NOTD: OPI Red/pink liquid sands

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Ahh I just spent nearly an hour watermarking pictures, and I'm still not done. T^T So behind!! Why do I procrastinate on everything.. 

Anyways, here's a NOTD from a couple of weeks ago.. OPI Jinx is from the Bond Girls collection, and OPI The Impossible is from the Mariah Carey collection.. from spring I think. I actually already compared these with OPI Magazine Cover Mouse (another red liquid sand) and talked about liquid sands in general in this post during the summer. 

L-R: OPI Jinx, OPI The Impossible

Jinx is more coral/orange, while The Impossible is more of a cool-toned pink with glitters and stars!

I painted my pinky and pointer finger with The Impossible, and the rest with Jinx.

I tried applying some top coat on my pinky, and it came out to be very squishy looking. I love it. :D (Excuse the horrible painting.. I guess I got lazy.. T-T)

This really shows the texture in my opinion. I tried for quite a while to fish out a star from The Impossible, but no, it never happened. D:

This is after nearly a week of wear. As long as you don't put on a thin coat, they wear pretty well! Even better with top coat of course. (bad lighting, sorry >_<;;)

It's actually a four-day weekend for us here! There's no school next Monday or Tuesday. Yay I can finally finish Common App and other apps.. and essays! The deadline is 10/15 though so I'm in big trouble..

'Til next time!

OPI Alcatraz... Rocks Swatch and Review!

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I know, I'm updating a lot lately, but that's because I'm actually procrastinating again.. T-T I have so many things to do, but whatever I'll finish them soon enough.. :o

Anyways, here is OPI Alcatraz...Rocks from their new 2013 San Francisco Fall collection!! Another liquid sand hehehe.. I got it at my recent trip to Ulta.. >.< I'm happy I refrained myself from getting other things.. ohoho

One coat, under artificial light. Pointer finger is not quite dry, so you can see it's not as liquid sand-y yet..

I used one thin coat for all nails. Close up you can see a few bald spots, but eh I'm fine with it haha..

under indirect artificial light.. ooooh sparkly... ^_^

under natural light (trying to picture this polish is so hard!!)

This color was extremely hard to take accurate pictures of.. I assure you that it is much more beautiful and sparkly in person. :D

You can sorta see the shimmers and glitters!! 

Overall, Alcatraz...Rocks is a really pretty liquid sand that has multi-colored glitters and a smooth, liquid sand-y finish. I feel like the liquid sand finishes are getting smoother and smoother as time goes by.. Anyways, Alcatraz...Rocks is a sort of purple, indigo-ish color.. It reminds of galaxies.. but it's so pretty with all the glitter and sparkles... Remember to use multiple thin coats instead of a thick coat.. liquid sands dry so quickly if the coats are thin, but I kept on having to remove my thick coat of polish on my pointer finger multiple times because it wouldn't dry!!
If you are a liquid sand lover, I recommend getting this as it is unique (at least in my collection) and it is very elegant and pretty (I got a compliment on them today heehee); perfect for fall! The OPI San Francisco Fall 2013 collection should be in stores right now..

'Til next time!!

OPI Liquid Sand Review / Swatches / Comparison

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Today I have reviews and swatches of some of OPI's liquid sand polishes. I remember when they first came out, I was all "liquid sand?!? nail polish is supposed to be shiny and glossy!" I now really like the liquid sand trend. :D The comparison of the three red/pink/coral liquid sands are near the end of the post!

(Pictures aren't very good today..sorry! >.<)

L-R: OPI Get Your Number, Magazine Cover Mouse, Jinx, The Impossible

You can see I got most of the red/pink/coral ones.. heehee

L-R: OPI Get Your Number, The Impossible, Jinx, Magazine Cover Mouse

One coat, under direct artificial light.

Under indirect artificial light. (Thumb is Magazine Cover Mouse.)

At first, I was sort of worried that these three would all look the same. Boy, was I wrong.

Oh, The Impossible has star glitter, as you can see in the bottle. When I painted these, however, I rushed and didn't have time to fish out the star glitter.. -.-

L-R: OPI The Impossible, Jinx, Magazine Cover Mouse

See? It's much more obvious in real life, but you can tell that these three colors are indeed different. In real life, The Impossible is a hot pink, Jinx is much more coral with the golden glitter, and Magazine Cover Mouse is a very pigmented dark strawberry red. Some people may argue that they are all very similar, but in the nail world, these three are not dupes for each other. :P

My 2 cents on liquid sand: I know it's been a while since the trend has been out, but overall I like the liquid sand finish. It's not as rough as I thought it would be; more like sandpaper rough...? These polishes look especially pretty in sunlight, because the intense amount of glitter sparkles like crazy! I got compliments on The Impossible, which is the most pink out of the three. Removal wasn't as annoying as I thought it would be. I used the foil method to remove the glitter.

'Til next time!