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iheartnailpolishes on 11/4/2012 9:28:00 AM more reviews by iheartnailpolishes

Age: 19-24   Skin: Normal, Fair   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Green    

This was okay. I found it kind of streaky even after applying 3 coats. It dries very slowly, but it is still a beautiful color! I got this for $5 at my local Sally's.

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blondemommy on 9/28/2012 10:46:00 PM more reviews by blondemommy

Age: 30-35   Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Cool   Hair: Blond, Wavy, Fine   Eyes: Blue    

I happen to love this color. I am fairly pale and this color is flattering against my skin tone. I had been wanting to find a nice silver. Something that isn't too dark or shimmery. This fit the bill. This color isn't a dark silver but it also isn't too light. It is quite shiny and very metallic. It's a nice formula but was a bit tricky to apply since the metallic quality tends to show crooked brush strokes. I applied two coats and it was perfectly opaque (also used CND Stickey base coat and Orly Sec 'n' Dry top coat). It's been four days and so far I only have minor tip wear. I will mention that it did seem to take a fairly long time to fully dry. Even with the Orly top coat I managed to get several dings in my polish even about eight or more hours after application. Overall, I love the color and am satisfied with its staying power.

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mandiesmanicures on 1/14/2012 4:30:00 PM more reviews by mandiesmanicures

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium   Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

I bought this polish hoping it would look like the formula in the bottle. Unfortunately, it is not as chrome-like as it appears. Still good if you want a basic silver, but it does not reflect back at all.

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*TOP REVIEWER* carrasco on 11/19/2011 9:39:00 PM more reviews by carrasco

Age: 25-29   Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium, Warm   Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

In my opinion this is the best silver polish for me to date. I have to use 3 coats and I still get streaks and they are still visible when completely dried but I've never had a silver polish be so opaque. All the ones I've tried are way too sheer. I love the way it looks on my nails, like someone else mentioned it looks like a silver sharpie! I would buy this again.

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archgurl on 8/12/2011 9:00:00 AM more reviews by archgurl

Age: 25-29   Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Green    

This is a complicated polish! To get decent results, aim for coverage on the first coat by making sure that you don't have too little or too much polish on the brush. Try to even out the streaks in the metallic pigment on the second coat. Don't be afraid to run the brush over your nail a few times on the second coat even after you've covered it in color; this will help to even out the streaks. The streaks disappear a little as it dries. The formula is not bad, but the pigment is just a tough one to work with. I'll definitely use the bottle I have, but would not buy another when it's empty. I think I'll look for a silver with metallic flecks nexts time instead of Platinum Silver's liquid metal look.

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madds123 on 6/20/2011 12:55:00 AM more reviews by madds123

Age: 19-24   Skin: Normal, Fair   Hair: Red   Eyes: Grey    

this nail polish is very much a silver sharpie silver, if your into that youll love this. for me this is a take it or leave it polish, i find it looks sort of bland on the nail and not very shiny silver, also it is very hard to get a nice even colour, the other reviews dissagree but i found it to have not the greatest ocnsistency and is horrible for smudging and bed marks because it is thick so it takes ages to dry.

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Angemb on 1/25/2011 8:40:00 AM more reviews by Angemb

Age: 19-24   Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Brown    

This nail polish is a very beautiful chrome-metallic silver. I did experience streaks with one coat, but after 2 coats the streaks diminished. After applying a coat of Seche Vite I have not experienced any smudging or drying problems like some reviews I have read for this polish. This would be an awesome polish to have as a base color for image stamping (Konad or fauxnad). I would buy it again, just not anytime soon, I am trying to find the best silver polish for me. This one will do the trick for now. =)

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cassie905 on 4/28/2010 4:51:00 PM more reviews by cassie905

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium   Hair: Black, Straight   Eyes: Hazel    

I do like this silver polish, but is very simulair to Millennium. overall i would certainly buy this again.

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indigoangel on 1/21/2010 3:47:00 PM more reviews by indigoangel

Age: 44-55   Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium   Hair: Blond, Wavy, Fine   Eyes: Blue    

I LOVE silver nail polish and am always searching for the perfect one! So when I learned about China Glaze and read all the glowing reviews on youtube I was anxious to check them out. Platinum Silver was the very first polish I bought from them and BOY was I disappointed!! Application was horrendous! It was really stringy and I had major issues with bald spots; if I tried to correct them it just made them worse! Once I finally got it on it looked so streaky and brush-stroky... AND it never dried!! 24 hours later in the gym I scraped a few nails against a gnarled metal barbell and it left major dents and scratches in the polish! See Scrangies post: http://www.scrangie.com/2008/06/silver-swatches-part-1.html Forth pic down; she had similar issues. Wish I had seen her post before purchasing!! At least I found a BUNCH more BETTER silvers on her post and have since purchased them! I've since added Seche Restore to CG PS but haven't tried it out yet to see if it helped. I've now got way to many other silver polishes I'd rather use instead!!

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alyssaraquel on 11/25/2009 10:40:00 PM more reviews by alyssaraquel

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Normal, Olive   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Brown    

This is the perfect metallic platinum silver! It does not give me streaks at all. It did take 3 coats, but I'm a perfectionist when it comes to nail polish. I would totally purchase again, and I would recommend this to anyone who is looking for a metallic silver.

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*TOP REVIEWER* Ihavequestions on 5/13/2009 5:04:00 PM more reviews by Ihavequestions

Age: 30-35   Skin: Normal, Fair, Cool   Hair: Other, Wavy, Fine   Eyes: Blue    

This is a very true silver color, and it's pretty. But I've had it on for one day and it's chipped like crazy even though I have stickey underneath and Poshe on top.

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junebug808 on 2/21/2009 6:13:00 PM more reviews by junebug808

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Brown    

I love this nail polish! Since it's a shimmer formula from China Glaze, it's really easy to apply, unlike some of their others, and the color is gorgeous especially for the holidays!

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letsbedazzle on 1/20/2009 1:24:00 AM more reviews by letsbedazzle

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Cool   Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Blue    

I really love this color. It's super silver-sharpie silver, with two coats it's really opaque and metallic. It takes a bit of time to dry, but it lasts at least three or four days entirely chip free, and with touch ups I can get through a week with the CG base & top coat. It's a unique neutral shade with a great formula, and is really inexpensive with a sally's card. I've been wearing it almost exclusively for about a month, which is uncharacteristic, and I get tons of compliments.

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*TOP REVIEWER* hotAsFiya on 12/31/2008 4:40:00 PM more reviews by hotAsFiya

Age: 30-35   Skin: Oily, Dark, Warm   Hair: Brunette, Curly, Coarse   Eyes: Brown    

I recently picked up the Dec/Jan 09 issues of People Style Watch. Love browsing thru this mag for some styling tips. Anyhoo, on pg. 73 they a page talking about how it's all about SILVER NAILS! The photos of Linsey Price, Hillary Duff and Beyonce rocking this beautiful color had me feeling like I had to go find a silver n/p for me. I have been wearing a lot of darker shades - the dark purple, burgundy/red, and black and was bored. Also, when these start wearing off and chipping and you have no time to redo your mani, it just looks fug...so yeah, silver was calling my name. I also find it useful to always have trendy nail colors on my nails since I work as a makeup artist. My hands must always look and feel good!
Anyway, after deciding I had to have silver, my next immediate decision was to look into CHINA GLAZE. Honestly guys CG polishes beat OPI, not only by quality but by price. I get these for no more than 3.50 at Sally's with my Sally's card. China Glaze polishes always feel super buttery and last long on me. The silver shade on this is dead on as the name - a gorgeous platinum silver with very subtle shimmer. My skintone is an NC45 in MAC (dark tanned) and this doesn't look too frosty on me at all. One coat did a great job, however, it did dry a bit sheer and faded on a few spots. A second coat fixed that immediately BUT it did risk looking a bit clumpy.
In all I am very happy with this shade and can't wait to show off my new nail color at work! China Glaze polishes are my favorite and I have yet to find one that has been a complete bummer for me. ♥

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