China Glaze Kiss and Spell was from their 2020 Halloween collection It’s a gorgeous burgundy with gold shimmer- that dries matte! I should have done a shiny top coat to see how pretty that was, but I was enamored of the matte finish! Then I wore OPI’s Orange You Fantastic, part of their Coca-Cola collection.… Read More Mainstream Mani Monday- more Halloween Polish
So someone posted about the OPI polish Danke Shiny Red, and when I went to search for it I fell down the Transdesign rabbit hole…. OPI Danke Shiny Red, Stranger Tides, Cute Little Vixen and Violet Visionary OPI First Class Desires, I Eat Mainely Lobster, and Leonardo’s Model Color. Then I got Orly Vintage (how… Read More Nail Mail Transdesign
China Glaze Crown for Whatever surprised me- it’s a navy blue matte! Isn’t it so cool! It was from their 2017 Happily Never After Halloween collection. It was so fun! I loved watching it dry matte. A little lumpy on one nail, but not streaky! And I love the color. It accentuates the dip in… Read More Mainstream Mani Monday- China Glaze Crown for Whatever, OPI Cajun Shrimp
I got 4 of this collection. Formula was good- I did do three coats of each one, and they were full opacity. I really like these polishes! First up is Feeling Opti-Prismic, a light pink color. This was the sheerest of the polishes, but there is no visible nail line at three coats. Pretty and… Read More Mainstream Mani Monday- 4 OPI Infinite Shine Hidden Prism Polishes!
I found this Sally Hansen for like $.75 somewhere, and thought it was pretty! I did two coats, it was a super easy to work with- an easy cream! I really like the color- it doesn’t give me lobster hands at all- a nice midtone coral. A good summery polish! Here’s one more picture! Then… Read More Mainstream Mani Monday- Sally Hansen On Fleek and OPI Love is in the Cards
I had fun with this mani! First I started with a base of Painted Polish Freedom & Fireworks- a pink leaning red holo. It’s so pretty and sparkly, and such an easy formula! Then I decided to go red, white and blue. So I added OPI Alpine Snow for the white and OPI My Favorite… Read More My 4th of July Mani 2021
Okay Grandma, you go girl! This is from OPI’s Fall 2018 Peru collection. It’s a purple with a crelly formula- a little streaky but the end result is good. My little short nails! But isn’t this a pretty purple? Then I wore Essie Tart Deco. It was on sale for like $.75, so why not!… Read More Mainstream Mani Monday- OPI Grandma Kissed a Gaucho, Essie Tart Deco
This is from OPI’s Texas collection from Spring 2011. Who knows when I actually picked this up! It’s their “sorbet” finish- aka jellies. I didn’t know that, so I was surprised at how sheer it was, lol. I did three coats of this, and I was super impressed at the formula. For such a sheer… Read More Mainstream Mani Monday OPI Houston We Have a Purple
I believe in manicures, OPI! This was from the Holiday 2016 Breakfast at Tiffany’s collection. In the spirit of full disclosure, I have not seen that movie, lol. It’s a beautiful light blue with a beautiful formula. This is two coats of a not scary cream! This is a gorgeous color, too, the perfect light… Read More Mainstream Mani Monday- OPI I Believe in Manicures and China Glaze Dance Baby
After I had my middle nail break, I decided to swatch some older polishes I thought might look good on shorter nails- and then I went topper crazy! First up is OPI Jade is the New Black. It’s an older polish, so don’t mind the UBS- the formula is gorgeous. Then I topped it with… Read More Mainstream Mani Monday- OPI Jade is the New Black and OPI Lights of Emerald City and China Glaze Tip Your Hat and OPI Snowglobe Trotter