The next color I have to show you from Barielle's Holiday Hustle Collection is Coalest Day of the Year. It's described by the manufacturer as "a carbon gray with white pearls," but I think it's charcoal with silver-white shimmer. Probably six of one and a half dozen of the other, but that's what I'd call it.
Anyhow, the polish is a bit on the thick side, but thin coats make it really manageable. Coalest Day of the Year is good in two coats, and I also found it to be quite durable. After this manicure dried but before I'd taken a picture of it, something went wrong around the house that required a whole bunch of cleaning where my hands were in water. I was certain it would be ruined when I finished tidying up, and there's just a small amount of tip wear, which impressed me. Here's the manicure after being tested.
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| Barielle Coalest Day of the Year Nail Polish, Two Coats Dry |
Dangit, I just noticed the shadow over my pinky in the picture, but this one showed the polish best, so I'm keeping it shadow and all. Please just ignore my pinky.
Back to the polish... I see where the folks at Barielle are coming from calling this "carbon gray." It does look a little bit like pencil lead. The really strong shimmer you can see in this Coalest Day of the Year is what differentiates it from other charcoal shimmers for me. Since I'm often of the "The More, The Merrier" school of thought when it comes to shimmer, I like it a lot and would reach for this shade before most charcoals.
That's the update for today, Dear Reader. Until next time, love and nail polish to you! 
*This was sent to me for review by the manufacturer.
*This was sent to me for review by the manufacturer.
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