
When I was checking out the new Estee Lauder spring collection I was drawn to the coral color (Coral Cult), but I thought it seemed too close to an old Sally Hansen to justify buying. So I pulled out Sally Hansen’s Coral Fever to check.
OPI’s new Mariah Carey Collection is divided into two parts, the “studio” shades and the “stage” shades (which are the four Liquid Sand colors). I picked up the four normal, “studio” shades over the weekend and I have swatches to share.
Continue reading OPI Mariah Carey Collection Studio Shades – Swatches
I saw a polka dot manicure on Short n’ Chic recently that I liked a lot, so I tried it out myself. It required buying a bottle of OPI’s My Boyfriend Scales Walls to use as the base, but I had been considering that anyway so it provided a good excuse.
Continue reading Christmas Polka Dots w/ OPI The Spy Who Loved Me
I’ve been trying to branch out lately and try the sorts of nail art things that I haven’t done before, so I have here my first moon manicure, using OPI’s Tomorrow Never Dies and Dior’s Grege.
Continue reading Moon Manicure – OPI Tomorrow Never Dies w/ Dior Grege
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.
Continue reading Dior Les Violets Hypnotiques – Orchid w/ OPI Divine Swine
I’ve never really been into the “accent nail” thing, but I saw a picture of an Anne Hathaway manicure that somehow got me, and for Thanksgiving I tried my own version with OPI’s new You Only Live Twice and Dior’s Icy Dew.
Continue reading OPI Skyfall Collection You Only Live Twice w/ Dior Icy Dew: Red and White Manicure
I have swatches of a couple more polishes from the OPI Skyfall Collection – a crazy red and the 18 karat gold topcoat, The Man With The Golden Gun.
Continue reading OPI Die Another Day w/ The Man With The Golden Gun
OPI’s holiday collection is starting to show up in stores now – it’s another movie tie-in, this time the new James Bond movie (Skyfall). Each of the twelve polishes in the collection is named after a Bond movie, and I have swatches of the couple I’ve picked up.
When I posted swatches of OPI’s My Pointe Exactly (from this spring) someone mentioned in comments that it reminded them of Moon Over Mumbai, which I just happened to have from years ago, before I was very interested in fingernail polish. I pulled it out and like it way better than I remembered!
OPI releases a collection of sheer polishes each spring (the Soft Shades Collection) and this year the theme was the New York City Ballet. I have swatches of two of the polishes, My Pointe Exactly and Pirouette My Whistle.
Continue reading OPI New York City Ballet – My Pointe Exactly and Pirouette My Whistle
I was looking back through my pictures and found this set that I had never published of OPI’s Pink Friday, from the Nicki Minaj Collection. Oops. This one is kind of old at this point. I think it’s still out at stores, though, so you can probably still find it fairly easily.
Continue reading OPI Nicki Minaj Collection Pink Friday vs. Essie French Affair
Although the name of this OPI polish kind of makes me shudder, it’s a nice glitter for a Valentine’s Day manicure. I tried it over a couple of different polishes to see what I liked best.
Continue reading Valentine’s Day Nails with OPI Gettin’ Miss Piggy With It
I have a few more colors from OPI’s Nicki Minaj Collection to share, and I’m starting with Fly, a bright turquoise.
Continue reading OPI Nicki Minaj Collection Fly vs. Dior Saint-Tropez