ooh Ahz collection after a lot of nail board begging, petitions and pleas the people at China Glaze listened and brought back the famed 2001. collection. Ruby Pumps is one of those red jelly polishes packed with red glitter, almost invariably named after Dorothy's ruby red slippers (that's where my name confusion stems, apparently). After close inspection, I can tell why this particular nail polish is one of the biggest bestsellers of the brand. The lone survivor of the original Wizard of Ooh Ahz collection, this shade really does Dorothy's slippers justice. Long before all the other brands introduced their take on those iconic shoes, Ruby Pumps was already a fan fave across the globe.
China Glaze me osvaja svojim crvenkastim nijansama u posljednje vrijeme – do sada sam predstavila paprenu CG Salsa i privlacnu CG Sexy Silhouette nijansu. Obje su fantasticne na svoj nacin i imaju osigurano mjesto u mojoj lakoholicarskoj kolekciji. Posljednji novitet u mojoj China Glaze crvenoj brigadi lakova za nokte dolazi u obliku China Glaze Ruby Pumps laka za nokte (7,5KM preko Lilocosmetics Kakanj). Naziv ove nijanse me u potpunosti zbunjivao duze vrijeme posto sam bila ubijedjena da se lak zove ‘Ruby Slippers’ – ustvari taj naziv pripada Essie laku. China Glaze Ruby Pumps je dio China Glaze Wizard of Ooh Ahz kolekcije koja je proslavljena do te mjere da su se forumi probudili, peticije su bile pisane i zahtjevi za povratkom spomenute kolekcije masovno usmjeravani na adresu China Glaze brenda. Pohvalno je sto su odgovorni zaista saslusali zelje svojih kupaca i u 2001. godini im ispunili zelju. Ruby Pumps je jedan od jelly lakova koji su obogaceni (kako bi se reklo, CG je bio siroke ruke) sljokicama. Naziv ocigledno potice od Dorothy iz filma Carobnjak iz Oza – konkretnije, lak je nazvan po njenim crvenim cipelicama (izgleda da upravo tu potice moje uporno nazivanje nijanse ‘slippers’ umjesto ‘pumps’). Nakon poblizeg ispitivanja, zaista mi je jasno zbog cega je upravo ova nijansa jedna od najprodavanijih nijansi ovog brenda. Mislim da se sa sigurnoscu moze reci da jedini ‘prezivjeli’ predstavnik originalne Wizard of Ooh Ahz kolekcije dostojno predstavlja Dorothy i njene sjajne ikonske cipelice. Dosta prije nego su ostali brendovi napravili vlastiti hommage filmskoj ikoni u obliku laka za nokte, Ruby Pumps je vec bio favorit mnogih dama diljem svijeta.
As you can imagine, it features a gorgeous ruby red hue which has a pinky undertone and it's visible if you apply only one layer. These types of jelly nail polishes usually have a sheer base and are packed with shimmer. You will need two or maybe even better – three coats to achieve full opacity and depth but I wouldn't be deterred by this as the shade is absolutely stunning (and the drying time is quick)! It looks quite uniform when looked at in the bottle and on the nails as the base and shimmer have the same tint. However, after removing CG Ruby Pumps (which, by the way, isn't a nightmare) I've noticed that the shimmer is silvery which leads me to think that there’ some sort of binding pigment in the formula which gives that deep, ruby red hue. This shade isn't a chameleon per se but it has its moments when it sometimes looks extremely glossy and at other times it's a really rich jelly with luxe-looking shimmer. It's longevity is rather good as I get 4 days without base or top coat. It's suitable for the holiday season, any type of night outs or dinners, it looks amazing as a pedicure and it's beautiful on both, short and long nails. If you can grab this beaut and make it a part of your collection – I urge you to do so because you'll also own a part of the China Glaze history.
Kako mozete pretpostaviti, radi se o predivnoj rubin crvenoj boji koja ima njezan ruzicasti podton najvise primjetan pri nanosu samo jednog sloja laka. Ovakva vrsta ‘jelly’ lakova za nokte je obicno sheer (poluprovidne) baze te sadrze velike kolicine shimmera. Sa ovim lakom ce biti potrebna dva, ili jos bolje – tri sloja kako bi se postigla optimalna prekrivnost i raskosna dubina po kojoj je nijansa poznata. Nemojte se brinuti oko slojevitog nanosenja, lak se brzo susi i vrijedan je truda. Mislim da carobno izgleda na noktima! Djeluje dosta uniformno kada ga promatram u bocici i na noktima posto su baza i shimmer u identicnoj nijansi. Ipak, nakon skidanja CG Ruby Pumps sa noktiju (sto, usput receno, uopste nije tesko niti traumaticno iskustvo uprkos sljokicama), primjetila sam da shimmer ostaje u srebrnoj boji. To me navodi da pomislim kako se nalazi pigment u ovom laku koji objedinjuje bazu i shimmer te pruza formulaciji laka specificnu raskos i dubinu rubina. Nijansa nije kameleon i ne pruza sirok spektar presijavanja niti posebne efekte pod odredjenim osvjetljenjem no umije djelovati narocito sjajno (gotovo staklasto sjajno) a nekada je u fokusu shimmer koji djeluje luksuzno. Trajnost laka mi je sasvim dobra posto na mojim noktima traje u prosjeku 4 dana, bez baze i bez nadlaka. Mislim da je ova nijansa prigodna, kako za praznicnu sezonu, tako i za nocne izlaske, casual ali i svecanije vecere, osvjezi pedikir kao rijetko koji lak a sarmantan je podjednako na krakim ali i dugim noktima. Ukoliko vam se pruzi sansa da se pocastite ovim ljepotanom i njime oplemenite svoju licnu kolekciju – samo bih vas voljela usmjeriti da to ucinite sto prije jer je lak posebno lijep a uz njega dobijate i dio China Glaze historije.
