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seaspray2242 on 5/11/2013 1:34:00 PM more reviews by seaspray2242

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Warm   Hair: Blond, Curly, Medium   Eyes: Green    

I have 4 of these nail polishes. 2 are from the Kardashian Kollection (Kim-pletely in love and All Kendall-ed up), a white texture and the strengthener plus. The white texture and the strengthener plus are really nice, I like their brushes (the thinner one on strength and fatter on texture) but the 2 Kardashian ones chip like CRAZY! Also it is the most expensive polishes I own (waaay too expensive for a drugstore! Its $12 per bottle where I live!). Also, I hate the bottle shape. Its weird and clunky, what is it supposed to look like? A cut lipstick? Some of the shades are to die for though, like Kim-pletely in love, My Lifesaver and Selena, but you will be spending a lot of cash for something that chips within the same day you apply it.

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lbj06 on 4/26/2013 3:02:00 AM more reviews by lbj06

Age: 19-24   Skin: Other   Hair: Other   Eyes: Other    

I have four of these nail polishes. Three of them have glitter and one doesn't. ALL if the nail polishes with glitter had dried up inside the bottle. The one with no glitters is fine but I am really disappointed with this product.

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Kampretos on 3/17/2013 3:01:00 AM more reviews by Kampretos

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Medium   Hair: Other   Eyes: Black    

oh dear god please help. i bought the justin bieber one with (the perfect strokes) and i ABSOLUTELY HATE IT! it is the worst brush ever on OPI, the color didn't blend well!! it really is different than the OPI products. don't get me wrong, i am a big fan of OPI, but the nicole line is such a waste of money!

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lifeislife on 5/25/2012 2:14:00 AM more reviews by lifeislife

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Normal, Medium   Hair: Black   Eyes: Brown    

I bought the "Peas and Qs" color from Target in 2010 and it is the absolute perfect seafoam green color that I had been looking for! Unfortunately, after emailing nicole by OPI, I found out that it was a shade for just that summer, and I couldn't find it at other Targets.

This polish goes on smoothly and lasts for maybe a week without chipping, though I think that's a generous estimate. I love it mainly because the color is gorgeous.

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Auroradiva048 on 5/1/2012 4:43:00 PM more reviews by Auroradiva048

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Combination, Fair   Hair: Blond   Eyes: Blue    

Nicole by OPI: Make Mine Lime

Colour:
The colour was bright, strong and vivid, and fits the name really well!
It's great for Spring and Summer, and holidays/vacations too. I don't have any greens so i thought I'd start by going bright and I'm glad I did.

Price:
I purchased this product in the US while on holdiay/vacation and it was on an offer at Sears. I can't remember the price, but it was a reasonably priced offer and OPI is usually pretty expensive anyways.

Packaging:
The packaging for Nicole is very unique and I like it. It looks a little like a boot if you look closely. The packaging is always nice for OPI products and this one didn't disappoint.

Application:
The application was so easy! The polish was really smooth and just slid on. Considering the easy, smooth application, it was only to be expected that the polish wasn't very thick and needed 3 coats, and I used the China Glaze No-Chip Top Coat as I usually do after the first 3 polish coats.
However, i was really disappointed when I saw that the polish had left horrible yellow stains on my nails when I removed it. After such a great application and colour it was a shame because otherwise I would have given it a 5 rating. :(
It's just an inconvenience because I immediately had to apply another colour to ensure no-one noticed the yellow staining as it really was horrible. I would recommend a cool colour, and several coats of it.

Quality:
OPI is usually good quality, although I think China Glaze is slightly better depending on the polish.
Apart from the staining afterwards, the quality was good.

Overall: I'm happy with this product, and I would recommend it and buy another although I doubt I'll finish the whole bottle anytime soon. The polish is really easy to work with, so it's great with beginners.
If it stains, just remove and apply another colour, prbably a cool one: light pink, silver, lilac etc would be best because the green is so bright.

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blankdreams on 3/4/2012 3:27:00 PM more reviews by blankdreams

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Dry, Fair   Hair: Brunette, Straight, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

I have the color "sounds grape to me" and I'm super impressed! The color is a super nice dark purple with tiny pinkish, reddish glitter. I found it at Target on clearance for $2 so I thought I'd give it a try since I'd never tried any Nicole by OPI polishes before. I'm not a huge fan of the original OPI polishes but these are much, much better. I'm on my 4th day of wearing this and I don't have any full on chips yet! Just a little wearing on the edges, which I think is incredibly impressive!! I used Orly's bonder base coat and Sally Hansen's insta dri top coat with it and it seems to be working very well with this polish. I also really like the packaging. The bottle never gets close to tipping over or even moving whenever I'm dipping the brush in it. I'm definitely going to try out more soon

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AyeJae on 2/27/2012 11:15:00 PM more reviews by AyeJae

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Olive, Warm   Hair: Brunette, Curly, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

I have many of these polishes but I wanted to comment mainly about one of the new Kardashian Kollection colors. Specifically, Wear Something Spar-Kylie. I seen it in the store, picked it up, swatched it and thought "Man, so pretty". Flipped it over to read the name, was so mad (not a fan of any kardashian) and literally put it back. Went home and couldn't get the color off my mind (OCD lol). Literally went back the next day and got it. It is a nice medium pink sparkle color with medium to heavy coverage. You definitely need two coats. I am not a fan and never will be but I found a way to not spend my own money on it....have someone who doesn't care buy it for you (mommy <3). Would recommend to all who doesn't care about the name behind it.

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*TOP REVIEWER* nearyroth on 2/25/2012 7:57:00 PM more reviews by nearyroth

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Sensitive, Olive, Warm   Hair: Brown, Relaxed, Fine   Eyes: Brown    

I love these. I have Shell Me the Truth which is a very light milky pinkish color. It's absolutely amazing. It catches the light in certain ways and it's really cool. I got it for $8 at Target and I'm glad I did. This looks so pretty with anything and it's one of my favorite polishes ever!

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*TOP REVIEWER* marippe on 5/3/2011 3:01:00 AM more reviews by marippe

Age: 25-29   Skin: Combination, Fair, Cool   Hair: Brown, Straight, Medium   Eyes: Blue    

i picked this up today after work in ''shell me the truth'' - which is a lavender color w/ gold shimmer. i usually don't spend $7 for a nail polish, but this was totally worth it. the color is incredible.. so so pretty. very nice formula w/ no streakyness. looks great w/ black shatter on top. there are a couple other colors i was eying; i'll probably end up grabbing those also :)

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Vivaglamgaga on 4/30/2011 6:47:00 PM more reviews by Vivaglamgaga

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Warm   Hair: Blond, Wavy, Fine   Eyes: Blue    

I got NI 148(Enchantress,its a soft iridescent pinky with blue under tones), NI 322(Too Rich For You, A deep green colour with turquoise glitter), NI J02(Prized Possession Purple,A deep purple with pinky-blue shimmer) and NI J03(Give Me The 1st Dance,A metalic pale grey ."Liquid Silver Shimer").The only things I dont like about these polishes is that the formula is very thin, and it takes 2-3 coats to make it look like the colour in the bottle, but the colour is so incrediby beautiful I think its worth the work.( And BTW the last two polishes are from the Justin Beiber Collection, I did not know that until I look it up. That is not the reason I bought them.)

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historicalline on 2/11/2011 6:36:00 PM more reviews by historicalline

Age: 25-29   Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium   Hair: Black   Eyes: Brown    

So today I went to Shopper's Drug Mart, and found this colour - Sheer Fun NI164 by Nicole OPI. It was one of the rare days where I didn't have nail polish, so I could test out a few colours. I am very pleasantly surprised by this nail polish. I was actually looking for "Call Your Mother" from Sephora OPI but was too lazy to drive to the mall.

It dries quickly. There isn't a strong smell. And the pink is exactly what I wanted. I have this issue with a lot of pink polishes that end up making my skin look yellow in comparison.

I am very pleased with this purchase. It's a little pricey. 8.50CAD on sale from 10.99CAD. No packaging at all, and I bought the last bottle of Sheer Fun so it was probably used before. But I love it. It's the perfect nude I've been searching for all along.

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hilli on 9/17/2010 8:24:00 PM more reviews by hilli

Age: 30-35   Skin: Acne-prone   Hair: Red   Eyes: Green    

I bought this in Sensational Scarlet. OMG, the texture is disgusting. It is STUNNING in the bottle. A wine/fuchsia color with rainbow sparkles. On, it looks gloppy and lumpy, like I stucco'd my fingernails and dipped them in glitter. Barf.

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harbours on 8/28/2010 6:21:00 PM more reviews by harbours

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium   Hair: Blond, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Other    

Although I loved the colour of nail polish, it looked a lot better in the bottle than when I first put it on my fingers. It had a very watery consistency that disappointed me considering how much I paid. After two coats though, the colour on my nails was still slightly transparent but I'm satisfied with the results. Sadly I would not buy it again for the price I had to pay.

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vivianfarrell on 8/20/2010 1:11:00 AM more reviews by vivianfarrell

Age: 25-29   Skin: Combination, Fair, Cool   Hair: Blond, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Blue    

This is the brand of nail polish that has made me a nail polish girl. I have almost 10 colours, and they are all beautiful. I'm not a patient person that can handle waiting for a polish to dry (nor do I even have time), and these dry pretty fast. There is little to almost no chipping for days at a time, which for me is a miracle.

Right now my two favourite are Light A Candle (a metallic lilac) and Enchantress (pink sheen with an almost blue tinge) and I literally get compliments on them all the time, it's awesome. They are a little expensive, but a good investment in my eyes. They also lift pretty easy with plain old generic remover.

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*TOP REVIEWER* rediska on 3/27/2010 5:50:00 AM more reviews by rediska

Age: 25-29   Skin: Oily, Fair   Hair: Blond   Eyes: Other    

I got this one in "Text me" which is a really pretty pink slightly on the lavender side. I love the colour and would love to know what the full-bottle equivalent might be. However, don't like the pencil application - gives very little control over the brush and the fact that it chips after a day of wear.

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JennLovesYou on 2/22/2010 8:28:00 PM more reviews by JennLovesYou

Age: 25-29   Skin: Dry, Dark, Warm   Hair: Black, Relaxed, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

I just bought three of these at tonight. The good news is that I'm absolutely in love with them...the color payoff is great, the speedy drying time is amazing, and the application is a breeze. The bad new is that the three colors I picked Are We There Yet, Catch Ya Later, and Do You Deliver are being discontinued, which is why I got them dirt cheap at Albertson's. They have definitely made me a believer in quick nail pens! Definitely something fashion-forward girls want in their makeup bags!

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Terminatrix on 12/29/2009 4:17:00 PM more reviews by Terminatrix

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Fair, Warm   Hair: Brunette, Wavy   Eyes: Hazel    

i have so many of these its amazing. the most recent one i bought that I loved was "Black Cat-Cha Later." It's a pretty dark red almost black with red shimmer in it. Beautiful color, especially for new years!

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colombianaj93 on 11/29/2009 9:57:00 PM more reviews by colombianaj93

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Combination, Tan, Warm   Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

so i have the nailpolish in cocoa a go go, the color is great for fall and very pretty on my nails and compliments my skin tone. its easy it use and comes out with just the right amount so its not a disaster, also dries quickly which is a big plus because im so impatient. the pens that people talk baout are horrible though, about 7 bucks at walmart, and a little less than the original opi, they should have more colors though. also took me forever to find this nailpolish, will definelty buy again

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aznbunny on 11/21/2009 12:17:00 AM more reviews by aznbunny

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Cool   Hair: Black, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

I bought the one in Virtuous Violet at Walmart. It was freakin' Walmart so I didn't really have a reason to be a smart consumer. Everything I usually buy there is cheap and worth it. However, this nail polish (maybe just in this particular color?) sucks! Plus it's $10 CDN so it's a rip off.

What you see in the bottle is not what you get. On your nails, the violet is translucent and looks like purple nail polish mixed with dirt. Granted, I shouldn't have purchased it since I didn't test it out, but it's OPI! Up to this point I haven't been disappointed with them, but the Nicole line isn't very good in my books. I returned mine.

Also the packaging... really? What were they trying to achieve?

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*TOP REVIEWER* reallychelseawow on 11/13/2009 2:51:00 PM more reviews by reallychelseawow

Age: 19-24   Skin: Dry, Fair   Hair: Black, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Hazel    

Dear Nicole, by OPI.
You suck. And you are misleading!

I have purchased every colour by you available at SDM in Canada. I like OPI so where did this hunk o'poo come from I don't know. The colours are totally gorgeous in the bottle. Hence why I got suckered into buying so many (and those Optimum points haha). But on the nails, these colours are dull, lacklustre, watery, chip easily and just plain drab. The only reason I gave this a 2 is because they have one deep black/red colour that is to die for. I peeled the sticker off so I don't know the name. Otherwise, they all suck.
And the bottle shape sucks too.
Curses.

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