I don't know what possessed me to buy this polish,
lord knows I'm no fan of Nicki Minaj yet I own this and Mac's Pink Friday lipstick
and yes I will pick up her next venture with Mac when it launches next month.
One of life's unsolved mysteries I guess?
Save Me is supposedly the shade that has been predicted to be the sell out shade.
We see this all the time with O.P.I polishes, some become cult shades such as Rainbow Connection
and Mad Hatter that become rarer than rare to pick up and when you do source one
you best believe you will pay a small fortune to have the privilege of owning such shade.
In all honesty I feel O.P.I Save Me lacks such magic as the previous sell out shades,
personally the stand out shade for me in the Nicki Minaj collection is Metallic 4 Life.
Save Me is a clear base that has a mixture of tiny silver glitter flakes
combined with large blue and holographic glitter chips - strand glitter if you will.
In the bottle it looks quite pretty but I do feel the shade would have been better suited
for the Festive period not a spring release but that may just be my thinking?
I found O.P.I Save Me to apply fairly well, it dried quickly,
however it was in no way opaque after three coats.
I would hazard a guess that you would gain an opaque coverage after five or so coats
which is more effort than I would ever have the patience to conduct.
I feel this polish is best suited for layering over another shade to gain a sparkly top coat finish.
O.P.I Save Me retails for £10.49 but I picked mine up on eBay for £7.99 - link
I loved Save Me, but I agree, it might make a better layering polish!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to try it over O.P.I Russian Navy later :)
DeleteLove this, bet its a nightmare to get off!
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haha I haven't got to that point yet but lets say I am not looking forward to it haha
Deletees hermoso, me enanta lastima que en mi pais no venden opi! un beso desde venezuela!
ReplyDeleteGracias, es un color bonito! Eso no es bueno, puede que usted lo compre en un sitio web?
DeleteIt's just like fireworks - but for your nails!! WOW!! :)
ReplyDeleteJoelle
xoxo
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aww thank you so much :)
DeleteIm currently wearing O.P.I Excuse moi! for the first time and too am not looking forward to removing it!
ReplyDeletethat is the thing with glitter polish isn't it...pretty to look at but a pest to remove!
DeleteOOO so pretty!!! x
ReplyDeleteSecrets Of A Trolley Dolly.
I really like this, but like someone else has said these glitzy polishes are a nightmare to get off so it puts me off :(
ReplyDeleteEm
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I know what you mean that is the worst thing about glitter polishes isn't it?
DeleteHello!
ReplyDeleteI went to my nail shop, they were out of all of her shades, they only had "Did it on em", the puke green one, got that, hate it. I want blue one, the black glitter one, & Save Me.
I have been meaning to ask you, did you ever find a dupe for Candy Yum Yum?
Hope your doing well!
xo SARMIN
Hi Sarmin :)
DeleteI am indeed, I hope you are also keeping well?
ah that really sucks I dislike the green one it's too slimetatsic for me.
There is lots of Minaj polishes on eBay though and they are under R.R.P :)
Yes I did a while back there is a dupe by the brand Janet :)
This is the only one from the collection that took my fancy. It's the glitter strands I love the texture it brings! Very handy ebay linkage there. Thank you. ;) x
ReplyDeleteI wish I liked this one I really do it just feels a little late, I associate glitter with Christmas etc not spring so I think that is the problem haha :)
Deleteyou are most welcome enjoy your new purchase :)
thanx for the swatches and review! I have been eyeing her whole line from opi and they are all so pretty but i can never get a good look at this polish because magazine ads make the bottle really tiny and with glitter polish, it's not a great way to advertise it. now i want every single one but this one because you mentioning how many coats you need. if your looking for a great glitter polish i am in love with lorilei's tiaia from china glaze. 1 coat, your good. i put on 2 just in case but it is seriously beautiful. tiny silver glitter with larger blue glitters every once and awhile. thanx again!
ReplyDeleteOh this is tough. I'm generally not a massive fan of glitters, because, as the other ladies have mentioned, They're dreadful to get off!
ReplyDeleteButtt I love Nicki and plan on getting the mini set of this range at least.
Isn't there a Barry M glitter polish that's quite like this?
I dont think im a big fan of this one. Im not sure about the long strands of glitter!
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I have Fly from this collection and it is such a beautiful colour x
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