Colour Club Beyond the Mistletoe Collection

Today is so hot, and I need to duck out to do something as well, so while I procrastinate, i'll be showing you 4/6 shades from Colour Club's Beyond the Mistletoe collection. This purchase was part of my splurge of glitters, so hopefully I can tone down a bit on that while I wait for my OPI suedes to get to me :)

The four colours I have for today are Gingerbread, Jingle Jangle, Beyond the Mistletoe and Sugarplum Fairy. Holiday Splendor looked too similar to China Glaze Atlantis for me to buy and Candy Cane, well I have a few pink glitters already (I must stop buying pink/pink-like polishes!)

Here are the swatches!

Indoor

Macro

Sunlight

Gingerbread consists of small gold, silver holo, green and pink glitters in a clear base. Formula was easy to work with and required about 3 coats for opacity. Pics show 3 coats. However, brushing over one spot numerous times will drag the glitter, so simple strokes is best. This was an interesting mix of colours and the way it sparkles in the sun is really pretty! I didn't want to settle for a standard gold glitter, so this one did the trick! It's kind of like a cookie with added spice :)

Indoors

Macro

Sunlight

Sunlight (unfocused)

Beyond the Mistletoe has an overall aquamarine (leaning green) look, consisting of small light blue, green and silver holo glitter. Formula was a tad thicker than Gingerbread, but still workable. For me, It covered well in 2 coats (pics show 2). I didn't want to wait for them to dry on my nails, because it would be much harder to remove, so my second coat was applied thicker than the initial coat. Overall, I'd say it's a pretty glitter, looks kind of similar to China Glaze He's Going in Circles in the last picture - it's also heaps sparkly in real life!

Indoors

Macro

Sunlight

Sunlight (unfocused)

Jingle Jangle consists of small medium blue and light purple/pink glitter in a clear base. Formula was similar to Gingerbread (but I think the glitters are more sparse) and reaches opacity in 3 coats. This is the only one out of the bunch that doesn't have silver holo glitter. I would've liked to see it with holo glitter though, might've been interesting.

Indoors

Macro

Sunlight

Sunlight (unfocused)

Since I'm a sucker for these kind of coloured glitters, I'd have to say this is my favourite! Probably not the most unique ever colour, but I don't have anything this colour, so my preference goes to these! Sugarplum Fairy is a mix of small light purple/pink and silver holo glitters. Formula was thicker than the rest, but it was still decent to apply. It did get a bit sticky on the second coat. Due to thickness, it reached opacity in 2 coats. This one is a major sparkly, like Beyond the Mistletoe - the photos do not do it justice!

What do you think of this collection? Do you own any of them? Let me know!


//Linda