Makes Men Blush

Makes Men Blush by OPI

The pictures don't show it quite as well as I'd like them too, but this is a sheer creamy pink polish with a pink iridescence. The iridescence is gorgeous. I really love this for everyday wear.

Midnight In Moscow

*With flash attempting to show the red shimmer

Midnight In Moscow by OPI

The first time I put this on I was hesitant about whether I would like it or not. On the first coat it comes out as a sheer black with deep red glitter and is rather transparent. After a second coat though, it was nicely opaque but the polish still looked kind of brownish black to me from a distance. I think the only reason I fell in love with this color was that I discovered when you turn your nails in the light, it gives off the most gorgeous red wine glow EVER. It's beautiful! Thumbs up for a unique color.

This is:
-2 coats Nail Envy
-2 coats Midnight In Moscow by OPI
-1 coat OPI Topcoat
-OPI Drip Dry

Nail Care, Treatments, Products, Colors

Here are the pictures showing how Nail Envy worked on my nails over approximately 3 1/2 weeks:

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3(ish)

The first two sets of pics I have the Nail Envy already on, the third set is bare nails.

Yoga-ta Get This Blue!

Yoga-ta Get This Blue! by OPI

After spending several hours pouring over the OPI website, I discovered this gorgeous deep blue. Something about it being "your new fashion mantra" was in the description and I think of that every time I look at my nails... I was aprehensive about trying a blue because it seems so unnatural to have blue fingers to me, but I really love it! It's nice and dark and gives a similar effect as the dark purple nail polishes I love so much.

A very deep true blue, this has a slight green and purple shimmer. I really adore the uniqueness of this shade. It's just such a perfect blue!

This is:
-2 coats Nail Envy
-2 coats Yoga-ta Get This Blue!
-1 coat OPI Topcoat
-OPI Drip Dry

Louvre Me, Louvre Me Not

Louvre Me, Louvre Me Not by OPI

The picture is actually a fairly accurate representation of the true color. It's a fuchsia-y purple with lots of pink and purple shimmer. When I first saw this polish I thought it was too loud for me, but I swatched it on some tape and heard Tiffany D say it was one of her favorite purples, and before then I was already in love with purple nail polishes anyway so I decided to go for it since it is such a fun and unique color.

This is:
-2 coats Nail Envy
-2 coats Louvre Me, Louvre Me Not
-1 coat OPI Topcoat
-OPI Drip Dry

Lincoln Park At Midnight

Lincoln Park At Midnight by OPI

This is one of my favorite purple (and all time) nail polishes ever. I read about this color several years ago when dark purple nails first came into fashion. I have a MAC color that's similar (Dark Angel) and I got it because I didn't want the shimmer, but now that I have this color I love it a million times more than the MAC one (mostly because the MAC one is very thin and streaky so it requires a lot of coats). The silvery shimmer gives it a lovely dimension.

There is a cream version of this color also by OPI called Lincoln Park After Dark, which is the one that I intended to buy but I picked up this one instead because the names are so similar. I'm sure at some point I'll go back and get the cream version.

This is:
-2 coats Nail Envy
-2 coats Lincoln Park After Midnight
-OPI Topcoat
-OPI Drip Dry

'Zip' Dry with OPI

Drip Dry by OPI
Laquer Drying Drops

These things are seriously amazing. I know that there are many topcoats out there that are formulated to dry quickly, but honestly none of them can beat this. Now you can use any topcoat you want and still have it dry super fast!

My personal favorite: OPI Topcoat.

I have always loved the OPI Topcoat because of its staying power, formula, and easy application. I love that when I go to take off my polish it takes more effort to come off because the topcoat has completely sealed in the color, and it prevents chipping and fading until you want that polish off. There's minimal tipwear. I LOVE it!

BUT. The formula takes so fricking long to dry that my nails would always get smudged or scratched unless I sat completely still for 2 hours and then it was still likely that my nails wouldn't stay scratch-free!

Enter OPI Drip Dry. I put 2 drops on each nail (1 at the base and 1 at the tip) after applying my OPI Topcoat (previously a love/hate relationship) and after sitting still for 5-10 minutes just to make sure there won't be any premature scratching, my nails are perfectly dry and nothing can ruin their smooth, glossy finish!

After the first time I tried this product, I looked at the ingredients list and found that there are very few ingredients and a couple that I never would have expected to find in a quick dry solution. After a little research, here's what I found:

Ingredients
-Disiloxane- I believe this is what makes the nail polish dry faster. There was very little information I could find online about what exactly it does, but none of the other ingredients had anything to do with making things dry fast.
-Dimethicone- This is an ingredient usually found in hair products that is used to tame frizziness. Part of the silicone family, widely used in beauty products to create a smooth, even, slightly slippery finish.
-Simmondsia Chinesis- More commonly known as Jojoba seed oil. Used for moisturizing as the drops spread over your nail and hit the cuticles.
-Tocopherol- More commonly known as Vitamin E. Also an excellent skin moisturizer.

Miami Beet

Miami Beet by OPI

I've never been much of a laquerhead, but the first time I saw this color I completely fell in love with it! It looks darker in person than in the picture, but the color is a lovely magenta purple. The name makes me thing of going clubbing in Miami (something I would love to do) and that makes me love it even more!

This is:
-1 coat Nail Envy
-2 coats Miami Beet
-1 coat OPI Topcoat
-OPI Drip Dry