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OPI Holiday 2023 Terribly Nice Collection. Celebrating all things festive and sparkly, this collection offers an array of glitters, metallics, and classic holiday hues. There are actually a total of 14 shades but I only received 11 of them so that's what I have swatched and reviewed in this post for you. To read on, click......
Sickeningly Sweet:
This is a simple lavender cream with a decently pigmented formulation. The finish was a bit patchy, so I needed three coats for a full coverage.
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OPI Holiday 2023 | Sickeningly Sweet | Three Coats
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One of my favourites in this collection, Shaking My Sugarplums is a stunning lavender-periwinkle packed with iridescent shimmers. The formulation is smooth and pigmented. Two coats provide a nice and even coverage.
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| OPI Holiday 2023 | Shaking My Sugarplums | Two Coats |
Salty Sweet Nothings:Another very special shade is this sparkly rose gold packed with pearlescent iridescent shimmers. The formulation is amazing and easy to apply. The swatch photos actually do not capture all the shine and sparkle as this shade really is stunning in person.
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| OPI Holiday 2023 | Salty Sweet Nothings | Two Coats |
Blame The Mistletoe:I think as a formality, OPI always includes a classic red cream in their holiday collections. Blame The Mistletoe is rich and pigmented. It's almost a one coater but I used two just in case.
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| OPI Holiday 2023 | Blame The Mistletoe | Two Coats |
Chill 'Em with Kindness:This is a soft ivory white scattered with pearlescent shimmers. Unfortunately, the formulation is thick but sheer and patchy. I needed four coats to get a smooth and even coverage.
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| OPI | Chill 'Em with Kindness | Four Coats |
Five Golden Flings:A very unique shade, Five Golden Flings has a sheer mustard yellow base packed with silver, gold, and copper sparkle flakes. The formulation is very easy to work with; two coats provide an even, mostly opaque coverage.
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| OPI | Five Golden Flings | Two Coats |
Hot and Coaled:Another unique shade, Hot and Coaled has a translucent black base packed with multicolored and holographic hexagon glitters of various sizes. The formulation is sheer but buildable. Unfortunately, the drying time is quite long and for that reason, I don't think most people will enjoy this shade.
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| OPI Holiday 2023 | Hot and Coaled | Two Coats |
Hot Toddy Naughty:This is a sophisticated dark espresso brown packed with brown shimmers. The formulation is creamy and pigmented.
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| OPI Holiday 2023 | Hot Toddy Naughty | Two Coats |
Let's Scrooge:Another fave of mine from this collection is called Let's Scrooge. This is a beautiful deep emerald scattered with blue shimmers. The formulation is pigmented and creamy; two coats provide an opaque coverage.
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| OPI Holiday 2023 | Let's Scrooge | Two Coats |
Peppermint Bark and Bite:This is a very deep mossy green (almost black) with a light scattering of silver sparkles. I feel that compared to some of the other shades in this collection, Peppermint Bark and Bite is a bit dull and flat, it could benefit from just a bit more pizzaz. Nevertheless, the formulation is pigmented and smooth, and two coats provide excellent coverage.
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| OPI Holiday 2023 | Peppermint Bark and Bite | Two Coats |
Put On Something Ice:Last but certainly not least is this very celestial, galaxy-esque glitter polish. Put On Something Ice has a clear base packed with iridescent and holographic shimmers and glitters of various colors. The overall combination gives a pink, lavender hue with flecks of blue. The formulation is thick but workable. Two coats provide a mostly full coverage.
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| OPI Holiday 2023 | Put On Something Ice | Two Coats |
Availability:The OPI Fall 2023 Big Zodiac Energy Collection is available in the Nail Lacquer, GelColor, and Infinite Shine formulations.
