O! A Daily OPI! - OPI Thrills in Beverly Hills

OPI Thrills in Beverly Hills is a really nice glitter topcoat. I like it because the color is more of a rich old gold than a brassy harsh gold, the glitter size is small and looks better on top of other polishes, because the size blends in more, and the amount of glitter in it allows for a nice dispersal, even and full coverage.

OPI Thrills in Beverly Hills:

O! A Daily OPI! - OPI Glacier Bay Blues

This is one of my favorite blues of all time. It's a navy base with a duochrome shimmer in teal and cobalt. Here you can only see the cobalt, unfortunately, take my word for it the teal is amazing. A completely unique stunner.

OPI Glacier Bay Blues:

O! A Daily OPI! - OPI Suzi and the Lifeguard

Pretty in Pink!


OPI Suzi and the Lifeguard:

O! A Daily OPI! - OPI Sahara Sapphire

They recently released this one. If you like dusty semi-metallics pick it up, it is easy to apply and of course, it's shiny!

OPI Sahara Sapphire:

O! A Daily OPI! - OPI Overexposed in South Beach

OPI Overexposed in South Beach is a nice berry with blurple shimmer. It's a favorite of mine!

OPI Overexposed in South Beach:

Winners of the China Glaze Rodeo Diva Collection Polishes!!

Wow, this was a great giveaway! As my blog gets better known, I am getting a lot more entries, this one had 160 entries. I reply to every entry, so if you did not get a reply from me for your entry, you'll know for next time I didn't get it. Don't be worried if a few days go by before I answer you, though. Sometimes it takes a few days.

I had a lot of fun answers, as usual! Some of my favorites:

I'd been a major OPI diehard fan for YEARS but just recently I've been hearing a lot of buzz about China Glaze. And then, I don't remember the details, but I saw "For Audrey," and I was instantly in love!!! I think it's the prettiest, smoothest Robin's egg blue ever!!! I'd love to try more of their stuff<333
-NikNasty

My favourite Chine Glaze's nail polish is Oh How Street It Is. When i paint my nails him – I feel like a Hollywood star! A small rhyme about Oh How Street It Is:
Sometimes its orange,
sometimes its red.
Applying is perfect,
And it is - the best.
-Oksana

My favourite China Glaze polish is "Ruby Pumps". I know it's a bit of a cliche, I just can't help loving its red glittery goodness!
-Flavia

My favorita CG polish (and this is a tough one to answer, I have many that I love) is For Audrey. Love the color, the name, and love how it was one of the first colors of its kind. LOVE the puzzled look on my ultraconservative, french manicures only family when they see me rocking it.
-Karina

My favorite China Glaze polish is QT from the OMG collection. Why? Well, that was the very first polish who got me into loving nail polish! I've never really liked putting on nail polish before that one. Before I bought it I had never either heard of the word holographic before, or brands like China Glaze, OPI, Misa, Zoya etc.. Crazy isn't it?
It is still the only one I have a back-up of! Love it, love it, love it and it loves my skin tone too!
-Kajsa

My favorite China Glaze is Tickle My Triangle, because I love holos and the name tickles my fancy. (That's just about the dumbest sentence I ever wrote, oh well!)
-Kris

Hmm, it's tough for me to choose just one China Glaze polish as my favourite. I'd have to say "Blue Sparrow" because it's a cheerful blue with glass flecks. It's not just beautiful, but also it wears like iron. I literally wore it for 3 weeks straight without reapplying any top coat before I saw my first chip! Incredible since at work I'm typing on the keyboard constantly!
- Mary

My favourite China Glaze polish is without a doubt Emerald Sparkle. It has a perfect shade of green and it's festive and wonderful and makes me just look and look and look at my nails. Whenever I wear it I feel fabulous and imagine that everyone I meet looks at me and thinks I'm pretty. It doesn't get any better than that :)
-Elisabeth

My favorite China Glaze, as of now, is Frostbite. Why? It is one of the most glorious blues I have seen. It is bright without being neon, has beautiful shimmer, it seems to just pop and glow at the same time, and it always draws my eye to it. All in all, Frostbite just makes me stare and keep staring and I enjoy every second.
Thank you for your time,
-Death

The winners are Anneli Ronngard and Carrie Thomson! Congratulations! Since neither specified which set they had a preference for, they will be surprised by my choice. :D

For those who wondered what people voted, those that did name a favorite color voted as follows:
For Audrey: 16
Ruby Pumps: 13
Emerald Sparkle: 7
OMG!: 7
Shower Together: 5
Frostbite: 4
Rodeo Fanatic: 4
Watermelon Rind: 4
Recycle: 4
Blk-Bila-Bong: 3
Wagon Trail: 3
Coconut Kiss: 2
Flying Dragon: 2
Turned Up Turquoise: 2
Blue Sparrow Neon: 2
Kaleidoscope Him Out: 2
L8R G8R: 2
Tree Hugger: 2
Carribean Blue: 2
Stroll: 2
Martini Pedicure: 2
No Way Jose: 2
Let's Do It in 3-D: 2
Garter Belt : 2
Raspberry Festival: 2
Passion in the Pacific: 2
Limonyte: 1
Light My Tiki: 1
2Nite: 1
IDK: 1
Joy: 1
DV8: 1
My Turn: 1
He's Going in Circles: 1
Rated Holographic: 1
Secret Peri-wink-le: 1
Aqua Baby: 1
Paper Chasing: 1
Forbidden: 1
Bahamian Escape: 1
Spontaneous: 1
Vertical Rush: 1
Orange Marmalade: 1
Liquid Leather: 1
Grape Juice: 1
Visit Me in Prism: 1
Heaven: 1
Stella: 1
Agent Lavender: 1
Sky High Top: 1
White-Kwik-Silvr: 1
Cherry Pie: 1
Rich & Famous: 1
Strawberry Fields: 1
FYI: 1
Octo Gone Wild: 1
LOL: 1
QT: 1
St. Martini: 1
Hope Chest: 1
Let's Groove: 1
How About A Tumble: 1
Avalanche: 1
Tickle My Triangle: 1
Awakening: 1
Lubu Heels: 1
Beauty and the Beach: 1
Prize Winning Mare: 1
Groovy Green: 1
Pink Voltage: 1
Go Crazy Red: 1
Oh How Street It Is: 1
Midnight Ride: 1
Red Essence: 1

Thanks for another great giveaway!!!!

O! A Daily OPI! - OPI This Little Piggy

This Little Piggy is a sweet sheer pink with tons of shimmer. Good for layering or a bit of natural looking shimmer.

OPI This Little Piggy:

Extending the China Glaze Retro Diva Giveaway Until Tomorrow!

Since I have not been on the ball this weekend, you guys have until tomorrow at 4:00 pm PST to enter the giveaway! Good luck!

Details here: http://polishmayhem.blogspot.com/2009/08/china-glaze-retro-diva-collection.html

Whew! O! a Daily OPI! Three Days Worth! And Contest Extension!

Since I was busy and didn't feel great all weekend, today I have to post three days worth of daily OPIs up! Also I will extend the goveaway til tomorrow at 4:00 pm PST.

Today's jewels:

OPI Purple-Opolis. I love this juicy purple shimmer:


Too Similar to OPI Purple-Opolis? Similar but not really the same. This is OPI's version of the fuchsia with blurple shimmer. OPI FlashBulb Fuchsia:


And now for something completely different! OPI Alpine Snow. Good time to do this because I'll be posting about the matte version in a few days.:

O! A Daily OPI! - OPI An Affair In Red Square

This is perhaps my favorite OPI red nail polish. I love the near metallic quality that makes it glow.

BTW Getting tipsy apparently made me snore last night. I woke up with a bit of a head cold, which I often get when I dry out my mouth and sinuses. I don't see margaritas in my future for another year. :eyeroll:

OPI An Affair In Red Square:

O! A Daily OPI! - OPI La Boheme

Okay let's get OPI La Boheme out of the way. Right? Right. I'm a tad tipsy tonight, had margaritas at dinner! Very unusual for me.

OPI La Boheme:

O! A Daily OPI!! - OPI Significant Other Color

Okay I promised to show you what to put OPI Rent on top of. Significant Other Color is still a bit sheer but is so smooth. Pink and gold? Yes please.

OPI Significant Other Color:

September is O! A Daily OPI!! - OPI Rent

September starts us off on another month of daily polish swatches from one particular brand, this month it is the wonderful, always popular and highly visible OPI. Not the most daring, not the most conservative, but always out there with tons of great colors and more than their share of fashion forward and hot polishes. The Designer Series alone should make OPI one of your fave polish brands!

Let's start with OPI Rent!! A very sheer polish, this would be better used with french manicure or as a complementary topcoat. It would be stunning with OPI Significant Other Color, which I am sure I will feature on another day. This isn't my favorite picture, but it's fitting, cause it's time to pay the rent, and also I like my nice long nails in it. Hee!

OPI Rent:

China Glaze Retro Diva Collection Giveaway!!

So as promised, I am giving away the China Glaze Retro Diva Collection, in its two boxed sets! One person will win the Get Down Tonight set, one person will win the Let's Cruise set. Two winners! Yay!

You can be anyone, anywhere in the world, all you have to do is email me your name, and tell me which China Glaze nail polish is your favorite and why. My email is polishmayhem@gmail.com, it's also in my profile. I will draw two winners at random next Monday afternoon.

Good Luck!!!!

SOME FURTHER INFORMATION!!:
I don't mind if you haven't tried China Glaze, or can't get it. Winners will be picked randomly, not based on answer. Anyone, anywhere in the world can join.
I will pick what set you get, I will try to accomodate a request but can not promise anything at all.
I will get tracking info on the package only if you are in the US, but not if overseas. I may choose to get insurance, I don't know. All the shipping and packaging for this contest is coming out of my pocket, though the polishes come from China Glaze. I will NOT be sending you replacements if something breaks in shipping, or if it never appears. If you are in the USA, since this is a large prize I MAY choose to get insurance. But if I don't I will be very sorry and commisserate with you, and if you are not in the USA you are just out of luck. Sorry, darlings. No one has not gotten a package yet except poor AdorePink, whose polish seems to have vanished. She will probably get another one since it isn't a huge expense for me. But for this giveaway, what I wrote stands.

China Glaze for Days! - Last Day Glass Fleck Extravaganza

To celebrate the last day of China Glaze for Days, I give to you all my glass fleck polishes I have not already posted about on the blog. Enjoy!

China Glaze Fairy Godmother:


China Glaze Belle of the Ball:


China Glaze Straight Up:


China Glaze Martini Lunch:


China Glaze Martini Pedicure:


China Glaze Shaken Not Stirred:


China Glaze Tarnished and Varnished: