So after my most recent trip to Ulta, I came home with OPI's Last Friday Night and OPI's Guy Meets Gal-Veston. I have this strange obsession with Texas, and I just couldn’t believe that I didn't own any of the members of the gorgeous Texas collection yet... what was wrong with me?!
Last Friday Night is this gorgeous jelly with TONS of glitter. It’s jam packed! I’ve read that it is quite sheer though, and not the gorgeous bright blue that it is in the bottle, so I knew I had to layer. I wish I had a BRIGHT blue to wear underneath, but the only “brighter” shades I have are OPI’s Dating a Royal (which is too much of a navy bright) and then Essie’s Lapis of Luxury (which isn’t even bright…). Anyway, after showing my husband a variety of blues (mostly pale ones) he chose Lapis of Luxury, so that’s what I went with!
Although my camera hated me and refused to take a nice picture, Last Friday Night is packed with glitter and it looked great on, but it is a little thick, and I did have some pile up at my tips . . . I probably should have waited for the coats to dry a bit, but I always paint my nails so late at night that I try to do it as fast as possible. :)
Base – Orly Bonder
Color – 2 Coats of Essie Lapis of Luxury
2 Coats of OPI Last Friday Night
Top Coat – Orly Won’t Chip
Next up is OPI’s Guy Meets Gal-Veston. I’ve heard so many wonderful things about the new sorbet finish, and I was just too excited to try them. The color in the bottle was a gorgeous coral color, and it looked a juicy as could be. With the first coat, I was surprised by the sheerness. On the bright side it wasn’t streaky, but it was completely see through. As I finished my second coat I noticed that it was still very sheer. After the third coat it was definitely starting to hide the nail line, but it was still way visible. I really should have done 4 coats. I stopped at three, and I regretted it. The nail line drove me crazy all day, and I kept obsessively comparing it to the bottle, wondering why it couldn’t have been the same color. Although there are other colors in the Texas Collection that I would love to have, I just don’t think this collection is for me.
With Flash
With Artificial Light
Base – Orly Bonder
Color – 3 Coats of OPI Guy Meets Gal-Veston
Color – 3 Coats of OPI Guy Meets Gal-Veston
Top Coat – Orly Won’t Chip
As you can see from the pictures, it looks like a dipped my nails in juice :) The sorbet finishes are gorgeous and juicy looking, but it’s not something I’m willing to deal with such sheerness for.
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