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I must confess…I’m a bit addicted to nail strips, appliques, whatever a given company wants to call them! It’s just so nice to do your nails and know your manicure is going to stay in tact for more than a few days. So when I saw OPI started making them I had to give them a go. I spotted the display at Ulta. There were actually 2 displays…one labeled “cream” and one labeled “shimmer.” I pretty quickly settled on the Fishnet design. It’s actually the design featured on the cream display which I find interesting since there is obviously shimmer in this design….

Anyway…Fishnet is a shimmery aqua with a fishnet overlay. I love this design for Spring and Summer. It’s just so fun and different for a fishnet design.

These OPI strips are made from real nail polish. I much prefer these kind of nail appliques to those that are more like stickers such as the Julep Nail Appliques or Nail Rock Nail Wraps.

For all the details on application, removal, etc, etc check below the jump!

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I won’t lie…when I was in Amsterdam I definitely took a stroll through the red light district. It is arguably the most famous red light district in the world…I had to go see it! To say the  least it was an interesting experience. So clearly I needed to get the nail polish from the OPI’s Holland collection named after the district. That logic completely makes sense, right?

Red Lights Ahead….Where? would have fit perfectly in my Warm Weather Reds post from last summer. OPI describes this polish as a “coral-packed red”. I suppose that is one way to put it. This is an orange leaning red that is borderline coral. It is quite the gorgeous color.

Application of this polish was amazing! I Don’t Give a Rotterdam from this collection was a bit on the thin side so I was a bit concerned, but to my surprise this polish is almost a one coater. The formula is fabulous. I used two coats despite being a habitual three coater.

Overall I do love this polish but it is not particularly unique. I have been coral crazy since I purchased butter LONDON Macbeth so I have quite a few in my collection to compare this too. I’ll try to do a comparison post in the near future.

This is a polish I always forget about! But when I was putting polishes in my DIY nail polish rack I saw it and just couldn’t stop thinking about it so I finally decided I just needed to wear it. Sapphire in the Snow is my one and only polish from OPI’s 2009 Holiday Wishes collection. I just wasn’t really a fan. But I am glad I picked up this color.

Sapphire in the Snow is a deep purple creme with heavy blue undertones. The color is really quite gorgeous but in low light it does look almost black.

Application was fabulous. Two coats were more than enough for an opaque color.

Sometimes I feel so guilty because I have all this gorgeous polish but am constantly using and buying newly released polish and forget about what I already have! I definitely need to dig into my stash more often

Today is kind of an awesome day. Not only does Carolina play Duke tonight….but it’s the official release date of OPI’s Spring 2012 Holland collection! Yay!!!

Ok, anyways, that was awkward. But it’s been a long time since I’ve been this excited about an OPI collection! The last time I was this excited was way back when the Swiss collection was released for Fall 2010. Due to this I was more or less foaming at the mouth when I went to Ulta this morning not long after they opened. One of the sales associates was in the process of putting up the display when I walked in. I snatched up I Don’t Give a Rotterdam along with Red Lights Ahead….Where? off the half assembled display. I figured that would hold me over at least a few days….

OPI describes I Don’t Give a Rotterdam as a “sassy steel-blue shimmer”. I don’t know about sassy but this is a grayed out light blue with gold shimmer. Totally gorgeous! Which pretty much also describes Rotterdam. Make sure to check out the shimmer in the macro shot below the jump.

The formula was a bit thin, but well worth it.  I used 3 coats and was happy with the coverage.

This polish does remind me a bit of Essie Smooth Sailing and butter LONDON Victoriana. Neither are anywhere near dupes but are in the blue family with similar shimmer.

Is anyone else as excited about this collection as I am? Realistically this will not eclipse France as my all time favorite OPI collection, but it is nice to be crazy excited about nail polish again

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