Oh, and one more note before we get to the polish today! I've mentioned on my Facebook page that when (if?) I reach 1000 GFC followers, I will give away 3 mini sets of 4 of my Valentine's Day polishes. The polishes included in the giveaway would be: Rescue Me, Deepest Inquisitions, All I'll Ever Need, and (hopefully if I can get the formula just right) Easy to love. Click on the pic below to enlarge.
Left side picture (from l-r): Rescue Me, Deepest Inquisitions, All I'll Ever Need, Every Touch Electrical, and Wicked and Divine Right side picture: Easy to Love |
The giveaway will consist of 2 questions (the first person to answer each question correctly gets a set of 4 minis) and an easy Rafflecopter giveaway without any crazy requirements. It's just going to be a "do you follow me via GFC" kinda thing to really thank you guys for being here with me on this little journey. Wow. I've got a lot of giveaways going on... It's like the damn Price is Right up in here!
Alright, let's get on to tonight's polish! In keeping with the mainstream theme, let's take a look at OPI Ink! Ink originated in the OPI Night Brights collection circa 2007. It's a beautiful blurple that really does look like ink. The color is just so rich and lush... Let's get to the review! This is going to be very picture heavy as I had some issues getting accurate photos. I used three different light sources for these photos, so hopefully you'll get a good idea of the true color.
Color: Dark purpleish blue with flecks of pink.
Finish: Chrome – a polish that shifts between colors depending on the angle you
look at it.
Bottle / Brush: OPI bottle with the new wide brush – if you have small nail beds, this
brush may be too large for you. The wide brush tends to cause the polish
to flood your cuticles,
so you have to be very careful when applying. Don't get too much polish
on the brush when you're ready to apply it to the nail. The brush length and cap are both the standard that
OPI uses, and has a pretty average application.
Here's a comparison between the old OPI brush and the new pro-wide brush.
Opacity: Medium – achieves opacity at three to four coats. Here, I used three coats.
Glitter Application: N/A
Consistency: Medium – applies easily and doesn’t flood the
cuticles despite the wide brush.
Overall Ease of Application: Difficult – applies with some dragging and streaking. Requires quick work to get
a smooth result.
Stampability: Not tested for stamping.
Dry Time: Quick – dry to the touch without smudging in
under 3 minutes.
Macro shot to see the pink flecks a little better.
You can buy Ink where OPIs are sold. I purchased mine at a salon, but I remember seeing it at Kroger (a grocery store in the south) a few weeks ago.
What's your favorite blurple?
Hmm... it looks good on you, but I think it's too dark for me. I got it, but it's untried.
ReplyDeleteYeah, if you don't do dark colors, you won't like this guy no matter how pretty it is. Maybe you can use yours for nail art or as an accent? :)
DeleteVery pretty! This color is more than likely to go on my ever expanding wish list. :0)
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