OPI On Her Majesty's Secret Service

Self-purchased

OPI On Her Majesty's Secret Service is a dark grey jelly packed with blue and gold shimmer. I believe I used 3 coats. The formula was good from what I can remember. With top coat.

Thanks for looking! See you on the other side of the day!

Michelle 

ABC Challenge: T - OPI The Impossible

Self-purchased

OPI The Impossible is a whimsical pinky-red texture with silver holographic hex, star, and fine glitters. The holographic fine glitter put a wonderful sparkle on the nail~ Unfortunately, I couldn't photograph it because it was a cloudy day. I used 2 coats. The formula was amazing! It was very pigmented and easy to get out the star glitters. I'm super happy! :D The textured finish materialized quickly. No top coat.

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Michelle 

ABC Challenge: O - KLEANCOLOR On-Off Relationship + OPI Don't Touch My Tutu!

Self-purchased

KLEANCOLOR On-Off Relationship has pastel, bluish mint matte hex glitter in a clear base. I used 1 coat over OPI Don't Touch My Tutu! The formula was just okay. I had to set the bottle upside-down a bit before application and dab on the glitter. It had a lot of clear base, though, so I recommend sponging on the glitter to soak up the base instead of applying the polish normally. Despite all the issues, the polish was still easy to work with. KLEANCOLOR polishes are known for having a terrible smell, but I think they smell loads better than Nabi polishes and ammonia-free latex. It dried a teensy bit bumpy because of the large hexes so I used top coat.

One coat

Four coats

OPI Don't Touch My Tutu! is a very sheer white, like it was marketed to be. I used 4 coats to get it semi-opaque, though I LOVE how it looks at just one coat! At one coat, it is seriously PERFECT if you want just a hint of color, a "my nails, but better" shade, or need an appropriate polish for work. Something tells me this polish will also be great for jelly sandwiches. ;) The formula was amazing as it applied very easily with no cleanup required, though it was thin. It dried shiny. No top coat.

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Michelle

ILNP Neon Rosebud + OPI Jade is the New Black

Self-purchased

ILNP Neon Rosebud is a multichrome flakie that flashes red, purple, orange, yellow, and green, though it's predominantly red, purple, and orange. It can either be used as a topper or built up to become opaque. I used 1 coat over OPI Jade is the New Black. The formula was wonderful! It was very easy to get a lot of flakies onto the brush. The flakies were evenly distributed once on the nail too. It dried shiny and to a smooth finish, but I still used top coat.

OPI Jade is the New Black is a deep jade creme. I used 2 coats. The formula was pigmented and good, but a bit runny. I had problems applying it because of the wide brush. It dried very shiny so I didn't use top coat.

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Michelle

OPI My Very First Knockwurst

Self-purchased

OPI My Very First Knockwurst is a pink-beige nude creme with some grey undertones, resulting in a very "putty" color. I used 3 coats. The formula was creamy and pigmented. It was a tad thicker than the usual OPI formula I was used to, but was still a breeze to apply. It dried shiny and quickly, but I still used top coat. I'm really disappointed in this one because the color clashed so much with my skintone. :(

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Michelle

OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls

Self-purchased

OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls is a grey-toned white creme. In the shade, it looks more like a light grey on me because of my pale skin. I used 3 coats. The formula was thin and runny, but quite opaque. It dried shiny. I didn't use top coat.

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Michelle

Color Club In the Limelight + OPI Polka.com

Self-purchased

Color Club In the Limelight is a wonderful dark periwinkle creme, though the first coat was unexpectedly sheer. I used 2 coats. The formula was a bit thin, but easily built up and applied well. It dried very shiny so I didn't use top coat.

OPI Polka.com has a mixture of magenta, blurple, and teal glitter in a clear base. It's super pretty! Yet another polish I don't know why I haven't worn until now... :( I dabbed/brushed on 1 coat. The formula was subpar for OPI standards. The base is thin and a bit runny, which makes for a bad glitter base. As mentioned, I had to use a mixture of dabbing and brushing to apply Polka.com. However, I had little trouble getting out the hex glitter. :) It dried shiny and mostly smooth so I didn't use top coat.

Thanks for looking! See you on the other side of the day!

Michelle

OPI Don't Burst My Bubble

Self-purchased

OPI Don't Burst My Bubble is a sheer, milky white with a tinge of pink. On my nails, however, it pulls fairly pink. I used 3 thin coats. The formula was truly magical. It wasn't a streaky mess like most sheers tend to be and was a breeze to apply. I wish all sheer nudes could be like this! It dried shiny and quickly, though I still used top coat. Unsurprisingly, Don't Burst My Bubble is one of my most-used polishes.

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Michelle

OPI Thanks a Windmillion

Self-purchased

OPI Thanks a Windmillion is a dusty sage creme. The color isn't what I expected it to be; it pulls more of a military green on me. I normally like military greens, but not this one, sadly. :( I believe I used 2 coats. The formula was thin and a little runny, which, in my experience with OPI, is unexpected. Coupled with the Pro-Wide brush, this makes application a bit difficult so I had to do a little cleanup. It dried shiny and quickly, but I still used top coat.

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Michelle

OPI My Vampire is Buff

OPI My Vampire is Buff is an ivory nude creme. I used 3 coats, but some areas still managed to be patchy. It had a nice formula, though slightly thin and runny so it wasn't the consistent OPI formula I'm familiar with. It dried shiny and in a quick-to-average dry time. No top coat. My Vampire is Buff is one of those shades that every collection needs so I definitely recommend it! It's great for nail art and as a palate cleanser.

Thanks for looking! See you on the other side of the day!

Michelle

Just a Little Longer + OPI Stay the Night

Hello everyone! I was about to blog regularly again soon, but I broke my nail yesterday. I was trying out a different nail shape (oval-ish) and it seems that squared nails are better for me. (I also tested this shape out and had no broken nails.) I am so sad I have nubs now, but they feel so liberating! For the next several posts, I will have swatches from the vault. Hopefully, I have enough posts until my nails grow out and are shaped.

Textured polishes are really popular right now. Glitter-infused and creme textured polishes are ubiquitous (think Zoya Pixie Dust, JulieG Gumdrops, OPI, and Milani), but there is also the lesser-known leather effect (Nails Inc. - which I hope to show you guys soon!). Today, I have one of my first textured polishes to show you guys!

OPI Stay the Night

Stay the Night has sparkly magenta glitter in a black textured base. I love it! It looks like glowing lava when you move your fingers. I used 3 thin coats. Using thin coats will help it dry faster and become more textured. Thick coats will dry less textured and a little glossy.  I didn't know what to expect, but the formula was really good. Dry time was fine as well. However, the wear time wasn't at all. I found some chips on my right middle finger after taking a shower the next day. I didn't use a base coat because it dried to a lesser textured finish when I tested it. Pictures below show Stay the Night with top coat.

I'm glad to be (almost) back! See you guys on the other side of the day!

Michelle

P.S. Hellooooo to all my new followers! :D

OPI Kiss Me On My Tulips

OPI Kiss Me On My Tulips

Kiss Me On My Tulips is a blue-based pink creme and slightly darker than pictured. I tried to make the photo as color-accurate as possible, but this was the best I could do without making it look too dark. KMOMT was very opaque! It could be a one-coater, if applied more thickly. I didn't want it to bubble or get too thick so I did 2 coats. It had a terrific formula, just like my other OPIs. It was literally a breeze to apply, dried very shiny, and had a good dry time! I know OPI is expensive, but it delivers superb quality!

I've been on a pink kick lately, haven't I? See you guys on the other side of the day!

Michelle

Happy New Year! With a Jelly... Cupcake? + Swatches

 

Let's start off this new year with a gobsmacking jelly cupcake!

For this jelly "cupcake", I used the following:

2 coats of Sally Hansen Lacey Lilac as my base

1 "coat" of Spoiled Trust Fund Baby

2 coats of OPI My Pointe Exactly over the glitter

Manicures like these are normally called "jelly sandwiches", but for some reason this concoction reminds me of a pretty, yummy cupcake. So "jelly cupcake" it is! (Lighting was not liking me so the jelly cupcake looks very grey and icky.)

Now that's much better!

Sally Hansen Lacey Lilac

Lacey Lilac is a pretty lilac creme and takes 2 coats to become opaque. Though it's a pastel, there wasn't an overboard of white in its base. It's not chalky at all and very wearable. It had a great formula as it was easy to apply, albeit a little thick. Still very manageable though! It dried with a nice shine and had a good dry time. When I need my pastel fix, I'll turn to this little one. (And my roommate might too since she likes pastels...)

Spoiled Trust Fund Baby

Trust Fund Baby contains small blue, yellow, and black hexes and small magenta square glitter. I tried applying this one in coats, but the glitter went on too sparsely. The dabbing method works best. There's way too much clear base in this so it took a while to dry and bubbled a little. The bubbling wasn't too bad, though, since you could only see it up close. On the plus side, it dried to a smooth finish. Trust Fund Baby, which is part of Spoiled's core collection, is a dupe of the Limited Edition Wet 'n Wild Beautiful But Dangerous. In my err, I bought the Wet 'n Wild from a blog sale, and while waiting for the package and being bombarded by Black Friday online deals, I got this Spoiled online from CVS. It wasn't until I opened the blog sale package that I realized I accidentally got the Spoiled dupe too! (So much for an Excel chart of my collection! ...But more glitter for me!)

See you guys on the other side of the day!

Michelle