China Glaze Holiday Joy Swatches and Review

   It's officially one week until Christmas.  Has everyone finished their shopping?  If you're celebrating or giving gifts that is.  In celebration, today I have 5 of the new China Glaze Holiday Joy polishes for you.  
   Sadly, I do not have any direct sun shots of these polishes though.  I swear the only time the sun has been out in the last few weeks around here is when I've been at work or had an appointment.  But I wanted to get these up for you before Christmas so instead of my normal direct sun and indoor with natural light photos I did outdoor photos in natural overcast light.  The first photo will be the overcast shot and the second photo will be indoors with flash.  I used Finger Paints base coat and no top coat for all swatches.

Red Satin

   Red Satin is a medium red creme.  Application is smooth and the formula flows nicely, though it is a little thin so you should be careful of pooling.  This is 2 coats.

Pure Joy

   Pure Joy is a red and gold glitter.  The mix is heavier on the small round red glitters, but the small gold hex glitters stand out a lot.  This is 2 coats over Red Satin.  I had no problems or issues with formula or application.  This is probably best as a layering polish.  I think it would take too many coats to build opacity on its own.

Merry Berry

   Merry Berry is a dark red creme with some purple hints to give it a berry tone.  I had a few issues with this one.  Application was mostly smooth.  The formula tends to pool however and thicker areas dry slowly.  This caused some drag and pulling on the second coat.  I recommend using thin even coats and waiting a little longer than normal between coats with this polish.  I used 2 coats.

Blue Bells Ring

   Blue Bells Ring is a blue foil.  The color is very vibrant yet still feels wintery, at least to me.  Formula and application are both very nice with this one.  I did get a bit of drag around my cuticles when I went back over an area I'd already covered to even out brush strokes.  I used 1 coat in these pictures.

Glitter All The Way

   Glitter All The Way is a multi color glitter.  There are small round red, gold, and purple glitters and small green hex glitters.  The color mix is Mardi Gras in a bottle.  Formula and application are both good.  This is 2 coats over Blue Bells Ring.  You could probably get this one opaque without too many coats, but I think it works great as a layering polish as well.

Disclaimer: The product(s) in this post were provided to me by the company for consideration.

Lancome Holiday 2012 Color Collection

   Lancome Paris has released their Holiday 2012 collection inspired by jewel tones and gold.  The collection is currently available at all Lancome counters and online.  The polish shade names on the site are currently incorrect, the names below are the correct ones, but can be found here.  Please enjoy the following press release: 

Petit Trésor
Holiday 2012 Color Collection

Celebrate the holidays with a shimmering, stunning collection inspired by the gilded city itself. A jewel
collection that evokes Paris’ joie de vivre, the 2012 Holiday Color Collection is infused with subtle variations
of precious gold, including golden taupe, bronze and garnet.

EYES

• Petit Trésor in Fild’Argent, $25–A silky wet or dry shadow designed to mirror a gold mesh dress that
  is enriched with golden glints and housed in a glittering case.
• Les Pailletes aux Yeux in À la Belle Étoile and Lumières de Paris, $20– A shimmering, loose powder
  for the lids that creates a glowing, scintillating effect.
• Color Design 5-Pan Palette in Sapphire Fling, Ruby Affair and Sparkling Intoxication, $49 – All-in-one
  palettes for dramatically dazzling eye looks.
• Le Stylo Waterproof in Brillant Taupe, $25.50–A sophisticated metallic hue that accentuates your
  eyes effortlessly.
• Artliner in 24 Karat, $29.50– For that extra hint of glint, emphasize your eyes with this gold liquid
  pen.
• Hypnôse Top Coat in 24 Karat, $26–Create a sparkling gaze with this gold, gel-based formula
  designed to top our most decadent mascaras.

LIPS

• L’Absolu Rouge in Berry Noir, Bordeaux and Amande Sucrée, $29.50–Rich shades that reflect the
  spirit of the holidays including deep cherry and pearlized wine and almond.
• Le Crayon Lip Contour in Nude, Plum and Garnet, $23.50 – An automatic lip pencil in an anti-
  feathering formula.

NAILS

• Vernis in Love in Bubbly Gold, Ginger Swing and Flirty Red, $15–Adorn your nails with exquisite
  color, from the perfect holiday red to sparkling white gold and seductive golden shimmer.

FACE

• Blush Highlighter in Moonlight Rose, $42–An extremely fine, light-infused powder illuminates skin,
  adorned with an embossed Lancôme rose.

AVAILABILITY:
November 2012 at all Lancôme counters and lancome.com

Now here's a closer look at the polishes.

Bubbly Gold

Ginger Swing

Flirty Red

  

Jessica Platinum Wishes

   I have to admit I'm freaking out a little bit right now.  How is Thanksgiving already next week again?  I don't understand where the time has gone.  I really need to start thinking about my Holiday shopping.  In the spirit of the Holidays, today I'm bringing you Platinum Wishes from the Jessica Festive & Fabulous! collection for Holiday 2012.  

   Platinum Wishes has a smokey blue tinted base filled with small iridescent multicolored glitter.  The colors I can see are green, gold, orange, and blue.  There could be other colors as well, those are just the ones I can pick out easily.  The base is tinted, but very lightly so if you're layering over a darker base color, it shouldn't distort the base with just 1 or 2 coats.  For these photos I used 1 coat of Platinum Wishes over 2 coats of Zoya Natty.  My base coat was Finger Paints base and I did not use a top coat.  I didn't experience any issues with application, and the formula was what I expect from this type of glitter polish.  It wasn't overly thick and gave even coverage.

Direct Sun

Indoor Natural Light

Indoor with Flash

   My camera did not want to pick up the glitter very well, trust me this is much prettier and more sparkly in person.  Jessica is a new brand for me.  I've seen it occasionally at TJ Maxx and Marshall's, but the colors there never really interested me.  But the local beauty supply store I frequent now carries Jessica, so I decided to check it out.  Based on Platinum Wishes I will probably be buying more polishes from this line.  If you haven't seen Jessica in your area, definitely look into any local beauty supply stores.  You can also purchase these from Amazon or Ebay.

China Glaze Holiday Joy Press Release

   Welcome to November everyone.  I hope you all had a good October.  While it's still a little early for me, everywhere you go it's starting to look a lot like Christmas time.  So in that vein, today I have for you information on the new China Glaze Holiday Joy collection for Holiday 2012.  Please enjoy the following press release:

MAKE YOUR MANI MERRY AND BRIGHT

China Glaze® Debuts 12 Glittering, Shimmering, Ravishing Colours for Holiday 2012

The holiday season: it is truly the most wonderful time of the year – for nails! From gorgeous glitters to rich crèmes, ‘tis the season to add sparkle and shine to any manicure and pedicure.

Celebrate the season in colour with the new China Glaze® Holiday Joy collection! Bringing tidings of good cheer, the China Glaze® Holiday Joy collection features 12 merry crèmes, glitters and shimmers including:

Glistening Snow – Fine diamond-like silver glitter

Champagne Kisses – Bubbly rose gold glitter

Angel Wings – Delicate gold dust glitter

Winter Holly – Gold-flecked dazzling green glitter

Glitter All The Way – Exciting multi-color glitter

Pizzazz – Twinkling multi-dimensional glitter blend

Blue Bells Ring – Icy blue shimmer

Pure Joy – Fiery red glitter with gold particles

Red Satin – Silky blue-based red crème

With Love – Classic red crème with a hint of orange undertones

Merry Berry – Rich berry red crème

Cranberry Splash – Ruby red shimmer