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Happy Monday! We’re kicking this week off with the OPI Love OPI, XOXO Holiday 2017 Collection!

I’ve been meaning to get this post typed up for over a week, but we had a cold bug sweep through the house right after Thanksgiving. As soon as we started feeling better, Nick and I got hit HARD with a cold and flu bug that knocked us on our butts. It was bad. Somehow Jacob didn’t get hit (thank goodness) but I’m finally feeling human again, I just can’t really smell anything yet.

I have the Love OPI, XOXO Collection to share with you and it has a range of shades from light and airy to deep and vampy. I definitely had a few loves within the set.

Let’s jump right in!

OPI Snow Glad I Met You

OPI Snow Glad I Met You initially didn’t wow me, but when I put it on, it looked pretty darn good against my skintone.  This is a pale pearly champagne base with gold shimmers within it. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.

Minor brushstrokes are visible.

OPI The Color That Keeps On Giving

OPI The Color That Keeps On Giving is a pearly baby pink with itty bitty silver shimmer flecks mixed in. To me, it felt a little out of place in this collection but I personally liked it, so I’m not complaining. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.

OPI My Wish List Is You

OPI My Wish List Is You wanted to photograph almost neon like, but it isn’t. This is a bright orange leaning red jelly. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.

While this is a beautiful shade, it isn’t this bright in person.

OPI Adam Said “It’s New Year’s, Eve” 

OPI Adam Said “It’s New Year’s, Eve” is pretty much my perfect red. It’s a slightly cool toned red creme that was perfect in 2 coats and a glossy top coat.

OPI Sending You Holiday Hugs

OPI Sending You Holiday Hugs is a medium cool toned shimmery red that has a gorgeous slight blue shift to it. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.

OPI Feel The Chemis-tree

Easily my favorite of the collection! OPI Feel The Chemis-tree is a gorgeous red toned purple with intense red to copper shifting shimmer. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.

OPI Wanna Wrap?

If you love vampy – this is for you! OPI Wanna Wrap? is a deep augergine jelly. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.

OPI Holidazed Over You

OPI Holidazed Over You is a deep blackened blue jelly. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.

OPI Coalmates

OPI Coalmates is a deep almost smokey blue jelly base packed with silver and blue flecks. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.

OPI Top The Package With A  Beau

OPI Top The Package With A Beau is a black creme with silver shimmer and gold and bronze flakes mixed in. At first I wasn’t thrilled with this shade, but when I put it on I kind of fell in love with it. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.

OPI Gift Of Gold Never Gets Old

OPI Gift Of Gold Never Gets Old is a gold metallic  with itty bitty gold flecks scattered in. It’s a slightly toned down gold. It’s a very mild one that I prefer to the highly reflective style metallics. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.

Minor brushstrokes are visible.

OPI Ornament To Be Together

OPI Ornament To Be Together is a silver foil that also has a dash of holo microglitters mixed in. In the bottle I didn’t notice the holo bits, but on the nail they were a little more obvious. All those little flecks that seem to be popping out? Those are holo. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.

OPI Love OPI, XOXO Holiday 2017 Collection Overview

As a whole, I was happy with the OPI Love OPI, XOXO Holiday 2017 Collection. They included a lot of quintessential colors for the upcoming holidays, but I do wish there was a deep gorgeous green included. I didn’t have any formula issues to mention. A couple had minor brushstrokes visible, but one was a metallic and one was a pearl – so those are pretty much expected to show some brushstrokes.

My Top Picks: Feel The Chemis-tree, Adam Said “It’s New Year’s, Eve”, Sending You Holiday Hugs, Holidazed Over You, Wanna Wrap? and Snow Glad I Met You

Price: $10.00 Each

Where To Buy: ULTA, ULTA.com and select professional salons

Also Available In: Infinite Shine & GelColor

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So what do you think? Any of these grab your attention?