OPI House of OPI'cing Good Enough to Treat Mini Advent Calendar Christmas 2025

I can't believe it's time to talk Advent calendars again! Where has this year gone?!

This year, I'll be counting down the twelve days of Christmas with the OPI House of OPI'cing Good Enough to Treat Mini Advent Calendar, and I'm here to give you the low-down on it, with plenty of spoilers.

So, this year's Advent calendar from OPI is part of their Good Enough to Treat Christmas Collection for 2025, and has been designed to look like a gingerbread house.

It features twelve mini OPI nail polishes, with a good mix of new limited edition holiday shades, classic favourites, and nail treatments, covering a good selection of nail shades from festive reds and sparkling silvers, to natural nudes and decadent purples.

The 3.75ml mini nail polishes and treatments included in the calendar are:

♥ OPI'm Frosted- an icy silver shimmer.

♥ Spread the Cherry- a festive red shimmer.

♥ Ginger Snapped- a brown copper shimmer.

♥ Nougat by Nature- a dark gold shimmer.

♥ Berry and Bright- a juicy berry red shimmer.

♥ Yuletide Sweetings!- a dark green-blue shimmer.

♥ Bubble Bath- a neutral alabaster nude.

♥ Funny Bunny- a soft white creme.

♥ Big Apple Red- a bright, shiny red.

♥ Lincoln Park After Dark- a bold, near-black purple.

♥ Top Coat- a high-performance clear top coat that prevents chipping and has a high-gloss shine.

♥ Natural Nail Base Coat- a clear base coat that prevents staining of nails and promotes a long-lasting finish.

The calendar has the perfect shade for every mood and occasion, as well as a top coat and base coat to keep your nails healthy, and your manicures looking their best long after Christmas. Whether you want a bold pop of colour, something shimmery for the festive season, or a subtle French manicure, this calendar has you covered.

That said, I don't think it has the most inspired or varied selection of shades they could've given us, especially compared to other years' calendars. Almost half of the shades are reds, purples, or browns, and four clear, white, and nude polishes in a calendar with only twelve shades is really boring. I'm also not particularly thrilled to see Lincoln Park After Dark and Bubble Bath included yet again. I don't care  that they're pretty and both best-sellers; after having them included in several of the last five or six calendars, I would've preferred to see something different for a change. However, I do love the look of most of the nail polishes in this calendar, and can't wait to try all the new colours- especially Spread the Cherry, and Berry and Bright.

The calendar itself is super cute. It's about the size of a chunky paperback, so it's the ideal calendar if you're short on space for decorations. It's made of sturdy, recyclable cardboard, and has been given the design of a brown, silver, and red gingerbread house with gumdrop and candy cane detailing.

It opens on a hinge to reveal twelve rounded doors, coloured in the shades of the nail polishes, and each decorated with a festive wreath. The doors have been arranged in numerical order, making it easy to find the right one each day- although, in my opinion, not having to search hard for the correct door does take away a little of the fun!

You'll find the name of each nail polish on the reverse of the doors, and I'd recommend making a note of your favourites, in case you wish to order any full-size bottles later, as the names still aren't printed on the bottles of these mini polishes. I wish OPI would start labelling them already because they're not always so easy to identify months later, especially when they stock so many similar shades.

The OPI House of OPI'cing Mini Advent calendar retails around £52, but can be found much cheaper in the sales. I snagged mine for a much more agreeable £34 from Just My Look last month!  Considering full-sized OPI nail polishes start at £18, I thought this was really good value for a set of twelve minis.

Overall, I think it's a great, reasonably-priced Advent calendar to count down to Christmas with, and while the shades could be a little more varied, it still features plenty of gorgeous nail polishes that will give you the prettiest manicures this Christmas, and beyond. 

You can find it from all the usual places, including Debenhams, John Lewis, Just My Look, and OPI.

Which Advent calendar have you picked this year?

P.S. Apologies for the terrible photos. I fell back on phone photos I could auto adjust because I've been hit by another bad migraine, and am struggling to look at my laptop screen at full brightness long enough to edit photos manually. Hope to replace with camera photos if I ever start feeling better.

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OPI Wicked Mini Nail Lacquer 12 Day Advent Calendar Review With Spoilers

This year, I'll be counting down the days to Christmas with the OPI Wicked 12 Days of Thrillifying Shades nail polish Advent calendar, and I'm here to review it for you- with plenty of spoilers of the contents!

So, this year's OPI Advent calendar is a collaboration with Wicked the movie, and features twelve bewitchingly beautiful mini OPI nail polishes in shades inspired by the characters, which are perfect for the holiday season and beyond.

There are Glinda pinks and Elphaba greens, yellow-brick-road yellows and ruby-slipper reds- and a whole ensemble of other magical nail colours in between. 

I love the mix of nail shades included in this set, and that there is a colour for every mood, and occasion. Whether you're looking to get into the holiday spirit, feeling feminine like Glinda, or going for dark and edgy like Elphaba, there's a shade for it. It's been so well curated.

Here's a full list of the mini 3.5ml nail polishes you'll find inside. (Descriptions taken from OPI's website):

♥ Ga-linda- a light pink shimmer nail polish that'll ga-lindafy you.

♥ Oh, for Oz Sake- a white polish with pink and green pearlescence that'll unleash magic.

♥ Ozitively Elphaba- a green polish with gold pearlescence.

♥ I'm the Wonderfullest- a blue polish with multi-coloured shimmer.

♥ Glinda, the Good!- a hot pink shimmer that screams 'good witch.'

♥ Love You So Munchkin- a yellow and gold polish.

♥ Deflying Gravity- a black nail polish with blue and silver shimmer.

♥ Nessa-ist Rose- a rosy red nail polish that's Nessa-sary.

♥ Let's Rejoicify- a purple nail polish with red and gold shimmer.

♥ Oz-mazing- a light gold shimmer.

♥ Witch o'clock- a positively green polish that's Wicked.

♥ Fiyero's My Man- a cobalt blue polish that nails every prince-iple.

It was the greens, Ozitively Elphaba and Witch o' Clock, that sold me on this calendar- both shades look dreamy- but the black and purple shimmers, Deflying Gravity and Let's Rejoicify, and classic rosy red, Nessa-ist, look like they're going to be favourites, too. I haven't worn or even swatched any of them yet, as I'm saving that treat for when I open them, so we'll see if my favourites change later.

All of the nail polishes included in the calendar are 3.5ml minis, but they're still a reasonable size, and you'll get at least a few manicures out of each bottle. I can't deny, it would've been nice to see a full-size nail polish included for the final day, though.

The calendar itself is smaller than a paperback book, which is so cute, and perfect if you're short on space. It's made of sturdy, recyclable cardboard, and features a Wicked-inspired design in green and gold, with Glinda and Elphaba from the movie on the front.

Pull back the giant green nail polish, and it opens on a hinge to reveal the twelve numbered windows, in numerical order, and split into two sides. The left is green and purple for Elphaba, and the right is pink, purple, and yellow for Glinda. It's such a pretty design- especially the green side.

The windows are also clearly numbered with a modern white font, so it'll be easy to locate the correct one each day. And you'll find the name of each nail polish shade on the reverse of each window. You'll want to make a note of each one in case you wish to order a full-size bottle of your favourite shades, as, annoyingly, once again, they aren't printed on the bottles. I wish OPI would just print the names on the mini bottles already- it would make identifying them so much easier.

The OPI Advent Calendar retails for £52, which is expensive for twelve mini nail polishes, but it's fair when you consider the full-sized bottles retail for around £16 each. It's also currently included in a lot of Black Friday / Cyber Monday deals, so you should be able to grab it for much less. 

Overall, it's a fantastic, reasonably-priced nail polish Advent Calendar to count down to Christmas with, with a gorgeous variety of high-quality nail shades that will keep your nails looking their best long after the festive season is over. I'd highly recommend it.

You can find it from: Amazon, Boots, Nail Polish Direct, OPI, and Pretty Little Thing. (OPI currently have the best deal)!

Which Advent Calendar have you chosen this year?

Essie Bejeweled Wonderland Nail Polish Advent Calendar 2023 Review With Spoilers

One of my Christmas traditions is counting down the days 'til Christmas with a beauty Advent calendar, and this year, I've gone with the Bejeweled Wonderland Advent calendar from nail polish favourite, Essie.

I mean, the calendar looked so good, I just couldn't resist the excuse to restock my nail polish collection.

But was the calendar worth the spend? 

Let go through it and see.

So... Essie's Bejeweled Wonderland calendar is a twenty-four day Advent calendar filled with twenty-four full and mini sized Essie nail polishes and treatments to keep your nails looking their best over the festive season and beyond.

Inside you'll find nine full-size and fourteen mini nail polishes and treatments in a variety of classic and wearable colours, and one mini nail polish remover to help prep your nails for the next manicure. 

There are a great selection of nail polish shades included in this year's calendar, from classic orange-red and delicate nude-pink to calming lush greens and gothic jet-black. They've given us a much better variety of shades than in previous years, where they've mostly played it safe with reds, pinks, and nudes, so it's great to see Essie venturing out from their comfort zone and offering a wider colour choice. The nail polish shades are still very tame compared to others on the market, but as a brand, Essie is all about classic, tasteful nail colours and less about the trends. If you want something ground-breaking, this probably isn't the Advent calendar for you, so look elsewhere. However, if you're in to more time-honoured and softer colours, it does have a gorgeous selection of shades to discover, and they're all so wearable. I haven't swatched any of them yet as I'm saving that treat for December, but I particularly love the look of Fifth Avenue (the orange-red), Off Tropic (the forest green), Suits You Swell (blushing violet), Gossip 'n' Spill (muted rose), S'il Vous Play (metallic pink-purple), and Ripple Reflect (cornflower blue). The shades are all so pretty.

Here's a full list of the contents waiting inside.

Essie Full sized original 13.5ml nail polishes:

♥ Check Your Baggage- creamy bright yellow with red undertones.

♥ Ripple Reflect- cornflower blue with red undertones.

♥ Tuck It In My Tux- elegant silken ivory creme.

♥ S'il Vous Play- metallic pink with hints of purple.

♥ Gossip N Spill- muted rose with tone-on-tone pearl.

♥ Around the Bend- vibrant, yellow-toned pink.

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♥ Fairy Tailor Gel Couture 13.5ml- sheer nude pink.

♥ Iced Out Expressie FX Quick Dry Nail Polish 10ml- quick dry shimmer nail polish with pearly white, duo-chrome pearls that shift from pink to purple to teal.

Essie Mini 5ml nail polishes:

♥ Wicked- deep dark sinister red (looks more like purple-black).

♥ Off Tropic- lush grove green.

♥ Bikini So Teeny- pretty yet provocative cornflower blue.

♥ Frilly Lilies- muted mid-tone orange with coral undertones.

♥ Suits You Swell- blushing violet (pink-lilac).

♥ Lady Like- elegant soft mauve.

♥ Pencil Me In- vibrant magenta with blue undertones.

♥ Fifth Avenue- stylish and creamy red-orange blend.

♥ Win Me Over- muted khaki-green with yellow undertones.

♥ Licorice- beguiling jet black.

Nail Treatments

♥ Hard to Resist Advanced Nail Strengthener 5ml- a strengthening treatment to care for and protect weak, damaged nails.

♥ Apricot Cuticle Oil 5ml- fast-absorbing, nourishing cuticle oil to condition and protect cuticles from dryness.

♥ Strong Start Base Coat 5ml- a strengthening base coat infused with biotin to reinforce for less weak and brittle feeling nails.

♥ Stay Longer Premium Longwear Top Coat 5ml- a premium long-lasting top coat to protect your manicure for up to seven days.

♥ Gel Couture Matte Top Coat 13.5ml- an ultra-glossy, quick-drying top coat to seal and protect your manicure.

♥ Good as Gone Nail Polish Remover 25ml- a mini nail polish remover with acetone and vitamin c to remove all traces of colour, leaving naturally shiny nails.

I'm also impressed to see nine full-size bottles of nail polish and not just mini-sizes hidden inside. Most nail polish Advent calendars only contain minis, with one full-size bottle for Christmas Eve, if you're lucky, so it's a treat to get so many full sized polishes. And, as each bottle would retail for £8.99 and up, it's such good value for money, too, and an economical way to try out lots of new products.

As for the packaging, the calendar itself is a massive 38cm x 38cm x 5.5cm square box with twenty-four windows cut into the cardboard. There are no fancy boxes to open and the design isn't elaborate like some out there, but it's clear and uncomplicated, and it's easy to spot the numbers on the doors. 

This year, the design takes the form of a bejewelled castle with Essie nail polish bottles for turrets, which dominates a pine and snow-draped mountainscape dotted with colourful little houses, gems and jewels, and rogue bottles of nail polish. It's an attractive design, and pretty enough to keep out among your Christmas decorations.

The Essie Bejeweled Wonderland Advent calendar retails around the £60 mark, but I managed to get mine from Perfume's Club for about £48. It's currently out of stock from them, but it's still available from Boozy Shop, and Luxplus online.

Overall, I think it's a fantastic mid-range nail polish Advent calendar to count down to Christmas with. It's got a lovely variety of nail polishes and treatments, lots of full-sized products, high-quality contents, and it's so reasonably priced. I'm really pleased with it, and I'm glad I chose it as this year's calendar. I'd definitely recommend for any one who loves nail polish, so snap one up while you can!

Which Advent calendar are you counting down to Christmas with this year?

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OPI Celebration Collection Advent Calendar Review With Spoilers 2021

I rarely get to splurge on beauty products for myself these days, so I always look forward to treating myself to a beauty Advent calendar each Christmas. This year, for the second year running, I chose the OPI Celebration Collection Advent calendar, a gorgeous little calendar bursting with mini nail polishes.

I'd intended to try something different this Christmas, but I knew I wanted another nail polish calendar, and wasn't impressed by the nail shades in the Essie, Ciate, or Barry M calendars at all. Too many boring nudes I'd never wear. OPI has the best selection of colours for my taste out of the limited selection of nail polish Advent calendars available this year, so here I am with an OPI Advent calendar beside me, ready to review for you guys for the second year in a row.

I'm so excited to tell you about it, and give you a full look at the contents.

So, the OPI Celebration Collection Advent Calendar is this year's offering from high-end nail polish favourite OPI. As usual, it's brimming with mini OPI nail treats in a range of bold and sophisticated colours to discover as you count down to Christmas, including twenty-two mini nail polishes, and three mini nail treatments. Inside, you'll discover festive reds and pretty pinks, bold blues and icy whites, and more in between, with ten brand new colours from this year's Celebration Collection Christmas range, and lots of old favourites, too.

Here's a full list of the mini OPI polishes and treatments you'll find in the calendar:

♥ Abstract After Dark- a shimmery midnight purple.

♥ All is Berry & Bright- a rich berry creme.

♥ Alpine Snow- fresh, crisp white, perfect for French tips.

♥ Big Apple Red- bright, shiny red!

♥ Big Bow Energy- a charming creme pink.

♥ Gelato on Your Mind- icy-cool pastel blue.

♥ I'm Really An Actress- a shimmery burgundy red.

♥ I'm Not Really A Waitress- a vivacious chianti red.

♥ LED Marquee- a vibrant holographic blue.

♥ Lincoln Park After Dark- midnight meets purple.

♥ Maraschino Cheer-y- bold creme red.

♥ My Color Wheel is Spinning- a holographic violet.

♥ Mylar Dreams- holographic fuchsia.

♥ OPI ♥ to Party- a rich burgundy creme.

♥ Paint the Tinseltown Red- a bold holographic red.

♥ Ready, Fete, Go- vibrant holographic teal.

♥ Ring in the Blue Year- vibrant cobalt blue creme.

♥ Snow Day in LA- a frosty pearl white.

♥ Strawberry Margarita- bright pink.

♥ Strawberry Waves Forever- strawberry glitter.

♥ Tickle My France-y- naughty nude.

♥ Turn Bright After Sunset- a dark holographic cosmic hue.

♥ Nail Envy Bubble Bath- a tinted pale pink nail strengthener.

♥ Rapid Dry Top Coat- a quick dry top coat with high shine protection.

♥ Start to Finish- a 3-in-1 base coat, top coat, and strengthener.

There are so many beautiful nail colours included in this calendar that I can't wait to try, from the vibrant holographic teal, Ready, Fete, Go! to the holographic violet, My Color Wheel is Spinning, the bold cobalt blue creme, Ring in the Blue Year, and of course, all the reds, because I will never not love a red nail polish. The calendar doesn't quite cover a whole spectrum of colours, with OPI once again choosing to fill their Advent calendar with reds, pinks, and dark purple polishes, but they have toned it down a little this Christmas, and added in a few blues and greens, which gives a little more variety. Don't get me wrong; I love red, pink, and purple nails, but there's such a thing as overkill, and I'm pleased to see more colour options in this year's calendar. 

My only real bug-bear with the selection- and it's only a little one- is that there are several nail shades that were also in last year's Advent calendar, such as Alpine Snow, Lincoln Park After Dark, and Strawberry Margherita, which is a little disappointing as a returning customer. I would personally have preferred to see a whole new selection so I could dip my toe (nails) in lots of new shades. However, the colours are gorgeous, and I can understand why they were included, as some of OPI's best-sellers of all time. I'm sure plenty of OPI fans will be pleased to find these classics in the calendar.

If you're expecting the calendar to be filled with full-size OPI nail polishes; you're going to be disappointed. All twenty-five bottles are miniature-sized, and they really are mini at just 3.5ml each. However, you still get several manicures out of each bottle, and it's a great way to try lots of OPI nail shades before committing to full-sized bottles, which we all know can be pretty pricy. They're also an ideal size to pop in your bag or suitcase to use on the go, and less likely to dry up or separate before you reach the bottom, which usually happens before I finish a full-sized bottle of nail polish.

As for the packaging, the Celebration Collection calendar is made from thin, but reasonably-sturdy recyclable card, and this year features a simple red and white design which reminds me of creased metallic foil. It opens like a book to reveal twenty-five unique nail-polish shaped cardboard windows, each numbered in order to make finding the right one a piece of cake each day- no matter how many drinks you put away at the Christmas party the night before! The design is festive and tasteful, understated but attractive, and the box won't take up too much space as it's not too big and can be folded shut.

Overall, my first impressions of the OPI Celebration Collection Advent calendar are almost entirely positive. I love most of the contents, the variety of nail colours has improved, it's not been bulked out with cheap tat like some Advent calendars, the packaging is attractive, and the price is reasonable. While I haven't tried any of the nail polishes yet, as I'm saving that pleasure for Advent, I've always been pleased with the quality of OPI nail polishes in the past, and have no reason to think this set will be any different. If I didn't trust the quality, I wouldn't be splurging on one of their calendars for the third time in five years!

I can't wait to start opening the windows this December, and will do my best to give you a peek at what polish or treatment I get each day of Advent over on Instagram. Make sure you stop by if you'd like to follow along.

The OPI Celebration Collection Advent Calendar retails for £70, but can be found much cheaper from various retailers, so make sure you shop around for the best price. OPI currently appears to have the lowest price online in the UK at just £45.44 in their Cyber Monday sales.

Have you treated yourself to a beauty Advent calendar this year, or have you gone with something a little traditional?