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Thursday, April 3, 2014

OPI Brazil Swatches and Review...

Hi Everyone! This post has been a long time in the making, but I finally got a chance to process all the photos and I'm excited to show you the beautiful OPI Brazil collection released for the Spring/Summer season. The collection includes both neutral and bright creams which are just perfect for the summer days ahead. The Brazil collection also includes a set of four bright and colorful mini liquid sand Beach Sandies shades. This post is long and photo heavy so consider yourselves warned :)...


Next Stop... The Bikini Zone
A lilac to gray duochrome with a scattered small fleck shimmer. This is the only non-creamy shade in the collection and it is quite delicate and beautiful. It has an easy to apply formula. It starts out a bit sheer at first coat, but does build up to full coverage by three coats as seen in the swatches below. No top coat in these swatches...




Swatch Details
Brand: OPI
Collection: Brazil, Spring/Summer 2014
Color Name/Number: Next Stop... The Bikini Zone, NL A59
Number of coats: 3
Top Coat: No

Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)

Don't Bossa Nova Me Around
A pale nude cream with gray undertones. This has a wonderful, smooth formula which is easy to apply. Two coats provides full coverage. I'm a sucker for shades such as this since they make perfect bases for nail art. It is just lovely. No top coat...



Swatch Details
Brand: OPI
Collection: Brazil, Spring/Summer 2014
Color Name/Number: Don't Bossa Nova Me Around, NL A60
Number of coats: 2
Top Coat: No

Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)

Taupe-less Beach
A medium tapue cream. Great, smooth formula which is easy to work with. I used 2 coats for complete coverage. No top coat...



Swatch Details
Brand: OPI
Collection: Brazil, Spring/Summer 2014
Color Name/Number: Taupe-less Beach, NL A61
Number of coats: 2
Top Coat: No

Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)

I São Paulo Over There
A darker taupe with brown undertones. It also has a very smooth and creamy formula that is easy to apply. Two coats provides full coverage. Swatches are with no top coat...



Swatch Details
Brand: OPI
Collection: Brazil, Spring/Summer 2014
Color Name/Number: I São Paulo Over There, NL A62
Number of coats: 2
Top Coat: No

Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)

OPI Scores a Goal
A reddish brown cream. Once again this has a similar formula to the rest of the shades in this collection. Very smooth and easy to apply. Two coats for full coverage. No top coat in these swatches...



Swatch Details
Brand: OPI
Collection: Brazil, Spring/Summer 2014
Color Name/Number: OPI Scores a Goal, NL A63
Number of coats: 2
Top Coat: No

Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)

AmazON... AmazOFF
A dark teal cream/crelly. The formula on this one was a bit thinner than the shades above and was determined to flood my cuticles. It also didn't wrap around the tips as easily. Two coats still provided full coverage and it is very glossy on it's own. This does stain the skin/nails upon removal. All of the staining came out after scrubbing with whitening toothpaste, but still disappointing for such a gorgeous color. Swatches with no top coat...



Swatch Details
Brand: OPI
Collection: Brazil, Spring/Summer 2014
Color Name/Number: AmazON... AmazOFF, NL A64
Number of coats: 2
Top Coat: No

Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)

I Just Can't Cope-acabana
A bright primary yellow cream. It dries a bit brighter and more vibrant than it appears in the bottle. The formula is a bit thick, but still fairly easy to apply and it self-levels very well. Two coats provides full coverage as seen below. No top coat in these swatches...



Swatch Details
Brand: OPI
Collection: Brazil, Spring/Summer 2014
Color Name/Number: I Just Can't Cope-acabana, NL A65
Number of coats: 2
Top Coat: No

Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)

Where Did Suzi's Man-go?
A creamsicle orange cream. This has a lovely smooth formula which applies easily. It provides full coverage at just two coats. No top coat in these swatches..



Swatch Details
Brand: OPI
Collection: Brazil, Spring/Summer 2014
Color Name/Number: Where Did Suzi's Man-go?, NL A66
Number of coats: 2
Top Coat: No

Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)

Toucan Do It If You Try
A coral orange cream. Perfect, smooth formula (am I starting to sound like a broken record yet?). Two coats for full coverage and swatches with no top coat...



Swatch Details
Brand: OPI
Collection: Brazil, Spring/Summer 2014
Color Name/Number: Toucan Do It If You Try, NL A67
Number of coats: 2
Top Coat: No

Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)

Kiss Me I'm Brazilian
A bubblegum pink cream. Guess what? This also has a very nice, easy to apply formula. This particular shade of pink makes my skin tone look darker. Insta-tan. Even my bf commented on it. Swatches are 2 coats with no top coat...



Swatch Details
Brand: OPI
Collection: Brazil, Spring/Summer 2014
Color Name/Number: Kiss Me I'm Brazilian, NL A68
Number of coats: 2
Top Coat: No

Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)

Live.Love.Carnival
A coral pink cream. This is very similar to Toucan Do It If You Try in color, except this has a bit more pink to it. Formula is similarly nice and smooth. Two coats provides full coverage and swatches are with no top coat...



Swatch Details
Brand: OPI
Collection: Brazil, Spring/Summer 2014
Color Name/Number: Live.Love.Carnival, NL A69
Number of coats: 2
Top Coat: No

Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)

Red Hot Rio
A classic cherry red jelly. The formula is very nice, not dragging or pooling. Three coats provides decent coverage and although you can see hints of the nail line in the swatches below, it wasn't noticeable in reality. It is very glossy and shiny as I would expect for a jelly. Swatches are with no top coat...



Swatch Details
Brand: OPI
Collection: Brazil, Spring/Summer 2014
Color Name/Number: Red Hot Rio, NL A70
Number of coats: 3
Top Coat: No

Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)

Beach Sandies - Liquid Sand Mini Nail Lacquers
Rather than swatch the colors individually, I thought it would be fun to do a colorful skittle mani to show them off. I let the polishes dry for a little over an hour before taking photos to ensure they were completely dry, however, they are dry to the touch and wearable soon than that...


The Beach Sandies are textured lacquers. The texture on these is not very coarse as they don't contain any large glitter pieces. Also because they are not very coarse, they apply very easily.  I used two coats of each of the shades for my mani. You're So Flippy Floppy (yellow) was the sheerest and you can slightly see the hint of a nail line visible at two coats. I used no top coat with these...


Samba-dy Loves Purple


I'm Brazil Nuts Over You


What's a Little Rain Forest?


You're So Flippy Floppy


What do you think of this collection?!

Thanks for looking!
Anutka :)


** Polishes were provided to me for review by the manufacturer or their PR. **
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6 comments:

  1. My favourites were the subtle liquid sands - I absolutely love them!! And I have a super soft spot for Amazon Amazoff :)

    great swatches!!

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    1. Thank you so much!
      I just love these liquid sand shades also! I wish they would create full size bottles of them even though I will prob never run out even with the minis :)
      The teal is so gorgeous! I do wish it didn't stain though.

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  2. Gah! Your swatches are always flawless. I am so impressed with this collection too. I love every single one of those crèmes. I picked up all the bright colors and am kicking myself for not getting the whole damn lot!

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    1. Thank you for such kind words! I'm always glad to know someone enjoys my swatches! It means a lot to me :)
      These two coat creams are just perfection! They just nailed the formula on these! :)

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  3. Beautiful photos! :-) I love liquid sand nail polishes! :-)

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    1. It seems that so many people love these bright LS shades! I do hope OPI takes note and makes more :)

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