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!

Nail Look: Chanel Peridot

Above is a 2-day old Chanel Peridot manicure I wore during the 4th of July weekend.  I think this will become a cult classic as the demand for this Chanel Fall 2011 color is off the charts.  It is a beautiful duochrome with heavy gold and green tones.  Staying power was also quite good; it stayed chip-free for four days, well after the long weekend has passed.  I bought this at Nordstrom last Friday and applied it on the same day.  This was two coats.  Honestly, though, I prefer heavy green duochromes than gold ones.  The gold in this nail lacquer tended to overwhelm my already yellow-toned skin.  Nonetheless, it is a pretty color and next time, I will use a black base to really show off the yummy duochrome finish.