Blueberry Love

Nicole by OPI recently released a new line called Gumdrops Nail Lacquers, which is a mixture between liquid sand and shimmer polish. I have some color swatches for you in the next upcoming posts. First up is Blue-Berry Sweet on You, which is a medium purplish-blue polish. This was opaque in two and the coverage was very nice and even. It looks amazing in the sun as it catches the shine of the sparkles and gives off the sugar coated appearance that they describe. It is a matte finish so no top coat is required, which unfortunately also means that it will chip a little more easily. On the bright side, I wore this polish for a couple of days and the chipping was minimal. I like this texture a lot more than liquid sand as it feels smoother and the shimmery effect really does look like sugar. More colors to come – stay tuned! On a side note, it is blueberry picking season, and if you follow me on instagram, you would have seen my blueberry picking experience! Yum.

Polish was sent to me for review. All opinions are my own.

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A Gold Winter's Night

As promised, here's the last polish I have from the Nicole by OPI Christmas collection with the Kardashians. This is a swatch of Nicole by OPI A Gold Winter's Night over Keeping up with Santa. A Gold Winter's Night is a polish packed with gold long glitter with occasional strands of long green glitter and made with a base of clear polish with small red round glitter. It truly does remind me of Christmas and I can't wait to use this more when the holiday comes near! Will you be picking any of these polishes up?

Polishes were sent to me for review. All opinions are my own. 

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Early Holiday Cheer

Nicole by OPI is collaborating with the Kardashians to bring you 6 new holiday nail colors full of glitz and glamour. First up is a swatch of a stunning metallic rich red called Keeping up with Santa. It can be a one coater, especially if you plan to layer this, but I used 2 for my swatch. It applied very smoothly and left no streaks. I can see myself using this color more often as Christmas draws near…

Next, I layered Kardashing Through the Snow. Its a dense packed multicolored round glitter polish which reminds me a lot of another polish...I know Ive seen somewhere. This swatch combination was super Christmas-sy and made me look forward to Christmas now that the Canadian Thanksgiving is over. This polish will be great for spicing up parties and adding a touch of fun and elegance. Stayed Tuned to see one more polish from this collection - A Gold Winter’s Night swatch will be up soon.

Polishes were sent to me for review. All opinions are my own. 

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Gradient Friday : Fading Glitter Tips

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Gradient Friday : Olympic Inspiration

This gradient Friday is inspired by the colors and symbols from the Olympics, especially from the gymnasts outfits. I used 2 new colors from Nicole by OPI Kardashian Kolor and line Ladies in the limelight and Strike a Pose. To finish the design, I stamped on some nice round circle that reminded me of the medals, gymnastic routines, and archery. The polishes applied well and its neon color really screams summer!

Polishes were sent to me for review. All opinions are my own. 

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Gradient Friday : Galaxy

Base color Chanel Graphite / Middle color NOPI Me + Blue / Dr.'s Remedy Baby Blue

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Gradient Friday : Crackle

Base color  Wet N' Wild Black Cream / Gradient Colors Nicole by OPI Aquamarine Texture,  Amethyst Texture, Quarts Texture

Nicole by OPI products were sent to me for review.

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Valentine's Pink Gradient

Valentine's is a holiday I enjoy immensely, not for the commercialized flowers and chocolates, but because everything is red and pink and hearts are dangling from everywhere! I didn't want to overload everyone with too many valentine's designs, but I think it is close enough to valentine's day to show you an official one (if you have been paying attention, I started posting pink colored polish swatches/designs since Jan 26 – minus Princess Sabra, teehee...subtle eh?). I decided to pull out some pinks that I have not used/rarely used from my Helmer drawer and do a pink Valentine's Day gradient. I would consider this a glitter blending gradient as you need a bit of dry time in between each color.

I started out with one coat of Essie Ballet Slippers, which is a sheer light cream pink polish. Next, on the top 2/3 of my nails, I used OPI Aphrodite's Pink Nightie, which is a medium shimmery pink. Finally, on my top third of my nails, I used Revlon Posh Pink, which is a shimmery bright pink polish that is quite opaque. You should now see 3 separate colors on your nails with some harsh lines, but don't worry, the next step will blend them all away! Use a tinted pink glitter polish and paint 2 coats of this over your nails. This will blend away all harsh lines making your nails have the soft gradient effect. I used 2 coats of OPI And This Little Piggy... To finish off your look, paint/apply/stick on hearts on each nail. I picked out the hearts from Nicole by OPI Love your Life and applied them using an orange stick. Seal this manicure off with a coat of Seche Vite and you are all set for a night of fun!

Today is the last day to enter the Konad giveaway! If you add a comment with your favourite plate, it will get sent to you as well if you win. Good luck. 

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Reverse Glitter Gradient Friday

I wanted to try a reverse glitter gradient today using 2 new polishes I received in the mail. These two polishes are Shoppers/Walmart exclusive released by Nicole by OPI. I think these polishes are perfect for Valentines Day. I used 3 thin coats of  Pink. Seriously., which is a very pretty bright cream pink polish. It reminds me a lot OPI I'm Indi-a mood for love, but this may be a bit brighter. Next I sponged on Fabulous is my Middle Name near the cuticles, fading up near the tips. Fabulous is my Middle Name is a gorgeous gorgeous polish. It is a clear based polish pack full of multi-colored bar glitter and mini silver round glitter.

The second picture shows the most accurate picture of the pink polish. The formulation for both of these was good but the bar glitter needed 2 coats of Seche Vite in order for it to be smooth. I think this bar glitter polish is a must have! So pretty.  Have a great weekend and enter the giveaway here if you have not!

Polishes were sent to me for review. All opinions are my own. 

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Follow me on Glitter

Here is the last color I have from the Nicole by OPI Kardashian Kollection. Follow me on Glitter is a black based sparkle polish with red, green, blue, gold, magenta and silver hexagonal glitter and silver fine glitter. This was surprisingly opaque and only took 2 coats for this result. It dries on the matte side, so use a topcoat for shine! For easier removal, you can use 2 coats of base coat or opt to use one thin coat of black polish underneath. The glitter will be much easier to remove. Those are the four colors I have from this collection. I did not expect to like all of them, but I do! They have a wide range of colors from this collection, so everyone can find a color they enjoy. I would say Khloe Had a Lam-Lam is a must have for me since it is the perfect teal shade. Do you have any must haves from this collection? Let me know! (Sorry for the blue fingers! I had just swatched Listen to Your Momager! and it left a bit of a stain.)

Polish was sent to me for review. All opinions are my own.

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Hard Kourt Momager

Here are two more colors from Nicole by OPI Kardashian Kolors Collection. Up first is Hard  Kourt Fashionista. This is a dark chocolate brown cream polish that was opaque in 2 coats but was a little bit streaky. It will probably even out in 3 coats, but I did not have time to add another.

Next is Listen to Your Momager!, which is a royal blue with lighter blue shimmer. This color was surprisingly pretty and was opaque in 2 coats. One more color to go! Stay tuned.

Polishes were sent to me for review. All opinions are my own. 

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Khloe Had a Little Lam-Lam

Khloe Had a Little Lam-Lam is a beautiful dark teal cream polish that applied smoothly and was opaque in 2 coats. This is one of the many colors from Nicole by OPI Kardashian Kolors line. I love this color so much as I find this to be the perfect fall colored polish! After a day, I added leopard spots on using all of OPI Pirates of the Caribbean collection and lining it with Sally Hansen nail art pen in black. More shades from the Kardashian Kolor line to come!

Polish was sent to me for review. All opinions are my own.

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Nicole by OPI Holiday Glitters Part 2

Here is part 2 of Nicole by OPI Holiday Glitters. First up is Orna-Ment for Each Other, which is a glittery red color filled with gold and green fine glitter. This one reminds me lots of Christmas! This took 2 coats for full coverage. Isn't this pretty?

Last, but not least, is Snow-Man of my Dreams, which is a glittery blue packed with rainbow colored fine glitter. It reminds me of Christmas parties and New Year celebrations. Super festive. The formulation was a bit sheerer for this color but still quite opaque, this took 3 to achieve full coverage.

Although this collection is quite small, I think they made some winners. My must have for this collection would have to be Glitter in my Stocking as red and gold are so great together and I have yet to see anything like it! However, if you are making a wish list for Christmas, I would definitely put all 4 on this list! Polish Addicts, which ones were your favourite?

Polishes were sent to me for review. All opinions are my own.

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Nicole by OPI Holiday Glitters Part 1

I am super excited to show you part 1 of 2 of Nicole by OPI Holiday Glitter 2011 collection. Here are the swatches. First up is My Sleigh's in the Shop which is a pretty darker magenta glitter polish filled with pink, silver, and purple fine glitter. I swear I took 100 pictures but could not for the life of me capture the real color. These are the closest I could get them to because the camera really picks up on the pink glitter. In real life, this polish is a bit more purple in color. Following this is Glitter in my Stocking, which is a gold glitter polish filled with gold and red fine glitter. This one was very pretty and I very much appreciated the pop of red.

Both these polish applied wonderfully and full coverage was achieved in 2 coats. I added a coat of Seche Vite to finish off both looks. These are great to wear to any Christmas gathering! I cannot wait. Stay tuned for part 2 of this collection.

Polishes were sent to me for review. All opinions are my own.

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Funky Purple French

This funky French manicure was inspired by this Nicole by OPI duo set I picked up at Shoppers for a great bargain a while back. The Grape Debate, a dark plum purple, applied very smoothly and was opaque in one coat. Glitz and Glisten, a sparkly purple with pink and purple glitter, took 3 thin coats to show some sparkle, and will take at least 3 thick coats to be opaque. The packaging on the back showed different ways you go wear it, and I decided to mix it up and try them both out at the same time. It was a little hard to see the French tip on top of the darker polish and it did not really look like the packaging picture. Nonetheless, I really like this manicure and have been wearing for a total of 3 days! What do you think Polish addicts?

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Canucks Gradient

Today is another gradient Friday! Polish addicts, can you guess what this was inspired by? For this week, I used a wet gradient method for this color combination. I used Wet N' Wild Hallucinate for my first coat, let it dry for a little bit, then layered on Sally Hansen HD Resolution on the top 2/3 of my nails, and finally on the top 1/3 of my nails I used Nicole by OPI Me + Blue, a shimmery dark blue. I added one more coat of Wet N' Wild Hallucinate and sealed this all with Seche Vite and CND Super Shiney to give it more of a jelly look.

Polish more soon!

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Clouds in the sky - gradient friday

Another week, another gradient Friday! I used Nicole by OPI Baby Blue and China Glaze Secret Peri-Wink-Le for my blue gradient. I also got to try out some nail stickers from my sample pack from Viva La Nails. I really like this sticker design and they were so easy to apply. They stuck on quite well and I am really happy with its durability. I cannot wait to try more of these out!

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Stripes of Purple

When I first heard about Justin Bieber collaborating with Nicole by OPI, I rolled my eyes. It is a great marketing scheme and I knew they would sell but I did not foresee myself buying any. Unfortunately, when swatches started appearing online, I fell in love with a couple of the colors. I debated for a long time whether I could justify buying it, but when it was on sale and some proceeds went to Pencils of Promise, I justified it and went to buy them.

I'm a Belieber is a very pretty cream purple. It is perfect for spring and fits nicely into my purple collection. It applied smoothly and was opaque in 2 normal/thick coats.

I decided to stripe my nails with 2 colors that I thought would look nice and also give an idea of how it compares to other purples.

For my middle stripe, I used Dr.'s Remedy Vigor Violet. It is a pretty violet color that has a stronger blue undertone. It applied smoothly and I only used a coat for my design.

Lastly, I used OPI Done out in Deco for my last stripe and sealed it all with my Seche Vite top coat.

Thanks for reading and have a great day polish addicts!

PS- I need a new light for my light box...any suggestions?

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Cracked liquid metal

Today I will show you the second crackle polish I bought from the China Glaze Crackle collection. Fault Line is a shimmery purple crackle that I swore I would buy when I saw swatches online and it definitely does not disappoint. I wore the crackle diagonally and I like how it looks! What do you think polish addicts?

For my base color, I used Nicole by OPI Miss Independent from their liquid metal collection. It is a gorgeous metallic light pink color that was opaque in 2 coats. It applied smoothly with no streaks. Gorgeous.

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Happy Valentines

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone~ Base coat: Nicole by OPI You’re an angel; Nail art – Sephora by OPI What a Broad!, round dark pink glitter, Japanese 3D stickers.

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