Friday, December 9, 2011

Color Club Beyond The Mistletoe Collection Holiday 2011 Swatches and Review

This holiday season, Color Club wants to turn you into a walking, talking ball of glitter. Hot on the heels of that Backstage Pass glitter overload is the Beyond the Mistletoe holiday collection, which consists of six more glitters. Thankfully there aren't any difficult chunky glitters in this set, just a variety of colored and holographic glitter in normal sizes.


Color Club Beyond The Mistletoe. This is a blue-based holographic glitter. There's a little hint of green in here that makes it almost a turquoise color. Like a blue version of Magic Attraction. This one actually reminds me of Funky Fingers Baby Baby Baby (what a name), but I couldn't find my bottle to compare side by side.



Color Club Candy Cane. This is a pink multicolor glitter. It has different shades of pink, purple, blue and just a tiny, barely-visible scattering of holographic glitter. In fact, I didn't think it had any holo in it at all, but it looks like it does in the bottle when I'm applying it.


Color Club Gingerbread. This is a light gold-based holo. The holographic glitter is gold toned but there's also plain gold glitter mixed in as well.




Color Club Holiday Splendor. My favorite from the collection! It's a really vibrantly colored green jelly base, hint of blue, and a good amount of holographic glitter. I love jelly glitters and this one is awesome because the green base reminds me of Jell-o!



Color Club Jingle Jangle. This is a blue-based multicolored glitter. It has different tones of blue, a little purple and a bit of silver. I don't think there's any holographic glitter in here at all. It's pretty, but I think it needs some holo like the other shades in the collection to make it even better! I love the name. It makes this song start playing in my head...




Color Club Sugar Plum Fairy. This is a light purple-based holographic glitter. It reminds me of Magic Attraction, the way it's mostly holographic but has a tinted, colored look to it. Magic Attraction is more pink, this one is definitely purple. It's the most strongly holographic shade in the collection.

The formula on these was a little tricky. All of these shades are very thick and have a lot of glitter clumps, so it's hard to get a thin, even coat with them. The main problem I had was that the glitter would wipe off in some spots but then clump up at the edges, creating bald spots and thick areas. This can be fixed with polish thinner, but I prefer not to have to thin brand new polishes. The other problem with these is that they're super gritty. I used three coats of polish and one coat of topcoat, but for a glossy finish, at least two coats of topcoat are a must. Dry time is good. Removal is the same as any other glitter: tedious.

Despite the patchy formula, I love this collection. I love glitter... I love holos. I love holo glitters. These are very sparkly and pretty, even if they are really gritty. My favorite is definitely Holiday Splendor, not just because it's the smoothest polish in the collection, but because that vibrant green jelly base makes the holo hlitter look amazing. Really, though, I like all the colors, I don't think there's a bad one in here. They could be smoother like the new Nicole glitters, but they're still pretty good.

I've got spurs that jingle, jangle, jingle... Jingle jangle!

These are available now!

(This was sent to me for review.)

32 comments:

  1. I'm not a huge fan of glitter but Gingerbread and Holiday Splendor are gorgeous. Thanks for the swatches.

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  2. I feel like I legitimately need Gingerbread. I want to wear it while drinking gingerbread coffee and eating a gingerman cookie.

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  3. Color Club and Funky Fingers are both made by Forsythe. They usually are the exact same polishes.

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  4. Oh my word I've got to get my hands on that Holiday Splendor, you're right that's the star.

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  5. I saw a post on another polish blog (http://theedgeofsanity.org/?p=7713) showing how these coordinate really nicely with the foils that Color Club just put out, for layering. It might help with the application if they were layered and didn't require so many coats. I got the full sets of both of them at Ross and paired them off for stocking stuffers (but I'm keeping the greens for myself!)

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  6. I have holiday splendor & candy cane on my nails right now & I'm COMPLETELY OBSESSED with them!!! This is hands down my favorite Holiday Collection this year!

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  7. Hmmm...my bottles applied smoothly, evenly, and were not gritty after a top coat. I did notice that some of the other sets in the Ross bin were looking a little worse for wear though.

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  8. Cassykins, then you might also need the Color Club Gingerbread Man scented (like gingerbread!) gold foil one too... hehehe :D

    Trbobitch, yep, and Massini/Studio M, too! But they don't sell Funky Fingers around here, except at Five Below which always has the same four colors, so I don't have many in my collection.

    Grace, thanks! I tried some of the Backstage Pass ones over foil but I'm going to try it with these, too!

    @jackiegiardina, yay, glad you love them, I like them too!

    The Lacquered Lady, that's odd! I wonder if mine were dried out. The necks had a little polish on them, but then again, I'm used to my favorite Color Club glitters being a little thick and gritty (Glitter Vixen collection, Magic Attraction, et cetera) so I didn't think anything of it.

    Greeneyespinknails, you're welcome!

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  9. When I first started seeing swatches from this collection I didn't think I needed any of them… I already have a lot of glitter polishes! But I've now come around to the fact that I need Holiday Speldor in my life. Such a beautiful colour, and so sparkly!

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  10. Wow! I love EVERYTHING about this collection! I think the glitters are AMAZING!

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  11. Holiday Splendor is a must have! I actually have a funny/sad story about it. I ordered it earlier, maybe a couple months back, along with Gingerbread, and when I finally got my bottle, I was baffled why it was sooooo hard to open the cap. It felt like it was stuck or something. After much effort, I finally got it open and realized why it was stuck. The polish had caked on the neck and cap because there was no brush. :S First time I've ever gotten a polish bottle with no brush! Luckily, the e-tailer was nice enough to send me a replacement bottle so all's good. :)

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  12. For some reason, this collection doesn't isn't doing it for me! I love glitters, but there's nothing aside from Holiday Splendor that makes me NEED to go get them. Maybe once I see the FF dupes at Five Below something will jump at me.
    It is wonderful and splendorous that there is such glitter overload with the majority of this season's collections, though.

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  13. Amazing combination! Glitter and Holo! They look fantastic! I super love them! =D

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  14. I love these! I found the entire set at Ross for super cheap. I'm actually wearing Sugar Plum Fairy right now and I'm in love with it. I'm really surprised by how holographic it is. Removal will suck though, but I think when you have colors like this, it's probably worth it. Holiday Splendor will probably be the one I wear next. I love how it's completely different than the rest in the set. Thanks for the review!

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  15. oh dear, another glitter collection i'm loving.

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  16. Lovely!! I think this is my favorite holiday collection that came out this year, which is a surprise because I'm not the biggest Color Club fan. So much sparkle!

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  17. So much awesome!! I need Sugar Plum Fairy

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  18. I almost picked these up last weekend at Harmon when I saw these last minute at the register...I passed on it though. I feel like lately I've been on a glitter overload. These are very pretty though, but I need to give my nails a rest from too much sparklicousness.

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  19. I totally agree with you. They are thick but I still love them. Holo's & glitter, what's not to love.

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  20. How does Holiday Splendor compare to China Glaze Atlantis?

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  21. Where can I get Color Club stuffs? :)

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  22. I own Holiday Splendor and love it. I tried layering it a few times only to realize it was nearly opaque at one coat! It's definitely a 2 coater, not good for layering.

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  23. Any tips for removing glitter polishes? I love glitter polish and these all look amazing, loving the pics, but I tend to stay away from them because I end up scrubbing them off later. It takes forever with nail polish remover to get all the glitter off!

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  24. I bought this entire set and sadly I haven't even worn a single one from it yet!

    Your photos of each colour are lovely - thanks for taking the time to swatch all of these glitters! It couldn't have been easy. Hehe, I don't think I could swatch polishes if I tried. That's why I just photograph the colours that I wear as full manicures - much easier for me. :)

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  25. Love these! My Ross is kinda hit or miss with their Color Club availability; but if I run into these there I'm definitely gonna pick them up!

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  26. I ended up going with Beyond the Mistletoe only, but thanks for the gorgeous swatches! And I love that Jingle Jangle Jingle song, too. Makes me think of Fallout. :D

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  27. I just bought the whole collection. I have very few glitters, mostly I have holographics. I got Mira na 3D from a swap with a Brazilian freind and now I'm hooked on glitter holographics. Lol I also got the color club foiled collection ordered. They will all be delivered a day or so before Christmas. Merry Christmas to me. Hehehe

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  28. I don't understand, I buy Color Club sets from winners, I have 5-6 of the boxed sets. The names are on the back of the box, but never on the bottle?! It is SO SO frusterating.

    -Danielle

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  29. Oh my goodness, I wish I could get these now!!!

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