Entries for Wednesday June 06

OPI’s Color That Cannot Be Tamed

• Manufacturer: OPI
• Availability: part of the Sephora by OPI collection
• Color Range: sheer pale green shimmer
• Staying Power: 4 out of 4 stars
• Cost/Amount: USD$9 for 14 ml / .5 fl oz
• Would you purchase again: yes
• Similar shades:

Unlike Sally Hansen's Lime Lights - another sheer green nail polish - this green doesn't have an iridescence to it, its green is softer, and the texture looks a bit rough. I like Lime Lights better. I'm not totally sure how I might use this polish, unless it's as a layering coat over my really deep dark greens or blues. Hm...I wonder how this would look over Zoya's Cynthia? Maybe I'll try that out. It might also serve as an interesting backdrop / base color, with darker colors - like Cynthia - used atop it in nail stamping. I got this on clearance at Sephora. The first bottle I purchased broke in transit, so I bought a second one. I probably shouldn't have bothered! Even after three coats, the color is very faint, and the VNL is pretty visible.

Zoya’s Kennedy

• Vendor: Zoya/Art of Beauty
• Availability: originally released as part of Zoya's Feel collection
• Color Range: pinked beige creme
• Staying Power: 4 out of 4 stars
• Cost/Amount: USD$8 for 14 ml / .5 fl oz
• Would you purchase again: yes
• Similar shades: Zoya's Pandora (but softer)

This color shifts back and forth from “pinked beige” to “beige pink” depending on what colors are around it. Unlike the colors in the Touch collection, which sadly have just the slightest chalky feel to them, Kennedy and the others in this collection apply fairly easily and evenly. They wear well, too (though like any Zoya color, they’ll last even longer with a top coat.) I think I would like this a little better, ironically, if it were more firmly beige, or pink…instead of this “halfway-between-shifting” shade.