China Glaze Bells Will Be Blinging

Hi, you guys! Hope you're having a fantastic week! :)

Today, I've got another interesting glitter from the China Glaze Happy HoliGlaze Collection to share with you. Bells Will Be Blinging is a mix of blue and silver holographic round and short bar glitters all in a sheer base.

This is such a fun and unique combination of glitters. I'm usually not a fan of bar glitters, but I really like the ones in here. I think it's because the bars are wider and shorter, so they don't look hairy lol. And the holographic nature of the silver makes it look like little rainbows slices. Application for this is super easy. The glitter density is great, so I just did one coat over So Blue Without You for the swatches.

You can find Bells Will Be Blinging at your local nail salons and at beauty stores such as Ulta and Sally Beauty for a retail price of $7.50 for 0.5 fl oz.

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Zoya Mosheen

Hi, you guys! :-)

Today, I've got another polish from the Zoya Zenith Collection to share with you. Mosheen is a sheer blue topper filled with tons of small blue and silver holographic round and bar glitters.

Mosheen was originally released as part of the limited edition Aqua Di Lara MBFW Swim 2014 trio a few months ago. I'm usually not a big fan of bar glitters, but those in Mosheen are small and tastefully paired with the other glitters. The overall effect is fun and festive without being excessively furry. It has great application and glitter density. What you see in the swatches is just one coat over Belinda, and all the glitters are evenly distributed without having to resort to fishing or coaxing.

You can find Mosheen on Zoya.com for $8 for 0.5 fl oz. If you are new to Zoya, you can get your first two bottles of Zoya for $8 - $9 total and free shipping! More info HERE.

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China Glaze Mosaic Madness

Hi you guys! Today, I've got the last of my picks from the China Glaze Glitz Bitz 'n Pieces Collection to share with you. Mosaic Madness is the blue and black one from the collection, comprised of a mix of small, medium, and large round and hexagon blue and black pieces, as well as some black bar glitters, all in a sheer base.

The mix of glitters in Mosaic Madness is similar to the other ones in the collection, just with blue glitters instead of a different color. In the swatches, I paired one coat of the glitter over Sunday Funday. It's a fun combination, but I think the blue base color is too close to the color of the blue glitters, so the blue glitters don't pop as much as they could.

This being the third one I tried from the collection, I finally figured out how to reliably get those big pieces of glitter onto the brush. Instead of dipping the brush into the bottle between nails (as I would do for other polishes), I find swirling it in a circle in the polish helps the bristles grab onto the big glitter pieces, which then makes it easier to get them onto the nails. :-)

Hope you've enjoyed my picks from the China Glaze Glitz Bitz 'n Pieces Collection! :-) It's fun to see mainstream polish brands starting to come out with the more interesting glitters that indie brands have been doing for some time. Be sure to let me know what you think of this collection and if any will be making its way to you in the comments below.

You can find Mosaic Madness at your local nail salons and at beauty stores such as Ulta and Sally Beauty for a retail price of $7 for 0.5 fl oz.

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China Glaze Graffiti Glitter

Hi you guys! Hope your week is off to a great start! :-) I've got another glitter from the China Glaze Glitz Bitz 'n Pieces Collection to share with you today. Graffiti Glitter is the green and black one from the collection, made up of a mix of small, medium, and large round and hexagon green and black pieces, as well as some black bar glitters, all in a sheer base.

I've got Graffiti Glitter over Keep Calm, Paint On in the swatches, and I think it's a fun combination. The six polishes in this collection are all quite similar, just with each polish's glitters comprised of a different color. The formula is good, but a little thicker, as is usual for a glitter like this to keep all the pieces evenly suspended in the polish. I did one coat, with a few strokes over each other to get good glitter density and coverage.

Since the glitter pieces come in some larger sizes and a variety of shapes, you may need to do some extra poking or prodding to get everything onto the nails nicely. Some of the larger glitter pieces definitely require a bit of fanegaling to get onto the brush and then the nails. And the bar glitters have a tendency to dangle off of the nails, but you can just nudge those stray pieces into place or file them off once dried.

You can find Graffiti Glitter at your local nail salons and at beauty stores such as Ulta and Sally Beauty for a retail price of $7 for 0.5 fl oz.

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China Glaze Glitz N Pieces

Happy weekend, you guys! Did you remember to update your clocks? I love daylight savings and how it gets dark later (there'll actually be daylight when I leave work now!), but this whole losing an hour's sleep is too much for me. I'm so tired today lol. *yawn*

China Glaze released their six-polish Glitz Bitz 'n Pieces Collection, and I've got a few to share with you. Today I'll start off with Glitz N Pieces, the silver and black one of the collection.

Glitz N Pieces is comprised of a mix of small, medium and large round and hexagon silver and black pieces, as well as some black bar glitters, all in a sheer base. In the swatches, I'm showing it layered over Dandy Lyin' Around. I did one coat, with a few strokes over each other to build glitter density and even coverage. For the bigger glitter pieces, I did have to fish a bit to get those onto the nails, but that's pretty much expected for bigger glitters.

You can find Glitz N Pieces at your local nail salons and at beauty stores such as Ulta and Sally Beauty for a retail price of $7 for 0.5 fl oz.

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Zoya Electra

Hello! Hope you guys had a great weekend! As for me, I think the time just flew by and before I knew it, the weekend was over and I don't remember having done anything. :-)

Today, I'm continuing with Zoya's Ornate Collection and I have Electra for you. Electra is made up of a dense population of silver holographic bar glitters in a clear base.

I used Zoya Storm as a base in the swatches above because I wasn't sure how dense the glitters would be, but as it turns out, I didn't really need to. I did only one coat, but in my effort to smooth the bar glitters out, I did a few strokes over each other, which is what you see. I think if you are a better glitter-applier than me, you probably could have gotten this sparser. :-) Otherwise, if you like full coverage, you can skip the base color altogether. I had a bit of difficulty getting edges neat with this polish, but that is to be expected with bar glitters.

You can find Electra on Zoya.com for $8 for 0.5 fl oz. If you are new to Zoya, you can get your first two bottles of Zoya for $8 total and free shipping! More info HERE.

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