Disclaimer: Product featured was provided for review.
Wedding season is almost in full swing and
OPI has released a romantic and elegant collection perfect for those special occasions. The
SoftShades Collection ($9.50 CAD each) features six various neutrals and sheers. To see some swatches, click......
This Silver's Mine!:
This is a warm silver with a frosty finish. The formulation is quite streaky and sheer. I used three coats for the swatches below.
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Three coats with no top coat. |
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Three coats with no top coat. |
Petal Soft:
A clear glitter top coat filled with medium satin pink hex, mini satin white hex, and large satin white flowers. The glitters are a bit sparse and the flowers are nearly impossible to get unless you fish for them. I used two coats over This Silver's Mine and used an orange stick to hand place the flower glitters.
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Two coats with flower glitters hand placed over three coats of The Silver's Mine!. |
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Two coats with flower glitters hand placed over three coats of The Silver's Mine!. |
Act Your Beige!:
A sheer peachy beige creme, Act Your Beige! is a bit uneven in addition to being super sheer. I used three coats for the swatches below.
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Three coats with no top coat. |
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Three coats with no top coat. |
Make Light of the Situation:
This is a super gorgeous glitter packed with iridescent glitters of various sizes. Unlike Petal Soft, this one has an abundance of glitters. I used one coat over Act Your Beige!. I can't wait to pair this one with a darker base!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkOPQ8vyGVuaNKbiPVW5wKzdTzojI9pD92jjlrtz5LBu4y15K2-dJYuvjVl6NnChMeQN__vDYUgYWjB33ZyXnNxMUxOTVbNkgjLRYGxr-0IpS9P6iVG4FYCxF3Pw05jiJTn7rd87Md4Rq/s1600/opi-softshades-collection-swatches-review-make-light-of-the-situation-1.jpg) |
One coat over Act Your Beige! |
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One coat over Act Your Beige! |
Put It in Neutral:
A cool tone pink, this one is sheer, but you can probably get away with two coats. I used three for the swatches below.
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Three coats with no top coat. |
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Three coats with no top coat. |
Chiffon My Mind:
This is an off-white creme packed with shimmer flecks with a slight blue/purple duo-chrome effect. The formulation is quite sheer and streaky. I used three coats for the swatches below. Unfortunately, the shimmer was hard to capture on camera, feel free to click on the images below for a closer view.
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Three coats with no top coat. |
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Three coats with no top coat. |
Overall:
The shades in the collection are all very pretty, but the sheer formulations require a bit of work. With that said, Make Light of the Situation is an absolutely gorgeous glitter that's definitely worth checking out!
Availability:
The SoftShades collection is now available at London Drugs, Shoppers, Ulta, various drugstores and professional salons.