OPI ~ Simmer and Shimmer

OPI ~ Simmer and Shimmer

Clear base packed with mostly blue, but also other colours of glitter

Okay – here’s another one of my OPI polishes. I begin to find it difficult to keep saying that I am not an OPI fan. You could ask why do I keep buying their polishes, if I’m no fan. But hey – they really can do something with glitter, and I’m a huge glitter fan – so that’s why! Just because I generally don’t like the brand doesn’t mean I’m gonna deny myself pretties if they can create them!

So, I got myself this Shimmer and Shimmer from the Burlesque Collection from holiday 2010.

And here’s what I made with it:

It’s pretty, don’t you think?

Let me show you how I achieved this mani. I started out with two coats of Golden Rose 106, which is a lovely shiny blue.

Then I applied one coat of Pure Ice “Oh Baby!” to add some more shimmer to my mani. Oh Baby! is a great shimmer topper, that can be used to add that little extra to many manis! Here’s that step:

See that extra depth? I like that!

Then I sponged on the Simmer and Shimmer on my tips. I’ve become really fond of that technique. I like the glittery tips, so the original polish shows itself at the top of the nail.

One coat of Seche Vite top coat, and I was ready to rock!

Here’s a pic from another angle:

And a bottle shot:

I must admit that I love this mani! How about you? Do you like the sponged glitter tips as much as I do? Or do you prefer glitter on the entire nail? Or no glitter at all? :D

Opacity: 8/10
Colour, prettiness: 10/10
Durability: 8/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 9/10
Buy again: Yes