In celebration of the upcoming holiday season, I decided to go with one of my ultimate favorite red polishes. I usually don’t wear red on my finger nails, but this felt fitting for the time. I chose OPI’s “I’m not really a waitress”. Doesn’t OPI have the best lacquer names?
This is a very rich red, with a bit of sparkle to it. The color reminds me of dark poinsettia’s, to be perfectly honest, though it’s name would claim to remind one of something else. I’m usually an Essie fan, but I have to say, OPI’s brush makes applying polish so much easier. Have you ever noticed their brushes have a slight curve to them? They are designed that way, and actually, there is a super easy way to apply it without having to go over and over it again.
- First, you start off with the brush with a moderate amount of lacquer on the tip of it (looks like a little bubble sort of on one side – not dripping).
- You start in the center of your nail, about 1 – 2 mm away from your cuticle. Press the brush down so it fans out and almost fully covers your nail (it fully covers almost all of my nails, with the exception of the middle finger & thumb). Pull the brush to the end of your nail & lift as usual. You should have a wide line in the middle, almost covering your nail.
- Do the same fanning motion so that the very edge of the brush (once fanned) with touch the sides of your nails on either side of the center strip – to cover the parts with polish that didn’t get covered initially. For the largest nail, it shouldn’t take more than 3 swipes.
There’s your first coat! You will find that it coated the nail evenly, and pretty well. Continue with the rest of your nails, and then head back with the same technique for the second coat. Once you do this, you will discover the love of the OPI brush. It’s an opaque, even coat every time! Love that.
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Im getting my nails done on the 22nd…thinking red is the way to go:)
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Such a pretty classic holidays. Wishing you — and your nails! — a happy holidays.
It’s a beautiful shade of red
Lovely color! I’m totally an OPI fan and think their nail polishes are one of the best (and the color names are so much fun!)
I love OPIs names! They make me smile
And this shade is gorgeous on your nails!
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Omg’d Kirsten! I have that same shade! HAHAHA I love it girl. Looks great on you.
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Love this colour, perfect for the holidays!
I love the color!
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I lurrvee me some red fingernails. I think that red is a gorgeous color that deserves to be showcased on the hands. I have been super obsessed lately! This is a great shade.
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haha they do have great nail polish names!
Kirstin, I love the color of this polish and the name! It doesn’t get more original and creative than this! And your nails look fantastic! Perfect for the holiday season, I say!
Love this color! I am usually a spaz when it comes to painting my nails, but I am going to give your method a try
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I love the name of that polish! It’s such a wonderful colour too. You paint your nails so beautifully, i’ll have to give your tutorial a go! It sounds like a simple task, but I am so bad at it! xx
ooh! I was thinking about getting that color- maybe I can test drive yours first??
I adore that nail colour, perfect for getting into the holiday mode xxx
That really is the best name ever!!
I have this horrible vice of painting my nails and then peeling the polish off before sunset. :p
The perfect shade of red! And the color cracks me up!
OPI definitely has some of my favorite nail polish names!
love this…..lovelly nails you got.