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I didn’t think I would be wearing a color like this again until the fall, but since the cold temperatures persist, I took a one-mani break from the brights and put on something to match the weather (plus I have Grey’s Anatomy on the brain!). Sephora by OPI Break A Leg-Warmer! (Urban Ballerina, Spring 2011) is a dark grey creme:
Picture taken in sunlight. This applied well in two coats, but it was so pigmented that I could almost get away with just one. Although it’s not one of really bluish greys, this one is definitely cool-toned. I have plenty of grey cremes in a wide range of shades, but I think this may be my darkest one! I love how deep and moody it looks…or, should I say, dark and twisty. 
I paired this with Urban Outfitters Blue 2 on my toes.
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Despite the cold and unspring-like weather, I still wanted to put on a bright cheerful color from this Glee collection. Sephora by OPI Diva-in-Training (Glee Collection) is a poppy pink creme:
Picture taken in natural light. (I wish I had sun at the time I took this picture! The color is much bolder, brighter and more saturated in real life.) This applied well, and was very pigmented, yet I needed three coats to cover up streakiness. The streakiness didn’t have anything to do with the application; it had a pretty good flow, but I guess that’s just how the formula is. When I was looking at the bottles on the display, this didn’t really stand out to me. I thought I could pass on it because it was just another pink creme. But once I swatched it on one of those perfume tester sticks, I knew I was going to end up getting it anyway. Looking at my finished mani, I see just how much brighter and warmer it looks on the nail compared to in the bottle. It’s not really “just another pink creme.” Most bright pink cremes I own tend to be on the cool side, but this one had such a warm, happy quality that I couldn’t resist! I paired this with OPI Green-wich Village on my toes.
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The weather hasn’t been very warm and springlike, but I wanted to keep up with the brights (and these Glee polishes) anyway. Sephora by OPI Hell to the No (Glee Collection) is a bright medium purple with a strong gold shimmer:
Picture taken in (weak) sunlight. This applied well in two thickish coats. This shade of purple is warm and more red-leaning. I love the gold shimmer! It gives the finish a soft sheen, even in the shade. But of course sunlight really shows how gorgeous it is. Because the shimmer is so fine and dense, the sparkle is more delicate. I paired this with Sally Hansen Forsythia (Salon) on my toes.
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I’ve put on a springy green for the first official day of the season. Sephora by OPI Gleek Out (Glee Collection) is a chartreuse green microglitter:
Picture taken in sunlight. This applied well, but the formula was on the sheer side, so I needed three coats for opacity. I love this shade of green! There’s something so bright and fresh about it. And it’s so glittery; it has an awesome sparkle, especially in the sun. As soon as I saw that this polish was chartreuse green, this quote from Quentin Tarantino’s Death Proof immediately came to mind: “Chartreuse, the only liqueur so good they named a color after it!” I paired this with Color Club Too Violet on my toes.
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This isn’t exactly a bright, but I’m aiming to try all the polishes from this collection this month. Sephora by OPI Mash-Up (Glee Collection) is a silvery duochrome metallic shimmer that flashes green and purple:
Picture taken in sunlight. (I couldn’t really capture the duochrome effect but trust me, this looks so much cooler in real life.) This applied well, but because of the sheerness of the formula, I used three coats ot cover up any bald spots. It is a little brushstroke-y, but with the shimmer, and after adding topcoat, it doesn’t look so bad. The shimmer is so pretty! It keeps the metallic finish from going into frosty territory. But what this polish is really about is the duochrome. The dominant color is silver; when I look at my nails straight on, the color looks like a silvery seafoam green, and when I tilt my nails to a different angle, the color changes to a silvery lavender. I really can’t stop staring at my nails, making them color shift. The whole effect has that iridescent, mother of pearl thing going on. 
I paired this with China Glaze Cheers to You on my toes.
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Continuing the theme of brights for the second half of March, I’m wearing Sephora by OPI Who Let the Dorks Out? (Glee Collection), a bright peacock green metallic shimmer:
Picture taken in natural light. This applied well; because of the sheerness of the formula I needed three coats to get it really opaque. It does build to a lovely color, thankfully opaque enough to avoid that muddy look that can happen with this kind of color and finish. The finish is somewhat metallic but the shimmer helps mask the brushstrokes. This shade of peacock green is gorgeous. It has a bit of a glowy quality, and looks like a really bright jewel tone. When I tilt my nails a certain way under the light, I can see a purple flash! I didn’t notice it when I first looked at the polish (I chose my pedi polish even before seeing it), and it’s not apparent in the photo (maybe if I had sunlight it would’ve been.) It was definitely unexpected, and a nice addition to the polish. I paired this with Sally Hansen Purple Pizzazz (Xtreme Wear) on my toes.
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I know the official start of spring is just over a week away, but I was so eager to start wearing some brights. Daylight savings time begins tomorrow anyway. Sephora by OPI Slushied (Glee Collection) is a bright sky blue creme:
Picture taken in sunlight. This applied well in two coats. I did experience some cuticle drag so I did thicker coats to allow the brush to glide along the nail. I haven’t had an ICEE/Slurpee in years, but I think this shade of blue is pretty true to name! It’s not true blue; there’s some turquoise in there, making it look like a really saturated sky blue. I haven’t worn something like this in weeks, so I’m really glad to have such a bright, happy color on my nails now. I paired this with Sally Hansen Bubblegum Pink (Xtreme Wear) on my toes.
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For my first mani back home, I wanted to pick something NYC-related. Sephora by OPI 212-Sephora is a black base with golden shimmer, orange flaky glitter, and bits of holographic glitter:
Picture taken in sunlight. This applied well, reaching full opacity in three coats. This is definitely an eclectic mix of elements. The gold shimmer makes the color look like a blackened olive green. There is a good amount of flaky glitter, and a sprinking of square-shaped holographic glitter. Somehow, this unique mix works together! It looks its best in the sun; the direct light brings out the interesting-looking texture (I say looking because the surface is smooth with topcoat). Something about the whole effect is very outer space-y. It looks so cool; I really do love it. I paired this with Wet n Wild Goldmine (Craze) on my toes.
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I am dead tired (and a little hard-of-hearing) after going to the Jay-Z/Eminem concert at Yankee Stadium last night, but I just had to do my nails in the morning (I really can’t help it; I like changing colors before my mani gets the chance to look dull or chip. ) Sephora by OPI Just a Little Dangerous (Rocker Chic, Fall 2010) is a royal purple shimmer:
Picture taken in sunlight. (Please picture this a little less blue!) This applied well in two coats. The color and shimmer look stunning in the sunlight, but the effect is less so when out of direct light; the shimmer is not very noticeable and the color appears a couple of shades darker (but not so dark it just looks black). It’s nothing unique, but I can’t resist these kinds of rich, jewel-toned purple shimmers! I do like the addition of pink shimmer in this one, though. I paired it with Color Club Rule Breaker on my toes.
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The unofficial end of summer is drawing near, but I figured I’d get started on the many jewel-toned polishes I’m planning to try this month. Sephora by OPI Teal We Meet Again (Havana Nights, Summer 2010) is a deep teal shimmer:
Picture taken in sunlight. (I wish this photographed accurately! It practically looks like a straight-up blue in this photo, but it has more green in real life.) This applied well in two coats. I actually gasped when I saw this in the light, it’s so gorgeous! The color is very rich and the shimmer is intense. The color is not so dark, but the polish still has a little bit of a lit-from-within quality. A stunner, really. I paired this with Rimmel Marine Blue (Lasting Finish Pro) on my toes.
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