Author Archives: Mary S.

OPI Walks the Runway with Reem Acra at New York Fashion Week!

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Reem Acra NYFW OPIHere’s the third (and final) NYFW-themed blog post for today. Enjoy!

OPI Walks the Runway with Reem Acra at New York Fashion Week! 

Below is the official press release sent to me by PR:

OPI joined Reem Acra for the designer’s Spring 2014 presentation at Lincoln Center on Monday. The models’ intricate and complex hair was balanced by fresh and clean makeup and nails, which were polished with ‘You Callin’ Me a Lyre?’ for an overall look evoking 70s glam.

Note: All the images in this post are courtesy of OPI.

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OPI Joins Holmes & Yang at New York Fashion Week!

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Holmes & Yang OPI NYFW 2013As promised, here’s the second quick post for today with a New York Fashion Week theme!

OPI Joins Holmes & Yang at New York Fashion Week!

The official press release sent to me by OPI’s PR:

OPI joined Holmes & Yang for the line’s Spring 2014 launch at an art gallery in Chelsea. Designers Katie Holmes and Jeanne Yang selected the sheer shade ‘So Many Clowns…So Little Time’ for nails, but added a unique slanted French tip in deep blue ‘I Saw…U Saw…We Saw…Warsaw’ for a pop of color. Models wore ‘I Saw…U Saw…We Saw…Warsaw’ on toes as well.

Note: The first image of the blonde woman is courtesy of Michael Simon. All other photos are by OPI.

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OPI Walks the Runway with Jeremy Laing and Joanna Mastroianni at NYFW!

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Joanna Mastroianni OPI NYFW 2013

Although New York Fashion Week has come and gone, I still want to share with you information and photos from the shows because it’s interesting to see OPI nail polish in action.

Also, since I have tons of press releases for NYFW 2013, today there will be 3 (yes, three!) blog posts!

The first for today is: OPI Walks the Runway with Jeremy Laing and Joanna Mastroianni at NYFW!

OPI Need Sunglasses? and OPI My Pointe Exactly made an appearance in the Joanna Mastroianni and Jeremy Laing shows, respectively.

All the photos are courtesy of OPI and are used with permission.

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CND Vinylux Daring Escape Swatches & Review

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CND Vinylux Daring Escape Swatches & ReviewA few weeks ago, Trade Secrets reached out to me and asked if I’d like to try the new CND Vinylux Weekly Polishes.

They let me pick a couple of shades from the line, and they also sent me the CND Vinylux Weekly Top Coat, which is meant to be used in conjunction with the Weekly Polish.

One of the colours I chose was CND Vinylux Daring Escape because I don’t have too many dusty blues, and I thought the shimmer in this one would be interesting.

Although I don’t typically wear the same nail polish for a full week straight, I was still intrigued to test them out because I know that a lot of my readers would be interested to see how well it holds up.

To properly test out the longevity of CND Vinylux Daring Escape, I wore it for 6 consecutive days without any touch-ups.

I am pretty hard on my hands, and at work, I need to be on the keyboard constantly. (No princess fingernails here! I guess they’d be called peasant fingernails! Hehehehe!)

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OPI This Gown Needs a Crown Swatches & Review

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OPI This Gown Needs a Crown Swatches & ReviewOPI This Gown Needs a Crown is from the Miss Universe 2013 Collection, and it features a textured satin finish.

Unlike the OPI Liquid Sand finish, this satin finish is much smoother, although it’s not shiny. I can best describe it as feeling like sea glass (frosted glass).

This satin finish is supposed to be worn as-is, without a top coat, so that’s exactly how I wore it and it’s what you’re seeing in all the photos in this post.

I really love the subtle texture, and even if you aren’t a fan of the trendy gritty textures out there, you may want to try this one because it’s much, mucchhhh smoother.

You also get a cool sparkly crown ‘ring’. It’s a cute little accessory that you’ll find wrapped around the handle of the bottle.

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Blog News: Today I’m Attending a Media Luncheon with Suzi Weiss-Fischmann of OPI!

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Hey everyone!

I feel like the luckiest nailphile ever because today, I’m off to an extremely exciting event – a media luncheon with Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, the Executive VP and Artistic Director of OPI!

She’ll be unveiling the new Nicole by OPI collection and there will be a lunch and mini manicure.

While I’m there, I’ll be sharing with you sneak peeks via specific social-media platforms. Be sure to follow me on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, especially.

It’s an incredible honour to have been invited to attend such an exclusive event, and you can be sure that I’ll share my experience with you!

If you’d like to read my blog posts about similar past events I’ve attended, click here for the:

I wish you all a wonderful day, and I’ll be in touch soon! 🙂

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Nail Art: Dotticure Using the 3 Nail Polishes in the OPI Miss Universe 2013 Collection

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Dotticure OPI Miss Universe 2013 Collection Nails Nail ArtThere are 3 limited-edition shades from the OPI Miss Universe 2013 Collection, and when I took one glance at them, I knew I’d have to wear them together in some playful nail art.

Since I was strapped for time, I decided to whip out my trusty double-ended dotting tool to create this quick and simple look.

Using a dotting tool is as fun as popping bubble wrap, and since I hadn’t created a dotticure in a long time, it was fine time!

In this post, I’ll show you more photos of my Dotticure Using the OPI Miss Universe 2013 Collection.

What kind of nail looks would you create using the 3 shades (OPI This Gown Needs a Crown, OPI I’m Feeling Sashy, and OPI Miss You-niverse)?

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