Today I have my six picks of the Avant Garden Collection by China Glaze to share with you.
All swatches have a base coat, two coats of color and one coat of Seche Vite.
Keep calm, paint on, a mint green cream with lots of fine silver shimmer. The formula is on the thick side but the application went fine. A great shade for Spring!
Tart-y for the party, a lilac cream. The formula is again on the thick side and the first coat is was a little bit streaky. The second coat smoothened it out to a lovely opaque shade. 
Fade into hue, a lovely periwinkle cream. The formula is slightly thin and tends to run. But the application went fine. The first coat was a bit sheer but the second coat -surprisingly- made it completely opaque. 
Life is rosy, a dusty rose pink cream. The formula is great. The first word that popped in my mind after I applied this was ‘vintage’. Don’t ask me why 😉
Passion for petals, a bright red cream with lots of pink undertones. Formula is great and easy to work with. Love this! 
Snap my dragon, a bright red shimmer with magenta undertones. This is my favorite of these six. The formula is perfect! I just love how it glows magenta in some lightning 🙂
Did you pick up any of the Avant Garden Collection? Which one(s) is/are your favorite?
I didn’t get any of the pinks/berries and now I think I made a big mistake. lol
fade into hue is calling out to me., but they are all very pretty
😀 I know… they are all very pretty
Ik vind de kleurtjes erg mooi, maar ik ben dan ook gek op pastel kleurtjes 😀
😀 Ik ook! En ze zijn perfect voor de lente!
Love this collection, can’t choose my favourite yet
lol.. they are all pretty ha!
Lovely swatches! The colours make me feel happy 😀 haha. I wonder how Keep calm paint on compares to For Audrey
Thanks so much! Keep calm paint on is more minty while For Audrey is more periwinkle. I think it’s closer to Fade Into Hue but no dupes 😉
Nice! From the sounds of it, I think I’d prefer Keep calm paint on 🙂
Oh wow these look really nice on! I saw the previews online and thought they were kinda meh…but they look really great!
Thank you! Most of them aren’t that unique, so I know what you mean. But they are all great for Spring 🙂
I got 6 of the Avant Garden colors, but many of them are different. I was just painting them on a nail wheel tonight so I could make sure to know what they looked like without having to swatch on my nail next time I wanted to wear one. I’m a huge fan of the frosty white one called Just Dandy Lyin’ Around. So pretty and clean. It’s not too much sparkle. I also like Fancy Pants. I’m a sucker for a purple.
I’m a sucker for purples too 🙂 I didn’t purchased the white shimmery one because I thought it would be very sheer. How many coats does it need to get opaque?
I used 3 thin coats. Since I don’t have long nails, I could have pulled off 2, but it looks better with 3. With my shorter nails, it made me think of mini marshmallows. 🙂 I’m in love with the way it makes my nails look. It has the same type of shimmer that Keep Calm and Paint On has. It’s very pretty.
love these! they look awesome on you! great post girl
Ahww thanks sweetie!
I bought Keep Calm Paint On the other day. I love mint greens and this one looks really pretty in your swatch – looking forward to trying it out.
😀 It’s way more shimmery than the picture shows. I think you’d love it!
Okay, these are fabulous. Where do I buy them?
😀 I bought them from one of my favorite E-bay sellers (very fast shipping): http://www.ebay.com/itm/360588014967?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
Thank you! I’ll check it out.
You went for it, then! Which is your favourite ?
I just couldn’t resist after your lovely swatches. I just love Snap My Dragon… so bright 🙂
Haha, glad to be of service 😉
OOH! Snap my dragon is so bright and pretty! I don’t wear a lot of red, but I could definitely rock that color!
😀 In real life its even more stunning!
Great swatches! I think I’m going to buy Tart-y for the party someday.
Thanks! Yeah, that’s such a lovely shade 🙂