OPI Starlight Collection (Holiday 2015) Review and Swatches
12:37 AMOPI has taken an out of this world approach to this year's holiday collection, drawing inspiration from the stars and unexplored planets. The Starlight collection contains 18 shades (also released in Gelcolor) with a nice variety of colors and finishes. I love how OPI tried to stray away from typical Christmas colors (...even though there are three reds and 5 metallic golds/silvers). It was pretty easy for me to pick out my favorites but I want to know what YOU like and don't like, so make sure to leave me a comment when you're done reading this post!
*Descriptions in italics come straight from OPI
This red creme has a very slight orange tone to it and applies perfectly with two coats.
This is a really pretty shimmery, metallic red with a great formula.
I love this oxblood creme shade but it can apply patchy if you aren't careful. It reminds me of Visions of Love from the Mariah Carey 2013 Holiday collection.
This shimmery plum has good opacity and applies easily with two coats.
A blackened purple packed with purple and blue microshimmer. It's definitely one of my favorites in this collection and it was the first one I wore in real life (outside of swatching).
This royal blue with silver holographic microglitter is one of my favorites because of how unique and mesmerizing it is. It definitely looks like a starry night sky!
Center of the You-niverse (above): Endless space black shimmer.
This charcoal black contains black glitter and silver shimmer. I don't even see the black glitter once applied but it does seem to add some dimension to the color.
I only applied two coats in this photo because the glitter seemed to cover my nail more in real life but three coats will work better.
I don't know why OPI keeps coming out with this color but it was easy to apply- not too streaky or sheer.
This is the silver version of Baroque... But Still Shopping! from the Venice Collection and I've got to say that I don't care for either one. The chunks of glitter in the metallic base just end up looking lumpy and messy and kind of like I smudged my nail or something. Topcoat doesn't help to make the texture look better.
I can always appreciate a good, easy-to-apply metallic shade but this one doesn't really excite me.
The holographic icicles in a metallic gold base make this shade... interesting. This one is not for me.
I'm not used to the different shaped confetti glitter and I don't see much red in it.
This deep red is much more shimmery in person. The shimmer looks more gold in the bottle than it does on the nails.
This is more of a champagne-gold than pink glitter. I love the eye-catching holographic glitter that's sprinkled in there.
OPI described it best... I love how the rosiness adds an antique feel to this shade. Be careful with application because it can get streaky.
I like how the gray confetti glitter makes this shade edgy instead of girly. But I'm not sure I like the combination of different shaped glitters.
This smokey gray with silver shimmer needs at least three coats to get good opacity, but it's worth it!
Swatching this collection was very time consuming but well worth it! (Glitter galore + removal = pain in the butt.) My favorites are Cosmo With a Twist, Give Me Space, and Celesstial is More. I hope this collection gets you in the holiday spirit! Let me know what shade(s) you'll be wearing while you celebrate and thanks for reading! XOXO- Jessie
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