Monday 25 May 2015

OPI Brights 2015 Swatches and Review

OPI Brights 2015

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Is everyone having a good weekend? (Bank holiday, if you're in the UK!) I'm having a quiet one as I'm feeling grumpy with a sore throat. Will there ever be a nice tasting Lemsip!? Continuing on with Spring/Summer releases, today I have the 2015 Brights collection from OPI to share with you! The collection consists of 3 cremes, 2 shimmers and a glitter topper (which I love!)

To be honest I'm not quite sure why this collection is called Brights, because well, they're not really bright! Last year's brights, the 2014 Neons, are a world away from these offerings, though we do see a re-release of Life Gave Me Lemons and Down To The Core-al in this release.

Starting with the shimmers, Can't Hear Myself Pink is a pink, foily shimmer with a hint of gold visible in low lighting. You can just about see a touch of it towards my cuticles. This is quite sheer but easily buildable. Shown is 3 coats plus top coat

OPI Can't Hear Myself Pink

I Sea You Wear OPI is a blue shimmer, very glassy in some lights and super pretty. The formula is the same as above, I used 3 coats plus top coat

OPI I Sea You Wear OPI

The Berry Thought Of You is a berry pink creme and probably the only one that could be considered in any way bright! The formula is great, the sort I expect from an OPI creme. Shown is 2 coats plus top coat

OPI The Berry Thought Of You

I STOP For Red is a red creme with a hint of an orange undertone. We all know I'm not a fan of red cremes in general and I'm sure there are a few others others out there similar to this. The formula is leaning towards jelly territory, I needed 3 coats to cover VNL but it's easy to apply. 

OPI I Stop For Red

My Car Has Navy-Gation is a navy blue creme. I'm a bit confused at the inclusion of this, it couldn't get much further from a bright! The formula isn't too great, the first coat is streaky and I needed 3 to even it out. Shown is 3 plus top coat

OPI My Car Has Navy-Gation

On Pinks & Needles is a glitter topper with neon pink, multi-sized hex glitters. I love this one! There's a good amount of glitter and it's easy to apply. I used 1 coat plus top coat over My Car Has Navy-Gation with a bit of dabbing to fill in gaps. I really like the combination!

The only thing I'm not keen on is the large glitters, they're just a bit too big for my liking (you can see one on my middle nail) but they're easy enough to pick out.

OPI On Pinks and Needles

OPI On Pinks and Needles

OPI Brights 2015

As a whole this collection doesn't excite me very much, the colours are a bit random and they don't have a spring/summer feel to them at all. The saving grace is On Pinks & Needles, it's good to see mainstream brands embrace the indie-feel of glitters like this. Are there any colours you love here?

My Picks: On Pinks & Needles, The Berry Thought Of You

Availability

- Available now from Nail Polish Direct
- Also available from department stores 

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13 comments

  1. I love that glitter so much! And it stands out so well against the blue base ♥. Lovely!

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    1. Thanks Deborah, I was surprised how well they went together!

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  2. The shimmers are my favorites! The cremes are not very exciting, and not unique. But I do think that the red one with the jelly-ish formula looks great! And all you swatches are stunning, as always!!

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  3. Ooo these are gorgeous, definitely loving I Sea You Wear OPI and On Pinks & Needles. :D

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  4. These are gorgeous! Had already drooled over them on Instagram this morning ;)
    On Pinks & Needles is def my favourite and I love the colour you paired it with - perfect!!!

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  5. On Pinks & Needles was my favourite too. I also think it's such an odd mix of a collection, if you can even call it a collection, it's a bit like they just mashed a few colours they created together, but oh well!

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  6. I know OPI has a lot of reds, and it seems everyone whinges about them, but heck! They're always so beautiful!
    As a whole, I don't feel like the collection is fluent within itself, it seems a little obscure to have a red in there.
    You're swatches though, WOW, so beautiful!

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  7. While I agree that these aren't especially bright, I am loving some of the shades! I STOP For Red is my go-to this season! :)

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  8. Your swatches are beautiful! I am intrigued by the glitter I think, but I agree...the rest seem a bit tame for a "brights" collection.

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  9. Aren't the first 2 very close to the BarryM Ltd summer release last year xx

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    1. Not really, the pink Barry M is darker with hardly any shimmer, and the blue Barry M is much more turquoise, again with not much shimmer. There's swatches on my blog somewhere of the Barry M if you want to compare! x

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