OPI Solitaire and Designer...De Better!

Hello my lovelies! It's Friday and this weekend is very much expected by me, especially because it's a 3-day one since Monday is a holiday. Today's post is all about some OPI polishes that I got to try out through the courtesy of the lovely Kinga (if you haven't already, please go check out her blog cause you won't regret it). I don't have many OPI polishes in my collection and it's definitely fun to experiment with older collections and polishes that a lot of people raved about. The first OPI I'm gonna talk about comes from the Bond Girls Collection of Liquid Sand polishes and looks like this.

OPI Solitaire indoors, artificial light

Orly Rage

Hello my lovelies! After surviving the blues of Monday, I sure hope that this week will be less stressful than the previous one. At least the weather has improved slightly. I have a lot of pictures from these past weeks to show you, but today I wanted to post something I'm wearing right now. Every manicure waits between 3 days and 2 weeks to be posted on the blog usually, because I'm so behind. This one got me so excited that I just couldn't wait to show it to you. So here it is! 

Orly Rage indoors, artificial light

For some reason, I'm really into gold lately and since it usually looks horrible on my cool-toned skin, I wanted a rose gold polish because I knew it would look better. After hearing horror stories about the formula of the Essie Mirror Metallics, I decided to go with this one from Orly. It comes from the Foil FX collection from, I believe, spring 2010 and it's just what I needed. 

Orly Rage indoors, artificial light

Metallics and foils are so in this fall and all the promos and pictures got me craving for one too. Rage is a very interesting foil that can look different depending on the light. In some lights it looks more coppery, while in others (in the sun for instance) it looks rose gold. I think it's a really sophisticated shade that can be worn by anyone. It's not that blingy compared to other foils because of the neutral, delicate color. 

Orly Rage indoors, artificial direct light

The formula is very good on this one and it's opaque in 2 easy coats. The streaks are practically nonexistent with Rage, as opposed to other foils. It also photographed beautifully and it was very hard to choose between the pictures because they were all so great. I can't help to think about a-england Excalibur which I tried to swatch twice and never managed to get some decent pictures without horrible streaks. This one is definitely easier to photograph. 

Orly Rage in the sun

I'm so glad I got this polish and I can see myself wearing it as an accent nail with many polishes. It would also be great for a half moon or a Ruffian manicure, but I enjoy it by itself as well.