What Wizardry is This?

Crazy new polish by OPI.  This is part of their Wizard of Oz collection (which looks pretty awesome by the way).  What's interesting you ask?  Well this is a textured nail polish, OPI calls it liquid sand and that's EXACTLY what it looks like.  It has a gritty feel which you get used to after awhile.  OPI had done a bunch of these types of polishes recently in their Mariah Carey collection but those were all sparkly nail polishes and so I think the effect was lost (sparkles already look kind of bumpy on their own).

At first sight no one else will really be able to tell that this is textured, so it kind of feels like your little secret.  Which also means that it's work appropriate :-)

Opi - What Wizardry is This?

What do you think of it?

Don't Hate Me 'Cause I'm a Rockstar

I was in a glam mood ... this is what happened..

Base - OPI Number One Nemesis
Sparkles - Sally Hansen Gem Crush in Big Money

Louvre Me, Louvre Me Not

So far I'm in love with the entire OPI French Collection ... okay there were some that I just skipped on purpose, but I love the ones I have.  This is a nice pinky-purple colour. With every coat that you put on it changes a little bit, the first coat is almost pink, and then it gets more purple as you apply coats.  This took about 4 coats which was a little annoying, but it went on easily enough.

Base - OPI Louvre Me, Louvre Me Not
Sparkles - Essie Beyond Cozy

Eiffel for this Colour

I keep searching for purples that look good on me, they are so few and far between that I'm always surprised when I find one that works.  This is a nice jewel tone purple with just little flecks of pink when it hits the light.  Another win for the French OPI collection.

OPI - Eiffel for this Colour

Jade is the New Black

I don't know if it's because Pantone revealed that their colour for the year is Emerald, but I seem to be buying a lot of greens lately.  My goal is to find one that actually looks good on me.  This one is a good start.  It's OPI's Jade is the New Black.  Great formulation, and nice rich colour.  I added on the gold triangles.  The boyfriend says that I it looks like Cringer (if you grew up in the 80's like I did, you know what I'm talking about ... He-man's 'fearless' friend ... anyone??).  I still like it ... maybe even more now!  I did another variation with the gold striping tape which I love love love.

Double Bogie

Another one of the China Glaze polishes I bought ... China Glaze - Bogie.  Silvery purple and it goes on really well!  I'll probably put a silver print on this tomorrow :-)

Okay fine, you can save me

Feeling the dark nail polish lately.  I love OPI's Nein! Nein! Nein! Okay Fine! .... first of all, the name is awesome ... second it's just a great unique polish.  A dark creamy grey with blue/grey undertones.  You can see how different it looks in different light, but I love it.

Base - OPI Nein! Nein! Nein! Okay Fine!
Sparkles - OPI Save Me

Daylight bulb

Yellow-ish light

In need of a German-icure

Another colour from OPI's German collection.  Looking at the bottle I didn't think I'd like this one but I was totally wrong.  It's a great dark brownish-orangeish-redish colour.  It's a nice thick formulation, two coats were all I needed.  In natural light I find it looks more red, but indoors you can catch more of the brown/orange tones in the colour. A great fall/winter colour.

Please ignore the super short nail on my ring finger ... there was an unfortunate accident while I was cutting onions.  eeek.

Indoor light - you can see more of the orange and brown here

Polka Dots in Purple

About a year ago I came across Chloe's Nails.  She's got some great ideas and tutorials, love it!  This is where I was introduced to Konad nail stamping system.  I think it was about 20 minutes between when I first saw it to when I made my first order.  This manicure uses the polka dot pattern on the m79 plate.  This makes me happy.

UPDATE:  Been getting a lot of questions about Konad.  Check out their website here.  If you want to see it in action, check out this youtube video.

I don't know what the name of this shade is, it's not on the bottle anymore

Sally Hansen Insta-Dry in Lively Lilac

OPI Unfor-greta-bly blue .. and gold

This manicure was the whole reason I bought magnetic striping tape in the first place. Three coats of OPI Unfor-Greta-bly Blue, then the gold striping tape followed by two coats of Seche Vite.  Last time I used the striping tape it started to peel after about 2-3 days, I hope this one lasts longer, because I'm already pretty attached to it.

UPDATE:  I did this on Sunday ... It's now Friday and there's no chip in sight!  I did a quick touch-up of my top coat on Tuesday and it's going strong. I find myself waiting for it to chip so I can do something new!