So the next fall collection I have to review is the OPI Venice collection for fall 2015.
The first polish and probably the most popular is called Gelato On My Mind. This is another classic bright powder blue. This also happens to be a spot on dupe for Essie Mint Candy Apple. This polish has a great formula, as usual; it is smooth and very opaque.The picture below has two coats.
The picture below shows comparison between Gelato On Y Mind (thumb) and Essie Mint Candy Apple(pointer), China Glaze For Audrey (middle), Julie G Gelato in Venice (ring), and Sally Hansen Breezy Blue (pinky).
The next polish is my favorite creme of the collection and it's called It's A Piazza Cake. This is a fantastic burnt orange shade. It is super smooth and super opaque. I was pleasantly surprised that this color looked great against my skin tone. Normally oranges of that tone don't look that great on me, but this looks really nice on my nails.
The next color is called Worth A Pretty Penne . This is a light rose gold shimmer polish. It is slightly streaky but still has very excellent coverage.
Next polish is called Give Me A Lido Kiss. This is a bright blue toned shimmery red. The shimmer almost looks like a glass flecks. This also has good coverage although the base reminds me of a jelly polish.
Macro shot of OPI Gimme A Lido Kiss
This next polish is called My Gondola Or Yours? This is a deep smoky black with very subtle shimmer. A lot of people or referring to this as a gunmetal shade, but to me it is just a black with shimmer. Not super unique, but I think I'm due a new black .Picture below is with flash to capture the shimmers.
The next polish is the first of 3 limited edition polishes from this collection. I wasn't able to find these at Sally's Beauty Supply and Ulta did not have them when I first initially looked. So I bought them online on Amazon.
The first polish is called St. Mark's The Spot. This is a beautiful royal sapphire blue shimmer with a slight purple shift. This color is wonderfully opaque and striking on the nail.
Shot from direct sunlight.
Shot from indoor lighting.
Shot with flash.
The next color is called Venice the Party? This is a bright aqua blue/teal shimmer. This color is a tiny bit streaky and shows brush strokes but it's still a fabulous color.
Both of these blue shimmers are similar to something we've seen from the OPI Hawaii collection, so they weren't as much of a stand out to me initially. The colors are still really gorgeous though!
Shot with indoor lighting.
Shot from direct sunlight.
The last color however is very unique and eye popping. Its called Baroque...But Still Shopping! This is by far my favorite of the entire collection this is a greeny silver with gold shards and gold glitters. This literally looks like shredded up money. When I was younger I went on a field trip to Washington DC and got to see the Treasury. They sold bottles full of old shredded money that had been taken out of circulation. The effects of this polish make it look like that bottle of money. This polish does dry to a gritty texture so you will need to have a top coat over if you don't like the gritty texture.
Shot from indirect sunlight.
Macro shot.
Shot from indoor lighting.
Overall, I think this is a very elegant collection from OPI. I highly recommend the 3 limited edition polishes! And also It's A Piazza Cake!
