![]() ![]() ![]() The softness and depth of the milky jelly finish makes the nails look clean and well groomed, not dead and lifeless, and the formula is perfect. They're so cute that it's almost sickening. It looks so squishy and soft and dreamy, like clouds and marshmallows and fluffy bunnies. I love jellies, and when they have that added milky look, forget it. You know, as much as I normally hate sheers and soft shades, I have to admit that I actually like these. ![]() They dry very fast and every shade dries to a glossy finish (even the glitter) without added topcoat. They're sheer, but at three coats (what I'm wearing in the photos) they look like a perfect creamy jelly on me. They weren't streaky as long as I paid attention to how hard I was pressing the brush, and they seem to self-level really well if I did apply them unevenly in some areas. The texture was thicker than the average watery sheer and that prevented the running/pooling problem I usually have with these types of colors. The white base and jelly finish in the shades gives this blurring/softening creamy effect. At one coat they look like a sheer, streak-free color gloss and it actually looks really nice soft and clean. These apply like a dream, streak-free and self leveling. With these types of colors, I usually expect them to be streaky, watery, or uneven in some way. The formula on these was also a surprise for me. You Callin' Me A Lyre looks a little more lively than that. I normally don't like these nearly-white pinks because it makes it look like I've lost all the blood flow to my fingers. It has a little more color to it than your typical OPI Bubble Bath / Essie Ballet Slippers type of shade to keep it from looking too corpse-y. OPI You Callin' Me A Lyre? This one is a peachy pink. The glitter is very delicate and twinkly, reminds me of those very old OPI holiday glitter topcoats like Yule Love This Silver and Nutcracker Sweet with that superfine sparkly type of glitter. This is a sheer glitter that's perfect for layering (not so dense that it covers the base color too much, not so sheer that you need multiple coats for it to show up), but I think it actually looks nice alone. This is a very fine light silver glitter and a small pearl white hexagon glitter in a clear base. It actually looks really good and that lovely jelly finish gives it depth that opaque cremes don't have. ![]() You would think that a sheer grey would just look murky and dirty, but it doesn't. This grey is blue toned, and in some lights it looks more like a slate blue than a pure grey. It looks like fluffy clouds and marshmallows. It doesn't seem to have that subtle blue undertone in it that Essie Cloud Nine has, but it still has a similar brightening effect. It looks a little more pink-colored in real life, but it seems more purple in the bottle. It also appears white-based when it's on the nail, but not stark or chalky. OPI Care To Danse? This one is a very, very pale lilac. It has a some peach in it so it doesn't look straight beige and flat, instead it looks more like a very light fleshy color with dimension to it from the jelly finish. I thought they were just going to be boring/plain sheers based on the promo pictures, but when I got them on my nails, I suddenly realized they weren't. It's an assortment of five light, sheer shades (beige, lilac, soft white, grey, peach-pink), plus a sparkly layering glitter that can be worn alone or layered over any of the soft shades. OPI's Soft Shades collection this year is inspired by the New York City Ballet. ![]()
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