Nicole by OPI Walmart Exclusives swatches/review

Nicole by OPI's descriptions:

Count On Me

This glimmering lavender will never let you down.

Got Style?

Mauve has never looked this chic!

He’s A Keeper

This classic red is one of the good guys.

Never Give Up

Hold onto gorgeous color with this persistent plum.

 

Count on Me is a sheer lavander with sparks of purple shimmer.

I love this color and I will be using it for layering a lot!

 

Got style,to me, looks more like a shimmery copper rose shade and surprisingly I really like it!

 

He's a Keeper is a slightly warm toned classic red creme

 

Never give up is a beautiful sassy fushia with scattered holo glitter.

Think Claire's MegPeg all grown up.

 

All swatches are 2 coats with no top coat. Pictures taken with lightbox lighting.

 

My opinion:

I was pleasantly surprised to fall in love with 3 of the 4 colors.

Sorry but I have 100 or so "Classic reds" so for a red to wow me takes a lot.

Formula is great, very smooth and easy to apply.

The bottles is a bit akward but very cute.

The brush shape is great and makes a nice clean line on my tiny narrow nails very easy. It's a little short but that was not a problem.

 

Do you see any that you NEED?

 

 

**Products in this post were sent to me by the company/PR for my honest review

Unchained

First a disclaimer....My hands and cuticles look like poo!

It has gotten very cold and dry here and my work has me washing my hands constantly as well as wearing surgical gloves all day and I ran out of my Indulgence cuticle creme and my supplies were delayed so I apologize for my craptastic looking hands. I've been using lots of hand cream but my skin prefers the non chemical filled richness. So hopefully in a few days I'll be back to human skin. Try not to look directly at the yuck skin!

I did this manicure to celebrate a dear friend finally leaving a very nasty relationship.

Remember love...You are Unchained and the key is yours alone!

I used Revlon Temptress as my base

Then added the little heart decals

I then stamped randomly using the BM12 image plate and CND Silver Chrome

I did the "broken" chains by rolling the stamp half way across to the heart and stopping

I kind of like this look.

China Glaze Spring 2011 Anchors Away Collection

I can't wait for this one!!!!

ALL HANDS ON DECK

China Glaze Introduces 12 New Glitters And Crèmes For Spring 2011

Sail away this spring in 12 nautically-inspired colors from China Glaze. These bold and confident brights are reminiscent of a carefree natural getaway, with soft ethereal hues that inspire leisurely thoughts of sand and sea. Colors in this collection include:

· Life Preserver: Highly pigmented and luxurious poppy crème.

· Hey Sailor: Vibrant crème red.

· Ahoy!: Delightfully intense pink that flashes with reflective glass speck.

· First Mate: Sophisticated and rich navy crème.

· Starboard: Hip and playful green crème.

· Lighthouse: Multi-dimensional, bright yellow glass speck.

· White Cap: Whimsical and sparkling multi-dimensional white.

· Pelican Gray: High shine, cool toned grey crème.

· Sea Spray: Calming pale blue crème.

· Below Deck: A flirty mix of taupe and violet.

· Sunset Sail: Delightful peachy pink high shine crème.

· Knotty: Micro-particle beige shimmer.

China Glaze nail lacquers are available through salons and professional beauty supply stores nationwide. For more information, visit: www.chinaglaze.com or follow China Glaze on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChinaGlaze


Pictures and descriptions courtesy of China Glaze






Wicked Frenchie

I have never worn  a pink and white french manicure...

never found them very appealing. I have been known to wear plenty of "Funky French" manicures.

The idea for this one hit me like Harpy poo on a newly washed car. :o)

So I had no choice...it would not leave my head until I did it.

Products used:

Orly Rock Candy (Base)

OPI Catch me in your net (tips)

Aqua pearls from the pearl wheel from Born Pretty store

Skullerflies and skully decals a gift from my beloved Astraea

Seche Vite to hold it all

This came out just as it looked in my head...kind of scary that something from inside my head escaped

This shows the beautiful aqua shift in Rock Candy

This might be worthy of a tutorial

I almost hate to take this off!

My New Years Eve Mani

I used one of the Sally Hansen Salon effects strips in Misbehaved on my ring finger

The rest is a beautiful franken my friend Flinty over at Polish or Perish shared with me last year called 917 over one coat of BYS Matte Royal Blue

If you click to enlarge the pictures you can see that 917 not only has holo glitters but it also has flakies

Salon Effects are really easy to apply though I had a hard time fitting. They are all either way too wide or the two small ones that it comes with are a bit too narrow. :o(

The fantabulous Sweet and Vicious bracelet was a gift from Astraea

She knows me so well! ( Hugs and kisses to Astraea)

I really like this manicure....Flinty I need a bigger bottle of 917! :o)