OPI Skyfall 2012: Die Another Day

Hi guys! Today I'm showing you another polish from OPIs holiday collection. This one is Die Another Day. Die Another Day is a shimmer bright red, to be honest I don't have much more to say about it. Application was even and opaqaue in two coats. If you're looking for a shimmery red this is nice, but nothing special.

meh.

OPI The Man With The Golden Gun 18k Gold Topcoat

Hi guys! Today I'm showing you OPI's The Man With The Golden Gun. This was released as part of the Skyfall collection but as an extra sort of lol. This topcoat is made with real 18k gold and as a result has a much higher price point than regular OPI polishes. In the US it retails for $30 USD but I'm not sure about Australia and other countries. I got mine on eBay.
It comes in an opaque gold bottle which is interestig. But unfortunately this polish is pretty "sheer" meaning the gold flakes are sparse. I did a 'gradient' type manicure but it took about 4-5 coats to get this effect but it is still sparse. I used it over OPI Yogata Get This Blue.

OPI Skyfall 2012: Skyfall

Hi guys! Today I'm showing you the namesake of OPI's Skyfall holiday collection. Skyfall is a deep maroon/burgandy creme it sort of reminds me of blood lol. It applied so smoothly in two coats. 

This is a beautiful fall/winter colour but I don't really think it's something very special.

It reminded me of Chanel April but it's a lot lighter than Skyfall.

OPI Skyfall 2012: You Only Live Twice

Hi guys! Yet another polish from the OPI Skyfall collection for the holidays! This one is called You Only Live Twice. It's a rasberry magenta jelly with gold glass fleck throughout. It's very sparkley! This polish is similar but not a dupe for one of the colours from the minnie mouse collection released earlier this year.

OPI Skyfall 2012: Casino Royale

Hi guys! Today I'm showing you another polish from the new Skyfall collection by OPI! This one is Casino Royale which is a medium-dark plum creme. When I first saw this I thought immidately of OPI Just A Little Rosti At This & Honk If you Love OPI but neither are even close!

This polish had an amazing formula! 90% opaque in one coat (I used 2) and no streaking. I did find a little bit of staining though.

OPI Skyfall 2012 Collection: The Spy Who Loved Me

Hi guys! Today I'm showing you another polish from the OPI Skyfall collection 2012 for the holidays. This one is called the Spy Who Loved Me and it's a beautiful red with a gold glittery shimmer throughout. I was dissapointed that it didn't show up as well on my nails as it did in the bottle, but eh. You win some, you lose some. I used two coats for opacity.

This is similar to Zoya Kimmy but Kimmy is A LOT more sparkley!

OPI Skyfall Collection 2012: Tomorrow Never Dies

Hi guys! Today I'm showing you a polish from OPIs Skyfall Holiday collection that was just released. This is called Tomorrow Never Dies.

Tomorrow Never Dies is a blurple shade with a slight frost. When you put on the first coat you can really see the purple in it but after two it was nearly all blue to my eyes. It has a slight frost to it but it isn't incredibly brush-strokey, but they're there so be careful with application lol.

OPI Skyfall Collection 2012: The Golden Eye

Hi guys! Today I'm going to show the first of the colours from the OPI 2012 Holiday Collection themed after James Bond and the most recently released film: Skyfall.

This is The Golden Eye! It is possibly the most intense nail polish ever. A super rich warm gold that just SCREAMS look at me! It has a slightly foil looking finish but consists almost entirely of gold flakes/flecks that are so densely packed in a clear base that you only need two coats for full opacity. (NOTE: This is different to the 18k gold flake top coat The Man With The Golden Gun also released along with this collection.)

My camera cannot even handle the intensity of the golden eye.

Amazing.

Yogata Get This Blue & CND Sapphire Sparkle

Hi guys as you all know CND's Sapphire Sparkle is one of my alltime favourite polishes that I've raved about a lot in the past and today I wanted to show you my favourite combination with it

I used OPI's Yogata Get This Blue which is an amazing sapphire blue shimmer opaque in two coats

I then layered one coat of CNDs Sapphire Sparkle over the top

Here you can see the pink/purple/blue duochrome of the polish a bit, but it is much more obvious is real life!

Ah I can't even write anything else about this polish, I just LOVE it.

OPI Halloween 2012: So So Skullicious Collection Swatches

Hi guys! Today I'm showing you OPI's 2012 Halloween mini collection! It's called So So Skullicious and contains four mini opi shades and some nail decals.

I personally don't find it very halloween, in fact without the black it's more of a summer looking collection to me. Anyway, onto the swatches!

Hi Pumpkin!

A bright  vibrant orange creme. Beautiful, but by no means unique.
This was three coats.

A-Rose From the Dead

A bright pink creme, three coats again.

Mourning Glory

Plain Black Creme, Two coats

Candlelight

Bright Yellow Creme, I needed four coats with this.

I persoanlly think this collection is a big miss. All four colours are so easily dupeable, and because they are such mini bottles & brushes I find them hard to apply. The decals aren't great either..

Hmm, can you tell I'm dissapointed in this collection?

OPI The Show Must Go On!

Hi guys! Today I wanted to show you a polish I've been eyeing for a while but it has been quite hard for me to find. This is OPI's The Show Must Go On from their Burlesque Holiday collection a few years ago! This is a supposed dupe for MACs Bad Fairy.

It's a pink and orange foil duochrome and I really love it. If there's two colours of nail polish I don't gravitate toward it's pink and orange but I totally love this polish.

Ofcourse duochrome is my cameras least favourite finish to photograph so bear with me!

Ruffian: OPI Designer De Better & Mermaids Tears

Hi guys! Today I wanted to do a ruffian inspired by Coewless which is probably one of my favourite blogs, but it isn't in english so I just ooogle over her gorgeous nails!

Anyway I remember seeing this combo ages ago but after I had done it I went back to go check and Coewless actually did a half-moon manicure which looked a lot better. Anyway. It was fun to give it a go!

Don't you think this design makes my nails look fat! lol

I free handed this ruffian so be nice!

Polishes used are OPI Designer De Better and OPI Mermaids Tears

Deborah Lippmann Just Dance over OPI Fly

Hi guys today I wanted to show you my new favourite polish! This is Deborah Lippmann Just Dance! It's a bright blue / turquoise glitter that is so super shiny! I decided to layer it over OPI Fly from the Nikki Minaj collection released earlier this year.

I used two coats of just dance over Fly. If you wanted to wear it on its own you would need three coats probably. The glitter applied evenly and I didn't need to "place" the glitter on.

Trust me, these pictures don't even do justice to how beautiful this is in real life!

Thanks For Reading!

OPI Germany Collection Fall 2012: My Picks

Hi guys! So I'm back with nail posts YAY! My skin has healed almost entirely which is what was damaged in my "accident" involving fingers and a car door lol and all the bruising has gone down.

Anyway, I thought I'd start off with the couple of polishes I picked up from OPI's Germany Collection! 

Every Month Is Oktoberfest.

This is beautiful deep purpley shimmery vampy goodness poured into a bottle.

I think it looks more red in the bottle, but on the nails it's deffinately purple with a few red and gold specks.

Two effortless coats!

Germanicure

This is another awesome colour! It's a reddish brown shimmer which on me looks like it even flashes an orangey colour in some lights. Beautiful.

Easy two coats for full coverage!

Thanks for reading guys! 

Did you pick up anything from OPI Germany collection??

OPI DS Temptation

Hi guys! Today I thought I'd dig out a polish from last years OPI Designer Series release. This is Temptation, a purple glitter! It also has a lot of pink and blue glitters mixed in. I used three coats for full opacity!

This is actually a lot more purple than it looks in my photos.

I do think this is a nice polish but not worth the DS price tag, and they've done it again with this years DS release, polishes that 1. We already have dupes for and 2. Are just shimmery shades, what happened to the holos OPI :(

OPI Holiday Glow

Hi guys!

Today I'm showing you a polish from an old OPI Holiday collection in 2008 I believe. It is called Holiday Glow - A deep Warm Brown/Burgandy base with red and gold glitters. It needs 2-3 coats to be completely opaque.

Thanks for Reading!

OPI Yokohama Twilight

Hi guys! Today I'm showing you a polish by OPI called Yokohama Twilight. This polish is unfortunately discontinued, and going for upwards of thirty dollars on eBay. However, IF you live in Australia, I have seen this polish in multiple David Jones stores throughout NSW so yeah aha.

This is a pink purple and blue irredescant duochrome polish. I like layering it over a darker colour which brings out the blue duochrome better. This is over Dutch Ya Just Love OPI.

Isn't it gorgeous!

OPI No Room For The Blues

Hi guys, today I wanted to show you a realy quick mani I did before bed one night. Unfortunately 

this meant I got some terrible sheet marks, but only on my index finger lol weird.

Anyway, this is OPI's No Room For The Blues. It was one of the first OPIs I ever got! It's a sky blue creme that applies perfectly in two coats.

My First Experience with OPI Black Spotted

Hi guys, today I wanted to share with you my first experience with OPI Black Spotted. I was extremely lucky to get my hands on this in a swap with Rainbowify Me. 

Read on for my experience!

Candy Lacquer Modern Love

Hi guys, today I'm showing you an awesome indie polish by Candy Lacquer.

This is Modern Love, it's got black and white bar glitter, black and white diamonds and squares, black and white small glitters and white heart shape glitters. 

I layered this over OPI Ate Berries In The Canaries.

This is two coats of Modern Love over two coats of OPI Ate Berries in the Canaries. You do have to dab the glitters in the right spots to get even coverage accross the nail, and even then it doesn't always work out (see my ring finger). The problem with this is that you get an uneven coverage of the lacquer base which makes it even chunkier and can cause bubbles. You also have to fish out the heart glitters which is a pain. Also, I can't hear any balls in the polish when you shake it, there could be one, but for this kind of glitter, you really need at least two to break up the glitter. I suggest standing this on its head for a while before using it. 

Candy Lacquer is available from Candy Lacquer Etsy Shop for $8 per 15mL