A New Addiction

Over the weekend I went to a spa themed bridal shower and it was so wonderful. I forgot how therapeutic a mani/pedi can be. Part of our goodie bag consisted of a few bottles of the new OPI 25th Anniversary Collection nail polishes.

The collection is absolutely stunning and the shades are the quintessential embodiment of fall color. The random mauve shade is a wee bit off and the two white colors are… interesting, but the rest are fail-safe autumn colors that will look fabulous on short squared off nails.

I think the two white shades are sheer enough to be used in a glam french manicure, but I haven’t had the chance to play with them and test my theory.

I feel a little guilty that I’m so intriqued and excited by the chocolate brown, burgudy, and brick reds of fall when we’re in the middle of summer and enjoying shocking bright and playful tones.

Fall is a complete 180 of the electric pinks and neon coral tones, when color will become almost gothic. Mainstream is accepting the idea of black nail polish as fashionable and chic. And if anyone wants to disagree with me on that, take a look at the new Chanel collection. They have released the most hyped nail polish color since Chanel Vamp in the 1990’s.

 

The new color is called Black Satin, and that’s exactly what it looks like. Black Satin is a true jet black with a trace of platinum pearl and a super glossy finish. Again, I think it looks fablous on very short nails because the color is strong enough to make a statement all by itself.