OPI Pure Lacquer Nail Apps in "Black Grey Rattlesnake"

Hi, everyone! 

So I'm back from having an amazing weekend of tap dancing. I have the achyest feet ever, and did not get a chance to do my nails again between that time and my last post, but the experience I had made it all worth it. I did manage to do my nails late last night, so today I have a quick post with an oldie, but goodie. 

I decided to go through my nail polish strips stash and go with a set that had been sitting around for way too long. I had these beautiful snake print nail polish strips from OPI just waiting to be used, so I went for them. Despite being in my stash for well over a year, I had absolutely no problems at all when applying them (older nail strips tend to stick to the plastic wrapping they're put in to keep them from drying out). Take a look at the pics below to see how they look! :) 

As of this post, OPI has not released any new Pure Lacquer appliqués. I thought they made these really well; they're not too thick or too thin, and their designs were usually very unique. Because they're made from nail polish, they work very well with any top coat you use if decide to finish of your mani with some. I always use quick dry top coat, and I've never had any kind of shrinking of the nail strips after I swiped some on. I hope OPI decides to dive back into the nail strips realm again in the future, but until then, I still have some more strips from them in my stash! ;) 

So, what do you think about these? I love snake print and I don't see it going out of style ever. See ya next time!

- Tiff 

OPI Nail Polish in "Muppets World Tour"

Hi, everyone :)

I wanted to show you all a nice and simple mani that I wore the other day. I just happened to be in the mood for something basic (not in a bad way...lol), yet pretty, and even a little sparkly. A few days prior, I had stumbled upon some blogger swatches of the OPI collection inspired by the latest Muppets movie, and the beautiful glitter "Muppets World Tour" really stood out to me. Before I knew it, this particular glitter made its way into my collection and right onto my nails without even thinking much about it. I knew right away that I wanted to layer it over a delicate pink, so I chose Sation's "Of Corset I'll Call You" as my base. I hope you like it! 

The only thing I would have changed about this mani is the amount of coats I used of "World Tour". I definitely could have packed on the glitter a bit more, but I was worried you wouldn't be able to see the Sation polish underneath very well. I think two coats would have been perfect, as the glitter covers well, but not too much. 

If you like this glitter as much as I do, be sure to check out your local beauty supply stores that carry OPI nail polishes, and see if any from the "Muppets Most Wanted" collection are in stock. They are priced at around $9 each, unless you can find them at a nail supply store that sells them for less. 

So, what do you think? I like to give myself a subtle mani every once in a while, after all the designs from the nail wraps I wear every week. See ya next time :) 

- Tiff 

OPI Pure Lacquer Apps in "Floating Dragon"

Hey, there!

I have a new nail look using nail polish appliques (my fave nail thing) to show you today. A while ago, I was on the hunt for OPI's Pure Lacquer Apps from their James Bond inspired collection, and couldn't find them any where in stores. I took to amazon, and was happy to find the the ones I had been searching and searching for. I snagged "Floating Dragon" because I loved the dragons against the red base. I thought they looked so elegant. Here they are paired up with Loreal "Amazon's Flash", a gold shimmer nail polish,  to create a red and gold ruffian look. 

I have to admit, I was a bit disappointed with how transparent the nail apps are. Since I had not seen any blogger reviews on them, I wasn't aware that they were going to be like this. They are almost jelly-like in finish when you compare them to nail polish. Once applied, it's a bit hard to tell that there are dragons on the nail appliqués; one person thought they were leopard spots at first! Oh, well! These really would have been a hit with me if the dragons were more visible... At least the overall look is nice!

Who would have thought that I would have a some-what nail appliques fail? I guess nail fails happen to all of us at some point!  If you want to give OPI's nail polish appliques a try , which I am normally a huge fan of, search for them on amazon and your local Ulta.

What do you think about this nail look? I'll see ya next time with a new, and hopefully more successful post! LOL

- Tiff

OPI Pure Lacquer Apps in "Peacock"

Hi!

I have been going through my stash and remembered these nail polish strips from OPI that I found at Ulta quite some time ago. Remember when OPI had these? Well, I do, and I still love the ones I picked out, so I decided to continue the nail polish strips kick that I'm on and show them to you! I hope you like the yellow and red "Peacock" feather design you're about to see below.

One thing I love about OPI's Pure Lacquer apps is how thin and pliable they are. They are perfect for ladies who also have super curved nail beds like I do; and if you have flatter nail beds then they're perfect for you as well! Nail apps that are thicker and more on the sticker side (that sounded a little funny) almost refuse to lay completely flat on my curved nail beds, so to cut out the frustration, I stick with those that are like the ones I'm wearing above. Finish with a coat of top coat as you would with regular polish, and you're ready to go! 

What do you think about these? Have you given nail polish appliqués a try? See ya next time!

-Tiff

Textured mani with Zoya Chita and OPI What Wizardry is this?

Hi!

Today I have a super quick post about a mani I wore this past weekend. I finally got around to snagging some textured polishes, and I have to say that I really like this current trend. I decided to use Zoya "Chita", a polish from the brand's Fall Pixie Dust collection, and OPI's "What Wizardry is this?"; a Liquid Sand polish from their Oz collection, as an accent. Take a look at the pics below! I used two coats of each polish.

Overall, I really like this look, and I got quite a few complients on it. The formula of both polishes was great. As I mentioned above, I used two coats of each polish, but I could have gotten away with just one. They also dried fairly fast. I bought my polishes from a local nail supply store, but you can also find these polishes at Ulta stores, and Zoya sells their Pixie Dust line on their website. What do you think about textured polishes? Do you think these two make a good pair? See ya next time!

                                                                        - Tiff :)

Nail Fraud "Wild Thing"

Hi guys,

I cannot believe how fast this year has gone by. How is it already almost July? And how is it already recital time this Saturday? Good thing I've got all this nail stuff to lessen the stress and have something fun for myself to do every once in a while. One of my nail buddies, Destany from Confessions of a Sarcastic Mom, sent me a super sweet package of nail appliques. One of them was "Wild Thing" from Nail Fraud. Here is how they came out on me.

I have used Nail Fraud polish strips once before. Like I mentioned in that post, the design was adorable, but there was something funky about the formulation of them. They bubbled up immediately after I applied a thin coat of top coat. This time around, I decided to try applying gel top coat and curing them with my Sally Hansen mini led lamp. I'm not sure if you could tell from the photos above, but they came out super smooth and shiny. I got so many compliments on them at work the following day, and I couldn't stop staring at my nails wondering why I didn't try this the first go round. I was super happy with them...until I took a nice hot shower that night and noticed that a couple of the strips started to peel afterwards. WTH!!! So after all of that effort and excitement, and the intent of wearing them for at least five days, I got only one day out of them. Such a disappointment, and so unexpected. *Sigh* At least I got to wear them for a whole 24 hours...LOL. I have one more pack of Nail Fraud strips left over, but after that, I'm not sure I'll be putting much money towards getting more. As I mentioned in my previous Nail Fraud post, I am not sure what is going on with the company. Their website is still up, with three or four designs to choose from, and their Facebook page has not had much activity on it. I was desperately on the hunt for their Ethnic print strips, and may possibly still want them if I can find them in a blog sale or what not. Let me know if any of you find them before I do, because I do really love a tribal-looking design. Well, that does it for this post. Thanks to my nail friend Destany for the nail appliques, and look out for more that I got from her soon! :)

                                                                        - Tiff

OPI Pure Lacquer Appliques in Reptile design

Hello everyone!

I have a very quick post for you today. My baby brother's high school graduation was the other day, and I wanted to do my nails for the occasion. He graduated from South Miami Senior High, and their mascot is the cobra. I looked through my collection of nail polish appliques for another snake skin design. I have been wanting to use my set from OPI in their "Reptile" design for quite a while, so I decided to go ahead and use them for this. I am not sure which reptile the design is supposed to resemble, but it quickly reminded me of snakes, so I went with it...LOL. Here is how they turned out.

I applied the pointer and middle appliques upside down to pick up more of the pink and brown parts of the design.

Me and my brother. Isn't he a cutie? <3

You can find these at Ulta and just about any beauty supplies store that sells OPI products. I haven't seen any new designs from them as of yet, so I am hoping they continue to make more soon. Have you given these a try? What are some of your favorite designs? I'll see you next time :)

                                                                           - Tiff