OPI Holiday 2014: Gwen Stefani Swatches and Review Part 1

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This is Part Two of the OPI Holiday 2014: Gwen Stefani Swatches.  Check out Part 1 Here!

OPI Comet in the Sky over OPI in A Holi-daze

OPI Comet in the Sky is a clear based glitter topper with a mixture of large and small black hexagons and micro glitter, with large, medium, small and micro hexagons.  Not a favorite because the glitters are quite chunky.  This is probably great as an accent nail because the large glitters are truly eye catchers.

OPI First Class Desires

OPI First Class Desires

OPI First Class Desires is beautiful!  It's a beautiful mix of gold and eggplant shimmer.  I think it's the most beautiful shade from this collection, I believe.  It's dark and vampy that goes well with the season, but the sparkles make it very festive.

OPI Christmas Gone Paid

OPI Christmas Gone Paid is a nice emerald shade.  I like that it is a deep emerald to go with the winter season.  It is also a nice Yuletide green.

OPI Gwen Stefani I Carol About You (Accent Nail: OPI Rollin' In Cashmere)

OPI I Carol About You is gorgeous!  It is one of the prettiest colors from this collection.  It is a pretty deep purple that is great for fall in winter.

In the nail look above, I added OPI Rollin' In Cashmere as a nail accent, a pretty sunshine metallic gold.

OPI Love Is Hot And Coal

OPI Love Is Hot And Coal is one of the darkest colors in the bunch.  It's a nice shimmery blackish grey with silver shimmer.  Really pretty.

OPI What is Your Point-settia 

OPI What is Your Point-settia is a a fire-engine red creme that is your perfect holiday red.  It is the quintessential red for the season.

All in all, I am liking the formula of most of the shades.  I am liking how the colors are quite festive, some are vampy, and some are metallic, shimmery or glittery to herald the coming of the season.  The two colors that I didn't like the formula were  OPI In A Holi-daze and Comet in the Sky, but the rest were a dream to apply.

These are now available at retail stores  Professional Salons, including Beauty Brands, beautybrands.com, Chatters, Dillard’s, Regis, ULTA and ulta.com for $9.50 ($11.50 CAN).

(Media sample was provided by a representative of the brand for consideration.  All opinions are mine.)

OPI Holiday 2014: Gwen Stefani Swatches and Review Part 1

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Today is all about the OPI Holiday 2014 Gwen Stefani Collection!  Last year, OPI launched a Gwen Stefani collection, but it was just a small one and less than 6 polishes in all.  This time, OPI launches a grand total of twelve polishes for the special OPI Holiday 2014 Gwen Stefani collection.  Here are the first six nail lacquers, and my thoughts on them.

OPI Cinnamon Sweet, as the name suggests, is a a cinnamon red cream.  It is opaque in two coats.  For some reason, this one really looks festive, like a color of a holiday sweater.

OPI Just Be-Claus

OPI Just Be-Claus is like a cream mulberry red.  I love this shade.  This is one of my favorites from this collection.  It is a very classic color, and also opaque in two coats.

OPI Kiss Me - Or Elf!

OPI Kiss Me - Or Elf! is a shimmery magenta.  I am liking this because it is not a cream, and the shimmer has this nice flash of purple that is quite pretty.

OPI Red Fingers and Mistletoes

OPI Red Fingers and Mistletoes is one of my favorites - a beautiful, glass fleck copper red.  This is such a festive shade!  Very fall-esque and quite apt for the season.

OPI Sleigh Parking Only

OPI Sleigh Parking Only is a one of the prettiest dark plums I own.  It is a cream and is just gorgeous!  This is the perfect holiday winter vampy shade.

OPI In A Holi-daze

OPI In A Holi-daze is a jelly, a maroon shade that is not my cup of tea.  The jelly formula makes it apply and look patchy.  It needs at least 3 coats for decent coverage.

All in all, these are gorgeous shades with fantastic formula, with the exception of OPI In A Holi-daze.  My favorites from these first six shades are Sleigh Parking Only, Red Fingers and Mistletoes and OPI Just Be-Claus, and Kiss Me Or Elf is also pretty.

Watch out for Part 2 of the OPI Holiday 2014 Gwen Stefani Swatches!

(Media sample was provided by PR for consideration.  All opinions are mine.)