So, who is a pageant fan? I am not so much. Nothing against them, really. They just bore me. I liked them when I was a teenager. I never missed a Miss America Pageant but I outgrew my fascination with them as I passed out of my teens.
I haven't lost my fascination for nail polish, tho. Especially polish that is made up of royal blue micro glitter swimming in a deep blue jelly base. This polish looks like a blue foil to the casual eye but up close you can see down into the darkness between the glitter particles that gives this polish incredible depth and dimension. There is a hint of duochrome to this polish and it really freaked out my poor old camera.
I applied two coats and top coat for this swatch and shot it in the sun.
This is like... Soooo gorgeous. So is the formula. OPI Swimsuit... Nailed It! applied beautifully; it went on smooth and easy, no dragging ro streaking or bubbles happened. I had not much cleanup with this polish as it is so easy to control. I like that. A lot. Dry time is quick and this polish dries more matte than normal polishes, a good top coat is needed for maximum shine and sparkle.
One little work of caution: Use a good base coat. A couple of coats, in fact and be very careful in how you remove this polish. Don't scrub and swirl it all over the place with your remover soaked cotton. When I did this swatch, I skipped base coat and was wild with how I took it off and it made me pay, this polish Smurfed my ass. Well, my fingers, anyway. It stained my nails and fingers. Happily, my nails were clear of it after a couple of swatches and plenty of remover and I used acetone on my skin and washed my hands and got rid of the blue there. I am not knocking this polish, I knew better than to be careless. Blue polish, especially very pigmented blue polish stains a bit. It is just the nature of the beast. Just remember that and treat this stuff with respect.
So, what do you think of the oh-so-beautiful OPI Swimsuit... Nailed It! Do you love it? Not so much? If you are in the mood to paint your tips or toes with this beautiful hue, it is still pretty easy to find. I got mine on Amazon. You can check E-Bay and various beauty supplies and the like.
Thank you for stopping by and reading. Have a terrific day and may your polish never bubble.
ohhh ! I was wondering what would pop up here on my birthday and you picked one of my fav colors! :D Thanks for that!!! Sometimes I just want to immerse myself in that color and any kind of aqua/turquoise color.
ReplyDeleteThis one has been on my wishlist for so long, it's such a beautiful color! Good to know about the staining though, thanks. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's your Birthday? Well Happy Birthday!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Rebecca!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday! I'm glad that my post featured a fave for your special day. :D
ReplyDeleteIt is a beauty, for sure. Like many blue polishes, this one can stain a bit, if you aren't careful. Happily, the stains don't last. A little work gets rid of them quickly. You won't be walking around looking like Mama Smurf, or anything. :D
ReplyDeleteI just finished wearing this for the first time! It's so beautiful. It was perfect but the removal was a bit of a pain. My nails didn't get stained that bad, I mainly just had smurf hands from the pigmentation. Totally worth it though!
ReplyDelete"Smurfed my ass" is the BEST descriprtor for this polish's staining abilities EVER :-)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this color, I'm glad to see others do too!
Looks awesome:D after all it's OPI, they have so many brilliant polishes!
ReplyDeleteSo much shine!
ReplyDeleteLove the colour!
ReplyDeleteWOWZA
ReplyDeleteOMG-I have this polish on right now! I have my nails and toes done for my school's graduation our colors are blue and yellow so I have that blue on with painted yellow flowers
ReplyDeleteIt is one of my allllllllllllll time favorite polishes!!!! SOOO glad I have two bottles!!!! Beautiful swatch of it!
ReplyDeletedefinitely not a pageant fan.. bleh... but this color?? LOVE IT!!!
ReplyDeleteI had thesame staining issues, and now I am afraid of wearing it...should give it a try tough, it is awesome, maybe a layer of basecoat and topcoat before applying the polish...hmmm interesting idea...
ReplyDeleteMay work. A lot of intensely blue polishes stain, I expect it when I wear blue and I deal with it. :)
ReplyDeleteYeah, pageants just don't do it for me. I know a lot of people love them and I am not judging, by any means. They just bore me. lol This polish is supah gorge.
ReplyDeleteYou are a fan. :D Thank you for your kind words.
ReplyDeleteOoo! That sounds like such a pretty graduation mani-pedi.
ReplyDeleteRight?!?!
ReplyDeleteThanks, so do I. :)
ReplyDeleteIt is so shiny it nearly killed my poor little camera. lol
ReplyDeleteThey sure do. I love OPI, the vast majority of their polishes are full of win. I rarely run into a dog, with this brand.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I try to be descriptive... :D
ReplyDeleteI love this, too and it is worth a little transient staining.
This stuff is perfect, but removal... lol I agree that it is worth it. And the staining doesn't last. A little acetone, a good hand wash or two and it is gone, so yeah. I can live with it. Sometimes you just have to suffer to be beautiful. That's what my mother says. :D
ReplyDeleteso pretty! I've taken to wearing white or pale gray under blue polish...
ReplyDeleteOoo! Good idea! :D
ReplyDeleteI would love to see pics of your Smurfed ass!!!! I'd pay money for that! HAHAHAHAH. I have NEVER loved those pageants-never understood them. But I do have this color and it is stunning! I figure that most blue polish smurfs you-so I just plan for extra remover!
ReplyDeleteLove that color all year:)
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