Tuesday, December 4, 2012

China Glaze Holiday Joy — Cranberry Splash

Today's China Glaze Holiday Joy polish is by far my favorite of this collection. It was one I picked up completely on a whim, but I couldn't be happier.

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Meet Cranberry Splash, an amazingly beautiful ruby red shimmer. This is two coats of Cranberry Splash, picture taken in the shade. In some lights this polish looks almost liquid on the nails. Its shine is so intense and gorgeous.

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This picture was taken in my lightbox. Polishes like Cranberry Splash, Christmas red with shimmer, are fairly common additions to most holiday collections. However, I find China Glaze has captured the most perfect shade of shimmery red for the holiday season.

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This picture, taken in full sunlight, shows the wonderful shimmery side of Cranberry Splash.

Application was nearly perfect. It went on very smoothly and was easy to control. I find most red polishes have a messy application but Cranberry Splash needed next to no cleanup. There were a few streaks when I wasn't careful enough with the brush, but nothing too noticeable. I simply had to slow down a bit and apply from one side of the nail to the other instead of starting in the middle. This put a stop to any streaking and left behind a perfect finish. A top coat sealed it and gave it a shiny gleam.

All in all, China Glaze Cranberry Splash is a striking polish and will make a lovely addition to your nail polish collection. And just think how beautiful this color will look against some snow or in the presence of a lit and decorated tree during any holiday celebrations.



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7 comments:

  1. Wow, this is gorgeous!!! I need to pick up this one :)

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    1. It really is gorgeous! I spent half the night staring at my nails and the other half nudging the people around me to get them to stare at them too. *blush*

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  2. the color is sooo gorgeous ,love it <3

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    1. I definitely recommend picking it up if you don't already have it. It's such a simple polish but is by far my favorite from any of the holiday collections.

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  3. Gorgeous color!
    I'm having a Chicnova giveaway on my blog, maybe you would like to participate: http://myblueberrynights-andreea.blogspot.ro/2012/12/chicnova-christmas-giveaway.html
    Kisses

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