San Francisco collection by OPI mini set includes four colors from the autumn-winter 2013 collection, these are really great colors which I was happy to get. The bottles are really tiny, they contain only 3.75 ml, which is barely enough for a couple of uses. The only good thing about this size, is that you get to try several colors without spending a lot of money on the full sized bottles. The downsize is the small brush which isn't so great for application, and if you are like me and you like to take pictures of your manicures with the bottle, you will not be able to do this as classy and pretty with these tiny bottles.

The colors that were included in this set actually surprised me, they included the two colors that to my eyes were the most unique and interesting, which I think doesn't happen that often with the mini sets.

The formula of these colors was really good, and despite the small brush, application was easy and it seemed that two coats were enough to provide a good coverage for all these colors.

The colors from right to left:

Peace & Love & OPI –Silver based duo chrome with purple and green range

In the cable car-pool  lane -Plum / Berry creme-jelly

Muir muir on the wall - Dark plum with golden and red shimmer

First date at the Golden Gate -Classy red creme-jelly

OPI Avoplex nail and cuticle replenishing oil with avocado oil extracts, it's a product that I've wanted to try for a while and I happy I got the chance to try it up close.

I've already tried a similar product from this series, it was the Avoplex Cuticle Oil To Go, which had a jelly-like oil and a brush at the tip of the tube. I find these both products to be useful and good.

The bottle looks the same as normal OPI's nail polish bottles, it contains 15 ml of nail and cuticle oil, and has a large and wide brush.

It looks like this bottle will last for a long time and many uses, which is really great because I loved this product.

I've already used if several times, both before bed and in the middle of the day, just applied a tiny drop at the cuticle base and rubbed it in on the fingers. It left the skin and the nail shiny but not as oily as expected, and the oil absorbed quickly, leaving the nails and the cuticles soft with a nice scent.

I think this is a great product and I would totally recommend it.

The last product is the Instant nail polish remover from "April", (Israeli brand, shown in top image) this is a product that allows you to remove quickly and easily the nail polish with the sponge that soaked with nail polish remover. I guess most of you already familiar with this product, and I think it works great for creamy and regular nail polish, but not as good with glitter, flakeis and stubborn nail polish.

I personally felt that it left my skin and nails dry and tight after using it, even though there was no acetone in the ingredient. 

Actually I am now seeking for a nail polish remover for sensitive skin, so I feel that this product doesn't really fits me, but generally I think this product is good and does the job it's supposed to.

I was very happy with the content of this gift bag and I think that these products were really good. If you are looking to try some colors from the new San Francisco collection and the cuticle oil, I think that these are worth to invest in.

I hope you liked this post, and in you have any questions about the products I reviewed in it, please feel free to ask.

Thanks for reading!

היום התקיים ארוע השקה חגיגי של המותג OPI בקניון רמת אביב, בו הושקה הקולקציה החדשה לסתיו-חורף 2013 בהשראת San Francisco וכמו כן האתר הישראלי החדש של החברה. שמחתי להיות בין המוזמנים ולקחת חלק בארוע המשובח הזה, בו פינקו אותנו, המוזמנות, במניקור ממבחר הלקים היפים של OPI, בארוחת בראנצ' טעימה ובמתנה כייפית שאספר עליה בהמשך.

הקולקציה החדשה של OPI בהשראת העיר התוססת סן פרנסיסקו, כוללת 15 גוונים חדשים המתאימים במיוחד לתקופת הסתיו והחורף, ובה שילוב מעניין של גוונים קרירים וחמימים שיפנקו את אצבעותינו בעונות הקרובות.

מבחר הצבעים בקולקציה הזו נדיב ביותר, ושמחתי לגלות בה מספר גוונים שמאוד התחבבו עלי, כמו

Peace & Love & OPI, Muir Muir On The Wall ו-In The Cable Car-Pool Lane. 

Today I attended the OPI San Francisco collection launch event at Ramat Aviv Mall, also celebrating the launch of the Israeli site for OPI. I was happy to be a part of this event, where we were spoiled with a manicure with OPI's polish of out choice, a delicious Brunch and a fun gift-bag which I will tell you all about it later.

The new collection includes 15 colors for autumn and winter, both warm and cold colors that will look great on your nails and help you to stay trendy in the next season. 

The collection includes various colors, and it was easy for me to pick my favorite colors such as Peace & Love & OPI, Muir Muir On The Wall and In The Cable Car-Pool Lane.

Just wanted to share with you my, that today I'm going to attend the annual event "Product Of The Year" in Israel. I'm very happy to be one of the people to attend this event and will gladly share my thoughts with you of this event in my next posts. 

At the even we will be taking a closer look at the winning products of this year, enjoy samples and demonstrations, watch the award winning movie "The Sapphires" and at the end of this evening we will be leaving with a great goodie bag with some of the best products of this year.

Product of the Year is the world’s largest consumer-voted award for product innovation. Established 26 years ago in France, POY currently operates in 32 countries with the same purpose: Guide consumers to the best products in their market and reward manufacturers for quality and innovation.

Product of the Year accepts entries every year from consumer packaged goods that demonstrate innovation and were launched within the previous year. Entered products are then placed into specific categories such as food, beverages, personal care, household care, etc. with a product then being chosen as a winner in its category through a nationally representative online study conducted by TNS.

Today I have a very special post for you, I'm going to share with you a new and promising Indie polish brand - GlitterBunny Polish.

GlitterBunny shop opened a few months ago, and already has a great selection of polishes to offer to you. Nicole, who is behind this brand, set a goal to herself to make cruelty-free and vegan nail polish, and I think she makes great job while maintaining these important values.

I chose to review two polishes from the Little Mermaid Collection, and another one I was really curious about and just had to try it for myself.

It's a... Dinglehopper is a gorgeous red jelly that contains a mix of two types of red glitter - large squares and tiny glitter specks, which together create a great and beautiful depth. It was really hard to catch on camera how beautiful this polish is, but I guess you will just have to take my word on it.
The formula of this polish was quite thick, but a second coat provided a pretty good coverage and a top coat smoothed it out, so I was pretty pleased with the final look. I think you might want to add a thinner to this polish if it gets too thick for you, but overall this is a beautiful shade that I think is worth the "trouble".
For the photos below I applied two coats of It's a... Dinglehopper and once coat of Poshe top coat.

Part Of That World is another polish from the Little Mermaid collection, it's a gorgeous mix of glitter in a dark blue jelly base. This glitter bomb contains large purple square glitter, small teal hex and squares, and a gorgeous purple shimmer.
This one is my favorite from the polishes I got to review! I'm not even a fan of blues, but could YOU resist this beauty in a bottle? I know I couldn't!
Application was a bit streaky with this one too because of the thick formula, but nothing a second coat couldn't fix.
It might look to you a bit sheer on some parts of my nails, but I actually liked this "aqua" look. I thought about layering it over a dark blue color but I decided to show you the real deal without another base coat. I think the color and coverage are pretty good, so I was satisfied with this look.
I applied two coats of this polish and one coat of Poshe.
Have I already told you I really REALLY love this one? Oh yeah, you know it!
It's just gorgeous, the glitter combination and the colors are so great together, and the beautiful shimmer is such a great addition to this polish.

I think you will love this one too, especially since I have another bottle to give way to one you! (keep reading!)

Little Pink Dress is a shimmery fuchsia with golden glass flakes. I was very curious about this one, it's hard to see the effect on photos, but I had a feeling this is something I needed to try specially since I love flakie nail polish so much.
The flakes in this one were quite large, but this didn't effect the application which was pretty nice and easy compared to the other two polishes. It seemed a bit sheer with first coat, but I achieved a great coverage with a second coat. For the photos I also applied one coat of Poshe on this one to smooth it out. The flakes are hard to see at sun, but they are so pretty and much more noticeable in the shade.

Here are some macro and bottle shots of the polishes I got to review, so you can take a closer look at them, and possibly fall in love too!
Oh, and I had to add the cute banner from her facebook page, I just love the adorable bunny and the branding of her polishes.
GlitterBunny is placed in Israel and ships her lovely polishes worldwide for a low priced fee, just visit the GlitterBunny shop and pick your favorite polishes.
I also have a special discount code for you that will give you 10% off  your purchase while shopping at her store. Use the code: NAILZCRAZE to redeem the discount. The code is valid only until May 1st, so hurry to place your order.
You can also check swatches and macro shots of the polishes at her Facebook page.

And now for the fun part of this post, you have a chance to win my favorite polish by GlitterBunny. You can enter the giveaway at the Rafflecopter widget below.
The winner will receive a brand new bottle of GlitterBunny - Part Of That World!
The giveaway is open internationally and ends on May 1st.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

This is my first time doing the grab bag project, I’m very excited about this and I hope you will enjoy this!

 

 

You have two options to choose from: large or small grab bag.
The LARGE grab bag includes 10 polishes + 2 B-Grade Nailz Craze stamping plates of your choice. (Costs $35, shipping fee not included)
The SMALL grab bag includes 5 polishes + 1 B-Grade Nailz Craze stamping plate of your choice. (Costs $18, shipping fee not included)

The polishes you will receive are either new or used once, all in good condition. The polishes that you will receive will be picked at random.
The polishes in the picture are some of the brands that will be included in the mystery grab bags. These are Israeli and international brands from my collection.

The stamping plates that are included in the grab bag are B-Grade plates with minor defects on some of the designs. You can choose the plates you wish to receive out of 4 designs (NC01 – NC04).
The price does not include shipping fee (since it’s calculates by country and your choice of grab bag).

I've calculats shipping for several countries, if you're country is not in the list, send me an email and I will calculate the shipping fee for your country. 

[USA, France, Brazil, UK, Canada, Germany, Netherlands, Spain: Large $8 / Small $6
Australia: Large $13 / Small $10
Israel: Large $5 / Small $4]

 
The package is shipped by registered airmail (I allow International shipping) to assure it arrives to you safely.
All sales are final, please understand that there will not be refunds or exchanges, and I can’t take responsibility for damaged or broken items, but I will do my best to pack the goods carefully.

If you are interested in purchasing a mystery grab bag, please contact me via email (nailzcraze@gmail.com) with the title “Grab Bag” and the following info:
1. Your choice of grab bag (large or small)
2. Full address 

3. Paypal address 

Feel free to contact me if you might have any questions.
Thank you
Natalie