OPI 'Centennial Celebration'

My last post featured 'Visions of Georgia Green', one of the two new additions to OPI's Coca Cola themed collection of polishes. Today's post is on 'Centennial Celebration', the other new addition to the line up.

Both polishes were made to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Coca Cola bottle. 'Visions of Georgia Green' was a take on the green glass soft drink bottle, while this one appears to be a take on the classic clear, colourless bottle.

Polishes Used

L.A. Girl Glitter Addict ‘Uninhibited’

Nicole by OPI ‘Make U Smile’

OPI ‘Centennial Celebration’

At first glance, I was going to pass on buying 'Centennial Celebration' because I already have a lot of silver polishes. However, I purchased 'Visions of Georgia Green', and I loved it so much that I decided to go back and give this polish a try as well. The thing I realized with 'Visions...' is that it wasn't just the colour of the polish that made it special, it was the texture and consistency as well.

These polishes are glass-themed, so they attempt to characterize certain elements of glass such as its translucence, its reflective nature, and its sparkle. Accordingly, the polishes are semi-translucent, metallic, and contain micro-glitter particles. 

In addition to the cool textural properties of 'Centennial Celebration', this particular shade of silver is a little different as well. There is a slight gold tint to this silver which adds a little warmth, and also makes it seem more luxurious.

All in all, I really like this polish, and I'm glad that I decided to give it a try!

Black and Silver Simple Stamped Mani

Polishes Used	Plate Used
Nicole by OPI 'Scandal Secrets & Sparkle'	Messy Mansion Leadlight Lacquer A03
Konad Special Polish in Black

Today I have a very simple nail stamping manicure to share. I modified my last nail look by adding a few stamping details as accents.

Overall, I like the way that the black details completely refresh the look by adding a bit of sophisticated edginess! 

Polishes Used

Scandal Secrets & Sparkle by Nicole by OPI

Today, I have a swatch of a nail polish that I've had for a few years:

This is 'Scandal Secrets & Sparkle' from Nicole by OPI. This polish was part of their 2010 'Gossip Girl' Collection. I purchased it a couple years after it came out, on clearance for 2 dollars at a drug store. It's a silver glitter polish in a shimmery white translucent base.

I love the way that the white base softens the look of the glitter, and helps give the polish an overall etherial, fairy-dust sparkle look .

I've been sticking to a lot of simple, quick manicures lately due to time constraints, so this is the perfect type of polish for a nail art lover like me with very little time on her hands. There's shimmer and sparkle to make the look pop, but it's a neutral colour with a toned down base so it works with a lot of outfits, and is that perfect mix of casual, and blingy! I just love it!