China Glaze "Ruby Pumps" Swatch & Review

Happy Thursday guys! This week is going by really fast or is it just me haha? Midterm season is upon me unfortunately but on a good note, they're all spaced out so I'm not jammed pack with like 3 on one day...that would not be good.

On a random side note, is anyone going to the Exo concert this Sunday?? I have floor tickets and I'm literally dying of excitement, I can't wait!

Now onto what this post is actually about: China Glaze Ruby Pumps! This is by no means a new color, it's quite old actually and a part of the core line so why I never picked it up is a mystery to me. I didn't realize how pretty it was until my mom was getting her nails done at the salon and used this color then I was like "Omgg so pretty...I must have it". Thus going to Ulta to pick it up and now having swatches of it on here! So without further ado, let's get into the swatches~

Ruby Pumps is a dark red jelly base packed with red and orange fine glitter. I found that because of the jelly base, the formula tended to be patchy but easy to work with. Despite that fact, it just looks so stunning on the nail. It just glows. However it does dry a bit dull on its own so I'd recommend a good, thick topcoat to smooth it out and make it glossy. This is 3 coats plus topcoat.

Gratuitous macro shot because with my new camera I can haha

Overall, I'm so happy that I finally got this. Even though it's a famous color, I never realized how gorgeous it was until I saw it actually on the nail. I think that happens to a lot of colors unfortunately, especially like Orly Mirrorball. Anyway I hope to continue to discover more gems like this!