Kick It Old School with the China Glaze Kicks Collection (Part Uno!)

Tue, 04/21/2009 by Karen | Posted in: Nails

china glaze kicks custom kicks

How frickin’ awesome are these bright shades from the new China Glaze Kicks Collection?

I had a blast swatching these first six shimmery shades from the vibrant 12-piece spring collection ($3 a bottle; more swatches to follow).

The collection’s bold blues, greens, oranges and pinks were inspired by colorful tennis shoes — the young’ns call ‘em kicks — but they remind me of Skittles.

china glaze kicks paper chasing

Custom Kicks is my favorite of the ones shown here. It’s the shimmery blueish teal at the top.

This one takes me back, all the way back to my very first shoe crush…

china glaze kicks fly

It was 1985; I was an awkward fifth grader, having 1) a bowl haircut, 2) clothes that never matched (seriously, we desperately needed a GAP Kids or Limited Too back then) and 3) crippling shyness.

My mission in life was to blend in to the scenery, and I avoided anything that would make me stand out.

It was a ROUGH YEAR.

But there were high points. I won second place in a poster contest (I drew a cat reading a book with the caption, “Shove boredom away, and pick up a book!”) and managed to avoid any bully beat downs.

china glaze kicks its poppin

But the absolute highlight of that year was my pair of teal blue Reebok tennis shoes, and I wore them every day.

china glaze kicks sky high top

I spent half my time with my head down (to avoid making eye contact with my classmates), but at least I had something cute on my feet. :)

china glaze kicks entourage

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

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  1. 1. Denisa said, on April 21st, 2009:

    Oooohh I love these colors!!! My 2 favs. are skyhigh top and custom kicks! That is so cool that you had some cool sneaks to rock, at least your shoes weren’t a shy color! =)

  2. 2. Karen said, on April 21st, 2009:

    Hi Denisa,

    I love them too — the next batch has some orange shades that are equally drool worthy. :)

    Hope you’re having a nice Tuesday!

  3. 3. Michelle G said, on April 21st, 2009:

    I love Entourage!! The perfect green for the summer. I actually have it on right now lol

  4. 4. Mikele said, on April 21st, 2009:

    I just bought a color that looks exactly like Custom Kicks from Walgreen’s on Friday!! I have it on and I love it! :)

  5. 5. cloudburst said, on April 21st, 2009:

    I really like Custom Kicks & Sky Hightop.

  6. 6. Stephie said, on April 21st, 2009:

    It’s Poppin IS poppin :P I hope my Sally’s has these babys in stock soon.

  7. 7. LayLa said, on April 21st, 2009:

    those colors @_@ !!!
    there so great !!!!
    for a long time i’ve
    been waiting some
    nice blue polishes
    maybe i’ll look for
    some of these…

  8. 8. Maggie said, on April 21st, 2009:

    wow, the colors look addicting!
    you’re right; JUST like skittles! :)

    Maggie´s last blog post..Something New, Photography, and Sephoraaaa<3

  9. 9. Wenvers said, on April 21st, 2009:

    I have received Custom Kicks last week, lovely color. I was a little bit affright that the texture was like the laquers of the Summer collection but these are much better. Cool!

  10. 10. Milan said, on April 21st, 2009:

    I ordered Paper Chasin’, Fly and Sky High-Top last week. I should have them this week. Can’t wait to rock these!

    Milan´s last blog post..Prescriptives Motor-Eyes Instant Action Mascara

  11. 11. Didi said, on April 21st, 2009:

    fly and custom kicks are talking to me! great colors!

    Didi´s last blog post..Jouer Cosmetics Yummy Eye Candy

  12. 12. Liliana said, on April 21st, 2009:

    ohhh I just ordered Custom Kicks! i love teal colors!

  13. 13. gio said, on April 21st, 2009:

    wow, the colors are gorgeous! I really like It’s Poppin and Custom Kicks.

  14. 14. Kalyn said, on April 21st, 2009:

    Those are get colors for the summer. You have to let us know if the paint chips. For $3 a bottle I’m curious as to how long the color will last.

  15. 15. Amanda said, on April 21st, 2009:

    Lovin’ these! All of them, but custom kicks is my favorite I think.

  16. 16. Luv J said, on April 21st, 2009:

    Custom Kicks and It’s Poppin’ are mine!

  17. 17. Stacie said, on April 21st, 2009:

    Ooh, Paper Chasing is pretty! So is Custom Kicks. LOL, Karen! My mission in life when I was in school was also to blend into the scenery! My goal was to never be noticed; that way, I wouldn’t be bullied or embarrassed in any way. (I am annoyed with my younger self!) And I succeeded with the blending, too. I lived in a small town, and had about 90 students in my graduating class. On the first day of senior year, one of my classmates I’d gone to school with for forever asked if I was new in town! ROTFL!! (But maybe it was a good thing he’d never noticed me before–after that, he spent the entire year hitting on me!)

  18. 18. Karen said, on April 21st, 2009:

    Hi Stacie,

    I tried to blend in for the same reasons — I didn’t want to be bullied or embarrassed. I had just started a new, bigger school, plus I didn’t really have a close friends so all I wanted to do was not stand out. Sigh.

    Did you ever end up going out with that boy who asked you if you were new?

  19. 19. Karen said, on April 21st, 2009:

    Hi Luv J,

    Both are fab choices!

    Gotta love the brights for summer, summer, summer time!

  20. 20. Karen said, on April 21st, 2009:

    Hi Amanda,

    Me, too.

    It’s hard to believe that a few years ago nail polish wasn’t so bright and sassy. I’m loving all the blues and greens.

  21. 21. Karen said, on April 21st, 2009:

    Hi Kalyn,

    I’ve worn China Glaze in the past and it stays on crazy good! :)

  22. 22. Karen said, on April 21st, 2009:

    Hi Gio,

    Both shades seem to be a crowd favorite. :)

  23. 23. Karen said, on April 21st, 2009:

    Hi Liliana,

    Yay! You won’t be disappointed. :)

  24. 24. Karen said, on April 21st, 2009:

    Hi Didi,

    Yes! Fly spoke to me, too. I think it would look so pretty on toes. :)

  25. 25. Karen said, on April 21st, 2009:

    Hi Milan,

    Yay! Can’t wait to hear what you think of ‘em!

  26. 26. Karen said, on April 21st, 2009:

    Hi Wenvers,

    Sweet. Are you wearing it on your toes or fingers?

  27. 27. Karen said, on April 21st, 2009:

    Hi Maggie,

    They totally do, right? I wanted to nibble my fingers right off. :)

  28. 28. Karen said, on April 21st, 2009:

    Hi LayLa,
    :) YES! I hope you try Custom Kicks. It’s a lovely teal for summer time!

  29. 29. Karen said, on April 21st, 2009:

    Hi Stephie,

    RIGHT? I hope they do, too.

    Gosh, I love Sally’s. Whenever I go in there El Hub has to drag me out…

  30. 30. Karen said, on April 21st, 2009:

    Hi Cloudburst,

    Yup — both are fab!

  31. 31. Karen said, on April 21st, 2009:

    Hi Mikele,

    Nice! What brand is it?

    Isn’t Walgreens the best? I used to work right around the corner from three of ‘em and I was always there on my breaks.

  32. 32. Karen said, on April 21st, 2009:

    Hi Michelle G.,

    Cute! I want to wear that shade on my toes. :)

  33. 33. Catherine said, on April 21st, 2009:

    Entourage and Sky-High top are gorgeous! How’s the consistency on these? I’m trying to decide between ChG and Zoya, because Tallulah and Midori look fab too.

    Catherine´s last blog post..Makeup Bag Contents

  34. 34. Briana said, on April 21st, 2009:

    OOOh, I love Paper Chasin! I would definitely rock that on my toes for the summer!

    Briana´s last blog post..Greyhounds!

  35. 35. Stacie said, on April 21st, 2009:

    Ha, no I never went out with him! Believe me when I say he wasn’t my type. Besides, at that point I had my eye on the guy who became my hubby! :)

  36. 36. Wenvers said, on April 21st, 2009:

    @ karen: Both! However I think I will use it most for the toes! :-)

    How about the Zoya laquers? I just ordered Pippa from de La-di-da collection, do you already have colors of this collection?

  37. 37. Sarah said, on April 21st, 2009:

    Oh my… i love all these colors. im sucha nail polish whore. its ridiculously fun. i was rockin the yellow IMBEAUTY OPI Sephora last week… im LOVING the nontraditional colors.

  38. 38. Karen said, on April 22nd, 2009:

    Hi Catherine,

    They’re a little thick, but totally workable. :)

  39. 39. Karen said, on April 22nd, 2009:

    Hi Briana,

    It’s cute, yah? I want to wear it with my bright yellow heels. :)

  40. 40. Karen said, on April 22nd, 2009:

    Hi Stacie,

    Awww, cute! Did you know that your hub had something special about him when you first met him? Or were you guys friends first?

    I didn’t think El Hub and I would end up together when we first met, LOL!

  41. 41. Karen said, on April 22nd, 2009:

    Hi Wenvers,

    Would ya believe I haven’t gotten around to trying Zoya? I know lots of people like the polishes, though.

  42. 42. Karen said, on April 22nd, 2009:

    Hi Sarah,

    I saw that one at the store the other day! It’s really pretty. I’m loving the rise of wacky colors, too. Orange, yellow, green… sign me up!

  43. 43. Stacie said, on April 22nd, 2009:

    Well, we ended up working at the same grocery store the summer before my senior year–I was a checker and he was a sacker. That’s how we got to know each other. He was a year behind me in school, and before I got to know him I thought he was a huge troublemaker (’cause he was!) I was the goody goody, so everybody thought we were a strange couple! But we were both too shy to ask the other out, so we were friends for months before we finally went on a date. Now, nearly seven years later, we’re still together!

  44. 44. Stef said, on April 22nd, 2009:

    Spring is the perfect time for these wacky doodle colors, love ‘em. They look like different color drink umbrellas!

    Zoya is ah-mazing. Karen, go get a bottle, you’ll love it.

    I think my favorite brand though is Spa Ritual, anyone a fan?
    Last Tango is the most perfect bright coral pink known to womankind!

    Stef´s last blog post..Davines and ION Studio, Earth-friendly hair

  45. 45. Karen said, on April 22nd, 2009:

    Hi Stef,

    I love Spa Ritual! The colors are fab, plus they’ve got that super handy rubber top.

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