OPI 4 in the morning

OPI is the brand know for coming up with new types of finishes.They came out with suede finish, crackle, spotted and the Liquid Sand finish first (as far as I know). Now, they have come up with yet another relatively new finish: Satin. It's a mat-but-not-quite, kind of finish. It's still a little shiny somehow and very glossy looking.

OPI 4 in the Morning has this satin finish. It's a very dark gunmetal grey cream in the bottle, but it dries to a gorgeous semi matte or socalled satin. I really like it, it's such a nice change from the regular shiny finish.

The formula was absolutely perfect! It applied like a dream and was opaque in almost 1 coat, but I did 2 thin ones. If you do your coats a little thicker, 1 you can definitely get away with just 1. It dried really fast and, as I've said several times allready, semi matte.

This polish came out with OPI's most recent collection, the Gwen Stefani collaberation. I love that collection, it has some really nice unique colors, like this one and some classic shades like the gorgeous Over and Over a-Gwen red (stay tuned for a full review of that polish later). This is one of my favorites though, because of the finish. It gives this polish something extra and makes it stand out on my nails. I love it and this will be a stable for me during fall and winter (and, let's be honest, I probably will rock it in spring and summer too)!

Did you pick up any of the Gwen Stefani polishes and which one is your favorite?

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Kiko 450

I have been wearing a lot of gorgeous dark, red and sparkly polishes this past few months and after reading my friend Lu's post, I just felt I needed a bright polish on my nails. So I wandered over to my Helmer and looked at all my polish, but couldn't decide which polish I wanted to wear. I think I just don't have enough to choose from. A polish buy is totally necessary!

 

Then I remembered I received a gorgeous bright Kiko polish, took it out of it's snug place between the other polishes and painted my nails. It was just what the doctor ordered!

 

Kiko 450 is a gorgeous bright blue polish, I call this a neon mint blue if that makes sense. It's a a satin polish and came in a set with 7 other polishes. Normally I would show a bottle shot here, but I totally spaced and forgot to take one, so the swatch pictures will have to do.

The formula was nice, opaque in 2 coats and it was reasonably easy to apply. I did notice some dragging after going over the same spot too much, so make sure to use as few strokes as possible to cover your nail for the best result. This polish dried really fast and extremely shiny, these pictures are without topcoat.

Look at that color! Don't get me wrong, I love my dark and twisty polishes, but this is such a nice change. I can't get enough of it and I know this will be a much loved polish in spring and summer.

What's your favorite bright polish?

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