2 coats
Phallic is a gorgeous jewel-toned blue. It's one of those lit-from-within shades that I love dearly. I experienced a ridiculous amount of shrinkage with Seche Vite, though. So weird! I guess I have to try some other top coats with this one in the future.
29 January
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As a thank you to my followers, I will give away a set of the OPI Katy Perry Collection. The collection includes:
Last Friday Night
Not Like The Movies
The One That Got Away
Teenage Dream
Black Shatter
Please use this form to enter. Entries in the comments will not be included because I will use the data from the form to randomly select the winner.
Ends 19 Feb 2011
29 January
23
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I'm all shattered out. All of the manis I've seen lately have involved Black Shatter, and I think it'll be a while before I wear it myself. Instead, I decided on Last Friday Night as my first OPI KP mani.
1 coat over 1 coat Illa Boosh
I love glitters like this over black. I think it's similar to Sinful Hottie, but my mind often makes colors seem a lot closer than they turn out to be. I'll dig it out of my stash and do a comparison to confirm. LFN was a bit thick, so I added a couple drops of thinner. The great thing, though, is that it is jam-packed with glitter! One coat is perfect for layering.
24 January
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Caitlin is a purple grey creme. This reminds me of something. I'll have to dig it out and do a comp soon.
Danni is a pinky purple shimmer with gold and red flecks.
Dove is a neutral dove grey. This is probably the least unique of the bunch, but it's still really pretty.
Gemma is an olive green with a violet flash. It looks really blue in my pic, but it's more violet, I promise.
Jules is a taupe with gold flecks.
Marley is a pale purple with silver hidden shimmer. The base seems to lean more grey than white, so it's not as garish as most pastels.
What a gorgeous collection! I love every single shade and will probably rotate these shades for the next couple weeks. I can't even pick a favorite. They're calming without being boring. Perfect for Spring.
The formula was great. I didn't experience any dragging or goopiness, and they were all opaque in two coats.
What are you loving/hating from this collection?
19 January
10
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2 coats
Lately, I've been on the hunt for the perfect greige polish. Out of the ones I've tried so far, Waking Up In Vegas comes closest. It pops just enough against my skintone, but it's still chic and subtle. Awesome!
The application and pigmentation was divine. I barely needed a second coat, but it glided on so smoothly and perfectly that I couldn't help it. The finish is not as shiny as most of here cremes. It dries to a semi-satin finish that I quite like, so I wore this with no topcoat. The dry time was faster than most. I wore this for 4 days before I experienced a tiny bit of chipping, which you can see on my middle nail. Not bad for no topcoat.
After 4 days, I was bored but didn't have time to do a new mani. Instead, I added Studio M Fast Play
1 coat
Fast Play is a light purple base with tons of gold/green duochrome glitter. It's gorgeous!
With Essie Matte About You
18 January
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