OPI Tiffany Case

Good morning, everyone! Did you all have a good weekend? I went to a close friend's wedding this weekend and it was super fun but also super exhausting. I actually did the bride's nails which was really cool and I hope to have a post about that soon.

Today I have a polish that I don't actually own. I was at a friend's house recently and she showed me some of her recent polish purchases. In her haul was a bottle of OPI's Tiffany Case from the recent Bond Girls collection. I had eyed Tiffany Case before but it just looked so similar to some of the JulieG Gum Drops polishes that I had so I kind of dismissed it. But seeing it in front of me, I decided to give it a go and swatch it on one hand to see if I liked it.

Tiffany Case is a really pretty medium blue with tons of silver glitter in it. It is very similar to the JulieG Gum Drops collection in texture and finish. I prefer this type of glitter finish for my textured polishes (vs the cremes). Tiffany Case was extremely pigmented and I only needed 2 coats. I let each coat dry thoroughly to get maximum texture.

Unfortunately this did stain my nails quite a bit. I would definitely recommend base coat with this to minimize staining. While i think this is really pretty, it does look really close to Blueberry Fizz from JulieG. I ended up doing a comparison of the two which I'll post in the near future.

If you like the finish and don't have Blueberry Fizz, I'd say go ahead and get this. And just for kicks I took a pic of Tiffany Case while holding a skein of yarn I had bought that day since I didn't have a bottle to hold. 

Has anyone else picked this up? 

OPI Honey Ryder

Hello, Monday! Hope everyone had a fun weekend. I spent the weekend just doing stuff around the house and watching Star Trek (the first from Joss Whedon) over and over. There was some nail polish purchasing though as I found myself in several drugstores and also received some nail mail. I am really going to try not to buy any more polish for a little while since I have so many awesome ones I still need to try. Also, my wallet needs a break.

So today I have OPI Honey Ryder, which I ended up buying over the weekend. I bought a mini pack of the Bond girls liquid sands that did not include this shade a while ago. I didn't think I would need it but I kept seeing it on blogs and such and it looked so pretty. So I caved and grabbed a bottle when I was as Nordstrom Rack this weekend. Below is 2 coats without base or top coat.

Formula on this was slightly thick but not too hard to work with. Honey Ryder is such an interesting color. It's a cool toned gold that, up close, seems to be made up of cool gold and warm gold bits. It usually looks more cool toned but sometimes, in the right light, it looks quite warm and yellow. I don't think I have anything like it in my stash. I

Glad I bought this one finally. It's such a unique color and I think it a classy shade but the texture makes it quite edgy. This color would look good with any outfit.

I think that's the last one from the Bond Girl set that I want. I kind of wish that they weren't all liquid sands and that there had been some regular cremes or shimmers but oh well. They are definitely fun and I think OPI made a really interesting collection with this one. I am super excited about the upcoming San Francisco collection though since that's my hometown hood.

This post was long. Thanks for sticking with me. Have a great week!

OPI Solitaire

Happy Friday, all. I have been looking forward to the weekend so much. I plan on going to a local art and craft fair and I may go see The Great Gatsy. I don't know why, I am just not that excited about it but I do think that it will be visually gorgeous. And it might just surprise me and be fantastic. So we'll see.

Alright - well today I have a polish from OPI's recent Bond Girls collection. I wasn't really sold on them but decided to try the mini pack. I am not a big fan of OPI's mini bottles but I figured this would be a good way to try them. The first one I tried was Solitaire, which has a frosty white base and small silver glitter.

I actually thought I was going to like this one a lot more than I did. The base was pretty frosty and a little thin. This might just be my bottle though since I have heard nothing but praise for the formula on this. It took me 3 coats to get it to as opaque as I wanted it. I wish there was more glitter in it. When it was on, it just seemed like a slightly textured frosty white. I didn't hate it, but I did not love it either. 

Hopefully I'll have better luck with the rest of the set (which I haven't tried yet). Especially excited to try Jinx. :)