Comparison: Frosty vs Winter Wonderland

I originally bought Winter Wonderland at Sally's because I had seen swatches of Frosty and thought it would kill my lemming. I should have known better! LOL. They are not as close as I had hoped.

Frosty is more of a white color with a kind of glass fleck to it and Winter Wonderland leans more toward silver and is chalk full of glass flecks.

Here is a bottle pick of both:



Once you see the two together, you can really see the difference:





I think I prefer Frosty, but they're a close tie. Don't forget to click on the picks for a larger view.

Thanks for looking!

Barielle: Elle's Spell

What this? Red flakies? What's not to love! Elle's Spell is just that! Check out the bottle pick:



and here we have it by itself, layered over Revlon's Ruby and my favorite, Femme Noir:



Here's an awesome Femme Noir closeup for you....so amazing!



and on the nail:



Thanks for looking!

Loreal: Femme Noir

I just picked this baby up from Ulta. I had heard about on MUA, but hadn't seen any swatches. It's definitely one of those vampy colors that appear black in normal light and you only see the goodness in sun or bright light....one of my biggest pet peeves....but it's so pretty, I forgive it. I just had to have it, and well, I'm a sucker for blacked reds...

Take a look:



Can you see the shimmer? I adore it.



Thanks for looking!

China Glaze: Mrs Claus

Mrs Claus is a pinkish red jelly with square silver glitter. I'm not really a lover of pinks, but I do like this one...I really love the look of a jelly base with glitter in it (Ruby Pumps, Dorothy Who, etc). I got this one at Sally's in one of those gift sets, so I don't think I would have picked it up otherwise, but I'm glad I have it now.

Here are some picks:




Thanks for looking!!

Orly: Winter Wonderland + China Glaze: Party Hearty

So, I orginally bought Winter Wonderland to kill my Frosty lemming. For those of you who have Frosty, what do you think...do I need both?

WW is a pretty white glass flecky color. I was wearing it for about three days and it's held up perfectly. So I decided to add a layer China Glaze Party Hearty overtop to change the look without having to redo an enter mani (lazy!). PH is the coolest Holiday color to come out all year!! It's a mixture of silver, green and red glitter, the red makes me think of holly berries ☺









Thanks for looking!

Finger Paints: Holly Good Time

Ok, it's the day after Thanksgiving, so it's the official kick off of the Christmas season!!!



My first Holiday mani is so amazing; I have a ton of picks for you. This is Finger Paints Holly Good Time, which looks a bit more Thanksgiving-y to me, but hey, I'm not complaining. I used one heavy coat over Orly's Glam Rock and I think those two colors hit it off perfectly.

Holly Good Time is a warm brownish gold micro sized glitter mixed with red glitter. I ADORE this color!!! It's my first Finger Paints and I'm so happy with it.









Look at how awesome this is in the sunlight:




Here's a mega closeup of the glitter:



Yay, can't wait to start using all my Holiday colors!!!
Happy Holidays!!

Turkey Day mani

aka OPI: Ginger Bells. This is from last year's OPI Christmas collection and I love this color. It's more of a harvest/fall color to me, so I thought it would work great for my Thanksgiving mani.







Hope everyone has a wonderful day, be safe and eat lots of turkey ♥

Shel's Holiday Giveaway

Happy Holidays! 'tis the season and it's about time I had my 1st giveaway.

The winner will receive:



4 Snowmen polishes (silver holo glitter; red holo glitter, pink holo and green holo); OPI holiday mini set from 2009 (ChipSkip, Nail Envy, RapiDry Topcoat and color Crimson Carol); a sealed Maybelline Exress Finish polish in Shooting Stars (silver holo glitter and blue bar glitter in clear base); a sealed 2 pack of Cover Girls including Crackle polish in Pumpkin and Chocolate Mint; Color Club's Bewitching mini set; 3 Claw polishes (Poison, Orange & Black bar glitter and VooDoo); Sheba silver holo glitter for frankening, and a loose polish grab bag (2 Borghese, 2 SH Opals, 2 NYX flakies, China Glaze Matte Magic, NBO Imagine, Sheba gold glitter).

Be sure to click the pick for a larger view.



There are also 2 runners up prizes, one will get a sealed Cover Girl duo that includes Crackle polish is Pumpkin and one in Khaki:



And the 2nd one will get a sealed Cover Girl duo that includes Crackle polish in Pumpkin and one in Suede:



I will determine the winners of all three prizes using Random.org

The only rule is that you must be a public follower of this blog using Google Friend Connect. You can also obtain one extra entry by mentioning this giveaway on your blog.

To enter, please leave a comment with your GFC ID, email address and link to your post if you are adding an extra entry. International entries are welcome.

This giveaway will run until Midnight EST December 14th.

Good luck!

Rimmel: Lava Red + SH Star Opal: Rose Gold Opal

Lava Red is another one of those vampys that look cool in the bottle...a brownish color with dark red shimmer....but once on the nail, it looks black. This is 2 coats of Lava Red with one coat of Rose Gold Opal. RGO is very sheer, so you really can't see too much difference.



This is with two coats of Rose Gold Opal. It brings out a purple shade.



It's still kinda boring though, so I may add a layer of glitter or something tomorrow...


Thanks for looking!

Sorry!

Just a quick note to say sorry for all the layout changes lately, I'm just gonna keep trying different things until I find the right fit for me. Thanks for putting up with my little identity crisis!!