O.P.I - Tickle My France-y

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O.P.I - Tickle My France-y

3 coats

Tickle My France-y is from the La Collection De France collection 2008. It's a nude creme polish. No I don't have giant fingers, I'm holding a mini bottle in this picture. I'm not much of a nude polish fan but it was a good base for the stamp in tomorrow's post.

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O.P.I - Sea? I Told You!

O.P.I - Sea? I Told You!
3 coats

Sea? I Told You! is from the Sunbelievable collection from 2009. It's a blue shimmer with metallic blue micro flakes. There is also a very subtle purple/pink flash. I wore this on a cloudy day so maybe it's more visible in sunlight. I noticed it in the bottle under artificial light. You can see a little bit of purple on the edge of my index finger. I've been told this is now discontinued which is a shame because it's such a pretty colour! I found this on on a blog sale. I can't really comment on the formula as I didn't buy this brand new but it was a little sheer. It was opaque in three coats although there's still a little visible nail line.

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GMU Friday: O.P.I - Absolutely Alice

O.P.I - Absolutely Alice

2 coats

I completely forgot about Glitter Me Up Friday last week but I'm on the ball today! Absolutely Alice is from the Alice in Wonderland collection released in Spring 2010. Sadly this polish has been discontinued. Absolutely Alice is blue and gold glitter with blue micro glitter in a clear base. You'll need top coat with this it dries gritty.

Visit these blogs for MOAR GLITTAH!

Shaina - SG Nails

Rebecca - Polished Peripherals

Kelly - Kelly's Kolors

Kaz - Parisian Blue Sky

Mam Glam  - GlamOnTheCheap

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O.P.I - Dutch 'Ya Just Love OPI?

O.P.I - Dutch 'Ya Just Love OPI?

2 coats

Dutch 'Ya Just Love OPI? is from the O.P.I - Holland collection for Spring/Summer 2012. Its a purple creme with a subtle orange/red shimmer. It's pretty in the sunlight. Hard to capture it on camera.

Did you notice I broke two nails? Damn damn damn! They were almost all the same! Does it look ridiculous? Should I file them squoval?

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O.P.I - Thanks A WindMillion

O.P.I - Thanks A WindMillion

2 coats

Thanks A WindMillion is from the O.P.I - Holland collection for Spring/Summer 2012. It's a muted sea green creme. The formula was nice. This is my first full size O.P.I and I like the brush. It's flatter and wider than regular brushes, easy to work with.
 I'm really liking muted shades at the moment. I guess that's because we are coming into colder months. I hate this time of the year. I like hot weather, I feel like we didn't have a Summer at all because it was so mild. I hope the Winter wont be colder than usual too. Can't wait to head over to Bali in 39 days for some hot weather!

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O.P.I - Cajan Shrimp

O.P.I - Cajan Shrimp

3 coats

Seche Vite Top Coat

Cajan Shrimp is an orange toned coral colour. This was another mini bottle. The formula started to get a bit thick after the third coat. It might have been because there was such little polish that the air  was able to dry it out faster?

I didn't like wearing it own it's own so I wore it with China Glaze - Black Mesh over the top. I know crackle is so last year but I use it over colours I'm not sure about so they are more wearable for me.

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O.P.I - Lincoln Park After Dark

 O.P.I - Lincoln Park After Dark

2 coats

Poshe Top Coat

Lincoln Park After Dark is a very dark plum creme colour. You can tell it's a plum colour on the first coat but after two coats it looks like a dark brown. This started chipping within 24 hours but I was packing boxes again so I was expecting it. I got this in an O.P.I Best of the Best mini set. It's only 3.75ml! Very awkward to hold for the photo. Since I don't own a full size O.P.I bottle I've compared it to a full size China Glaze bottle below. I'm not sure how many manicures this bottle will do but I'm hoping it's a few.

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