Thursday, April 21, 2011

Nicole by OPI Sea How Far You Go

Speaking of Nicole by OPI (we were, yesterday, remember?), here's one of my recent acquisitions from that brand, one of the Target exclusives, Sea How Far You Go. In the fluorescent lighting at the store, it looked to be a tarnished gold color; out of the store, it looked decidedly more olive green. It's one of those odd colors I'm drawn to. Here I am awkwardly holding the awkwardly-shaped bottle:



Here I am trying to show the bottom of the bottle; this is also an awkward pose, but it does show the pops of lime green in the shimmer.



I used three coats of this one. I'd describe the finish as an almost foil; it's the pops of color in the shimmer that are keeping me from just saying it's a foil. I sometimes wish there were a nail polish finish standards board that would tell me what's what.



The olive tones in this reminded me of China Glaze Out on Safari. I didn't think it would be a dupe, because Out on Safari is a shimmer/frost rather than a shimmer/foil, but I couldn't resist doing a quick comparison anyway.





Top to bottom: China Glaze, Nicole, China Glaze, Nicole.


I'm pretty certain I don't have another olive gold foil, so I'm feeling good about this stash addition despite the wonky bottle.
Posted by KarenD at 12:50 PM
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18 comments:

  1. ShadowApril 21, 2011 at 1:04 PM

    I'm not a fan of greenish Polish..but I.think.I Like This one a lot because of the foily shimmer look. Another Polish to add to my wishlist. Your blog is bad for my pockets but great for my nails : -)

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  2. UnknownApril 21, 2011 at 1:17 PM

    oh, this one is pretty, love the comparison shot!

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  3. Nail Dazzler Nails April 21, 2011 at 1:24 PM

    Hello. I like the colour by nicole more. I love green polishes:)

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  4. Sara ♥April 21, 2011 at 1:26 PM

    I think thats a very pretty colour =) Love foily finishes!

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  5. turtlechick12April 21, 2011 at 2:09 PM

    I haven't seen this one yet. I love the color though. I actually think I prefer the China Glaze but I might need both :)

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  6. Megan HarmeyerApril 21, 2011 at 2:36 PM

    I want to like this color, but when I saw it in the store, I just didn't. And...I HATE the Nicole bottles.

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  7. AnonymousApril 21, 2011 at 2:38 PM

    hmm... I'm not a big fan of this shade. Although I would love to add some other Nicole to my stash!

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  8. Cherish @ My Cup of TeaApril 21, 2011 at 2:45 PM

    I like the Nicole more!

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  9. The Phalanges FriendApril 21, 2011 at 4:21 PM

    I love this color!! I have so few NOPI. They come out with some gorgeous stuff, but I feel like they cost too much money. :(

    Also, is anyone else frustrated that they would redesign the brush and keep that disgusting bottle. Nobody was complaining about the brush!! -____-

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  10. LauraApril 21, 2011 at 5:54 PM

    i really like it. and i agree, the nicole by OPI polishes are quite awkward. they remind me of buddha :)

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  11. JoApril 21, 2011 at 7:32 PM

    Beautiful colour! :)

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  12. makeup merrimentApril 21, 2011 at 8:27 PM

    Very pretty Karen! I like that one a lot. Thanks again for purdy pics! x jeanie

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  13. AnonymousApril 21, 2011 at 8:44 PM

    LOL at your comment on the bottle...I feel the same way!

    It's quite unique eh? I think I described the finish for this one as a metallic foil or something like that. It's a funny one for sure.

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  14. Recalcitrant NailsApril 21, 2011 at 9:15 PM

    Very nice color.And I love the comparison and was wondering, if the Nicole was somewhat sheer, what it would look like layered over the ChG? No need to do it, was just thinking about it when I saw the two.

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  15. Une Ruxi à ParisApril 22, 2011 at 12:12 AM

    I am such a fan of these kind of colours!! I am in love with Nicole by OPI.

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  16. jaljenApril 22, 2011 at 2:48 AM

    Not sure about this one. I have bought a couple of Nicole polishes and didn't like a single one. They're 'wishy-washy'.

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  17. Lola B.April 22, 2011 at 6:22 AM

    Wow, it looks really good on you! I want this one and Nicole's Nickel. Must go to Target soon!

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  18. jbrobeckApril 23, 2011 at 5:12 PM

    I keep looking for this one in the store, now I know why I didn't find it! I will look at the name and not the color next time!

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