Hi everyone! I am so glad to be able to actually sit down and take a moment to write a blog entry! As I'm sure everyone has been, I have been so busy the last few weeks with the holidays, and two of my daughters had birthdays in the same week so it's been extremely hectic in my house. Not to mention, it seems I was flooded with swatch requests all at one time so my nights were filled with polish and acetone fumes with no time to write! Trust me, I'm not complaining. I am so thankful to be able to do something I completely love in my free time.
So, better late than never, I have the GORGEOUS Happy Holly Days collection from Different Dimension. I'm going to be 100% honest, I had never tried the brand before. I do own several of Missi's polishes but sadly they are still in my untrieds pile. This is not intentional, but only as a result of being a complete polish hoarder with too little time to paint! So on a whim, I submitted a blogger/swatcher application and was absolutely floored when I was selected. I hope you guys enjoy my swatches as much as I love these polishes!
First up is Mistle-Toad, a green linear holographic with a subtle duochrome of pink shimmer. Dead. I couldn't believe how gorgeous this transferred to the nails and is seriously my new favorite green. This is two perfect coats and topcoat. Went on like buttah.
Next is Can We Carol On, a creamy light dusty lavender holo with blue shimmer. Another absolute stunner. As I'm sure you can imagine, the holo is much stronger in sunlight and was just a perfect formula. Two smooth coats used here and topcoat.
If you are looking for a perfect baby pink, then you need Load of Baubles! She dries matte with an unbelievable blue shimmer. I did use topcoat simply to bring out the shimmer even more so but I have to say this was the best formula matte I've ever used. It doesn't dry chalky like so many do, more like a matte satin finish. It is a little on the sheer side so I used three thin coats to achieve this level of opacity. I felt so girly and pretty with this on!
That's Snow Joke is in a clear base with silvery blue shimmer with blue, white, and silver holo glitters in a mixture of sizes and shapes. This is one dabbed coat over Can We Carol On for a really icy look! I didn't have any issues with sinking glitter but I seem to recall needing to place the larger circles just beucase I'm really OCD and need to have uniformity. Also, I realize my skin tone looks crazy here but I'm working on my lighting situation and did slightly edit the picture just to get the polish true to life.
This one stopped me in my tracks when I was unwrapping this collection. Why Am I Such a Misfit is such a fun and unique polish for Christmas with its neon and pastel glitters in all shapes and sizes. I always buy wrapping paper in these colors for my girls' presents and I would love to one day buy all new tree ornaments and really go for something non-traditional like this. Since it's pretty sheer on it's own and my nails are ridiculously stained I decided to layer it over Load of Baubles. I did see several other swatchers like @mrslochness that did swatch it on its own and I would prefer it that way but I couldn't make it work for me. I can't wait to try it over more shades for versatile looks.
If I could only choose one holo topper for the rest of my days, I Only Have Ice For You would win hands down. This is unlike anything I've ever seen before and just blew me away. This has not only a linear holo effect but also includes sterling silver micro flakies. What?! Of course I had to try it over purple so this is American Apparel Violet Panache. I'm fairly certain this has since sold out and I'm really kicking myself for not getting a back up bottle so I'm going to have to ration this one out!
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| Christmahanakwanzika |
I just love the name of this polish! So that no holiday was left out, Missi threw them all together in one polish! This is Christmahanakwanzika, a glitter topper full of red, yellow, blue, green, black and gold glitters, and I used one dabbed coat over a red base.
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| You're Not Making Any Frankincense |
You're Not Making Any Frankincense is such a pretty topper filled with gold and silver holo circles, and hex and square glitters. I went with gold as my base but would look good over so many other colors. I just love circle glitter so this was definitely a fave of mine for this collection.
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| This is Not Fir |
I think this may be my favorite of the collection! This is Not Fir is such a perfect, squishy green jelly filled with silver and green circles, squares, and hexes. I used two coats over a similar green base but it can also build up on it's own in several coats. It's just such a perfect holiday green! Glitters came out easily and I used two coats of topcoat to perfectly smooth out.
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| Don't Be the Santa of Everything |
Let me just apologize in advance if you don't care for the shade of green I used as my undie. I was informed by friends the day after I posted this collection to my Instagram account that this was a horrible pea green. I guess I didn't see it that way but please don't let my swatch keep you away from this polish; it's the perfect Christmas topper! Don't Be the Santa of Everything is a topper full of red and green circles and hexes of different sizes. I would probably use this again over black to really make the colors pop. It really is Christmas in a bottle!
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| Tinselitis |
Tinselitis is a glitter topper filled with silver holo glitters with a strong, gorgeous silver shimmer. I used one coat over Orly Snowcone. Just look at that bottle shot, serious holo glitter porn!
The Happy Holly Days is just an amazing collection overall. I discovered one bad thing about swatching these polishes: having to take them off to swatch the next one! I truly wanted to wear each one for days at a time. As I mentioned before, I am so late in blogging this so I'm sure there are several of these that have sold out at this point. However, ALL her polishes are definitely hoarding worthy and I'm sure you'll find something you have to have. You can purchase Different Dimension at her Etsy shop, and follow her on several social media sites, including Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
