What a pretty holiday collection. Makes me feel all cozy and happy.

















Here's how Party Hearty looks layered over a foil and a creme:

Lovely, right? Super Christmassy! I'm totally into this color! Anything that reminds me of a holiday. Love. Though, I have noticed that it's gotten thicker each time I've used it. You may need to thin it every now and then to keep it smooth.
The formula on these was varied but good. The plain shimmers were extremely pigmented, a little thick, but nice and smooth. The glitters were a little thick, but that's normal for glitters. The whites and the foils were slightly sheer, I did three coats and that was fine for them. The cremes were smooth and nicely pigmented. Drying time on all is excellent, very quick. China Glaze used to dry very slowly for me but their formula has improved a lot over the years.
Are all the colors unique? No, not really. Red cremes, red shimmer, gold and silver foil, blackened purple creme... all quite common shades. However, all the colors are nice, all the colors are pretty to look at and they all seem to go well together in the collection. None of them are ugly! Yay! I think it's a very appropriate Holiday-themed collection with a few unexpected surprises thrown in. I approve. The greens are especially gorgeous.
These are available online already and they should be in stores sometime in November- individially and also packaged as really cute gift sets.
(These were sent to me for review.)
The formula on these was varied but good. The plain shimmers were extremely pigmented, a little thick, but nice and smooth. The glitters were a little thick, but that's normal for glitters. The whites and the foils were slightly sheer, I did three coats and that was fine for them. The cremes were smooth and nicely pigmented. Drying time on all is excellent, very quick. China Glaze used to dry very slowly for me but their formula has improved a lot over the years.
Are all the colors unique? No, not really. Red cremes, red shimmer, gold and silver foil, blackened purple creme... all quite common shades. However, all the colors are nice, all the colors are pretty to look at and they all seem to go well together in the collection. None of them are ugly! Yay! I think it's a very appropriate Holiday-themed collection with a few unexpected surprises thrown in. I approve. The greens are especially gorgeous.
These are available online already and they should be in stores sometime in November- individially and also packaged as really cute gift sets.
(These were sent to me for review.)
Can't wait to get my hands on Party Hearty, Jolly Holly, and Mistletoe Kisses!!! Thanks for these lovely swatches. I was thinking of layer Party Hearty over Jolly Holly (which I am sure will look stunning), but now I want to do it over a red too!!!
ReplyDeleteLove! I'll try to resist those red cremes, surely I have some dupes, but I don't know if I can! Finally another olive green!
ReplyDeleteAnd woah, different looking photos. Threw me off there for a second.
Why must you torture me with all the gorgeous colors! I had convinced myself I only wanted party hearty .. now im thinking otherwise.
ReplyDeleteParty Hearty and Mistletoe kisses are my favorites!
ReplyDeleteNice collection overall ^^
Mistletoe kisses and Party Hearty are definitely the ones I need!! But after these swatches, I´m now doubting about some of the other colors as well... sigh...
ReplyDeleteHow many coats do you think it would take to get party hearty fully opaque? It looks pretty over the red creme but I think you lose a lot of the sparkle that way. I really want this one for my holiday mani.
ReplyDeleteI honestly want them all. LOL! Thanks =]
ReplyDeletePretty! I like Frosty, Jolly Holly, Mistletoe and Sugar Plums ;)
ReplyDeleteGreat swatches! I ordered Cheers To You, Little Drummer Boy and Mistletoe Kisses and I am sooo looking forward for them to arrive!!!
ReplyDeleteI hope everything is better for you! <<<<>>>>
ReplyDeleteI ordered 5 of these, and I love them all. It is a great themed collection, and I bet some will be classic lemmings after they are gone (Party Hearty for sure)!
Great swatches! I received my order yesterday and am so in love with them! Perfect Holiday collection.
ReplyDeleteJolly Holly is my fav!
ReplyDeleteI like many of these polishes. Especially the greens. Those reds are lovely but how many can you have? Oh well, what can you do.
ReplyDeletei think i died and went to heaven when i saw "cheers to you." i must have!
ReplyDeleteThe greens are really pretty.
ReplyDeleteGreat Collection. Really well rounded with lots of festive colors as well as ones that can be worn after the holidays.
ReplyDeleteLOVE the Jolly Holly. The first one looked fantastic on your nails too-very pretty (both your nails and the color:).
ReplyDeleteChina Glaze really put together an awesome holiday collection. I love Party Hearty, Snow, Frosty, Peace on Earth, Mrs. Claus, Mistletoe Kisses, Sugar Plums and Jolly Holly. (Which is like half of the collection!)
ReplyDeleteThese all look great on you! I really like Jolly Holly and Peace on Earth. My order should be coming soon - got a bunch of these.
ReplyDeleteOOO, such pretty colors :) The silver reminds me of sally hansen celeb city and the green (jolly holly one) reminds me of emerald city also by sally hansen, do you think they look alike?? (also, if you don't know what they look like, I have swatches of both of them on my blog lol) I would love to hear your thoughts :) I really like the party hearty one :)
ReplyDeletePeace on Earth is beautiful!!! It reminds me of this Maybelline polish I had as a girl. I think it was called Khaki Fringe??? or Golden Khaki? I don't know but I love that olive green shimmers are coming back.
ReplyDeleteI hope things improve for you soon, it sucks you've been having a hard time :(
ReplyDeleteThat being said, you are evil! Other swatches of these haven't made me want them but now I'm lusting after some of these so badly! :D
Take care x
I want Frost and Mistletoe Kisses. Bust since i only have $26.63 to my name i will have to chose between the two :( will probably go for the more wearable Frost..
ReplyDeleteJolly Holly, Little Drummer Boy, Mommy Kissing Santa, Ruby Deer and Phat Santa... Whoa!
ReplyDeleteOh i just love party hearty! im still waiting for mine to be delivered:-)
ReplyDeletecant wait to swatch them as well:-D
Noooooo! This was the post I had crossed my fingers wouldn't come because I'm so broke already and I tried to find reasons not to buy party hearty.. but now I have to, hahahah! It's BEAUTIFUL layered, super duper christmasish!
ReplyDeleteI ordered the gift set that included party hearty a few days ago :) and after seeing these im so glad i did, its absolutely stunning :) gorgeous swatches as always
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Awesome collection and nice swatches!!! Already in the Christmas mood...
ReplyDeleteThanks, you always have the best descriptions! Now I want Little drummer boy, since you said it's similar to denim. I never considered Naughty and nice, either. I'm definitely getting Party Hearty, Peace on Earth and Frosty.
ReplyDeleteHow does Snow compare with that other white...um...White on White? Or White Out. I believe I have White on White, but it's a little streaky and not opaque enough for me, so maybe Snow will be good. Other than that, I rather like Sugar Plums, Frosty, Midnight Kiss, and Mrs Claus
ReplyDeletePeace on Earth looks NICE as does Sugar Plum. I've never been much for red on my finger, though.
ReplyDeleteOk, my mouth literally flooded with saliva when I saw Party Hearty over Phat Santa. LITERALLY. I can't wait to own these! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry to hear about your difficult times. You always manage to sound positive and fun in your posts, and I know how hard that can be. I know we all appreciate you, and we're pulling for you. Anyway...
ReplyDeleteI've been looking forward to this post! Seems the foils and red cremes and Naughty are skips for me, but I'm otherwise panting, especially over Peace and Mrs Claus. I'm crossing my fingers that Snow will end my search for the perfect white...three coats, I can totally deal with.
Aaaaahhh!! Green! Red! Glitter! *dies from happiness* I simply MUST have like 60% of these shades! Thanks for the lovely swatches, Scrangie :)
ReplyDeleteOh I love your swatches! I must have frosty, sugar plums and mistletoe. Hmmm...if I already own watermelon rind and untamed luxury can I justify a third green glitter? lol
ReplyDeleteI showed my bf your swatches and he said "don't you ever in your life get Party Hearty" lol! But I got the OK to get others so I'm ordering now thank you!!
ReplyDeleteLoooove these ones :
ReplyDeleteJolly Holly
Mistletoe Kisses
Mommy Kissing Santa
Party Hearty
Peace on Earth
& Sugar Plums
I wasn't very excited about this collection.
ReplyDeleteBut, woman do you make everything look good!!
all polishes look wonderful ♥ i think party hearty is my favourite ^^
ReplyDeleteI have Peace on Earth and I LOVE it. Now I want Sugar Plums!
ReplyDeleteBTW, I love the Party Hearty ove Phat Santa! Thanks for the inspiration.I hsve Peace on Earth and LOVER it. Now I want Sugar Plums.
BTW, I love the Party Hearty ove Phat Santa! Thanks for the inspiration.
I got ten of these. My favorite so far has been Frosty with Party Hearty on top. The white base really brings out all the glitter in Party Hearty, and then the shimmers in Frosty just go with it. Super awesome!
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