I just bought the whole OPI Garden Party Collection from TVSN. I seriously can't wait to wear these all though summer! :hearts:

Oh my god how many nail polishes is that? Was there a special if you buy all of them?

There are 7 nail polishes in the pack for $99!! Too cool!
Here's the link- https://www.itvsn.com.au/include/sweb.dll/product?product=013063&category=00000&site_id=ITVSN&session_id=999999999917041958&customer_no=

Thanks for putting up the link. I think I need brighter colours though in summer... hmmm... or not...

I like bright colours on my toes and pale colours on my fingers in summer! I can never do brights on my hands... whenever I do I take it off the next day 'cause I get sick of it!

I am so behind on the nail polish trends. I am only just getting into dark colours.

I put in my first order earlier in the week for OPI nailpolishes... I got;

LPAD
Black Onyx
Mrs O'Leary's BBQ
Light My Saphire.

I can't wait for them all to arrive so I can play with them... I haven't used OPI before.... :glee:

You will love OPI Angela, they are the only nail polishes I buy!! I mean I would buy Chanel but they are double the price and not doubly nice!! IMO.

I have heard the same thing from other people too. Stuff like that is hard to get where I am tho. I have only just discovered shopping on the web... My poor credit card :redcheeks:

I must admit I rooollly love the names of the OPI polishes. I kept the catalogue, here are my fave names.
Say them out loud with me..

Hey! Get in Lime!
Got a Date To-Knight!
Ladies & Magenta-men
Quarter of a Cent-Cherry
Skinny Dip'in in Lake Michg'n
Not so Bora Bora-ing Pink
Tijuana Dance?
Nice Colour eh?
Diheridoo you nails?
Friar, Friar, Pants on Fire!
I'm not really a Waitress
You're such a Kabuki Queen
Dress to Empress
Holy Pink Pagoda!
A-Rose at Dawn...Broke by Noon
A True Ab-Original
Aphrodite's Pink Nightie
You're a Pisa Work
Suzi sells sushi by the seashore
Will you Mari-achi me?
O'Hare & Nails look Great!

and yes it is really a nail polish, a fawn colour called....
Who Comes up with the Names?

As I am having a huge M.A.C Phase at the moment I have recently purchased a few polishes from .M.A.C! I only wear polish on my toes and just a coat of clear on my fingers (and a french mani for special occassions). The four I now have from M.A.C are:

Nightfall - Metallic Charcoal
Nocturnelle - Black
Dark Angel - Dark Purple
Spicemix - Metallic Burgundy

I must admit I rooollly love the names of the OPI polishes. I kept the catalogue, here are my fave names.
Say them out loud with me..

Hey! Get in Lime!
Got a Date To-Knight!
Ladies & Magenta-men
Quarter of a Cent-Cherry
Skinny Dip'in in Lake Michg'n
Not so Bora Bora-ing Pink
Tijuana Dance?
Nice Colour eh?
Diheridoo you nails?
Friar, Friar, Pants on Fire!
I'm not really a Waitress
You're such a Kabuki Queen
Dress to Empress
Holy Pink Pagoda!
A-Rose at Dawn...Broke by Noon
A True Ab-Original
Aphrodite's Pink Nightie
You're a Pisa Work
Suzi sells sushi by the seashore
Will you Mari-achi me?
O'Hare & Nails look Great!

and yes it is really a nail polish, a fawn colour called....
Who Comes up with the Names?

I love the names too M!! Whenever a new collection comes out, checking out the names is one of my favourite things to do! I have often wondered whose job it is to come up with the names. And what a job it would be to come up with the colours!! To gain inspiration from the colours of a country or region and then translate them to a cohesive collection - fun!

Just got my order from Kit today which included the new Havaianas polishes in Mango and Blush. They look awesome in the bottle - can't wait to try them on. Very spring/summery colours.

Also, I was just browsing OPI's website & they have released a small collection for Halloween 2007. Anyone daring enough?? http://www.opi.com/Halloween07.asp

Just got my order from Kit today which included the new Havaianas polishes in Mango and Blush. They look awesome in the bottle - can't wait to try them on. Very spring/summery colours.

Also, I was just browsing OPI's website & they have released a small collection for Halloween 2007. Anyone daring enough?? http://www.opi.com/Halloween07.asp

Now that is seriously cool!

'Spooky Chic' is a bit cool!

Glow in the dark - how fun! :chuckle:

Just got my order from Kit today which included the new Havaianas polishes in Mango and Blush. They look awesome in the bottle - can't wait to try them on. Very spring/summery colours.

Also, I was just browsing OPI's website & they have released a small collection for Halloween 2007. Anyone daring enough?? http://www.opi.com/Halloween07.asp

Great marketing! :clapping:

Love the glow-in-the-dark one!!! Halloween is soooo fun, I really wish we celebrated it here. If anyone ever gets the chance to be in the US during Halloween, do it! They go to a huge amount of trouble for it and it's just excellent fun!

I know...I wish Halloween was bigger in Oz too!

That glow in the dark one did catch my eye also. I do have one polish which glows under certain lights - it's a Christian Dior one that came out a few years ago. It's a nude/beigey colour with gold glitter, and when I would go to a nightclub, certain lights would make my nails glow. I'm not sure if it still works - haven't been clubbing for a while. It's probably past its useby date lol!

I lost my OPI virginity today (yes I know, sacrilege for a beautyista that I have never owned one!!). It's a bright orange called Nicole Alert - love it!

I lost my OPI virginity today (yes I know, sacrilege for a beautyista that I have never owned one!!). It's a bright orange called Nicole Alert - love it!

I cannot believe that you've never bought OPI before!!

O - snap! I bought my first OPI this Saturday gone - I can't believe I left it so long! I got 3 as well hahaa

VeeE I guess it's cos there's nowhere (NOWHERE - I had to get a salon to order this colour in for me!) to buy OPI here and I've generally been pretty happy with your Revlons and your Napoleons and what-have-you!! For great quality I love Christina Fitzgerald but her colour range is pretty limited unfortunately. But yeah I will take note of how the OPI lasts and report back accordingly!! I've had mani/pedis with OPI heaps of times and haven't noticed much of a difference in the lasting time, but we'll see!!

VeeE I guess it's cos there's nowhere (NOWHERE - I had to get a salon to order this colour in for me!) to buy OPI here and I've generally been pretty happy with your Revlons and your Napoleons and what-have-you!! For great quality I love Christina Fitzgerald but her colour range is pretty limited unfortunately. But yeah I will take note of how the OPI lasts and report back accordingly!! I've had mani/pedis with OPI heaps of times and haven't noticed much of a difference in the lasting time, but we'll see!!

My fingernails have started to chip (also my first colour OPI) and they are quite short but it could be because I type all day long... i did however put the OPI Sensitive and Peeling on as a base coat and then again as a top coat (as it's super shiny!) so hopefully that will help... chipping is only minor and only I can see it (but I'm my own worst critic of course!) :whipcrack:

I want another one in another colour now... but not sure what!! Something that goes with everything... :rollthoseeyes:

What about a pale mocha/latte colour Nat?? Is still fairly neutral but a bit different from your usual pale pink/peach nudes!

What about a pale mocha/latte colour Nat?? Is still fairly neutral but a bit different from your usual pale pink/peach nudes!

Oh now there's a thought! I might have to look into that further miss Oz - good idea! :penguin: :whipcrack:

Oh now there's a thought! I might have to look into that further miss Oz - good idea! :penguin: :whipcrack:

Nat, try OPI's Mod Hatter! It's in the garden party collection. I think it's just the thing your'e looking for!

i got 2 of the kit magenta polishes today, one for me , another for a friend :clapping:

i got 2 of the kit magenta polishes today, one for me , another for a friend :clapping:

Double :clapping: :hugs:

Nat, try OPI's Mod Hatter! It's in the garden party collection. I think it's just the thing your'e looking for!

Thanks VeeE i'll take a looksee next time I'm in DJs! :waving:

Bought Revlon Sheer Rose, might try the OPI tomorrow at DJs...

Today I bought OPI Royal Flush Blush. love it! :glee: :penguin:

Another OPI purchase: Dulce de Leche :penguin:

OPI LIght My Sapphire the other day but I haven't tried it yet.. It's a really cool blue-ish gunmetal colour.

I really need to buy some more nail polish colours....There are so many fab colours out there

I bought a pink Revlon nailpolish from Myers reduced to 5.95. It is an exact colour match for my black Haivannas with pink logo which I bought today as well.:glee:

I got two OPI colours today... Russian Navy and Vintage which is a designer series colour.

What colour is vintage?

What colour is vintage?

It's a holographic peachy bronze.

I like the sound of that one VeeE. Readily available?

http://www.opi.com/images/DesignerSeries/Lacquers/DS011.jpg

Vintage - The glow of coppery taffeta..


oooh so pretty VeeE! :)

I like the sound of that one VeeE. Readily available?

You shouldn't have a problem getting it from DJs.

VeeE that OPI in Vintage is GORGEOUS and I want it now!!

I bought OPI Cajun Shrimp the other day. Very similar to about forty other nail polishes I own but I can't resist a cool melony orange!

I bought OPI An Affair in Red Square, La-Pazitively Hot & Cozu-melted in the Sun...

Have yet to try them out, but can't wait!

Also, OPI have realeased these in the US in time for Valentines... wonder if we'll get them soon..

http://www.opi.com/eromance.asp


Gosh I love the names of OPI polishes :)

I want the Log On to Love!!

Yesterday I bought Napleon Chandelier Shine in Soda Pop, think I will do my toes with it tonight!

Yesterday I bought Napleon Chandelier Shine in Soda Pop, think I will do my toes with it tonight!

What colour is that? Even though I have a hate for all things Napoleon, I always think his nail polish packaging is really pretty and the coloulr look nice and glossy.

What colour is that? Even though I have a hate for all things Napoleon, I always think his nail polish packaging is really pretty and the coloulr look nice and glossy.

I hate him too, but it's just a nice fun reddy orange. The reason I bought it is because the Chandelier Shines have a really glossy finish without topcoat!

I want the Log On to Love!!

Yeah it looks pretty...

I love OPI names too!! Imagine how great it would be to be on the OPI creative team - to source inspirations for colours, formulate a cohesive line, figure out how it will fit into upcoming trends, and creating the names!!!

"Met on the Internet" is a gorgeous colour too, and what a cute name! :chuckle:

I just ordered OPI in Fireflies....thanks to Allison's staff pick!!

M.A.C's Dark Angel for me.

Dark angel sounds nice... going to go look on the website :)

OPI - I only drink champagne.

I desperately need to give myself a pedi, and my hands....*shudder* they are so feral. A couple of my nails are as short as though they were bitten down!! :shakehead: Stupid gardening!

OPI - I only drink champagne.

Snap! :whipcrack:

I bought a few weeks back - natio excited? nail colour. pinky/purple kind of colour.

Dark angel sounds nice... going to go look on the website :)

It's like a really deep, dark plum colour Amaranth.

I bought Revlon Dark Pleasures in Steel-etto

It doesn't really count as a "purchase" but the last nail polish I acquired was a lovely rich red creme OPI one in the David Jones weekender. Too bad there's no name on it!

It doesn't really count as a "purchase" but the last nail polish I acquired was a lovely rich red creme OPI one in the David Jones weekender. Too bad there's no name on it!

i know how much does that suck , sounds like there were a few colours

They are THE cutest little bottles though!

Keys to my Karma by OPI

I got my adore order containing OPI Fireflies....its purdy :hearts:

I posted this in another thread before noticing this thread! So I've quoted my post in here :)


Last night on Ebay I bought:

'm not REALLY a waitress
Russian Navy
Teal the Cows Come Home
Alphine Snow
Lincoln Park After Dark
Black Onyx
Pink Before You Leap
Strawberry Margarita
Do You Lilac It?
Fiji WeejeeFawn


I'm also bidding on:

Coney Island Cotton Candy
Got a Date To-Knight!
Not So Bora-Bora-Ing Pink
Princesses Rule!
Purple with a Purpose
Van-Couvered in Snow


Yes, my Paypal account is now empty :whistle:

Also bought on Ebay (a few days ago):

Suzi Sells Sushi By Seashore
I Only Drink Champagne
Go On Green!
Hearts & Tarts


They're all OPI polishes for anyone wondering. I'll be doing swatches of all the colours (both indoors and outdoors, with and without flash) as soon as the bottles arrive in my hot little hands (currently luke-warm with anticipation ;) ).

xoxo

Just rang up a local salon that stocks OPI and had them put aside three for me to pick up this afternoon - Lunch at the Delhi, Las Cabos Coral, and Just Tea-sing!! :penguin: All to make up for my inability to get the Kit ones online. :shakehead: I'm going to be soooo poor but oh well!

Nice choices Oz!

I know, I'm so excited!

Just rang up a local salon that stocks OPI and had them put aside three for me to pick up this afternoon - Lunch at the Delhi, Las Cabos Coral, and Just Tea-sing!! :penguin: All to make up for my inability to get the Kit ones online. :shakehead: I'm going to be soooo poor but oh well!

Don't worry about being poor Oz, you will have the products! What's the point in having money if you can't spend it I say!

Haha I'll probably cry next week when I have to choose between textbooks and petrol :redcheeks: but at least my nails will look great.

Textbooks and petrol are over-rated.

I hear what you say about Petrol! It makes me sick when I fill my car up. Just think of all the extra products we would be able to buy if petrol wasn't such a rip off!

I hear what you say about Petrol! It makes me sick when I fill my car up. Just think of all the extra products we would be able to buy if petrol wasn't such a rip off!

When i fill my car up, which costs me about $50 i think about not being able to buy clothes or go out for dinner. I makes me wanna cry when i fill up my car because to get to any decent shops i need to drive 80kms first and then back home again. Thats why i love online shopping.

When I fill up our four wheel drive it costs well over $100. That's why I have taken to cruisng around in one of the company cars as I don't have to pay for the petrol in those.:clapping::clapping:

Nice work PCC! :clapping:

I think this is why Mum has asked for a petrol voucher for her birthday - her man lives a 5 hour drive from here, and due to family stuff, he is rather restricted in his ability to travel for the next few months. So she is travelling, and with prices like they are, she is looking for any and all assistance. He does offer to pay for her petrol, but she is proud, and won't take it.

Costs me over $80 to fill up!

Heard on the radio today that they are predicting petrol will be up around $3 a litre within the next ten years. They said it would cost $200 to fill up the average car!:shockedhair:

Yeah, hubby nearly had a fit. I am half expecting it to hit $2 by the end of this year - but I really hope it doesn't.

[QUOTE=Luisa Brown;101899]Costs me over $80 to fill up!


i know disgusting hey , mine too

D'ya reckon this will inspire a surge in footcare? If the prices go sky high, will it mean more people will be hoofing it, and will therefore take more notice/care of their feet?

And back on polishes, can someone recommend a light polish (preferably OPI) that isn't sheer, and has a bitof shimmer? I prefer metallics, and I :hearts: my 2 OPI's, but I want something lghter to wear at work.

Working where I do, I think it's good news for the environment!

NB the ACCC is looking into price-fixing...has asked petrol companies to 'please explain'.

Bicycle sales have exceeded motor vehicle sales in Victoria for the last 2 years and bicycle paths are flourishing.

Hopefully the ACCC will bring the full force of the law against rogue Petrol Companies.

Have you also noticed how many cute scooters there are on the roads? A drive past a "showroom" each day.

My best friend got rid of her car for a scooter. She loves it so much.

I toyed with the idea of a scooter, as I am such a nervous driver, but fear being mugged at the traffic lights after dark. :redcheeks:

I'd love to get one, but hubby refuses to discuss it. He is more nervous than I am about what could happen to me.

I was going to buy a scooter with my ex, just before we broke up. I would love to have one, maybe I'll get one when I move to QLD, for running errands etc. Like you said C- I wouldn't want to drive it at night!

And back on polishes, can someone recommend a light polish (preferably OPI) that isn't sheer, and has a bitof shimmer? I prefer metallics, and I :hearts: my 2 OPI's, but I want something lghter to wear at work.
The one that I got today, Just Tea-sing, is gorgeous, very light and slightly shimmery.

Working where I do, I think it's good news for the environment!
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It is, but unfortunately our cities are not designed for walking and bike-riding! We've been designing from a car-centric POV for 70 years and if you live in the burbs, walking everywhere is not that plausible unfortunately. :shakehead:

Have you also noticed how many cute scooters there are on the roads? A drive past a "showroom" each day.
Oh I would loooove a scooter, but worried about the clothes-and-helmet-hair factor. Having said that, girls in Asia ride motorbikes and scooters EVERYWHERE and don't worry at all about their safety or about it interfering with their look!

My bog boss rides a scooter with a HUGE shield windscreen thing - it is so funny seething the tall lanky South African zoom around swearing at people. Once I tied pink ribbons on it (he parks it out the front of our building) and he actuallyleft them there for a month hehe.

OPI - Curry up don't be late from the India Collection. It is a golden shimmer and is fantastic!:encore:

I saw that one C, very nice! I have my eye on the coral/red that Kate mentioned the other day!

I saw that too LB, terrificly vibrant colour but it looks a bit too red/orange for me personally.
I love either red or burnt orange against my skin pigment.

Would be too much for my fingernails but I like the look of it for my toes!

I cant remember the last time I had polish on my fingers. I was going to put some on for my birthday (hello, that was a month ago now!:shakehead:) but didnt get the time. Should make an effort seeing that it's a long weekend!

I was going to put some on for my birthday (hello, that was a month ago now!:shakehead:) but didnt get the time. Should make an effort seeing that it's a long weekend!

OMG! :shockedhair: Doesn't time fly?
Have a play with your fingernails over this weekend LB. :glee:
Your hands will appear strange to you.:shockedhair:

Your hands will appear strange to you.:shockedhair:

I know! I wear it so infrequently that I am constantly staring at my hands when I have it on!:chuckle:

I got a couple of colours from the OPI Indian collection yesterday - Charmed by a Snake and Yoga-ta Get This Blue.

I've already got Brisbane Bronze from the Australia collection, but Charmed is more of a golden bronze compared to BB, which is more of a reddish bronze.

And YGTB - wow, what a colour. It is a beautiful rich cobalt blue, and has the teeniest amount of aqua shimmer to it. But this one is definitely a true blue, no matter which way & in which lighting you look at it. I never thought I would buy or use a blue polish, but I've got it painted on my thumb right now & I can't stop looking at it!

I paint my nails all the time but I still can't stop looking at them when they're painted nicely!

High Kick by Kit... it's a pinky red. Can't wait to try it out! :penguin:

Just bought the OPI Nail Envy. Allison wears it as a base coat and said her nailpolish hasn't chipped in 4 or 5 days wearing it underneath!

Oooh? Man, now I have to buy that as well.

Just bought the OPI Nail Envy. Allison wears it as a base coat and said her nailpolish hasn't chipped in 4 or 5 days wearing it underneath!

Great product Celeste! Must dig mine out, I have it in the original and the matte version.

I got a couple of colours from the OPI Indian collection yesterday - Charmed by a Snake and Yoga-ta Get This Blue.

I've already got Brisbane Bronze from the Australia collection, but Charmed is more of a golden bronze compared to BB, which is more of a reddish bronze.

And YGTB - wow, what a colour. It is a beautiful rich cobalt blue, and has the teeniest amount of aqua shimmer to it. But this one is definitely a true blue, no matter which way & in which lighting you look at it. I never thought I would buy or use a blue polish, but I've got it painted on my thumb right now & I can't stop looking at it!
You should try OPI's Blue My Mind from the Brights collection. I have it and it is a truly beautiful blue.

OPI Monsooner or Later... :glee:

OPI Monsooner or Later... :glee:

Woo hoo!!!! Great pick :clapping:

Kit Cosmetics Acid Brights - Bright Spark

Kit Cosmetics Acid Brights - Bright Spark


Ooh the green! bet it looks great.. !

Ooh the green! bet it looks great.. !

I hope so! Its for the toesies

Today I bought 2 Bloom colours. I got Elle (pale pearl pink) and Yeojin II (black).

:clapping:

Has anyone used any Versace cosmetics before? Cosmo Cosmetics just got some in. I got a nail polish to try, only $10.
Versace's Heat Nail Laquer in V2045W which is an irridesant dark purple.

Has anyone used any Versace cosmetics before? Cosmo Cosmetics just got some in. I got a nail polish to try, only $10.
Versace's Heat Nail Laquer in V2045W which is an irridesant dark purple.

M, I have seen the range in Myer. The products are beautifully packaged but not my colours.
Let us know how you find the nail polish!

I got the Rimmel Black Cherries that CeeJaye posted about. Still Rimmel blue on my nails at the moment, but will change to the new one in the next few days. Next planned purchase is Rimmel Zeitgeist (probably spwlt that wrong).......

Another Rimmel - the chemist I was at didn't have the Zwhatever one, so I got Pink Icing instead. That gives me: Fuel (blue) Black cherries and the pink. And 2 OPI's and a sparkle-filled hot pink (which is for toes only).

My collection is growing..............:glee:

is the rimmel one you were going to buy the oone that changes colour in the light >?

Yes! I plan on getting that tomorrow, from a chemist that I know has it.................