OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection Swatches & Review

by Lisa Heath

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Happy Monday! I cannot figure out how a 4 day weekend flew by so quickly, but I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday! Today I have the OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight collection to share with you. This collection has a nice mix of shades and finishes as well as some hits and some misses for me. There are 18 shades total, so this will be a photo heavy post.

Also, I apologize for my cuticles, especially in the up close photos. I know it’s not appealing. We’re setting up for tax season at work and opening a lot of boxes and then I was assaulting my cuticles all week with remover (over 100 polishes swatched in the last 4 days) so they’ve seen better days. But trying to stay on target for releases, the show must go on.

Let’s get to it!

Love Is In My Cards

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection Love Is In My Cards Swatch

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection Love Is In My Cards Swatch

OPI Love Is In My Cards is a perfect red holiday creme. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection Love Is In My Cards Swatch Macro

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection Love Is In My Cards Swatch

OPI I Drive A SuperNova

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection OPI I Drive A SuperNova Swatch

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection OPI I Drive A SuperNova Swatch

OPI I Drive A SuperNova is a standard silver metallic. I used 2 coats and no top coat for these photos.

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection OPI I Drive A SuperNova Swatch Macro

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection OPI I Drive A SuperNova Swatch

OPI Ro-man-ce On The Moon

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection Ro-man-ce On The Moon Swatch

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection Ro-man-ce On The Moon Swatch

Ro-man-ce On The Moon is probably my favorite red of the collection. This is a medium cherry red with dazzling shimmer within it to give it a glowy look but also makes it look borderline metallic. I used 2 easy coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection Ro-man-ce On The Moon Swatch Macro

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection Ro-man-ce On The Moon Swatch

By The Light Of The Moon

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection By The Light Of The Moon Swatch

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection By The Light Of The Moon Swatch

OPI By The Light Of The Moon is a silver metallic base with silver hex glitter mixed in. The hex glitters are swallowed up by the base, but still can be seen (at least shapewise) in the final manicure. Not my style of polish, but OPI keeps making them, so they must be doing ok. This is the 3rd or 4th variation of it released this year. Keep scrolling a bit though, they also did this with bar glitter.

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection By The Light Of The Moon Swatch Macro

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection By The Light Of The Moon Swatch

Let Your Love Shine

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection Let Your Love Shine Swatch

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection Let Your Love Shine Swatch

OPI Let Your Love Shine is a dark red (almost vampy but not quite) with gold micro glitters packed in. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection Let Your Love Shine Swatch Macro

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection Let Your Love Shine Swatch

Comet Closer

Comet Closer

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection Comet Closer Swatch

OPI Comet Closer is a light gold metallic with gold microglitter in it, which gives the polish a very light texture. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection Comet Closer Swatch Macro

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection Comet Closer Swatch

Guys & Galaxies

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection Guys & Galaxies Swatch

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection Guys & Galaxies Swatch

OPI Guys & Galaxies is the perfect oxblood creme shade. Formula was a touch thin and I needed 3 coats for it, but I think this color is worth it. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat. Below I used a matte top coat and LOVED it that way.

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection Guys & Galaxies Swatch Matte

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection Guys & Galaxies Swatch Macro

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection Guys & Galaxies Swatch Up

Is This Star Taken?

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection Is This Star Taken? Swatch

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection Is This Star Taken? Swatch

OPI Is This Star Taken? is a metallic gold base with silver holographic bar glitter mixed in. I just can’t get into this style, but OPI keeps making metallic and glitter combination, I used 2 coats for these photos.

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection Is This Star Taken? Swatch Macro

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection Is This Star Taken? Swatch

Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Meteorite

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OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection Two Wrongs Don’t Make A Meteorite Swatch

Two Wrongs Don’t Make A Meteorite is a glitter topper with charcoal diamonds, rose gold chevrons (or what are suppose to be chevrons I think?) and small silver and rose gold hex glitters mixed in. I used 1 coat over OPI Guys & Galaxies.

Two Wrongs Don't Make A Meteorite Macro

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Press * For Silver

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection Press * For Silver Swatch

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection Press * For Silver Swatch

Press * For Silver is difficult for me to put my finger on colorwise. It’s a bit stronger than a champagne metallic, but not quite a rose gold. I used 2 coats and no top coat for these photos.

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection Press * For Silver Swatch Macro

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection Press * For Silver Swatch

No More Mr Night Sky

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection OPI No More Mr Night Sky Swatch

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection OPI No More Mr Night Sky Swatch

OPI No More Mr Night Sky is a sheer charcoal grey with a light lilac and silver micro fleck shimmer mixed in. This was really sheer and shown is 3 coats and it’s still not opaque.

No More Mr Night Sky Macro

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The Center Of The You-niverse

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection OPI The Center Of The You-niverse Swatch

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection OPI The Center Of The You-niverse Swatch

OPI The Center Of The You-niverse is a black crelly like base with shimmer mixed in. I actually really like this one and used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection OPI The Center Of The You-niverse Swatch Macro

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection OPI The Center Of The You-niverse Swatch

I’m In The Moon For Love

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection OPI I'm In The Moon For Love Swatch

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection OPI I’m In The Moon For Love Swatch

OPI I’m In The Moon For Love is a dusty plum base with fuchsia shimmer. I used 2 easy coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection OPI I'm In The Moon For Love Swatch Macro

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection OPI I'm In The Moon For Love Swatch

Infrared-y To Glow

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection OPI Infrared-y To Glow Swatch

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection OPI Infrared-y To Glow Swatch

OPI Infrared-y To Glow is a pink and copper chevron glitter topper with silver holographic hex glitters mixed in. The chevron glitters aren’t evenly cut in length or thickness, and I think that’s what the shape is. I used 1 coat over OPI I’m In The Moon For Love.

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection OPI Infrared-y To Glow Swatch Macro

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection OPI Infrared-y To Glow Swatch

Give Me Space

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection OPI Give Me Space Swatch

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection OPI Give Me Space Swatch

OPI Give Me Space is a medium blue jelly base with scattered holo particles. OPI, PLEASE make more shades like this. In all of the colors. This is so nice to see and it’s actually pretty gorgeous on.

I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection OPI Give Me Space Swatch Macro

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection OPI Give Me Space Swatch

Cosmo With A Twist

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection OPI Cosmo With A Twist Swatch

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection OPI Cosmo With A Twist Swatch

OPI Cosmo With A Twist is a black jelly base packed with blue and purple micro fleck shimmer. I used 3 thin coats for these photos. This is another stunning shade in the collection.

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection OPI Cosmo With A Twist Swatch Macro

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection OPI Cosmo With A Twist Swatch

Super Star Status

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection OPI Super Star Status Swatch

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection OPI Super Star Status Swatch

OPI Super Star Status is a silver and gold glitter topper. The small glitters are primarily silver microglitters and then small gold and silver hex glitters are mixed in. I used 2 coats on it’s own and quite like it this way, but you can also add a little glitz to a creme as well by using it as a top coat.

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection OPI Super Star Status Swatch Macro

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection OPI Super Star Status Swatch

Ce-less-tial Is More

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection OPI Ce-less-tial Is More Swatch

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection OPI Ce-less-tial Is More Swatch

OPI Ce-less-tial Is More is a slightly pink toned silver glitter polish. There are some silver holographic micro glitters mixed in too for some sparks of color, which is lovely. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection OPI Ce-less-tial Is More Swatch Macro

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection OPI Ce-less-tial Is More Swatch

Bonus Nail Art

You don’t get to see this often, but I did some nail art using Press * For Silver as a base, X Pattern Nail Vinyls from Twinkled T and Cosmo With A Twist.

Press asterick For Silver and Cosmo With A Twist

Press asterick For Silver and Cosmo With A Twist Macro

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection Overview

Cover

It’s a lot of photos, I know – but great job hanging in there. First of all, I apologize again for the ragged cuticles and I bought new cotton balls on Amazon which left behind a lot more fibers than I am use to, so I won’t be doing that again. Now onto the important stuff. Do I like this collection? About half of it gets a thumbs up from me. The other half I could do without. Some shades like Give Me Space and Cosmo With A Twist got me excited, but then shades like Is This Star Taken? and By The Light Of The Moon made me shake my head. I felt this collection was very red and metallic heavy. I like the metallic glitters, but I could take or leave the metallic polishes. The names were great, in my opinion, and as I said, I really only liked about half of this collection.

Now please OPI – stop with the metallic bases drowning out hex and bar glitter and bring in some more shades like Give Me Space!

Price: $9.50 retail 

WHERE TO FIND THEM:  ULTA, ULTA.com, and select professional salons.

What did you think of this collection? Did you like it? Are you happy to see so many metallics? I’d love to hear your thoughts below!

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18 comments

Never Say Die Beauty November 30, 2015 - 2:46 pm

Another gorgeous collection from OPI, IMHO. I love all of these but Let Your Love Shine, Romance On The Moon and Guys & Galaxies are my faves

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Anastasia November 30, 2015 - 5:02 pm

I love this collection! it really does feel like the Holidays are here :)

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Heather November 30, 2015 - 5:08 pm

More beautiful polishes, I can’t pick just 1 maybe I need them all hehe

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Kim November 30, 2015 - 5:54 pm

All of these are gorgeous and perfect for the holidays.

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Cindy (Prime Beauty) November 30, 2015 - 6:57 pm

So many to love in the big collection. the glittery, sparkly ones are my favs! Your nail are is spectacular!! You are so talented girl!

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MarciaF November 30, 2015 - 7:47 pm

It’s hard to pick a favorite but I really like Ro-man-ce On The Moon and Cosmo With A Twist would be the ones to buy. I love your nail art, that’s a beautiful use of shades.

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kath TheFabZilla November 30, 2015 - 9:59 pm

4 day weekend gone, back to reality-full of million things to do at work, ugh! nice collection ‘tho

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Chelsea November 30, 2015 - 10:12 pm

I honestly love them all, but Let Your Love Shine takes the cake for me!

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Polarbelle November 30, 2015 - 10:43 pm

I’ve been waiting to see your post. Ok, you’re going to think I’m a stalker, but when I see your pictures, I save them on my phone because they’re so beautiful to look at. You seriously have the best nail pictures!!

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Laura MyNewestAddiction December 1, 2015 - 1:01 am

Holy crap. So. Many. Shades.

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Renu December 1, 2015 - 2:45 am

I am loving Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Meteorite and Infra Ready to Glow. Glitter toppers for me through the Holiday season!

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Jess Scull December 1, 2015 - 12:02 pm

This collection is EVERYTHING!

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Honeygirlk December 1, 2015 - 12:04 pm

Oh man… I want each and every one of these – stop teasing me.

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Aleya Bamdad December 1, 2015 - 3:44 pm

Oh my oh my oh my. I’m loving every single color here.

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Nidia - Lit From Within December 1, 2015 - 9:17 pm

Love that nail art! I have had the worst time ordering any of these polishes. I ordered Cosmo with a Twist from Ulta and got Guys and Galaxies instead – Twice. Then, I tried ordering Center of the Universe from Macy’s and got By The Light Of The Moon instead. I did manage to get Give Me Space, and it’s gorgeous.

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Amy McG December 1, 2015 - 10:01 pm

My sentiments exactly. I love the shimmers and the microglitters but those metallic based glitters…no thanks. They look so interesting in the bottle that I am sure it will trick people into buying them .

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Mai December 2, 2015 - 12:08 am

I think Comet Closer has to be my favorite!

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Dawn Nickols December 6, 2015 - 4:43 pm

How is it possible to have so many really good ones and so many really bad ones all in one single Holiday Collection? #19 was probably almost “OPI Suzi Made Too Many Polishes”, but it got canned at the last minute.

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