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2/14/15

OPI: 50 Shades of Grey collection- (part 3)

Happy Valentine's Day! :)

This is my third and final post showcasing OPI's 50 Shades of Grey collection.

I'd love to say we are ending this on a high note,

but- we aren't.

The two polishes I have for you today I'm posting more out of duty than because I like them.

Sad.

First is 'Romantically Involved'.

I love a good red as much as the next girl,

but... this really was anticlimactic.

It's got a pretty color, no doubt.

(it actually reminded me of a less good version of their Lost on Lombard),

but the formula was crap.

Definitely not something you really need to drop some money on :/

The worse of the two is this sad little number-

'Dark Side of the Mood'.

The coolest part about this polish is it's name.

This was the most watery of all the polishes.

It took a good 3 coats to even look somewhat opaque.

Truly, it's just really dull.

I hate to end the collection this way,

but, there you have it!

2/7/15

OPI's 50 Shades of Grey Collection (part 2)

Here's round 2 of the polishes for 50 Shades of Grey from OPI.

(see the first post here)

For today,

I have my two favorite from the whole collection.

First up is 'Cement the Deal'.

'Cement the Deal' is a nice, medium-grey creme.

Obviously, reminiscent of cement... or at least the was the intention.

The formula on this was pretty good, but a little thin.

This is with 3 coats.

It's nice :)

Next up is 'Shine for Me':

'Shine for Me' is a clear base that's tightly packed with silver, grey, and dark blue micro glitter.

It's pictured here over 'Cement the Deal',

and it's actually pretty awesome.

It's nothing all that creative,

but the formula was good and it sparkles :)

Stay tuned for the last of the collection soon!

2/1/15

OPI: 50 Shades of Grey mini collection (part 1)

Well, most females on the planet know by now that

50 Shades of Grey is coming out in two weeks.

As such, (and since Valentine's Day is right around the corner),

I figured I'd do a couple posts featuring OPI's mini collection in honor of the movie.

First,

here's the entire collection:

Today, I just have a couple swatches from the collection for you.

First up is 'My Silk Tie'.

Pictured here is 2 coats. 'My Silk Tie' is a silky, metallic silver. Consistency was good,

and it's just as lovely as any other metallic foil :) Lives up to it's name, for sure.

Next up is 'Cement the Deal':

'Cement the Deal' is a lovely, medium to light grey creme.

This is with 2 coats.

I was very pleased with the formula and color of both these polishes.

So far, they are definitely sultry and live up to their collection's intention.

Stay tuned tomorrow to see the rest! :)

12/5/14

Christmas Classics- OPI's 'Lost on Lombard'

For the past couple years,

I've been doing a 'Christmas Classics' series of old(er) nail polishes that are either Christmas-themed or strike me as good Christmas polishes.

Today's post is the latter.

I've posted this polish before,

but it's lovely for the holidays

(especially as a base for stamping)

and I decided to post it again!

I'm sure it could be found pretty cheap nowadays,

as it's about a year or so old.

Here's 2 coats of OPI's 'Lost on Lombard':

'Lost on Lombard' is a holly-red creme.

It goes on like a dream and it perfect for Christmas.

I'ved used it under stamping quite a bit in the past,

but it's adorable on it's own, as well :)

2/12/14

Sweater Weather nails

Well even though we haven't gotten any snow today (yet),

a lot of others have.

Here's a cute little snowy weather sweater mani :)

I'm pleased, for once my nail art looks pretty good!

:)))

This is OPI's 'Lost on Lombard' stamped with

Winstonia plate W120 & Sally Hansen 'White On' polish.

What do ya'll think?

2/10/14

Valentine's Day nail art & mani

Ya'll know I'm NOT good at nail art.

I saw a design on Pinterest that I wanted to try and recreate...

-___-

It turned out pretty crappy.

But i'll post anyway!

This is SUPPOSED to be heart shaped balloons.

But... yeah.

Didn't quite work out.

I got my hand to stop shaking long enough to do a somewhat decent job

on the hearts, but the black strings are wayyyy too thick.

Also, I have a super girl and simply mani for you:

This topcoat is one of the first indie polishes I ever bought

a couple years ago.

This is 'Monsta Love' from GlitterDaze.

Very fun :)

Nice little throwback,

as it was originally posted here.

10/19/13

From the Vault- 'Every Month is Oktoberfest'

This is one of my all time favorite polishes-

it's on my top 10 list for sure.

This is from OPI's Germany collection last year.

I swatched it then,

& i'm swatching it again now because it's just too appropriate :)

Here's 2 coats of 'Every Month is Oktoberfest'!

Annnnnd last year's:

'Every Month is Oktoberfest' is a deep purple/blue base

with gold and red shimmer.

As you can see,

depending on the light,

this shifts from red to orange to purple.

POLISH INFORMATION
Brand: OPI

Type: Shimmer

Formula: Great!

Opacity (1-5): 5

Application: Great!

Price: $9

Get This: lots of places :)

A good classic that is timeless :)

I love it.

10/15/13

Lost on Lombard

I've got a great, simple Fall polish for you today.

Here's 2 coats of 'Lost on Lombard ' from OPI's San Francisco Fall collection.

'Lost on Lombard' is a medium, dusty red creme.

It's not quite as bright as it looks in the picture.

It screams Fall to me,

and I'm thinking it will be a good base for some Christmas stamping, too.

POLISH INFORMATION
Brand: OPI

Type: Creme

Formula: Great!

Opacity (1-5): 5

Application: This goes on beautifully!

Price: $9

Get This: large beauty stores like ULTA or certain large supermarkets

I liked this polish.

It's simple,

but it a different shade of red than I own already.

So all in all, a winner.

What do you think?

8/30/13

ULTA Fall polish haul

So being that Fall is coming up,

I HAD to stop in ULTA and pick up some fall-ish polishes :P

Here's what I got!

Can you guess which these are?

Some are from a new collection, some aren't :)

Can't wait to show you these babies!

What's your favorite Fall polish?

Short post because i'm uber busy today,

but stay tuned for much more in the coming days :D

3/24/13

Spring Polka Dots

I have some simple nail art for you today.

I love polka dots in general, but especially on my nails :)

Being that it's Spring, I thought i'd do a fun mani with pastels & the polka dots.

I used:

OPI's 'Pink Friday'- thumb

Zoya's 'Pippa'- index finger

NOPI's 'One Big Happy Fame-ily'- middle finger

CG's 'Re-Fresh Mint'- ring finger

Revlon's 'Dreamer'- pinky

Stil not great with my dotting tool,

but i'm decent!

What do you guys think? :)

1/18/13

Holiday/Christmas Classics- Day 5

Helloooooooo.

I don't know about you guys,

but east Tennessee (where I'm currently heading),

got a TON of snow the past couple days.

I love it ^.^

SO, I figured it was about time to pull out another

winter/holiday/christmas/whathaveyou classic!

Here's 2 coats of OPI's 'How's it Snowin'.

'How's it Snowin' is a medium grey base with chunky silver & charcoal grey glitter.

It's from OPI's Deck the Halls collection from 2011,

and is one of the very first polishes I swatched here on my blog back in my noob days :)

China Glaze has a basically identical duo, 'Tinsel Town'.

(NOPI also has a very similar version, 'Follow Me on Glitter', with slight differences)

POLISH INFORMATION
Brand: OPI

Type: chunky glitter

Formula: Great for having not been opened in over a year :p

Opacity (1-5): 4

Application: Fairly smooth

Price: $3-$8

Get This: beauty stores & sites like amazon/ebay... though it may be a little hard to find :/

Do any of you have this?

What are your thoughts?

12/31/12

Christmas/Holiday Classics- Day 4

Happy New Years Eve!

I hope you all have a fun and SAFE time tonight!

I've got a continuation of my Christmas (now Holiday) Classic series for you.

Here's 'A Sparkle YUle Love' !

'A Sparkle Yule Love' is a rose colored base filled with rose colored micro glitter and large pink, silver, and light blue hexagonal glitter. It's from OPI's Deck the Halls holiday collection last year. This was one of the first polishes I EVER swatched on my blog, back in my total n00b days :)

12/29/12

2012 Favorites!! (long post!)

Well, I had planned on posting this the day after new years,
but we are getting NO sun or decent light for me to take pictures in,
and until I can make a decent lightbox- i have to stick with daylight :/

SO, I decided to do my Favorites post based on my favorite products from this past year,
instead of just December.
I've divided them into categories,
and here they are!

Face:

UD Naked Skin Foundation