Holiday Nail Look: China Glaze Party Hearty Over Yves Saint Laurent Gold 139

Hi everyone! Hope you all had a great holiday! It was a nice hiatus from work and blogging as I spent Christmas with family.

Do you like the new blog look? I am loving it! Thank you Zoe!

I'm back with my holiday nail look. I layered China Glaze Party Hearty from the China Glaze 2010 Holiday collection over YSL Gold 139 nail lacquer. I love Gold 139 because it's not too much of a bright yellow gold, but more of a yellowish champagne color. Party Hearty has all the facets of a bright holiday manicure - clear base with gold, green and bigger red glitter.

Enjoy the post Christmas and pre-New Year week!

China Glaze Winter 2011: Let It Snow Swatches and Review Part II

Here are the last six swatches from the China Glaze Let It Snow Collection:


Holly-Day







Holly-Day is a nice evergreen or hunter green cream. Perfect for those who don't want much shimmer in their manicures. I like it but I think I may already have dupes of this shade in my stash.


Poinsettia







Poinsettia is gorgeous! It's my favorite out of all the polishes from this collection. I never knew I would fall hard for a ruby red creme. This shade looks exactly like a poinsettia's color, and on the nails it just looks fantastic. Very festive indeed.


Ring in the Red



Ring in the Red is a pretty sparkly red. It is a glittery red that is opaque enough to be worn by itself. I like it but not as much as I love Poinsettia.


Winter Berry



China Glaze described Winter Berry as "creamy cranberry perfect for sipping hot cocoa by the fire". This kind of color really does make me imagine perfectly manicured tips painted with Winter Berry curled around a steaming mug of hot chocolate!


Velvet Bow



Velvet Bow is a rich wine red creme. It's okay but not a favorite, I guess maybe because I have a number of these kinds of shades.


Glittering Garland





Glittering Garland is my next favorite after Poinsettia. It is such a beautiful glittery evergreen. So festive and beautiful.

Formula of these is okay. A little on the thick side, but I was able to control the flow. Most (except the layering glitters) are opaque in two coats. As I said, my faves are Poinsettia and Glittering Garland. The layering glitters like Snow Globe and Twinkle Lights would look great over cream polishes.

Which are your favorites?

China Glaze Winter 2011: Let It Snow Promo Pics and Description

HO HO HOLIDAY 2011!

Spend the Holiday season with glittering, shimmering, ravishing color in the Let it Snow Collection from China Glaze

Los Angeles, CA – (October 2011): Spend the holidays in style with the new Let It Snow collection from China Glaze! Introducing 12 festive shades sure to get anyone in the holiday sprit this season. Specifically created with the wintery season in mind, Let It Snow will have even the biggest Grinch feeling jolly all winter long. Not only a must-have for a holiday manicure and pedicure, Let It Snow is available in 12 seasonal inspired gift sets perfect for stocking stuffers, Hanukah gifts, Secret Santa, co-workers and Teacher’s gifts. China Glaze Let It Snow collection will be available at fine salons and professional beauty supply stores nationwide!

Shades include:

China Glaze Holiday 2010 Swatches and Review Part 2

Dreamin' of A Green Christmas: Mistletoe Kisses, Midnight Kiss and Jolly Holly

Here is part 2 of my China Glaze swatches. So sorry this got delayed! I had a really busy weekend preparing for my son's birthday, but here's the post I promised!

As I had mentioned, I will be showing these by sets. Since I like greens, Dreamin' of a Green Christmas is one of my favorite sets from the holiday collection.


Mistletoe Kisses







Mistletoe Kisses is a beautiful micro-green glitter finish. Glitters aren't chunky at all and they are not sparse, they definitely cover the whole nailbed when applied. I love this as it is very festive without the usual red, silver or gold colors.


Midnight Kiss




Midnight Kiss is a yellow-gold shimmer that reminds me of Passion from the Romantique collection, but Passion is smoother, sort of a metallic finish while Midnight Kiss has definite micro-specks of gold mixed in the gold base.


Jolly Holly





Jolly Holly is a gorgeous forest green shimmer, a deep emerald that looks amazing on my skintone. One of my favorites from this collection.




Cheers To You set: Includes Midnight Kisses, Cheers to You and a China Glaze shot glass.


Cheers to You


Cheers to You is your quintessential silver shimmer. If you like tinsel shades, this is for you.



Naughty and Nice is from the Merry Mint Set but I was not able to get that, the only set I wasn't able to snag. Naughty and Nice is a deep rich wine creme that looks really dark even under direct sunlight. It does show a deep wine hue, but it is quite dark, too dark for my liking.

Watch out for the rest of the swatches!

China Glaze Holiday 2010 Swatches and Review Part I

Here is Part I of China Glaze's Holiday 2010 Collection called 'Tis The Season To Be Naughty and Nice. I love the colors especially the vampies. I will feature them by collections although you can also purchase them individually.


Celebrate in Style Collection: Includes Little Drummer Boy, Peace on Earth, Mommy Kissing Santa, Jingle Bells and a holiday necklace




Jingle Bells sunlight


Jingle Bells shade

Jingle Bells is a pretty champagne shimmer that is very festive. It is great for special occasions as it is quite bling-y. This would be perfect for those who are intimidated by vampy colors but still would like some holiday cheer on their tips and toes.


Peace On Earth sunlight




Peace on Earth shade

Peace on Earth is a beautiful olive green shimmer, but I see it as more of a moss color.


Little Drummer Boy sunlight




Little Drummer Boy shade

This is one of my favorites from the China Glaze Holiday collection. It is a gorgeous navy blue shimmer. I really love deep blues for some reason.


Mommy Kissing Santa sunlight







The reds from this holiday collection are simply breathtaking. Mommy Kissing Santa is my top favorite from the collection along with Sugar Plums. Mommy Kissing Santa is a gorgeous deep cherry red shimmer. This will definitely be my nail polish for Christmas. Pure love.


Aww, somebody wants to be let out of the box!


Please let me out? Please??


Oh, Ruby Deer set: How adorable am I?


Oh, Ruby Deer set: Includes Sugar Plums, Ruby Deer and the cutest stuffed reindeer


Ruby Deer



Ruby Deer is a blindingly bright fire engine red cream that is as festive as it is head-turning. Would look amazing either on the tips or on the toes with strappy sexy heels during holiday parties.


Sugar Plums sunlight




Sugar Plums shade



Sugar Plums reminds me of blood - in a good way, I love darkened red so much, although this is described as a plum shimmer. The shimmer looks kinda coarse in pictures and not the usual frosty-ish finish. This is amazing though and as I said, one of my top favorites from this collection.

Watch out for the rest of the China Glaze Holiday 2010 swatches on this blog.