Smitten Polish - The Holly and the Ivy & Adeste Fedelis

I received these two gorgeous Smitten Polishes as part of my package from my Secret Santa.

The Holly and the Ivy - white jelly base with bright red and green matte hexes in two sizes.  This is three coats with top coat.  

Adeste Fedelis - I loved the look of this polish in the bottle pictures I saw but I wasn't quite prepared for how much I would love it when I put it on my nails.  It has a slightly pink toned white jelly base with rose pink and  pale green large hexes and small copper coloured hexes.  After wearing the rich golden hues of golden eye, this was such a beautiful palette cleansing glitter.  Who would have thought there could be such a thing as a palette cleansing glitter.

The Smitten Polish Etsy site is closed for the holidays, and I have no idea if she will still be selling these two beautiful holiday shades.  I certainly hope so, especially with Adeste Fedelis, because it doesn't look like a holiday polish.

Merry Christmas 2012

Merry Christmas everyone. Christmas day is over, the kids have played all day with their new toys, we all ate way too much turkey and I personally must have eaten about 3/4 of a pavlova!  

I can't believe it's been a whole year since I did my last holly leaves mani like this one.  I used the beautiful OPI Golden Eye for my base (which I received a mini of for my birthday earlier this month - I think I will need a full size of this gold!). I hand painted the holly using a green franken and China Glaze Emerald Sparkle.  The holly is created with red rhinestones.  

I can't believe how long my nails are at the moment. I think I must file them down soon, although it's kinda fun having nails this long when I'm not working.  I got this extra length using the Gelicious hybrid gel nails.  I've not got gel on for this mani, but it certainly has helped my nails grow out without breakages.

I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas!