OPI Did It On Em
Let's talk Nicki Minaj for a hot second. Now, if you haven't heard of Nicki Minaj, she is an extremely successful recording artist with a penchant for weird outfits and hair. Incidentally, if you haven't heard of Ms. Minaj, I'd like to know more about the rock you've been living under. Is it cozy? Does it get cold at night?
OPI Did It On Em
All joking aside though, Nicki Minaj happens to be a favorite female celebrity of mine. I'm not much for the whole celebrity thing. I am not a fan of women who stand quietly, look pretty and dainty, and behave well all of the time. I am, however, a fan of loud, outspoken women who like to look hot, but also don't mind rocking a WEIRD outfit. Like Nicki Minaj's all leopard number, featuring a 2 foot tall leopard print beehive. If you are comfortable wearing outfits like this, I like you!
OPI Did It On Em
Moving back to the OPI Nicki Minaj collection now, we're starting off with OPI Did It On Em, a bright chartreuse creme. I love chartreuse, so I knew I would love this. Just from memory, I'd say this is somewhere in between OPI Who The Shrek Are You? and Fiercely Fiona. It's less green, more yellow, and lighter than Shrek, but less yellow than Fiercely Fiona. In any case, I see a need for it in my collection of strange green/yellow cremes.
OPI Did It On Em
Any polish with yellow in it can go the streaky route, but not Did It On Em. It applied really nicely, with no extra effort. It was very self-leveling too, so a few times I thought it would streak, but it smoothed right out by itself. I used three coats.
OPI Super Bass Shatter over OPI Did It On Em
Next up in the Nicki Minaj collection is Super Bass Shatter, a burgundy purple shimmer shatter polish. If you haven't already guessed, each polish in this collection is named after a Nicki Minaj song. Super Bass happens to be my favorite Nicki song. I loved this song when her Pink Friday album first came out, before it was released as a single. I'm happy to say that the song's namesake polish is really lovely!!
OPI Super Bass Shatter over OPI Did It On Em
OPI Super Bass Shatter over OPI Did It On Em
OPI's shatters have been my favorite variety of crackle polish right from the get go. They are so easy to apply and shatter perfectly. If you want a more random look, just apply the polish in a different direction, or in a pattern. Super Bass Shatter worked superbly, breaking apart in seconds. I always have a favorite nail when I use shatters, and this time it's my middle finger! I like that weird middle crack that looks like an upside down cat arching it's back. I also LOVE this chartreuse and burgundy color combination!
OPI Super Bass Shatter over OPI Did It On Em
OPI Pink Friday
OPI Pink Friday is a medium pink creme, not too light, not too dark and not too blue-leaning either. I could not accurately capture this color and I'm not too sure why. The above picture makes it look too pastel. It's brighter than that, but not actually a bright.
OPI Pink Friday
This close-up is a better picture of the color, but it's a bit less blue-toned than this. The pictures below were taken with flash and are the closest I got to the actual color. The polish is still a tad brighter than this though, not pastel, but definitely bubblegum pink.
OPI Pink Friday
Pink Friday also had really nice application. It was quite pigmented, this is only two coats! It was also not streaky, unlike other pink cremes I own. I am always looking for a pigmented bubblegum pink creme that isn't streaky, and it looks like I have finally found it!! My mom will really like this one, I bet she'll be wearing it in a day or two. I'm not big on pink, but I really like this one.
OPI Pink Friday
OPI Super Bass Shatter over OPI Pink Friday
OPI Super Bass Shatter over OPI Pink Friday
Super Bass Shatter looks really excellent over Pink Friday as well. This is the next look I'll be sporting from this collection (to hear what the first one was, tune in to Part Two tomorrow!!).
OPI Super Bass Shatter over OPI Pink Friday
This time my favorite is my ring finger!! Love that weird shape there!
OPI Super Bass Shatter over OPI Pink Friday
I will have Part Two of this collection for your viewing pleasure tomorrow, as well as my final thoughts on the collection. So far, I'd say it's full of awesomesauce.
The OPI Nicki Minaj collection is available now at Professional Salons, including Beauty Brands, Ulta, Trade Secret and JC Penney. You can visit OPI.com to find out where to buy OPI.
These polishes were sent for review. For more information, please read my Disclosure Policy.
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