Nail Polish Collection- OPI

I've always been a big fan of OPI, but I've never been able to walk into a store and look through the colours. As I find using the on-line swatches don't display the actual colour- until a few years ago when a small independent cosmetic store opened in a nearby town.

These polishes are available on-line at BeautyBay

Although the polishes retail at £11, they can often be found for around £9-£10 in store. With this in mind, they are well worth the money! With a good top coat applied, the polish will last for (as I have found) up to a week. They are well pigmented and few coats are needed to achieve a full coverage.

L-R Clubbing Till Sunrise, Koala Bear-y, Dutch Tulips

Clubbing Till Sunrise: Shimmery orange, this is one of my mums favourite colour to wear, however it doesn't compliment pale skin tones.
Koala Bear-y: Deep pink, I haven't found a colour similar to this. I love the colour and it looks very nice on it's own for a summer shade.
Dutch tulips: Similar to Koala Bear-y but a tiny bit redder. Can be a dupe for No.7 by Boots 'Pink Grapefruit'

L-R Your Web or Mine?, Bright Lights- Big Colour,
Nothin' Mousie 'bout it

L-R Thanks a Windmillion, Who the Shrek are you?

Your Web or Mine?: Shimmery pink'purple polish, from 'The Amazing Spiderman' collection. Perfect for winter evenings.
Bright Lights- Big Colour: Opalescent glistening coral from the 'Brights' collection.
Nothin' mousie 'bout it: This very bright pink looks extremely lovely over black. The pink heart sequins look very pretty however they are difficult to get out of the bottle.



Thanks a Windmillion: This pastel green/grey is a prefect girly winter colour, although not the normal colour it will look great with a cosy knitted jumper out in the cold.
Who the Shrek are you?: This bright green is a very nice colour for the spring, however it can stain the nail even when a base coat is applied. I would recommend a coat of white underneath the polish.

L-R The Living Daylights, Pirouette My Whistle

The Living Daylights: This gold, silver, bronze and turquoise glitter looks great over a coat of Thanks a Windmillion. I have found the OPI glitters very useful as more product is left on the nail than other brands.
Pirouette My Whistle: I bought this colour to wear at my year 11 prom as it matched the sequins on my dress, and I have found it a useful glitter to own as it had a great effect on snow on some winter designs.

L-R Rapi-Dry Top Coat

Rapi-Dry Top Coat: I have loved using this top coat. It has the perfect consistency and prevents chipping like nothing else. However, on the downside I was unable to finish this bottle as the brush became detached from the inside of the lid; unfortunately I haven't as of yet been able to purchase a new one.

L-R Maintenance, Original, Original (Nail Envy)

Maintenance and Original: I know that everybody on the internet raves about Nail Envy, but it really is the shining star of all nail products. I am currently on my third bottle in less than a year, and it works wonders. It has strengthened my nails so I am able to wear nail polish almost every day without my nails starting to split of feeling soft and weak. Unless someone can create a better nail product; there will always be a bottle of this in my collection.

Overall I really love OPI nail polishes. They are all perfectly pigmented and have the right consistency. Although they are more expensive, they are well worth the money! I can't wait to take a look at the new liquid sand polishes!

xoxo