Saturday, February 9, 2013

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

20 comments:

  1. I just love Suzi and the seven... The color is yummy :)
    And the mani looks great :)
    I need more fingerpaints :)

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    1. You definitely need more Fingerpains - they make the loveliest glitters :)
      And thanks!!

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  2. I like this a bit reddish purple shimmer! And it looks great with Finger paints glitter :)

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    1. I'm really fond of reddish purples, and this one is perfect for me :) Thank you!

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  3. Aww, this is so sweet, that Movie in the Park is a lovely glitter - there, I said it out loud, I called a glitter lovely LOL

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    1. OMG Maria, are you okay? *gasp* :D I will make a note in my calendar, 'cause it's a very special day, reading you write that! :D

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  4. Dusseldorffs is a perfect base for Movie in the Park! And the whole manicure looks amazing <3

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    1. Awh, thank you so much sweetie, I appreciate it! <3

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  5. I'm usually not too big on OPI either, but I do love this one!

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    1. I fell for this one when it came out, but I restrained myself until now :D

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  6. OPI has great shades but expensive :)I usually buy them on sale because even though I like the colors they offer. The polishes chip very fast on me :)I agree.Some of the names are incredible long.

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    1. It's very seldom that OPIs are on sale here. I have bought most of mine online and it blog sales. I love blog sales :)

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  7. It's great that you really like it because it looks fab on you!

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    1. Thank you so much, you don't know how glad that makes me!! :)

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  8. This is such a cute mani, especially the sketchy hearts! And I'm a big fan of that OPI base too! :-)

    ~ Yun

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    1. I love that Essence stamping plate, those hearts are just perfect! :)

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  9. I agree-the names are getting rather stupid-this is a a pretty color though and I love what you've done with it!!

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    1. Thank you! I wish they'd hire somebody who would come up with something clever instead of this weirdness :D

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  10. Always lovely to find a polish one is truly happy with.
    Love the hearts on your nails hun

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    1. Thank you so much, sweetness, I appreciate it! :)

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