Showing posts with label OPI Suzi and The 7 Dusseldorfs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label OPI Suzi and The 7 Dusseldorfs. Show all posts

Tuesday, 13 November 2012

30 Days of Purple - Day 13 - OPI Suzi and the 7 Dusseldorfs meets KBShimmer The Square

Helloooooo!!!!!



Well, that was a short and catchy title wasn't it lol.  Today we have no art, but a pairing of 2 colours that I've had lingering around the vault for a few weeks now - OPI Suzi & The 7 Dusseldorfs and KBShimmer The Square.




This post combines 2 of my favourite things - purple polish and square glitter - and whilst the photos do look YUMMY, I wasn't loving this in real life.




Let's take Suzi first.  She's got that lovely shimmer that a lot of the Germanys have, but she doesn't woo me.   Suzi is a dark blue-toned magenta - and it veers into territory I don't like.  There's something a little too blue and a little too brash about this polish for my liking.





I don't deny she looks a wowzer in the photos, so it's quite sad I didn't love her more.  She must have some diva in her, as she is vamping it up big time for the camera :)



So, on to The Square.  The thing about KBShimmer polishes is that they're gorgeous.  And once you own 1, you want them ALL.   I've got quite the little harem going, and there's a huge KBShimmer SPAM post on its way soon.




The Square is a glitterbomb suspended in a violet jelly base.   Although you would be able to get a lovely jelly sammich effect from this polish, I'm finding that I prefer these jellies layered over something more opaque - it tends to give it more depth, and show off the glitter better.





I don't care how many I own, I NEVER get tired of square glitter.  I just love it, and this one contains all sorts of squares - white, gold, fuschia, blue - and actually, it did match Suzi pretty perfectly.





Enjoy xx :)

Wednesday, 12 September 2012

31DC - Day 12 - Stripes

Hi Goddesses



How are we doing, are you enjoying the 31 Day ride ?  As I'm typing this, I only have about 7 manis left to do.  I had a major inspiration-deficit yesterday, but I *think* I know what I'm doing for the remaining challenges.  Which I haven't shown you for a long time - so here's the graphic.




So, I really pushed the boat out for this one.  This is stripes .... but with a gradient.  AND with my new OPI Germanys.  Uh huh.  Clever Crumpet :)




So, which polishes do we have -
Thumb = Suzi and The 7 Dusseldorfs
Index = Unfor-Greta-bly Blue
Middle - Don't Talk Bach To Me
Ring - Berlin There Done That
Pinkie - Deutsch You Want Me Baby




I am really happy with this overall - I'm surprised it has so much of a beachy / nautical look - but I am disappointed the middle stripe isn't better.  I like how the bottom one looks like chalk on a blackboard, but the middle one isn't different enough to the top one for my liking.  Oh well, better look next time!




This may look complex, but it really isn't.  If you can apply tape and do a tape mani, you can do this.  Literally the only difference is that you are sponging polish rather than applying it with a brush.




Because of the lightness of the sponging, there was no issue with the polish sticking the tape to my nail, so no issues when it was time to remove the tape.



Et volia!  See you tomorrow.  And the next day.  And the next day.  And the day after that.  And -

Enough.  Enjoy xx :)

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