OPI Mariah Carey Holiday 2013 - Part 1

I showed you nail art with some of these OPI shades during the Holidays, but today I would like to finally share with you my swatches of the OPI Mariah Carey Holiday collection. Although the Holidays are over, these gorgeous shades are perfect any time of the year...

Before I get into the swatches, let me apologize for the redness. For some reason blogger insists on 'enhancing' the photos from my original, even though I have turned this feature off. I am working on resolving this issue and hope to have it fixed soon. At this point I'm not even sure if I'm the only one seeing the redness. Please let me know if the skin color looks too red for you. OK, now on to the swatches...

My Favorite Ornament
Champagne gold glitter flakes in a clear base. It spreads easily and evenly, however, when applying it feels somewhat gritty. Three coats provides great coverage as seen here. It looses shine as it dries and needs a good layer or two of top coat. It is rather top coat hungry and seems to soak it all up quickly. I paired this with a few stamped ornaments for some fun nail art last month...

Swatch Details
	Brand: OPI Collection: Mariah Carey Holiday 2013 Color Name/Number: My Favorite Ornament, HL E05 Number of coats: 3 Top Coat: Yes Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)

All I Want for Christmas (is OPI )
A maroon red crelly (cream +jelly). I will refrain from commenting on the formula because my bottle has a chipped neck and the polish was about 1/4 dried out when I got it. I reconstituted it with polish thinner and it applied easily, however, I don't know what the original formula is like. Two coats for full coverage. Swatches are with a top coat...

Swatch Details
	Brand: OPI Collection: Mariah Carey Holiday 2013 Color Name/Number: All I Want for Christmas (is OPI), HL E06 Number of coats: 2 Top Coat: Yes Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)

Cute Little Vixen
A shimmery plum violet shade. This has a wonderful formula that goes on smoothly. Slightly visible brushstrokes, but that is typical for shimmery finishes. Two coats provides full, opaque coverage. It has a beautiful shine on it's own, so no top coat in the swatches...

Swatch Details
	Brand: OPI Collection: Mariah Carey Holiday 2013 Color Name/Number: Cute Little Vixen, HL E07 Number of coats: 2 Top Coat: No Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)

Underneath the Mistletoe
A deep wine jelly with silver and red micro glitter. This is such a gorgeous shade and possibly my favorite out of these. It applies easily with no dragging or balding. Two coats provides full coverage. It dries gritty and is surprisingly top coat demanding. I used two layers of top coat to get it smooth and shiny...

This polish has really beautiful depth and is very sparkly...

Swatch Details
	Brand: OPI Collection: Mariah Carey Holiday 2013 Color Name/Number: Underneath the Mistletoe, HL E08 Number of coats: 2 Top Coat: Yes Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)

In My Santa Suit
A bright metallic shimmery red. This is certainly a holiday classic shade. It has an easy to apply formula and is fully opaque at two coats. Faint brushstrokes are visible due to the shimmer, but again this is typical for such a finish. I skipped the top coat for the swatches since it has it's own wonderful shine. I used this shade last month for this holiday manicure...

Swatch Details
	Brand: OPI Collection: Mariah Carey Holiday 2013 Color Name/Number: In My Santa Suit, HL E09 Number of coats: 2 Top Coat: No Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)

Visions of Love
A deep burgundy crelly. It is very vampy and beautiful. I love such dark shades in the fall and winter. I found that it needed very light application to avoid bald spots. It is fully opaque at two coats. The jelly aspect of the formula gives it a nice glossy finish. Swatches are with no top coat...

Swatch Details
	Brand: OPI Collection: Mariah Carey Holiday 2013 Color Name/Number: Visions of Love, HL E10 Number of coats: 2 Top Coat: No Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)

I would love to know what you think of these! Which one is your favorite?

Thanks for looking!
Anutka :)

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