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April 3, 2014

OPI - Push and Shove Swatch & Review

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Hey, Push and Shove was on sale at Sally Beauty for half off! And I almost bought it at Ulta for zero off! Bullet dodged 4 sho.

Do you remember that Maybelline Mirror Image nail polish set from the 90s? Or was it the early 2000s? Well, this is pretty much that.

Push and Shove is a reflective chrome polish that is sold with a mini base coat called Lay Down That Base that essentially smooths out the nail's surface since the polish highlights every little teeny tiny flaw on the nail. It works all right but I buffed my nails prior to application for full mirror-ocity and you can still see a bit of wonk on my ring and pinkie fingers. I tried, okay? Geez.

Shown below is one thin layer of Lay Down That Base (per instructions) with two coats of Push and Shove (also per instructions) without topcoat.


OPI Push and Shove Swatch

OPI Push and Shove Swatch

OPI Push and Shove Swatch

I really like this polish. It wears awfully (my tips are chipped and I just put it on five hours ago. To be fair, OPI does state that it's only a one-day kind of deal. Also to be fair I did a crap ton of dishes in those five hours, so I mean) but it looks real neat. The formula is nice and it's pretty fast drying -- note that immediately after application it looks kind of like a brushstrokey nightmare but the brushstrokes diminish once dry. Hooray!

Also it gives me robot fingers kind of! Anything that gives me robot fingers is all right in my book, you know?

4 comments:

  1. Silver / chrome polish is my downfall. I don't even want to know exactly how many I have (although I know it's more than 10, because I did a full mani with just skittles).

    This? I don't own yet, but I. Will. ;-)

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    1. See, I -feel- like I don't like chromes that much but once they're on I'm like 'ooh, that's nice'. Even in low light this one shines. It's pretty awesome. I definitely recommend!!

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  2. I honestly love it! I'm wearing it right now even if i have to retouch it every day :)) It's perfect as a base for nail art :)

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    1. If I didn't change my polish daily (oy, my cuticles) I would probably try to keep this one on as long as possible. I should try some nail art on it! I'm sure it pops.

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