Saturday, March 1, 2014

Saturday Night Smackdown: PINK!! OPI vs. Barielle

Hey everybody!  Is everybody having a pleasantly peaceful weekend?  Good.  Now how about a bloody, fearsome battle to the death, where you, the spectator, get to decide who lives and who doesn't??!  Oh, okay.  So it's not *that* bad.  It's more like "vote for your favorite pink."  Heh heh...


I have amassed quite a fortune of pinks in the last year...amazing feat, considering that when I first started blogging, I had very few and considered pinks to be one of my least favorite nail colors.  My, what a difference a few months make! :D  I love pinks, especially those pure pink shades wholly unadulterated by the stench of coral. :P  So take a look at today's contestants and vote for your favorite!

In the OPI corner, representing Holland 2012, we have Pedal Faster Suzi!  *rahhhhhhhhhhhhhh*


I think everybody in creation owns this polish, and I can now call myself one of said everybody after snagging this one in a recent blog sale.  Pedal Faster Suzi is a sheer baby pink...and I mean really sheer...with an insane silver shimmer.  I had to use 3 coats of this one, and as you can see, Mr. VaNeLi is still strutting around like he owns the joint.  *Sigh*.  But Pedal Faster Suzi is SOOO pretty...it brings to mind spring flowers, Easter dresses, and that clean baby smell.  What...too much caffeine?
 

Tough competition to be sure...so let's introduce our opposing contender...in the Barielle corner, representing Brilliant 2013, is The Pink of Fashion!  *rahhhhhhhhhhhhhh*


The Pink of Fashion is a straight-up creme with Barielle's impeccable creme formula.  It's such a perfect Barbie pink that Ken might get confused and show up at YOUR dream house by accident.  Apparently, The Pink of Fashion has been retired and isn't *technically* in the Brilliant collection, but there is another pink in that collection called Smarty Pants that looks a whole bunch like it. :)  I applied 2 effortless coats of The Pink of Fashion.


So who gets your vote??  Will it be the barely-there pink with loads of shimmer, or the bubblegum pink creme?  As for me, although I adore my shimmers, I am going with The Pink of Fashion. <3

Thanks for reading, and have a lovely rest of your weekend! :)

12 comments:

  1. Can I break the rules and vote for both? :) I think the Barielle edges out the OPI, it's so crisp and pretty!

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    1. :D Is it not just the perfect pink?? Looks positively like candy. :)

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  2. Both are such great pinks! I have to say I'm loving the OPI one more, that shimmer :D

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    1. Ahhhh, shimmerrrrrr. Shimmer does indeed make the world a better place. <3

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  3. My votes for Pedal Faster Suzi - love that shimmer!

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    1. I think Suzi needs to just slow down and take a look at her fabulous shimmery nails! :P

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  4. Hi Melissa, a wonderful post and very difficult to choose between the two of them. And blogging does this to us - we start to explore those nailracks like well, explorers setting foot on unknown territory - LOL!!! I lke the Barielle for its sweet and happy boldness!!!

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    1. We bloggers have such tough problems to solve, don't we?? :P Ah, sweet and happily bold...sounds like you, my friend! <3

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  5. I love Pedal Faster Suzi. It was one of my top favorite nail polishes until I found a dupe that was more opaque. It's a Zoya...but I can't remember what her name is now....and I'm at work. Pedal Faster Suzi is my favorite because it has the silvery shimmer that I love...like Butter London Victoriana, Posh Bird, etc. Eeek! So glad you got it.

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    1. I was thinking you really liked Pedal Faster Suzi...but it is SO sheer. Yes, now that you mention it, it does remind me of those BLs. Shimmer makes me happy. :D

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  6. Pink, especially the lighter tones, is just such a pleasant little color and while it's never one I really reach for, I'm always happy when one somehow manages to materialize on my nails... what? I looooove super pale pink cremes the most... I'll have to go with The Pink of Fashion here. It's absolute perfection on you, too.

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    1. Thank you. <3 I've been searching for my perfect baby pink, and I really think I've found it. This color makes me happy. :D

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