Category: O.P.I.

OPI – Big Apple Red

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Bright red mani for a change. This time it’s OPI’s Big Apple Red. Many people think that red polishes are boring and only old ladies have red nails. My opinion is that red nails are elegant, sexy and never out of style. There’s also so many shades of bright red that everyone can find one that goes with their skintone.

Big Apple Red is true bright red creme polish. It’s slightly orange based and leans more towards warm than cold. This is really a classic red, just the kind that every nail polish fanatic should have in their collection.

This one is quite thin in the bottle and like many red cremes it’s a bit sheer. Since this applies perfectly and dries fast there’s no problem with applying 3-4 coats. This is really shiny on it’s own and top coats makes it even more shiny.

In this mani I used: OPI NNS x1, Big Apple Red x3 and Poshe on top.

 

OPI – Here Today…Aragon Tomorrow

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Stunning dark green Here Today…Aragon Tomorrow from OPI Fall/Winter 2009 España collection. Really dark green shade that looks almost black in some lights. This polish has a tiny bit of shimmer in it but so little that it’s almost impossible to see on the nails. This is a really beautiful green and again it’s a must have to all you green nail polish lovers out there!

Here Today…Aragon Tomorrow is really thin in the bottle and the application wasn’t best possible. It was surprisingly see-through on the first coat but the second coat smooth it down a lot. After the third coat all was perfectly smooth and it dried pretty fast with a little help from Poshe.

In this mani I used: Nail Tek II Intensive Therapy x2, Here Today…Aragon Tomorrow x3 and Poshe on top.

 

OPI Bubble Bath

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After all the crazy bright colors lately I was feeling a need to get something a little less “in your face”. OPI Bubble Bath is muted and pale, pink-ish shade. This is quite an elegant shade.

Bubble Bath isn’t the easiest one to apply. It’s quite sheer and after three coats there’s still a visible nail line. IMO the best option with this is to apply 2 coats and leave the result visibly sheer.

In this mani I used: Bubble Bath x3 and Seche Vite.

 

OPI – Don’t Toy With Me!

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OPI nail polish for a change ;)

As the photo shows you my nails are still short :( We’ve had pretty cold weather for a while now and I guess that has caused my nails to peel and break easily. I’ve been trying to use a lot of moisturizers and oils but those don’t seem to be making a very big difference.

Don’t Toy With Me! is a magenta micro-glitter polish from the Holiday In Toyland collection. This shade is really gorgeous and I think the micro-glitter has a bit pink-ish tone to it. This one is definately not only for Holiday season!

DTWM! was quite thin in the bottle and applied really well. Since I have short nails two coats was enough. If you have longer nails you might need three coats for fully opaque result. In this mani I used: Nail Tek II x1, Don’t Toy With Me! x2 and Seche Vite on top.

 

OPI – The “IT” Color

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First of all I’m very sorry about the blog silence for the past couple of weeks. Life’s been a bit busy for me lately but I’m back now. I have a few new nail polish bottles too but I haven’t had time to swatch them or not to mention photographing. Luckily I have a few more pics that I haven’t shown you yet. I also still have long nails on those pics. At the moment my nails are actually quite short and they started peeling after breaking off. Peeling seems to have calmed down a bit so maybe I can start growing them longer again very soon.

And then to the point, which is a perfect yellow creme polish, OPI The “IT” Color. This somewhat dirty yellow shade is a perfect accessory and you can wear it around the year if you feel the color suits you. This polish is not too bright or “in your face” shade, instead it’s just perfect and unique. I saw a photo of this polish on The Polish Addict‘s blog and I just had to have it for myself too.

The “IT” Color’s application is not the easiest possible and it requires three coats for an opaque result. It dried quite fast with Poshe. In this mani I used: Nail Tek II x2, The “IT” Color x3 and Poshe on the top.