Nails of the Week: Opi Panda-monium Pink

I'm not the most obvious candidate for a good pink nail varnish, but sometimes a cool, bubblegum pink varnish is exactly what I'm in the mood for. OPI Panda-monium Pink came out a couple of months ago with the Hong Kong collection, and I love it for the rich smoothness of the application and the gorgeous cool-toned pink. It's a deliciously smooth creme. Yum.

NOTD: Opi Tickle My France-y

 This is OPI’s Tickle My France-y from last Spring. I just picked it up this week as part of my bi-monthly transdesign haul. Well, sort of bi-monthly. More like every 6 weeks. Anyway, who’s counting? I keep a list of things that catch my eye that gets constantly updated as I surf the never-ending world of beauty blogs and nail blogs, and then I make my order. This time I was obviously heavily influenced by All Lacquered Up’s Mannequin Hands series as I had a quite a lot of nudes make it into my shopping cart. One of them was this little beauty.

This is 3 coats, and it is still very slightly sheer at the tops. I really love this polish. It is a cool, pink-toned nude that almost has a touch of taupe-purple in some lights. It was very pleasant to apply. I am terrible, terrible at sitting still for long enough to actually let polish dry, even with quick drying topcoat, but I did these just before I left to work, and by the time I got there, there were nearly dry and almost smudge free. I know this sounds crazy to all of you who have the patience and skill to wait for polish to dry, but for me, a tiny wrinkle on the thumb is a full-blown victory! This is definitely a technique I’ll try again.

Nails of the Week: OPI My Private Jet

 

This is OPI My Private Jet. Oh, I love this polish!! It reminds me of a glossier Orly Glam Rock. The swatch color shows much more brown than it looks in real life, which is closer to gray/black. I absolutely love these dark colors. The shimmer is complete smooth and adds a gorgeous rich dimension, moving it from goth to chic. Heart. Swoon. Love.