Monday 21 April 2014

NOTD


Hey guys!

Today I thought i'd try something new! My NOTD (Nails of the Day!)

I absolutely love OPI nail polishes. I've never bought an OPI nail polish and been disappointed!  The colours are always fantastic and they last a lot longer than most other nail polishes!

I always start out by applying a base coat, I think this is especially important when applying bright or dark colours, so that you don't stain your nails, but it doesn't hurt to use one all the time!


My favourite base coat to use is the Natural Nail Base Coat from OPI which is NT T10 if you're looking for specific numbers! You only need a thin layer, and i've found that my nails actually feel less damaged when i'm using this, rather than just applying the colour straight off, so that's always a bonus!


For my nail colour today I chose the OPI liquid sand in Tiffany Case NL M51. It really is the most beautiful blue colour. And unlike many glitter nail polishes, it only takes one coat for your nails to have full glitter coverage, meaning it takes less time to dry, and your nail polish won't feel as thick and heavy! I really can't recommend this colour enough!


For my top coat, I strayed away! I do own an OPI top coat (NT T30 if you're wondering!) and whilst it is great, nothing compares to the CND Vinylux Weekly Top Coat. I couldn't find a number on it, though there could be one somewhere! I know what you're thinking, why do you need a weekly topcoat on glitter, it never comes off! But this top coat really is amazing, and it does exactly what it says, my nail polish usually lasts a week without a single chip when I use this! Though it is a specialised product, and I had to buy it from my friend's beauty salon, but totally worth it!


I recently broke a nail and had to cut them all short :( but I hope you can see how good the cover is, with just one layer of colour on!

You can get the base coat from the UK OPI store here for £11.95
I couldn't find the Tiffany Case on the OPI website but you can get it here on nail polish direct for £9.95
You can get the weekly top coat here on amazon for £7.99 however i've been recommended that you buy them direct through a beauty salon if you want your own to make sure they are 100% genuine!

I tried to give a better review than usual, hope I managed it well enough!

What's your favourite nail polish colour? 

Love Amylou x




4 comments:

  1. that blue nail polish IS really beautiful! :)

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  2. Ahh, thank you for your lovely words on my blog sweet!! :)

    I love OPI but they do chip quite quickly - even with top coat!! :( I do love Sinful Colors polish too...good price and great quality!! :)

    Layla xx

    www.sprinklesofstyle.co.uk

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    1. you're welcome! Thanks for my lovely comments too! Oh really? I've usually found OPI to be quite good! Although i'm definitely open to trying other brands if they are better! I used to swear by nails inc but then after a while I found that they started to chip the same day! I've never tried Sinful Colors before, i'll have to look out for it! x

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