Review Time: OPI's Coca-Cola Collection summer 2014
So my cosmoprof ladies have been giving me the hookup for months now, especially since I see them like once a week. And when I told them I wanted the Coca-Cola stuff- they immediately grabbed a mini set and put it to the side for me.
Cosmoprof price:
Full retail price:
And for the lack of nails that I do, I'm usually pretty obsessive about limited collections. (Anyone who knows me, knows that I'm devastated that my Muppets Collection polishes from like, 2 Christmas' ago is running out and there's no way I can replace them.)
And I find a lot of the time when OPI does collections they're either re-releases from ages ago, or it's colors that were once out for something else and then repackaged for something new. (So don't panic like I do... trust me.)
But I've found so far with these I don't have a whole lot of comparisons I can make- genuinely I do have similar colors to the ones in this particular kit, but nothing identical.
So first of all, the packaging for the mini set is pretty adorable. I think they did a nice job explaining what each color was supposed to represent in the Coca-Cola family.
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Coca-Cola Red- This is definitely the red straight off the can. It has kind of a blue base and is actually a very wearable red, despite how bright it is. The formula itself is very creamy, very easy to apply. 2 coats and it's done. This would be a great "all american" red that you'd keep in your collection for art work or 4th of July stuff.
Today I Accomplished Zero- Based off the Coke Zero cans, this is a black based polish with red glitter in it. This is genuinely the only polish I was disappointed with. The base is pretty sheer as opposed to using a cream or jelly base- which I understand if maybe that fights with the glitter... but it took like 3 good coats to get this to look as it does in the bottle. HOWEVER, it is very pretty and the glitter in the sunlight is pretty great.
My Signature is "DC"- Obviously the silver is for Diet Coke. It's a very foiled sort of look and very shimmery. To me, it always reminds me a little of the Tin Man from Wizard of Oz. It's doable and wearable- you just have to be mindful of streaking.
You're so Vain-illa- A light vanilla beige, cream formula again. This is definitely the MOST wearable of any of the polishes and just from doing a few manicures for my family I already had to run out and buy the big sized bottle. It's insanely easy to wear, matches all my glitters and polish "extras", and almost everyone that's seen it asks me to put it on them. If you're going to full size any of these- let it be this one. (Side note: It reminds me a lot of another OPI polish called "My Vampire is Buff" and maybe even OPI's "Don't Burst My Bubble" if you want a similar look).
Sorry I'm Fizzy Today- This one was such a surprise to me because a) I didn't expect a pink to be in this and b) I didn't expect I'd like a pink. It's another creamy formula and is based off the pink swirls on a Vanilla Coke can. (Basically the idea of what color happens when you mix the You're So Vain-illa and Coca Cola Red colors). This is an extremely wearable pink that leans maybe even a little peachy and has looked good on everyone I put it on.
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Get Cherried Away: This was one I was sort of surprised by. On the Cherry Coke can, I thought the color seemed more reddish to me, but whatever, this is a very pretty color. Again it's a cream formula- easy to apply and work with. I kind of find the colors on the second row here are all pretty "fall" colors, but whatevs.
Green on the Runway: Inspired by Sprite, this is a green/brown duochrome (my favorites in the polish world). I will say the formula was a tad sheer and might need that 3rd coat, but I do really love the color. It reminds me a ton of the Spiderman OPI shade called "Just Spotted the Lizard" (A HUUUUGE favorite of mine and a cheaper dupe for Chanel "Peridot") but the difference is the Spiderman polish has a gold duochrome as opposed to brown, but it's pretty similar.
A Grape Affair: Another strange idea- grape Fanta! This is another very pretty color that to me screams "fall". A creamy purple base, so it's easy to work with again and once it's dry it's actually a little more magenta than I thought. Not my favorite color in the collection, but it's a really nice polish.
And then lastly, OPI includes a base (Nail Envy) and a top coat, both of which I love and have bigger bottles of. (Especially Nail Envy, it's pricey but awesome.)
Bear wanted to help swatch.
I prefer swatching and seeing pictures of indoor lighting because, frankly, it's the most unflattering. And if a polish looks good like that, that means it'll look great anywhere.
All of these swatches include 2 coats and a top coat.
Now, the mini collection is actually missing one of the colors, a glitter in fact- Orange You Fantastic.
Here's a fantastic swatch from "The Polish Aholic"'s blog- which you can find here:
She does an awesome job with swatches. So for this one, she applied a coat of "Orange You Fantastic" over "You're so Vain-illa"- so you can see the actual base of the glittery is kind of an orangey-yellow, and the glitter is various shades of orange and red, with a little gold thrown on there. You can either wear it over another polish- or like the Coke Zero color, you can just apply 2 or 3 coats and get it to full glitter opacity (my favorite way to wear a glitter).
I actually ended up buying the orange for the sake of having the full collection and I think it's quite pretty- again though it's kind of a fall color, but it's very pretty. I foresee some Halloween nails with this glitter.
Really, all in all, they were really great- the consistency was nice, all of the polishes were easy to work with- my only gripe was the Coke Zero polish and only because I had to go with 3 coats. (First world problems, am I right?) And honestly, sometimes using the mini bottles are tough just because the nail brush and handles are soooo tiny and hard to hold, (Again, first world problems) so I can really see this being better for a consumer as opposed to a professional nail tech.
I think the mini kits are great, and make life easy for people like me who get tired of colors easily and don't really wear the same colors often- or for someone who loves polish collections but doesn't want to waste money on a full size if they hate it.
(I will say this, if you're going to get full sizes- I'd spring for "You're so Vain-illa", "Coca-Cola Red", and either "Green on the Runway" or "Sorry I'm so Fizzy" depending on if you don't already have a pink or green that you love.)
Full retail price of the kit is around $24.95, and each full size bottle is around $8.50.
Professional/Cosmoprof pricing is around $12.50 and each full size bottle is $4.50 (being a professional is awesome).
And side note for those interested: OPI also has these Coca-Cola shades available in gel format now.
Hope you enjoyed this post, polish freaks,
-SamanthaK
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