Pure Ice Super Star

I found this color on a holiday display in the local drug store. I had to pick it up. Super Star is a cranberry-colored jelly with micro glitter. It is a rather stunning mix.

This brand is hit or miss with me, as far as formula and application goes. This one falls somewhere in the middle. It was a bit streaky, but it was thin enough to go on well. It took three coats to achieve the opacity you see in the photo. It dried rather quickly and had a rough texture naturally.

For good measure, I stamped my ring finger using Sinful Colors Snow Me White as an accent. It works well.

Remover used: Acetone/glycerin mix.
Nail prep: Rubbing alcohol.
Base coat: Seche Clear; still having peeling issues.
Color: Three coats of Pure Ice Super Star, stamp is Sinful Colors Snow Me White.
Top coat: Seche Vite.
Wear report: TBA. Update: This wore very well. I had some edge wear and slight chipping on day #3. By day #6, I had one or two good chips, but they still looked very good despite not even wearing gloves to do dishes a few times.
Removal report: Removal was easy and quick, and I had no staining whatsoever.

Pure Ice Jaguar

Pure Ice Jaguar is a shimmering gold polish with a few larger but still tiny specks of gold glitter. It looked absolutely stunning in the bottle, which is why I picked it up in the first place. While the color is not exactly flattering on me due to my fair/pink skin tone, it still is quite pretty to look at. I am sure it would look great on those of you with darker or more olive-toned skin. It looks quite classy overall.

Application was tricky. After using OPI nail polish for quite a while now, the smaller brush in this bottle took a little getting used to. At first, I had difficulty getting enough polish on the brush. This polish was very thin and sheer. However, it dried rather quickly, so I had to move fast to avoid smudging. On darker skin, the sheer look would have been fine with me. For me, I ended up applying a third coat to give it a bit more opacity. I still have a faint hint of a visible nail line, but it looked better after the third coat. It was a bit streaky and left brush marks, as polishes of this type can do. I found it best to apply the last coat thicker and go with light, quick strokes. I did have some bubbling, and some nail plate imperfections stood out (I have been having some issues with peeling as of late). I do believe this one would do best over a ridge-filling base coat, which I do not have at the moment.  

If you have the right skin tone and with the right base coat and application technique, this could be a great polish. 

Remover used: Glycerin/acetone mix.

Nail prep: Rubbing alcohol.

Base coat: CND Stickey.

Color: Three coats of Pure Ice Jaguar.

Top coat: Seche Vite.

Wear report: TBA. ETA: Wear on this manicure was about average. I believe I removed this polish on day #3 or day #4, and I did have some chipping.