Opal Stevens

By: Whitney at Elemental Styles Hey everyone! I’ve been really busy finishing up school lately but ever since Opal asked me a few weeks ago to do a guest post I've been racking my brain on what I could possibly talk about! I was going to do another “What’s in your Bag” post, but then I ran across a total of five different displays of crackle nail polishes while I was out yesterday and thought I’d do a little comparison for you all! Most recent sighting at Walgreens: Pure ICE Crackles! Icing has jumped on the bandwagon, too! Now I’m only going to compare three different brands for you today: OPI, China Glaze, and Burst Crackles, but there’s a ton of others out there with even more varieties of colors if you don’t want to pay OPI or China Glaze prices! Sally Hansen has their Crackle Overcoat polishes in 8 different colors including silver and gold, ICE has their Crackle Nail Effects in a whole bunch of colors that you can ...

Summer Pinks in Bloom! Nice Stems! by OPI Revamps Nails with Vibrant Pink Hues for Summer 2011 Stop and see the flowers with summer’s Nice Stems! by OPI , a limited  edition collection featuring four new nail lacquers in stunning shades of pink.  With whimsical names based on their floral inspirations, these vibrant, flirty colors  range from pale, frosty pink to rich fuchsia. Nice Stems! offers fingers and toes  a perfectly pink shade for all of summer’s looks. “These vibrant, feminine hues complement 60’s ladylike fashions, 70’s  glam looks, and bold color-blocking, which are the season’s staples,” says Suzi  Weiss-Fischmann, OPI Executive VP & Artistic Director . “The Nice Stems!   collection also offers an interesting contrast and feminine accent to the punk and  biker looks on the runways.” Nice Stems! by OPI shades include: Play the Peonies We’d put our money on this lovely soft-pink. Come to Pop...