OPI Katy Perry Collection:The One That Got Away w/ Black Crackle

Hello Lovelies

Hope everyone is having a great start in the New Year.

I've been hearing Katy Perry's song, The One That Got Away a lot lately in the radio and decided to dust off my polish by the same name and show it off.

Let me say that The One That Got Away was part of the Katy Perry by OPI limited edition collection that came out I think around this time last year. But before I decided to post about this color I looked online and saw that it still available through some e-tailers as well as on Amazon. So if you really like this color, you might be able to get your hands on it.

Here's what I ended up with.
The One That Got Away w/China Glaze Crackle polish
in Black Mesh

2 coats of The One That Got Away over 2 coats
of China Glaze Base Coat

I really like this dark raspberry color, mostly because it's packed with
metallic shimmer in the same tone.
The only thing is if I were to wear this color alone, I would probably
do 3 or 4 coats just to make it darker.

Now I didn't want just to polish my nails, I wanted a little something extra. So
I decided to add some Black Shatter, that also came out in the Katy Perry collection.
I went to open bottle and it was just impossible to get open.
So I grabbed my China Glaze Crackle polish ,which gives you the same effect
and used that instead.

Above we have CG Crackle in Black Mesh over One That Got Away. Black Mesh dries
matte so if you want to bring out the shine, you must
add a topcoat like I did below.

One Coat of Seche Vite Fast Dry Topcoat. As u can see I
need a new bottle lol. I love that stuff.

So there you have it, hope you enjoyed this quick mani :).

OPI Press Release Serena Williams Glam Slam

Hey everyone! Kourtney here...Just a quick post. OPI is releasing a new Glam Slam set with Serena Williams... Enjoy!

Grandstand Finale!

OPI launches sizzling shades with Serena Williams' Glam Slam! Series in anticipation of upcoming New York Tourniment.



     OPI and tennis star Serena Williams announce the two final lacquers in the 2011  Glam Slam! promotion, timed in conjunction with the upcoming New York tourniment. Glam Slam! U.S.  features a duo-pack with two high shine Shades: shimmering red, Love is a Rocket, and glittering bronze, Pros and Bronze.
     "OPI and Serena return to our home country for the final launch with two bright, feminine lacquers," said Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, OPI Executive VP & Artistic Director. "Packed with red and gold micas for intense luster, the Glam Slam! series finishes with two classic, glamourous colors."
     "Whether worn alone or with Pros and Bronze layered over Love is a Rocket for a golden glow, these two shades have rich hues that are perfect for transitioning from summer to fall," adds Williams.
     Serena Williams has received the World Number One in singles ranking by the Women's Tennis Association on five separate occasions, along with being listed as sixth on the all-time greatest champions list. Additionally, she has won two Olympic gold medals in women's doubles and has earned 27 Grand Slam titles to date. Serena is the most recent player to have held all four Grand Slam singles titles simultaneously and only the fifth woman in history to do so.

Pros and Bronze

Love is a Rocket

2-2-2-2 OPI/Glam Slam! U.S.

     New shades in the Glam Slam! promotion are introduced to coincide with each of the four major tournaments, including the upcoming New York tournament in August 2011. As with all OPI Nail Lacquers, Glam Slam!  shades contain no DBP, Toluene, or Formaldehyde, and each includes OPI's exclusive ProWide Brush for the ultimate in application.
     Glam Slam! U.S. will be available beginning August 2011 at Professional Salons, including Beauty Brands, Beauty First, Chatters, Dilliard's JCPenney, Pure Beauty, Regis, Trade Secret, and ULTA, for $14.95 ($20.95 CAN) suggested retail for each duo-pack.
     For more information, please call 800-341-9999 or visit www.opi.com. Follow OPI on Twitter @OPI_PRODUCTS and become a Facebook Fan!



So what do you guys think?? I like the idea of pairing them together would definately like to see that happen. Anyways hope you guys liked it!!!

OPI Limited Edition Pink Shatter: Pink of Hearts

Gabby here again

Please enjoy the following press release.....

Let’s Shatter Breast Cancer!

OPI Announces New Pink Shatter: Pink of Hearts Nail Lacquer to Support

Susan G. Komen for the Cure^®

OPI launches the limited edition Pink Shatter: Pink of Hearts Nail Lacquer to support Susan G. Komen for the Cure^® in its promise to save lives and end breast cancer forever. The 2011 Pink of Hearts edition will follow in the footsteps of its namesake 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 Nail Lacquers in raising awareness of breast cancer for the fifth year in a row, during the months of September and October (National Breast Cancer Awareness Month). Unlike previous shade incarnations, this year’s Pink of Hearts Nail Lacquer marks the debut of fan-favorite Shatter coat in OPI’s first pink shade.

“We are continuing to support Susan G. Komen for the Cure in the hopes of increasing breast cancer awareness, while inspiring and empowering women. The organization’s dedication to this cause is unwavering,” remarks Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, OPI Executive VP & Artistic Director. “OPI is proud to join with Susan G. Komen for the fifth consecutive year to offer Pink Shatter: Pink of Hearts. By launching our first-ever Pink Shatter coat, we hope this exciting new textured hue will generate lots of awareness for this cause.”

Each bottle of Pink Shatter: Pink of Hearts has a special pink-ribbon tag and pink cap wrap to call attention to breast cancer awareness. OPI will also be making its annual donation of $25,000 to Komen for the Cure. Pink Shatter coat contains no DBP, Toluene, or Formaldehyde, and it also features OPI’s exclusive ProWide^™ Brush for the ultimate in application.

The limited edition Pink Shatter: Pink of Hearts will be available throughout the months of September and October 2011 at Professional Salons, including Beauty Brands, Beauty First, Chatters, Dillard’s, JCPenney, Pure Beauty, Regis, Trade Secret, and ULTA, for $8.50 ($10.95 CAN) suggested retail for each Nail Lacquer.

For more information, please call 800-341-9999 or visit www.opi.com. Follow OPI on Twitter @OPI_PRODUCTS and become a Facebook fan!

About Susan G. Komen for the Cure®

Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure, which is now the world’s largest breast cancer organization and the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer with more than $1.9 billion invested to date. For more information about Susan G. Komen for the Cure, breast health or breast cancer, visit www.komen.org or call 1-877 GO KOMEN.

I can't wait for this color to be available. I have the pink crackle but this looks like my kind of pink. I'm a sucker for anything pink and it support a good cause, the fight against breast cancer :o)

OPI Day of Shatter Featuring Teenage Dream

Hey all Gabbz here,

On Wed July 13th OPI had an even on Facebook called OPI Day of Shatter. It was for set to last a couple hours and you could post a picture of the look u were wearing on the event wall. Let me tell you, there were a lot of pictures posted on that wall. Some were the traditional way, a base color under a shatter polish and others were more creative. I really enjoyed looking at all of pictures.

So, naturally I had to do a look to show my love for shatter polish. The look I did wasn't my own creation. I saw this look posted months ago on OPI's fan page by a fan named Margarita Mama. I loved it so much that this will be the second time I recreate this look, but first time featured in blog.

The colors I used for this look were the polished that started it all. I blame this collection for sparking my obsession and the cause of my nail polish collection to grow lol.
The base color I used was Teenage Dream from the Katy Perry collection. This collection I believe came out in January of this year. I made sure I went to ULTA the day it was going to be sold because EVERYONE was after this collection. Any who, back to Teenage Dream, it's a really light pink polish filled with an insane amount of micro glitter and round holo glitter. I LOVE it. Every time I wear this color I catch myself staring at my nails and it puts me in a trance lol. It's amazing!!!

For the shatter I naturally used the Black Shatter polish that was released at the same time as Teenage Dream. I think there were also three other polish in collection but I only got these two and one other called The One That Got Away which a pretty sparkly redish wine color which I will feature in the future.

Ok so on to the pictures...

China Glaze Base Coat, Teenage Dream,
Black Shatter & KleanColor in Pearl Silver

Here is 1 Coat of Teenage Dream under CG Base Coat

and 2 coats of Teenage Dream

(If you want it more opaque, you can add more coats)

Inside with flash

And here is the finished look...
I applied the Shatter diagonally and applied
Pearl silver with a thin brush below the shatter
Once dried I applied 2 coats of Seche Vite Dry fast top coat

Teenage Dream is so gritty I had to use 2 coats

of top coat so that it felt smooth

Here's the look in direct sun

Teenage Dream is soooooooo pretty and oh so sparkly which is why I LOVE this polish. I kind of didn't want to apply shatter but I really do like the end result. I'm not sure if you can find these polishes in stores. I know I've seen them sold online through a couple of etailers. I might have to take a look myself and buy a backup for this polish because I never want to run out. Hope you like this look and thanks for stopping by :)

Happy 4th of July!!!

Hope everyone is having a fantastic 4th of July!!! Remember those who fought for our country's indepedence and thank them!!

Anyways we have 3 4th of July manicures to show you so let's get this bar-be-q started!!

First off with have Gabby's beautiful splatter manicure. She got the idea from a fellow blogger The PolishAholic who does amazing splatter manicures! She started off with China Glaze Strong Adhesion Base Coat followed by Sally Hansen hard as nails in French White Tip. Then she took a coffee stirring straw and dipped it in different colored polish's one at a time and blew on the nail (just make sure you put scotch tape around the nail first so you don't get it all over your finger.) Here are the colors she used: Opi in Red Hot Gift, Sally hansen hard as nails w/nylon in Peek-A-Blue, China glaze in Fairy Dust followed by Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat. Here is her fantastic results:

Pretty awesome huh? I showed my mom and she thought it was a nail sticker haha!

Speaking of my Mom, I gave her a 4th of July manicure as well to match her outfit for church. She's a sucker for matching. She painted her nails in in Zoya's Sooki and then I added blue and clear rhinestones alternating on her tips. I followed it up with Konad's top coat.

She loved it and she said it looked like a crown which suited her since she's the Princess of the household LOL

Anyways...I just finished my manicure today. I painted my nails with OPI's Opening Night. I used my Konad and stamped a star on each nail using Konad's special white polish and Bundle Monster's image plate BM05. Lastly I added a few red triangular rhinestones followed up by Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat.

 So there you have it!! How do you guys celebrate the 4th of July?? Hope you all have a very safe holiday!!

China Glaze Pink Voltage + OPI Blue Shatter

Hey It's Gabbz...

So it's my turn to show you some awesome Shatter Polishes.

First, I wanted to show you how BRIGHT and blinding Pink Voltage by China Glaze polish was. I bought this polish a few months ago, when Kourt showed it to me and of course I wanted it and well taking it from her is out of the question lol. She wouldn't be too happy with me if I did lol. Pink Voltage is a neon Pink polish, with pink micro shimmer and has a purple hue aswell. This color reminds me of a highlighter, that's how bright it is. I was driving to work today and just couldn't keep my eyes off of my nails, I know dangerous!!

Secondly, I was trying to figure out what base color to use with my Blue shatter and obviously the one I loved the most was Pink Voltage under Blue shatter :)
Enjoy......

2 coats CG Pink Voltage

Above and below pictures were taken inside with flash

Look how bright it is....my nails are glowing lol

Another thing with this polish, it dries matte and you can see the nail line.
If I was going to wear this alone, I would probably use 3 or 4 coats, but shatter would be
added on top it  so didn't matter to me...

Under the sun

This was with 1 coat of
Seche Vite Fast Dry Top Coat in direct sunlight.

This is with OPI Blue shatter.
I did this in a hurry so the index, middle and pinky didn't shatter to my liking
because I applied a thin coat and it's recommended to add a medium to thick coat.
The ring finger in my opinion looked the best.

Here you can see the difference
Index: Thin coat Ring: Thicker coat

Here is the nail wheel I did
White, Silver, Pink, Yellow, Orange and Purple All under Blue Shatter

So what do you think? What color would you wear under the Blue Shatter? Let me know. I would love to hear your suggestions, leave your suggestions below :)

OPI Nice Stems and Glam Slam England Collections

Hey Guys,

Here are two new collections from OPI coming out in early June 2011.

Hope you enjoy the following PR press release.

Summer Pinks in Bloom!

Nice Stems! by OPI Revamps Nails with Vibrant Pink Hues for Summer 2011

Stop and see the flowers with summer’s Nice Stems! by OPI, a limited edition collection featuring four new nail lacquers in stunning shades of pink. With whimsical names based on their floral inspirations, these vibrant, flirty colors range from pale, frosty pink to rich fuchsia. Nice Stems! offers fingers and toes a perfectly pink shade for all of summer’s looks.

“These vibrant, feminine hues complement 60’s ladylike fashions, 70’s glam looks, and bold color-blocking, which are the season’s staples,” says Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, OPI Executive VP & Artistic Director. “The Nice Stems! collection also offers an interesting contrast and feminine accent to the punk and biker looks on the runways.”

Nice Stems! by OPI shades include:

Play the Peonies

We’d put our money on this lovely soft-pink



Come to Poppy

Surrender to shine with this shimmering coral-pink.

Be a Dahlia Won’t You?

Give the gift of fabulous fuchsia—to yourself!



I Lily Love You

Fall head over heels with this light pink sparkle

“Using different micas and glitters can give lacquer a 3-dimensional look,” adds Weiss-Fischmann. “I Lily Love You is a glitter coat that can be layered over any of the other three shades to add a bright sparkle; or, it can be worn on its own for a subtle tint of pink with strands of glitter.”

The Nice Stems! Nail Lacquers by OPI contain no DBP, Toluene, or Formaldehyde, and feature OPI’s exclusive ProWide^™ Brush for the ultimate in application.

Get "Unbeatable" Sparkle!

OPI Unveils Three New Shades from Serena Williams' Glam Slam! Series

OPI joins tennis superstar Serena Williams in announcing the latest three lacquers in the Glam Slam! collection. To celebrate the world’s oldest, most prestigious tennis tournament, Glam Slam! England features two duo-packs filled with sparkle.

The first Lacquer set includes Your Royal Shine-ness, a metallic silver shade, paired with Servin’ Up Sparkle, a shimmer-packed silver glitter. The second Lacquer set also features Servin’ Up Sparkle, along with Grape…Set…Match, a metallic purple.

Your Royal Shine-ness

Servin’ Up Sparkle

Grape…Set…Match

“England’s premier tennis tournament warrants colors with extra glitz and glamour,” said Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, OPI Executive VP & Artistic Director. “The next big trend in nails is making lacquer look 3-dimensional by adding different micas and glitters, turning fingertips into jewelry. With two bold metallics and a sparkling glitter, these colors are fit for royalty.”

“For stand-out nails, I love experimenting with different glitter shades,” explains Serena Williams. “The new Glam Slam! England lacquers can be worn alone for a bright pop of color, or layered with Servin’ Up Sparkle to create a textured effect.”

Serena Williams has received the World Number One in singles ranking by the Women’s Tennis Association on five separate occasions, along with being listed as sixth on the all-time greatest champions list. Additionally, she has won two Olympic gold medals in women’s doubles and has earned 27 Grand Slam titles to date. Serena is the most recent player to have held all four Grand Slam singles titles simultaneously and only the fifth woman in history to do so.

New shades in the Glam Slam! collection will be introduced to coincide with each of the four major tournaments, beginning with the Australian Open in January 2011, followed by launches in May 2011 for the French Open, June 2011 for Wimbledon and August 2011 for the US Open. As with all OPI Nail Lacquers, the Glam Slam! collection contains no DBP, Toluene, or Formaldehyde, and each includes OPI’s exclusive ProWide^™ Brush for the ultimate in application.

** The limited edition Nice Stems! for $8.50 ($10.95 CAN) suggested retail for each Nail Lacquer and Glam Slam! England for $14.95 ($20.95 CAN) suggested retail for each duo-pack collections will be available beginning June 2011 at Professional Salons, including Beauty Brands, Beauty First, Chatters, Dillard’s, JCPenney, Pure Beauty, Regis, Trade Secret, and ULTA.

For more information, please call 800-341-9999 or visit www.opi.com. Follow OPI on Twitter @OPI_PRODUCTS and become a Facebook fan!

I know I'll be looking forward to the sparkle polishes :D What do you think of the new collections? What color's will you be adding to your shopping list?