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Hello lovelies,

I haven't shown you any swatches of the OPI Coca-Colla collection so here they finally are! Unfortunately couple of bottles broke in transit so I've decided to do 'my picks' post instead and I'll show you six of my favourites from this collection.

OPI Coca-Cola Collection - My picks | Review & Swatches

You’re So Vain-illa - light vanilla-beige creme. This was an easy pick because You’re So Vain-illa is perfect base for any vintage-style nail art. I've applied two thicker coats for full coverage. It applied easily and dried fast. I've already used You’re So Vain-illa in nail art, you can see it here.

Sorry I’m Fizzy Today - muted coral creme. I like this shade because the classic pink coral colour don't suit me very much. But this one is not as bright. The formula is a bit sheerer, I needed three coats for full opacity. Otherwise it applied well and dried fast.

Coca-Cola Red - bright tomato red creme. Oh what a stunning shade of red! It's timeless and super glossy and very well pigmented. I've applied two thin coats for good coverage. It dried fast and smooth.

Get Cherried Away - medium purple creme. It's a gorgeous purple but it's much warmer than my pictures show. It applied nicely and two coats were fully opaque.

My Signature Is “DC” - metallic silver. I couldn't leave out this beauty, could I? I was a bit afraid it will be streaky or patchy but I was very pleasantly surprised. It applied very easily and without any streaks. Two regular coats were fully opaque and it dried fast. Perfect!

Today I Accomplished Zero - black jelly base with red glitter. This one is that classic goth-y shade great for Halloween. It's a bit on the sheer side, I needed two thick coats for full coverage. It dried fast but gritty so I needed a thicker topcoat.

So those are my top picks from the OPI Coca Cola collection. I hope you enjoyed my swatches :)

OPI polishes are available at your usual outlets, at Amazon.com (US) and for UK at The Nail & Beauty Link (UK, just register to shop), opiuk.com (UK), Feelunique (UK).

Have a lovely day! Lucie x

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Hello lovelies,

It's happening!!! This year's piCture pOlish Blog/Insta Fest 2014 is on! It's a little bit different from the previous years and you will see a swatch of one nail polish, nail art manicure, tutorial and Nail Vinyls so hold on to your hats!

The first part of this post is the swatch & review of piCture pOlish Scarlett. Scarlett is a beautiful, feminine rose red colour with bijou holo* finish. The fine holo dust shows in the sunlight yet it's very subtle. The formula was really good - easy to apply and well-pigmented. I've applied two coats and topcoat for this swatch.

*Bijou Holo is a mix of delicate small holo particles and coloured flecks that look amazing in bright sunlight and three dimensional in low lights.

Lucy's Stash for piCture pOlish Blog/Insta Fest 2014!

Now it's time to show you the nail art. The challenge was to create nail art using only Nail Vinyls, two provided piCture pOlish shades and possibly a bit of black and white polish. No special nail art techniques were allowed meaning no dots, no gradient, no decals, stamping, acrylic paints, studs, rhinestones etc. It was very restrictive and challenging so I've had quite a difficult time coming out with something other than just simple chevrons. But now I'm so curious to see what other fellow bloggers came up with! Let's have a look at my nail art then...

I have been sent two shades to work with - Atomic and Moody Blues and mini chevron Nail Vinyls. Additionally, I have used a bit of black nail polish as an outline in my design. It was very time consuming but I'm so pleased with the result. I've applied two coats of Atomic and one coat of Moody Blues over the Nail Vinyls. I wanted to do a reversed accent nail but Atomic is too sheer to cover the Moody Blues.

You know I love patterns so having Nail Vinyls to hand made the whole process much easier. They apply easily and stick to the nail well but they do not stick too much at the same time. I have applied Seche Vite topcoat before using the Nail Vinyls so that they wouldn't ruin the polish underneath. they worked really well.

I've also prepared a picture tutorial for you ;)

The Nail Vinyls are very handy and I think I'll be using them again in the future. piCture pOlish will be retailing a special exclusive 4 pack ‘Nail Vinyls’ containing ‘Chevrons, Mini Chevrons, Straight & Right Angles’

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