OPI has a new four piece collection for early summer called Nice Stems! themed for pretty pink hues we see in flower blooms. There are three opaque polishes and one multi-colored top coat that can be layered on top of the others to create fun new looks or worn by itself for a sheer look with glints of glitter. I love the OPI pro-wide brush and pink, so this collection already has some great pluses in my opinion!
First up is Play the Peonies, a shy shell pink with a glint of pearl shimmer. This kind of color isn't always my first choice, but this polish is delightfully delicate and one of my new favorite light shades. It covers beautifully in two coats with no streaky difficulties! Perfect for a wedding day manicure or really, any day! Peonies are my second favorite flower too, so that is another pro to this polish :)
Next is Come to Poppy, a coral tinged dark pink with a pearly shine. I really fell head over heels with this one, it just melted on my tips, like it was made for me! Perfect in two coats. And poppies are my number one favorite flower, yay!
Be a Dahlia Won’t You? is the next full color lacquer in this collection, a shimmering foil fuchsia pink with a slight duochrome at the edges might pull a bit blue at times--definitely hard to capture on camera. This had a thinner formula and pigment than the other creamier polishes so I used three coats, 'twas to be expected with a shimmer/foil really.
And last is the kicker, I Lily Love You, a confetti multi-colored glitter top coat. This is pink jelly based, giving your nails a blush hue when used alone. The glitter here is a bit different than I've seen OPI use before. I would compare it to the glitter in Color Club's Covered in Diamonds only smaller and more varied in size and shape. It's thick so apply with care. Here is three coats on it's own. (I smudged it on my pointer a tad :P)
And here is two thin coats of I Lily Love You over Be a Dahlia Won't You? I love how it looks just like the bottle shade!
This collection is über girly and très feminine. A sure hit with the ladies I know!
First up is Play the Peonies, a shy shell pink with a glint of pearl shimmer. This kind of color isn't always my first choice, but this polish is delightfully delicate and one of my new favorite light shades. It covers beautifully in two coats with no streaky difficulties! Perfect for a wedding day manicure or really, any day! Peonies are my second favorite flower too, so that is another pro to this polish :)
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I actually LOVE the look of this collection. I was on the fence about so many pinks but I'm liking them in your swatches!
ReplyDeleteI love that you built the glitter coat up to 3 coats. I am glad its a bit more opaque than normal. I love come to poppy and be a dahlia won't you
ReplyDeleteI want all 4 of these, which is rare! I have been yearning for Play with the peonies ever since I saw the promo pics, but all of them are super!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI Lili love you is too cute, I like it!
ReplyDeleteI was on the fence about these too, but they look more fun/ different than the usual OPI pinks. Thanks for the swatches!
ReplyDeleteI Lily Love you over Dahlia...amazing! I have to get this, just for this combo!
ReplyDeleteI've been waiting to see swatches of this since they announced it! The only one I don't like is Play in the Peonies... So I think I'll have to get the mini set if nothing else!
ReplyDeleteI NEED Come to Poppy! So pretty and such a me color! Thanks for the swatches!
ReplyDeleteOMG I LOVE YOUR PICS!!! Is this collex out in stores yet? Have to have Come to Poppy! Thanks for always doing such an awesome job on all your swatches:)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colours. I love OPI glitter top coats (Last Friday Night!) xx
ReplyDeleteBe a Dahlia looks pretty dupey to China Glaze 108 Degrees. Wanna do a comparison? :)
ReplyDelete@TheCraftyKitchen they're pretty different :) i'll try to do a comparison soon for ya!
ReplyDeleteOh, I need all of these in my life right now! I keep haunting the mall to see if they're in yet. I Lily Love You first caught my eye in the press release but now as I see swatches...*swoon!*
ReplyDeleteI just swatched Play the Peonies and I Lilly love you today and I am so enjoying these! They all look magnificent on you my dear!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the top 2!! I need to get them!
ReplyDeletexo Jackie
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I love all four of these!
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are the best so far Kellie!
ReplyDeleteI was a bit disappointed at this collection...I am not sure what I was expecting but anyways... I quite like Come to Poppy! I wonder if I would like Play the Peonies, it looks kinda frosty :/
Thanks for swatching these! Based on the bottle pics I was dying to get Lily I Love You, but now seeing the swatches I realize that it's not for me :( Come to Poppy surprisingly jumped out at me, I may have to pick that up!
ReplyDeleteNot anything very new looking. I'm sure they will grow on me when I keep seeing them. I do love Come To Poppy. I like your layering. That looks like the polish in the bottle!
ReplyDeleteGreat swatches! Love them all!
ReplyDeleteI definitely want them all!!! I knew I would from the early pictures, now I really really want them after seeing the swatches!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat post, I love the last 2 :)
ReplyDeletePlay the Peonies is my favorite. I Lily Love You isn't what I thought it'd be, but still, it's pretty!
ReplyDeleteI did not like the glitter one by itself. I should try more coats though, I only did 2. It looks much better with more coats like in you swatch. Pretty!
ReplyDeleteI expected to want I Lily Love You and Be A Dahlia Won't You the most, but now that I see them I actually want the other two more! What A Surprise! Although, I think I might get the whole collection anyway. :-)
ReplyDeleteI really like all of them. They look so pretty :)
ReplyDeletethe more I see this collection, the more I like it. They look great on your nails.
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