If the Evil Queen in Snow White had OPI In the Cable Car-Pool Lane from the San Francisco Collection (out on August 7), maybe she wouldn’t be saying, “Mirror, Mirror on the wall!” She’d be staring at her reflection on her nails! 😉

Yup, OPI In the Cable Car-Pool Lane is a very shiny nail polish, even without a top coat!

Although it’s summer, and most of you are digging the bright shades for the season, here I am showing you a colour from a fall/winter collection. I’m really excited about the San Francisco Collection, and judging from the feedback I’ve received from readers, it sounds like you all are, too! (We’re getting closer to the launch! Weeeee!)

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Well, it looks like I’m on the homestretch when it comes to reviewing the nail polishes in the OPI San Francisco Collection! After this post on OPI I Knead Sour-Dough, I have just have 3 more to go.

Actually, I’ve already worn them all, but it’s now just a matter of cropping and uploading photos and preparing posts. 🙂 I’ll try to have them up ASAP. Really want to show you prior to the official August 7 release!

OPI I Knead Sour-Dough is like no other polish that I own. Okay, so I don’t have too many neutrals in my collection, but even so, I haven’t seen too many that look like this.

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Starting off the week is OPI Haven’t the Foggiest, which is a shimmery metallic silver from the upcoming San Francisco Collection (due out on August 7).

When I was in high school, I used to wear a lot of metallic nail polish (particularly silver), but after, I rarely did.

Silver sometimes is a hard colour for me to wear on my nails because I have warm undertones.

Maybe there’s a trick to picking out warmer-toned silvers, but I have yet to figure it out because I simply don’t buy enough silvers in general.

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Sure, fall is far off, but since I had the privilege to own OPI Lost on Lombard prior to the August 7 release, I wanted to give you a first look at this lovely muted red.

It’s from the OPI San Francisco Collection, and if you’ve been following Swatch And Learn for a little while, you’ll have seen that I’ve reviewed and photographed quite a few from it.

(I hope to finish reviewing them all before they’re officially released! Stay tuned for more!)

OPI Lost on Lombard isn’t the usual type of red that I’d sport. Normally I’d go for a fire-truck red or something shimmery or flashy. But I do love cremes, and this one has a very nice formula and classic autumnal charm.

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Just a couple of days ago, you saw that I posted the press release on this OPI Neon Revolution Mini Set!

Well, today, I have an in-depth review and tons of swatches to share with you.

This will be a little different than usual. Normally, I review one shade in a separate post. However, since most people who are interested in this set will be buying it for all the colours and not just one, I think it makes more sense to show you them together. (Hehe, plus I wanted an excuse to wear a skittle manicure. Not that I needed one!) 😉

OPI recommends that you wear 1 coat of the OPI White Base, 2 coats of colour, and then a clear top coat.

In this post, I’ll show you a skittle manicure with all these colours using OPI’s suggested application method. But, you’ll also see what 1 coat of the OPI White Base looks like on its own and just the colours without the white base. I’ll also show you what a single coat of colour looks like over the white base.

It’s going to be pretty picture-heavy because of all the combinations, but I think it’ll help you make a better decision whether you like it or not.

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