Saturday Night Smackdown: Indigo!! OPI vs. L'Oreal

Hey everybody!  In the mood for some more brutal battles for the fabulous title of...uh...favorite nail polish color? :)  I don't know about you, but I love me some indigo shades.  I'm not talking about blurples; while I love blurples, they are mostly purple with a tinge of blue.  Today I'm talking about blues with a tinge of purple.  I hope that clears it up.  BUT, in case it doesn't, here are today's contenders!!

In the OPI corner, representing The Amazing Spider-Man collection 2012, is a shimmery goodie that's SO shimmery, my camera lens went nuts:  Into the Night!  *rahhhhhhhh*

When I picked up Into the Night from the Ulta clearance rack, I had forgotten the reviews I'd read about how sheer it is.  I used FOUR coats to banish Mr. VaNeLi..  I'm not gonna lie...this is a weird polish.  It's like a frost, but it isn't like a frost.  It's not brushstroke-prone, but there is so much silver shimmer that you simply have to call it a frost.  I could not get a pic of this polish that did not convey anything less than a glowing nimbus.  But even with its strange qualities, this is one beautiful polish!  It's a denim blue color with a slight indigo undertone.  AND I put this on last night, got up this morning and groomed both my puppies and shampooed my hair, and I had ZERO tip wear.  Yes, reader, you read that right.  Well done, OPI.

Aaaaaaand next we have in the L'Oreal corner, representing Electric Fantasie Project Runway 2012, is The Mystic's Fortune! *rahhhhhhhh*

I have to say that I don't know WHY these two polishes were so hard to photograph.  Ugh.  Anyway, The Mystic's Fortune is a true indigo metallic with a lot of blue shimmer, but not so much that it morphs into a frost (a la Into the Night).  I used two coats, and the application was very good.  I really love the color of this polish.  It leans a bit bluer than the photos...about *this* close to navy, but with enough violet in it to not actually BE navy.  I think this makes a nice alternative to wearing black IF you feel funny about wearing black. :)

So...what do you think?  Which one has your vote?  I'm torn on this one...I think I'm going for L'Oreal for the color.  And OPI for that fantastic wear time! :P

Thanks for stopping by, and have a lovely day! <3

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! :)