February 24, 2011

Just ask us where we're from and we'll tell ya! The Texan way to answer, though, is “I'm Texan; born and raised!”

I've lived in Southern California for almost nine years and that's a question that I still hear every day! (I guess I'll never get rid of my “twang”.)

Even though I don't live there any more, I'll always be a Texan in every way; so that's why I have to give a shout out to OPI for this awesome Spring 2011 Texas Collection!

These colors are amazing and even though OPI always has unique names for their colors, I thought these were especially creative, even though they did leave out our “Big D.”

• Austin-tatious Turquoise
• Do You Think I'm Texy?
• Don't Mess with OPI
• Guy Meets Gal-veston
• I Want to Be A-Lone Star
• Big Hair- Big Nails
• It's Totally Fort Worth It
• Y'all Come Back Ya Hear?
• San Tan-Tonio
• Too Hot Pink Too Hold ‘Em
• Houston We Have a Purple
• Suzi Loves Cowboys

If you would love to have the entire collection at a reduced price, and if you act fast, Amazon has the OPI Nail Texas Collection 12 bottles for a limited time.

I've always had a “thang” for orange colors, especially on my toes, so I think the first one I'm gonna try is Y'all Come Back Ya Hear?

~LilSis

June 8, 2010

I love those pale pink colors that BigSis just shared with us from the new OPI Pink Collection. I have a hard time keeping polish on my fingernails, so if I wear anything at all, it's always a clear or a very pale pink polish.

I may go bare or ultra sheer on my fingernails, but not on my toes!  I get bored really quickly with the same colors on my toes so I'm always trying something new; from blues, greens, yellows, bright oranges to very dark purples.

I also couldn't find the Essie Resort Collection at my local Ulta and I was in a funk on Friday and really wanted something to cheer me up.  I popped into my neighborhood nail salon and asked her what she had that was new and blue.

OPI Ogre-The-Top Blue

I absolutely fell in love with the OPI Ogre-The-Top Blue shade from the minute I saw it and I knew that I wanted to try it.

I was even happier when I got home to discover that it matches my new swimsuit perfectly!

Funny… I couldn't have even done that if I had tried. 🙂

I really liked the color with the pink strappy sandals that I wore to my Girl's Night Out on Friday night.

But I love the color even more worn with my white Franco Sarto bejeweled sandals.

Is it just me or doesn't a good pedicure just cheer you up a little bit?

~LilSis

June 5, 2010

I zipped up to Ulta the other day to look for the Essie Resort Collection nail polishes that LilSis told us about. Guess what?  Gone!  Bummer.

I did find another fun collection though, and surprise surprise…it's my favorite color: pink.  OPI Pink!

This collection includes 4 pale pink colors that are all different.  Here are the colors and OPI's description of the shades:

Isn't That Precious:  A precociously pretty light pink.

Pink A Doodle:  Oodles of shimmery pale pink.

I Think In Pink:  And I think I love this pop of pink!

It's A Girl:  And she adores this baby pink!

I'm wearing 3 coats of all 4 colors in order, starting with Isn't It Precious on my index finger and ending with It's A Girl on my pinky.  Please forgive my sloppy polish application; I was clearly in a big hurry!  😀

I use mostly Essie polishes, but I was pleased with these OPI polishes.  They dried quickly, with great shine (without a top coat) and no bubbles.

I liked most of the colors, but Pink A Doodle was pretty streaky and I didn't see much of the advertised shimmer.  I Think In Pink was a little more pink than the other shades; even a bit too much pink for me when it comes to fingers (toes are another story!).  If I had to choose a favorite, it would probably be It's A Girl, since it was still a bit sheer and pretty neutral without being too pinky.

If you can't find this kit of 4 mini polishes, look for the colors individually in regular size bottles.  So tell us, have you found any fun new polish colors for this summer?

~BigSis