Despite being a bit of a pink, girly girl in my brain, I don't really tend to wear a lot of pink (or many bright colours for that matter), so the pink side of my nail varnish collection was not really up to scratch with the rest! So when this collection popped up on Buypowa for £6.65 (RRP £12.99), I didn't hesitate to snap it up.
'Be a Dahlia won't you' is a bright pink polish, with a light pink and lilac shimmer when it catches the light. It took three coats for it to be fully and evenly opaque. This is a much brighter colour than I would usually wear, but I absolutely love it! Buying sets encourages me to try shades that I wouldn't normally choose, which is great.
'Come to Poppy' is a coral pink pearl varnish. This looked amazing after just one coat, but I added another on top just for good luck. I think this is my favourite of the set, the pearl finish is more subtle than the shimmer of 'Be a Dahlia'.
'Play the Peonies' is a very pale pink pearl varnish. I like how this looks in the first image of my hand, but in real life it seems slightly paler. Because of my pale skin it looks kind of weird, so I'm not sure how much I'll use this one. It also took three coats to be opaque and was hard to get streak-free! In the second image of my hand, I layered 'I Lily love you' over the top and it's a bit less pale now.
Finally, 'I Lily love you' is a translucent pink with tiny pieces and bigger chunks of glitter. In the images I have three coats on. This is quite subtle by itself as there's only a slight hint of pink underneath the glitter. I think this one is going to be great for layering over other shades!
I have heard that OPI mini collections tend to have rubbish brushes, but I didn't seem to have a problem! The brushes were actually a quite good size for my nails and applied well. The polishes were very fast drying but I'll have to wait a few days to see how well they last!
Has anyone else got this set? Which colour is your favourite? x
wonderful colors :)
ReplyDeleteLovely colours! I prefer the others in comparison to I Lily Love You! Think my favourite has to be Come to Poppy :) xo
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Same here :) I probably wouldn't have thought about buying it by itself, so I'm glad it came in the set! x
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ooh lovely colours xxx
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Love the colours!
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Your nail colours look lovely, like Krispy Kremes! Love your blog x
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love every single colour!
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These are gorgeous!! My favourite is Come to Poppy and its not a shade I would usually go for but it looks lovely on! I love the little bottles as you can try a few different colours and I never finish an entire nail varnish! :) Great post xxx
ReplyDeleteI'm exactly the same! I always get bored of a colour before I'm anywhere near finishing it, so the mini bottles are perfect! :) Thanks x
DeleteSuuuuch gorgeous colours! Are they a good quality? Quite thick? :) xxx
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Yes they are, they go on really smooth and dry quickly too! :) x
DeleteThese are all so lovely, the 'Come To Poppy' colour is perfect. I love all the names too :)
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I really love this collection from OPI - also want the Holland collection too!! x
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! Love all the shades, so perfect for Spring/Summer!
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Lovely shades!
ReplyDeleteI don't have this collection, but I can see myself getting it! I believe Come to Poppy will be my favourite as well. It's such a happy colour, perfect for spring/summer, and ideal to cheer you up during the colder months!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing! :)
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beautiful shades!
ReplyDeleteSuch pretty colours!
ReplyDeletelovely nail colours!!
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I got this set on Buyapowa too, just couldn't turn that price down! Play The Peonies is my favourite, it's such a pretty pearly shade :)
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ReplyDeleteGreat blog Hun enjoyed reading your posts a lot xxx
ReplyDeleteAwww I lily love you is SUPER cute! xxx
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