12 Days of Christmas: Day 10 - Fireside Glow

So my second post of the day (as promised) is the other Ulta exclusive China Glaze glitter!

Sunlight

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Bottle <3

Fireside Glow. China Glaze Ulta exclusive. Copper glitter with holo glitter. Formula-wise this is the same as      ULTAmate Holiday 2 coater, but gritty and topcoat hungry. This one isn't as packed with the holo as Ultamate Holiday is, but its sill gorgeous! I'm really liking this to wear during the summer... let's see if I still feel that way when summer actually hits haha! What do you think of these Ulta exclusive glitters? Leave me a comment below if you have these!

Thanks for reading, until next time!

12 Days of Christmas: Day 9 - ULTAmate Holiday!

Good morning!
I'm so, so sorry I missed a day yesterday. I worked from 7 am to 12 pm and then I went shopping then I came home and had to decorate a tree and the living room since we finally got our 12' x 8' window fixed from the freak wind storm that hit my area at the beginning of December... I literally didn't have any time!

So since I was so flaky yesterday with blog posts, I'm making it up to you today by bringing you two posts!! Let's get started with the first one:

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Sunlight

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holo glitter nom!

Bottle <3 SO PRETTY!

ULTAmate Holiday. China Glaze Ulta exclusive. Gold glitter PACKED with holo glitter. Formula was great, only 2 coats for full opacity. This is a really rough, hungry glitter so prepare to pack on the top coat!

I can't even express how much I love this and I wouldn't even know about it if it wasn't for Traci at The Trace Face Philes. Even though there is an Ulta within walking distance from my house, I hardly ever go because I found a nail supply place that sells nail polish dirt cheap but as soon as I saw these on Traci's blog I had to go run out and get them and I'm so happy I did! I only go this and Fireside Glow. The Polishaholic did a comparison for Mistletoe Me here and I decided that since it looks exactly like Hot Like Lava from the Foiled collection, I didn't need it.

If you can still find this, you should definitely get it! I went back to Ulta yesterday to buy one more of each of this and Fireside Glow for a swap and they still have a ton! :)

Thanks for reading, until next time!

12 Days of Christmas: Day 4 - "Snowman" Christmas Glitter

Today's 12 Days of Christmas post is the last of the Snowman glitters and its a Christmas explosion!

Hex green and red glitter in a clear base. 3 coats. Another layering polish. This is a total Christmas explosion in a bottle. I love this so much I can't even describe it! I have plenty of layering ideas!

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12 Days of Christmas: Day 3 - "Snowman" multi-glitter

Today's Christmas post is another super cute snowman glitter! :)

Today's Snowman polish is a multi-color glitter in a clear base. 3 coats. Definitely a layering polish. The glitter is very sparse in this. Its so pretty, though! Its not like any of the other "confetti" glitters I own. This has multi-color glitter of all the same size. Unlike all the other glitters are multi-shape and multi-sized. This one is uniform shape and size, colors just vary. Its a nice change from all the Deborah Lippmann wannabes.

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12 Days of Christmas: Day 2 - "Snowman" Purple Glitter

Another "Snowman" glitter for today's 12 days of Christmas post:

This snowman glitter is predominantly purple with gold in there as well. I really like this one, but it doesn't feel very Christmas-y. I dunno. Probably won't wear it much for the holidays. Its beautiful though and the bottle is very very cute! Downside (like the green glitter) is that its very thick. Definitely needs thinner.

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Color Club Beyond the Mistletoe Collection!

Good Morning! Today I have the Beyond the Mistletoe collection for Color Club for Christmas 2011. I got this set from Ross for $7.99. Check out your local Ross and see if they have it! Its an amazing deal! I can't believe its already November and the holidays are fast approaching. I love the holidays, so I'm very excited!!! Anyways I'll stop going on about the holidays... on to today's post full of glittery goodness!

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Partial (Overcast) Sunlight

Artificial Light, blurred to show holo effect

Bottle Pic :) Isn't it pretty??

 Holiday Splendor. 3 coats. Green (and teal in some lights) jelly base with holographic glitter. AH! This is easily my favorite color from this collection! Not only because I like all things green but because this is the only one that I found to be opaque enough to wear alone because of the base. All the other glitters in this collection are in a clear base so it takes a lot more work to get them opaque. This one, however, I could have gotten away with 2 coats but I pretty much always do 3 coats. LOVE this color! I can't really say much more about it other than how much I love it!

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Artificial Light

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Artificial Light, blurred to show holo effect.

Bottle picture!

 Sugarplum Fairy. 3 coats, subtle pink glitter base loaded with holo glitter. Ack! This color was the bane of my existence to try to photograph. I couldn't really get it to come out true to color. Its looks very silver in these pictures but it has a very subtle pink tint to it. I think the first two pictures are the closest. Formula-wise this is a thick (I mean THICK) glitter. I got pretty decent coverage in 3 coats, but its still a bit patchy, so I would definitely need to layer this, just like most of the colors in this collection.

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The namesake of this collection this is Beyond the Mistletoe. 3 coats. Clear base with micro blue glitter and holo glitter. This color is really pretty because the blue is very subtle in this, just like the pink is in Sugarplum Fairy. Another thick glitter that at 3 coats is patchy, definitely a layering color. I love how strong the holographic glitter is in these colors!!! 

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Artificial Light, blurred to show holo effect

Gingerbread. 3 coats. Gold, pink, blue/green, and holo glitter in a clear base. Another thick layering glitter. This one is so pretty because of the way the gold and the holographic play off of each other. It looks like there's other colors of glitter mixed in there but gold and holographic definitely take center stage in this color. I really like this! I love that it is subtle in the shade/indoors but when the light hits it, it lights up.

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Jingle Jangle. 3 coats. Light blue and purple glitter in a clear base. This is also another thick layering glitter. Its so beautiful! I have other blue/purple glitters but nothing like this. I love that this bottle has light blue and light purple versus other glitters that have darker colors. Can't wait to experiment with layering with this one!

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Candy Cane. 3 coats. Pink and silver glitter in a clear base. This is also a thick glitter but I feel like its closer to being able to be worn alone than the others. Its really pretty but I feel like I have something like this, I need to dig through my stash and see. Nonetheless I really like this, not necessarily for the holidays but I still like it. Maybe for next spring/summer!

Overall, I really like this collection. Since they are thick glitters, they are a PAIN to remove, so be warned. I wish the glitters had a color base like Holiday Splendor and could be worn alone but either way, this collection is full of glittery goodness and if that's the kind of think you love, you should definitely pick it up! 


Thanks for reading, until next time!

China Glaze Holly-day

Over the next few days I'll be doing swatches of most of the China Glaze Let It Snow collection for Holiday 2011. Today I bring you the first color I swatched:

 China Glaze Holly-day. 2 Coats. Awesome creamy beautiful green.  It reminds me of Christmas tree kind of green. I love it. For as much as I love greens, I don't really have just a green creme like this in my collection *gasp* So this is a welcome addition to my stash. The formula is awesome on this. 2 easy coats, went on like a dream.

Over the next week or so, I'll be putting up a different color from the Let It Snow collection. Check back for that!