Ulta OPI Holiday Minis 2006-2012

Over the weekend, I picked up this year's Ulta OPI holiday mini set. I have had a chance to snap a pic, but I remembered that last year I took pics of all the sets I had. Does anyone know if they did these sets before 2006?

2006

Ulta's Gift of Color

with free cell phone charm

note no mention of OPI printed on the front

Is That For Me?, What I've Always Wanted!, Cheery Cherry

2007

Ulta-Mate Celebration

with free holiday purse

Merry, Merry!, Candy Cane Cutie, Hip Hop Holly

(so very sad I've misplaced two of these!)

2008

Ulta Season's Sparklings!

free shimmer wristlet

Berry Brilliant, Season's Sparklings, Pretty Plum-tious

2009

Ulta Tiny Tinsels

Berried in Gifts, Amethyst Twist, Silver Bells

2010

Ulta Holi-daze

All the Berry Best, Gift of Gold, Plum Full of Cheer

2011

Deck Your Nails

first time "Ulta" doesn't appear to be part of the mini collection name

Speak for Your-Elf, A Sparkle Yule Love, How's It Snowin'?

2012

Stuff My Stocking

(this is the first year the color names aren't printed on the front)

Last Minute Shopper, Skip the Gift Wrap, Gift Cards for Everyone!

NOTD: Maybelline Color Show in Silver Swank

Maybelline Color Show in Silver Swank (in sun)

from the Brocades collection

2 coats

Maybelline Color Show in Silver Swank (in shade)

from the Brocades collection

2 coats

Silver Swank is a silver glass fleck with gold micro glitters and medium silver hex glitters. And although it *does* appear to be primarily silver, when you get in most light..... it is gold! So very pretty.

Application was awesome- at 2 coats I had plenty of coverage, no need to do a third coat.

CoverGirl Violet Flicker Glosstini Nail Polish

 CoverGirl Violet Flicker Glosstini Nail Polish

3 coats

photo taken in sun

 photo taken in shade

close up shot to show the gorgeous shimmer in there.... you can see blue and pink in certain light

Violet Flicker is part of the CoverGirl + Hunger Games Catching Fire collection. Since I am absolutely obsessed with Hunger Games (already bought my opening night movie ticket!) I was so excited to see this collection! I found the shades I picked at Target for just $3 each.

Note that Glosstinis are definitely in the mini bottle category at just .11 ounce. I didn't have too much trouble with the brush, although it was short as mini bottle brushes tend to be.

I did need 3 coats to cover my visible nail line. At two, it was very apparent in the sun that I didn't have complete coverage.

If you are interested in seeing the rest of the collection, KarenD has swatches of all 9 shades in this collection.

My Collection of CoverGirl Polish

I don't have very many CoverGirl polishes, but the new Hunger Games collection is causing me to add to my collection!

Seared Bronze

Rogue Red

Violet Flicker

Pyro Pink

Scalding Emerald

all 5 from the Hunger Games collection

Ruby Dust

Amethyst Mist

Disco Dazzle

City Lights

I purchased all off these about 5 years ago at Target. City Lights is my favorite- I have used it so many times! It's a China Glaze Fairy Dust dupe.

Amethyst

Sangria

I purchased Amethyst to do a Paradoxal/Perplexed comparison, and Sangria was the first Glosstini  I purchased to see what the hype was all about- Sangria is definitely a fave.

NOTD: CoverGirl Rogue Red Glosstini Nail Polish

CoverGirl Rogue Red Glosstini Nail Polish

3 coats

photo taken in sun

photo taken in shade

Rogue Red is part of the CoverGirl + Hunger Games Catching Fire collection. Since I am absolutely obsessed with Hunger Games (already bought my opening night movie ticket!) I was so excited to see this collection!

Seared Bronze was the first shade I bought from this collection, and this weekend I picked up four more at Target since they were just $3 each.

Note that Glosstinis are definitely in the mini bottle category at just .11 ounce. I didn't have too much trouble with the brush, although it was short as mini bottle brushes tend to be.

I did need 3 coats to cover my visible nail line. At two, it was very apparent in the sun that I didn't have complete coverage.

If you are interested in seeing the rest of the collection, KarenD has swatches of all 9 shades in this collection.

Sally Hansen Triple Shine in Twinkled Pink (over red)

Sally Hansen Triple Shine in Twinkled Pink (2 coats)

over SinfulColors Get It On

(click pic to enlarge)

Twinkled Pink has both large silver and copper hex glitter as well as copper small glitter in a sheer pink base, and I thought it might look really cool over red. Since I already had SinfulColors Get It On on, I gave it a try and I was really pleased with it. I think the combo of colors looks neat, very fall-like. Reminds me of all the gorgeous leaves falling this time of year.

I am still loving these Triple Shine glitters because they dry smooth! It is so nice not to have to mess with putting an extra coat of something like Gelous before I do my topcoat.

NOTD: SinfulColors Get It On

SinfulColors Get It On
3 coats
no topcoat- meant to be matte

Get It On is really pretty, but needed 3 coats to be even and opaque. I was impressed with the wear- I wrapped my tips and still had good tip coverage on the second day.

Just like with SinfulColors other collection from this fall, Crystal Crushes, I did note that the bottle did not mention that this was meant to be worn without topcoat. I wonder if the display these shades will be in will mention that? I wish that SinfulColors had noted this feature on the bottles, like OPI did with Liquid Sand and China Glaze did with their Texture Coat. I'm just afraid these will get mixed in my collection and I won't recall that it is meant to be matte until I use it.

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