OPI New York City Ballet SoftShades Collection 2012

Today I have OPI's New York City Ballet collection to share with you guys. This collection was made for their Soft Shades colors. It consists of 5 sheers, and one glitter. I thought these were gonna be some boring sheer shades, but I was completely wrong. They are sheer indeed, but they are definitely not boring. They have a jelly finish! Jellies!


Don't Touch My Tutu! is a sheer white. 3 coats


You Callin' Me a Lyre? is a sheer pink. 3 coats


Barre My Soul is a sheer beige. 3 coats


Care To Danse? is a sheer lilac. 3 coats


My Pointe Exactly is a sheer gray. This was 3 coats, could've used another coat!

Aside from the gorgeous 5 sheer shades, this collection also came with a very, very pretty silver glitter with sheer white hex glitter. And over the sheer polishes it just looks so elegant and sweet I would say. Something about it makes me love it very much. Have a look:


Pirouette My Whistle over Don't Touch My Tutu


Pirouette My Whistle over You Callin' Me a Lyre?


Pirouette My Whistle over Barre My Soul


Pirouette My Whistle over Care to Danse?


Pirouette My Whistle over My Pointe Exactly

Since these were sheer, they weren't too hard to apply. But that's also because the formula was pretty good. All of them were done in three coats, and still visible nail line. If you have the patience, maybe it will be opaque in four or five coats. What surprised me about this collection is that they turned out to be jellies. And I absolutely LOVE jellies. So you can tell that I am very pleased with this collection. My favorite is the glitter, it's just so sparkly and gorgeous, it's subtle and not POW! in your face type of glitter. I can see me wearing these for work! I also love My Pointe Exactly, because it's a sheer grey jelly! It looks so unique and I don't think I have anything similar in my collection.

Well that's all I have for today, what do you guys think of this collection?

(These were sent to me for review)

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Nicole by OPI Wel-Kim to My World Collection

Hey everyone! I know it's been a long time since I've posted. But for those who liked my FaceBook page knows that I broke my nail really bad and wasn't able to swatch for a bit. Well it grew out a little enough to do some watches, but it's still a little ugly looking so I hope you guys don't mind!

So today I have Nicole by OPI's Wel-Kim to My World Collection to share. It's part of the Kardashian Kolors. This collection consists of six new colors; one of them is a glitter. Let's have a look.


Others Pale by Kim-parison is a very pale pink creme. 3 coats


Kim Konfidential is a peachy nude creme. 3 coats. This color nude didn't really suit my skin tone.


Nothing Kim-pares to Blue is a periwinkle blue with hints of silver shimmer. 3 coats


Up & Kim-ing Pink is a bubble gum pink creme. 2 coats. Very similar to OPI's Pink Friday from the Nicki Minaj collection.


Here Kim's the Sun over black. It's a mixture of gold, blue, green glitters in a clear base.


Lights, Kim-era Action! is a pearl finish with green and pink flashes. Super gorgeous. 3 coats. I will be playing around with this one a lot, layering it over other colors to see the outcome!

The color for this collection were interesting. The only one not in my favor was Kim Konfidential, but that's only because that nude didn't suit my skin tone. Other than that I enjoyed all the other colors. Lights, Kim-era Action! happens to my favorite. I just love the flash of green in it. Here Kim's the Sun is also a nice glitter to layer over with.

The formula were good. They weren't thick or thin, and applied very smoothly. The only one I had trouble with was Others Pale by Kim-Parison. It didn't apply evenly, but after the third coat it was pretty smooth. Overall, I am satisfied with this collection. These are available at various retailers including CVS, Ulta, and Sears for $7.99 per bottle.

What do you guys think of this collection? Are we sick and tired of hearing Kim Kardashian all over the place? lol

(These were sent to me for review)

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OPI Holland Collection Swatches & Review

Today I have OPI's Holland Collection swatches and review. I was really excited for this collection when I saw the promo. I saw a few colors that are appropriate for Spring colors and some out of the ordinary colors, but that's totally fine with me, I love a twist! Bottle pictures First!

Gouda Gouda Two Shoes is a rosey peach with subtle hints of gold shimmer in it. 2 coats.


I Don't Give A Rotterdam! is a slate blue with gold and silver shimmers. 2 coats. I don't know if my eyes were playing games with me, but I also see a few black or dark blue speckles in it as well.


I Have A Herring Problem is a darker version of I Don't Give a Rotterdam! I wouldn't say darker, it's more dustier, but it also carries the same gold and silver shimmers. 2 coats.


A Roll in the Hague is a super bright orange creme. This was done in 2 coats. It's close enough to call it a neon orange, but it's not exactly neon. It's just super bright, and you need to see it in person to like this orange.


Do You 'Ear About Van Gogh? is a sandy beige creme. 2 coats


Dutch'ya Just Love OPI? is a purple base with pink and golden orange shimmers. 2 coats. Gorgeous color.


Thanks a Windmillion is a pale sea foam green creme. 2 coats.


Vampsterdam is a frosty purple with a hint of brown to it. 2 coats. This was a very interesting color to add to the collection!


Wooden Shoe Like to Know? is a brown base with golden pink/copper shimmers. 2 coats


Kiss Me On My Tulips is a bright hot pink creme. 2 coats. Now I know it doesn't look hot pink in my picture, but it's more hot pink in person. This one was very hard to capture on camera. I always have problems with neon like polishes.


Pedal Faster Suzi! is a pale pink with silver and white shimmers. 2 coats. Ignore the little balding spot on my ring finger! I should've done 3 coats for this one.


Red Lights Ahead...Where? is a bright red-orange creme. 2 coats. Super blinding.

The formula for these were pretty good. I didn't have any problems applying any of these. Majority of them were opaque under two coats, with a few exceptions that needed three. It wasn't thick or thin, just perfect.

As for the colors and favorites, I'd have to say I love Thanks a Windmillion, Dutch'ya Just Love OPI? and Wooden Shoe Like to Know. The rest are great colors for the Spring and I would definitely wear again. I like that they included some dark shades for this collection. Vampsterdam was a surprise to the collection. Awesome collection in my opinion.

What do you guys think of this collection?

(These were sent to me for review.)

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Zoya True Collection and Fleck Effect Collection for Spring 2012

Today I have the Zoya True Collection and Fleck Effect Collection for Spring 2012 to share with you guys. Zoya came out with six gorgeous shades for the Spring with three cremes, and three gorgeous shimmers. Along with the True Collection, is the Fleck Effect collection which consists of three flakies! That's right FLAKIES!

Cho is a gorgeous yellow toned beige creme. 3 coats. I can't help but to think of Harry Potter and Cho with this name :)


Farah is a tan beige creme. 2 coats. I love the look of this one because it is very neutral and it has this unique shade on it.


Bevin is a smokey turquoise green creme. 2 coats. I love this musky like look of polishes, where the color isn't vivid but it still stands out.


Skylar is a slate blue with gold and silver shimmers. 2 coats. How gorgeous is Skylar?! I love how you can see both the gold and silver shimmer.


Tru is a purple base with gold shimmers. 2 coats. Tru has a true purple look to it (you see what I did there? har har har) And I was quite surprised I was able to capture it on camera since purples usually translate into blues in pictures.


Lotus is a dusty purple with pink shimmers. 2 coats. I love this one! I think pink and purple goes really well together.

The True collection is the perfect collection to welcome the Spring season. There wasn't a single color I didn't like. The formula is the typical Zoya formula which applied flawlessly. Only Cho needed three coats, under two coats my nail line was still visible and I didn't really like that. Nevertheless, the collection is simply gorgeous!

Now let's have a look at the Fleck Effect Collection!

Masie over Cho. Masie is a green flakie with a very sheer blue base


Masie over Farah


Opal over Bevin. Opal is also a green flakie in a super sheer green base.


Opal over Skylar.


Opal over Skylar without flash. This shows more of the green.


Chloe over Tru. Chloe is a pink, orange, and green flakie in a super sheer pink base.


Chloe over Lotus


Chloe over Lotus with different angle to show the flashes of orange and green.


Chloe without flash over Lotus, showing more flashes of orange, and green, and you can see slight pink flashes here.

I am a true flakie fan, so I was super excited to see that Zoya was making flakies! These were a little on the thick side, but being that it's a top coat that's not an issue for me. I know we've seen plenty of green flakies and orange flakies, but this is from Zoya!

Overall, I am quite satisfy with the collections. I can't pick favorites because they're all gorgeous. I love the shimmers the most!

Well that's all I have for today, what do you guys think of the True Collection? and the Fleck Effect collection?

(These were sent to me for review(

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Zoya Feel Collection - swatches and review

Good evening! Today I'm going to show you the entire Zoya Feel collection. I meant to post this way earlier today but I ended up having to go to school earlier than expected and then I spent some time in the ER... But I am here now to post!

You've probably seen these before, but you haven't seen them here... So here they are.
Annnnnnd I have 4 pictures of each one because they're so pretty.

I'm going to put this post after a pagebreak so I don't clog up my front page!

Zoya - Avery
This is a perfect nude color. Like foundation. I adore this. The problem is... I don't own it. I borrowed this and Kennedy from Kayla because we ordered together and it came to my house and she let me swatch them.
And now I really regret not buying this because it's so lovely!
I might have to get it. 
This is 2 coats - all of these polishes need 2 coats for perfect coverage. The formula is amazing. A+.

Zoya - Kennedy
Another nudey shade, this one is more pink toned. Again I love this and I should have my own bottle, dammit.

Zoya - Kristen
I just love cremes. This is 2 coats of dusty cornflower blue prettiness. It's like... modern while not being too in your face. I'm a fan.

Zoya - Carey

This is the true gray of the collection although it can look sort of blue-toned. I like this but I probably didn't need it because a gray is a gray and I have a few.

Zoya - Megan

This one looks really different in different lights as you can see from my first photo, but the other photos are more accurate. Zoya calls this a "taupe gray cream" but this is clearly purple-toned. Gray-lilac.

Zoya - Kendal

Another gray-lilac. Definitely didn't need this and Megan. Also, Essence's Dress For A Moment is pretty much a dupe. 

I thought these colors would be more unique than they are. I'm still happy to have the 4 I do because the colors are beautiful and the formulas are amazing, but I'm just not as crazy about most of them as I thought I would be. I'm crazy about Kristen but I could take or leave the others.

And the two I didn't get? Love those ones. Apparently I made poor choices. Ha!

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