Saturday, March 23, 2013

OPI Lights of Emerald City

Hi you guys! Hope you're having a great Saturday! :-)

Today, I've got one of the glitters from the OPI Oz The Great and Powerful Collection to share with you. Lights of Emerald City is a sparsely populated glitter made up of medium-sized square opalescent and large square white glitter pieces in a sheer base.






The large white squares in here look like pieces of paper on the nails... definitely an interesting look. Since this is sheer, it's better used as a topper, and I've got it over OPI I Theodora You in the swatches. Application-wise, this polish was on the trickier end. Due to how sparse the glitters are, you have to dollop the polish onto the nails, then gingerly smooth it out. But as you smooth it from cuticle to tip, you kind of drag the glitters along, so more of them end up on the tips. I did one coat for each nail, then went back and filled in some of the bald spots along the cuticles.

You can find Lights of Emerald City at your local nail salons and beauty stores such as Ulta and Dillard's for a retail price of $9 for 0.5 fl oz.

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25 comments:

  1. I just wore I Theodora You and loved it! Can't wait to try Lights Of Emerald City

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    1. I Theodora You is beautiful! I think you'll like Lights of Emerald City too. :-)

      ~ Yun

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  2. I love it over Theodora, but I"m totally with you on the application. So pretty and unique, though :)

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    1. Definitely pretty and unique... makes the application worth it. :-)

      ~ Yun

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  3. Great pairing, Yun! I figured application would be a bit different with this one, but I couldn't resist picking it up myself. It's just such a unique look!

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    1. Thanks Elizabeth, I'm glad you like the combo! It's definitely a very unique glitter. :-)

      ~ Yun

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  4. This is my favorite polish from this collection. It looks beautiful on you!

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  5. It's so delicate and gorgeous combined with this lovely pink...

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  6. I just bought this one today. I was kind of on the fence but the square pieces looked so unusual. sorry application was a pain but I think the result is really pretty.

    fishgirl182 @ the painted ninja

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    1. I'm glad you like the result! I think it's pretty too! :-)

      ~ Yun

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  7. i love glitters! so i love this <3

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  8. Hi Yun - stunning on you!!! I prefer scarcer glitters as Lights of Emerald City and therefore don't mind to end up with some pushing and shoving ;-) - Christine

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    1. Hehe you'll definitely need to be patient with this one, but I'm glad you like it! :-)

      ~ Yun

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  9. That's a really interesting glitter! I'm sure it looks great on almost all colours :)

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    1. For sure, this topper would work with lots of colors! :-)

      ~ Yun

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  10. Beautiful polish and beautiful photos, as usual:)

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  11. Pretty, but a bummer about the application. It looks great on you though!

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