Color Club, Beyond The Mistletoe - Full Collection Swatches

All are 3 coats except Jingle Jangle. Over all this is a great collection, many of the colors were prettier on the nail than I thought they would be based on how they looked in the bottles. My only complaint is that besides Holiday Splendor, the glitters should have had a tinted base. I think the ones with clear bases need underpants. Holiday Splendor is awesome though. With a thick top coat these are pretty smooth but not totally. Holiday Splendor is though because it has less glitter than the others.

By the way, you can find the whole collection from Ross or DD's for $8.


Candy Cane - light rose pink with some other pink glitters, no holo




Sugarplum Fairy - very light purple with holo glitters, very pretty, reminds me of a franken I made called Unicorn Vomit




Jingle Jangle - this is 4 coats. It has periwinkle glitter, soft purple glitter, and aqua glitter that looks green under artificial light.




Gingerbread - light gold with some green and holo glitters




Beyond The Mistletoe - light green glitter with holo glitter, this is the only one I'm slightly bored by, it's not very exciting but it's still very pretty




Holiday Splenor - I saved the best for last, this is a very bright kelly/grass green with lots of delicious holo glitter, my camera could not properly capture the amazingness of this color

NOTD: Orly Hally's Comet

This has been my top lemming for ages and now it's miiiiiiine!!!! Allyson from Ali's Nail News sent it to me. (thanks secret pumpkin goddess!!!)

Putting this on was like a spiritual experience. It's even more beautiful than I imagined!

Here it is with 3 coats. The formula was great, no application problems at all. It really glows!

ELF Desert Haze, Pure Ice Oh Baby

I'm not into neutral polishes at all but I loved this color! ELF's Desert Haze is a lovely cream light taupe. The formula is good, I didn't have any problems with application. I topped it with Pure Ice's Oh Baby for a little extra sparkle.





Here it is with Oh Baby over it.

Oh Sally.

This page is on the Sally Hansen website. They are giving tips for "Rescuing old polish" by putting nail polish remover in bottles that have gotten thick. This is a BAD, BAD IDEA! Putting acetone in nail polish permanently ruins it. That's why we use it to take nail polish off. That's why they make nail polish thinner, which is like $4 at Sally's Beauty Supply (not related to SH).

Is this a ploy to make you buy more Sally Hansen nail polish? Is it like magazines telling you that nail polish expires after a year? *ahem* Nail polish does not expire, like ever... true story! Or is Sally Hansen, and company that's been around for 60 years, really that ignorant? What do you think?

NOTD: Kleancolor Military Green + Sinful Colors Nail Junkie

This combo is AMAZING! It's like some fairies and leprechauns threw a rave in the forest. Nail Junkie is a MUST HAVE for everyone (of Hottie and UFO), get ye to Walgreens. This is 2 coats Militay Green, 1 coat Nail Junkie.

NOTD: WnW Fuchsia Rama + Hard Candy Beetle

Here is Beetle over Fuchsia Rama. This color combo is so gorgeous! I've never worn Beetle before and I figured I would wear it alone but I was searching for something to layer over Fuchsia Rama and this was sitting right in front of me. You can buy Hard Candy at Walmart.

NOTD: WnW Fuchsia Rama (jelly!)

Wet N Wild's Fuchsia Rama is a great berry semi-matte jelly. You can see in the second photo that it doesn't have a lot of shine. It does have a jelly formula though. Unlike some jellies it applies very evenly, even on the first coat. In this photo I used 3 coats, so it's not a jelly that needs a lot of coats. I didn't have time to apply a quick dry top coat but this polish dried quite quickly on it's own and I only had like two barely noticable marks at the end of the day.

These photos were taken outside, and the color is accurate. Inside the color is a little darker, like a deeper berry color. I wish I had remembered to take a photo with a shiny top coat on, I have it on my toes too and it's beautiful and "squishy" with the shine. Over all I'm really happy I got this color, I think the formula is great, the drying time is great, the opacity is great (for a jelly), and it's just $2. You can't beat that. It's a great end of summer, beginning of fall color.