Going back to the OPI Texas Collection, Big Hair...Big Nails is listed as a "rosy pageant peach." Okay, I may not be a color expert, but this is no peach. Or is it? The odd thing about these jelly/sorbet colors is that it's not going to look like its bottle.
I started with a base coat of OPI Natural Nail, 3 coats of polish and a top coat of OPI Top Coat. On my index and middle finger I put down a base of OPI Alpine Snow just to see if it would make a huge difference.
In the sun you can't really tell the difference between the polish alone and the polish over Alpine Snow. I guess I picked the wrong shade to try it with, haha.
In the shade you can just barely tell that there isn't a smile line on the first two fingers but there is on the last two fingers.
Here's where the difference comes in - indoors with the flash. The nails (index and middle) with the Alpine Snow layer appear brighter (and a bit streaker) than the other two which are polish alone. So is it worth it for a layer of white under? Not for this color.
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So today's Eye Dust by Jesse's Girl is Key Lime and it's just like the pie as far as a lemon lime eye pigment. Above is it in the sun.
I also got a shot in the shade - it doesn't have near as much sparkle here... more matte looking like some of the other shades.
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Call it Texture, call it Crackle, call it Shatter, or call it Grafitti - crackling top coats are all the rage for 2011. Nicole by OPI announced in late May that they would be throwing their hat into the ring with 6 colors. Nothing new to the game - still the same kind like OPI... the one down side is that while Nicole by OPI changed to their new "Perfect Stroke" brush back in January, there are still some issues with getting all their bottles with the same new brush. That was the case for most of my Texture collection (confirmed with the Nicole by OPI press relations representative).
I decided to use my existing (and botched) manicure from yesterday with OPI Houston We Have A Purple, and just add one coat of White Texture. I topped it with OPI Top Coat.
One good thing about texture/shatter/crackle is that it can hide a bad manicure. I don't like that this white isn't as crisp as OPI White Shatter but it still works. Part of it, for me, was having that thin brush instead of the "perfect stroke."
By accident, I caught a picture with natural lighting. Pretty stuff!
Here it is in the shade - still nothing new.
And finally indoors with the flash. Not bad, not great, not unique, not terrible. I will, however, stick with my OPI White Shatter for my white crackle/shatter/texture needs.
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So this was kind of my experiment into "Just post a swatch" but now that I see it, I want more. Hah. This is Jesse's Girl Sparkle Red which is actually slightly more pink than red. The base is the same color as the shimmer, no duochrome effect. So which do you like better? Lots of pictures in different lights or just one simple "Hey, this is it?" type of posting?
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Continuing with the Texas Collection is Houston We Have A Purple. Just a note - I avoid driving in Houston as much as possible. Houston is scary. This polish? Not so much. This purple sorbet (jelly) is just a bit too thin for me.
I used a base of OPI Natural Nail, 2 coats of polish and a top of OPI Top Coat.
Welcome to sheer town! You can see my smile line on every nail. Additionally, I accidentally got a hair in my index finger so as I pulled it up, it made the polish pull like plastic sheeting. It also wrinkled up on my middle finger. Go figure.
In the shade, it's not much difference. But just check out the bottle - see how watery this is? I can see how nail techs were frustrated. I do like the actual color though - it's a light plum with a bit of a berry red to it. Very pretty!
Indoors with the flash so you can see how sheer this comes up. This collection showed me that I don't like sorbets (jellies) as much as I thought. :[
OPI is available at Professional Salons, including Beauty Brands, Beauty First, Chatters, Dillard’s, JCPenney, Pure Beauty, Regis, Trade Secret, and Ulta, for $8.50 ($10.95 CAN) suggested retail for each Nail Lacquer. Please visit their website for details [official website].
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