OPI Hawaii Collection Nail Polishes and Swatches

Three coats of colour (no base/top coat)

That's Hula-rious on my nails with a base and topcoat

When I was recently asked whether I'd like to try the OPI Hawaii Collection Nail Polishes* from Just My Look, I absolutely couldn't resist! At the minute, I have a bit of a nail polish obsession, so I was super excited to try these, although the delivery was not the speediest and I am very impatient when it comes to things arriving in the post!

In the Hawaii for OPI box, you receive four mini 3.75ml nail polishes in Suzi Shops & Island Hops (baby pink), That's Hula-rious (mint green), Lost my Bikini In Molokini (a beautiful rich purple and my current favourite) and Aloha from OPI (a vibrant red with slight orange undertones). For £9.95, I was really impressed (RRP £14.50) as full sized OPI nail polishes are usually around the £10 mark.

The mint green and baby pink were a tiny bit streaky on the first coats, but this evened out after the second. The purple and red applied like a dream and were definitely my favourites - I am a sucker for bright nail polishes! The mint green, That's Hula-rious, is not a colour I would usually buy, but I received so many compliments from people when wearing it, even my dad commented!

On my nails, the OPI polish lasted around 3 days without any chipping, which is around average and when combined with a base and topcoat. I do love these mini sets and think they're perfect for trying out different colours; I mean who uses up a full bottle of nail polish before it goes off?! Not me! They're also perfect for presents. I really hope to purchase some more soon - I already have my eye on the OPI Little Bambinos Mini Pack for autumn/winter.

Laura xx

     

Top 5 Spring Nail Polishes

For spring and summer, my bright nail polish colours come out, think Brazil, sunsets, tropical rainforests and multicoloured cocktails! 

Here are my top 5 colours for spring from left to right:

• Sinful Colors in Let's Meet 928

Sinful Colors nail polishes are mediocre for the price. They don't last very well and usually chip within 24 hours, but I can't resist this bright, golden based yellow which has flecks of shimmer running through.

• Revlon in Fuchsia Fever 040

I do really like Revlon nail polishes, hence three being featured within my top 5! This is a beautiful hot pink which reminds me of summer.

• Revlon Colorstay in Marmalade 110

The colorstay polishes are my favourites from the Revlon range. This gorgeous orange goes on perfectly and lasts well too with a good base and top coat.

• Barry M Gelly Shine Nail Paint in Blue Grape 335

Barry M is another of my favourites when it comes to nail polishes. This rich, cobalt blue is lush and looks amazing on the nails; very glossy with a hi-shine and it lasts pretty well too.

• Revlon in Posh 571

Again, another Revlon polish. This one is a very pretty green. I've had this polish for around a year, but not too impressed with the face it has started separating. I don't often see green nail polishes popping up and find them quite rare and unusual. After I finished my OPI green which was very similar to this, I had to buy this lovely colour from Revlon.

Laura xx

     

Rimmel London Rita Ora Breakfast In Bed

Rimmel London Rita Ora Breakfast In Bed

Rita Ora's collaboration with Rimmel was launched in March and I was extremely excited to try out some of the shades. I picked up Breakfast In Bed from the Rimmel London 60 Seconds collection as I was picking up a few necessities in Tesco because it was on offer for around £2.69.

I have to say, I was really disappointed with the Rimmel polish. If I used a thin coat, it would leave a streaky, tasky mess (even on the third coat!), so I was left having to use really thick coats to stop the streaking. It also felt really gloopy when I was applying it to my nails, not like the gorgeous Barry M Gelly Nail Polishes which I adore.

On my nails, in the flesh (the photos of it seem to look pretty good), Breakfast in Bed looks quite tacky and reminds me of coloured tip-x! My nails also look like they have lots of ridges in them, even though I've used three thick coats followed by Seche Vite Top Coat. I do love the colour though, pastels seem to be very in at the minute.

Longevity, Rimmel's 60 Second nail polish has last around four days before it's started chipping; this is with a base and top coat. Overall, I don't think I'll be purchasing anymore Rimmel Nail Polishes and think I'll stick to the gorgeous Barry M.

Laura xx

     

Tuesday - Nails of the Week

Every Tuesday, I'm going to try and post my nails of the week using my favourite nail polish that week. Hopefully, this way, I'll finally start using the colours I don't often wear so that I can share my collection with you.

This is a gorgeous, rich orange based red from Revlon Colorstay - 080 Delicious.

I find that with the Seche Vite Top Coat, the Revlon colours last around 3 days without any noticeable chipping, but this depends on what I'm doing and where I'm working. These are very glossy polishes anyway, but with the Seche Vite Top Coat, they're even glossier, so glossy you can see reflections in them!

Have you used any of the Revlon Colorstay polishes before? What colours would you recommend?