Grace-full Nail Polish Christmas Spirit

Like Midnight Clear and Santa Cutie, Christmas Spirit was released in November this year by Australian indie-polish maker Grace-full Nail Polish as part of the Vintage Christmas collection. This microglitter bomb is described as a deep forest green base with bright green holographic microglitters, red microglitters and green shimmers. The jelly base is indeed a dark but vibrant forest green (almost a Kelly green sort of look) with a nicely balanced "primary" quality -- not too blue, not too yellow -- that gives it a great bold holiday vibe. It's packed with green holographic microglitters perfectly interspersed with red ones for a look that reminds me of a sparkly, stylized holly wreath. It's full of bright glittery sparkle in ambient light, with an added blanket of prismatic sparks in the sun.

Application was great! The consistency of Christmas Spirit is fluid and dense with microglitters, with a medium-to-slightly-thicker viscosity and an easy, tractable, self-leveling flow over the nail that went on best for me in thin to medium coats from a moderately loaded brush. Wearably opaque coverage can be had in two to three coats depending on how you paint. I used three for most uniform depth of color in my photos. I did my cleanup as I went along because sticky glitters! Christmas Spirit dries naturally in very good time to a shiny, pebbly finish that needs a layer or two of good, thick topcoat to smooth it out. I used the combination of a dedicated glitter-smoother and quick-dry for a glossy, glitter-under-glass look.

Photos show three coats of Christmas Spirit over KBShimmer Love You Strong Time treatment and KBShimmer Fillin' Groovy basecoat topped with a layer of Girly Bits Glitter Glaze and finished with Seche Vite.

Grace-full Nail Polish Christmas Spirit

Grace-full Nail Polish Christmas Spirit

Grace-full Nail Polish Christmas Spirit

Grace-full Nail Polish Christmas Spirit

Grace-full Nail Polish Christmas Spirit

Grace-full Nail Polish Christmas Spirit

Grace-full Nail Polish Christmas Spirit

Grace-full Nail Polish Christmas Spirit

Grace-full Nail Polish Christmas Spirit

Merry Christmas!

I cannot get over how well-balanced this glitter mix is, because this polish does not look even the least bit muddy, either in the bottle or on the nail. Somehow the eye sees those tiny red microglitters with perfect clarity amidst all of that green. They are so cute! Also, I couldn't help but imagine this polish as a glittery gift wrap. Wouldn't that be awesome?

My significant other was shuffling down the hall in his bathrobe when he spotted Christmas Spirit on my nails. "St. Patrick would be proud," he said, examining my manicure. Hello?! Needless to say, he's not really big on Christmas -- but he does love green!

love,
Liz