Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Breast Cancer Awareness Nail Art!

Hey guys!  So I realized that October is almost over and I haven't posted any Breast Cancer Awareness nail art! So I did this simple but cute mani to contribute to raising BCA. Enjoy!:)


For my index, middle, and pinky fingers, I used 2 coats of OPI Kiss Me I'm Brazilian as my base, and  1 coat of OPI Desperately Seeking Sequins on top.


For my ring finger, I used OPI KMIB again as my base and placed Born Pretty Store Free Silver Glitter in the shape of a ribbon. To top it all off I used HK Glisten and Glow Topcoat.


Above is a sunlight shot to show you the iridescence in the glitter. I loooove it! *o*

Like I said, it's simple, but I honestly can't think of anything else more girly(and perfect for BCA) than pink and glitter! I really like this mani and I hope you do too!

XOXO

Cierra

Sunday, October 12, 2014

OPI Brazil Collection: Comparison Swatches

Hey guys! Today I have comparison swatches for the OPI Brazil Collection to share with you all. This is the first post I am making of this series I'm starting on my blog! I'll post pics with a swatch of the collection I'm comparing as well as swatches of colors that are similar, that way you can see if there are duplicates!

OPI Kiss Me I'm Brazilian

Here I have, from left to right, Zoya Lara, Urban Decay Woodstock, OPI Kiss Me I'm Brazilian and China Glaze Sugar High. KMIB is a bit brighter and more bubblegum than Woodstock, which came the closest to being a dupe in my collection. Sugar High was the next runner up and is less bright than KMIB and is significantly darker. Finally, Lara is the darkest compared to the others. KMIB is definitely a must have in my collection, and IMO anyone else's too!

OPI I Just Can't Cope-acabana

From left to right: OPI I Just Can't Cope-acabana, China Glaze Happy Go Lucky, OPI I Just Can''t Cope-acabana, and China Galze Lemon Fizz. ICC is darker than CG LF, but brighter than CG HGL. ICC is a perfect true yellow, without being too dull.

OPI Where Did Suzi's Man-Go?

From left to right I have OPI Where Did Suzi's Man-Go?, China Glaze Peachy Keen, OPI Where Did Suzi's Man-Go?, and China Glaze Peachy Keen. CG PK is the only real peachy color I have in my collection that could possibly be a dupe to WDSMG. WDSMG is more orange-y rather than CG PK, which seems to be paler and more into the coral hues of the color spectrum.

OPI Amazon-Amazoff

From left to right: OPI Amazon-Amazoff, Butter London Slapper, OPI Amazon-Amazoff, China Glaze Custom Kicks. I don't have a color like AA, obviously, but BL S and CG CK are the closest colors I have to her. OPI AA is significantly darker than BL S and CG CK, more like a dark teal hue. BL S is a lighter, somewhat brighter teal blue and CG CK is slightly darker than BL S and has a gold shimmer throughout it.

OPI Don't Bossa Nova Me Around and Taupe-less Beach

From left to right: OPI My Vampire is Buff, OPI Don't Bossa Nova Me Around, OPI Taupe-less Beach, and OPI My Vampire is Buff. MVIB is a pale yellow-off whitish hue, whereas DBNMA and TLB are more on the taupe side. Of the two taupes, DBNMA is significantly lighter than TLB and even leans a bit pink (similar to OPI My Very First Knockwurst).

Aaaaand thats it for the swatch comparisons! Thanks so much for reading and I hope this was helpful to you all! Feel free to leave comments/suggestions below on this series or of my blog in general. Have a great day/night! :)

Cierra