So I saw another winter Finger Paints collection, Holiday Love Affair at Sally's, and was intrigued! I never usually see more than one full collection per season for Finger Paints, but this year has felt different! I wonder if it's because their other collection, Enchanted Holiday, was all textures, so they wanted to do something different? I dunno, but I can't complain about more polish!
There are five shades in this collection. I skipped a red shimmer and this red glitter from Teen Polish Junkie's blog. You can also check out more pictures of all five shades at TheKarenD's blog! (You should be following her anyway if you aren't already!)
Fist up is Finger Paints Frolic in the Snow, a white bar glitter suspended in a clear base with pink micro-shimmer. I don't know about you, but I'm about done with all the matte bar glitter, and I like the trend. I know it isn't that popular, so I hope this dies down a bit soon! I suppose Finger Paints had to get in on the action, and to be fair this is unique with the inclusion of shimmer, a bit like China Glaze Flying South. I swatched two "coats", aka dabbed layers and every finger but my ring, where I did one coat over Wet N Wild Black Creme so that you could better see the shimmer.
Second is, Finger Paints Sugar Cookie for Two, a mix of black and gold bar glitter in a clear base. I like this one much more than the one above. It reminds me of Grandma's "party sweater" with all the metallic threads. Just for contrast, I swatched it over China Glaze Ruby Deer on my ring finger, and two coats on all the rest.
Lastly is my favorite, and one I almost skipped! Finger Paints Golden Kisses is a mix of tiny silver glitter and golden flakes. I love the depth this one achieves! It's a similar idea to many silver/gold polishes, but I think this may be my favorite in terms of execution! This is super dense and only took two thin coats. I'm not sure if this was intended to be a texture polish, as the last collection was all texture, but it did dry quite gritty! I inlcuded some shote without topcoat for the curious.
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