OPI Honk if You Love OPI

I'm a giant sucker for dark purple nail polishes. 3 coats to opaque.

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OPI I Brake for Manicures

This dark purple has quite a bit of red in it. Though it looks nearly black in this image, in alternates between this shade and even darker depending upon the ambient lighting. 3 coats to opaque.

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OPI A-Taupe the Space Needle

OPI A-Taupe the Space Needle, this is 3 coats.

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OPI Road House Blues

When I received the OPI Touring America collection in the mail, I brought it in to work to share with my friends. (I swear these ladies were just as obsessed with nail polish and makeup as me before I got my hands on them. Now we all just feed into our obsessions together.)

They were all really excited to see the OPI fall collection about 10 days before release. What I found amusing was that all but 1 of them chose to do a manicure in this shade. This was the closest color pic I could take, it isn't *quite* this dark. In real life, the blue is slightly bluer, maybe 1/2 shade lighter than in this picture. Even this non-blue nail polish girl loves it!

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OPI Uh-Oh Roll Down the Window!

I love this camo green, though the name just kind of grosses me out. It was 4 coats to opaque since the formula is a bit thinner than most OPI polishes. I'm not usually a green polish girl, but this one could definitely change my mind.

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Nicole's It's Not Me it's Blue

I brought this color in to work the day after I got it in the mail. 2 friends immediately used it for manicures. In person it sometimes looks a little purple or a little bit more silver, depending upon the light.

3 coats to opaque, it is a little harder than a creme to remove due to the shimmer. Please ignore the ding on my index finger, I may have bumped it while still wet....

Nicole by OPI: This shade is a Target exclusive

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OPI Skull and Glossbones with Silver Shatter

I recently showed you OPI Skull and Glossbonesalone, I couldn't resist showing it off under Silver Shatter!

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I bought Silver Shatter myself, Skull & Glossbones was a sample.

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OPI Planks a Lot

2 coats was nearly enough with this one, but I did need a third coat to cover a few areas (brush drag created a few holes).
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OPI Grape, Set, Match

From the Serena Williams Glam Slam! England collection, this metallic purple has purple, teal and pink shimmer. It is definitely bold, but I love it! 2 coats to opaque.

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OPI Houston We Have a Purple

I'm not usually a big fan of the Jelly finish, so I had avoided the OPI Texas collection. However, on a recent trip to ULTA (with my new friend, Amanda, who is a reader! Hi Amanda!) I finally saw the polishes in person. I'm a big, giant sucker for the pink/purple tones in this range, so I had to pick it up.

While OPI called this a Sorbet finish, really it is a jelly finish. If calling it Jelly is a bit confusing, run over to check out my friend Michelle's explanation over at All Lacquered Up, since she recently tried out Big Hair, Big Nails from the same collection.

My big complaint with any jelly polish is the number of coats needed to avoid an uneven finish and visible nail line. I'm wearing 3 coats here, and I had enough coverage to make me happy. I took this picture on day #5 of my manicure and you can see that I had very minimal tip wear and no chips! I had been working in the ICU for 3 days as well during that period, so there are absolutely no wear issues with the sorbet finish.

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OPI Skull and Glossbones

Skull & Glossbones was definitely one of my most coveted colors from OPI's Pirates of the Caribbean collection, and I'm pleased to say it didn't disappoint!

This light grey only needed 2 coats to opaque and it applied like butter. Like buttah! It really reminds me of concrete and on my light coloring there is a little bit of green that comes out of the color.

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OPI Spark de Triumphe Nail Polish with Navy Shatter

I'm not usually a navy or blue polish girl, but the Navy shatter is a must buy! It has a jelly-like finish (Love!) and is a little bit lighter than I had thought it would be. I may need a 2nd bottle...

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OPI Spark de Triumphe Nail Polish with White Shatter

Super pretty, but Spark de Triumphe is even better (yes, truly) with a colored shatter. Tomorrow I'll show it with Navy Shatter!

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OPI Spark de Triumphe Nail Polish

OPI has been on an amazing roll. I can't believe how amazing their recent polishes have been. They were great before but now I want everything they release and then a back up bottle or two!

Spark de Triumphe is part of their collaboration with Serena Williams, and this is an obvious nod to the French Open. It comes in a duo pack with White Shatter as well (I'll share the two together tomorrow). Here I've shown how it looks with different numbers of layers (1-4 layers). Spark de Triumphe has a clear base and different shapes of small glitter. The glitter looks primarily gold here, but really it is more of a champagne color with some silver/gold leaning depending on the ambient light. It would work great as a sparkle top coat with 1 coat or in a more opaque finish with 3 coats (I didn't feel a 4th coat offered much other than thicker polish).

Spark de Triumphe is amazing under shatter. Check back tomorrow to see it with white!

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OPI Starring the Rockettes

An amazing pink-gold foil that only needs 2 coats. I debated about showing this one off. Since it is from the 2006 Holiday Collection, it would be nearly impossible to find anywhere but eBay or via a swap through Makeup Alley. But, it's too pretty to keep to myself!

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OPI Dating a Royal

In person this is a near-jelly finish. It took 3 coats to reach opaque.

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OPI Fall 2011: Touring America Details

More information (and maybe a slightly closer look at the direction these shades will be taking) has been been released about the Fall OPI collection. Alas, no reds. I'm sure they'll make you red lovers happy with their holiday collections!

• Color to Diner For: I’ll take the rosy-red with a side of “awesome.”
• Honk if You Love OPI: Don’t let this gorgeous dark grape pass you by.
• I Brake for Manicures: This gorgeous eggplant-plum has our full attention.

• Uh-oh Roll Down the Window: You’re gonna wanna pull over for this “unexpected” olive green.
• Suzi Takes the Wheel: Buckle up—she’s not stopping until she gets to gray!
• I Eat Mainely Lobster: We “clawed” through crowds to catch this coral for you.


• Get in the Expresso Lane: An amped-up dark brown that’ll never letcha down!
• French Quarter for Your Thoughts: Want beads? Then show us your sexy gray nails!
• Are We There Yet?: Don’t make me reach back there and take that perfect melon shade!

• Road House Blues: In this case…R&B stands for “Really Blue.”
• A-taupe the Space Needle: You’ll climb to new heights with this creamy-rich taupe.
• My Address is "Hollywood": We put this pretty rose-pink on the map.

I have to admit, the fact that they are so dark makes me really interested in this collection. I'm a big sucker for dark nail colors and I know I won't be able to resist most of this collection. Do you have your eye on any of these colors in particular?

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OPI Fall 2011: Touring America

Another day, another collection leaked on to the OPI Facebook Page! This one is for Fall (didn't we just start Spring??)

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From Left to Right, I assume starting in the top row:
Uh Oh, Roll Down The Window, Honk If You Love OPI, A Taupe The Space Needle, French Quarter For Your Thoughts, Get In The Expresso Lane, & Road House Blues. Suzi Takes The Wheel, I Brake For Manicures, Are We There Yet?, Color To Dine For, I Eat Mainly Lobster & My Address is Hollywood

No info yet on finishes and obviously with this picture we can't tell creme vs. shimmer. I'm happy to see some new dark colors, I'm a sucker for the vampy nail look!

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OPI Releases: Serena's French Open and Shatters!

Yet more information about upcoming OPI collections that I will need to purchase.


Some images arrived in my inbox today from the next installment of the OPI and Serena Williams. This mini-collection will be available in May 2011 in time for the French Open. It includes the Red and White Shatters, but check out the other colors! I definitely need them both.
• Rally Pretty Pink: Shimmering sunset-pink, to be paired with Red Shatter
• Spark de Triomphe: Silver glitter, to be paired with White Shatter


From the OPI Facebook page, today this image was released showing an entire collection of shatters! To be released this May, Black, White, Red, Blue, Turquoise, & Navy are included. This means you'll have a second chance to pick up shatters you may have missed, though note that the silver shatter seen with Pirates of the Caribbean isn't included.

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OPI's Nice Stems!

This summer OPI is releasing a collection of 4 limited edition pinks that I think will have 3 perfect pedi colors and a shimmer coat to die for!



The color descriptions from OPI:
Play the Peonies: We’d put our money on this lovely soft-pink.
Come to Poppy: Surrender to shine with this shimmering coral-pink.
Be a Dahlia Won’t You?: Give the gift of fabulous fuchsia—to yourself!
I Lily Love You: Fall head over heels with this light pink sparkle.

You can't tell from this picture, but Suzi says this about I Lilly Love You, "I Lily Love You is a glitter coat that can be layered over any of the other three shades to add a bright sparkle; or, it can be worn on its own for a subtle tint of pink with strands of glitter.”

Nice Stems! will be available in June
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