OPI Liquid Sand: Alcatraz...Rocks

I will admit that while I am a fan of the textured matte trend (Liquid Sand, Pixie Dust etc.) I am starting to get slightly annoyed with the sheer amount of polishes coming out with that finish. Calm down, stop shoving it down our throats. I have to say though, this one is a masterpiece...

Ladies and gentleman  I present to you: Alcatraz...Rocks from the OPI San Francisco Collection.  What a stunner! I am not sure it gets more beautiful than the royal purple packed with tons of holographic particles. I cannot even describe this beauty!

I knew right when I took this out of the box it came in that I was going to love it. What's not to love? Purple, check! Holo, check! It's an all around beautiful and unique offering from OPI. 

This is a Liquid Sand finish, which is a textured matte. I find these to go on very easily and dry quickly without the assistance of a top coat. A shiny topcoat will change the finish of these so avoid it unless you want to make it shiny. I used two coats for opacity here and it's perfect! 

So am I getting slightly bored with this type of finish? Yup! But I do love this polish and get so excited when something truly unique finds its way to my collection. I think you all need this color, especially if you're a purple lover like me! 

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OPI: What Wizardry is This? (Liquid Sand)

Hello beautiful readers. Happy Saturday! I hope you're all having a nice relaxing weekend. I am going to an Arbonne party tonight. I have never tried any Arbonne products so if any of you enjoy the brand let me know what your must haves are.

Today I want to show you a polish that was sent to me for consideration. This is What Wizardry is This? from the OZ Great and Powerful Collection that came out a couple months ago. This is a Liquid Sand finish, and it's super pretty! 

What Wizardry is This? is a deep bronze-y brown color with gold shimmer.  The gold shimmer in this is absolutely stunning. I just love the way this one looks on.  I am pretty positive that this would look amazing on every skin tone.

Application was easy as pie. I used two coats for full opacity. Being that it is a liquid sand finish it's a textured matte. I do not use a topcoat with these Liquid Sand polishes because I want to keep that textured matte finish. If you do use a top coat on these they will lose that matte and appear like any other shimmer. So you can wear these two ways! 

Love it or leave it?

Let me know your Arbonne suggestions in the comments. Have a nice weekend!

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OPI: Honey Ryder

Hello friends! Happy Monday! I hope you all have a wonderful week ahead of you! Today I want to show you another OPI Liquid Sand color that was sent to me for consideration. This is Honey Ryder from the OPI Bond Girls Collection. This is a really pretty golden shimmering sand color. I love it! 

As with the other Liquid Sand polishes, this is a textured matte finish. I cannot get enough of these. I am so happy to see new colors in this finish! 

The formula was great. I had no issues with application whatsoever. You don't want to use a top coat with the Liquid Sand colors if you want to keep the matte textured finish, but these dry really quickly between coats so it's not really an issue.

  

What do you think of this one!?

Random Bits:

• Yesterday I spent all day cooking for the week. Let's hope this makes life a bit easier during the week. Here's what's on the menu: Baked Spaghetti Squash and Cheese from Skinny Taste (I just baked the squashes to make prep time less), Cilantro Lime Shrimp from Skinny Taste, Mediterranean Quinoa Salad from Skinny Taste for lunches this week, and while I was preparing all of those things I had Chicken a la Criolla simmering in the Crock pot, also from Skinny Taste. If you haven't checked out Skinny Taste and you love to cook, you should. Gina's blog is amazing (and who doesn't love the name Gina? LOL). 
• Saturday, the 27th, is my Birthday! We're going to NYC to see Wicked! We've seen it before but we're going with friends who haven't seen a Broadway show so we thought Wicked would be a great way to introduce them to Broadway.

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OPI Liquid Sand: Can't Let Go

Hi everyone.  I am super bummed out this morning at the 49ers loss in the Super Bowl last night. They were not themselves last night and made lots of stupid mistakes and got a ton of silly penalties. I am impressed with their come back in the 2nd half, after the black out (Crazy huh?!) but it wasn't enough to prevail. What a bummer.

So today, since the Ravens won last night, I guess I will show you a purple. This is OPI's Liquid Sand in Can't Let Go.  It's a royal purple matte shimmer.  It's absolutely beautiful! Sometimes my camera wants to make these purples more blue than they are but I think for the most part I captured the true color of this one today.

I had no issues with application. I used two coats for the opacity shown. I had no balding, no streaking and no visible nail line. This is a solid polish. 

So have you tried the Liquid Sands colors? I have featured them all now. Which is your favorite? 

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OPI Liquid Sand: Stay the Night

TGIF! What are you all doing this weekend? Steve and I will be rooting for our team, the 49ers this Sunday! Fingers crossed for a win! Can't wait to see the game!!!

Today I have another one of the OPI Liquid Sands colors to show you. This is Stay the Night and it's the prettiest of the Liquid Sand colors in my opinion.

Stay the Night is a stunning black textured polish with blood red glitter/shimmer.  Like with all of the other liquid sands colors this is a textured matte finish and feels like sand on your nails. I thought I would HATE the formula but I actually like it a lot. I am shocked! The texture, paired with the matte, creates something unique and beautiful.

I used two coats for the opacity shown and that's all you will need with this one. These dry nice and fast so you won't miss your top coat. I did wear this one with a top coat as well and liked it but it's much prettier worn matte as intended.

 

Isn't this one lovely? I am a fan. What say you?

Random Thoughts:

• It's Friday!!!
• Can't wait for the super bowl. I am going to make some of my favorite fattening dip. Hormel Chili with no beans, a block of cream cheese topped with shredded chedder. So good! 
• It's finally staying light out longer. Spring is coming soon! I can't wait!!!
• Hope Phil predicts spring tomorrow. 
• Let's go 49ers! 

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Pink Wednesday: OPI Liquid Sand in The Impossible

It's Wednesday and on Wednesdays we wear pink! Today's pink is a fun one. It's another of the Liquid Sand colors from OPI. This one is called The Impossible and it's a matte, textured, hot pink with holo sparkle and some stars!

I love the star shaped glitter in this one but unfortunately it's almost impossible (no pun intended) to get the star glitter out of the bottle and onto the nail. I was so disappointed in that! It just all sinks to the bottom and it's extremely difficult to get it onto the brush and apply it. What a bummer! You can see I was only able to apply one star, to my pinkie finger.

I used two coats for the opacity shown and had no issues with application  This dries nice and fast to that matte finish but it does take some more time to dry since you don't use a top coat. That's okay though, I am just spoiled by using Seche Vite. You can use Seche Vite on this if you want,  but you will lose the matte texture which is what makes the Liquid Sand polishes unique and beautiful, so I do not recommend that. 

Overall I love the idea of this one, with the beautiful stars but find it's aptly named The Impossible because it's impossible to fish them out and apply them to the nails. What a drag! 

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OPI Liquid Sand: Get Your Number

Welcome to Monday! I know you're tired. Hang in there! Get through work and go home and paint your nails! 

Today I have another polish from the OPI Mariah Carey collection called Get Your Number. Get Your Number is one of the new Liquid Sand polishes that debuted with Mariah's collection. These are matte, textured polishes with holographic shimmer embedded in the polish.  This is a really nice finish that we haven't seen yet on the market. Zoya is putting out something similar (identical?) with their Pixie Dust line (available February 1, 2013, can't wait!) I am really liking this formula, it's new and pretty! 

I am sure you're wondering how difficult these are to remove, considering traditional polishes are a huge pain in the butt. Well guess what? I had no issues at all removing this. I used regular 100% acetone on a cotton pad and these removed with no trouble at all. I didn't soak them or anything. I am pretty shocked at that!

The one I am showing you today, Get Your Number is a medium blue with tons of holographic shimmer. It's super pretty!  These feel textured and matte once dry. You will feel the grit.  I used two coats for opacity and that was sufficient. 

  

I am intrigued by this new formula and like what I see. Have any of you tried the Liquid Sands polishes yet? What do you think of them?

Random thoughts:

• Is winter over yet? Sheesh, I can't stand this cold.
• My cat is afraid of the new dryer. He can't seem to get over it. It's been here for a while but he just stares at it, and sometimes jumps when he looks at it. Weirdo! He's scared of everything.

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