Christmas Mani

Here is the mani that I actually wore on Christmas. I wanted to change things up after wearing Party Hearty for almost two weeks. I've neverrrrrr worn a polish that long. Fuck - I've never even wore a polish for a week. I guess that just goes to show how cool and awesome Party Hearty is. 

This mani was China Glaze Cheers for You, with a little nail art on top. 

First off - I just want to say that Cheers for You deserves an award. An award for being the polish with the worst wear! I did this on Christmas Eve - around 9pm. I took this pictures around 10am Christmas day. I had major major major chippage issues on my right hand.  3/5 nails were halfway chipped off. And I don't know if you can see it but on my left hand (which is shown) both my index and middle finger had pretty noticeable chips on them as well. I don't know what happened.

Another thing to note - I got the ideas for my nails from Nails by Asami. Her designs are amazing!! It makes me want to run out and buy acrylic paint and practice my nail art. 

For these I didn't use acrylic paint. I used China Glaze Ruby Deer for the red and China Glaze Emerald Sparkled for the green.

I should have stopped with the holly bunch. I think it is really cute! And it came out looking pretty decent. But nooooo - I had to keep going. Asami's christmas lights mani looked so cute and easy I figured I could handle it. I was wrong. I think it ruined the whole mani. 

See - nice fingers...

and.. crappy thumb!

 And back to the nice fingers... 

Well - I liked my fingers at least.

White on White w/ Party Hearty

Christmas mani! I meant to post like 10 christmas manis, but last week I tried this one and I seriously don't want to take it off. I did re-do it a few days ago, after it started chipping like crazy. But I just re-did the same thing. I'm glad I finally like Party Hearty - it looks so clean and classy over white. Yet still totally awesome and crazy and festive. 

This was over China Glaze White on White. I really want to find a white that is opaque in one coat. This was three coats of White on White and one coat of Party Hearty. 

China Glaze: Party Hearty

Here are some pics of Party Hearty. I know I've shown you this layered over other polishes, and I can't believe I forgot to upload pics of the polish on its own. 

I actually prefer this polish in fewer coats. I believe this was two thin coats. I would probably stick with one for layering though. 

And this was with a third coat. I really don't like how thick and cluttered this seems. 

Also, I have since added some Seche Restore to this bottle, because like I said, I think it looks better in thin coats, and this polish was extremely thick when I opened it. But that is probably just personal preference. I bet loads of people love this piled up as thick as possible. 

China Glaze: Ruby Deer

Here is another polish that I thought I would like more. Though I think the color on this one is phenomenal. The issue I have is with the sheerness of it. I still have VNL after 3 coats. Although this is a jelly and I should have expected it. It's not that noticeable in real life so it wouldn't stop me from wearing it. 

And with Party Hearty:

And in the shade:

I'm actually reallllly not a fan of Party Hearty on this polish. It's too much. Way too busy. I hate it. I think mostly because the silver glitter stands out so much, whereas I don't think it stands out as much against other polishes. Oh well. 

China Glaze: Mommy Kissing Santa

And the surprise hit of this holiday collection, for me, is easily China Glaze Mommy Kissing Santa! I just love love love it. It is so bright in the sun yet so dark in the shade. Very very 'lit from within' which I love. 

 See how awesome it is!?! Slight shimmer, very shiny, totally fabulous. 

And in the shade:

China Glaze: Jolly Holly

Here is another polish from China Glaze's Tis The Season to be Naughty and Nice collection, Jolly Holly. It is a very fabulous deep green with green and golden shimmer. Very sparkly, although that sparkle is really only evident in the sunlight. This polish was a surprise, because I wasn't really expecting to like it that much, but it ended up being one of my favorites. 

And with two coats of Party Hearty:

In the sunlight:

And in the shade:  

China Glaze: Cheers to You

Sorry for the long delay! I'm in DC and I found it totally preposterous that the Hilton makes you pay 9.95 a day for internet access. I was adamant about not giving them 10 bucks for something that has been free in every hotel I've stayed at for the past 10 years. But eventually I caved. So I might as well make it worthwhile and post some pictures, right? So I'll try to get some of the China Glaze Christmas Collection up. This collection is called Tis The Season To Be Naughty And Nice. I love being naughty. Not so much with the nice, but I'm working on it. Anyhoo, this is Cheers to You. A very nice foily silver. Very shiny. I like the foil because it disguises the brushstrokes. I love how reflective this polish is. I think it will be a phenomenal New Years polish.

And here it is with one coat of Party Hearty:

And another thick coat of Party Hearty on top of that:

And the same combo in the shade:

Overall... I love it! Great apart, great together. Overall... great!