Thursday, May 13, 2010

OPI Swatches

hows your Thursday been? --mine started out with pouring rain, thunder, and lots of wind!

i was super mad cause i planned a polish hunt after i failed my math exam...but the way it was POURING RAIN this morning was just crazy! so, i went to class & failed my exam...but when i stepped outside, the rain had stopped! it was dark & cloudy out, full with puddles..but it wasnt raining! so i went on ahead with my polish hunt! =) i was hunting down OPI's Mad As A Hatter & i've already tried to find it at 2 other Meijers..so today, i tried a new Meijer! the whole store set up was different..i felt so lost. haha there is usually a sale end-cap stand by the polishes...and thats where i find the OPI polishes that are on sale. at this new Meijer, i found one end-cap with Bullish on OPI for $2.12 ONLY! so i picked it up! i didnt see any other OPI polishes..so i was quite disappointed. i wandered the polish section twice just to make sure. i was so bummed..and as i was about to walk away, i looked up & found two bottles of Mad As A Hatter, about 6 bottles of Absolutely Alice, and about 10 bottles of Off With Her Head! i literally RAN to the stand, grabbed the last two Mad As A Hatter & i grabbed an extra bottle of Absolutely Alice! then i went home happily =)

hmm..i got home & i wanted to try MAAH right away..but i LOOOOVE Absolutely Alice soooo much, i didnt want to take it off. haha so i decided to keep my right hand polished with AA & i swatched some polishes on my left hand...and now its painted with MAAH.

just a forewarning.. like i said..its super dark out today so i dont have any pretty pictures. some of the pictures look fuzzy / blurry but i made sure they were as color accurate as possible. SORRY! -__- ok!...straight to the swatches..


first, Off With Her Red! 2 coats. its a beautiful, deep red.


here's Bullish On OPI. 2 coats. doesnt it look like OWHR! ? theyre SOOO similar, but theyre not the same. application for BO OPI was better than OWHR.


here's a comparison picture of the two. 2 coats of both polish. you can BARELY tell..but OWHR is a bit brighter whereas BO OPI is a deeper red.


Hot & Spicy. 3 coats. this polish isnt my favorite when looking at it while its in the bottle. but when its on, its a favorite! its a light orange but i think it has some sort of pink undertone. it becomes more coral in some lightings than others.


A Good Man-Darin is Hard to Find. 3 coats. a nice, bright, deep orange.


Lucky Lucky Lavender. 3 coats. this polish is a favorite just looking at the bottle..but when its on...its LOVE!!! its such a beautiful lilac/lavender color. there must be some pink undertones in this polish too cause it leans pink in some lightings. doesnt this polish make my nails look pretty? <--i dont say that too often..but really.. its so pretty that i almost didnt want to take it off! haha


i've had Jade is the New Black for a little more than a month & this was my first time using it. 2 coats here .. and the polish is a bit more deep, hunter green in person than shown in the picture. application was great ! love this color =)


lastly, Mad As A Hatter ! i was literally going mad for this polish...i even had a dream about it..what a weirdo, right? HAHA anyway, its mostly silver + purple glitters but you cant really see the purple in the picture. its a pretty polish but hmm..im not gunna lie, it didnt meet up to its standards. HAHA i think i fell too much in love with Absolutely Alice that Mad As A Hatter just doesnt compare!~ hahaha

again, sorry for the bad pictures! -__-

hmm, in a bit, im gunna go pick up Kiana from school & we're gunna go to the mall & Sally's. so hopefully i'll be able to pick up a few things from there =)

keep posted for *something tmrw ^__^

enjoy your day!,
<3KATRINA

18 comments:

  1. ooow, nice. gotta go get me some, but currently on a no-spending phase. =(

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  2. Thanks for swatching "hot and spicy" and "off with her red". I must say, "off with her red" doesn't seem like anything too special but "hot and spicy" is definitely going on my list!

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  3. pretty pretty!! love lucky lucky lavender but I haven't bought it because I just got a Models Own that looks very similar... I can't wait to try it

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  4. Pang, yea, the polishes are nice...but it would be even nicer to be on a no-spending phase! haha so much money on polishes! =P

    Jen, aw, youre welcome =) and you're right! Off With Her Red isnt anything too special..but Hot & Spicy is! haha

    Midge, LLL is pretty...but gosh! i NEEEEED some Models Own polishes!!! HAHA

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  5. gurl! how are you not in love with MAAH! curse aliceee :P

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  6. i LOOOOOOOOOVE AA wayyyyy more than MAAH! ahaha MAAH is pretty but its not my favorite =P

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  7. ooo..love the Lucky Lucky Lavender and Jade is the New Black!!nice...
    i love glitters but is kinda hard to wash them off..

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  8. definitely! glitters are a pain in the butt to take off..but theyre so pretty!~ hahaha

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  9. I like hot and spicy! It looks like the nice coral color I've been looking for!

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  10. Amy, hot & spicy is definitely a super cute color. it only looks coral in some lightings though!

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  11. You're so lucky you found more bottles of Absolutely Alice! I really want it and I should've gotten it when I got MAAH but I totally didn't. I regret so much not getting it. :< I'm now resorting to online to find AA :\ I hope I find it for a cheaper but reliable price!

    Lovely swatches and you're soo lucky you have so many resources to get nail polishes! ♥

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  12. thanks Katherine! & youre right..i am pretty lucky to have so many resources to get nail polishes! then again..its a down fall too..just cause there are SOOO many places i can go to! hahaha

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  13. I agree w MAAH! I was so obsessed with getting it that when I finally put it on it was kinda EH. Plus, alice is just SO awesome that MAAH could never compare. Haha.

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  14. someone who understands me..thanks Becca!! =)

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  15. I wore Bullish on OPI last week and really liked it, but sadly the mani didn't last because I went swimming and chipped it pretty much immediately, haha!

    Absolutely Alice definitely wins over MAAH, I'm afraid.

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  16. origami, thanks for agreeing with AA over MAAH!!! hahaha but BO OPI is pretty...i still havent worn it yet. too bad it chipped off so quickly for ya.

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  17. I dreamed about Sally Hansen's "Hidden Treasure" the night before I went on the hunt for it. So I guess I'm a weirdo too. Haha

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  18. i guess we're both weirdos..yay =) haha

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