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OPI Fresh Frog of Bel Air Swatches & Review

OPI Fresh Frog of Bel Air Swatches & Review Here’s OPI Fresh Frog of Bel Air, the 3rd glitter polish that I’m showcasing from the OPI Muppets Collection that’s coming to stores on November 1st.

The name for this one is cute. Kermit’s like a frog prince.

I’m picturing a green Will Smith, which isn’t cute, but whatever. And now I’m thinking about Carlton dancing to It’s Not Unusual. Hehe! 😛 (See the end of this post for a link for a YouTube clip.)

Since Carmela, one of Swatch And Learn’s regular visitors, showed great interest in seeing the green glitter, I obliged. And, well, you all know how I feel about green nail polish, right? 😉

This one like the others I’ve shown looks best when layered over another colour. If you don’t like rocking it solo, please check out my layering swatches later on in this post. Fresh Frog of Bel Air really transforms them and adds depth and obviously glitz.

I’m not quite ready to get off the glitter train just yet. But don’t worry – my stop’s coming up soon.

I don’t have all the colours in this collection, but there’s one more I’d like to show you eventually.

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OPI Gone Gonzo! Swatches & Review

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OPI Gone Gonzo Swatches & Review Guess what? I got the opportunity to wear OPI Gone Gonzo! from the upcoming OPI The Muppets Collection!

I showed you yesterday what a glittertastic polish Rainbow Connection is, and today I’m showing off this blue-and-silver glitter polish!

It’s actually more opaque than Rainbow Connection, although instead of a myriad of colours, Gone Gonzo! features only two. But it’s still pretty to me, and I don’t have any glitter polishes that are similar, so I’m thankful to have this in my collection now. 🙂

In this post, I’ll show you oodles of OPI Gone Gonzo swatches (of course) and show you what it looks like with just 1 coat as well as layered over several other polishes.

Hope this gives you a better idea of what to expect from Gone Gonzo! Is this one of the glitters on your list or does it get a pass? Continue reading →

OPI Rainbow Connection Swatches & Review (Plus Glitter Polish Removal Tips)

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OPI Rainbow Connection Swatches & Review OPI Rainbow Connection is the polish that I was most excited to see in person from the OPI The Muppets Collection for Holiday 2011. It was also the one I predicted that will be the first to sell out.

Now that I’ve worn it, I can firmly say that I still stand by that prediction. So when it’s released in stores on November 1st, try to snatch up Rainbow Connection before it’s too late.

With all the hype surrounding the new and old versions of Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday, I already anticipated questions regarding if this is a dupe or not.

Further down the post, I will address this issue in greater detail, as well as the polish’s opacity and layering capabilities. I’ve also included swatches of my layering experiments. Continue reading →

KleanColor Chunky Holo Purple Swatches & Review

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A few weeks ago, I wore KleanColor Chunky Holo Purple 234 layered over OPI Can You Dig It?, and guess what? I forgot about the photos I took of it on my camera until now!

This combination was a winner for me, and I wore it for 7 days straight. I wanted to wear it longer, but with so many untried colours in my collection, I start feeling guilty if I wear the same manicure for more than a week. Does anyone else feel the same way?

You may remember that I previously reviewed some other colours in the KleanColor Chunky Holo Collection and said that Bluebell was incredible. It still is, but if you’re a fan of purple and you love a strong holographic-glitter polish, Chunky Holo Purple will steal your heart! Continue reading →

Nail Art Tutorial: Dotty Nails

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Seeing Spots Nail Art Swatches & Tutorial Guess what? Several weeks ago, I finally bought a set of 5 double-sided dotting tools!

I wasn’t planning to show these Dotty Nails because I really was just playing around with the tools. I wasn’t thinking about what colours would look nice together. I was just having fun! 🙂

But when I ran out of space on my nails, I looked at the random design and actually kinda liked it! So I wore my spontaneous creation.

I’ve always wanted to do a manicure with all dots. It’s super easy and really fast. Plus there’s something satisfying about creating each dot for some reason.

I liked it, but maybe you think it looks like the connect-the-dots measles. Haha! 😛 Continue reading →

OPI Swimsuit…Nailed It! Swatches & Review

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OPI Swimsuit...Nailed It Swatches & Review You’ll remember me blogging about OPI It’s My Year not long ago. That was the polish on my list when I went into Trade Secrets. But as I picked it up, another colour caught my eye on the display – OPI Swimsuit…Nailed It!

Figuring that It’s My Year would be lonely, I decided to give it some company. So what if I paid for its friend. 😛

I’m so glad I picked up Swimsuit…Nailed It! Although the name irritates me (mainly because of the ellipsis), the colour blew me away. (Or in this case, I should say it ‘blue’ me away.)

It didn’t dawn on me until recently that because I’m so obsessed with green polish, I don’t swatch or review enough blues (even though I really love them, too). Continue reading →