OPI - HTF - mystery polish....

This is the third polish that I scored from Goodwill for only 99 cents. It's label is missing so I have no idea which one it could possibly be.... But the simple lettering on the back of the bottle matches the bottle of Plymouth Lox. It's not like the newer OPI bottles that have a lot of lettering and symbols. 

The fill line hits at the horizontal line just below the OPI letters.

It's a warm orange with hints of coral. Creme finish. Pictured is 3 thin coats. The lid of this one was quite stuck and required some effort to get into. Then I had to add a couple of drops of thinner because it was slightly gloopy. Once I thinned it a bit, it applied perfectly.

So do you have any idea what it could be? I don't have much knowledge when it comes to old OPIs. I'd appreciate any help I can get.

Then I decided to use it in some nail art inspired by this look I found through Pinterest.

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OPI - HTF - Back in the Saddle

This is another great black label find at my local Goodwill. I got it for only 99 cents.

The fill line on this bottle was also just barely used.
It hits right at the rim of the bottle well above the OPI lettering.

It's a pumpkin-y orange color with heavy gold shimmer.

2 coats are pictured. Again, despite smelling of toxic old fumes, the formula was still really good and went on smooth.

The label on the bottom is pretty disgusting and damaged. 

I tried to clean it up a bit but it's still difficult to read. 

In the sunlight I managed to make out that it's 4 words long and the last word is "Saddle" so my online digging leads me to believe it's "Back in the Saddle" from the "Wild Wild West" collection from 1999. The color seems to match.

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OPI - HTF - Plymouth Lox

I hit pay dirt at my local Goodwill.  I normally just randomly pass through but never find anything. Last week I found 3 OPI's under the glass counter top by the registers for 99 cents each. It turns out that they're black labels! Which is a sign of an older OPI. 

My research found that OPI Plymouth Lox if from the New England Collection in 1998.

 The bottle has been barely used. The fill line hits right at the upper rim of the glass above the OPI lettering.

Pictured is 2 coats, despite it smelling of toxic fumes like old nail polish does.... It applied perfectly easy. Didn't even require any thinner. It's a beautiful tomato red with shimmer.

Stay tuned to see the other scores!

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OPI Black Spotted Over Neons

By now maybe you've heard there is some clamoring over a new OPI polish. It's called "Black Spotted" and has only been released in French Sephoras. No plans that it will come to the US or anywhere else in Europe. :( If you have a random connection to a relative or friend in France, have them track this down for you! Or you can choke down a steep price on eBay. It's a must have.

It's a twisted type of special effect top coat, almost like Crackle, but not quite. It's like oil and water or something..... Amazing. :) The effect is immediate and the polish is fairly thin. It dries quickly and has a shiny finish. The instruction tag says to apply in a THIN coat. I had to play with it before I got it just right. I got the best results when I had just a little polish on the brush, then I applied it to the middle of my nail and swept over the nail a few times. Where normally I apply my polish with just 3 strokes, this time I would have just a little polish and do at least 5 strokes. The little openings start forming immediately, but with a few extra strokes you can get an even and thin layer on before it dries.

And can I just add that it's a BEAST to get off your cuticles. So be cautious to not be too messy. My angled clean up brush had to scrub a little more than normal.

I started with a base of white polish. Sinful Colors Snow Me White

Random blobs of neon polishes. I just used the brush that comes in the polish.

ChG Pink Voltage, Under the Boardwalk, & Ride the Waves.

Sally Hansen Insta Dri Lightening and Xtreme Wear Sun Kissed.

ELF Neon Green.

Then 1 thin layer of Spotted using the method I mentioned above.

When it first arrived in the mail I was wearing GOSH Holographic. So I immediately put it on. I applied it too thick though and didn't get many bubbly formations. :( But you can see it's still pretty awesome!!!

So how do you plan on getting it!? Or do you not like the look at all?

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OPI DS Glamour Toes

I know of one nail salon in town that has some great dusty polishes that are HTFs. Too bad they won't sell them to me. :( Boo! So I happened to be in the mood to check it out anyway. Sure enough she wouldn't sell them to me (because it's their only bottle... ya think?). So I paid them to paint my toes with it. Their bottle of DS Glamour has seen better days though, it was only 1/3 full and all of the silver was virtually worn off the cap. So I didn't want it THAT bad.

 The nail tech did 2 coats and it turned out so good. 

This picture is a tad blurrier, so it shows the holo even better!

I got my glitter bow flip flops from CATO's for $12. In case you were wondering. They are super cute.

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Nail Party @ My Place

 I recently had a group of friends over to play in my nail polish. A friend of mine has 4 daughters ranging from 13 years old to 8 years old. Needless to say, they had a blast. I also included a couple others to round it out. We had fun. Everyone picked out colors and konad/bundle monster images to stamp. Then I did the manicures to show them how stamping works.

They all have pretty good taste. Several reached for my HTFs! I'm not stingy, I let them use them.

Deb picked China Glaze TTYL to stamp with GOSH Holographic. She wanted something "not too flashy..." Which fit well for that combination when in normal indoor lighting. Then I took her to the balcony and told her it would come alive! They were all amazed, and I was so proud. :)

Do you share your stash with others and have nail parties?

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