Showing posts with label OPI. Show all posts
Showing posts with label OPI. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Color Club - Worth The Risque - Comparison

After doing my nails in Worth The Risque I was thinking that I had a few colors that may be comparable dupes.

You can see they do have their similarities. However in different lighting each one shows it's uniqueness.

With "Worth The Risque" you can see there is more of an apparent rainbow effect. On Milanis - HD it's less obvious that it's holographic than WTR, there seems to be more speckled or scattered holographic pieces of glitter. This also took 4 coats. Last is OPI- DS-Coronation, similar to HD but it has way more of a pay off, it looks as if it's packed with holo glitter and a scattered rainbow effect unlike WTR.
I'm liking Worth the Risque may more.


Color Club-Worth The Risque, Milani-HD, OPI-DS Series-Coronation, Color Club-Worth The Risque


Milani-HD, OPI-DS Series-Coronation, Color Club-Worth The Risque


Does this seem like a good comparison? Helpful? Let me know :)

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

OPI - Have You Seen My Limo?

First of all I would like to say thank you!!! to Super Cute Super Easy for Awarding me. Definitely go check our her blog she is super talented.

More fall colors!

Dark plum duo-chrome with green shimmer. This color is amazing. I really tried my best to capture what this color does in different lighting.



So I need to do something about my pictures. I feel like they don't capture very well on my camera. Definitely going to need some source of light come winter and the light is gone before I leave work. Any suggestions?

Sorry about my rambling on. What do you think of "Have You Seen My Limo?"...How would you feel about a layout change too?

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Comparison - OPI Teenage Dream vs. Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Strobe Light


So I know you're looking at these two thinking "why are you comparing these two, they are clearly different" yes, they are. Alone.



OPI-Teenage Dream is a multi-colored glitter packed in to a pinky/clear base. This color is very pretty on it's own, using multiple coats; making sure to let each coat dry before
applying another. This was released with the Katy Perry collection right when the big crackle fad started.
Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear-Strobe Light is basically the same as Teenage Dream only MORE silver glitter and packed in a lighter pink,clearer base.
Both pictures are 3 coats, 1 coat of Seche Vite.

So you can see the difference of the two. Now check them both out over Color Clubs "Where's The Soiree?" Sorry the sun was gone and the flash really bounces off the glitter. I'll add another picture. I liked this combo so much I did all of my nails alternating each glitter.

How do you think these two compare?


Sunday, August 21, 2011

OPI - Clubbing Til Sunrise

So...It's only August 21 and I'm thinking about Halloween already. I just ordered the new China Glaze Halloween colors, I can't wait for them to get here!!! but still I need to relax and enjoy the rest of the summer. Pretty soon it's going to be snowing and I officially hate snow and after last years snow I'm ready to move south.

Anyway....Clubbing Til Sunrise is a Burnt orange with shimmer with a nice metallic like finish. It does make me think of the sunrise :) it applied very easily and covered well with 3 coats, however it is not a very forgiving finish for those with ridges in their nails but only real visible under certain lighting. Below: No base, 3 coats, no top coat.






Again since I was thinking of Halloween I decided to try out some looks I might do in October. I tried 2 different black crackles. Which by the way seem pretty much the same other than formula goes, and white. I think I might try this alternating black and white.


What do you think of the crackle over Clubbing Til Sunrise?

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

OPI - Done Out In Deco

My very first swatch post!!! Okay, I'll calm down. Please be kind..ie: My HORRIBLE pictures, lighting and even worse cuticles. Anyway this is OPI - Done Out In Deco. This is one of my favorite purples....Although nothing will ever beat my China Glaze - Spontaneous.....If anyone has any suggestions or comments on my photos please let me know. I tried to take them 3 different ways.
Done Out In Deco came out with the South Beach Collection in 2009. I only own 2 others from that collection, Clubbing Til Sunrise and Suzi & The Lifeguard.
This shade is a creamy pale lilac color, it dries darker on the nails than what you see in the bottle. It has a blueish tint to it dry. Definitely a go to color in the spring. I love this polish that it fixes itself after applying it, it's almost like it smooths out into a flawless opaque layer. It is strange how every swatch I have ever seen of this color never truly shows the color that I'm seeing on my nails right now. All pictures are 2 coats; no top coat.




I really hope that someone out there enjoys this, or even finds it helpful. I know that I search a million swatches of a color before I go and buy it.:) Thank you again if you came across my blog and took the time to read my posts. It's very appreciated.