China Glaze Holiday 2012 – part 1 (the reds & a blue)

As I’m still in a festive frame of mind, what better way to prolong the feeling than by indulging in some holiday themed shades? For Holiday 2012, China Glaze offers up 12 deliriously happy hues, although to be fair, I found that with few exceptions, these colours can definitely transcend the seasons. Part 1 consists of the reds … and 1 blue; mainly because it didn’t really fit in with anything else, and I couldn’t just single it out, now could I?

All swatches are with Seche Clear Base Coat and Seche Vite Top Coat.

With Love – a warm-leaning tomato red crème hue, but with blue undertones – something of a paradox, really. The medium thick formula had an odd elasticity to it, making the polish almost bounce back off the brush, although it applies in a totally self-levelling way and with an ultra glossy finish. Highly pigmented, this can definitely pass for a 1-coater but I caution you to not load up your brush, as it has a tendency to spread quickly. Note that there was minimal staining upon removal. Coats applied: 2

China Glaze – With Love

Red Satin – a cool-toned scarlet/cherry red colour, in a hybrid crème-jelly formula that bears similar properties to ‘With Love’, although this shade is much easier to apply, without being as densely pigmented. Completely self-levelling and with a brilliant shine at the finish, the intense colour saturation of this hue leaves no staining behind upon removal. Coats applied: 2

China Glaze – Red Satin

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Merry Berry – a deep raisin/berry hue in a superbly flowing formula that bears excellent pigmentation, an ultra high gloss shine, and falls in a self-levelling way. With a perfect mix of both blue & red tones in its base, this shade is universally flattering on all skin tones, wit the added bonus of it being completely non-staining upon removal. Coats applied: 2

China Glaze – Merry Berry

Cranberry Splash – an intensely vivid ruby shimmer, in a highly pigmented and easy-flowing formula that is literally a 1-coat wonder … it’s THAT colour-saturated. You do need a steady hand in application to avoid any potentially visible brush strokes, however. With that “lit-from-within” glow that I love, this shade is not as glossy as the previous hues, but literally glows with the addition of top coat. Coats applied: 2

China Glaze – Cranberry Splash

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Pure Joy – (applied over ‘Cranberry Splash’) a clear base filled with red & gold micro-glitter, as well as red glitter dust in an excellently flowing formula. Best when layered over a matching base, so that its brilliance can be clearly appreciated. This is probably the most festive shade of this entire collection, and literally screams “Christmas” to me! Removal, as with all glitter polishes, needs to be worked at. Coats applied: 2

China Glaze – Pure Joy

Blue Bells Ring – an icy ultra-blue metallic shimmery hue with silver undertones in its base. With an amazing density and flow to the formula, be aware that you need to work fast in your application, as it dries incredibly quick AND use a steady hand as there can be a tendency towards visible brush strokes. The high concentration of colour almost makes this a 1-coater as well, while top coat truly brings it to life. WARNING: I would double up on the base coat, as this shade stains. Coats applied: 2

China Glaze – Blue Bells Ring

Final thoughts: Apart from ‘Pure Joy’, I was surprised by how densely coloured these shades were, with formulas that felt slightly thicker than what I’m used to with this brand. The brushes seem altered as well, being a touch bushier & floppier at the ends, which made it a bit tricker to apply as there was a tendency for the bristles to splay. The shades themselves are nothing we haven’t seen before, but I’m definitely impressed with the brilliance of the crèmes and for red lovers, this collection offers a nice choice. ‘Blue Bells Ring’ is an incredible blue shade, but the staining it causes was a disappointment. My favourite here is hands down ‘Merry Berry’, a shade that oozes vampiness – my kind of festive!
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