MRS. CLAUS GOES TO CONEY ISLAND

I loved yesterday's look with China Glaze Mrs. Claus so much that I just had to use it again today :)

I thought it would look cute over the light pink American Apparel Coney Island I swatched earlier. It didn't turn out how I thought it would (think red glitter over a pink base) - it was even better! With Mrs. Claus having that red tinted base, it totally transformed Coney Island. It turned my nails into a glittery salmon pink color! I really like this :) My pictures didn't totally capture the salmon pinkness of this but it came close.

MRS. PHAT SANTA CLAUS

Yes, these are Christmas colors that I am just now getting around to using months after Christmas . . . side eye here!!!

First, I don't have my big surprise for my nail polish room ready to share just yet, it might take another week yet before it is done where I can show you all.

Today's NOTD is two base coats of ChG - Phat Santa. Man, this was hard to apply! Did anyone else have trouble with this one? It was really hard to control while applying to my nails and the brush seemed thinner than a normal ChG brush. It made me wonder if they skimp on their quality for specialty collections like this one. . . hmmmm?! It was also one of those colors that always looks like it need to be shined up.

I topped it off with Mrs. Claus - glitter helps anything. This one seemed to apply good, very easy to control and I liked that the glitter was sparse enough to use as a glitter top coat.

ORLY - MEET ME UNDER THE MISTLETOE

Good morning gals! Today I'm showing you Orly's Meet Me Under the Mistletoe. I picked this up the other day when I went into Sally's for like the first time in TWO MONTHS!!! Can you believe that it had been so long? Anyway I met a great girl that works there who actually remembered me from being in before and always buying nail polish. I slipped her one of my handy Blog business cards and she actually knew my blog! How cool was that? So Jules if you are reading this...HI and it was great meeting you! And PLEASE, what happens at Sally's stays at Sally's OK?

Ok, so on to the color. I really wanted to be wowed by this, but I was really kind of underwhelmed with how it looked on my nails. There wasn't anything wrong with it, it was just kind of flat. It looks so awesome and flaky and glittery in the bottle but on the nails wah wah waaaah. After yesterday I was ready to take it off. I think it just needed a little something extra like a nice big helping of some peridot green glitter, that would really kick this one up a notch.

It also bothers me just slightly that the font is two different sizes on the label. I know it was too long of a name to fit on one row, but why make THE MISTLETOE so much bigger like it was more important than "meet me under". Did that bother anyone else?


FUN FACT: Mistletoe is Oklahoma's state flower

CHINA GLAZE HALLOWEEN 2010

Just saw this over on BELLE BATH & BEYOND and I had to share! Halloween being my favorite holiday and glitter being my favorite polish - this was made for me, I just know it!! I CAN'T WAIT!

FINGER PAINTS HOLIDAY COLLECTION

I love clearance racks!! I recently found these on Sally's clearance rack for a mere $1.99 each! I believe that is OVER 50% less than the original price. I was really excited about getting these. I love the shiny, flaky glittery shimmer that these all have. The shimmer really transforms the colors from what they look like in bright sunshine and shade. If you missed out on getting these around Christmas time, I suggest hitting up the nearest Sally's and scoring you a few while they are still available.






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DIAMOND COSMETICS - HOLIDAY COLLECTION '09

I finally swatched the Diamond Cosmetics09 Holiday Collection. Lets take a look at the colors.

RUBIES & DIAMONDS
This was my favorite color of the bunch. The finish of this color and Diamond's Diamonds are the same. They both have that flat, flaky type glitter to them. Rubies has a slight goldish tint to it as well. I think this is a very Christmasey red and I really liked it.

BLUE DIAMONDS
My second fave of the collection. This is a really bright blue with small to medium amount of holo glitter sprinkled through out. This is not a holographic polish, just a polish with holo glitter. I really liked the brightness of the blue. At first you might not think this is a holiday color, but it did remind me of an icy blue, so definitely I think it belongs in this collection.

AMETHYST & DIAMONDS
This is the same type finish as Blue Diamonds, with holo glitter. This color I liked, but I wish for me personally it was just a hair darker. This sort of fell into a spring type color for me since it was a light purple. I also didn't really see if fitting a tradition Christmas or winter color, so it sort of stuck out in that way. However, as far as the names of the collection, it fit right in since Amethyst is a gem.

DIAMOND'S DIAMONDS
This is full of small, flat flaky, shimmery white pieces of glitter, I guess you call it. This reminded me of sugar, like I had a thin layer of sugared icing on my nails. I didn't like this on it's own since I am not a fan of sheers, but layered I can really see myself liking this color.

I liked this collection as a whole and love that DC is really listening to what we nail polish fanatics want. And while the holo is not just chock full in these polishes, they are available for $2. The flat flaky glitter is really shimmery and festive, and I really like the way it looks on my nails.

I still don't have a release date for this collection yet, but as soon as I find out I will let you all know. When this collection does become available you can purchase them direct from Diamond Cosmetics website.