Layered Swatches: Essie "Beach Bum Blu", China Glaze "Techno", OPI "Save Me"

I feel like this is a kinda pointless post because i don't have an ultra high  resolution camera. This is more of a layered swatch post than a mani/nail look. I don't know, i promise you some actual posts of quality in the near-ish future. I feel like i just don't have the time for it right now. Please bear with me, as these are trying times.

For this mani...

Essie "Beach Bum Blu"

China Glaze "Techno"

OPI "Save Me"

Honestly, this mani is made up of polish that i just wanted to wear on a lazy day that i didn't feel up to nail art on. I began with Essie "Beach Bum Blu" from the Go Overboard collection. I will never stop loving the Go Overboard collection. There is just to much amazing in it. As always, i had no issues with this polish because Essie is amazing. However, i didn't like it as much as i thought i would, i feel like it's just weird on my skin tone.

 After my two coats of the flawless "Beach Bum Blu" i did one coat of OPI "Save Me" (Nicki Minaj 2012) and one of China Glaze "Techno" (Electropop 2012.) The idea of "Save Me" is awesome, the application is weird, in my opinion. I think it's just the bar glitter. I used to have tons of bar glitter polishes when i was younger, but they seem so unconventional and odd to me now. You can hardly see "Techno" amidst all the chaos of "Save Me." I was way way more excited about "Techno" when i saw it online, in person i feel confused and indifferent about it. Over all i'm just so far over silver glitter of any kind. Come on solid colored glitters!

OPI "Did It On 'Em" from Nicki Minaj collection 2012

Today i have a quick post for you with some not so great swatches of OPI "Did It On 'Em" from the new Nicki Minaj collection. At first, meaning the press release, i was sooo excited about this collection and i was dead set of getting every piece of the collection. I'm no longer so thrilled. Between the press release and the physical release OPI changed the shades completely. However, walking through the mall i could not possibly pass up Planet Beauty with out checking on the polish racks. Originally, i was only going to get "Save Me," but i got %20 off if i got a second. "Did It On 'Em" caught my eye and i'm kicking myself for not getting "Fly" instead. 

Application: First coat was sheer and looked just like gross moldy lemon. I had to use three solid coats and them some to get the coverage that i did. And of course with multiple coats comes a slow dry time, hence the dent on my ring finger

Formula:Sheer, left bald spots, not a luscious cream. I would expect this coverage quality from a low end or drug store brand, but OPI is up with the top of the pop, and i found it awful and annoying.

Color/Finish: I do enjoy this color. Untrue to the horrid artificial lit photo, "Did It On 'Em" is a unique color in between green and yellow. Typically what most people would call chartreuse. I did not have a shade similar.If you can achieve even full coverage with this polish you will have a lovely cream, one of my favorite finishes but when used in a proper formula.

This has been my personal experience with this particular polish, if you had a better, similar, or worse experience i'd love to hear about it in the comments below.

Imagine Feat. OPI "Not Like the Movies"

Good day lovelies! Its a rainy Sunday and i'm inside doing my nails, trying to think up the perfect gift for my secret santas, and chilling with my kitty. It's an alright day. It seems like this week had been non stop madness and some big things have happened. Many of them keeping me from blogging >.> But i'm doing my best, and that's all i can do. :) Has the holiday madness started to approach you yet?

For this mani i used a couple OPI polishes that were graciously given to me by a co-worker who i'm slowly trying to turn into a fellow polishaholic.

Color Club "Twiggie"

OPI  "Turquoise Shatter"

OPI "Not Like the Movies"

OPI "Last Friday Night"

I first started with OPI Not Like the Movies. This color is weird, and that's the end. Its not for every one, but i found it intriguing enough to used as a major color.

Not Like the Movies is a silver shimmer with a subtle green duo chrome. Its defiantly reminiscent of the silver light sensitive emulsion found in old school film.