Today, I've got the last of the OPI Miss Universe 2013 trio to share with you. This Gown Needs a Crown is a light shimmery silver that dries to a satiny matte foil finish.
The bottles come with a little crown trinket wrapped around the neck, which is quite cute. :-) This is a very pretty and festive silver, not too soft or too harsh, just a very flattering shade. The application is smooth and easy. The first coat is a little sparse with the shimmers, but it builds up nicely with subsequent coats. I ended up doing three coats for the swatches, but if I were wearing this instead of taking close macro shots, I'd probably stop at two.
You can find This Gown Needs a Crown 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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This is a gorgeous silver! I also love the cute little crown charm on the bottle.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I'm glad you like this silver and the charm! :)
DeleteI really love the crown on top! It is just so gorgeous. And I love the silver. Perfect for Winter x
ReplyDeleteYep, it's a great silver! I'm glad you like it. :)
DeleteI think silver looks good in a satiny/suede form like this...looks very classy. :)
ReplyDeleteI always love satin finishes and can't think of a color that doesn't look better with it hehe. :)
DeleteSuper gorgeous. love the lil crown !!
ReplyDeleteAh, what a cute bottle! This is so pretty. I like that it's a satiny finish instead of glossy.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I'm glad you like this! I'm a huge fan of satin finishes, so I'm always really excited to see a polish with it. :)
DeleteAwwwww that trinket is soo cute! And I love that it's not that sparkly. It's just right. Hihi.
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Thanks, I'm glad you think so! I really like the finish on this too. :)
DeleteYou're the opposite of me on my vacay, I couldn't spend enough time sleeping. I hope you're having an awesome long weekend :) This is suuuuuch a pretty color, so soft and delicate.
ReplyDeleteThanks Liesl, I've been having a great time off. It's just wonderful to relax and not have to do anything. Don't get me wrong, I love sleeping. It's just that I'm an easily excitable person lol. Of course I always sleep the best on work days when I have to get up... figures. :D I'm glad you like this silver!
DeleteREALLY love that color!!!
ReplyDeleteYay I'm really glad to hear that, Elaine! It's a really pretty silver. :D
DeleteI almost bought this one the other day, but decided to give it a miss. It is pretty, and I like it a lot, but I've already got so many silvers that I don't use, so... :)
ReplyDeleteHehe I understand. I'm glad you like it though. :)
DeleteHi Yun! What a crown-worthy polish!!! Beautiful on you :-)!!! Hahaha happens to me every so often on a day off too: too exited about the day laying ahead of me :-)
ReplyDeleteHaha glad to know I'm not the only one. It's just SO exciting to have a day off, you know? Lol. I'm glad you like this! :)
DeleteThat little crown is so adorable :)
ReplyDeleteI think so too. :)
DeleteThis is really pretty!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you like it! :)
DeleteI like it is very pretty and the crown is very cute :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, I'm really glad you like this! :)
DeleteSilver foil? I'm in.
ReplyDeleteHehe exactly. :)
DeleteThis one is definitely gorgeous, I was waiting for your swatch and I am not disappointed at all! It looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteYay I'm glad to hear you like this! It's a really pretty silver. :)
DeleteLove this one!! This was the only one out of the collection that I picked up and I'm super happy I did, it really is a beautiful color and it looks gorgeous on your nails!!! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, I'm really glad you liked this one enough to get it. It's such a lovely silver. :)
DeleteThanks, I really like this silver too. :)
ReplyDeleteLove this one. It's so gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteThis is the highlight of the collection! I am in love with the sparkles! Too gorgeouss!! ♥
ReplyDeleteI really like this one too! It's such a lovely silver! :)
DeleteHow would you compare this with Zoya's Seraphina? Looking at the two side by side in your photos, Seraphina has a lighter color but I was wondering about the finish as well? I have This Gown Needs a Crown but I was wondering if you think they're different enough for me to purchase Seraphina as well? Your opinion would really help! :D
ReplyDeleteHi! I'm so sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I didn't see your comment until now. You know, that's a good question. They do seem really close, so I pulled them out to check. Color-wise, they are pretty similar, just a shade or two off from one another. The more noticeable difference is their finish. The suede of OPI This Gown makes the silver less glossy and shimmers more noticeable, which is what you'd expect from mattifying a color. Zoya Seraphina, on the other hand, has a more traditional foil finish and dries to a glossy finish. Do you need both? Umm that's hard to say. I think they are close enough that you can just get one and apply a glossy/matte top coat to approximate the other. But if you do decide to get both, you don't have to worry about them being dupes. Hope that helps! :D
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