A bit late on the swatches, but better late than never right? I'm sure there are plenty of fantastic swatches out there - I got caught with terrible weather mood swings! It was sunny and then cloudy and then became super sunny for a bit then went cloudy and really windy shortly after. Bugger. So now I am left with one super bright photo and the rest are overcast, hope you don't mind.
At first I didn't want this collection, I thought meh, they all look the same and it's sheer, but when I saw swatch after swatch, I wanted a few and then eventually ended up getting the whole thing haha. My bf bought this for me because he's sweet like that :)
Just thought I'd go through all the boring stuff and say that each swatch was 4 coats (except Pirouette My Whistle which is just one coat over all the colours) and the polishes are pretty sheer. First coat looks like a regular base coat haha! I applied a medium layer rather than thin coats because I thought it'd take forever to get some colour on! Application was smooth, streak-free and they all dried with a glossy, jelly-like finish.
P.s. Since PMW was layered over all the colours, I just want to say that it's so feminine, pretty and delicate! Great top coat I reckon :) PMW is a loosely packed small silver glitter with pearly, matte medium hex glitters. I'm not a fan of glitter top coats, but this one's nifty and not completely in your face, which I like!
Let's have a look at the swatches!
Barre My Soul
Care to Danse?
Don't Touch My Tutu!
My Pointe Exactly
You Callin' Me a Lyre?
That's the OPI Ballet Collection for you! Have you purchased any for yourself? What's your favourite? Let me know in the comments below!
//Linda
Ooo "My Pointe Exactly" is a fantastic shade! Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeletegreat swatches! I'm planning to get the white and the light grey jelly :)
ReplyDeleteI've just ordered the collection, now eagerly waiting them to arrive so i can start playing with them. You're swatches are making me jealous! :) I love them all, a big fan of the more transparent colours, i like the natural look. and the glitter gives it a little Bam! :) thanks for sharing xx
ReplyDeleteThese look great! which one do you think would look best for a french mani?
ReplyDeleteHey Sarah! I think as a whole nail application (not the white tip), Barre My Soul, Don't Touch my Tutu! or You Callin' Me a Lyre would be great! You wouldn't need 4 coats though, maybe 2 or so depending on thickness of the coat to get a nice colour over your nail beds
DeleteI must say i'm not too impressed with this collection by OPI. They look great with the pirouette my soul over the top though!
ReplyDeleteThey are quite sheer, which is what turned me off from getting them (i usually have lots of free nail edge), but for some reason i wanted them all haha! I agree PMW looks great over them all :)
Deleteim not a fan of sheers but my pointe exactly looks nice
ReplyDeleteI literally just bought the mini set of this collection souly from your post! :D Love this post! Thanks for making me spend money! ha
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What do you do when your nails get chipped? do you wait till hey grow out again and file it down so that they're all even? I noticed you chipped your pointer finger here and they seem perfect by your next post! :)
ReplyDeleteIf its a bearable chip, I usually leave it as is, but if it's a huge tear or it splits from the nail, then I try to superglue them together and put a wrap just over the broken part and wait till it grows out. I'm not a fan of chopping them all down if one of them breaks, but I never have more than one broken at a time anyway, so they are quite consistent in length anyway. Hope that helps!
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