NOTD- OPIs Into the Night

This colour by OPI is a mixed between blue and purple on the nail. I have 3 thin coats on and application with it was really smooth. Needed the third coat to cover my nail line as it is very prominent.
Into the night is from OPIs Spider-Man collection and I've seen some really bad reviews about it over the web, but I really like it. I mean, the colour is very subtle in the first coat but like other metallic colours it really brightens up with the second coat.
Have you guys tried this one?

NOTD- Red lights ahead... Where?

The first time I tried OPIs RLAW I was slightly disappointed. I had purchased the mini version in a mini Holland collection set and everyone that had tried it had loved it so when I applied it and could still see nail line in 3 coats. I have a very low nail line. I mean to the point where even when I cut my nails as short and they can go I can still pull off a French mani.
This time when I tried this polish I layered it as I would a fluoro: on top of a white base. OMG guys! So pumped for summer now! It looks awesome. I can get away with the single coat which is great as I didn't want my mani to be too thick and it really pops!
Cons?
With the mini bottles of OPI, although the brush size is the same as one of a Revlon, it's really difficult to work with. Not undo able just not as it is with the thicker OPI brush. But it's worth going back to the bottle like three times for a coat on a nail.
Do you have this colour? How do you wear it?

NOTD OPIs I Juggle Men

This one was very hard to capture but I'm hoping the basic gist was there.
I have layered this with OPIs Lincoln park after dark purely because I was so eager to try out the new polish and that was the mani I had on.
I really like it! It's your typical flakie that shines deep blue and purple. Kind of like a sunset I would say as you can pick up that orangey tinge in some lights. Very subtle in the shade but i think if i had applied another coat it would pop a bit more. Definitely a great buy!
What are your favourite flakies?

My current 'French nude' favourite!

3 weeks later and my placement is finished and I can finally have my nails painted again!
For my birthday I received this gorgeous nude pink that has a subtle multicoloured shimmer to it. I love it because its subtle enough to not be a pain to remove and because it doesn't detract from the classic French manicured look. The brand is Kiss and as far as I can see it doesn't have a colour name or number...
I have never been a fan of a French manicure on myself before but at placement a nurse's nails caught my eye and ever since I have craved one. I must say, for a rushed first try I don't think I did too badly!

Top & Base coat comparison: OPI vs Revlon's

At the moment these are the two brands of top and base coats I am using.
I thought I'd do a comparison of the two: Revlon's colour stay base and top coat (seperate) and OPI's 3 in 1 top, base and strengthener.
In Aus the OPi polish is priced $24.90 and each of the Revlon's about $15 and although I expected OPi to have the lead in which polish I prefer I actually must say that I prefer Revlon out of these options.
The OPI t&b although works well with the OPI formular, I found to be very tricky to apply, especially with darker colours. I found that even when I waited for my colours to dry completely, that the brush would still take some of the colour with it when applying the top coat. Definitely a bad point for me as as you can tell, especially after using deep reds, the clearness of the polish begins to fad.

Revlon on the other hand I found to be way better than I expected. I haven't tried the non colour stay variety of the t&b but the colour stay ones were amazing. I found them to work best with Revlon of course but they still performed really well with alternate brands. And if you are not familiar with the colourstay brush it was amazing to use, so easy! It's like 2 brushes in 1!
I am actually really impressed with the colourstay line Revlon has put out. Thumbs up Yey!
Just quickly, I found the Revlon base coat to be so much thicker and more protective than the OPI duo. Although this could be due to the fact that the OPI one is in a duo, but I found that I've started just using the OPI as a top and not a base coat at all as I prefer the Revlon base by far.
So basically if you want to find a cheaper alternate for a top and base coat(and I know in the states it's a lot cheaper), give the Revlon colourstay polishes ago :)

NOTD- Mrs Oleary's BBQ

The myth, the legend!
This was one of my first OPI polishes alongside Over the Taup and is definitely the reason I started collecting nail polishes all those years ago.
OPIs MOB is a gorgeous deep almost vampy red that is perfect for those cooler, overcast days.
I must admit, I bought this colour purely because I thought this was a typical 40-year-old-woman-at-a-posh-BBQ colour and although I still think that I really love the classy ness that I feel when wearing it.
Application was a bit rusty as I need a new bottle but overal this one applies smoothly in two coats :)
What's your all time favourite?

NOTD- Raspberry Rapture

This is Revlon's #350 raspberry rapture. It is one of their scented nail polishes and although I've had it for a while and pick it up every time I go to paint my nails, it's a colour that always ends up getting skipped over in favour of some of my newer polishes. In saying that this colour is one that I love. I love the near red but not quite appearance and the scent lingers about for a good day or two.
Pictured with a base, 2 coats of polish and a top coat I found this one really easy to apply. It dried almost instantly and I found myself being able to do coats simultaneously as the previous would have dried by the time I had finished both hands.
Definitely love this one. I'll have to keep that in mind every time I chose another colour over it.
I'm not sure if you can still get the scented polishes now, but this is the only one I tried out of the collection. Have you guys tried any? Like? Dislike?

Wedding NOTD!

So my partner Chrissy and I are going to a family wedding this weekend and of course our nails were something I have been coordinating all week!

On my nails I have Revlon's popular, #230. This colour is gorgeous! It's a sheer baby pink with silver glitter throughout. And because its such a sheer colour when you start to put the second coat on it gives a jelly effect to the previous glitters giving them a white colour. It's so unique and intriguing! I applied two thick coats but could have gotten away with three thinner ones to achieve full coverage.

Chrissy is wearing Sally Hansen's Xtreme wear nails in cherry red. As its name suggests its a cream cherry colour. Opaque in one coat but its pictured with two. The brush is really long due to the long bottle which I struggled with, but that was only because I've been using tiny bottles recently.

Have you tried these? What do you think?

Acid wash jean nails!

So I really wanted to repaint my nails today but my manicure from yesterday was still perfect so I couldn't bring myself to take it all off. Instead, I added 4 accent nails to spice it up a bit.
You've guys have probably already seen this tutorial around YouTube so I won't go into mass detail, but basically, to get acid wash jean nail all you need to do is:
Apply a top colour to your already dried manicure (in this picture: white)
Let that colour completely dry.
Get a cotton bud/q tip and dunk in nail polish remover (acetone free is fine)
Rub gently over dried nail to take off some of the top colour, being careful not to remove the bottom colour.
Cute right?!

NOTD- No Room for the Blues

This is OPIs 'no room for the blues'. Such a gorgeous vibrant colour for the spring and summer. I have it on my nails as you can see and my gf has it on her toes. Definitely very versatile.

Application wise when applying thinly this polish goes on with two coats. The first being quite streaky and the second having flawless coverage. Thickly applied you can definitely get away with one coat. I guess it depends on how you roll.

I am not sure if this is from a collection or not although I do know its been out for a while. Full size OPI polishes are quite pricey in AUS so this was picked up for me in duty free. Score!
I don't usually wear blues but what do you think? Do you have this vibrant shade?

NOTD- OPI's 'spotted the lizard'

This is on my nails at the moment. It's spotted the lizard from OPIs spiderman collection. In the bottle this one looks gold with a duocrome of blue/turquoise, but on the nail you definitely get more of a gold/olive look. Definitely a nice fall colour, although here in Aus were moving into spring haha.
This was opaque in two coats. I know others have had problems with this collection but I found the formula really workable and thin, so if you did need say 3 or 4 coats it wouldn't add to the thickness of you nail.
Gorgeous colour though right?

NOTD- OPI's 'Kiss me on my tulips'

I just painted my gf's nails with OPI's 'Kiss me on my tulips' and apart from my bad painting job it looks amazing. This is from the Holland collection released this year.
Two coats and the colour was nice and opaque. The blue under tones complimented her sun kissed skin amazingly. She looked dared and ready for summer straight after application.
I also have this on my toes at the moment and I just can't stop looking at them!
Once again excuse the messy application. I just can't handle the OPI formula with the mini brush.
Tell me what you think of this shade!

OPI's Number One Nemesis

Happy first post to me!
So this is OPI's Number One Nemesis. Sorry about the messy application but I only have the mini bottle of this one so I struggled a little without the OPI signature brush.
This application was 3 coats with a base and top and I'm really happy with how it turned out. No visible nail line and I really could have passed for two coats if I wasn't so pedantic about nail lines.
The formula is very thin so it's perfect for layering up that colour. The shimmer within it is a little of everything so it'd make a gorgeous night time colour!
I've also tried layering this as a top coat. Definitely was something I liked. Pity I didn't take a photo though.