My top 10 Holiday mani's

'Tis the season!
Today I'm going to share with you, my all time favorite mani's to wear around the Holidays. I was originally going to do a top 10 polishes, but I just couldn't narrow it down to just 10 polishes and I really wanted to give you options for every type of mani I like to wear, so I decided on 10 mani's in stead.

This is in no particular order, I don't like any type of mani better than the other, it all depends on my mood what mani I'll go for. This is going to be a picture heavy post, so I'll stop blabbering and get on with it!

As I'm know for loving a nice red mani, let's get the red categories (yes, plural) out of the way!

10: Red cream

I red a good book, Phat Santa, Vermillion and All I want for christmas... is OPI

I think a nice, festive red cream is a must around the Holidays! You can go for bright, vampy, dark, sultry... what ever you like, but I tend to gravitate towards a true red, with blue undertones or a warm red cream.

9: Red with a golden shimmer

Smitten with mittens, Girl Friday and Vegas

I love the way golden shimmer warms up a red mani. I wear these polishes all year round, but I can't imagine the Holidays without at least a couple of red and golden mani's.

8: Red glitter

Ruby Pumps, Chyna and Cuts like a knife

What's a Holiday without some glitter? These are my all time favorites! I wear them on their own, if possible, layer them over an opaque base or do a jelly sandwich with them.


7: Holiday glitters

Party hardy, Seven levels of the Candy Cane forest and Holly back girl

Need I say more? Gorgeous jam packed glitters, that look like Christmas threw up in a bottle! I love them and can't get enough! The KBShimmer is a new addition to my collection and I will be doing a full review on it later this week.


6: Green 

Winter Holly, Live and let die, Holiday Splendor and Veruschka

I love a green mani as it reminds me of a Christmas tree. I wear these on their own or paired with one of the other polishes in this post.

5: White

Angel with a leadfoot, It's all about the glam and Solitaire

A white mani always looks so crisp and clean. Perfect to balans all the craziness of the rest of my mani's during this time of year. I love OPI's My boyfriend scales walls too, but I actually don't own a bottle at the moment, as I've gone through my entire bottle. Yup, used it up completely, untill there wasn't a single drop left. I am planning on picking up a second bottle soon, that's how much I love it.


4: Gold

My favorite ornament, Tomoko and Rocky

I'm not the biggest fan of metallic polishes, so gold (and silver, my next categorie) aren't my favorite colors to wear on my nails, but around the holidays, I love them in nail art or as an accent nail. Ornament and Tomoko pretty much stay on my nails for the entire month, I have a little obsession with these 2 polishes. They're basically the same, only Tomoko is a texture and Ornament is a micro glitter.


3: Silver

Do the Snowbot, Cha-Ching and Icicle

Like I said, I only love silver around the Holidays and only in nail art or as an accent nail. Except for Cha-Ching, I do love that one and have worn it on several occasions before, as an accent nail.


2: Black and red

Vampire Coven, Fright Night, Ants in m pants and Lubu heels

I have a problem when it comes to black jelly bases with red glitter... I own them in every single brand and every single size of glitter. If I see a new one, I can't help myself, I have to pick it up! They just look so... sexy on the nail, perfect for this time of year!

And finally, my last categorie!
1: Blue and white

Pacific blue, ..., Butler please, The outer edge and Fallen

I love a bright blue cream base, paired with a white gitter. It reminds me of snow on a clear skied day and I always hope for that kind of weather on Christmas Day, but sadly, it almost never happens...
So I just have it on my nails :D

What's your favorite kind of mani to wear around the Holidays?

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OPI My favorite Ornament

When I first ordered this polish, I didn't think I would like it, but I needed a golden polish in my stash for the holidays and some sparkle in nail art. I looked at a lot of swatches and I thought this was the nicest one I could find because it wasn't so... yellow. So when the package arrived, imagine my surprise when I fell in love with this polish as soon as I took it out! So much so, that I've allready worn this polish 4 times and I only got it mid December.

OPI My favorite Ornament is a white golden micro glitter. It's part of the Mariah Carey Holiday 2013 collection and will only be available for a little while longer.

The formula is perfect! It's so densly packed with glitter, it's opaque in 2 - 3 coats, depending on how thick you make your coats. It flows on the nail with ease and it dries in seconds! It does dry a little rough, so a top coat to smooth it out is a good idea.

2 coats, with top coat

I think this might be my new favorite glitter polish, it's just so beautiful! I only just took it off and am allready thinking about putting it back on. I really hope OPI decides to make this a permanent shade, but I'm not going to take that risk and am contemplating getting a back up, just to be sure.

What's your favorite gold or silver polish?

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China Glaze Glittering Garland

Only one day 'till Christmas! I can't wait! I'm spending it with family and friends, eating great food, sharing a drink and enjoying eachothers company. I've been rocking holiday colors all month (with a few exceptions here and there) and today I have an instant favorite for you. This is by no means a new polish, but it is to me. I only picked it up a couple of weeks ago, but I've wanted it for a long time.

China Glaze Glittering Garland was part of the Holiday 2011 Let is Snow collection and it was a limited addition shade. It is still available on sites like ebay, but be sure to have a good look around, because I've seen it listed for $ 20.

It's a gorgeous deep green polish with a green, almost golden looking micro glitter running through it. The glitter gives it a lot of depth and makes it the perfect holiday green.

The formula was amazing! Opaque in almost 1 coat, but I did 2 for the swatches. It dried really fast and flowed easily on the nail. I absolutely love it! I have a great love affair with green polish and this has made it to the top of my list as soon as I put it on my nails.

What's your favorite holiday green polish?
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Essie Iconic Shades Gift Set

If you are just like me, you always have problems coming up with gifts this time of year. The big ones are usually easy enough, but those smaller ones always bite me in the you know what.
This year, Essie solved this problem and came out with a nice little set, perfect for all polish loving girls (and guys, if they like polish, why not?!) 

This beautiful set contains 5 mini polishes, all Essie best sellers and retails for $ 15,- so perfect as a stocking stuffer or under the tree. I love every single shade in this collection and I think Essie did a great job of making this a nice and versatile set.

Ballet Slippers, Chinchilly, Turquois&Caicos, Forever Yummy and Wicked

What's your favorite Essie color?

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