11 Dec Review, Swatches: Ciaté Mini Mani Month Advent Calendar, Tree Trinkets, Nail Polish Lab, Velvet, Caviar Manicure – Holiday 2013
Ciaté holiday nail kits are not only festive, but truly jaw-droppingly gorgeous! Ciaté has launched 2 NEW LIMITED EDITION holiday nail sets: Mini Mani Month ($58.00) and Tree Trinkets ($21.00), exclusively for Sephora, that are sure to be on every finger fashionista’s nail list!
I love holiday events, as that means tons of goodies available for review. The Ciaté Mini Mani Month is a cute advent calendar that features 24 mini nail shades. You can change your color every day of the month (as I do – I don’t do chips!).
Ciaté’s calendar countdown has every shade and texture your little heart desires: base coats, quick-dry, mini Paint Pots, glitter sprinkles, caviar pearls, treatments, cute nail gifts and a hidden surprise!
The Ciaté Mini Mani Month contains 17 of Ciaté’s best crème shades and 7 textured manicure toppers (caviar/beads, sprinkles, powders), so you’ll be entertained the entire holiday season. I also love the cute quotes and tips inside every door you open.
Even more festive are the Ciaté Tree Trinkets. Six mini glitter polishes in clear dome tree ornaments — super-cute! The names alone will get you into the holiday spirit: Yule Rules, All Aglow, Candy Cane, Humbug, Wrap Star! and Tinsel Town. My nail tech even has her tree decorated with these!
With so many options to choose from for my review, I went with a festive shade, of course. So, I painted my nails all white and then chose the red and green Caviar Pearls Christmas Tree Caviar (beads). Now, I warn you as these toppers require patience.
These little beads tend to scatter and make a mess, so I recommend you take a white napkin and pour a dime-sized amount onto your nail. How I did it: After I painted my nails white, I let them dry completely. Then, I applied a thick coat of clear, quickly placed my nail face-down onto the beads and ROLLED, coating my nails with caviar beads. Press down and then apply a top coat. You get an amazing 3-D effect with the Caviar Manicure!
I took a break from holiday nails and played around with Ciaté Feathered Manicure Kit ($25.00) — previously reviewed by fellow Curl~Friend Nicole! Check out her review HERE! — and chose my fave combo of black and white.
A bit tricky at first, but the key is to paint your nails and while the polish is still wet, you lay the feather with the tip facing your cuticle, then press down and paint your nail BACKWARDS (again, towards the cuticle, not out to the tip). Let dry, trim and file in a downward motion. I can’t even begin to tell you how many compliments I received.
Now if you’re a TRUE nail art lover (or mad nail scientist), Ciaté has the Nail Lab ($65.00) set, complete with petri dishes, a kit that contains everything for the ultimate at-home nail studio.
With 3 drawers and a huge top compartment, you can mix colors, create your own shade – whatever your creativity allows. Complete with: dotting tools, ombre sponge and a striping brush, 6 mini paint pots, assorted glitters and “recipe cards”.
Whether this is for yourself or a friend, pick up your Ciaté holiday nail or feather manicure sets at Sephora or Sephora.com!
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Are your nails getting into the holiday season with these sets?
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Mamavalveeta03
Posted at 16:31h, 11 DecemberEven though I have short nails, I love to wear fun colors, so these sets are GORGEOUS! I’d love to try out Ciate for the Holidays!
Cindi
Posted at 05:15h, 13 DecemberWhat a fun and interesting article! The Nail Lab is unbelievably something that my nails
could really use…
“Happy Holidays!”
Thanks, Cindi