Shakeup Your Makeup

 

Back in July I read that Selena Gomez would be partnering with Nicole by OPI to create a collection of nail colors, available through Kmart.  Well, now they are out, and they are absolutely gorgeous.  The Kmart I went to only had the glitters, although there is a range of creams/shimmers as well (see below and click to enlarge).  This is a beautiful, fun and girly collection of polishes - a perfect pick me up in the middle of winter!

 

 

Since this Kmart only had the glitters, I thought I'd take a closeup of each, below.

Stars at Night - holographic silver strands of glitter.

Mi Fantasia - Lavender small/micro glitter with holographic bar glitters throughout.

Confetti Fun - various sized glitters in a rainbow of colors.  Similar to Milani "Gems", but this appears to have more colors throughout.

Kissed at Midnight - Large gold and silver hex glitters with smaller gold microglitter. 

Inner Sparkle - My personal favorite of the bunch - lavender and gold large hex glitters suspended in a gold microglitter.

Heavenly Angel - Iridescent shredded glitter/foils.  This looks absolutely gorgeous in the bottle.

Sweet Dreams - Turquoise/Aqua and silver larger hex glitters suspended in small lavender micro glitter.  This is beautiful too!  Similar in color to Mi Fantasia when sitting side by side, but the glitters are completely different.

 

This Selena collection is so pretty.  The glitters are so girly and the variety is nice - not your basics for sure!  Have you seen these out yet?

 

Also, the new collaboration with Nicole by OPI and Modern Family was at Kmart.  There were some beautiful pastel creams, but the shimmers reminded me of a lot of colors already out there.  Still, a collection with a little of everything!

Anyway, what do you think about the nailpolish line?  I wonder what her colors will be like?

I had read somewhere that Nicole by OPI was partnering with the Kardashians, but I didn't realize how many colors there were going to be until I saw the display at Walmart this past weekend.  The collection is called Kardashain Kolor.  Each of the leading ladies has a set of 3 colors to choose from.  There are some basic cremes and shimmers, and some really glitzy glitters. 

The display is enormous, especially by Walmart standards.  It's very rarely that I find seasonal/temporary display for one product that fits the entire endcap in the beauty department, but this one did!  It definitely catches your eye when you walk by!

The polishes retail for $7 a piece and can be found instore or online.

I picked up Disco Dolls which is a golden glitter with hints of red microglitter throughout.  Swatches to come soon.

So, I'm posting this about a month late, but I guess it's better later than never!  For the July 4th festivities, I decided to play around with my manicure and get Patriotic!  Here's what I did:

First I applied 2 coats of NYC French White.  I then used some scotch tape to line off a "straight" line to apply the blue.  The blue is Nicole by OPI "Me + Blue", which is from the Justin Bieber collection.  This is a bright metallic cobalt blue with just enough holo micro glitter strewn throughout.  Unfortunately for me, this picture doesn't do it justice, so I might just have to put a mani together on this particular color alone.  I then used a fine brush from the art store to apply 2 coats in a streak of Nicole by OPI "OMB", also from the Bieber collection.  This is the most gorgeous color, and you can see a mani of it here.  On a side note, this to me was one of the prettiest colors from that collection...one of those shades you have to see in person.  It's a bright cherry red metallic with a sort of duochrome effect.  It's beautiful in person!  The last thing I did was apply 2 coats of NYC Starry Silver to add some glitter. 

Talk about a lot of polish - this one was a doozie to remove!  I have to say, it was a lot of fun to do.  I just wish I had more time and patience to play around with more nail art and decor.  Some day...



A while back I found the Nicole by OPI Justin Bieber collection, pictured above.  There are a few other shades that I found on another trip to Walmart.  For Valentines Day, I decided to wear "OMB", which is the bright red on the right above.  This is one of those shades that you just have to see in real life - the pictures don't do it justice at all.  This is very complex - in the light there are shades of red, orange and bright pinks.  It's a beauty!  I tried to take several pictures and angles below so you can see how pretty this is!

See all the different colors below?  I love this color!  The formula was great too - it went on very smoothly, dried quickly and lasted quite well, too!

Looking for something silvery and sparkly for your tip your holiday nails in?  Well, this isn't from a Christmas or Holiday collection, but Nicole by OPI's "Scandals, Secrets and Sparkles" from the Gossip Girl collection seems to fit the bill!  Too many times silver polishes come off as looking like foil, and that's not necessarily a bad thing, but sometimes you just want a pretty frost with some sparkle, and SS&S does the trick! 

Here is a closeup of the polish - see all the sparkly goodness?

What is your favorite holiday polish?  I have so many, it's hard to decide, but I definitely love the silvers and sparkles!