OPI Russian Navy Suede

I was going through my stash of untried polishes, and noticed an OPI Suede in there! I was surprised because I could have sworn that I've swatched them all, but apparently I was wrong! So, here is the one that I found lingering in my stash...

OPI Russian Navy Suede




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I'll keep this short and sweet, since I've already tried the other five OPI Suedes already. This one honestly is not different at all in terms of application or formula. OPI is generally pretty consistent. The color is OK, but it doesn't quite "pop" enough for me. It is kinda plain-jane navy for me. I'm not a navy girl (I like blue though, which is strange), so I think I only wore this for a few hours before I decided I had enough and was done with it.

Speaking of suedes, I do have more coming up. After OPI released their original six suedes, I've noticed other companies and brands doing the same thing. OPI themselves released a new suede -- Here Today, Aragon Tomorrow Suede, which I have and will be trying out soon. Also, I picked up a mini-pack of four suedes from Ulta that I randomly fond hanging out on a shelf. The colors look great, so I'm actually pretty excited to be trying them out :-)

OPI Suzi Skies in the Pyrenees Suede

Another one from the OPI Suede collection -- I believe this one is #5 out of 6.

OPI Suzi Skies in the Pyrenees Suede




I like grays, so this one was a winner for me. It kinda reminds me of charcoal on my fingers. It's almost like a matte version of OPI's Baby It's Coal Outside. As with all the other Suedes, it applied pretty well, dried very quickly, and only required two coats. I didn't get a chance to try this one with a top coat -- I think I much prefer it without, actually!

OPI You Don't Know Jacques Suede

Another gorgeous OPI Suede to show off -- this one might possibly be my favorite one of the bunch so far!

OPI You Don't Know Jacques Suede




The color is difficult to describe - the non-suede version of this polish is a dark mushroomy gray. However, this one I think leans more toward a brown. It kind of reminds me of mud, but a glittery form of mud! If you look really close, you can see bits of multi-color glitter in there. I think that's why this one is my favorite. It is deceivingly beautiful!

OPI Ink Suede + China Glaze Glacier

Time to jazz up my last NOTD!

OPI Ink Suede + China Glaze Glacier




After about a day, my polish started to chip, so I threw a special coat of glitter polish on top to spice it up. I used China Glaze's Glacier, from their Specialty Collection. It is a milky-clear polish with rainbow glitter. As you can tell, it totally transformed my mani into something completely out of this world. Don't mind the chips -- I didn't bother to touch up my suede color prior to putting on Glacier. I am only wearing one coat of Glacier, and I really like the results! It's a super colorful and glittery dark blue color that is to-die-for! Loves it!! :-)

OPI Ink Suede

Polish #3 out of #6 from OPI's Suede Collection!

OPI Ink Suede




Hmmm... this one confuses me a bit. The original OPI Ink shade is a dark, blackened purple shimmer. Maybe it's just me, but this one looks really BLUE to me -- almost like a pair of jeans. I still like the color though, but don't call it Ink just to get people to buy it! lol As with all the other Suedes I've featured, this one applied well, dried incredibly quick, and was perfect in two coats. I really like the Suede Collection. My one criticism is they chip WAY too easily and a manicure never lasts for more than a day or two. So, I usually change it up a little and dress up the Suedes after a day or two. More of that to come tomorrow :-)

OPI We'll Always Have Paris Suede

My second OPI Suede polish -- I really like this collection :-)

OPI We'll Always Have Paris Suede




Like with all other suedes and mattes, these are quite opaque. You have to apply it very quickly because it dries REALLY fast! If you don't use thin, quick coats, then your brush strokes will be visible. I am wearing two coats here, over a base coat.

Unfortunately, the wear on this polish wasn't great. By the second day, a few of my nails already had chips on them. So, rather than removing the polish, I decided to extend it by another day. I touched up the chips by adding some more polish to them, and then I slapped on some top coat. And, what was originally a pretty color transformed into something even more gorgeous!

With Topcoat

OPI Lincoln Park After Dark Suede

I have the whole OPI Suede collection, and decided to try this one out first because it looked the prettiest in the bottle :-)

OPI Lincoln Park After Dark Suede




My apologies in advance for my crappy application job. I took the pics before I cleaned up my nails. The bottle had a little disclaimer that you shouldn't use base coat or top coat on these. The application process is very similar to the Matte Collection that they released this year as well. As you can see from the pics, I did not use a top coat, but I did use a base coat, because I didn't want to stain my nails, and I find that application is generally easier when I have a base coat on. I used Seche Clear, since that usually gives me a flat finish and won't alter the "suede"ness of this polish.

Like the OPI Mattes, this one only required two coats, and each coat dried VERY quickly. You really don't have too much time to fix mistakes while the polish is still wet. You're better off waiting until the polish is dry and then doing cleanup after that. I really like this color -- though it looks nothing like the non-suede LPAD, which is super almost-black dark. I have seen pics of this polish with a top coat and well, and it is a stunning gorgeous sparkle. All of these Suedes remind me of how a glitter polish would look if you used a matte top coat on them -- I think that's the best way of describing them. The wear was decent -- I had some tipwear on Day #2 and a chip on one finger. I can't wait to try out the other Suedes in this collection :-)