OPI Halloween

Please enjoy the following press release from OPI!

Look Frighteningly Fashionable with OPI!

No Tricks, Just Treats with New OPI

Halloween Nail Lacquers

                                                  

Celebrate the scariest day of the year with OPI’s Halloween-inspired nail lacquers, available in two promotional gifts sets. For a limited time only, OPI will offer the new Spook-ettes mini pack, which includes four mini lacquers: He’s My Boo (a scary orange), Mummy Knows Best (a spook-tacular white), I Only Date Werewolves (a bewitching black) and Zom-Body to Love (a glow-in-the-dark green).

The Spook-ettes mini pack also includes free nail decals, along with instructions on how to create different nail art designs using the lacquers and stickers. For example, create a two-toned look with “Jack-in-the-Moon,” featuring a grinning face in a white full moon on a black nail, or go bold with “Welcome to Spider’s Corner,” showcasing a creepy-crawler layered over a bright orange hue.

Additionally, the Pair’em Scare’em duo pack will bring Zom-Body to Love and OPI’s bestselling Black Shatter together in a hair-raising pair. Inspired by graffiti art, Shatter leaves behind a crackled, two-texture finish when painted over completely dry OPI nail lacquer. Paint Shatter over two coats of Zom-Body to Love and add a top coat for a one-of-a-kind, glow-in-the-dark manicure.

“Halloween motivates us to express wild, imaginative concepts through hair, makeup, nails and costumes,” explains Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, OPI Executive VP & Artistic Director. “The Spook-ettes and Pair’em Scare’em lacquers allow consumers to get fun and creative with our Halloween colors by pairing them with themed nail decals or adding the captivating shatter effect.”

OPI products contain no DBP, Toluene, or Formaldehyde, and feature OPI’s exclusive ProWide^™ Brush for the ultimate in application. 

Spook-ettes ($12.50 US, $16.95 CAN) and the Pair’em Scare’em duo pack ($14.95 U.S, $20.95 CAN)  will be retailed at Professional Salons, including Beauty Brands, Beauty First, Chatters, Dillard’s, JCPenney, Pure Beauty, Regis, Trade Secret, and ULTA.

For more information, please call 800-341-9999 or visit www.opi.com. Follow OPI on Twitter @OPI_PRODUCTS and become a Facebook fan!

Nicole by OPI Holiday Glitters

Please enjoy the following press release from Nicole by OPI!

Nicole by OPI Launches Holiday Glitters, Introducing New Sparkly Lacquers for the Season

Nicole by OPI announces new, limited edition Holiday Glitters! Featuring four shades packed with intense shimmer for the festive season, these lacquers transform fingers and toes into virtual jewelry. From traditional holly red and a warm fuchsia hue to metallic gold and inky blue, these shades make the perfect gift or stocking stuffer for any woman (or to keep for yourself!).

“The holiday season’s celebratory feeling lends itself to added glitz and glamour in fashion, jewelry, accessories, and most importantly – for nails!” explains Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, Nicole by OPI Executive VP & Artistic Director. “The four alluring Holiday Glitters shades offer a great way to add lots of color. Red and gold glitter tones offer a more classic holiday look, while magenta and sapphire blue incorporate rich, weighty jewel tones – which is another important trend for the season.”

The new Holiday Glitters nail lacquers from Nicole by OPI include:

Glitter In My Stocking

Give the gift of gold-glittery goodness!

My Sleigh’s in the Shop

In the meantime I rely on this mesmerizing magenta.

Orna-ment for Each Other

I can’t stay away from this tomato-red twinkle!

Snow-man of My Dreams

The “spark” was instant with this rainbow-packed blue.

Nicole by OPI Nail Lacquers and Nail Treatments contain no DBP, Toluene, or Formaldehyde. Nicole by OPI formulas are long-lasting, fast-drying, and salon-quality.

These limited edition Holiday Glitters will be available November 2011 for $7.99 each in the U.S. at HEB, Sears, Stage Stores, select Target locations, Target.com, and ULTA. In Canada, lacquers will be retailed for $10.99 each in Shoppers Drug Mart, Loblaw and Zellers.

For more information, visit nicolebyopi.com. Follow Nicole by OPI on Twitter @NicoleByOPI and become a Facebook fan! 

OPI Designer Series Fall 2011

Please enjoy the following press release from OPI!

“Fall” into Glitter!

OPI Offers Two New Diamond Dust-Infused Designer Series Nail Lacquers for Fall 2011

Two new shades will be joining the Designer Series by OPI collection this upcoming fall – DS Temptation and DS Bold. Designer Series shades include vivid hues and sparkling, glitter-packed textures featuring OPI’s diamond-dust formula.


“This Fall, bold and rich colors like purple and red will be used as accent shades, adding a pop of pigmented color to any look. Designer Series lacquers enhance these colors with intense shimmer and unique texture,” says Suzi-Weiss Fischmann, OPI Executive VP & Artistic Director. “Adding dazzling diamond-dust and saturated color to these trendy hues makes a bold, high-fashion statement.”


The two new shades added to the Designer Series line join nine other existing shades and Designer Series Top Coat, including:

NEW! DS Temptation

A provocative sparkle of deep purple

NEW! DS Bold

A brilliant sparkle of rich, shimmering red

DS Radiance
Luxuriously rich, brilliant silver.


DS Magic
An intriguing deep blue.


DS Classic
An elegant shimmer of golden beige.


DS Glow
Rose gold lit with brilliance.


DS Reserve
A shimmer of vintage pink.


DS Opulence
Magnificent mauve drenched in diamonds.


DS Reflection
Rich, glowing ruby.


DS Extravagance
Glittering, glamorous magenta.


DS Mystery
An alluring dark violet diamond shimmer.


DS Top Coat
Infused with diamond dust for exceptional shine, performance and wear.




All Designer Series by OPI products contain no DBP, Toluene, or Formaldehyde, and feature OPI’s exclusive ProWide™ Brush for the ultimate in application.


DS Temptation and DS Bold will be available beginning September 2011 at Professional Salons, including Beauty Brands, Beauty First, Chatters, Dillard’s, JCPenney, Pure Beauty, Regis, Trade Secret, and ULTA, for $12.50 ($15.95 CAN) suggested retail for each color.


For more information, please call 800-341-9999 or visit www.opi.com. Follow OPI on Twitter @OPI_PRODUCTS and become a Facebook fan!

Ozotic Pro 528

Today I have such a beautiful rare gem from my collection - Australian brand Ozotic Pro from piCture pOlish.  This is 528 from the Elytra collection and it's a multi-chromatic glitter that shows up either blue, green or purple.  So much to talk about, so many pictures to show you!


First off, many many many thanks to Kimmi from The Plastic Diaries who brought this beauty to me (and a couple of others!) when we met at Cosmoprof North America.


Second, this is an older bottle of Ozotic Pro, at 16 mL.  The new bottles which just launched recently are more rectangular shaped and only 15 mL.

Photo from piCture pOlish

Third, this is not a color to wear alone.  I used a base of nubar Noir and then two coats of 528 followed by some Seche Vite.  Now for photo explosion!

In the sun, this color is okay - not spectacular.  The black base almost makes you lose the purple and you mostly see the green and blue.  Meh - okay.


I'm skipping my shade pictures for a minute so you can see indoors with the flash:

You really lose the purple and instead see this sea of turquoise.  Still a bit meh for me.


But then... shade... Are you sitting down?

Oh man I'm in love with this polish.  


You can purchase piCture pOlish and Ozotic from piCture pOlish's website directly, but know that it's coming from Australia, so your shipping will be a bit more expensive than you're probably used to.  You can also like them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter. 


For the USA crowd, there is currently one US distributor named Llarowe.  Unfortunately, I haven't had the chance to purchase anything so I don't know anything about her store or shipping but feel free to look at the link.  The old bottle (like the one I have pictured) is selling at $17.50 for 16 mL.  (To compare, a bottle of China Glaze is 14 mL.)


Update:  Overall Beauty is now selling Ozotic too!  Kim is a sweetheart and while I haven't purchased from her yet, I do know that she's great with her customers.

The Painted Nail: Name The Collection!

Photo from The Painted Nail Facebook Page

We heard about it at Cosmoprof North America, but now they are here!  Katie Cazorla from The Painted Nail has her winter collection made, but not named!  Instead, she's leaving that up to us!


HOW?


First, "Like" The Painted Nail on Facebook.  You will have to comment on the album pictures there (not on Katie's personal profile or public Facebook page).


Second, visit the "The Painted Nail NEW Collection" album.  Click here for a direct link!


Third, write your own name for each color OR "like" the written name that someone has already written.  According to Katie, the top 3 with the most "Likes" next to it will end up in the running for the actual names!  (Of course, they are subject to her final approval!)

To help you out a bit (all images & captions belong to Katie Cazorla/The Painted Nail - URLs are from her Facebook)

A beautiful dark cherry with brown shimmer accents!

Such a romantic and sexy midnight blue with dark shimmer accents!  Seriously Beautiful!!!

Love Chanel but can't stomach the price, look at my take on High Fashion but with a wallet friendly price!

Magenta shimmer with subtle, finely cut magenta glitter!!?? STOP the MADNESS!!

An absolutely STUNNING, Creamy Taupe. This color goes with EVERYTHING!! Plus looks fabulous with the glitter top coat for parties! Throw on an over-sized cocktail ring and get ready for compliments a plenty!

An electric TEAL with finely cut teal glitter to give it an insanely GORGEOUS depth and tone!

The most beautiful finely cut glitter top coat! HOLIDAY WORTHY FOR SURE!!!

Go go go!  (If you're curious, I commented as Krystal Seidel)