Nicole by OPI Iceberg Lotus

Nicole by OPI (NOPI) Iceberg Lotus is...stunning. Seriously. It's an electric turquoise shimmer duochrome. 

I have to go ahead and warn you, this is much more vivid and amazing in person. I tried so hard to capture the awesome, but you know, sometimes it just can't be done! I think I was able to capture a bit of the purple duochrome though - if you click to enlarge these photos you'll see it a bit better. This was a bit thin, because the shimmer is suspended in a jelly base, so I used three coats here. 

I know my application is less than stellar because the brush, which is different than my other NOPI bottles, is a short, stumpy paddle type brush. I could not get it to cooperate and it caused some balding and I had difficulty controlling the polish with it. It's a case of madly in love with the polish, hate the brush!

I'll deal with that brush because seriously, there just aren't enough words to describe my drool induced state. 

Orly Dazzle and NOPI Bring On The Tinsel

Bling bling for the holidays! Orly Dazzle is a gorgeous metallic silver, very pigmented. It shines like whoa in the sun! Dazzle came out with the Back To School collection. Nicole By OPI Bring On The Tinsel is from last year's holiday collection, it is a fine multicolored glitter. There's silver, green, blue, gold, and red. It's so fine you could wear it by itself, but I've chosen to layer it over Orly Dazzle for some extra bling - and it's so much fun together!
I used two coats of Orly Dazzle - probably could have gotten away with one, it's very pigmented. I had no problems with brushstrokes, either. I used two coats of Bring On The Tinsel in order to get a lot of glitter on my nails - I couldn't seem to pick up enough on the brush on the first coat.

No top coat on either of these - look at that sparkle! Mmmm. Fun!