OPI ~ Suzi and the 7 Düsseldorffs in a V-day mani

OPI ~ Suzi and the 7 Düsseldorffs

Deep shimmery red-ish purple

Suzi and the 7 Düsseldorffs is from OPI’s Germany collection from Autumn 2012. I’ve been looking at it again and again in the shops, but restraining myself from buying it for two reasons: 

1. I think the name is absolutely ridiculous. And I think that OPI is getting worse and worse with the ludicrous and\or dumb-ass polish names
2. It’s an OPI, my Nemesis. The brand that I keep buying and being disappointed in because it doesn’t work well with my chemistry…

But - when I found an unused bottle in a blog sale, I gave in and bought it. It’s such a pretty purple after all, shimmery and almost glowing.

Little did I know that I was in for a surprise: The formula was actually nice, and the pigmentation was good. It took two coats to reach the desired opacity, and the drying time was also pretty good, even for me.

Here’s my mani, two coats and no top coat:

And from another pretty angle: 

I decided to make this a Valentine’s Day manicure. I stamped on three of the nails and painted glitter over two.

I used an Essence stamping plate (no name or number) and Essie’s “Nothing Else Metals”, which I only bought with stamping in mind.

The glitter on my pinkie and my thumb is from Finger Paints and is called “Movie in the Park”. It’s a lovely purple and blue glitter that looks amazing over this base colour.

There’s one coat of Poshé top coat on it, to seal it all up :)

So there you have it: An OPI I’m truly happy with! Score! ♥

Opacity: 9/10
Colour, prettiness: 9/10
Durability: 8/10
Value for money: 8/10
Overall: 8.5/10
Buy again: Amazingly: Yes