The image of The Muppets by OPI collection doesn’t do it justice. Unfortunately neither does the Blackberry snap I just took of Warm and Fozzie (the shade on the top right) — thank goodness I’m finally getting an iPhone next month!). I did want to show the image however because it’s one of the most original shades I’ve seen. It’s a metallic copper with very subtle flecks of redish-pink and green sparkles…it looks fantastic! I was dying to get my hands on this collection and it certainly didn’t disappoint. The sparkly shades are perfect for holiday and while some of them are similar to Deborah Lippmann polishes I’ve found that these sparkly polishes are less of a hassle to remove (even Rainbow Connection, the one pictured on the bottom left – though the glittery ones are still a lot harder to remove than your regular polishes). Also, though the bottom shades look like they would leave your nails looking textured given their chunky pieces of glitter, they actually go on pretty smooth. The first coat of the glittery shades will be relatively sheer so the polishes are great for layering (Rainbow Connection is awesome over black/dark grey), but if you put three-four coats and move around the big pieces of glitter you’ll end-up with a polish that’s more or less opaque.
I don’t know if this is breaking some rule, but I plan on wearing Gone Gonzo, the aqua glitter, to a Halloween party to go with my Cookie Monster costume! The collection officially launches tomorrow (the film is out November 23rd), and each shade retails for $8.50. Jump for an image of Excuse Moi which, aside from Warm and Fozzie, is another one I thought really stood-out. It’s the second one on the bottom row from the left on the picture above. It’s hard to tell from OPI’s picture, but the sparkling shade has small flecks of rainbow glitter!
These are my nails after two coats of Excuse Moi. It’s super fun and the rainbow glitter makes it stand-out from the countless other shimmery red polishes.
