Showing posts with label Burlesque. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Burlesque. Show all posts

Monday, December 13, 2010

The Show Must Go On & Rising Star from the Burlesque Collection by OPI





I was going to give the Little Teasers Collection to my sister for Christmas but when we were shopping, she made a move to buy them and I couldn't think of a good way to talk her out of it, so she got this gift early!



She's already worn Rising Star & The Show Must Go On  from the set and even though these polishes are super sparkly and eye catching, there were some big problems for her in terms of application and wear.  First up is Rising Star:

It might be a bit hard to tell with all the sparkle but with just two coats, Rising Star bubbled so much, my sister said "My nails look like they have a rash!".  I was surprised at the bubbling, that's something I expect to happen during summertime, not when it's cold outside and there's no humidity.  I hope that's it's just a fluke because that is a really gorgeous holiday gold!

Second up was The Show Must Go On.  It's a flashy pink that reflects orange in a certain light.  We really liked looking at this polish and the orange sort of makes your nails look like they have little flames in them:


But this polish had a application problem too.  It chipped in a major way on the second day of wear.  Check it out:


Yikes! This is definitely not what I've come to expect from OPI in terms of quality because I usually remove OPI polish before it chips and not the other way around.  Also, I didn't have any problems with Tease - y Does It from the same collection so I find it odd that these two polishes didn't measure up.  And now and just because, here is my sister's Cher Barbie Collection...


Thursday, November 25, 2010

Tease - y Does It by OPI & Versace V2030 - W


More holiday polish! I picked up OPI's Tease - y Does It from the Burlesque/Holiday Collection for 2010 as I need to limit myself but also because clunky glitter polish isn't really my favourite kind of polish.  Once in a while I see one I really like, but most of the time, I give them a pass because I hate removing it.  But look how nice this is!  It`s a dark purple with red micro glitter that looks very dressy to me and I like it a lot.

Honestly, when I first heard about the upcoming film, Burlesque, I couldn't help but make the obvious comparison between it and Paul Verhoeven`s 1995 so bad it`s awesome film Showgirls!

It`s a Ver-sayce!

Showgirls 2.0
Frankly, I wish that OPI was doing product tie-ins back in 1995 because Nomi Malone in showgirls is all about her nails:

Maybe You Could Do My Nails...
Hi Nomi, I Love Your Nails
Nomi even does her nails right before she goes out to beat up and cut the man who raped her best friend:

It`s From the Hell Hath No Fury Collection!


One of my favourite lines from the movie comes when Nomi shows up at the casino offices in the new dress she bought:

Zack Carey: Nice dress.
Nomi Malone: Thanks. It's a Ver-sayce
Zack Carey: It's "Versace".
Nomi Malone: What?
Zack Carey: It's Versace. It's pronounced "Versace".
Nomi Malone: Oh.
And that brings me to one of the two items that I own that are Versace:  A leather glasses case and a bottle of nail polish that is at least 15 years old.


Bottle Top with Versace`s Medusa Head Logo
The polish doesn`t have a name, just a number and it`s a kind of warm caramel/warm brown with a hint of shimmer to it.  It took hours to dry even with a quick dry top coat!  I did my nails in the afternoon but woke up to a PJ imprint the next morning on my pinkie.


Even though I had application problems, I wouldn`t trash this polish.  I like the colour and I have no idea where I would find another bottle.

I don`t know if I`ll be going to see Burlesque in theaters.  I don`t care for Xtina and I`m just bored with the Antins perspective on what`s entertaining but it has Cher and she is hard for me to resist!

Showgirls + Burlesque = Cher