Thursday, October 17, 2013

Nicole by OPI- Miss-Magenta Me?

This is one of the more difficult to find polishes in the Nicole core collection, especially now that Modern Family and Selena Gomez are causing some retailers to start phasing out the classics. Nicole's polishes are $7 USD per bottle and should for the time being still be available at ULTA and most other beauty and drugstore type retailers.
Miss-Magenta Me? Is a true metallic, meaning it uses finely ground glass or muscovite mica instead of small glitters to achieve the texture and finish. The color is a beautiful purply pink which is thin and easy to control and is quite nearly opaque in one thin coat.
That being said, a fundamental problem with metallic polishes is that they exhibit a lot of brushstroking and definitely need a good coat of a trusted topcoat to finish the look and smooth things out. Another general thing about the Nicole by OPI brushes is that they tend to flare out over time, making the widest point during application wider than your nail, requiring some minimal cleanup afterwards. However, I really like this color for fall and winter, and the fact that it flatters a wide variety of skin tones is another plus.





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