{"id":2636,"date":"2012-11-15T13:09:33","date_gmt":"2012-11-15T12:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/?p=2636"},"modified":"2012-11-15T13:09:33","modified_gmt":"2012-11-15T12:09:33","slug":"o-p-i-skyfall-haul-swatches-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/2012\/11\/o-p-i-skyfall-haul-swatches-review\/","title":{"rendered":"O.P.I &#8220;Skyfall&#8221; Haul &#8211; Swatches &#038; Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2639\" title=\"OPISky03\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky03.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky03-300x149.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nLet me start off by saying: <em>&#8220;I&#8217;m probably mega 007 late with this one.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\nI want to apologize for that. But I can explain! For some odd reason my nails and cuticles decided to bail on me and now I&#8217;m left with horrible short sausages and dry as an abandoned island cuticles.<\/p>\n<p>However! I just couldn&#8217;t keep these away from you: Three jaw-droppingly stunning OPI &#8220;Skyfall&#8221; polishes and I&#8217;m loving every single one of them. A truly gorgeous collection and here&#8217;s my opinion on the three I bought..<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve personally never been a <em>007\/Mr. Bond fan<\/em>. Something about the unchanging story line never really got to me. <em>(Though, I must say Mr. Craig is giving me a really hard time not to watch)<\/em> But then there was my brother. And OPI&#8217;s &#8220;Skyfall&#8221; Collection. Oh, and me. Together in a store. <em>(Can you feel what&#8217;s coming?)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As we walk by the OPI stand I emotionless say: &#8220;<em>Oh look&#8230; a Bond collection..<\/em>&#8221;<br \/>\nQuickly my brother tells me how amazing Mr. Bond is and how &#8220;Skyfall&#8221; absolutely rocked. And wait for it: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>He insisted that I bought at least one polish!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;..Wait, what?!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2640\" title=\"OPISky04\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky04.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky04-300x182.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2637\" title=\"OPISky01\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky01.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky01-300x132.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2638\" title=\"OPISky02\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky02.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky02-300x42.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nOkay, Okay I might have exaggerated a little bit when I said he <em>&#8220;insisted&#8221;<\/em>. But he definitely liked that a nail polish brand came out with a Bond collection. So I bought three, hah!<\/p>\n<p>OPI&#8217;s &#8220;Skyfall&#8221; collection is a fantastic collection filled with crazy glittery shades and seriously dangerous cremes.<\/p>\n<p>The colors I got are: <strong><em>&#8220;Live and let Die&#8221;, &#8220;Goldeneye&#8221; and &#8220;The Living Daylights&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2641\" title=\"OPISky05\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky05.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky05-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2642\" title=\"OPISky06\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky06.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky06-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2643\" title=\"OPISky07\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky07.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky07-300x116.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><em><strong>&#8220;Live and let Die&#8221; &#8211;<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nA pine-teal green color with gold-green and chartreuse flecks. Ugh, Truly gorgeous.<br \/>\nThis is so original and different. I love everything about it. It&#8217;s so good for Fall too!<br \/>\nI only needed 2 light coats for it to be fully opaque.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2646\" title=\"OPISky10\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky10.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky10-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2647\" title=\"OPISky11\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky11.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky11-300x144.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2648\" title=\"OPISky12\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky12.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky12-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><em><strong>&#8220;Goldeneye&#8221; &#8211;<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nThis is what I&#8217;d describe as a gold-yellow glitter foil galore. This is nothing like I&#8217;ve ever seen before. It&#8217;s glitter with a foil finish. In some lights a very bright yellow and in others a glittering gold. This is a winner! I did need 3 thicker coats for it to be fully opaque, though.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2644\" title=\"OPISky08\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky08.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky08-300x192.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2645\" title=\"OPISky09\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky09.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky09-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><strong><em>&#8220;The Living Daylights&#8221; &#8211;<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nAh, Hexagonal glitter chunks! This is beautiful. But it is just that: Silver, Blue, Gold and Rusty bronze hexagonal glitters in a clear base. Which look beautiful over any dark base. This will be perfect for Christmas and New Year&#8217;s Eve! It applies quite opaque as well, I used 2 coats on my swatch-pictures.<\/p>\n<p>I love these shades. I only bought these three because I already have similar colors\/dupes for all the other shades in this collection.<\/p>\n<p>And now I can finally stop listening to Adele&#8217;s &#8220;Skyfall&#8221; &#8211; This song has been on repeat ever since I started working on this blogpost, LOL!<\/p>\n<p>OPI Polishes retail for <strong><em>\u20ac13,95<\/em><\/strong> each and are available at Sephora and selected Dutch drugstores <em>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.opi.nl\" target=\"_blank\">www.opi.nl<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky13.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2649\" title=\"OPISky13\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky13.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"263\" height=\"108\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let me start off by saying: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m probably mega 007 late with this one.&rdquo; I want to apologize for that. But I can explain! For some odd reason my nails and cuticles decided to bail on me and now I&rsquo;m &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/2012\/11\/o-p-i-skyfall-haul-swatches-review\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2639,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[10,12,13],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/OPISky03.jpg","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2GjTk-Gw","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2636"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2636"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2636\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2653,"href":"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2636\/revisions\/2653"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}