The folks over at OPI have collaborated with Miss Katy Perry to produce a new collection of polish for the spring and we are all mad hopping excited! I know I was. It may have mostly been for the "shatter" special effect topcoat that has been all the rage overseas right now, but whatever for, the buzz has been huge for this collection.
Let's start with the colors! The glitter first shall we? Teenage Dream is a pale rose pink glitter, with different shapes and sizes of traditional glitter and big holographic pieces. Very pretty in the bottle and very pretty on the nail. I was worried it would be sheer and it was a little, but I think two thick coats worked out nicely for me. I have this on my toes right now!
Now the Black Shatter! It's amazing. I'm not going to lie, when I first saw pictures of the graffiti and crackle polishes that were popping up in the trends overseas, I was going "blech!", it just didn't look attractive to me! But dang it all I am not a snob, I decided, and I held my head (and brush) high and gave it a go. And I'm so glad I did because I freaking love it. I don't know, maybe OPI is just super awesome but I think the shatter effect is better than some that I've seen before or something? It's big and scattered and looks almost like leopard spots, which is what Katy Perry wanted! I love when a plan comes together ;) I love this combo.
Last Friday Night is a blue glitter with the same type of large pieces as Teenage Dream. It unfortunately is more sheer than I'd like, but still pretty. It is not terribly unique, again unfortunately. But I can appreciate something for what it is, right? This is three coats.
I really like Last Friday Night under Black Shatter, very fun and funky!
Not Like the Movies is the polish that I thought would be my favorite out of this collection but it turned out to be my least favorite, surprising! It still is rather fetching, though don't get me wrong. It's a grey/silver with a green and purple oil slick duochrome metallic with bits of silvery white (?) glitter! Unusual and yet not unique. I didn't love the application and I wasn't crazy about the brushstrokes. But there will be folks that don't give a lick and that will adore this guy. So there you go. Two coats.
Not Like the Movies under Black Shatter is real nice though, as it disguises the brushstrokes and gives only a hint of duochrome. Loves!
And last is the lacquer I thought I would like the least, turns out to be my favorite of the collection, The One that Got Away. It is very similar to Let Me Entertain You from the Burlesque collection, the base color is a bit more burgundy and there is no foil finish. I would say you probably don't need both polishes. This was a bit sheer too, though. Three coats.
Under Black Shatter, I wasn't expecting The One that Got Away to be very striking but I la la loved it! Very sexy. *rawr*
Also, I've included my newest YouTube vid, my first "live" one. Sorry if it sucks, or if one commenter said "this is literally watching paint dry." haha. It's only about 2 minutes long tho ;)
xoxo,kelliegonzo
These were sent for review.
















i was surprised to find out i loved this collection~ it looks like you did too!
ReplyDeleteOk, I wil probably get Teenage Dream and the Shatter. Not Like the Movies looks a little bit like Zoya Ki, which I love! Thanks for posting this!
ReplyDeleteI'm waiting impatiently for black shatter!
ReplyDeleteGreat swatches and awesome vid!!! The shatter coat rocks like hell, totally love it <3
ReplyDeleteit's so like katy perry!
ReplyDeleteneed them! but I don't like crackle so only the four colors!! they are so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteCoool movie, not sucky at all :D
ReplyDeleteNot like the movies is really one of a kind, havent seen one like this im pretty sure :o
but great swatches! as always you just nail it <3
i can't wait till they comes out. i'm getting them all!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm also buying the whole darn collection. Can't wait for it to come out. I love the last one with the shatter topcoat. That's gorgeous!Thanks Kellie for swatching all of these. You have fantastic swatches. Did you see Katy Perry on the People's Choice Awards? She looked so adorable. She reminds me of a living Barbie doll.
ReplyDeletesad to say this collection does nothing for me. :( I hate crackle effects on anything...furniture, nails, etc. LOL! The only 2 I might like are The one that got away & not like the movies.
ReplyDeleteI'm wondering how close Not Like the Movies is to Deborah Lippmann's Wicked Game? It looks similar.
ReplyDeleteAt first, I didn't like the black shatter back when it was teased weeks ago, but I may be coming around. Damn beauty blogs, making me want to buy everything! :)
I love all the colors and the black shatter just makes them even prettier :)
ReplyDeleteThe One That Got Away does look similar to Let Me Entertain You! I'll have to try the crackle thing in person. I still can't seem to like that look. I love the shades by itself though.
ReplyDeleteI didn't think I wanted anything but who am I kidding?! LOL
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great swatches.
Want want want! :D
ReplyDeleteAw, I was so excited for this collection, but I don't really care for any of them when push comes to shove. Nice swatches, though. :)
ReplyDeleteTo me, "Last Friday Night" looks a bit like Sinful's "Hottie". If I do get one, probably will try, " Not Like the Movies"
ReplyDeleteI am still jellin' about how well you applied Teenage Dream.
ReplyDelete*goes into room to try again*
OMG I NEEEEEEEEDZ THESE!!!! Thanks so much Kellie for the video too.. you're awesome :0)
ReplyDeletei love the effects of the black polish! very nice collection!
ReplyDeleteI want to pick up the Crackle polish but other than that... This collection totally underwhelms me.
ReplyDelete"Not like the movies"....I still love it, even though its brush strokey :) Thanks for the pics :)
ReplyDeleteDamn it, you American girls got the resale bottle for Black Shatter! *iz jealouz* :D
ReplyDeleteWow, it has been so long since I last commented here :/
ReplyDeleteI loved all of the KP polishes <3 Ordered them already!
I think the shatter looks really good over the glitters, but I get mixed feelings about the crackle effect :/
I love Not Like The Movies! Gorgeous color.
ReplyDeleteTak, prawdopodobnie tak jest
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