Reswatch: $OPI Slushied

Slushied was released in early 2011 as part of the Glee Collection. The collection as a whole was pretty boring, but I was drawn to this cheery blue creme. 2 coats, no top coat.

The formula was fan-freaking-tastic, I must say. Very smooth, self-leveling, and look at that shine!

Also, I don't know about you, but Slushied reminds me more of this than Glee:

(side note: I saved this picture to my computer over a year ago and can no longer remember/find the source...if anyone happens to know, please tell me so I can give credit where it is due)

Someday I'll do nails with black & blue Adidas stripes. That would be fun, and I think my roommate would die of excitement. She's a huuuuuge Leverkusen fan.

Did you pick up any of the $OPI Glee colors? What did you think?

Thanks for looking and commenting, and have a great weekend!

My First Water Marble!

I've always admired water marbles on other people, but got it in my head that they are totally impossible so I shouldn't even bother trying anyway. But then my mom and niece saw one and were like "NAZ YOU NEED TO TRY THIS IT LOOKS SUPER COOL." So I watched a few Youtube videos, tried marbling a few individual nails until I felt I had kinda started to get the hang of it, and then attempted a full mani. Here's my left hand:

As you can see, I messed up the ring fingernail, and I feel like the designs turned out too simple for my liking. But I started with the pinky nail on this hand, so I think I improved a bit by the time I finished my right hand.

I marbled with Sinful Colors Open Seas and $OPI Slushied, over a base of OPI Ridge Filler, which toned them down quite a bit.

Aaaaaand now I am hooked on water marbling. I have another one to show you later on, but in the meantime, talk to me about water marbling! Have you ever tried it? How did it go? What are your favorite color combinations?

Thanks for looking and commenting, and have a great week!

Sephora by OPI Slushied

Good....morning? It's 1:30 AM and I can't sleep, so here I am updating my blog! Today Tonight I have a really nice creme to show you. Because I am lazy, I will henceforth abbreviate Sephora by OPI as $OPI (since they cost more than regular OPI).

I was, however, lucky enough to find this one on clearance for $4! When the promo pictures for the Glee collection came out, this one caught my eye, but...I loathe Glee. I also hate paying $9 or $9.50 for a simple blue creme. But this color is so pretty...as soon as I saw it on clearance, I snatched it right up, and let me tell you, it did not disappoint. This is 2 coats, no top coat:

It's so vibrant and cheerful! And look how glossy it is. Each coat applied very smoothly, and dried very quickly. I have to say, I love the $OPI brush. It's so much better than that ridiculous OPI Pro Wide brush that does nothing but muck up my careful application. I didn't even have to clean up this mani!

That's it for tonight. I have class in 6 and a half hours, so I need to sleep, lol!

P.S. My Lynnderellas came in the mail, so you can expect pictures of Very Pretty Vampire, All Hallow's Eve, and Connect the Dots in the near future!