OPI - DS Signature - swatch and review

Posted by Unknown on Saturday, August 6, 2011

Hey guys!
Let's get straight to this pretty post.


Look at the rainbow trying to escape the bottle. This is OPI DS - Signature.

Those of you who pay a lot of attention will notice that my nails are two very different lenghts in these photos.
I swatched this polish twice because I wasn't happy enough with the first photos!


DS Signature is one of the old, hard to find OPI Designer Series polishes.
It isn't quite as HTF or sought-after as DS Original, so you can get it for a bit better price on eBay usually.


But despite not being quite as sought-after as DS Original, it is just as holographic and lovely!


And lucky me, I didn't have to get it on eBay.
I swapped with the lovely Tara from Tough As Nails, and Twice As Pretty!
(Coincidentally it is also Tara's birthday today! Happy birthday!)
(Also she is giving away China Glaze Atlantis (+more) on her blog, which is one of my all-time faves! Go check it out!!)


So now I have 2 awesome, old, holo DS polishes. (Between you and me, soon there will be three.)


And I just love love love them. The holographic particles in the older OPIs are different from other holos, they're semi-scattered yet linear and they are so bright!


That last photo is color-accurate. It is a somewhat peachy shade of pink.
This takes three coats for full opacity and the best blingy holo effect.

I noticed something weird with this polish - as it dries, it gets MORE holo!
I did a comparison on my nails with this polish (which you will see soon) so 2 nails were painted and dry first.
And when I added the last 2 fingers to do my full swatch, the wet ones were not as holo! It was weird. So I had to wait a few minutes to let them all dry to holo perfection!


I have a busy night ahead of me - once I get off work I need to start making a list of everything I need for my trip, and then I need to start preparing my posts for while I am gone!
I have an idea for a series of posts while I'm gone and I hope I have enough time to complete it!
Have a lovely day everyone!

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