OPI Shrek Forever After Collection

Aren't these colors Shrek-licious?

From left to right: - Funky Dunkey - What's with the Cattitude? - Rumples Wiggin - Who the Shrek Are You? - Ogre-the-Top Blue - Fiercely Fiona

Shrek 4- The Final Chapter is coming out May 21! I will be watching that, even though I missed Shrek 3. (Did it go straight to DVD?) The first two were great and I loved how it referenced my favorite fairy tale characters. (Gingy, anyone?)

I saw this available at RickysNYC- one of my favorite makeup stores in the city. I immediately knew which colors were the popular ones- the two BLUES. (They look pretty similar to the two blues I got from the L'Oreal Passport to Paradise collection, don't they?) The purples are gorgeous- don't get me wrong, but I'm sure die-hard OPI fans already have similar shades.




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Alice in Wonderland OPI Nail polish collection

Alice in Wonderland, in US theaters March 5, 2010, has teamed up with OPI to bring you four gorgeous colors in this special collection! The four colors (from left to right) are: Off With Her Red!-A Classy red shade Absolutely Alice- A bright sparkly blue Mad As A Hatter- JUST sparkly everything Thanks so Muchness- A darker gorgeous red color

Here are two of my favorites:

Absolutely Alice	Mad As A Hatter

Starring Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, check out the trailer to Alice in Wonderland here:




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Winter Suede Nail Colors by OPI

Source: www.opi.com

Looking for winter colors to wear on your nails? Check out OPI's Suede collection! It contains 6 beautiful, sparkly colors! Some of the names may be familiar because they are already in previous collections, like "You Don't Know Jacques" which is in the France Collection, but these shades tho based on the previous color are NEW and GLITTERY. These are perfect for the New Year!





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Matching OPI Nail Colors with your Dell Computer

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Can you say brilliant marketing?
OPI and Dell are working together so you can have a custom-designed Dell laptop to match one of your favorite OPI colors. Unfortunately, I won't be getting a new laptop anytime soon, but if YOU are, be sure to check this out!! The color, Holy Pink Pagoda, shown above is what I would have wanted. The color is so pretty and the swirly design is too!


See Fall OPI Colors here.

Customize your OPI color branded laptop at the Dell Design Studio here.


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My Sephora Trip

This past weekend, I took a trip to my regular Sephora store. Notice the title of this article does not say "My Sephora Haul," but rather "My Sephora Trip." While I did not purchase anything while I was there, I had so much fun browsing at Sephora, eyeing and testing swatches of a few products I am interested in getting (online.)

After watching makeup guru, Juicystar07, on YouTube rave about the Kat Von D palettes, I knew I had to check them out and see how pigmented the eyeshadows were. Boy, was Blair aka juicystar07 right! They were unbelievably gorgeous and her favorite palette, Beethoven, is also my favorite (even though I do not own it... yet.) For $34, you get 8 gorgeous eye colors in a neat little black palette with mirror and brushes.

Next, I checked out the Sephora by OPI nail collection so I could see the colors that were on my wishlist. The "In the Shadows" shade was a lot darker and browner that the picture showed. Also, "Caffeine Fix" is a bit more burgundy red than the purple it looks on the website. I did like the "Metro Chic" color which I may have to get as well. They didn't have the matte colors so I wasn't able to test those out.

Finally, I noticed that ck Calvin Klein makeup were all on sale for 50% off. There was not much of a selection left, obviously, except for a few eyeshadows. They do have a good amount of eyeshadows ($8 for single, $11 for duo shadows, like above) on sale on Sephora's website, so check that out if you are interested. I also saw a cute nailpolish set above, called the Splendid Glam Mini Nail Enamel Collection for $12.50

Source for all pictures, courtesy of Sephora. Thank you!

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Sephora OPI Nail Colors for Fall 2009

Dark nails is one of the trends for this Fall, as well as purples. Below, are some colors that I am eyeing from the Sephora by OPI Nail Colour collection. (See the pattern here?)

In The Shadows	Caffeine Fix	On Stage

Matte nails are also another trend and Sephora/OPI is offering Matte nail polish! Here are the three colors that are available. Will you be wearing this trend?

Domestic Goddess	Metro Chic (One of their popular colors!)	What's a Tire Jack?

I am also liking the France and Espana collection from the regular OPI collection. They offer a great selection in deep red, purples and even almost black with hints of dark green, dark purple, and wine colors. They are so gorgeous! Spruce up this Holiday wearing similar colors from Borghese nail lacquer, get more details here.

Sephora's Testers- If you're not sure what color would look good on you, I would recommend going to a Sephora store because they have testers! So you can try out their amazing nail polish remover and of course the Sephora By OPI nail colors above and have fun with it. Or you could always go to the website to see their swatches.

OPI's website- I recently checked out the OPI website and they have this great tool where you can see what the colors will look on your hand. On your screen you will see a hand (and you can control the color of the skin) and complete swatches of the nail collection. It's perfect to see how your hand will look if you're wearing the color. Very helpful application if you're not sure of which color you want. Read reviews on OPI products.

My nail history- I usually like to have my nails short and I don't wear nail polish very often. I used to buy the Wet 'n Wild and Brucci brands at drugstores back in the day and sneak off in the bathroom to paint them. I even used to mix my colors (blue and silver was my favorite combo)! I remember the smell of the paint was horrible - can't even imagine the fumes I must have inhaled, which was why I had to paint in the bathroom, near the window.. So the smell of it made me stop using it for a while, until brands got smarter and realized you could make nail polish without the chemicals! :)

Upcoming: A nail polish review on OPI and SULA (nail polish formulated to easily peel off- no joke!)

Check out Holiday nail polishes with Borghese

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