OPI VENICE COLLECTION - SWATCHES & REVIEW

Escape to Italy with the new Venice collection by OPI. 

The OPI Venice collection captures the essence of one of Europe's most romantic ancient capitals with shades to invoke the sumptuous elegance and grandiose splendour of the floating city.

The bold and elegant collection of on-trend colours consists of romantic reds, decadent blues, striking corals, dreamy pastels, elegant nudes, dramatic darks and luxurious metallics that celebrate the vision of over-the-top indulgence and to ignite and renew your passion for colour, with a touch of Italian seduction.

The OPI Venice collection brings the alluring spirit of Venice to life anywhere!

I have six shades from the collection to share with you today :)
(General consensus:  shades are all beautiful and formula's are all a dream to work with!)



 Amore at the Grand Canal  ~ 'Let this romance flow in this ravishing red' - OPI

Amore at the Grand Canal is a rich dark red nail polish shade. 

The formula of this polish is creamy and really easy to work with - It's easy to apply and effortlessly glides onto the nail, it isn't streaky or patchy and it self-levels really well - it's perfection in a bottle!

This polish is completely opaque in one coat - wow!
It also doesn't look brown on your nails like a lot of really dark red polishes tend to.

 A Great Opera-tunity  ~ '"Aria" ready to wear this gorgeous melon?' - OPI

A Great Opera-tunity is a unique dusty-pastel cantaloupe melon / light terracotta nail polish shade. 

The formula of this polish is super creamy and really easy to work with - It's easy to apply and effortlessly glides onto the nail, it isn't streaky or patchy and it self-levels really well.

This polish is completely opaque in one - two thin coats.

 Purple Palazzo Pants  ~ 'I've searched far and wide for this lovely Lilac' - OPI

Purple Palazzo Pants is a beautiful dusty-pastel pink-based purple nail polish shade. 

The formula of this polish is creamy and really easy to work with - It's easy to apply and effortlessly glides onto the nail, it isn't streaky or patchy and it self-levels really well.

This polish is completely opaque in two thin coats.
The general formula of this polish is a little thinner compared to the rest in this collection, so the second coat really helps deepen the colour and make it look more vibrant. 

 Tiramisu for Two  ~ 'I totally "dessert" this sweet coffee cream' - OPI     

Tiramisu for Two is a creamy light pink-based nude nail polish shade. 

The formula of this polish is super creamy and really easy to work with - It's easy to apply and effortlessly glides onto the nail, it isn't streaky or patchy and it self-levels really well - it's perfection in a bottle!

This polish is completely opaque in one - two thin coats which is awesome especially for the nature of the colour - I have never used a nude that's this opaque!  Simply: WOW!

 Worth a Pretty Penne  ~ 'Flaunt your fashion "cents" in this shimmery copper" - OPI

Worth a Pretty Penne is a stunning copper penny nail polish shade with some delicate sliver shimmer running throughout it.

The formula of this polish is amazing for a metallic and easy to work with - It's easy to apply and effortlessly glides onto the nail, it isn't streaky or patchy and it self-levels really well - it's perfection in a bottle!

This polish is completely opaque in one coat! Amazing!!

 Gimme a Lido Kiss  ~ 'Pucker up for this saucy red shimmer' - OPI

Gimme a Lido Kiss is a bright red metallic nail polish shade with some iridescent shimmer running throughout it. 

The formula of this polish is really easy to work with - It's easy to apply and effortlessly glides onto the nail, it isn't streaky or patchy and it self-levels really well.

This polish is completely opaque in one - two thin coats. It is technically completely opaque in only one coat, but the second coat really helps brighten and intensify the colour.

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Overall I really quite like these polishes. The colour range in this collection is simply stunning and the formulas are seriously perfection in a bottle! 

I have always wanted to travel to Venice and now with this true Venice colour palette and pun-ny nail polish names it literally puts Venice at (or on) my fingertips...so it's kind of the same thing ;)

There isn't any particular polish in this collection I wouldn't recommend, but my personal favourites and picks from this collection are "Purple Palazzo Pants", "Worth a Pretty Penne" and "Tiramisu for Two".

I definitely recommend checking this collection out for yourself - you will not be disappointed!

I cannot wait to get my hands on the rest of the collection!!

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RRP: $19.95 each (AUD)

Available from August 2015 at selected Myer and David Jones stores and selected Salons nationally (Australia). 

For details on retail stockists please call 1800 812 663

For details on salon enquiries please call 1800 358 999

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*Disclaimer: CotyPR Australia kindly sent me these products for an honest review. All opinions expressed in this Blog post are mine based on what I have experienced through trialling these products.

Thanks for taking the time to read this

Have a great day 

Doni xxx

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