Barielle Holiday Hustle Winter 2010 Collection Swatches & Review
Morning!
Barielle’s new winter collection called Holiday Hustle features six new shades that will have you set for the season.
Don’t expect the basic glittery red, gold, silver and green though, there are some really unique colors and finishes here!
The formula was pretty good on these. A couple of the more metallic ones were the tiniest bit streaky, but nothing bad. They were for the most part three coats.
Snow Day
Snow Day is a pale blue/silver metallic with blue and green shimmer. This is a really nice color and I love that it really does remind me of blue ice. Not that we get much ice on California, but you know what I mean. 
This was two coats.
Jess’ Champagne Toast
Jess’ Champagne Toast is a lavender purple with pink, blue and green micro-glitter. This is really unique, especially for a winter collection. I loved the color, but the glitter particles seemed to sink into the polish a little leaving it kind of of “meh” once you apply it. I still like it, but think it could have been executed differently to let the glitter stay on top and shine more. This was two coats.
Wrap Me In Ribbon
Wrap Me In Ribbon is a mauve/pink metallic with multi-colored shimmer. I wound up liking this more than I thought I would from the bottle. It’s a really flattering color and pretty unique for winter. This was two coats.
Gelt Me To The Party
Gelt Me To The Party is a deep gold with pink and green shimmer. This isn’t just your average gold, this has some olive green to it and of course I LOVE IT! I was pretty sure it was going to look awful on me when I first saw it, but it looks amazing! The color is so saturated and deep and the application was pretty perfect. This was two coats.
Coalest Day Of The Year
Coalest Day Of The Year is a dark charcoal grey with silver, pink and green shimmer. I always love a good charcoal grey and this is no exception. It might not be ground-breaking in terms of color, but it’s gorgeous anyway, and covered very nicely. This was two coats.
Elle’s Spell
Elle’s Spell is a red jelly base with tons of holographic flake glitter. When I saw this in the bottle it looked soooo amazing. But sadly after I applied it I realized the red is really sheer so it didn’t come out as nice as I had hoped. The flake glitter is fabulous though, I love it and it’s not all that common yet. This was three coats, but pretty sheer still.
Overall:
I think this is a really fabulous collection as a whole. It does feature some classic winter colors, but also some more interesting ones, and some great finishes. I think the must haves are: Jess’ Champagne Toast, Gelt Me To The Party and Coalest Day Of The Year. I’m not sure yet of the exact release date yet but I expect it to be pretty soon.
Tell me what you think of these!
-VV
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The only color that’s coming out to me is Elle’s Spell. The others don’t appeal to me – I’m not a big fan of frosts.
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Hi Belle,
I’m not usually either but the newer frosts I have seen this year are more appealing to me somehow. As long as it’s not a baby pink frost
I thought Barielle polishes were $8 a piece . . .
Hi Tamika,
Thx, just corrected that. So what did you think of them?
wow, elle’s spell is stunning and surely perfelct for layering
i love the holo-effect on the left side of the bottlem, a rainbow-fest
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too much brush stroke-y metallic frost for me, but….I think I need Elle’s Spell, that one is awesome!This frost revival that is trying to happen needs to die, more holo less frost please lol
Hi Jen,
It’s funny everyone likes Elle’s Spell, but me, haha.
Wow, these are really nice!!
Hi Fiona,
Thx!
LOVE Gelt Me to the Party and Coalest Day of the Year! I don’t have anything quite like either of those …
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Hi Principessa Grassa,
Nice, glad you like them!
I love Ellie’s Spell! Red jelly glitters make me smile
xoxo
Hi Deery Lou,
So many people seem to like that one!
Spell! I love red jellies! Too many brushstrokes on the others.
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Hi Jen,
Glad you like it, wish I did more
i LOVE gelt me to the party! It’s such a perfect holiday party color. There’s something about gold nail polishes that i absolutely adore
And is it me, or does the coalest day of the year color look exactly like lucerne-tainly look marvelous from OPI swiss (which I bought but haven’t used yet)?
Hi tiff-tiff,
Isn’t it pretty? Coalest Day Of The Year is pretty different from Lucerne-Tainly actually. http://www.vampyvarnish.com/2010/07/19/opi-swiss-collection-fall-2010-swatches-review-part/
I love these colors, especially the lavender! Swoon!!
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Hi Brigette,
Pretty right?
Holy Elle’s Spell would look great layered! Figures everyone starts making flakies after I drop $70+ on Nfu-oh
Hi Rachel,
Yes but Nfu Oh’s flakies are sooooo nice, it was money well spent
Jess’ champagne toast is real pretty! Question though: how close is coolest day of the year to something like China Glaze’s Black Diamond, do you know?
Hi carrie,
I don’t have a swatch of Black Diamond though I do own it. I think they are pretty similar but can’t be positive yet.
These look really awesome and different. I like them.
I also like the new bottles?
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Hi Elizabeth M.,
Yeah they came out with the new logo with their fall 2010 collection. I like it too!
mommy like
Elle’s Spell looks pretty!
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I love Elle’s Spell and Jess’ Champagne Toast is amazing. I don’t have any Barielle in my collection…these just might be the ones to get me to add them.
Your swatches are always so pleasing to the eye. None of these colors/finishes really speak to me, though!
Love Gelt Me to the Party. I’m not going out of my way to buy these. If I get many more I want then I’ll order Gelt. They are pretty shades. Not at all the typical “holiday” shades.
AAGGHHH this collection looks UTTERLY amazing! i la la love it!
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I’ve never tried this brand and now I really am aching for it!!!
AAAAaaah Elle’s Spell!!!!
Must haaave!!!
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my fave is totally Jess’ Champagne Toast
cuz i love purple!
These are all great! I especially love the flakie!
Coalest Day Of The Year looks awesome. I keep meaning to ask you what is your favorite darker grey shimmer polish?
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Nope, I don’t like the collection. Too frosty for my taste.
Thanks for the swatches. 
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Do you know when these are coming out? They are not on barielle.com yet.
I’m wondering how Elle’s Spell will look over a red creme? I think I might need that one
I like Jess’ Champagne Toast… Elle’s Spell looks way cooler in the bottle, drag!
Only liking Elle’s Bell
Great swatches though!
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I’m in love with these! I especially like Jess’ Champagne Toast. I love a frost with a little extra glitter.
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Yes, that grey is amazing!
The metallics look streaky… But Jess’ Champagne Toast is awesome. It has all my love.