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Thursday, 18 October 2012

Swatch Series: OPI - Skyfall Collection

Hi ladies! Today's Skyfall Swatch Series instalment is The Living Daylights, as always here's a little insight to the movie itself.

The 15th James Bond film.

Starring Timothy Dalton as James Bond [his 1st Bond film], Maryam D'Abo as Kara Milovy and Joe Don Baker as the villain, Whitaker. With Jeroen Krabbé, and John Rhys-Davies. Directed by John Glen.

Opening dates: UK June 29, 1987; July 31, 1987

Now for the swatches!

The Living Daylights is a mixture of large Bronze, Gold, Silver & Teal hex glitters in a clear base. This can be either worn on it's own, like in the photos above, or as a glitter top coat. For the photos above I used 2 coats of The Living Daylights without any underwear. When wearing this alone, it's better to use thicker coats and the 'dabbing' method to help with an even distribution of glitter. As a little bonus, here is one coat of The Living Daylights over a few polishes from the collection

The Living Daylights over Die Another Day

The Living Daylights over Casino Royale

The Living Daylights over Skyfall

So there you have The Living Daylights, as always, come back tomorrow for the next Skyfall Swatch in the series!

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

Swatch Series: OPI - Skyfall Collection

Hi ladies! Today's Bond movie titled polish is Moonraker! As always;

The 11th James Bond film

Starring Roger Moore as James Bond, Lois Chiles as Holly Goodhead, Michel Lonsdale as the villain, Drax and Richard Kiel as Jaws. Directed by Lewis Gilbert.

Opening dates: UK, June 26, 1979; US, July 2, 1979.

Trivia: The 11th Bond film was originally supposed to be For Your Eyes Only, but Moonraker was moved up to tie in with the new Space Shuttle program, as well as the Star Wars craze.

Now for the swatches of Moonraker!

Moonraker is a frosty Grey with subtle blue undertones. When I first saw swatches of this polish, I didn't think much to it, but after applying it to my own nails I was pleasantly surprised...it actually suits my skin tone really well. It does dry to a frost finish, which means there are some slightly visible brush lines and also it's one of those polishes that will show any imperfections on the nails, but other than that I REALLY like this colour!

What are your thoughts on Moonraker? Are you like me in the fact you were put off by bottle shots/other swatches until seeing them on your own nails? Remember to come back tomorrow for the next instalment of my Skyfall series!