China Glaze Holiday Joy wrap-up

I really enjoyed the China Glaze Holiday Joy collection, which was released for Holiday 2012. I ordered all the shades except for the reds. I thought I'd do a wrap-up post to show all the swatches together. What was your favorite from the collection?

 China Glaze Angel Wings (2 coats)

China Glaze Blue Bells Ring (2 coats)

China Glaze Champagne Kisses (2 coats)

China Glaze Glitter All the Way (3 coats)

China Glaze Glistening Snow (2 coats)

China Glaze Pizzazz (1 coat)

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OPI Last Minute Shopper (2 coats)

China Glaze Winter Holly (2 coats)

A Perfect NYE mani: China Glaze Glitter All the Way

China Glaze Glitter All the Way

I have to admit I was a bit puzzled by this shade being included in China Glaze's Holiday Joy collection... until I realized it would make a great New Year's Eve mani. It has gold, green, red, and purple glitter and screams party. In fact, I think it's also a perfect Mardi Gras polish.

The above swatch is three coats, topped with a coat of Gelous and a QDTC. It was still a bit bumpy, so next time I'd try two coats of Gelous to see if that smooths it out.

This pic is also on day 4..... which is pretty amazing since straight glitters tend to chip like crazy on me. This one wore like iron and that was a pleasant surprise!

If you have plans tonight, I hope you have a wonderful time celebrating. I am looking forward to a nice evening at home with the family.

NOTD: OPI Last Minute Shopper topped with China Glaze Pizzazz

OPI Last Minute Shopper (2 coats) from the Ulta Stuff My Stocking mini set

topped with

China Glaze Pizzazz (1 coat) from the Holiday Joy collection

The above pic was taken in the sun.

But I thougth a shade pic showed the colors of the glitter a bit better.

Pizzazz was a bit hard to work with. I figured it would work better as a topper than on its own, but now I'm not so sure. It was pretty thick and I had to work to spread it out and still be able to see the base color underneath.

I will say that one coat of Gelous smoothed it out great, so that's all I used before I added my QDTC.

Have you used Pizzazz by itself, or did you use it as a topper?

NOTD: China Glaze Winter Holly

China Glaze Winter Holly
from the Holiday Joy collection

As I did with Champagne Kisses, I did start to get chips on day 3. Dense glitters like this always chip pretty easily on me. Nevertheless, this is GORGEOUS! It is absolutely amazing in the sun.

The above pic is two coats. It's very a very hungry glitter, so I did two coats of Gelous before my QDTC and that helped smooth it out.

I've still got Glitter All The Way and Pizzazz to swatch, so stop back by soon to see them. Should I try them on their own or as a topper over something else?

NOTD: China Glaze Champagne Kisses

China Glaze Champagne Kisses

I was hoping Champagne Kisses would have the same holo glitter that Angel Wings and Glistening Snow did, but it just wasn't as apparent. Quite pretty, but just not as holo.

The above swatch is two coats. I found it to be very gritty (even after one coat of Gelous), so I actually did 2 coats of Gelous before I did my topcoat (NYC Grand Central Station) and that worked great and left a nice shiny smooth finish.

I did start to get chips on day 3, but it was nice to see that it was easy to remove using my scrubby tub- no foil or finger cot method necessary.

I've still got Winter Holly, Glitter All The Way, and Pizzazz to swatch, so stop back by soon to see them.

NOTD: China Glaze Angel Wings

 China Glaze Angel Wings

from the Holiday Joy Collection for Holiday 2012

Just like with Glistening Snow, there is gorgeous holo shimmer! I love it!

The above swatch is two coats. I found that it was pretty gritty (even after one coat of Gelous), so I actually did 2 coats of Gelous before I did my topcoat (NYC Grand Central Station) and that worked great and left a nice shiny smooth finish.

Stop by back this week as I plan to swatch the rest of what I ordered. I ordered all but the red cremes and Pure Joy- this is a dupe for Orly Devil May Care from their Naughty or Nice Holiday 2012 collection.

NOTD: China Glaze Glistening Snow

China Glaze Glistening Snow

from the Holiday Joy Collection for Holiday 2012

Look at that gorgeous holo shimmer! I love it!

The above swatch is two coats. I found that it was pretty gritty, so I did a coat of Gelous before I did my topcoat (NYC Grand Central Station) and that worked great and left a nice shiny smooth finish.

There are some really pretty shades in this collection. I ordered all but the red cremes and Pure Joy- this is a dupe for Orly Devil May Care from their Naughty or Nice Holiday 2012 collection.

NOTD: China Glaze Blue Bells Ring

China Glaze Blue Bells Ring

I recently ordered quite a few shades from the new China Glaze Holiday Joy Collection for Holiday 2012 and found myself craving the blue shade first.

Blue Bells Ring is so pretty! It was almost a one-coater, but I had a few spots that needed another coat, so I think two coats is best.

There are some really pretty glitters in the collection that I'm drying to try, so watch for swatches of those soon!