Hey everyone! You may or may not know that when I moved to Bournemouth recently I also made an IRL friend, namely Charlie of Pocket Money Polishes! π We have formed a little habit of swapping polishes so the other can try out some new ones without having to splash out, which is so awesome π Charlie’s got a fab collection of OPIs if you didn’t know!
Anyway today I am using a lovely polish which she’s kindly lent to me, called ‘Girls Love Diamonds’. It’s from the new OPI Major League Baseball -MLB- Collection (also known as the OPI Fashion Plate Collection). I have to tell you I have’t got a first clue about baseball… the closest I’ve come to a baseball game is playing rounders on the school field! (Those were the days…!) I have to say I’m not terribly fussed by the collection because the majority is reds and blues, but this one is worth picking up!
Girls Love Diamonds is a pretty white foily-shimmer polish. It’s one of those ones that twinkles a LOT and looks very pure and clean on the nails. It’s a nice twist on the traditional white pearl shimmer, and I feel like this would look nice layered as well as alone.
Application:Β
The photos show 3 coats – it’s definitely not opaque yet and I’d say will need 4-5 coats for full opacity. It’s very sheer and the only pigment comes from the shimmer itself, so it is buildable but takes a good few layers.Β It dries relatively quickly but obviously the more coats you use the slower it will dry. It dries to a dull finish – not matte but not glossy; kind of textured in appearance. I’d definitely recommend a quick dry topcoat for this polish.
I think if I was to wear this again I’d layer it at 2 coats over a matte white, or even a pearl white – I think it would give a really stunning appearance and negate the need to layer up to 5 coats, plus base and topcoat.
You can buy the whole Fashion Plate Collection from TNBL, which is a great discount cosmetics salon site with amazing amazing prices. I think they are roughly Β£4.95 plus VAT… I think! π
What do you think of this pretty?
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