OPI España Haul, Review and Swatches

Okay, I just have to share my excitement because I recently stumbled on this obscure, hole-in-the-wall beauty supply store in my neighborhood, tucked at the very end-corner of a strip mall, that sells amazingly-priced OPI, Misa, Essie, Color Club, China Glaze polishes- you name it! OPI at ULTA retails for $8.50, and this store sells them for an eye-popping price of $4, and yes, without the exorbitant, outrageous shipping price of nail polish e-tailers like 8ty8beauty or Head2toe. I was simply amazed at the huge amount of nail polishes, nail care, and all kinds of nail art stuff that they carry. They also sell wholesale to nail salons in our area, so they are able to sell their wares to the public at amazing wholesale prices too. I was so ecstatic when I found this gem! I bought a huge amount of nail polish at the Barielle.com website just this past week during their outrageous Labor Day weekend mega-sale with stackable coupon codes, so I contented myself to buying just a very select group of polish although I had wanted to get everything in the store. :D Some of these were from the OPI España collection, and I am so glad I was able to score these for just $4 each without any shipping charges at all.





Before I discovered this nail polish lover's paradise, I went to ULTA and bought this OPI Señoritas mini-pack that contains three mini nail polishes from the España collection, as well as one little bottle of RapiDry topcoat. Anyways, here are some swatches and my thoughts on these polishes.



No Spain, No Gain is one of my favorites in this collection. A bright magenta, fuchsia, I guess? The shade really heralds the coming of fall. I have the mini bottle and the regular one because I thought the big one was another shade that I was supposed to get, but I am happy in a way that I have a backup because this is such a pretty shade.



Can You Tapas This? is a dark brown with a lot of red undertones, kinda like barbecue sauce but a lot darker and not that red. Reminds me of milk chocolate fondue without the red undertones. Very fall.



Pink Flamenco - a clever spin on the pink flamingo, and this reminds me of summer, actually, because it's pretty bright. Not a favorite, but it's a pretty pink.



Now that's more like it! Ate Berries in the Canaries is a lot warmer than Pink Flamenco, and I think suits my warm skintone better. Has purple tones I guess so this is a fave. Love it.



My ultimate favorite! Pamplona Purple is so beautiful. I am a sucker for lilac and purple polishes, so this is totally up my alley. LOVE the bright but fall-ish color. The best in this collection.



Barefoot in Barcelona is a mushroomy color that I know will look great in the office. I kinda like it, because it is nude but it's not too nude. May look boring but I plan to Konadify this to make it look more interesting.



My least favorite of the lot. Suzi Skies in the Pyrenees is just basic shimmery black when worn, and is very streaky. I had to apply 3 coats because the 2-coater was hella streaky. By the way, who is Suzi anyway? Is she the owner or the daughter of the owner? She seems to be in a lot of OPI polishes' names.

There you have it, my swatches and haul on OPI España. I have several other polishes that I bought at the nail beauty supply store, and I will feature them in a separate entry. And watch out for my Barielle orders, they're on their way to me, I can't wait!!