Thursday, October 27, 2011

New Nicole by OPI Glitters for Holiday 2011 Swatches and Review

One of Nicole by OPI's Holiday collections this year is a set of four amazing holiday glitters. It doesn't have a name as far as I'm aware, but it's a really nice little set. The other collection they're doing is that Kardashian collection, which is a full 14 shade collection, slightly bigger than the usual 12 shade collection. They'll both be available in November.


Glitter In My Stocking. A super fine warm gold microglitter with red microglitter accents. Maybe there's some copper in here, it's hard to tell. The glitter is very fine and sparkles a lot so it's hard to pin down exact colors. I want to say it's just red and gold but it looks so much more complicated than just two colors. I adore this. This combination of colors is perfect for fall and winter and the very tiny glitter seems extra shiny somehow.



My Sleigh's In The Shop. This is a fuchsia, purple and gold microglitter. The exact color was hard to capture, but if you have Nubar's Petunia Sparkle, it's quite close to that in color. The glitter in this is very fine just like in Glitter in my Stocking, and the small gold accent glitter makes it look so much more alive and complex than purple alone.



Ornament For Each Other. This is the opposite of Glitter in my Stocking: Bright red with gold accents. This red is really rich and vibrant and the gold is warm and bright and the two colors look perfect together. I'm really loving these subtle color mixes; reminds me a little of those Milani One Coat glitters that I loved so much. The splash of accent color gives these something special, something extra.



Snowman Of My Dreams. A blue-based multicolor glitter. It has all kinds of different colors in here- yellow, pink, purple, red, silver, but the dominant color is a light blue and it gives the polish an overall blue look with colored accents. My least favorite of the collection, but that doesn't mean it's bad. I really like it, but the glitter is bigger and not as sparkly and sugar-fine as the other shades.


The formula on these is excellent. It's thinner and more loosely flowing (but not runny or watery) than most glitter formulas, giving a perfectly smooth, lump-free, precise application. One thing that is really important to note about these is that they do NOT have that terrible "Perfect Stroke" brush that Nicole was putting in the polishes for a while. These have a normal, thin, round brush like the old Nicoles always had. That really helps with the application. These are very opaque for such fine glitter and only needed two coats for opacity, but I did three anyway. They dry quickly and are a lot more smooth than I thought they would be. Regardless, they still suck up topcoat after they dry, so you may like do to an extra coat to ensure a super glossy finish.

Overall, I'm head over heels for these. They are awesome. I haven't a single complaint about this collection other than I wish it had more shades! These super fine glitters are fantastic and I really hope they do more shades and color combinations with this type of glitter. Every color is beautiful and applies like a dream. Very happy with this collection. Perfection.

This collection will be available starting in November.

(These were sent to me for review.)

33 comments:

  1. I love OPI - when they do glitters they take it to another level! from the swatches glitter in my stocking looks a lot like extra va-vaganza and snowman of my dreams looks similar to simmer and shimmer, from the burlesque collection..

    love to see DS Bold and Temptation next to the purple and red colours just to see if they look different..

    Im torn now between getting the DS shades or these!

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  2. Ooooh, do want! I'm normally not interested in Nicole, but love these!

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  3. Lepidopteria, I agree :D

    WishUponAStar, they really do! Glitter in my Stocking is definitely not anything like Extra-va-vaganza, but Snowman of my Dreams is quite similar to Simmer and Shimmer.

    I'd say get these and not the DS shades. The DS shades are not that great. They're pretty, but they're not as pretty as these. I have my review for those scheduled for tomorrow morning if you're curious to see them! They are very, very different from these. Very chunky and thick.

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  4. I am excited for the glitters! They look so wonderful!!

    xoxox

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  5. Are these minis? Last yr they had an awesome mini holiday collection. ..Packaged together. I would love to get this set!

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  6. Gorgeous swatches! I got these at Target last night - I first picked up Orna-ment for Each Other, then Glitter in My Stocking, and then had to get My Sleigh's in the Shop because I love purpley colors, and then couldn't pass on Snow-man of My Dreams...I agree they are all fantastic! I think the red and gold shades are my favorite. I find them all to be very flattering on my skin tone (very light olive) and great coverage. Very festive and wearable.

    I agree about getting these over the Opi DS - I got Temptation - and it's very strange - very different texture than the other DS with thick glitter - the color is pretty but I much prefer the colors and textures in this Nicole set.

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  7. I wound up getting all four of these at my local Target the other day! They are BEYOND gorgeous in person and of course they look stunning on you, Scrangie!

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  8. LOVING Ornament for Each Other - LOVE. These are all good, though. Looks like I'm finally gonna have to break down and pick up my first Nicole.

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  9. I was most interested in getting the purple, but I was so glad when I read that you said Nubar's Petunia Sparkle is very similar. I have that one, so now I don't have to hunt down the Nicole by OPI.

    The red really surprised me. I don't usually fall for them, but that one is very different than other reds I have.

    The blue one's nice with the multicoloured glitter. It looks nice and wintery.

    Thanks for swatching these! :)

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  10. This is the first I've seen these! You've got me interested. Great post.

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  11. I love all 4 too. Snowman Of My Dreams is making my dreams come true! Ha!

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  12. O.O Okay. I have to run back and get the other two colors now, lol! I bought two of these so far and tried them (and loved them!). And now seeing these swatches, man oh man I need to go back for the other two. <3 These really are something special.

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  13. These are all very pretty!!!!
    I love purple,,,,
    so gorgeous and sparkling ^^

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  14. I am MADLY in love with these! NOPI has become one of my favorite lines out there very quick!

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  15. Beautiful glitters. Can't get it here though

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  16. These are already available! I saw them at Target probably 2 weeks ago.
    They're really nice but I just can't get over how awkward the bottle is so I don't buy any of the NOPI brand.
    Seems like such a trivial thing but I just really hate the bottle shape.

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  17. @Kat

    No these polishes aren't minis but I did see a mini set of 4 while I was at Target.
    It contained a purple shimmer, red shimmer, silver holographic, and a red glitter. The set was $10

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  18. Thanks CBB Green!

    And Scrangie.. I cant wait, ive just purchased a whole load of Nicole for OPI (waiting on them to arrive as Im in the UK) thanks for the advice... especially as DS shades are twice the price of the OPI shades (in the UK anyways..)

    I shall be eagerly awaiting your swatch of the DS ones!

    Oh and looking at the swatch i see what you mean - snow in my stocking is way "warmer" than the burlesque.. I may have to invest

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  19. Dang these are hot!!

    I just pulled the trigger on these thanks to your luscious pix!!!

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  20. I like the purple but I LOOOOOOVE the rest

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  21. That's really a nice glitter collection. I think I own one Nicole polish. I might have to change that.

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  22. Loving Ornament For Each Other. I also like the use of the micro glitter so we don't have chunky lumpies all over our nails - a look I really hate.

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  23. LEMMING!! Man I want all of these!!

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  24. i hope this gets launched here in Singapore -- pretty glitters!!

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  25. Interesting collection, especially the gold one, it calls xmas with all its soul!!! :D

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  26. Ornament For Each Other is going on my wishlist. I'm not kidding when I say this...I think these are some of Nicole by Opi's best glitters!

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  27. Lovely-- going to have to go track these down tomorrow...

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