Nicole by OPI — Selena Gomez Collection, Part Two

Look at these two beauties!

I was particularly excited to try out Stars at Night, a silver holographic bar glitter in a clear base. My friend Laura (who's guest posted here before) once painted a similar glitter by Sally Hansen over bare nails. The bar glitter would flash out in little bursts of holo, but the overall effect was far from bling-in-a-bad-way. It was more of an effortless sparkle. I loved it and was dying to recreate it. I used a cream-colored polish from a Digital Underground / The New Black set I had on hand and applied one coat of Stars at Night.

I rarely ever make this comment about glitter but... Stars at Night had way too much glitter and not enough base for me. Usually it's the other way around! The coverage was more complete than I expected. The next time I use this, I think I'll choose a light gray or metallic silver base so that the bars of glitter are less obvious.

The second polish I had to try ASAP was Heavenly Angel. It's a clear base filled with iridescent chunks; not flakies. Do not confuse these with flakies. These are thicker, coarser, very sparkly chunks. I realize "chunks" is not the most flattering descriptor, but let's call it like it is! Chunks!

I put this on over a gorgeous deep emerald cream by Illamasqua called Kink. It was a gift from my friend Alison, so it made this manicure even more fun to wear. (Thanks, AliCat!) I wanted to make sure that the chunks would stand out, so I chose a dark base color for contrast; it looked awesome. No complaints on this one, I'd just caution you guys to be careful with the chunks, because sometimes one will get wayward and stick up, or even hang off of your nail. You'll want to watch out for rascally ones like that before you apply a top coat.

I know this has already been an action-packed post, but I have one more thing to say, and that is: I'm giving away three pairs of Selena Gomez polishes!

Entering for your chance to win is easy — just leave a comment on this post! No duplicate entries, please.

The cutoff for entries is 11:59pm Pacific time on Thursday, March 7th. The three winners will be randomly selected through Random.org and announced on Friday, March 8th. For this giveaway, only winners with U.S. shipping addresses are eligible. (Sorry for the inconvenience, worldwide readers!) For the nitty gritty details, click here.

letthegamesbegin, Francesca