It's Spring Training time! OPI Love Athletes in Cleats

OPI Love Athletes in Cleats (2 coats)

from the Major League Baseball Fashion Plate Collection (Spring 2014)

This shimmery red and a man in uniform…now that’s romantic.

My absolutely favorite sport is baseball and now that Spring Training is here it is time to pull this collection out and do some baseball manis! We went to Arizona to see the Cubs last week and had the BEST time! We will definitely be going back again.

OPI announces the launch of seven new limited edition nail lacquers inspired by Major League Baseball (MLB), marking the first-ever professional sports league licensing agreement for the company. Featuring a range of red, orange, blue and white hues, MLB Collection by OPI shades are ideal to mix, match and wear while fans cheer on their favorite MLB team.

There are seven shades in the collection, and six of them are featured in the Mini Hitters set.

 



Formula X for Sephora in Spectrum

Formula X for Sephora in Spectrum

2 coats

from the Spring 2014 Liquid Crystals collection

2 coats of Spectrum is a bit sheer- you can see my nail line a bit. A third coat would have most likely helped it be more opaque, but I wasn't bothered too much.

Essie Style Hunter

 Essie Style Hunter

2 coats

 

from the Essie Spring 2014 Hide and Go Chic Collection

 

Style Hunter is a raspberry crème that covered well in just two coats. Although it's not a unique shade, it's pretty nonetheless.

Oklahoma was hit with some nasty Spring weather last week that left the sunshine nowhere to be found. Thank goodness the sun came back out today- it was a bit depressing around here!

 

Revlon Brazilian Beach

 Revlon Brazilian Beach

2 coats

(pic taken in shade because this one in the sun freaked out my camera!)

from the Haute Rocks Pebbled Nail Enamel Collection

 

Today I've got another shade from the Revlon Haute Rocks Pebbled Nail Enamel Collection. Last week I found this collection at my local CVS and chose a few shades to purchase. (Retail price was $5.99 each, but there was an ECB deal on them at the time to make them cheaper.)

 

 

 These Limited Edition Collection shades contains a matte base packed with glitter. The display referred to "3D matte sparkle inspired by exotic pebbled beaches."

 

Although the other two shades I tried from this line had a tinted base that helped me achieve pretty complete coverage in two coats, Brazilian Beach's base is just barely tinted, so my natural nail did show through. One option to remedy this might be to use a nude shade as undies.

 

I did find that this one dried relatively smooth, as did Balinese Bay and Lana'i Lagoon.

 

Here's a macro shot of the glitter- I do think the different sizes of gold and copper glitters are gorgeous.

 



Revlon Balinese Bay

Revlon Balinese Bay

2 coats

from the Haute Rocks Pebbled Nail Enamel Collection

 

Today I've got another shade from the Revlon Haute Rocks Pebbled Nail Enamel Collection. Last week I found this collection at my local CVS and chose a few shades to purchase. (Retail price was $5.99 each, but there was an ECB deal on them to make them cheaper.)

 

These Limited Edition Collection shades contains a matte base packed with glitter. The display referred to "3D matte sparkle inspired by exotic pebbled beaches."

 

Again, I was impressed with the coverage I got in just two coats. As with Lana'i Lagoon, this was actually pretty smooth!

 

shade pic- I think you see the glitter a bit bitter in the shade

macro shot- I LOVE this combo of glitter.

 



Revlon Lana'i Lagoon

Revlon Lana'i Lagoon

2 coats

from the Haute Rocks Pebbled Nail Enamel Collection

 

Last week I found this collection at my local CVS and chose a few shades to purchase. (Retail price was $5.99 each, but there was an ECB deal on them to make them cheaper.)

 

These Limited Edition Collection shades contains a matte base packed with glitter. The display referred to "3D matte sparkle inspired by exotic pebbled beaches."

 

I was impressed with the coverage I got in just two coats. And although I totally expected this to leave a rough texture, it was actually pretty smooth!

 

shade pic- I think you see the glitter a bit bitter in the shade

macro shot- isn't that glitter gorgeous?

 



CoverGirl XL Nail Gel in Overblown Orange

CoverGirl XL Nail Gel in Overblown Orange (2 coats)

 

Today I'm showing you the other shade I purchased from the CoverGirl display with the new "XL Nail Gel" polish.

 

Overblown Orange is a bit more opaque than Ample Apple, but still has a jelly quality. It's gorgeous and gave good coverage in two coats.

 

I continue to be impressed with this line- application was super easy, as was cleanup. It does have a nice thick look to it, although of course it's not actually gel...... It did dry nicely when I used my usual NYC Grand Central Station as a topcoat.

 

 

COVERGIRL XL Nail Gel in Ample Apple (2 coats)

CoverGirl XL Nail Gel in Ample Apple (2 coats)

 

Earlier this week I was in Walgreens and happened upon a CoverGirl display with new "XL Nail Gel" polish. Of course I had to pick up a few to try- Ample Apple and Overblown Orange.

 

I chose Ample Apple to try first and I LOVE it! It's a gorgeous jelly that gave good coverage in two coats. A bit of VNL is visible, but it's a jelly after all, so I'm not too bothered.

 

I'm impressed so far- application was super easy, as was cleanup. It does have a nice thick look to it, although of course it's not actually gel...... It did dry nicely when I used my usual NYC Grand Central Station as a topcoat.

 

 

Glitter Topper: OPI Let's Do Anything We Want

 OPI Let's Do Anything We Want ( 1coat, dabbed on)

from the Spring 2014 Muppets Most Wanted Collection

over

Sephora by OPI What Aura Gonna Wear? (3 coats)

 

shade pic

Let's Do Anything We Want! is so pretty- it's a clear base with small pink and white glitter with larger white square glitter. I got great coverage with one coat, dabbing it on to make sure I had the placement I wanted.

It also dried pretty smooth- I just used one coat of NYC Grand Central Station as my topcoat, and it's almost completely smooth.

OPI Muppets World Tour

 OPI Muppets World Tour (2 coats)

from the Spring 2014 Muppets Most Wanted Collection

 

I was pretty amazed with this glitter- look at the coverage I got from two coats, with no undies. It applied wonderfully too- no monkey business needed to get good coverage, I just applied it like I would any regular polish.

 

 

You can see the different colors better in this shade pic- there are small white and silver glitters, larger white and gold hexs, and larger pink and turquoise hexes as well. I do wish there was a bit more pink and turquoise- on several fingers I just one of those colors.

 

 

I can't wait to try this over another pink- I've seen pics that are just gorgeous!

 

 

OPI Girls Love Diamonds

OPI Girls Love Diamonds (3 coats)



from the Major League Baseball Fashion Plate Collection

 

Today I'm wearing another shade from the Mini Hitters set, available on Amazon for $18.25. Six of the seven shades in the MLB Collection are featured in the mini set.  (Right Off the Bat, a frosty navy blue, is not included in the mini set).

 

Girls Love Diamonds is the only sheer shade in the set, and even with additional coats, I don't think it could ever be opaque. I think it works great both on its own and as a topper for a darker shade.

 

OPI announces the launch of seven new limited edition nail lacquers inspired by Major League Baseball (MLB), marking the first-ever professional sports league licensing agreement for the company. Featuring a range of red, orange, blue and white hues, MLB Collection by OPI shades are ideal to mix, match and wear while fans cheer on their favorite MLB team.

 

 

In the set:
Umpires Comes Out At Night
Girls Love Diamonds
7th Inning Strrretch
Short-STOP!
Orange You Going To the Game?

Love Athletes in Cleats 

 

#afflink 

 



OPI Umpires Come Out At Night

OPI Umpires Come Out At Night (2 coats)



from the Major League Baseball Fashion Plate Collection

(this dries somewhat matte- I did not topcoat the ring finger so you could see this)

 

Today I'm wearing another shade from the Mini Hitters set, available on Amazon for $18.25. Six of the seven shades in the MLB Collection are featured in the mini set.  (Right Off the Bat, a frosty navy blue, is not included in the mini set).

 

I really like this navy blue! I also thought that I'd see what Girls Love Diamonds looked like on top of Umpires Come Out At Night. I love it like this too!

 

OPI Umpires Come Out At Night (2 coats)

topped with OPI Girls Love Diamonds (1 coat)



OPI announces the launch of seven new limited edition nail lacquers inspired by Major League Baseball (MLB), marking the first-ever professional sports league licensing agreement for the company. Featuring a range of red, orange, blue and white hues, MLB Collection by OPI shades are ideal to mix, match and wear while fans cheer on their favorite MLB team.

 

 

In the set:
Umpires Comes Out At Night
Girls Love Diamonds
7th Inning Strrretch
Short-STOP!
Orange You Going To the Game?

Love Athletes in Cleats 

 

#afflink 

 



OPI 7th Inning Strrretch

OPI 7th Inning Strrretch (2 coats)



from the Major League Baseball Fashion Plate Collection

 

My Mini Hitters set, available on Amazon for $18.25, came in this week and I couldn't wait to try another shade from this collection. Six of the seven shades in the MLB Collection are featured in the mini set.  (Right Off the Bat, a frosty navy blue, is not included in the mini set).

Although I found the super-frosty Orange You Going To the Game? to be very brush stroke-y, I loved the somewhat frosty steel blue 7th Inning Strrretch. One coat was very very streaky, but a second coat evened it out nicely.

OPI announces the launch of seven new limited edition nail lacquers inspired by Major League Baseball (MLB), marking the first-ever professional sports league licensing agreement for the company. Featuring a range of red, orange, blue and white hues, MLB Collection by OPI shades are ideal to mix, match and wear while fans cheer on their favorite MLB team.

 

 

In the set:
Umpires Comes Out At Night
Girls Love Diamonds
7th Inning Strrretch
Short-STOP!
Orange You Going To the Game?

Love Athletes in Cleats 

 

#afflink 

 



OPI Short-STOP!

OPI Short-STOP! (2 coats)



from the Major League Baseball Fashion Plate Collection

 

Short-STOP! was the second shade I tried in the collection, and although it was a ground-breaking shade, it is still a nice medium red creamy shade and since it was the MLB collection I had to BUY ALL THE COLORS.

OPI announces the launch of seven new limited edition nail lacquers inspired by Major League Baseball (MLB), marking the first-ever professional sports league licensing agreement for the company. Featuring a range of red, orange, blue and white hues, MLB Collection by OPI shades are ideal to mix, match and wear while fans cheer on their favorite MLB team.

 

 

 

There are seven shades in the collection, and six of them are featured in this Mini Hitters set, available on Amazon for $18.25. I ordered it last week and can't wait to try the other shades.

 

 

#afflink 

 



OPI Love Athletes in Cleats

OPI Love Athletes in Cleats (2 coats)

from the Major League Baseball Fashion Plate Collection

 

This shimmery red and a man in uniform…now that’s romantic.

 

My absolutely favorite sport is baseball and I was so excited to see this collection!

 

OPI announces the launch of seven new limited edition nail lacquers inspired by Major League Baseball (MLB), marking the first-ever professional sports league licensing agreement for the company. Featuring a range of red, orange, blue and white hues, MLB Collection by OPI shades are ideal to mix, match and wear while fans cheer on their favorite MLB team.

 

 

 

There are seven shades in the collection, and six of them are featured in this Mini Hitters set, available on Amazon for $18.25.

 

I purchased a full-sized Short-STOP! as well as the mini set and cannot wait to swatch them all!

 

 

(Had to throw in this pic of my favorite Cubbie, picture taken by moi, thankyouverymuch.)

 



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