China Glaze Electra Magenta - Swatches and Review

China Glaze Electra Magenta is one of those yummy polishes from their Tronica Collection for Spring 2011. A collection I somehow missed! I'm not sure how that happened at all. I remember hearing about it ahead of time and then didn't really think of it again until I got Electra Magenta through a blog sale.  Now I'm determined to get some of the others! The formula and the *almost* linear (very tightly scattered?) holo remind me, oddly, of a-England's Tristam, Lady of the Lake and some of the new Legends Collection. Smooth, creamy...dreamy.

I've been hard-pressed to pin this color down in my head though, which is part of the reason this post is late. I've been staring at my nails all day trying to decide exactly what color it really is! I know it says Magenta right there in the name, but I'm not sure that's what I would call it.  At one point I thought maybe it was purple, then pink then berry...finally I *think* I found the word I'd been searching for. Orchid! Of course that still really doesn't help much in the color description. It's like a lighter version of OPI DS Exclusive.  One thing for sure - it's cool-toned.  So I'm going to say it's a cool-toned purplish-pink holo and leave it at that. You can judge for yourself when you see the photos!

Pretty sure it's a one-coater but I've been a serial two-coater for years, so I've used two coats and no top coat for these photos.

China Glaze Electra Magenta

China Glaze Electra Magenta

China Glaze Electra Magenta

China Glaze Electra Magenta

China Glaze Electra Magenta

These aren't in stores anymore (unless you're in on a supply store or something) but you can still find them at a reasonable price on Amazon, at blog sales, etc.

There were 12 polishes in the collection.

3D Fantasy
Cyberspace
Digital Dawn
Electra Magenta
Gamer Glam
High Def
Hologram
Hyper Haute
Laser Lime
Mega Bite
Techno Teal
and
Virtual Violet

Tomorrow I'll be doing High Def, which is the stormy/cornflower/dusty blue. If I can force myself to take this one off!

Did you get in on these last Spring? Do you like them?

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