OPI Infinite Shine Breakfast at Tiffany's Collection Swatches, Review

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OPI Infinite Shine Breakfast at Tiffany's collection

One of the best things that happened to me as a nail blogger was when OPI came up with the Infinite Shine formula.  This is OPI's version of the "no-light" or "no-lamp" gel formula, where the color is automatically cured by the special OPI Infinite Shine top coat when natural or artificial light hits it.  This formula, along with the special OPI Infinite Shine base coat, and making sure that your nails contain as little moisture as possible, create the most long-lasting nail polish on me without using traditional gel polish.  I usually only get 2 days of polish wear until the color starts chipping off on the edges, but with OPI Infinite Shine, I get at least 4 full days of wear with nary a chip.  

This is such a blessing to a nail blogger like me, because I can never wear gel polish since I always swatch different nail polishes for the blog.  However, I also want a little bit of longevity when it comes to nail color, on days when I am working or can't change colors right away.  This is obviously OPI's version of Sally Hansen's Miracle Gel, China Glaze Gelaze, and all the other no-lamp, no-light gel polishes that almost every brand has.  

I will post a more in-depth review on the formula and lasting power of the OPI Infinite Shine in a separate post, but this post is all about the OPI Breakfast at Tiffany's Collection swatches.  OPI came up with the Breakfast at Tiffany's collection in both the regular and Infinite Shine formulas, and the swatches below are from the latter line.

Here are my thoughts and swatches of this collection.

OPI Washington DC Fall 2016 Swatches, Video Review

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  OPI Washington DC collection

OPI Washington DC collection

Hi everyone! Below is my video on my OPI Washington DC Fall 2016 Swatches, Review. Please check out and subscribe to my YouTube channel if you'd like to see more of these kinds of videos.

Products mentioned in this video:

OPI Washington DC Collection
OPI Pale to the Chief
OPI Never a Dulles Moment
OPI By Popular Vote
OPI Yank My Doodle
OPI Freedom of Peach
OPI Stay Off the Lawn
OPI Squeaker of the House
OPI Madam President
OPI Inside the Isabelletway
OPI Suzi the First Lady of Nails
OPI Kerry Blossom


See review video below with complete photo swatches after the video!:

OPI Alice in Wonderland Through The Looking Glass Collection Swatches and Video Review

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Hi everyone! Below is my video on my OPI Alice in Wonderland Through The Looking Glass Collection . Please check out and subscribe to my YouTube channel if you'd like to see more of these kinds of videos.

See review video below and photo swatches right after the video::

OPI Fall 2015: Venice Collection Swatches, Video Review

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Hi everyone! Below is my video on my OPI Fall 2015 Venice Swatches. Please check out and subscribe to my YouTube channel if you'd like to see more of these kinds of videos.

Check out my photo swatches of the OPI Fall 2015 Venice Collection below after the video!

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OPI Soft Shades and Brights Collections Swatches and Video Review

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OPI Brights Collection

OPI Soft Shades Collection

Hi everyone! Below is my video on my OPI Soft Shades and Brights Collection Swatches, Review. Please check out and subscribe to my YouTube channel if you'd like to see more of these kinds of videos.  Check out the video after the jump, and swatches of the OPI Soft Shades and Brights below the video!


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OPI Fifty Shades Of Grey Collection Swatches, Review

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Hi everyone!  Today is all about the OPI Fifty Shades Grey collection, and predictably, OPI features varied shades of grey in this collection.  It has three shades of grey, a silver chrome, a silver glitter, and a red.  Let's get on with the swatches!

OPI Cement the Deal

OPI Cement the Deal is a nice dove grey cream.  It is one of my favorite greys from this collection.  Formula is great and is opaque in two coats.

OPI Nail Lacquer Embrace The Gray

OPI Embrace the Gray is a nice mid-tone grey cream.  I do wonder about the name, though:  The book 50 Shades Of Grey uses "grey" with an "e", so it seemed odd to me that OPI used the word "gray" with an "a" as the name of this polish.  Yeah I know it's a small thing, but it was a bit strange to me.

OPI Nail Lacquer My Silk Tie, 0.5 Ounce is a nice chrome.  It's not a very mirror-like chrome, but I like how smooth it is on the nails.

OPI Shine For Me

OPI Shine For Me is a pretty silver base with light blue, dark blue and black micro-glitter.  I love how vibrant it looks on the nails.  This tends to apply sheer, so you can expect opacity at 3 coats.

OPI Romantically Inclined

OPI Romantically Inclined is my favorite from the collection.  It's just your usual classic red, but a tad deeper.  I am using it as a pedi color, and it's so pretty on the toes.  

OPI Dark Side of the Mood

OPI Dark Side of the Mood is the darkest grey in the bunch.   It's a charcoal cream that looks really edgy on the nails.  Formula is likewise good and is opaque in two coats.

All in all, the formula of these nail lacquers are classic OPI- very smooth, pigmented, glides like a dream on the nailbeds.  I didn't have any problems with the application, with the exception of OPI My Silk Tie, which is understandable, because chrome polishes tend to be finicky.  

My favorites are OPI Cement the Deal, Embrace the Gray and Romantically Involved.  Not my favorite collection from OPI just because I already have lots of similar shades, but the colors are classic and timeless, and formula is fantastic.

The OPI Fifty Shades of Grey collection is limited edition and officially launches in January 2015, OPI is carried in salons and select mass retailers nationwide and online at ULTA.com, SallyBeauty.com and LoxaBeauty.com for $9.50 a pop.

(Media sample was provided by PR for consideration.  All opinions are mine.  This post contains affiliate links.)

OPI Holiday 2014: Gwen Stefani Swatches and Review Part 1

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This is Part Two of the OPI Holiday 2014: Gwen Stefani Swatches.  Check out Part 1 Here!

OPI Comet in the Sky over OPI in A Holi-daze

OPI Comet in the Sky is a clear based glitter topper with a mixture of large and small black hexagons and micro glitter, with large, medium, small and micro hexagons.  Not a favorite because the glitters are quite chunky.  This is probably great as an accent nail because the large glitters are truly eye catchers.

OPI First Class Desires

OPI First Class Desires

OPI First Class Desires is beautiful!  It's a beautiful mix of gold and eggplant shimmer.  I think it's the most beautiful shade from this collection, I believe.  It's dark and vampy that goes well with the season, but the sparkles make it very festive.

OPI Christmas Gone Paid

OPI Christmas Gone Paid is a nice emerald shade.  I like that it is a deep emerald to go with the winter season.  It is also a nice Yuletide green.

OPI Gwen Stefani I Carol About You (Accent Nail: OPI Rollin' In Cashmere)

OPI I Carol About You is gorgeous!  It is one of the prettiest colors from this collection.  It is a pretty deep purple that is great for fall in winter.

In the nail look above, I added OPI Rollin' In Cashmere as a nail accent, a pretty sunshine metallic gold.

OPI Love Is Hot And Coal

OPI Love Is Hot And Coal is one of the darkest colors in the bunch.  It's a nice shimmery blackish grey with silver shimmer.  Really pretty.

OPI What is Your Point-settia 

OPI What is Your Point-settia is a a fire-engine red creme that is your perfect holiday red.  It is the quintessential red for the season.

All in all, I am liking the formula of most of the shades.  I am liking how the colors are quite festive, some are vampy, and some are metallic, shimmery or glittery to herald the coming of the season.  The two colors that I didn't like the formula were  OPI In A Holi-daze and Comet in the Sky, but the rest were a dream to apply.

These are now available at retail stores  Professional Salons, including Beauty Brands, beautybrands.com, Chatters, Dillard’s, Regis, ULTA and ulta.com for $9.50 ($11.50 CAN).

(Media sample was provided by a representative of the brand for consideration.  All opinions are mine.)