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Buenas dias! (Good morning in Spanish).

Today I have a new mint green polish from RGB for holiday ’09.

I have reviewed a few RGB colors in the past and liked them. I did have some issues with some of the red’s being a little watery, but am definitely willing to check out other colors. This one is a beaut! Check it out.

Minty

Minty is a mint green creme. This doesn’t have a ton of blue in it, and is a true mint green in my eyes. The formula was really nice and not streaky as I had expcted. It’s not chalky and doesn’t come off as pastel looking. I really like it, it’s probably my fav mint green color now! It was on the thick side, but not hard to work with. It was totally opaque in just two coats.

I put a pic below of another color that you might think is similar, but really isn’t. Essie’s Mint Candy Apple is much more blue by comparison, and lighter. I think it’s most similar to MAC Peppermint Patti (I have a pic but refuse to show it because it’s so god-awful), but the formula is SO much better, and it’s actually available.

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The holidays are fast approaching, are you ready? Do you know what you want or what your friends/family wants? Well I might have the solution!

I have put together a list of nail polish/manicure gift ideas for you! These polish collections are all ones I have swatched and personally endorse. The manicure ideas are all products I currently use and love.

You can find pricing and where to buy these products at the bottom of my posts. The links under the “Other Manicure Ideas” section will take you straight to their website to purchase.

Classic Holiday Nail Polish Collections

• China Glaze Loves You Snow Much collection

• Diamond Cosmetics holiday 2009 collection

• OPI Holiday Wishes collection Part I & Part II

• Color Club Wonderland collection

Other (non-Christmas colors) Collections

• Essie winter collection

• BB Couture For Men (2nd collection)

• China Glaze Wizard of Ooh Ahz collection

• Nubar Chocolate Truffles collection

• Jessica Baby It’s Cold Outside collection

• Urban Decay Apocalyptic

• CND Colour & Effects

Other Manicure Ideas

• CND Almond Hydrating Lotion (search under “Creative” category)

• CND Almond Soothing Creme (search under “Creative” category)

• CND Solar Oil (search under “Creative” category)

• Nubar Foundation base coat and Diamont top coat (my two favs)

• Sephora glass nail file

• Essie Matte About You top coat

• Jaqua Pink Buttercream Frosting Guilt-Free Treats gift set

Happy shopping!

-VV

Hey there folks,

I’ve been showing a lot of nail polishes lately by Diamond Cosmetics, and today I’ve got more! It’s their new holiday 2009 collection featuring four new colors.

These are all beautiful glittery, sparkly colors and not totally obvious “holiday” colors either (well ok maybe one or two are).

The formula on these is really great (three-free!), and they cover very nicely. Enjoy!

Diamond’s Diamonds

Diamond’s Diamonds is a silvery white base with silver micro glitter. This one would look especially awesome over a dark ruby red or jet black. This was three coats.

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Good morning ya’ll.

Today I’ve got China Glaze’s Loves You Snow Much collection for holiday 2009. These are all colors we saw last year with the exception of 5 Golden Rings.

I apologize in advance for the suck-tacular quality of these photos. The sunlight in my backyard this time of year is totally pathetic. We get slivers of sun here and there, and in-between every photo (which is usually only 2-5 minutes) the sun moves, so I have to chase down a new spot in the yard to take a photo in. It’s ridiculous, I need good indoor lighting desperately!

The other issue is that I only used two coats because I was pressed for time, so the colors aren’t as vibrant and saturated as they normally would be with three coats. Bear with me and check them out!

Tinsel

Tinsel is a silver glitter that’s slightly sheer if you don’t pack on the coats.

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Helloooooo and happy Friday!

Dior has a new color out called Silver Purple, which is part of their Holiday 2009 collection.

This one is a stunner ladies & gents, so be prepared to be bowled over!

The formula is simply, fantastic. Totally creamy, and easy to apply. And to top it off it was opaque in just two coats. Read on!

Silver Purple

Silver Purple is a gorgeous muted purple/silver shimmer. What I love about this color is that it’s kind of hard to identify exactly what it is. In some lighting it looks more purple, and in others it looks like a muted grey/purple. The shimmer is pink, green, and blue, and it’s very unique. This was two coats

This color is currently on Sephora’s website (and don’t forget about the Friends & Family 20% off discount they are having now through Nov 2nd, code FF2009) and it retails for $20.00. Yes I know, it’s expensive, and it’s a small bottle, but it is Dior, and that’s never going to be “cheap”!

-VV