Press Sample
I have a confession … I have a major love affair with red nail polish. I don’t wear it often, but whenever I do I feel sexy, confident and classic. I think that everyone woman needs to find her signature red, a red that makes her feel like a total sex-pot.
One of my signature reds was OPI “Vodka and Caviar” but like all amazing products, it was discontinued. I’ve been saving my bottle for special occasions and currently on the hunt for my next signature red. And that hunt has brought me to the new OPI Holiday Collection!
OPI “All I Want For Christmas (is OPI)” is a cherry red creme. The picture directly above shows it more true to color than the other pictures. For some reason, my camera just couldn’t handle this color and made it look warmer and brighter. This color is kind of a shape shifter because in the light its a true cherry creme, but inside it looks like a brick red! Definitely more interesting than the bottle would suggest.
The formula on this polish was nice and opaque, needing just 2 coats, but a little hard to control. I find that OPI has a tendency to be a little on the thin side, so with the wide brush I normally make a mess. With a red, that means staining on my cuticles. This was no exception. But its so close to my beloved Vodka and Caviar that I don’t really mind!
This is another polish from Beyond Polish. They carry all the big name brands like OPI, China Glaze, Essie, CND and more for an EXTREMELY reasonably price. They even have the entire Mariah Carey collection for cheaper than what you would find in store!
What do you guys think? What is your signature red?
misshollyberries 
I don’t wear reds, make me feel boring, but I like this one on you!
awww thanks! and and thanks for commenting!
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We have seriously uploaded the same polish online today haha! It’s a good red créme lacquer! 😀
hahaha great minds think alike! or wear the same polish on the same day!
I never really liked red polish – I thought it was a bit… middle aged but then the seasons changed and now I am obsessed with red polish in all its various permutations. At the moment I’m wearing OPI First Date At The Golden Date (another thinner formula red) which feels a little bit like a vintage red to me – silver screen siren appropriate. I found application much easier if I did the first coat with an underloaded brush and then just applied normally on top of that, for some reason this minimized the cuticle flooding. I haven’t started buying from the Mariah Collection yet although I am fairly sure I want Warm Me Up and now I kind of want this one…. although I have been eyeing up Red Lights Ahead…where? for a while. So many choices. So many shades.
oh yeah opi has soooo many reds. i have another red from the mariah carey collection that i like better. i passed on red lights ahead … where? when it came out and kind of wished i had picked it up! i bet red looks awesome on you too
I am a bit torn about the MC collection still
I am hoping it doesn’t turn into one of the collections I pass up and then decide I should have bought. I just put on Casino Royale (not really related but just kind of an FYI) and it has the worst clean up ever – I am expecting wine coloured nails when I take it off (I did put on base coat, so fingers crossed for not). Eeep.
awww that sucks girl! i’m sorry
It’s all good – no staining 😀 horraay!
A lovely classic red!
oh yeah! very appropriate for the holidays. and thanks for commenting!
I like it on you even more that Vodka and Caviar! Great choice.
aww thanks heidi! it is a little darker than vodka and caviar so i’m glad i have it. and thanks for commenting!
A proper red is very hard to find. some are too dark, while some have that awful orange tinge. The best one I found is LOOK beauty, its a proper scarlet red and has an amazing gloss for only £5! It’s like prostitute red stilletto red, A la Pretty Woman.
I’d have to look at the OPI one in the flesh as yours look a tad on the darker side to me. nice gloss though!
haha i love that description! and thanks for commenting!
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jestem w niesłychanie zawiłej pozycji, co nigdy jeszcze nie
miałam takich pasztetów kiedy teraz. skapitulowałam profesję, niezrównany przychód owo renta po panie, a kredyty….
wynoszą daleko .
nie wiem co działać… wesprzyjcie!!!