Hi everyone! I was at Shoppers today and saw the new display for the Nicole by OPI Gumdrops collection. This is a new collection of eight shimmery textured polishes. I've really enjoyed the OPI Liquid Sand polishes so I was eager for this collection to come out. However, I was surprised to see eight polishes in the drugstore display - all the reviews I've seen say there is only six in this collection.
So I've decided to break this up into two posts, and tomorrow I will show you two polishes from this collection that you may not have seen before! Are you eager with anticipation? I am!! :)
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| Nicole by OPI Gumdrops collection |
But first, a little bit about the formula and application, since it is similar for all four polishes I'm showing in this post. I followed the instructions on the label and used a base coat, two coats of polish, and no top coat. I found for all of these that two coats was enough. The formula on all four was great - they go on very smooth and have a perfect consistency, meaning they are not too thin or thick. The dry time was very good on all of them.
A-Nise Treat is black with a silver shimmer. This is very similar to Zoya Dahlia from the first Pixie Dust collection - so similar that you don't need both. While I like the silver shimmer in this, I feel like OPI could have done something a lot more interesting for a black texture polish.
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| Nicole by OPI A-Nise Treat |
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| Nicole by OPI A-Nise Treat |
For each polish, the first two photos were taken in my lightbox, and the third photo under direct light to give you a sense of what the polish looks like under different lighting conditions.
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| Nicole by OPI A-Nise Treat |
Blue-Berry Sweet on You is a periwinkle blue metallic texture. It's very shimmery and while the shimmer has hints of other colours when it hits the light, it is very, very subtle.
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| Nicole by OPI Blue-Berry Sweet on You |
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| Nicole by OPI Blue-Berry Sweet on You |
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| Nicole by OPI Blue-Berry Sweet on You |
Candy is Dandy is bubblegum pink with shimmer, as well as gorgeous tiny and small holo hex glitters. The consistency and finish is more of a squishy jelly. While there is some visible nail line in the photos, you don't really notice it in real life. This is one of my favourites, I love pink and the hexes are so pretty. This is the only one with this kind of shimmer and hex glitter, and I really don't understand why.
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| Nicole by OPI Candy is Dandy |
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| Nicole by OPI Candy is Dandy |
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| Nicole by OPI Candy is Dandy |
Cinna-Man of My Dreams is a shimmery red brown with hints of copper. The colour on this one is quite unique - the shimmer gives this polish lots of depth and the colour is very rich. I see this being very popular in the fall.
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| Nicole by OPI Cinna-Man of My Dreams |
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| Nicole by OPI Cinna-Man of My Dreams |
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| Nicole by OPI Cinna-Man of My Dreams |
All of these have a fine texture - if you like polishes with a lot of texture you might not be happy with them. For me they have enough texture to make them appealing, but not so much that it's annoying to wear.
Stay tuned tomorrow for part two of this collection!
What do you think of these? Any stand out to you?
These colours are all fantastic! I wish the NOPI polishes were available where I live :c
ReplyDeleteThat's very sad, I wish you had access to these as well. I have really enjoyed some of their past collections, especially the Selena Gomez and Modern Family collections. :)
DeleteGorgeous swatches.. I look forward to seeing Part 2!
ReplyDeleteThank you Rica, and I hope you liked Part 2 of this post!
DeleteCandy is Dandy & Blue-berry sweet on you are my picks!
ReplyDeleteThose are great choices! I love both of them. :)
DeleteThese are all beautiful! I'm torn between A-nise Treat, Blue-Berry Sweet on You and Candy is Dandy as my favourite, I really don't know which one I would buy if I had to pick just one.
ReplyDeleteHaha, that's a hard one. I'd have a difficult time if I had to limit myself to just one - yikes!
DeleteThat blurple is pretty!!
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