NOTD: Wear Something Spar-Kylie, by Nicole By OPI...

I think that Wear Something Spar-Kylie was in a 4-pack I picked up from the clearance shelf in TK Maxx a few year's ago, and I never bothered with it because I assumed that it was a glitter topper, like the other Kylie-named polish in Nicole's Kardashian Kollection range. 

I didn't know  what to wear the other day, so just blindly reached in the picnic basket I keep most of my untried polishes in and this is what came out. I'm a secret girly girl, so was excited that I grabbed something pink and sparkley, and even better is the fact that this polish was revealed to be a texture polish when I tested it to see how dense the glitter was, as I love textures - especially OPI's liquid sands.

How similar will OPI's little sister be in formula?

Are they dupes?: What's With The Cattitude vs I Believe In Manicures, both by OPI...

OPI's light blue creme shade What's With The Cattitude was part of the spring 2010 Shrek Forever collection and has become a sought after shade among collectors, which is why I wanted to write this post after finding a possible dupe when rearranging my polish stash at home recently...


I'm talking about their recently released light blue creme shade; I Believe In Manicures (part of a Audrey Hepburn quote*), which is one of the polishes in the Holiday 2016 Breakfast At Tiffany's Collection. It can still be found almost-anywhere that sells OPI polish, which makes it a great comparison for people looking for What's With The Cattitude.

Read on for side by side swatches, read which shade I think is the better one, and to see how the formulas compare.

First glance: Breakfast at Tiffany’s Christmas 2016 nail polish collection by OPI...

First China Glaze gave us a glimpse of what will be coming this festive season, and now Chic Profile have got the first details up for part of the OPI Christmas 2016 collection, and the theme sounds just as amazing...

Are they dupes? OPI Absolutely Alice vs Nicole by OPI Kendall On The Katwalk...

I recently got two of the polishes that are considered as two of the bigger OPI must-haves for polish collectors; I found Absolutely Alice and Mad As A Hatter [The 2010 Alice In Wonderland collection] together on an eBay buy-it-now for £20. 

This post isn't me showing off (well, not totally about me showing off); I'm writing it because when I got my eBay winnings in my hand, I realized that I already had a similar-looking polish to Absolutely Alice, which has sat in my untried collection of polishes for the past several years. Well I think that it's high time to take my Absolutely Alice lookalike [Nicole by OPI Kendall On The Katwalk] out of my untried pile, and now that I have the original for comparison, see just how much of a lookalike it really is...

NOTD: Aloha From OPI by OPI...

Aloha From OPI is from spring 2015's Hawaii collection, and whilst I wanted to try it as soon as I first saw swatches for it, I was put of as other customer reviews for the formula haven't been the greatest. But after finding a bottle for £3.99 in TK Maxx I've decided to risk getting a dud, and finally give it a go. 

I already know that it looks good, but how does the formula perform?

NOTD: Stir-Fried Eggplant by OPI...

Canadian store Winners sell MOPI (Mystery OPI) duo packs which contain 'exclusive to them' polish shades; these are in reality overstock of existing OPI shades, if you were wondering which collection a shade name which is followed by a triple digit number originates from. 

Some of these renamed polishes have been turning up on eBay and Amazon, and I want us to take a closer look at one today; Stir-Fried Eggplant is actually Nicole by OPI's Smile for the Glam-era - not a dupe, but the same actual polish rebottled and renamed. So, of course, if you own that shade then you definitely don't need this, but if you're someone who liked the look of Smile for the Glam-era but didn't want to pour money into the Kardashian machine, here's your new chance to own the polish.

I've actually had two other renamed-Kardashian-Kolor-NOPI polishes (renamed as Cream In My Coffee and Girl Color) and planned to write reviews on those too, however the formulas on both of them was so bad [watery, never became opaque & didn't level] that I didn't bother taking photos, and ended up throwing the polishes out.

Will Stir Fried Eggplant fare any better, or have I just wasted more money?

The mystery of the mis-labeled OPI...

A few weeks ago I was browsing eBay and noticed a pretty shimmery OPI shade I couldn't place, and there was no shade name supplied within the description page. I didn't have time to contact the seller or try to search Google as the polish had a little under three minutes left, but as the polish was still at 99p I decided to indulge my curiosity by bidding. No one else bidded, so I won & received my polish several days later.  

My curiosity wasn't about to be satisfied...

Sneak Peek: The New Orleans s/s 2016 nail polish collection by OPI...

Urgh. Winter blues going on over here - all the excitement and planning that goes into holidays and Christmas is now over so my savings have gone and there's nothing to look forward to, and its cold, wet and grey outside

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However ChicProfile has got their preview picks of the new OPI spring/summer 2016 collection, and they've gotten their inspiration for it from one of the places I've wanted them to do - New Orleans!

Who's ready to have some colour added to their day?

NOTD: Give Me Space by OPI...

Today I'm going to share my thoughts on the last polish in the OPI Christmas 2015 collection that I own. 

Give Me Space was the polish that I immediately wanted when the first pictures began showing up online, and yes, it looks just as mouthwatering in person. But what about the formula? Is it as good as it looks, or does it let the side down?Lets find out...

NOTD: Center Of The You-niverse by OPI...

Sparkly black polish. I own lots of them, but when I saw photos of this one I decided I needed it. 

Center Of The You-niverse is described by OPI as having 'star dust' in the formula, so I was sold.

Star dust ≠ glitter, right? Let's find out...

NOTD: I'm In The Moon For Love OPI...

Since I've already reviewed three of the four Starlight collection shades I bought from QVC, I thought I'd finish of the month by reviewing the final shade that came in the set. 

I'm In The Moon For Love is the shade that made me pick the QVC set (link below) I did, as I love a good purple polish shade. So this is the shade that had the most to live up to, but did it deliver?

NOTD: Ro-Man-Ce On The Moon by OPI...

I've mentioned that I bought a OPI polish set from QVC (link below), which contains 4 shades from the Starlight collection; well today I'm going to look at the red shade which came in it, since I've opened the box...

When selecting which set I wanted (you choose between a warm or cool colour mix) I was going to pick the cool option to avoid getting yet another red shade from Opi, but in the end decided that I preferred the overall colour combination in the warm set - plus the cool set has one of those glitter a in as a crime base polishes, which didn't appeal to me in the slightest.

Will this red stand out from the other million holiday reds, or should I have picked the 'cool' option and braved the glitome polish?

NOTD: Press * For Silver and Ce-less-tial Is More by OPI...

It's that time of year; I'm digging into my collection of Christmas polishes, and as I'm currently working through my holiday 2015 polishes I thought I'd review them for people who are thinking of picking them up. 

So with that said, lets get things rolling with two new polishes from OPI's Starlight collection...

First star I see tonight: Starlight Holiday 2015 collection by OPI...

I  posted a preview of store displays - and a link to a site which has details on the gift sets - for the Starlight: Holiday 2015 collection by OPI back in June, but I wanted to do a quick post now with product swatches so everyone can get a good look at what is on offer this year.

Let's Get Wicked: Halloween 2015 collection by OPI...

One of my favourite blogs - BeautyGeeks - has scored photos of the new Halloween nail polish set by OPI, so as I love Halloween I wanted to share one of their pics for it.

Was the wait for info on this year's collection worth it, or have China Glaze beaten them once again?

NOTD: Where's My Blanket? by OPI, over Snowcone by Orly...

As my previous NOTD post featured one of the two OPI Peanuts Halloween 2014 matte glitter topper's, I thought that I might as well voice my opinion on the other one too.

Do you have a fail-safe polish that you continuously reach for when you're not sure what look to go for? You can learn a bit more about mine below...

NOTD: To Be Or Not To Beagle by OPI, over Rose Among Thorns by China Glaze...

Hello summer!!!

I'm getting into neon polishes for the first time ever, so whilst the sun is out I want to share one of the best formulated ones that I've found so far. I also love a black glitter, so whilst I'm spotlighting the neon I'm also going to top it with one if my newer glitter purchases...

NOTD: Comet In The Sky by OPI over Happy Go Lucky by China Glaze...

I'm not a yellow polish wearer normally, but I recently got a bottle of China Glaze Happy Go Lucky and have been trying out different toppers with it, as it's such a different look for me that I feel better layering it.
Today I want to share one of my favourite combinations I've found using this shade so far - and I think the topper I used is going to be a future collectable polish, so read on and then grab it while you can...

First glance: Starlight holiday 2015 nail collection by OPI...

If the China Glaze Halloween collection is my favourite yearly nail polish release, then OPI's Christmas range is a very close second - they always have highly wearable shades in consistently good formulas.

Everything2k.com has scored photos of the upcoming store displays AND gift sets for the Starlight Holiday 2015 collection, so prepare to feast your eyes...

NOTD: Uh-oh Roll Down The Window by OPI...

OPI's  Uh-oh Roll Down The Window is from the 2011 Touring America collection.  

This is a nice shade to transition from winter to spring & as Amazon UK sell this shade for just £5 I thought that I'd share my opinion on it...