Can you believe that it’s November already? Thanksgiving is just around the corner and suddenly Christmas will be here. Personally, I hate how crazy people get around the holidays so I don’t even care about it all except for the food, of course, because my favorite food is beautifully showcased: CARBS. Don’t fight me on this…carbs is totally my favorite food in every way, shape and form. Yesterday I filed down my nails big time because they were starting to bug me, but I did some swatching before that happened. Today I have the Nicole by OPI Modern Family Holiday Collection to share with you so let’s take a look at the swatches.
I kind of liked this icy blue polish even though it is slightly brush stroke-y. Nicole by OPI Late Blu-mer had a pretty good formula and needed 2 coats for full coverage. Is it just me or does this look a lot like OPI Dining Al Frisco? here is a swatch of Dining Al Frisco:
Pretty darn close, right? The lighting is a bit different, but I think they can be called dupes.
Nicole by OPI Spark the Conversation is a holographic top coat which I found very difficult to apply because it was impossible to get a lot of the holo squares on the brush and get them to transfer onto my nails. I ended up getting TONS of clear polish on my nails and very little glitter so the next time I use this, I will try to pick out some of the glitter with a dotting tool.
Nicole by OPI Aren’t Families Grape? doesn’t really seem like a very holiday-type shade to me, but it’s nice. The formula seemed very thin to me so I applied 3 coats for full opacity.
Nicole by OPI You’re My Treasure is interesting, but I don’t really like it because the diamond shaped glitter is kind of random looking. I had no problems with picking up enough glitter–in fact at times I had too much on the brush! This mani totally came out looking very Lakers-esque.
And lastly we have Nicole by OPI Who Red My Journal??? This is an orange toned red with a lot of shimmer to it. It’s a nice hue, but totally not that interesting to me. The formula was nice: thin but not too sheer so I applied two coats for my swatches above.
Overall, I would give this collection a mild “meh.” For a holiday collection, I was expecting brighter, more jovial colors. These Limited Edition shades should be available now for $7.99 each at select CVS locations nationwide. For more information, visit nicolebyopi.com. Follow Nicole by OPI on Twitter @NicoleByOPI and become a Facebook fan. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and I will talk to you later.
I’m also very meh on this collection. I was meh on their Tinkerbell collection too. Just nothing outstanding. 🙁 How come you filed down your nails? Too long? They look really lovely!
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OMG, Who Red My Journal looks super fab on you! Mine are coming today and I cant wait to try them. The glitters are the most interesting to me I think. As always, I love stalking your page to get a preview of what I will be getting 😉
Lakers-esque, your favorite, hahaha. 😉
Nooottt into this collection. Meh is right.
I’m loving the shimmers in this collection!
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When I was looking at your pictures I would be thinking my impressions and then I would read that you already wrote exactly what I was thinking.
Carbs are also a legit food group.
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The only two that’s nice and not boring is the purple matched with the golden glitter. They look stunning together.
I also feel the collection isn’t very exciting hey.
Yeah, I was hoping for more from a holiday collection.
again more to my wishlist I love these especially the blue and the purple of course, but I agree not very Holiday
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