Hello dear readers. Last week I walked into ULTA and to my shock and delight they had the new China Glaze Holiday 2011 Let It Snow collection. I have been lusting after Glittering Garland since I saw the promo shots, so I snatched it up. In fact, about half the collection was already sold out on the display. Onto the swatches!
Glittering Garland is a gorgeous forest green shimmer. It runs on the true green side and the shimmer is a slightly lighter forest green with undertones of gold. The application went smoothly, though I did get some patches even with two coats. This could also be due to my harried application as I was running to work right after putting this on. I am still amazed at the depth of this color. It is simply gorgeous. It really looks evergreen to me - perfect for the Holiday season, but also something I will wear all year round.
I decided to go on a bit of a dupe search as I realized this might be similar to the greens from last year's China Glaze holiday collection. Let's see how Glittering Garland compares to Jolly Holly and Mistletoe Kisses.
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| Left to Right: Mistletoe Kisses, Glittering Garland, Jolly Holly |
In comparison, Mistletoe Kisses is much lighter and blue in tone than Glittering Garland. Mistletoe Kisses is also a sliver glitter in green base while Glittering Garland is a shimmer. Glittering Garland is also much darker than Jolly Holly. Jolly Holly is also described as a forest green, but has a more yellow base than Glittering Garland. When put next to each other, Jolly Holly looks emerald in tone. Glittering Garland also has much more sparkle than Jolly Holly.
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| Left to Right: Glittering Garland, Jolly Holly, Glittering Garland, Mistletoe Kisses |
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Verdict - This is a must get polish for me. It really is simply gorgeous and was really the only one from the Let It Snow collection that I was truly excited about. Will you be picking up Glittering Garland?
Stay beautiful!
Glittering Garland is a gorgeous forest green shimmer. It runs on the true green side and the shimmer is a slightly lighter forest green with undertones of gold. The application went smoothly, though I did get some patches even with two coats. This could also be due to my harried application as I was running to work right after putting this on. I am still amazed at the depth of this color. It is simply gorgeous. It really looks evergreen to me - perfect for the Holiday season, but also something I will wear all year round.
I decided to go on a bit of a dupe search as I realized this might be similar to the greens from last year's China Glaze holiday collection. Let's see how Glittering Garland compares to Jolly Holly and Mistletoe Kisses.