Today, I was at a total loss as to what to post about - I thought about swatching something, and was about to paint my toenails when the doorbell rang...a package, for me??
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| "The Impossible", "Can't Let Go", "Get Your Number", "Stay The Night" |
Just over a month ago, I had won OPI's Liquid Sand Leading Ladies contest - providing me with ALL of OPI's Liquid Sand colors they release in 2013. Needless to say, I was pretty darn excited :) I'm so incredibly late on the Mariah Carey Collection posts, though I did buy a couple of these liquid sand colors as well as a few others (Anti-Bleak, Butterfly Moment, and Pink, Yet Lavender). When I spoke to the representative from OPI, she said I should be receiving the Liquid Sand from the "Oz the Great And Powerful" Collection in early March...I've also got a bunch from the collection on order from TrendyHands :)
My absolute favorite from this collection is Anti-Bleak. It's a rich pink-leaning plum that's almost opaque in one coat, but I'll do two just in case. It applies very smooth, not much of a surprise for OPI's cremes. It's super hi gloss without a top coat. Be advised - if you're using pure acetone for cleanup, this will run like the dickens into every nook and cranny because it's so highly pigmented. So worth the clean up, though.
As much as I love "Pink Yet Lavender" from this collection, my absolute favorite glitter pairing with this is "I Lily Love You" from the Summer 2011 Nice Stems! Collection. This is a super-dense flaky rainbow glitter in a pink transparent base. If you look closely, it also has some tiny square glitters in there as well. The formula on this was getting a little thick, so I only did one nail.
I got this look with just one coat over 2 coats of the Anti-Bleak, plus a coat of Seche Vite. please forgive my cuticles, this dry winter weather is wreaking havoc on them :( I couldn't quite get the light to reflect properly, but it looks absolutely stunning in person. One of those manicures where I catch myself staring at my own nails....yeah.
For your viewing pleasure, here are some macros of all the glitters I used in today's post!
I still haven't gotten to painting my toenails, either :\
Happy Polishing!
-Maggie
