Orly Mirrorball

 Orly Mirrorball

3 coats

 

Orly Mirrorball is part of Orly's Sparkle Holiday 2014 collection. This silver holo is pretty unique since in addition to the linear holo effect, it also has a scattered holo effect due to some hex glitters.

 

Although I love this polish outdoors in the sun, it's a bit of a snooze indoors or in the shade. It really comes alive in sunlight though, and almost redeems itself. But inside it just looks murky grey to me, and not all that exciting. Silver and grey shades don't flatter my warm skintone so I just don't love them on me.

 

Application was nice, though, and I got pretty good, almost opaque coverage in two coats, but I added a third to make sure I had enough coverage to make the holo stand out. I actually wore this for 4+ days and it wore beautifully, no chips in sight. Tipwear appears minimal due to the color, so there's that.

 

 shade macro shot

 

OPI What's Your Point-settia? and 2014 Gwen Stafani Mini Holiday Stars set wrap-up

OPI What's Your Point-settia?

(2 coats)

 

Today I swatched the last shade in this set- What's Your Point-settia? and I loved it! It's a really pretty candy apple red. I love completing projects, so I am glad to finally have the 2014 Gwen Stafani Mini Holiday Stars set done. I think my favorite in the set was I Carol About You, but they are all pretty shades.

Here's a recap of the other three shades in the set. 

 

OPI Red Fingers and Mistletoes

(2 coats)

 

 

OPI I Carol About You

(3 coats)

 

Kiss Me- Or Elf!

(2 coats)

 

 



OPI I Carol About You

I Carol About You

(3 coats)

from the 2014 Gwen Stefani Holiday collection

 

 I Carol About You is another shade featured in the Mini Holiday Stars set. It's a really pretty vibrant purple with a subtle reddish pink shimmer that's really only visible in direct sun. Two coats gave me pretty good coverage, but I noticed there were some spots that looked like they needed a third coat so I did add one more coat.

 



OPI Love is Hot and Coal

OPI Love is Hot and Coal

(2 coats)

from the 2014 Gwen Stefani Holiday collection

 

I'll always be a sucker for a good brown! Brown always seems to look good on my warm skintone. This was no exception- and I love the shimmer in it! It definitely needs 2 coats as the first is quite patchy, but the second evens it out nicely.

 



OPI Kiss Me- Or Elf!

Kiss Me- Or Elf!

(2 coats)

from the 2014 Gwen Stefani Holiday collection

 

 Kiss Me- Of Elf! is another shade featured in the Mini Holiday Stars set. It's a really pretty fuchsia shimmer. Two coats gave me pretty good coverage, but I later noticed there were some spots that looked like they needed a third coat to have complete opacity.

 



OPI First Class Desires

OPI First Class Desires

2 coats

from the 2014 Gwen Stefani Holiday Collection

 

First Class Desires was a shade I knew I needed right I saw the first swatches that came out....... it's so pretty! It's a deep deep purple that has tones of brown in it as well as a gorgeous golden shimmer. This is definitely my favorite of the entire collection.

 



China Glaze December To Remember

China Glaze December To Remember

3 coats

from the China Glaze Twinkle Collection for Holiday 2014

 

December To Remember is nothing special in the sun, just a medium blue shimmer. But in the shade, or on an overcast day, just look! It's got a gorgeous pink duochrome shift! It was a bit sheer and needed 3 coats, but the effect was well worth it. I absolutely love this shade!

 



SinfulColors Galaxy-Sea

SinfulColors Galaxy-Sea (1 coat)

over Seche Mischievous (2 coats)

 

Today I had on a dark, vampy mani and thought this SinfulColors glitter topper might just make it pop and give it a bit of holiday flair. Galaxy-Sea is a clear base filled with green and gold glitter, and I love the way it looks over this dark color! I got great coverage just dabbing it on- my brush was easily filled with glitter, no need to fish around or specifically place. A coat of Seche Vite smoothed it out nicely.

 

Galaxy-Sea is part of the SinfulColors Holiday 2014 collection and is available for $1.99 each exclusively at Walgreens.

 

 

 



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OPI Red Fingers and Mistletoes

OPI Red Fingers and Mistletoes

2 coats

from the 2014 Gwen Stefani Holiday collection

 

I recently purchased the Mini Holiday Stars set from this collection and Red Fingers and Mistletoes (love that play on words) was the first shade I tried.

 

It's a really pretty red shimmer, very holiday. Some bloggers have commented on the gold shimmer that's visible indoor and in the shade, but I didn't think it was that noticeable and my camera couldn't catch it in the sun. I got amazing wear out of this- I painted last Monday night and just now took this off on Sunday night, and had minimal tip wear. (The photo above is of the fresh mani Tuesday morning.) Shimmers wear so well for me!

 

I plan on wearing the three other shades from the mini set over the next few days, so check back if you'd like to see them. The other shades are: What's Your Point-settia?, I Carol About You, and Kiss Me Or Elf!