Hi guys! It has been a while! This week was filled with all kinds of stuff, leaving no room for the blog, yikes. On top of that my camera died, so I couldn't swatch either.. I still had these pics, thankfully! My new camera should be arriving tomorrow, *fingers crossed*!
The OPI suedes are nothing new, but they still hold that special place in my heart. These suedes are really my go-to polishes when I don't have much time to do my nails. And Russian Navy is my favorite of the bunch.
This pretty blue shimmery matte polish is practically a one coater, if you apply it carefully. The original version of Russian Navy has a bit of red shimmer as well, too bad the suede hasn't, I would have loved that.
It dries incredibly fast, but not too fast, Russian Navy doesn't get streaky or lumpy.
The wear of these suedes isn't that awesome though. OPI put "don't wear a base coat" on the label but I'd like to advice against that. If you choose the right base coat (like the Nfu Oh Aqua Base of Gosh Fix Base Coat and who knows what other base coats have similar qualities) you definitely can get some extra days of wear out of it, definitely something worth trying!
At days with a little bit more time I like to add some glossy elements to make it more interesting. For this manicure I used my current top coat Nubar Diamont.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
- Michèle
Hi guys! How's everybody doing? I hope fine! As you can see I've changed my blog a bit, that's just me, I get bored so easily with layouts and stuff like that :-). I've also added some pages, so all you ever wanted to know about me is up there now, yay. jk ;-). The FAQ page isn't there yet, because I really wanted to take the time to make it something worth reading. It will be up soon though :-).
Today I have another Suede by OPI to show you: You don't know Jacques. It looks nothing like the regular version, but I absolutely love it. I love how they've added a little bit more warmth to this taupe, it's almost glowy! And I need this little extra warmth, because my hands are the whitest out there (these photos do exaggerate it though ;-) ). This polish is packed with shimmer, which I simply admire, OPI did a really awesome job on creating these Suedes.
The application didn't cause me any problems, I do always have to rush applying mattes, otherwise it will get all streaky on me.
This is definitely my #1 pick if I have to meet with clients or stuff like that. I don't own that many 'worksafe' colors, what are your favorites?
Hi everyone! Hope you're all doing well. Right now I'm working on an essay, but it's really boring me, ugh! At least I get to look at my nails when I type :'). Today I'm wearing OPI's Lincoln Park after Dark, the suede version. When OPI released her first mattes I just had to have them. Unfortunately, I didn't really like any of them, with the exception of La Paz-Itivily Hot. The application could be better and the formula isn't that great either.
But, then the suedes arrived, and imho these are so much better! This one looks nothing like the original Lincoln Park After Dark, but I think it's lovely anyway. OPI says you shouldn't wear a base coat underneath these, but I tried this once and it stained my nails awfully, so my advise would be to ignore that great tip. Do you like suedes or do you think these are sooo 2009? ;-)
