Dutcha Just Love OPI by OPI

Another cheap OPI polish from Fragrance Direct.  This is from the Holland collection.  In the bottle the colour is gorgeous, a dusky deep purple with an orange/coppery shimmer running through it.  However in on the nails none of the shimmer translates so it's just a deep dusky purple.  It's ok, but nothing particularly special.

The formula is good, it applies really easily.  It's a nice polish, but I'm pleased I did not pay full price for it.  For £3.99 it's a nice polish, for full price I would have been disappointed.

Next up is Excuse Moi by OPI.
Until then,
Lealea x

Diva of Geneva by OPI

This polish is another one of the bargain polishes from Fragrance Direct.  At £3.99 the polishes are significantly cheaper than the usual retrial price of around £10.  Diva of Geneva is from the 2010 Swiss Collection and is a beautiful red/purple colour.  I absolutely loved this polish so gorgeous on the nails.

The polish was easy to apply and the formula is great.  The only downside to this polish was that I was stupid enough to think that I could take off my toenail polish without smudging this polish, which believe me is not possible, and I managed to take half the polish off my fingernail.  So stupid.  I can't wait to wear this polish again. I really loved it that much.

Next up is Dutcha Just Love OPI from OPI.
Until then,
Lealea x

Decadent by Revlon

I bought this polish a couple of weeks ago when I made a big Fragrance Direct order.  It was the most bargainous price of £0.99. I mean how amazing is that?  If I had bought this polish in the shops it would have been £6.99.  This is a Top Speed nail polish, dries in 60 seconds.  The colour is a deep blue/purple colour really lovely in the bottle and translates well on the nails.

The formula was great and it did dry quickly.  For £0.99 I would definitely buy more.  Not sure I would pay full price unless it was a colour I really really wanted.

Next up is Diva of Geneva by OPI,
Until then,
Lealea x

Congeniality Is My Middle Name by OPI

This polish is another one of the cheap OPI polishes from Fragrance Direct.  I believe it's from the Miss Universe collection from 2011.  It is a berry toned polish with a jelly base with fine glitter particles throughout it.  It looks gorgeous in the bottle.  On the nails I was not so struck, it just did not translate as well as I hoped, the glitter was not obvious enough for me.

It was easy to apply, OPI polishes have great brushes.  I do not own very many jelly based polishes, I'm not sure whether I actually like this type of formula, I much prefer cream based or metallics.  I would love to experiment with this thought to try out the "jelly sandwich" which is chunky glitter polish between two layers of jelly polish giving the impression of the glitter floating on your nails.  This would be a good polish to try this out.

Next up is Decadent by Revlon.
Until next time,
Lealea x

All Sparkly and Gold by OPI

This is one of my most recent purchases, part of an OPI mini collection set, the Mariah Carey 2013 Christmas collection.  I found it in my local TK Maxx and virtually snatched it up as soon as I saw it. It was the bargain price of £9.99 for 4 mini polishes.

All Sparkly and Gold is a glitter polish in a mid toned gold colour.  I thought this would be more of a glitter topcoat and so applied it over the top of a red polish to try to create a lovely Christmas looking polish.  What I did not realise was that this polish would actually be opaque by itself I. Two coats and so one coat over the top of a red did not give the greatest look.  Less Christmassy and more just messy.

The glitter polish applies really well and evenly.  It glitters amazingly when it catches the light.  If I had applied it on its own I think I would have really liked it.  I would recommend this as a great Christmas polish.

Next up is Congeniality Is My Middle Name by OPI.

Until next time,

Lealea x

24/7 by Sinful Colors

This polish is a bright neon pink.  Extremely bright and extremely neon.  It's very much a summer colour, more appropriate for mid June rather than mid November but I decided to rock it anyway.

The formula is a bit difficult to work with, it took three coats to make it even.  As with most neons the polish dries with a Matt finish but adding my Sally Hansen Insta Dri topcoat over the top gave it a shiny finish.  My main downside to this polish was how easy it chipped.  After two days it started to peel away in great pieces and had to be swiftly removed.  Still it was great while it lasted!

Next up I am going back to the beginning starting at the A's to review those polishes I have bought in the last few months.  First off is All Sparkly and Gold from OPI.
Until then,
Lealea x

You Don't Know Jacques by OPI

This is a very recent purchase.  I was making an order on Fragrance Direct and noticed they had OPI full size bottles for £3.99.  As they are around the £10 mark usually, I could not help adding them to my order.  Well at that price it would have been rude not to!  You Don't Know Jacques is one of their classic colours, a brown/grey/nude colour.  It's is very similar to Commander in Chic from Sally Hansen and Cappuccino from Barry M.  It's a great autumnal colour.

The formula of OPI polishes is great, the brush is easy to use and they last well on the nails.  I can feel a slight OPI obsessions coming on and I can't wait to try more.

Next up is the last of the A to Z polishes in my collection although I have several more from A to Z I have bought over the last couple of months.  The next one is 24/7 from Sinful Colors.
Until then,
Lealea x