Wednesday 30 January 2013

OPI Mariah Carey Collection for Spring 2013 - Review and swatches

Hello lovelies,

It took me while but here they are, gorgeous OPI Mariah Carey polishes! The collection consists of 8 new shades, four of which are textured Liquid Sand polishes.

From the press release: "OPI Liquid Sand nail lacquer offers a never-before-seen look with a pebbled finish that lightly shimmers with fine glitter particles. Worn without top coat, Liquid Sand lacquer gives nails a unique textured matte finish worthy of a superstar.


Lucy's Stash - OPI Mariah Carey Collection for Spring 2013

Lucy's Stash - OPI Mariah Carey Collection for Spring 2013




A Butterfly Moment - frosty peachy beige shimmer. This is quite unique colour, I've never tried one like this. It has tiny tan and peach particles similar to what foil polishes have. I usually don't like flesh colours very much but this one looked just gorgeous! The polish is well pigmented, I'm wearing two coats. It applied nicely and dried quite fast. The finish is slightly streaky. I thought the small particles in the polish would cause troubles when removing it but it was ok.

Lucy's Stash - OPI A Butterfly Moment
Lucy's Stash - OPI A Butterfly Moment
Lucy's Stash - OPI A Butterfly Moment



Anti-bleak - purple creme with red undertones. In real life the colour is so much more reddish, I don't know what my camera was doing! Polishaholic's pictures of Anti-bleak are more colour accurate. The formula is absolutely excellent as I'm used to with OPI polishes. I'm wearing two coats which were enough for full coverage. it dried fast and removal was easy.

Lucy's Stash - OPI Anti-bleak
Lucy's Stash - OPI Anti-bleak
Lucy's Stash - OPI Anti-bleak




OPI Pink Yet Lavender over A Butterfly Moment - Pink Yet Lavender is a mix of big rose pink hex glitters with small holographic glitter in a clear base. It's a very pretty glitter topcoat and it looks feminine and still office friendly over A Butterfly Moment. The formula is slightly on a thicker side but it still applied quite well. There's a lot of glitter in the bottle, this is just one coat applied.

Lucy's Stash - OPI Pink Yet Lavender over A Butterfly Moment
Lucy's Stash - OPI Pink Yet Lavender over A Butterfly Moment



OPI Pink Yet Lavender over Anti-bleak

Lucy's Stash - OPI Pink Yet Lavender over Anti-bleak
Lucy's Stash - OPI Pink Yet Lavender over Anti-bleak
Lucy's Stash - OPI Pink Yet Lavender over Anti-bleak



Sprung - mix of copper and brown foil particles creating foil finish. This shade reminds me of Warm & Fozzie from the Muppets collection with its formula and shade. Sprung is much warmer though. The pigmentation is not that great, I had to apply three coats to achieve full coverage. Application on the other hand was easy. I did experience foil particles sticking to my skin while removing this polish.

Lucy's Stash - OPI Sprung
Lucy's Stash - OPI Sprung
Lucy's Stash - OPI Sprung




Can't Let Go - grape purple with purple hex glitters and small round purple glitter. It applied easily and the pigmentation of the polish was good. I have applied two coats. The drying time is a bit longer than with other polishes and removal is similar to glitters.

Lucy's Stash - OPI Liquid Sand Can't Let Go
Lucy's Stash - OPI Liquid Sand Can't Let Go
Lucy's Stash - OPI Liquid Sand Can't Let Go
Lucy's Stash - OPI Liquid Sand Can't Let Go

Can't Let Go with topcoat

Lucy's Stash - OPI Liquid Sand Can't Let Go with topcoat
Lucy's Stash - OPI Liquid Sand Can't Let Go with topcoat




Get Your Number - blue jelly base with lots of holographic glitter. The holo glitters shows up beautifully on the direct sun and creates nice contrast with the grainy texture. It applied nicely and I have needed two coats again.

Lucy's Stash - OPI Liquid Sand Get Your Number
Lucy's Stash - OPI Liquid Sand Get Your Number
Lucy's Stash - OPI Liquid Sand Get Your Number
Lucy's Stash - OPI Liquid Sand Get Your Number



Get Your Number with topcoat

Lucy's Stash - OPI Liquid Sand Get Your Number with topcoat
Lucy's Stash - OPI Liquid Sand Get Your Number with topcoat




Stay The Night - black jelly base with reddish pink glitter. The glitter stands out beautifully within the textured finish. This was my favourite Liquid Sand polish, especially with topcoat! Absolutely gorgeous! I have applied two thick coats to achieve full coverage. It applied nicely :)

Lucy's Stash - OPI Liquid Sand Stay The Night
Lucy's Stash - OPI Liquid Sand Stay The Night
Lucy's Stash - OPI Liquid Sand Stay The Night
Lucy's Stash - OPI Liquid Sand Stay The Night


Stay The Night with topcoat is stunning!

Lucy's Stash - OPI Liquid Sand Stay The Night with topcoat
Lucy's Stash - OPI Liquid Sand Stay The Night with topcoat




The Impossible - reddish pink jelly with purple hex glitter and star glitter. It has slightly lower pigmentation that the other polishes, I'd compare it to the Get Your Number. I have applied two thick coats to get the coverage in the pictures. It applied easily, no problem there.

 Lucy's Stash - OPI Liquid Sand The Impossible
Lucy's Stash - OPI Liquid Sand The Impossible
Lucy's Stash - OPI Liquid Sand The Impossible
Lucy's Stash - OPI Liquid Sand The Impossible



The Impossible with topcoat

 Lucy's Stash - OPI Liquid Sand The Impossible with topcoat
Lucy's Stash - OPI Liquid Sand The Impossible with topcoat


The Liquid Sand polishes are obviously something totally new to the market and OPI is one of the first to release them. Their finish is sand-like, grainy and matte. It probably won't appeal to everybody but it will certainly make you stand out.

All Liquid Sand polishes had slightly longer drying time. I have always applied the first coat, waited about 8 minutes for it to dry enough, then applied second coat. Then I waited about 10 minutes for it to dry and get matte but I would still ruin it if I'd touch it. The removal was slightly easier than glitter but I still had to soak my nails for a while in remover on a cotton pad.

Overall, the collection is really nice, I like the mixture of bold and feminine shade as well as different finishes. I will always prefer smooth and glossy finish but I could get used to the texture. 

The Mariah Carey Collection is available now at Professional Salons, including Beauty Brands, Beauty First, Chatters, Dillard’s, JCPenney, Pure Beauty, Regis, Trade Secret, and ULTA, for $9.00 ($10.95 CAN) suggested retail for each nail lacquer.



*These were provided for a reviw

21 comments:

  1. Sprung is so, so pretty! Defo need it. But I'm not sure about the Liquid Sand polishes. I don't like them, I think!

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  2. Oh my god! So perfect nail polish! I LOOOOVELY YOUR PHOTOS! Congratilation, dear!

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  3. WOW.... your photography is probably the best i've ever seen.... amazing! wow.... great review xxx

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  4. I really want to try the Liquid Sand. They look stunning with the topcoat!

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  5. I like Sprung most! I am still not sure how I feel about the Liquid Sand finish. The polishes are unique, but I prefer them with topcoat, which would defeat the purpose of these nail polishes.

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  6. They are beautiful. I think I like the liquid sands with the top coat the best but I know that's not the point:)

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  7. I'm not too into the liquid sands, but that purple creme is gorgeous

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  8. All of them are so nice !
    I love sand effect is so cool <3 !

    xxx

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  9. Stay the night is absolutely stunning! Beautiful pictures

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  10. I adore A Butterfly Moment and Sprug. I think I'm in the minority in that the sand effect just does not do it for me at all =(

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  11. omgawd I cannot get enough of the liquid sands!! <3 with and without a topcoat!!

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  12. The black & red liquid sand polish is awesome!

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  13. Awesome swatches! I love love love the liquid sands and I think it's so interesting how topcoat completely changes the look of the polish.

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  14. Your swatches are the best I've seen of this collection. Now I want all the sand effects!

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  15. I just got my two liquid sands, and I can't wait to try them, even though I am not pleased to hear about the long drying time :)

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  16. loving every single shade.. oh my....

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  17. Love these swatches!
    I also love a smooth and shiny look to the nails but I wore Can't Let Go last week and I was in love and surprised by how long it lasted.

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  18. Get Your Number and Stay The Night are my favorite colors from this collection :)

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  19. i really don't like liquid sand polishes, they look ugly in my opinion. specially Stay The Night, it looks like scabs :( but with top coat they are wonderful!

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