Fresh Paint Job: O.P.I. Touring America Fall 2011 Preview

Freak waiting till Fall to rock these colors! OPI hits the open road with a new take on classic style in the Touring America Collection for Fall/Winter 2011. Inspired by Americana and cities with rich cultural heritage, the collection’s twelve shades offer comfortable glamour and wearable elegance for nails and toes. Each shade has a creative name reflective of its inspiring city’s claim to fame. Wonder what city is "Uh-oh Roll Down the Window".... I have my thoughts LOL.  Collection hits stores August 3rd.

Are We There Yet?

Don’t make me reach back there and take that perfect melon shade!

I Eat Mainely Lobster

We “clawed” through crowds to catch this coral for you.

My Address is "Hollywood"

We put this pretty rose-pink on the map.

Color to Diner For

I’ll take the rosy-red with a side of “awesome.”

Honk if You Love OPI

Don’t let this gorgeous dark grape pass you by.

Road House Blues

In this case…R&B stands for “Really Blue.”

Suzi Takes the Wheel

Buckle up—she’s not stopping until she gets to gray!

French Quarter for Your Thoughts

Want beads? Then show us your sexy gray nails!

Uh-oh Roll Down the Window

You’re gonna wanna pull over for this “unexpected” olive green.

A-taupe the Space Needle

You’ll climb to new heights with this creamy-rich taupe.

Get in the Expresso Lane

An amped-up dark brown that’ll never letcha down!

I Brake for Manicures

This gorgeous eggplant-plum has our full attention.

China Glaze Crackle Nail Collection

snap, CRACKLE, pop!!! If you missed out on OPI Shatter, no worries. China Glaze has 6 colors in their Crackle collection that will surely add a burst of color to your nails. The shades in the collection include:

• Lightning Bolt – white crackle
• Black Mesh – black crackle
• Broken Hearted – pink crackle
• Cracked Concrete – grey crackle
• Fault Line – purple crackle
• Crushed Candy – teal crackle

The collection is scheduled to arrive in stores next month, and if the frenzy is anything like OPI Shatter, you better get to the store within the first few days. I have my eye on "Lightning Bolt" and "Fault Line." How about you?

Fresh Paint Job: "Don’t Mess With OPI"

Finally got around to trying "Don't Mess With OPI" which is part of the Texas Collection. The color is a lean, mean kick-grass green! Green nail polish has been popular since Chanel debuted "Jade" in Fall 2009. So it's a no brainer that brands continue to create variations of green each season.

The color is similar to OPI "Jade is the New Black," while not quite as emerald in color.  I'm not sure if this is a color I would wear often, but it's definitely something different from the classic red, taupe, and black polishes.

Fresh Paint Job: OPI "My Private Jet"

While rummaging through nail polish at Ulta, I found a random bottle of OPI "My Private Jet." It's been discountined for a while. It was released in 2007 as part of the “brights” collection, but gained popularity when Kim Kardashian asked a nail technician if they had the color on an episode of "Keeping Up with the Kardashians." Then it was like OPI Shatter, here today, gone tomorrow.  It's a very dark color, gunmetal gray, with glitter particles. Great color if you love black, but want something extra.

Now to Spring nail colors..........This Spring, pastels, metallic grays, and nudes are the most popular polish hues. OPI wasted no time to hop on the trend boat. To celebrate the release of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, OPI has collaborated with Disney to release six limited edition nail polish collections, (from left to right):

• Mermaid’s Tears, a seafoam green 
• Stranger Tides, a sage green
• Skull & Glossbones, a khaki gray
• Steady As She Rose, a pearly oyster pink
• Sparrow Me The Drama, a strawberry pink
• Planks A Lott, a pretty lavender

In addition, the collection includes Silver Shatter. I purchased black shatter a couple weeks ago, but can't get it to look right!?!? 'The Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' collection retail for $8.50, and will be available beginning in May at Dillards , Utla, and JCPenny.

Product Review: OPI San Tan-tonio Nail Polish

OPI Spring/Summer Texas collection finally rode into town. I purchased "Don't Mess with OPI", "Suzi Loves Cowboys", and "San Tan-tonio." I'm regretting not purchasing "Houston We Have a Purple" (see below for the color swatches). San Tan-tonio is the perfect nude color for my skintone. I've been on the quest for a nude polish, but most have been too beige for my liking. While it probably won't be a true nude on paler skintones, the caramel honey color is right on trend and still a gorgeous color. It's extremely wearable from the office to a night out.

Check out other colors from the OPI Texas Collection:

• Don’t Mess With OPI - A lean, mean, kick-grass forest green.
• Austin-Tatious Turquoise – Cowgirls love this bodacious blue-green.
• It’s Totally Fort-Worth It – A shimmery lavender grey that’s so worthy of you.
• Do You Think I’m Tex-y? A “berry” sexy bloom of Dallas Dahlia.
• I Vant To Be A-Lone Star – You won’t want to share this starry Texas-sky blue.
• Houston We Have A Purple – A galactic red-violet that’s ready to “rocket-roll”!
• Suzi Loves Cowboys – But she loves this campfire chocolate shade s’more!
• San Tan-tonio – A “honey” of a ten-gallon tan!
• Too Hot Pink To Hold ‘Em – A red-hot pink-red that deals a winning hand.
• Guy Meets Gal-veston – An “engaging” coastal coral.
• Y’all Come Back Ya Hear? – This Texas tangerine will be waitin’ for ya!
• Big Hair Big Nails - A rosy pageant peach.

You can't have lovely nails without accessories. One of my fave blogs, Urban Royalty, is giving away a Soixante Neuf ring. Click here for the dets.

OPI Chip Skip Follow Up

OPI Chip Skip day 4. Not to bad considering I was rummaging through boxes at the J.Crew warehouse sale for hours!!! Verdict is still out.

Product Review: OPI Chip Skip and Thrill of Brazil

I recently purchased a box set of OPI Chip Skip and OPI 'Thrill of Brazil' nail polish. Chip Skip is a nail dehydrator, not a base coat. It's for priming the surface of the nail before any base coat or nail polish is applied, so that the nail polish adheres better to remain chip free. I was a little freaked out that it would dry out my nails and they would turn that gross yellow color. But I read some reviews of the product, and apparently it dries just the surface, not the entire structure.

I applied OPI Chip Skip, and then immediately applied 2 coats of 'Thrill of Brazil'. I didn't use a base coat since I am curious to see if this stuff works well alone. 'Thrill of Brazil' is a perfect bright and classic red color that goes with every skin tone. This is definitely a color that every woman needs in her collection!

I'll do a follow up post in a few day to show you if Chip Skip really works! Oh, I found this set at Ulta on sale for $4.99 from $15.99!

Nail Time... OPI Minx Inspired Nails

Thought about Minx nails but didn't want to pay the price??? Sephora now sells OPI Chic Print stick-on nail appliques for $15. I'm curious how long they last.... Prob a day or 2....