Julep - Harper

As I mentioned before, I cancelled my Julep Maven membership to sign up for SquareHue instead. That means that the December box was my last & today I have one of the December It Girl polishes for you - Harper!

Julep's website describes Harper as a "full-coverage opalescent mermaid blue multi-dimensional glitter" & I'd say that sounds about right. This aqua jelly polish is packed full of iridescent glitter! 

The photos below are 2 coats of Harper with 2 coats of Duri Miracote topcoat.

As you might be able to see, after 2 coats there is still some very slight VNL but it's much more obvious in the photos than it is in real life. The formula on this one was very thick. By the end of the manicure the polish was completely gooped up around the bottle opening. Adding some thinner would help Harper out a lot, I'm sure.

Despite the formula issues, this is a nice, bright, sparkly polish that's great to wear to holiday parties!

Nicole by OPI - Kardashing Through The Snow

Today I have a polish from the Nicole by OPI Kardashian Kolor Holiday 2012 collection - Kardashing Through The Snow! This polish consists of small, multi-colored glitter in a clear base. The colors that I see are gold, red, blue, green and silver.

This is two coats of Kardashing over Zoya Ginessa with a couple coats of Duri Miracote to make it perfectly smooth. The glitter wasn't too hungry, so two coats of regular top coat did the job! The formula was good, a little on the thick side but not unmanageable and the glitter payoff was great.

In my opinion, NOPI has been hitting it out of the park with some of their polishes lately (Just Busta Mauve, All Is Glam All Is Bright, Kardashing, to name a few). I'm pretty excited for their upcoming collections so keep an eye out for some of those polishes here!

Zoya - Blaze

Zoya Blaze

2 coats + Duri Miracote top coat

I cannot get over this color, it's so pretty! Perfect for the holidays & the formula was great. I only picked up Blaze & Aurora from Zoya's holiday collection & they are both beautiful, but this just screams Christmas to me. I'll have to find a good green polish to pair it with for a potential Christmas mani. Look at that holo! Love love love. <3