Sunday, January 23, 2011

OPI "My Big Break"

not to be confused with "Ali's Big Break". i picked up this Holiday 2007 polish at one of my local nail supply stores. truthfully, i grabbed it because the unshaken bottle contained a lot of green flash. when i took it home and shook it, it was less impressive looking.
HOWEVER, it is still a really neat colour, and there's a lack of swatch photos on the 'net, so here you go. it's a pink-purple with prominent silver shimmer as well as some multi-coloured sparkle. the formula is pretty good (comes with a Pro-Wide brush, I LOVE THESE), although it can be brushstrokey if your application technique isn't careful. i used 3 coats to cover bald spots.
also i should note that i started using China Glaze Strong Adhesion base coat on this manicure so we'll see how that goes!

6 comments:

  1. Muito linda essa cor, aqui no Brasil vende uma chamada Cláudia da marca Impala que se parece muito, mas nem chega aos pés desse OPI.

    Lindo!!!!

    bjus.
    http://useihoje.blogspot.com

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  2. Pretty colour! It looks so great on you :)

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  3. I just bought this today! It looks great on you!

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  4. Katie, i hope you like it! it's a much more complex polish for what would typically be a standard pink shade

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  5. I found a bottle of this, and saw the pretty green duochrome in the bottle. I've seen pics of this alone, but has anyone ever layered it over black or a darker color to see if the green shows up better?

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  6. Emma, i don't know that anyone has tried to layer this polish. i don't think that the green would show up though...i don't believe it's a true duochrome but rather something that shows up when the bottle isn't well-mixed

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