OPI The Spy Who Loved Me

 I'm just sitting around waiting for my buttermilk to come to room temp so I can make some waffles....figured I would do a post while I wait. Continuing on with reviewing all the nail polishes I have in my small collection. 

I'm not the biggest red nail polish fan- but I do think it's necessary to have a least one in the collection. This is my "one." I got this for Christmas years and years ago and was really excited to see it because my all time favorite red nail polish- Ruby Pumps by China Glaze- was running a bit low. I thought this would be a good replacement.

This is a subtle sparkly bright red shade. Seems like the perfect color to wear to a holiday party. And it kinda reminds me of the Rihanna Viva Glam lipstick that came out years and years ago. It's like the same type of red. It does have some gold sparkly in the bottle but not detectable on my nails.

It is a very pretty red- but it's not my favorite. I have been wearing it a lot lately- and it's grown on me. I can happily finish the bottle but it's not something I would seek out again. For sparkly reds I prefer Ruby Pumps. But it was part of a limited edition collection for the James Bond movie so not like I could purchase it again anyway. It was the Skyfall collection and I actually had three polishes from that collection. 

It wears ok. I don't find OPI to wear the very best for me- but nail polish also never lasts on me anyway. I think brands like Essie work better on my nails but for some reason I have mostly OPI. I think because I heard they were the best back in the day and then that's all I bought for a minute. I do love the look of the OPI bottles though- so classic. I also really like their brushes. Makes polishing so easy!

This is a highly pigmented and thin formula so it dries reasonably quick and is very easy and smooth to work with. It can stain so use a base coat. Two coats if you can! 

I do have it on as a pedi color and at first I wasn't sure about it- but I don't mind it actually. It's not my favorite and I prefer wearing other colors but I won't be mad to rotate this one in every couple of months. 

Overall, it's OK. 

Random: I bought this tea a few months ago and it is AMAZING. It has very prominent fruity notes to it and is supposed to be from trees that are over 400 years old. It's Ancient Yunnan from Harney and Sons.