Swatches | Winter/Holiday 2016 Collection from Colores de Carol

Hey y’all! Today I have the 12 gorgeous polishes from the Winter/Holiday 2016 collection available now from Colores de Carol! These polishes were sent to me for review and they will retail for $11 each. There is really something for everyone here, so i’ll jump right into it!

First up is Wintery Dust, described as a “a silver holographic base with gold flakes, platinum flakes and holo flakes and pink/gold shimmer.” This is not your typical silver linear holographic! Wintery Dust built up to full opacity for me in 2 easy coats and I love the gold and scattered holographic flakes in this polish, it really adds a new dimension!

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Next up is Regalos which is described as a “a white crelly base with green and red glitters in various shapes and sizes.” I truly believe that Colores de carol has perfected the white crelly base, it is perfectly creamy with just the right amount of opacity for build able coverage and depth. The glitters here are such a fun mix and I love how they come together, even the bar glitter! Regalos had nice coverage for me at 2 coats but I did opt to do a third for my swatches today.

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Next up is Gone Skiing, which is described as a “bright red crelly with red micro glitter, silver holographic glitter and iridescent shreds.” This is one of my top picks, I just can’t help myself with reds! I love how squishy and blingy Gone Skiing is and it built up perfectly opaque for me in 3 coats.

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Next up is Breakfast In Bed, described as a “cranberry red linear holographic with a subtle multi-chrome shift to it. It has platinum micro flakes.” This polish leaned pretty pink for me and has an incredibly strong linear holographic effect! Breakfast In Bed has a perfect 2 coats formula as well.

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Next up is My G-Man, described as a “a medium brown crelly base with dark copper glitter, silver holo glitter, iridescent (orange/green) glitter and gold micro glitter.” This is such a cool and funky mix, for sure a unique polish for my collection! My G-Man is such a perfect expression of gingerbread and the scattered holographic glitter makes this one incredible! My G-Man was opaque for me in 2 thickish coats.

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Next up is my absolute number one pick of this collection, Pine! Pine is described as a “dark green linear holo with holo flakes, clear galaxy holo glitter and rainbow glitter.” This is the perfect embodiment of a Christmas tree dressed all in colored lights with a bokeh effect and I can’t get over it! 2 coats gives great coverage and tons of depth, if you can only pick up one polish from this collection make it this one!

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Next is My Favorite Jacket, described as a “deep turquoise green linear holographic with gold shimmer in it and turquoise micro holo hex.” My Favorite Jacket has a really nice and easy 2 coat formula and is so stunning in natural lighting!

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Next is Snow Boots which is described as a “deep navy blue linear holographic with iridescent shreds.” This is a crazy stunning polish, it is such a dark navy color and the shreds look like shattered glass! It makes for a stunning combination and had a great 1-2 coat formula, although you may want a good topcoat to help smooth the shards out.

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Next is Still Waters, described as a “slightly blue tinted base with light blue micro glitter, navy holo glitter and holo glitter.” This micro glitter has really great coverage at 2 coats, I did do 3 for my swatches today though! Still Waters is incredibly blingy on the nail and the tinted base is a perfect touch.

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Next is another personal favorite, Fruit Cake (the polish only, not the food!) Fruit Cake is described as a “deep purple jelly base packed with shifting rainbow squares and glass violet glitter.” This combination is incredibly squishy and juicy, I prefer how it looks at 3 coats but 2 also gave great coverage! Can I rave a minute at how well the square glitters are suspended in this polish? I literally didn’t have to fuss with them at all!

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Next is Grandpa’s Clock, described as a “clear base with blue/green iridescent glitter, holo flakes, and clear holo glitter.” Grandpa’s Clock is a perfectly balanced topper that is really going to pop over darker colors, I’ve layered one coat over Zoya’s Willa here! I am so in love with those blue to green flakies, especially matte or in indirect natural lighting.

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Lastly today I have Flurries, described as a “clear base packed with an explosion of festive glitters, stars and bows.” Flurries has such a fun mix of glitters, I love the large circle glitters, bows and stars! I did one easy coat over soya’s Purity and just swirled the glitters in place a bit. For more precise application or more larger glitters I definitely recommend doing some glitter placement.

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