road house blues

OPI's Autumn collection, Touring America, had me completely wowed from the get go but to be fair most Autumn collections are right up my alley. I love those dark/muted vampy colours and Road House Blues is no exception. This dark blackened blue is gorgeous. It can look black in extremely low light but for the most part its blueness really stays true. All in all a glossy lovely polish.

ginger bells, ginger bells, ginger all the way

I'm not sure why it's been so long since I've posted on here. Could be the trip I took to Melbourne. Could be Nanowrimo. Could be the nasty bout of flu I'm just getting over or it could be I just felt like a break. Whatever the case it feels good to be typing up this post and looking at how pretty OPI's Ginger Bells is! Ginger Bells came out with a holiday collection from a few years back and it is stunning! So glad to have picked this one up from one of the many handy dandy e-tailers about the place. Do any of you guys own Ginger Bells and if so how do you like it?

absolutely alice

Absolutely Alice is the only Alice in Wonderland polish I own from OPI's 2010 collection. It's a beautiful blue glitter polish with flecks of gold and silver. This is one fun polish to wear even if it's far less of a joy to remove. I'd wear this more often if I wasn't so lazy. x

sparrow me the drama

For a polish I originally passed up on I love this an awful lot. It's feminine and soft and oh so sweet but that slight duskyness makes it just that little bit more interesting and ever so much more appealing to me. Like everyone else I was surprised at the colour choices for the OPI Pirates of the Caribbean collection but I do think it worked in the end and I am quite pleased at having this gorgeous, more complex then they may first appear, polishes in my collection. Sparrow Me the Drama being no exception. x

I eat mainely lobster

I can't get over how much I love I Eat Mainely Lobster from OPI's Fall Collection. I obviously thought it was pretty and liked it enough to pick it up in the first place but I had no idea I would love it as much as I do. Bright orange/coral gorgeousness with subtle but pretty shimmer. Love it! It's so bright and cheerful but very feminine and chic at the same time. Well worth looking in to if you passed this one by the first time.

give me the moon

I haven't worn OPI's Give Me the Moon in what feels like an age and I have no idea why since it's such a beautiful and unique colour (at least to my collection). Give Me the Moon is a soft gray/blue polish with a subtle blue duochrome. It looks so feminine and sweet to my eyes. Such a dainty shade but with the slight edge that more neutral/natural tones can bring. A classic for sure.

you're a doll

You're a Doll is from one of the OPI holiday collections from a couple of years ago. 2009, I believe... Anyway, not the point. The point is, this is fast becoming one of my all time favourite polishes. If I had a definitive top 10 this would have a place no questions asked. It's a gorgeous grayed out pinky mauve with flecks of silver and copper. It is amazing. Unlike anything else I own and just so flattering. I can't get enough of this polish! I'm actually thinking about seeking out a backup and I'm not really a backup kind of person. It's just that good!

housten we have a purple

Why did I wait so long to get this polish!? Housten We Have A Purple from OPI's Texas Collection earlier this year is simply stunning. It's one of their "sorbet" finishes (aka jelly) and it's so lovely. It's a very red based raspberry type purple and with the squishy texture it's just pure magic. In love with this polish! Gah! don't know what else to say except, i love it.

magic

Don't you hate when a camera can't capture the true beauty of a polish? Well this was certainly the case with Magic from OPI's Designer Series. In the pictures Magic looks like a pretty sparkly blue polish. Which it is; however, it also has some amazing purple shimmers that really bring the polish to life. Unfortunately they refused to be photographed and actually strangely enough they only really show up to their full effect in artificial lightning...Strange little polish it is. Despite all this Magic is simply gorgeous and must be seen in person to truly love. So if you don't already own it at least go look at a bottle in person, it really is lovely.

coquette vs. it's totally fort worth it

Just a quick comparison post for you today. Jessica's Coquette vs. OPI's It's Totally Fort Worth It. They're both sheer silvery grays with hot pink micro glitter particles.

from right to left Jessica, OPI, Jessica, OPI

from right to left Jessica, OPI, Jessica, OPI

As you can see they're not exact dupes but they are pretty darn close. I think I prefer the Jessica polish personally as it's a little more opaque with a glossier finish but both are quite nice.

reflection perfection

Reflection is possibly my favourite polish from OPI's Designer Series. It's a red holographic that's on the pale side of things. It's super pretty as far as holos go but as you may know they're not exactly my favourite nail polish finish. This is a very fun and different polish though and one that I think would make a happy addition to any nail fanatics collection. x

it's totally fort worth it!

I thought I was really going to love It's Totally Fort Worth It from OPI's Texas collection. It's a soft shiny gray with tiny hot pink micro glitter but it fell a little short for me. For starters the glitter is almost impossible to see unless you're staring at it up close in perfect lighting and for some reason I find the finish rather unflattering. It's almost pearly and I guess that just doesn't work for me. That being said I have this on my toes right now and I'm kinda liking it...so there may be hope for this one yet.

mostly a mystery

Mystery from OPI's Designer Series is a deep dark plumy eggplant colour with golden bronze flecks. It's truly beautiful in person. It's vampy and interesting and oh so chic but I had the hardest time capturing it. I don't know if it was the lighting or if this polish is just particularly shy but I do know these photos don't do this gorgeous concoction justice. I reccomend trying this one out if you are a fan of vampy shades and you know, also if you haven't already...

raspberry sorbetto

I have recently become a fan of brights and I have to say it kinda snuck up on me... I've always been more of a vampy/neutral lover but all of a sudden the look of a bright nail is really attractive to me. keeping that in mind I loved wearing Raspberry Sorbetto by Borghese. It's a hot pink creme but it's not too in your face. I especially loved it peeking out from under a coat of OPI's Silver Shatter. v.cute.

murky mermaids tears

Okay so obviously I liked the look of this polish in swatches since I ended up purchasing it but I promise you that pictures don't do this polish justice. Mermaids Tears is just gorgeous! I'm not even usually one for pastel type shades but the murkiness of this polish really makes for a unique and flattering polish. I don't currently have this on my nails. The pictures are from a few weeks ago but thinking about how much I enjoyed wearing it is making me think that I might go repaint my nails with this as soon as I finish this post...

pearl and gems of wisdom

I've owned OPI's Pearl of Wisdom for some time now but never tried it because I didn't really think I'd be that fussed on it and SURPRISE, I wasn't... It's a sheer pearly polish with some micro glitter and it's just a bit boring. I haven't given up on it entirely though. I still plan on trying it out over a black and hopefully that will jazz things up nicely but since it was already on my nails, I wasn't pleased and didn't feel like taking it straight off I added a couple of coats of Milani's Gems (a supposed dupe for Deborah Lippmanns Happy Birthday) and I rather liked the results. Cheerful/glittery nails. Well done Milani you saved the day!

skull and glossbones gush

Skull and Glossbones, how I love thee. Seriously, this polish is just gorgeous! Is it pale gray? Is it off white? Does it have a hint of green? I'm not really sure but I do know it's special. This is certainly unique to my collection and because of that will be getting a lot of use. I think I pretty much love the whole OPI Pirates of the Caribbean collection. I didn't think I originally wanted them all but I've slowly accumulated every polish except Steady As She Rose (I'm still not sold on it...).