Holiday Glitter Manicures

China Glaze Mistletoe Kisses

I’ve been wearing glitter polish pretty much all month. Some stuck with me (literally) and some didn’t. I have used more cotton balls, acetone, and aluminum foil this month than at any other time of the year. What can I say, I love glitter season!

There were so many new glitters out on the market this season but I suppose that happens every year around the holidays, it is to be expected. I bought very few of them this year, most of them from drugstores. I also shopped my own nail polish collection for glitters of Christmases past for something not yet tried and tested. That’s when I came across my China Glaze Mistletoe Kisses. It was on the shelves last year but only now I made myself wear it. I’m still wearing this polish today (although I plan on changing soon). This green glitter polish is not all that unique in my opinion but it is very pretty, easy to apply, and it is lasting like iron on my nails. I’ve been wearing it for 5 days now and I don’t have a single chip going on. You all know I’m VERY fond of polishes that are tough and long wearing because I really don’t have time or energy to change my nail polish every other day.

I used only 2 coats for this manicure. I packed the glitter nice and thick on both coats and topped it off with a thick layer of Seche Vite Fast Dry Topcoat. The end result is a smooth surface even thou this is a medium glitter polish.

Icing Glamourous

I rarely ever go to Icing at the Mall. But I did this month. And to my surprise I found a couple of polishes I really enjoyed wearing and this is one of them. When I picked up the bottle I could tell immediately that this was the holographic, 3 D kind of glitter polish you don’t find very often. If anyone is familiar with Northern Lights Holographic Topcoat you will have an easier time picturing this polish in your head. The glitter particles are bigger and denser. It also reminds me of MAC’s 3D Silver Glitter (which I’ve used before to franken polishes with). I used 3 coats for this manicure and topped it off with Seche Vite as usual. To my delight this manicure also lasted me close to one week without any chipping. It’s no wonder I’m in love with this lady!

I found it really hard to take proper pictures of this nail polish. It looks simply amazing in the sunlight I promise you even thou I wasn’t able to capture a real good shot to show you. This nail polish has become my number ONE most favorite silver glitter polish and all for under $5!!!! I am seriously considering going back for a backup bottle if there are any left at the store. If not, I will be milking my bottle for a long, long time.

See all the light coming out of those glitter particles?! It looks exactly like this  MAC 3D Silver Glitter 

"Glamourous" looks gorgeous under any light, but it looks simply amazing under fluorescent lights and sunlight. In the shot below it looks sort of dull even thou it is far from it. I just could not do this polish justice.

I tried to get a good shot under the sunlight but failed miserably. The sun was so fickle on the week I wore this polish.

From all the nail polishes I bought and tried in 2011 this is the one that impressed me the most. Who would have thought? From a brand that is not well known outside the US at a very cheap price. I have not tried all brands of nail polish available here in the US but I have not seen a nail polish that is exactly like this anywhere in my vicinity or online for that matter. If you love glitter and want to wear something dazzling on your nails this holiday this is it. Your nails will not go unoticed!

As always THANK YOU for coming by PMH. I hope everyone is having a beautiful holiday weekend with your loved ones. Glitter on!!!