OPI Russian Navy

Today is my son's birthday, so I let him chose a colour. Rather predictably he chose dark purple, so I checked my spreadsheet for dark purples that hadn't been tried yet, and there were none! Then I remembered OPI Russian Navy, I showed him the bottle - oh yes that one!

Russian Navy is a gorgeous navy with a pink/purple shimmer which is more apparent to the naked eye than these pics show and I should probably list this as a blurple on my spreadsheet.

Interestingly the first coat was quite streaky and looked more like a green blue, but the second coat just brought it all to life and it is just stunning. I am hoping it will meet with my son's approval, it certainly meets with mine.

OPI Russian Navy

 

OPI Katy Perry Last Friday Night

I have  a very lovely polish for you today, Last Friday Night from the OPI Katy Perry Collection. I was lucky enough to pick this up on one of the FB swap pages, having been on the look out for it for a while.
Last Friday Night is a very pretty polish which looks stunning in the bottle, with a pale blue base, blue, pink, silver and green hexes (I think!) and bright blue/aqua micro glitter. I've seen enough swatches to know that although it looks lovely on a naked nail, none of the blue really comes through so when I got it,my intention was to wear it over a blue. When I won Midnight's Secret I knew this would be a great base, and I think the two go very well together, as you almost get the look of the bottle on the nail.

The first few pics are with two coats of the OPI, the last couple are with just one coat.
It's so sparkly, and so frustrating that I can't pick that up on the camera!

Last Friday Night

 

These are the pics with one coat.

 

Kittens

I'm afraid I can't resist posting  a few kitten pics. We picked these up on Wednesday, not quite finalised their names yet but they are too adorable not to share.

Jacava London Midnight's Secret

 A very special polish for you today. This is Jacava London's Midnight's Secret, and I was lucky enough to win this polish in a giveaway. Lovely Lucy from Lucy's Stash teamed up with Jacava London back in April. They were promoting Autism awareness month and giving away 10 of these beautiful blue polishes.
Midnight's Secret is a stunning vibrant blue shimmer and I am so pleased to have won it - it really is beautiful. Application was good, opaque in two coats and the shimmer is lovely.
The bottle is pretty special too, I don't think I have any bottles as elegant in my collection, but having fallen in love with this one, I think I will be on the look out for a few more of these.

Jacava London Midnight's Secret

 

 

OPI Skull and Glossbones

Still Grey week, so here is another OPI grey which I also love. Actually I love almost all my polishes but some are easier to love, instantly and this is one of them.
OPI Skull and Glossbones is a lovely soft warm creamy grey, almost a greige I suppose and pretty chic!
It was part of the Pirates of the Caribbean collection. I had the set of minis and have since swapped the pink and purple, too pretty for me, but I love this and Stranger Tides.
Application was not bad considering it's a mini but I did do 3 coats for full coverage.
I am quite amused by how this looks grey with my cream gloves and creamy with the grey ones, either way, I love it!!

OPI Skull and Glossbones

 

OPI Nein! Nein! Nein! OK Fine!

I have a beautiful grey for you today, with it being Grey week on All things Nails. OPI Nein! Nein! Nein! OK Fine! is described as a green toned grey although I have to say although it is a warm grey, I can't actually see any green in it. I took a quick pic of it next to another of my lovely greys, Suzi Skis in the Pyrenees. Although they are both dark greys, Suzi Skis is much more blue, so I suppose Nein, Nein is green in comparison. I should have swatched them together but I was too impatient to put this on!

Suzi Skis in the Pyrenees & Nein! Nein! Nein! OK Fine!

Application was perfect, full coverage in two coats, super glossy and just beautiful. This really is another of those colours I am instantly comfortable with, and I am wondering why it as taken me so long to wear it.

OPI Nein! Nein! Nein! OK Fine!

 

 

 

And then, even better, I went outside to take my pics and there was a visitor in my garden. I love cats and this guy is SO handsome, and grey to match my nails, so I couldn't resist a picture!!

Handsome visitor

OPI My Chihauhau Bites and Invogue Sunset feathers

A very bright posting for you now, rather brighter than my usual manicures!
I wanted  to try Invogue Sunset today, another of Invogue's feathers polishes. I have already reviewed Jayebird and Parakeet, and this is my next one.
I did do a few swatches over different base colours to see which base I would use, and decided on the rather striking OPI My Chihauhau Bites, which is a very bright coral. This is really a "toes only" colour for me, but I fancied it as a base for the feathers. It painted on well and although the pictures look  a bit streaky coverage was good. This is way out of my comfort zone, super bright and I have no
co-ordinating knitwear!!

OPI My Chihauhau Bites

 

Sunset is a mix of white and orange strands in a clear base, which looked pretty good against a pale peach base but I fancied a nice bright background for this mani and I think the contrast is good.
These pics are with one coat of feathers.

Invogue Sunset, one coat

 And this with two coats:

Invogue Sunset feathers - two coats

I am pretty impressed with these feather polishes, I like them a lot more than I thought I would. These are available at Superdrug, and also at ohbeauty, where 1st class postage is free and they are on 4 for 3 at the moment!