Nail Polish Stocking Stuffers :)

Hello, faithful followers! It's been too long...anyway, here's the deal. Winter is not the ideal time for swatching, I've discovered. Especially for swatching on a tight schedule. So here's the deal. Our typical site series will be on hiatus for a bit...but we promise they'll be back! Now, we commence posting whatever the hell we feel like. :p

J and I found these at Rite Aid a couple weeks ago, and they're surprisingly nice for $2 nail polish packaged in the decapitated head of a snowman. Lol.

I also have two more of these polishes...a red glitter and a sky blue with holo glitter, but they were both super sheer, and will need more swatching time than I had today.

Snowman "Dazzle" - 1 coat over black

Sarah Says: Obviously, these don't come with names. It's $2 drugstore polish...names are too far above it. And I am far too OCD to leave anything unnamed, so thus, this was named Dazzle. It's pretty much your standard holo topcoat glitter. Basically, it's the same as Sally Hansen Diamond Dust (link to flickr, in case anyone wants to check that out.) However, Diamond Dust is discontinued, so this is a good alternative. I suppose you could make this opaque by doing a zillion coats, but why the hell would you do that? Seriously? Pick something opaque and holographic and silver. Anything. Don't sit there and do twenty coats of this.

Jason Says: This really is a nice top coat glitter. It is nice and silvery/holographicy. Lol. This is a great $2 top coat polish. The packaging is cute if not slightly demented. :-P I think it would be slightly traumatic for a child to see snow man head just sitting there. That could just be my personal opinion.

Snowman "Candyfloss" - 3 coats

Sarah Says: Something about this just spoke to me. Who are we kidding, it's the holo. I am such a magpie. Drawn to anything shiny, holographic, or sparkly. It actually reminds me of those awesome holos that Claire's Lulu Belle. Damn, those were awesome polishes. Anyone else remember those awesome neon holos that Claire's had a couple summers ago? (Speaking of which, I am kicking myself for not getting more of them. If anybody has some of those and wants to get rid of them, send them my way!) But yes, this is a lovely polish. And I was pleasantly surprised to find that this wasn't sheer as hell.

Jason Says: I am not quite sure I am sold on the base color of this polish. It just isn't my idea of "pretty". But, other people will most definitely love it. This is still a very classy color but with some spark and pizazz. ;)

Snowman "Frozen Pond" - 2 coats

Sarah Says: OMGLOVE. This is freakin' amazing. I'm pretty sure I don't own anything like this. Trust me, this is more amazing in person, but it's a super-saturated blue with silvery shimmer. Very wintery, and totally fantastic. The formula is great - you really could get away with one coat. I only did two out of habit. By the way...my sister, who thinks nail polish is a waste of time and that I should be institutionalized for my addiction, saw this polish sitting on my dresser and said "WOW! That's such a unique color!" Perhaps I've had some influence on her after all...

Jason Says: The silver glitter of this polish is much more interesting in person. The base color is gorgeous. This is an all out home run for the snow man heads. It is everything these polishes should be. Great color, formula, and unique. What more could you ask for? Two dollars? Why yes please. :D

I hope everyone is having a great holiday season so far! Don't forget about our giveaway! We're getting there...but we have a little over 200 more followers to reach our goal. Tell your friends to follow us! The sooner we get there, the sooner someone wins NARS Zulu! :) And don't worry...you'll be seeing a lot of us in the coming weeks. :p