China Glaze - Haunting & DUPE!

From left to right: Petites in Midnight Frost; China Glaze in Haunting

China Glaze Haunting is a pretty black polish packed with silver glitter. The formula is great! All you need is two coats. Haunting is from the China Glaze Haunting Halloween Collection 2011. China Glaze Haunting retails for about $6 online.

The dupe I found for China Glaze Haunting is Petites Midnight Frost. It is also a black polish with silver glitter. The only difference is that CG Haunting has a lot more glitter and you can see that from the bottle. But the color is pretty much the same. I used 3 coats because the formula is a tad bit more watery than CG. Petites polishes retail for about $2, so it's a bargain!

Christmas Nails

Christmas Nails =D

From left to right: Funky Fingers in Stage Diva, Revlon Matte Suede in Fire Fox,Revlon Matte Suede in Emerald City.
Funky Fingers Stage Diva is a clear polish with huge pieces of silver glitter as well as fine silver glitter!

Revlon Matte Suede in Fire Fox is a a matte red with red shimmer. It is opaque with two coats and because it is a matte polish it dries fast!

Revlon Matte Suede in Emerald City- reviewed in a previous blog post!

Festive Nails!!!
What I did was paint every other nail red and the other green. Then I added Funky Fingers Stage Diva to add sparkle and a festive look to my nails.
Countdown to Christmas: 0 Days!
Merry Christmas Everyone!
I hope everyone is having a wonderful Christmas with family and loved ones! =)

Christmas Tree & Presents

Christmas Tree & Presents!

From left to right: China Glaze in Icicle; China Glaze in Mistletoe Kisses; Salon Perfect Nail Art Liner in Red; Salon Perfect Nail Art Liner in Gold





I began with Icicle from the China Glaze 2011 Holiday Collection. This is a silver foil polish and one of the nicest silvers I've seen. The shimmer in the formula makes this polish different and nicer than all other silvers. It leaves a beautiful shine and metallic finish.

Then I made a Christmas tree on my ring finger using Mistletoe Kisses (reviewed on a previous post). I decorated the tree using Salon Perfect Nail Art Liners. I bought these liners at Walmart for $2.97 and they work great and are also very easy to use.

To finish off the look I made bows on my middle finger and thumb. I loved Edith's previous post and I was dying to try it myself!

COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS: 1 DAY!
HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVE! :D

Christmas Present Nails

Christmas Present Nails

From left to right: Revlon Matte Suede in Emerald City; Rimmel London French White Tip Pro in French White Nail Tip Liner; Ruby Kisses Nail Polish in Ruby Slippers.

Revlon Matte Suede in Emerald City is the perfect green! It is an emerald green packed with green shimmer. And as the bottle says it has a Matte Suede finish which I love on it's own but if you are not to keen on the matte finish, just add a top coat for a shiny finish.

Rimmel London's French White Tip Pro (Review in a past blog post).

Ruby Kisses Nail Polish in Ruby Slippers is a red polish packed with red and silver micro glitter. Also perfect for Christmas :)

The design is not perfect but I think it is really pretty and represents Christmas really well. I only did the design on my thumb and ring finger but you can do it on all your nails and even add a glitter top coat if you want!

COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS: 2 DAYS =D

China Glaze - Snow Globe

Snow Globe

This polish is from the China Glaze 2011 Holiday Collection. It has a sheer color base, so I used one coat of Snow me White by Sinful Colors as my base (scroll for review). Snow Globe has multi-colored glitter in gold, aqua, green, blue, and purple and let just say that I absolutely love this polish. It actually looks like the snow and glitter in a snow globe! Two coats and you get a beautiful winter wonderland on your nails.

COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS: 3 DAYS!

Snowflake Nails

Snowflake Nails

From left to right: Wet n Wild Fast Dry in the color Saved by the Blue; Rimmel London French White Tip Pro in 110 French White Nail Tip Liner; Wet n Wild Wild Shine in the color Kaleidoscope

I used Wet n Wild Saved by the Blue as my base color. Saved by the Blue is a true blue with a slight metallic finish. This polish is opaque with only 1 coat but I always like to add 2 coats anyways! This polish also has a slight shimmer to it in the sunlight! (Retail price is $1.99)

Rimmel London's French White Tip Pro is what I used to make the actual snowflake! I love this polish because of the thin brush it has. Also it is a creme white polish.

Wet n Wild Kaleidoscope is a clear polish packed with silver and what seems to be holographic glitter! I added this polish as a top coat to give the illusion of actual snow and I think it is the perfect polish! Also it is only .99 cents =D

Countdown to Christmas: 4 DAYS! :)

OPI Bring on the Bling

OPI Bring on the Bling

Bring on the Bling is part of OPI's Burlesque Collection (Holiday 2010) and is literally like bling on your nails. It is a yellow gold with multi glitter. You will need between 2-3 coats for an opaque finish. This polish is that of "gritty" glitter so in order to get a smooth finish you will need a top coat. Another downside to this polish is that it tends to chip rather easily and it does not apply evenly so you might end up with "bald spots" on your nails. I do love this polish though. Mainly because of the gold color and how it sometimes gives a rose gold color in certain lights which is really pretty. It might have to do with the micro glitter, that gives this polish a true BLING factor!

(You can see in these pictures how my nails have a rose gold tint to them at times.)

Countdown to Christmas: 5 Days =D

China Glaze - Mrs. Claus

Mrs. Claus

This fantastic nail polish is from the China Glaze 2010 Holiday Collection. It is very unique because it is jelly-like opposed to normal nail polish. This polish requires 2-3 coats (I applied 2). It is a red with a slight hint of pink tint with silver glitters (unfortunately, the red tint covers the silver as you apply a couple of layers). I love this polish but I wish it were a true red since it is supposed to be a holiday color.

COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS: 6 DAYS! :D

OPI Show It And Glow It!

OPI Show It And Glow It!

OPI Show It And Glow It! is part of OPI's Holiday Burlesque 2010 Collection. This polish is a fusia, purple glitter with micro glitters. It has silver, blue, green,yellow, and I think a bit of gold. It is a little hard to see some of the glitters sometimes but those are the main glitter colors in this polish. I only needed 2 coats for an even finish, which is great for a polish packed with glitter! Anyways I know this is not a typical Christmas nail polish color but it does remind me of Christmas ornaments! I think it's a pretty polish that stands out and is great for the holidays.

Countdown to Christmas:7 Days =D

China Glaze - Mistletoe Kisses

Mistletoe Kisses

This polish is from China Glaze's 2010 Holiday Collection. I love this polish because you get an even finish with only two coats; I also love the fact that it is green with a bit of silver undertones, which makes it perfect for the holiday season.




COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS: 8 DAYS!

Revlon Silver Screen & Sinful Colors Queen of Beauty

Silver Winter Wonderland Nails

Sinful Colors Queen of Beauty is a clear base polish packed with fine silver glitter. I used about 3 coats of this polish. I only added it to my ring finger to give it some sparkle. What I like about this polish is that it distributes the glitter evenly. This polish retails for $1.99.

Revlon Silver Screen is literally liquid metal on your nails and I love it! It's a metallic polish with a slight blue tint and fine shimmer. It does leave brush strokes so you have to be careful when applying it. I used 3 coats to get an even finish.

Countdown to Christmas: 9 Days :)

OPI - Red Shatter

Red Shatter

I applied Red Shatter overcoat over Milani Gold Glitz (scroll down for review). I chose to put red over gold because I think red and gold are perfect together and they are both Christmas colors. When using a texture overcoat it is best to apply top coat over your base polish, especially if you are putting it over a glitter polish otherwise the overcoat won't "shatter". The one disappointing thing about Red Shatter is that you cannot wear it over a dark polish. If you try applying it over a dark color, the polish loses it's red and looks more like a very dark burgundy and blends with the dark polish so you can barely see it. I found this very disappointing because I really wanted to try this color over black. However, Red Shatter is a very rich and vibrant red and that's what I love most about it.

COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS: 10 DAYS! :D

Sinful Colors Ruby Ruby and OPI Rising Star

Sinful Colors Ruby Ruby and OPI Rising Star

Ruby Ruby by Sinful Colors Professional is a creme, true red polish! I love this polish because it is very opaque and is NOT streaky at all! Also it is only $1.99. To make this polish stand out a bit I added OPI Rising Star on my ring finger for a more festive and different look :)
(I already reviewed OPI Rising Star on our Countdown to Christmas a couple of days ago, so for futher review on that polish check down below =D )

Coundown to Christmas: 11 days :-D

Milani - Gold Glitz

Gold Glitz

This polish is from the Milani One Coat Glitter line. I applied only one coat of Gold Glitz was amazed with the results because it really is all you need. It leaves a nice even finish and isn't streaky, it covers every part of the nail. The polish has copper and cool-toned gold glitter, which is beautiful. I would definitely recommend this polish and all the other polishes in the one coat glitter line. I will review the other polishes from this line in the future. Also, they retail for $3.99

COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS: 12 DAYS!

OPI Extra-va-vaganza!

OPI Extra-va-vaganza!

OPI Extra-va-vaganza! is part of OPI's Holiday Burlesque Collection 2010. This polish is a copper, orange color. Now the glitter is what makes this polish stand out besides the name. It has blue green glitter, gold glitter, silver glitter, and in the sunlight it you can see hints of pink glitter but it may just be the glimmer or reflection in the light. Application is even, about 3 coats is what you will need. The glitter is also evenly distributed which is great.

COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS: 13 DAYS :)