Sephora by OPI: Teal We Meet Again

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I usually go for creme finish on my nails but sometimes when I want something a little more fun I like to go for a glitter or a metallic.  Polishes like these {1, 2}are a great middle ground, they have micro shimmer particles that give off the glitter effect and they go on like a foil which makes the colors look metallic and shiny.  

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'Teal We Meet Again' is a fun bright color that I actually really like on my skin tone.  It goes on smoothly allowing me to get a perfect application without any clean up but I don't find the color to be all that long lasting.  I applied it a day and a half ago and I can already see the tips of my nails poking through.  If you're someone like me who changes their color often this won't be too big of an issue.  

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*natural sunlight, 2 coats, Canon T3.  

Essie: Turquoise & Caicos

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If you apply this color in two thin coats, you get a beautiful tiffany blue turquoise color that's perfect for the summer.  I had always heard a lot about this polish but never really looked at it in the stores or anything since I wasn't too big a fan of blues and greens back then, I stuck loyally to my baby pinks, reds, and nudes.  Let me just say, I am so happy I've finally started to branch out into other colors...better late than never!

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This closeup shot really shows how creamy and almost jelly the consistency of this polish is, it looks nice and opaque and stays on for days!  I think I wore this polish for about a week straight without noticing any chipping or smudging, which is quite a feat when you're talking about a girl who changes her polish normally 3x a week.  

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This is a shot of my sister's nails, she liked the color when I bought it so we had matching nails for a while.  I'm not a huge fan of nail art, I like my nails plain and creamy but she decided to add this pink tribal stripe effect on her ring finger that actually looks really great with the 'Turquoise and Caicos' color.  

*natural sunlight, 2 coats, Canon T3.  

Sephora by OPI: Mermaid to Order

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It's funny how I wrote my last post about wanting to take a break from bright colors, and then I follow it up with a color like this.  I purchased 'Mermaid to Order' from the Sephora by OPI line and it couldn't be farther from a dull color, it is a bright and reflective teal blue color with a great shine.  

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This photo is really just to show how reflective the color is in the bottle as well as on the nails.  The name is perfect because as you can see above it looks just like the color of a mermaid's tail.  

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This isn't exactly a color that I'd wear very often but it is a nice one to have in your collection when you're looking for a fun color.  My younger sisters seem to use it more often than I do which is great because we have two bottles of it.  That just goes to show how enticing this color is, I bought it twice without realizing that I already had it!

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*natural sunlight, 2 coats, Canon T3.