Dior Les Violets Hypnotiques – Orchid w/ OPI Divine Swine

Dior Orchid w: OPI Divine Swine
Dior Orchid w/ OPI Divine Swine

The second polish from Dior’s Les Violets Collection that I have to show is Orchid.  It’s a dark, reddish purple creme, perfect for colder weather.  I tried it layered with a glitter from OPI’s Holiday Collection from 2011.

I first showed Shadow from the Les Violets Collection, and next I broke out Orchid.  It did take three coats to be opaque, and the first was a bit streaky.  I think it’s because it has an ever so slightly translucent finish, so it takes a bit more polish to even out.  Also, I recently found Divine Swine (ich, such bad names!) from OPI’s Muppets Collection at Target, and it didn’t even have the serial number filed off.  So I bought it, and then realized that it was the last glitter from Muppets I didn’t have – I now have all the glitters.  Yay!

I dabbed the Divine Swine glitter just at the ends of my nails.  i did have some serious bubbling problems with this manicure, I think because my Dior top coat is on its way out, very low in the bottle and full of polish remnants.  I waffled and then decided to show these pictures anyway because I really did like this combination.  Divine Swine has purple-pink small glitter and silver hexagonal glitter.  The purple glitter was very close in tone to Orchid, but the silver glitter made up for it and provided a pretty, starry sparkle.  This combination was even better in dark light.

Dior Orchid w: OPI Divine Swine
Dior Orchid w/ OPI Divine Swine

 

This picture shows the nice contrast and the studded look of the silver glitters.

Dior Orchid w/ OPI Divine Swine
Dior Orchid w/ OPI Divine Swine

 

Orchid is still available on Nordstrom’s and the Dior website at this point.  It’s a pretty reddish purple that feels like late fall and seems cozy.

 

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *