OPI Nail Polish Remover

Product Description
Mild acetone formula with Aloe Vera removes all traces of nail lacquer without streaking or staining

I picked this up from Hong Kong for HKD48 which is about S$8 for a 120ml bottle. It removes my OPI nail polishes relatively well, but the formulation contains acetone and there is still a slight drying after-feel.

With glitter nail polishes, it still requires abit of effort and time to remove it from the nails totally.

Source : Lenawhite

O.P.I Lincoln Park After Dark Suede

Picked up this purple shade from Hong Kong a while back. This is from the OPI’s Fall 2009 Suede collection. Looking at the shade on the bottle itself, this is a medium purple shade with glitters in it. The final finishing is a matte shade which is something I am not comfortable with.

There is a disclaimer tag that comes together with all Suede collection stating
- it does not wear as long as original OPI Nail Lacquer
- do not use top coat, drying products or hand lotion when wearing Suede

I like the colour when it was first applied on, glossy beautiful purple until it dries to a matte finishing and that's when my love for it dies.

I layered it with Coffret D'or PK153 and that made it more alive. I have the best of both worlds. The shade, the finishing and the glitters.

Lincoln Park After Dark Suede has a thin and runny texture that requires several layers for the level of opacity I preferred. It has a cooling feel which probably explain why it dries pretty fast. I don't have the ingredient list but I suspect it could be alcohol. I like that it dries up fast but I certainly hope its not alcohol though I have less concern on it since its used on my hands once in a blue moon.

On another occasion, I layered Seche Vite, a top coat on top of O.P.I Lincoln Park After Dark Suede to give that glossy finishing as the O.P.I Lincoln Park After Dark Suede alone is too matte and boring.

Unfortunately, removing both polishes with a cheap Watsons Nail Polish remover proved to be quite a pain, making my fingers dry and flaky. I may have to try a better nail polish remover next time.

O.P.I Lincoln Park After Dark Suede scored 3.2 from 21 users on Makeupalley.

OPI Reflecting Pool + Zoya Green

An old nail polish which I don't wear pretty often just because red tends to be matchy-matchy with my outfits most of the time. 

Presenting the OPI Reflecting Pool which is a gorgeous teal with gold shimmers in it. I didn't expect the colour to turn out to be so lovely on my nails. On its own, the texture is slightly runny and alittle sheer so 3 coats are what I preferred to reach the level of opacity I like. 

On another occasion, I applied Zoya Green ( I did not get the correct name, because I lost the label somehow ) first, before applying another coat of OPI Reflecting Pool and I was really impressed with how easy to get both colours up on my nails. 

Eliminating toluene, camphor, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin and DBP from its polishes, Zoya has quickly become one of the most popular 5-free nail polish brands out there. 

The one in green is my one and only Zoya nail polish and it was very very runny and sheer. It looks like I may need many coats before reaching the opacity I preferred, so in the end, I layered it with OPI Reflecting Pool which turned out to be a brilliant choice. 

In fact, despite being such a klutz in applying nail polish, it was so effortlessly easy to just apply 1 coat of each without much "overruns" around my nails.

Just can't stop admiring the colour on my nails....

OPI Let Me Entertain You

This shade may looks somewhat similar to OPI Katy Perry The #1 That Got Away but its slightly different. OPI Let Me Entertain You is a rich magenta shimmer from the OPI Burlesque Collection 2010.

This collection for winter 2010 is inspired by the upcoming Burlesque film featuring Christina Aguilera and Cher, and is full of glitter, shimmer and bold colour, perfect for the Winter season.

My first OPI in the original 15ml size. The brush is fat and dense which made application easy but 3 coats are needed for the opacity level I preferred. And it takes some time for it to dry.

The shimmers are kind of messy as it rubbed off on my palms during application. Still, a gorgeous shade. Perfect to wear to  a wedding dinner. Pardon my immature skills as I am still learning the art of nail polish. :)

It scored 4.8 from 15 users on Makeupalley

OPI Katy Perry #1 The 1 That Got Away

If you know me well enough, you may understand that I have the hots for mini stuff, because I get to finish the product in a shorter time, giving me more choices in new products.
This is considered expensive, at $8 a pop, since its so tiny when I could get $10 for the original size in Hong Kong.
Then again, its mini and is in dark shimmery red, which is something I have been looking around lately. Matt colours are starting to get boring.

This is my very first OPI, since I do not really dabble in nail polishes that much. The mini brush that comes with it, is good for amateurs like me. This dark fushia red with tiny shimmery bits looks apt for a Christmas party. The first coat wasn't that impressive, with a light translucent red colour but 3 coats later, I am loving it. It has a watery consistency which requires more than 3 coats to reach the opacity I preferred.