We are now fully transitioning to the winter nail polish season which means I'm saying goodbye to the mauves, pumpkin oranges, and browns. I'm now saying hello to reds, golds, silvers, glitters, and anything that reminds me of winter. 

I recently went through my entire nail polish collection and got rid of a lot of old, expired polishes so I was in need of a few new colors. During the Sephora sale, I spotted this gorgeous peppermint-themed/scented nail kit from Nails INC and knew I needed it. I love when polishes come in sets that have a built-in ombre. 

The set comes with four full-size nail polishes, for $22 which is an unbeatable price. It's peppermint scented, which is interesting but also peppermint-inspired because it comes with a dark red, neutral red, baby pink, and light pink polish. All the polishes also have candy-inspired names which are so sweet. It truly puts me in the Christmas spirit. 

As soon as I received this set, I immediately had to try out one of the red shades. I used Peppermint Place which is classified as deep red and I was in love. It's a beautiful, true red color that screams Christmas and winter. It also pairs perfectly with the other colors if you did in fact want to do an ombre manicure which I am sure I will do at some point.

The polish applies easily and is not too sloppy, though it is a red polish so it did get a little messy at times, however, I've definitely had messier.

I loved how the polish dried very shiny and just looked beautiful on my nails. It's been a while since I had a decent red polish in my collection and I'm very happy with this one.

One thing aside from being a little messy is that since it's a red polish, it chipped a little faster than other polishes but I will have to put the other colors to the test before I decide if it's the color or formula. 

Even if the polishes are a little messy and chip a little easier, I'm still very into the collection and happy I have it! I mean, the polishes are still high quality and worth every penny, especially for the $22 price tag. I think that if you're in need of new winter polishes and want something with a Merry twist, this is a great set! I think it would also make a fantastic gift, especially for a Secret Santa that might have a price limit. 

What's on your nails this Monday?
xoxo
B

 I am finally completing my trio of posts about the Lights Lacquer Holiday Collection. If you missed my first two posts, you can read them here and here. I received the package in PR and decided to paint my nails all December long with the collection. I started with the more traditional holiday shades to celebrate Christmas and New Years' with and have since moved onto the final two shades in the collection -- the winter blues!

There are two blue hues in the collection: I'll Be Home and Misfit Toys. 

I'll Be Home is a deep, blue velvet that has a matte finish. I had no idea it was matte until I started applying. I hate matte nail polish on me but with my Essie Gel Couture Top Coat, it made it look shinier and almost gave it an iridescent flick when in light. 

Misfit Toys is a more snow/baby blue color which I think will be gorgeous throughout the winter. It definitely was a more sheer formula and needs to be built up to look good. My favorite colors to wear in the winter are these snowy looking shades so even though the formula was less than satisfactory, I'll probably continue to wear it throughout the winter. 

The formula on both polishes aren't great; they're a bit watery and messy, bleeding onto my cuticles and not being super controllable. They were also really patchy and not easy to build up. I'm not sure if it's because of the blue hue, or because the Misfit Toys color is so light but these were just not my favorite.

Because of the matte finish of "I'll Be Home", I probably won't wear as much but as mentioned above, I'll definitely endure the pain of "Misfit Toys." The other polishes in the holiday collection were much better and easier to work with! 

This was kind of a strange review because I'm not a fan of the formulas but still like the polishes so I can't recommend these colors but also cannot NOT recommend them! However, if you do like matte shades, I recommend "I'll Be Home" because I feel like it's a very unique shade to have a matte finish and you won't find it anywhere else.

What is on your nails this Monday?

xoxo
B