OPI Fall/Winter 2011 "Touring America" swatches and Review Part II

So here it is, the second half of the collection, if you missed the first ones, here they are.

Honk if You Love OPI Don’t let this gorgeous dark grape pass you by.

I Brake for Manicures This gorgeous eggplant-plum has our full attention.

Color to Diner For I’ll take the rosy-red with a side of “awesome.”

My Address is "Hollywood" We put this pretty rose-pink on the map.

I Eat Mainely Lobster We “clawed” through crowds to catch this coral for you.

Are We There Yet? Don’t make me reach back there and take that perfect melon shade!

This second half consists of two vampy cremes and 4 shimmers. In terms of application, there is real 2 coaters : I brake for manicures and Color to diner for and four 2-3 coaters : I had to apply a third coat to even things out with the other 4.

All the pictures below are with both base and topcoat.

Honk if You Love OPI is described as a dark grape, well it is but on the purple side of grape, it's a very vampy color, it's not very original but there's nothing not to love about it

OPI Honk if You Love OPI

OPI Honk if You Love OPI

OPI Honk if You Love OPI

I Brake for Manicures is kind of a dusty plum, I just looove dusty purples and this one's a warm dusty one. It's definitely in my top 3 of the collection.

OPI I Brake for Manicures

OPI I Brake for Manicures

OPI I Brake for Manicures

 

Color to Diner For. I didn't really know what to think of this one when I first  saw it. Actually I was sort of dubious about all of the shimmers... But I'll reserve my judgment for the end of the post... Color to Diner For is a kind of a "dusty" red,very fall appropriate, packed with pink and gold shimmer. The shimmer is so obvious on the nail that the color really comes to life before your eyes when you apply it.

OPI Color to Diner For

OPI Color to Diner For

OPI Color to Diner For

 

My Address is "Hollywood" is a bright blue based pink with pink and gold shimmer, very flattering. I had to use 3 thin coats, I could have gotten away with two and I probably would have "in real life" but for swatching purpose, with macro zoom pictures, slight bold spots were visible.

OPI My Address is "Hollywood"

OPI My Address is "Hollywood"

OPI My Address is "Hollywood"

 

I Eat Mainely Lobster is a very bright coral with a strong pink tint, once again pink and gold shimmer. I was very surprised by this one (and the next one too, Are We There Yet?), it's so bright and bold... If something such as a neon shimmer existed, it would definitely one. Same opacity as My Address is "Hollywood", 3 coats for perfect coverage.

OPI I Eat Mainely Lobster

OPI I Eat Mainely Lobster

OPI I Eat Mainely Lobster

Are We There Yet? is another bright coral, but on the melon side this time. It's very hard to photograph because it tends to look very close to I Eat Mainely Lobster but on the nail they're totally different : Are We There Yet? is lighter and more orange. The pink and gold shimmer, once again, make the nail polishes of this part of the review very consistent.

OPI Are We There Yet?

OPI Are We There Yet?

OPI Are We There Yet?

 

 

Overall :

Although the pink/coral shimmers don't really call for Fall/Winter in my opinion, I must confess that I like them so much that I don't care one bit when OPI decides to release them. I truly didn't think I would, I was kind of meh about them at first... But if I had to choose just one nail polish from this half, I'd  pick I Brake for Manicures without a doubt, I guess one doesn't change, a dusty purple will always make my day.

In conclusion, I'll just add that this collection is definitely a hit for me.

What do YOU think?

 

 

Availability : August 3rd, 2011

 

*these products were provided to me by the manufacturer or their PR company*