3 polish reviews

goodmorning!

today i have 3 nail polishes to review.  all of them are lovely brown shades.

first i wore opi suzi says da from the 2007 fall/winter russian collection.  it's a chocolate cream shade that pulls on the red side.  even with 2 coats if you are in the right light the red really comes through and reminds me of a chocolate covered cherry.

when i went to put suzi says da away i noticed i had another opi polish that looked very similar only with shimmer.  it is esspresso your style from the fall 2007 deliciously dark collection.  i really think they are nearly the same base shade but the addition of the shimmer in the espresso your style polish really adds a nice depth to the color.  i also added orly's so go-diva glitter as a top coat on my ring and middle fingers which matches perfectly. 

as with all other opi polishes i had minimal tip wear only for the first 3 days and then chipping after that.

i'm definitely a fan of the chocolate shade of polishes.  i was hoping i'd like one over the other so i could remove one from my collection but they are all keepers!

- jess

polish review: opi chapel of love

today i'm continuing with the polish reviews and this one is another older one from 2003.  it is chapel of love from the las vegas collection.  it is really such a beautiful color.  pink, with a slight peach undertone and lovely gold shimmer.  definitely one of my favorites.  on my nails for 3 days with no chipping and minimal wear on tips.

- jess

nail polish review: opi infatuation

i have a slight nail polish addiction.  as in i have well over 300 bottles!..eek!!!  so the other day i was looking over my collection and realizing that there very well could be some colors that i have never worn since a lot of times i buy multiple bottles at a time.

sooo.  i thought it would be kind of fun to try to work my way through my collection and blog about them.  fun, no?!?

today i'm going to show you opi infatuation.  i believe it's from the sheer romance collection from 2004.  it's a color that has been in my collection from the early days when i first started collecting and in fact the color had slightly separated.  of course nothing that a good shake to the bottle couldn't fix.

when i first applied the color i wasn't too sure about it.  first of all it was a bit sheer.  even after 3 coats i could see through the tips.  also, i'm usually not a fan of nude polishes...or lipsticks for that matter.  but turns out this is a really lovely peachy nude.  the color grew on me each day and i ended up keeping it on my nails for 5 days with only minimal tip wear.

i'm glad i decided to start this project as i've been reaching for colors i normally wouldn't and found some great shades like this one!

- jess

polish review - sally hansen diamond strength jewel overcoat

while roaming around ulta last weekend trying to get as much as i could w/ my 20% off coupon i wandered over to the nail polish area.  i keep telling myself that i'm not going to buy any more.  but then i'll see a color that i don't have in my collection and of course it ends up in my shopping bag.

they had a display for the new sally hansen jewel overcoats.  so much beautiful glitter!  i'm not sure how long they have been out, but i know i hadn't seen them before.  i immediately gravitated to the 501 - ring-a-ding which is a mixture of rose and yellow gold chunky faceted glitter.  the 507 - white veil also caught my eye as its a mixture of chunky gold faceted glitter and smaller white glitter.

after i got home with them i was a bit disappointed that they are set in a clear base and sometimes when you swatch them on the nail it only leaves behind a few pieces of glitter.

first i applied 2 coats of opi got a date tonight as my base color.  it's a very soft creamy pink.  i then applied 2 coats of the 507 white veil to all my nails except for my ring fingers.  and for those i used the 501 ring-a-ding.  since it is only the large chunky glitter i had to work with it more and use 3 coats.  finally i topped it off with seche vite.

507 - white veil

it was a bit of work to get the glitter on there just as i liked, but i'm very happy with the end result.  by using the soft pink as a base color this is the perfect pairing for spring.  i'm sure i'll be getting a lot of use out of these two bottles.

501 ring-a-ding

~ jess