Monday, April 11, 2011

Fun with OPI Femme de Cirque

OPI Femme de Cirque polishes

Not too long ago, I won Body & Soul's monthly contest and shortly after received the prize - OPI's Femme de Cirque collection! I could not be more excited :) This collection is made up of four soft colors - "So Many Clowns, So Little Time", "In the Spot-Light Pink", "I Juggle... Men", and "Step Right Up!".

The four colors in this collection are sheer and feminine - pictured here are all four colors for comparison. I used the milky-white Orly Ridgefiller as base coat which allowed the colors show up a little better without needing more than three coats.

OPI Femme de Cirque swatches
From index to ring/left to right are "So Many Clowns, So Little Time", "Step Right Up!" 
"In the Spot-Light Pink", and "I Juggle... Men".

"I Juggle... Men" is a lovely pink and blue shimmer top coat that looks great over each color in this collection. Here is two coats of "I Juggle... Men" layered over each color.

OPI I Juggle Men Layered
From index to ring/left to right are "So Many Clowns, So Little Time", "Step Right Up!" 
"In the Spot-Light Pink", and "I Juggle... Men".

I thought that "Step Right Up!" and "So Many Clowns, So Little Time" were similar. Here I am wearing "Step Right Up!" on my index and ring fingers and "So Many Clowns" on my middle and pinky fingers. "Step Right Up!" is pinker and "So Many Clowns" is beige-er. But they are VERY close!

OPI So Many Clowns and Step Right Up

"In the Spot-Light Pink" is a clear, jelly pink. I wore three coats here over Orly Bonder (a clear base coat) and it gives my nails a healthy pink finish and pretty shine.

OPI In the Spot-Light Pink

It's nice to have some soft, natural looking colors in my collection to rotate between days of wearing bright and bold colors. Do you have any favorite feminine or natural shades in your collection?

Thank you again to Mary from Body & Soul for this lovely collection!

7 comments:

  1. Awesome! :) I totally would like some of these...if they ever come in the stores around us! :)

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  2. lovely swatches and collection, congrats again on your sweet win

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  3. Congrats on winning! I Juggle... Men is a great layering polish, love it!

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  4. Ooh congrats! I love the topcoat for giving that extra oomph to a mani.

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  5. Thanks, ladies!

    Natalie I hope you find them sometime!
    Thanks, Lacquer Ware!
    Lois and Jane, yes I Juggle is GREAT for layering. It's not super obnoxious but adds a little sparkle.

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  6. I REALLY need to buy step right up... I love it! It's very Kim K x

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    1. You're so right! You really do need it because it's a great polish to use when creating glitter sandwiches :)

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