OPI Liquid Sand ~ Magazine
Cover Mouse
Red texture with golden and
pink shimmer
Magazine Cover Mouse is from the Couture de Minnie Collection from this
summer. The collection included three shimmers, a glitter and this textured
polish.
The formula is good (exceptional, for an OPI, haha!), and the
pigmentation is good too. I applied two coats for full opacity, and the drying
time between the coats was actually really good. (That’s 3 ‘goods’ in 2
sentences!!) The OPI chef has definitely improved the recipes since the Mariah
Carey Collection came out! I remember the drying time on those was a show-stopper!
Anyway – back to Magazine Cover Mouse. Let me show you two coats, no
topcoat:
I got this polish in a swap a couple of months ago. I was afraid that it
was going to be too golden for me but it isn’t. It is as if the pink shimmer
makes up for the golden touch the polish has. Nice!
This picture shows some of the pink glitter. That adds hugely to the
prettiness if you ask me!
Here’s a blurry pic to show off the shimmer! I love textured polishes,
but they only work for me if they’ve got shimmers in them. If not, well, then
they’re pretty much just “bumpy polish” to me. :)
I stamped on it. I wish I had a stamping plate with Disney motifs on it,
and preferably Minnie Mouse of course. The closest I could get was stamping
plate KD3, which is a Fauxnad I bought way back when I started stamping. The
plate has a silhouette of Mickey (or Minnie) Mouse, which will have to do for
today. I taped my nails diagonally across and stamped with a no name black
stamping polish. I did seal my mani up with a layer of Poshé topcoat, and
here’s what it ended up looking like.
I’m not impressed with the stamping plate – it’s as if the ears only get
filled out half, making the design look like blobs with ears, haha!
I love red and the only reason I’ve rated this so relatively low in
“prettiness” is because of the golden shimmer. It’s not because it isn’t
pretty, it’s just because I’m not usually into golden polishes. What about you,
girls? Do you also think that this would have been prettier if it had contained
silver shimmer instead of golden shimmer?
Opacity: 9/10
Colour, prettiness: 6/10
Durability: 8/10
Value for money: 6/10
Overall: 7/10
Buy again: No
Colour, prettiness: 6/10
Durability: 8/10
Value for money: 6/10
Overall: 7/10
Buy again: No
Aww, thos Minnie/Micky heads are so cute, and ver appropriate for this polish :)
ReplyDeleteIt's fun you keep buying OPI's ;)
I've actually just bought three more, I must have gone completely insane, hahaha!!! :D
DeleteI loooove this polish even though it has golden glitter. And you are so right! Most textured polishes have golden glitter. I would prefer silver glitter instead.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I'm not the only one who prefer the silver over the golden, thanks!! :)
DeleteVery cute! I don't mind gold shimmer ;)
ReplyDeleteI know you don't :D I'm glad you like it, and I do too :)
DeleteThis polish is gorgeous! I love it!
ReplyDeleteThis is one of my favorite liquid sands from OPI. It's soo pretty and I must admit that I like the gold in, but I think that because it looks a little christmassy with the red and gold :)
ReplyDeleteThat's a good point, I usually like red and gold together, but I so wish for more sands with silver glitter or shimmer in :) And I'd love a red! :)
DeleteYeah, it would have been great if they had made one like that for their christmas collection. Uh and I really miss a christmas green liquid sand aswell :)
DeleteGood point about the Christmas green liquid sand! I hope the polish companies listen and make that! :)
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