OPI X Factor Nails (Katie, Cher & Mary) - From 6th November 2010 Show!

I recently posted that OPI were the official manicurists on the X Factor, and I now have more X Factor looks to show you. The swatches below are from earlier in the competition, the 6th November to be precise – I’m only posting these so much later because I was so excited to show you Cher’s OPI Black Shatter manicure first.As you can see, there's no Extra-Va-Vaganza swatch, this is because I have already swatched it in my earlier OPI Burlesque post! :-)

L-R Cher’s Pink Flamenco, Mary’s Russian Navy and Katie’s Black Cherry Chutney!

No Flash:

All the colours are lovely, but I particularly love the Russian Navy polish – it’s such a gorgeous polish in the most fantastic shade of blue that is dark and sultry, but also catches the light beautifully (as you can see in the pictures taken with flash). I also love the bright and girly nature of Pink Flamenco and think it would suit pretty much any skin tone. The pictures do not do these justice.

With flash:

With flash under a day lamp:

What do you think of the colours?

OPI X Factor Nails (Cher & Rebecca) - From 20th November 2010 Show!

If you’ve been following OPI on Twitter then you may know that they are the official manicurists on the X Factor, and if you don’t follow them well then now you know!

I’ve been receiving emails with details of the X Factor girls’ nails for the last few weeks and I’ve now received a few of the colours so that I can swatch and show you!

The first swatch I am showing you is Cher’s nail from last week’s X Factor (that is the 20th November) where she wore 3, yes THREE OPI colours in one go!

Now there was some confusion over her nails after the show, with some people being led to believe that they were leopard print nails, done with a nail art pen – and whilst I can see why they’d think that was the case (as from a distance you could be forgiven for thinking it), I can actually say 100% that the nail was created using OPI Glitzerland (Swiss Collection, which I’ll swatch very soon), Bring On The Bling (Burlesque Collection – swatched here!) and the new Black Shatter (Katy Perry Collection, due out in January 2011).

With flash:

I’ve done this nail using 3 coats of Glitzerland as a base as it applies quite sheer, 2 coats of Bring On The Bling and 1 coat of Black Shatter over the top – so quite easy to remember really.

Without flash (with the use of a day lamp though):

I’ve also done a few photo’s of Rebeccas nails, done in OPI ‘Royal Rajah Ruby’ although they’re not really done justice by the photo’s so I’ll try and put some more up shortly (in better light) but I’ve tried to show how the light catches the tiny shimmery flecks that this polish has. It was a dream to apply and this is showing just 2 coats of it – fab!

OPI Spring/Summer 2011 Polish Collection!

I’ve had this in my inbox for a while and rather embarrassingly I forgot all about it, until now; but with all the excitement over Burlesque and the Katy Perry ranges that I’ve had – I can be forgiven, surely?

We may not even have got through Christmas yet, but this is OPI’s Texan themed Spring/Summer 2011 collection, and it's ready and waiting to get on your nails in 2011. I couldn’t make it to the press launch unfortunately, but I do hope to have some swatches for you as soon as I can; until then here are some official images for you to feast your eyes on.

The stand-out colours for me are: It’s totally fort worth it, Guy meets Gal-veston, Austin-tatious, Don’t mess with OPI and Houston we have a purple... but I actually like most of the collection, can’t wait to try them for myself.

What do you make of the collection? Is there a stand out colour in there for you?

Available from Lena White, priced £9.95 each.

OPI Burlesque Collection - 10 Polish Swatches!

 

When I first saw the Burlesque range I just knew I had to have it, I was completely taken by the sparkles and shimmers of this range and thought it perfect for the upcoming party season (that is getting ever closer). I finally managed to collect 10 out of the 12 colours, which I am over the moon with – the pictures do not do it justice (partly to do with my camera phone and partly to do with my bad photography) but it does give you a bit of an idea as to what to expect.

I’ve done just 2 coats of the colours, I do think 3 would be preferable for pretty much all of them, but I said I would get this post up today so only managed to get 2 coats on – I can add a third though and update if you’d like (leave a comment if so).

I have to say, the glitters are fab! They’re absolutely perfect on their own or can be used over the top of any polish you may want to jazz up, or even layered over each other to create a variety of different colour glitter effects; I just love the versatility of them. I do recommend a good helping of base and top coat to help the polish last longer on your nails, and create a smoother finish since glitters are a bit rougher to the touch, but as far as glitters go they’re not too bad actually!

The polishes, as with most glitter polishes are a bit of a pain to remove (again, as most glitters seem to be); however they’re so worth it that I really don’t mind having to spend a bit longer removing them.

The other polish finishes are quite shimmery and glitzy, but without glitter and are SO great when being worn on the nail – they’re just a little sheer after 2 coats; an extra coat would resolve this though so it’s not a deal breaker by any means. They do look very similar on the picture, and they are a little but I’m happy that I have all of them as I do notice the difference between them especially between ‘Let Me Entertain You’ (this edges more towards a pink colour) and ‘The Show Must Go On’ (has a bit of a gold sheen to it in some lights)!

These are quite pricey (as with a lot of OPI polishes) and will set you back around £10 each (although you can get them slightly cheaper on eBay – not much though)!

 The picture below is without a flash: 

 

 With flash (glitter background as this shows how sheer some of them are):

 Without flash: