Press Sample of OPI
Spring 2016
New Orleans Collection
Good morning afternoon! When I started typing this it was 6am, and I didn’t have time to finish, so now it’s late afternoon and I finally got it done. I have the OPI Spring 2016 New Orleans Collection review and giveaway up for you today!
I have a few giveaways coming up because I didn’t do anything for my 4 year blogiversary, so I’m scattering them out after the fact. After 4 years, I still love what I do, I still love my swatch sessions and a lot of what this blog has become wouldn’t be possible without the support of so many of my readers, so it’s my way of saying ‘Thank You’. In case you missed the other giveaway that’s almost over, make sure you go enter into the China Glaze Spring 2016 House Of Colour Giveaway.
For Spring 2016, OPI has come out with a New Orleans collection. For the most part, I do love the vibrancy of the collection but it didn’t scream New Orleans to me. The names are perfect though and I loved what they came up with and the cleverness of them.
Let’s take a closer look at each color and then my thoughts overall below… and of course, the giveaway!
OPI Take A Right On Bourbon
OPI Spring 2016 New Orleans Collection Review & Giveaway | Take A Right On Bourbon Swatch
OPI Take A Right On Bourbon is a metallic pewter with a touch of pink in it. In some lighting it looked almost like a low key rose gold. Brush strokes are visible, but not overly so in comparison to other metallics. I used 3 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
OPI Let Me Bayou A Drink
OPI Spring 2016 New Orleans Collection Review & Giveaway | Let Me Bayou A Drink Swatch
OPI Let Me Bayou A Drink is a soft baby pink with subtle shimmer packed into it. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos. The first 2 coats went on similar to a pastel, slightly streaky, but the 3rd coat evened it out nicely.
OPI Suzi Nails New Orleans
OPI Spring 2016 New Orleans Collection Review & Giveaway | Suzi Nails New Orleans Swatch
OPI Suzi Nails New Orleans is a vibrant bubble gum pink creme. I found the formula on this one to be a bit on the thinner side and needed 3 coats for full opacity.
OPI Spare Me A French Quarter
OPI Spring 2016 New Orleans Collection Review & Giveaway | Spare Me A French Quarter Swatch
OPI Spare Me A French Quarter is one of my favorites in the collection. Spare Me A French Quarter is a gorgeous raspberry creme that isn’t too bright, but isn’t too dark. It’s the perfect balance. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
OPI Show Us Your Tips!
OPI Spring 2016 New Orleans Collection Review & Giveaway | Show Us Your Tips! Swatch
OPI Show Us Your Tips! looks so pretty on. This is a shimmer packed blue leaning periwinkle. The polish itself is on the sheerer side and I did need 3 coats for these photos, but it was worth it. It looks beautiful on and the iridescent shimmer is stunning.
When I was laying in bed last night trying to find a balance between being comfortable and cooling off (seriously – it’s February and we were blasting the air conditioning.) I realized I need to try 1 coat of Show Us Your Tips! over Rich Girls & Po-Boys because the consistency of this shade was sheer enough to possibly make a nice tinted topper.
OPI She’s A Bad Muffuletta!
OPI Spring 2016 New Orleans Collection Review & Giveaway | She’s A Bad Muffuletta Swatch
OPI She’s A Bad Muffuletta! is another pretty shade I really enjoyed from the collection. Unfortunately my camera doesn’t do well with bright coral and decided this was bright enough to be treated like a neon, even though it isn’t. She’s A Bad Muffuletta! is a bright red leaning coral creme. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
OPI Rich Girls & Po-Boys
OPI Spring 2016 New Orleans Collection Review & Giveaway | Rich Girls & Po-Boys Swatch
Before I get started, I will say this is NOT color accurate. It’s closer, but a little too bright in comparison to what you will see in person. Not sure what games my camera was playing last night, but it didn’t want to get this one accurately.
OPI Rich Girls & Po-Boys is described as a china blue creme. I really love this color, it’s a little deeper in person. I found the formula to be runny and used 3 thin coats for these photos.
OPI I’m Sooo Swamped!
OPI Spring 2016 New Orleans Collection Review & Giveaway | I’m Sooo Swamped! Swatch
OPI I’m Sooo Swamped is a mossy green creme. I really like this shade and this one had one of the better formulas within the collection. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
And I just somehow noticed I have an eyelash or something hanging out on my finger in these photos. I’m observant.
OPI I Manicure For Beads
OPI Spring 2016 New Orleans Collection Review & Giveaway | I Manicure For Beads Swatch
I Manicure For Beads is a vibrant grape creme. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
OPI Humidi-Tea
OPI Spring 2016 New Orleans Collection Review & Giveaway | Humidi-Tea Swatch
OPI Humidi-Tea is a pale peachy beige creme loaded with silver shimmer and reddish orange shimmer. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
OPI Got Myself Into A Jam-balaya
OPI Spring 2016 New Orleans Collection Review & Giveaway | Got Myself Into A Jam-balaya Swatch
OPI Got Myself Into A Jam-balaya is a bit brighter and pinker in person than these photos show. This is a pinkish peach leaning coral creme. Very pretty but slightly camera shy. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
OPI Crawfishin’ For A Compliment
OPI Spring 2016 New Orleans Collection Review & Giveaway | Crawfishin’ For A Compliment Swatch
OPI Crawfishin’ For A Compliment is almost like a deeper orange creamsicle shade. It has some peach tones to it as well. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
OPI Spring 2016 New Orleans Collection Review & Giveaway Overview
Colorwise, I really enjoyed this collection more than I thought I would. For a New Orleans theme, I was hoping for a bit more oomph in the glitter category, like a snazzy gold glitter. As far as cremes go, the colors are pretty – but most need 3 coats for full, even coverage.
My top picks from this collection are Show Me Your Tips!, Rich Girls & Po-Boys, Spare Me A French Quarter, I Manicure For Beads, I’m Sooo Swamped! and She’s A Bad Muffuletta!
New Orleans Collection by OPI will be available in both nail lacquer and GelColor formulas beginning February 2016. Nail lacquers will retail for $9.50 ($11.50 CAN) each at Professional Salons,as well as Beauty Brands, beautybrands.com, Chatters, Dillard’s, Regis, ULTA and ulta.com. GelColor is an in-salon, professional service only. For additional information, please visit OPI.com. Follow OPI on Twitter and Instagram @OPI_PRODUCTS and go to Facebook to become a fan.
OPI Spring 2016 New Orleans Collection Giveaway
I purchased the full collection to give away to one winner. Entry is simple! Basic requirements – you must be 18 or older to enter. Giveaway open to everyone. Giveaway ends February 29th, 2016
153 comments
I love too many of these shades to list! I may have to enter this giveaway :)
Beautiful swatches! My favorite OPI would have to be Funky Dunkey, but from this collection, your favorites are actually my favorites too! Thanks so much for this giveaway!
Hope that stray eyelash wasn’t from testing how Zoya Remove feels in one’s eyes, hehe! ;) I agree, this doesn’t exactly say New Orleans to me but there are some nice individual shades
That would actually explain the eyelash and why I didn’t see it was there until my eyes cleared up ;) hahha
Your swatches are absolutely exquisite! Those pinks are amazing!
I like all of these and am having a hard time picking a favorite. I think I’ll have to see them in person.
I love Show us your tips! Such a beautiful shimmer!!
The cremes in this collection look like really nice colors! I don’t think I have anything similar to most of them actually. Show Us Your Tips! is my favorite of them all though!
I love Rich Girls & Po-Boys, pity the formula is on the thin side.
My favorite OPI is LAMB. From this collection I love I’m Sooo Swamped and Show Me Your Tips. Great swatches!!
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I’m loving every shade except Take A Right On Bourbon.
I’m Sooo Swamped is nice!
My favorite OPI of all time is OPI My Vampire is Buff.
I love Show up your tips
Ohhh and my all time favorite is OPI Comet in the sky
These are so pretty and perfectly spring-y! I really like Humidi-Tea.
I think my all tame fave is probably Koala Berry. Or I’m not Really A Waittress. Or Cajun Shrimp.
Oh man. I could be here all day. I LOVE OPI! :)
I’m not really a waitress
Love your swatches, as always :) My favorite from this collection is Show Us Your Tips! I love the shimmer so much. I really wish opi would have more variety in the finishes with each collection and not just mostly cremes (or weird lumpy glitters!).
My favorite Opi is My Private Jet(the brown holo version)
I love ‘Don’t Pretzel My Buttons!’.
Lincoln Park After Dark is probably one of my all time favorites and it was one of my first polishes.
One of my favorite OPI’s is My Vampire is Buff. So perfect.
I love both blues!
My favorite OPI is Rumple’s Wiggin from the Shrek Collection, I have 3 bottles! From this collection Show me your tips has my attention.
Show me your tips! would be my favorite)
My favorite OPI is Extravagance hands down. I wish OPI would make more polish or even DS’s like it
My favourite OPI is Do You Have This Color in Stock-holm?…. It’s an amazing shade of purple and also my very first nail polish from OPI :)
Love these colors! I’m obsessed with New Orleans anyway!
I Manicure For Beads and both those blue polishes are gorgeous!
Show me your tips is my fav
I really like She’s A Bad Muffuletta!
My favourite OPI ever is probably DS Extravagance! Long shot, I know!
My favorite is probably You’re Such a Budapest, with Lincoln Park at Midnight coming in second.
I have way too many OPI favourites! Big Apple Red, I’m Not Really A Waitress, Color of the Zen-tury are just a few!
One of my favorite OPIs is Ink. Hard to choose! Great swatches and thanks for the giveaway!
Your swatches are lovely! I kinda wish they had gone a little more vibrant with the colors. New Orleans is such a lively place.
My all time favorite is Every Month is Oktoberfest. But I also love Wooden Shoe Like to Know (mainly for the name).
My favorite OPI is Here Today, Aragon Tomorrow. From this collection my favorite is I’m Sooo Swamped. I love anything green. Thanks for the chance at owning those pretty colors!
Take a right on burbon street is my favorite… it’s my kind of color. Gorgeous!
I’m still undecided on this collection – one day I like it, the other day I think it’s nothing special. Might have to check out some shades in real life!
In this collection, I like the look of Humidi-Tea, ’cause it’s an interestingly different colour. All time favourite though would have to be the Color Paints collection – madly in love with those!
My favorite OPI nail polish collection has to be the hello kitty collection :) I really love pink and hello kitty so it was the perfect collection for me! Thanks for the chance at winning these polishes!
Omg to have to pick just one color is almost impossible. I am truly in love with ALL of these polishes.
It’s impossible to choose just one OPI nail polish but one of my favourites is Teenage Dream from the Katy Perry collection!
Great swatches. Dreaming of the day I get my hands on Rich Girls and Po-Boys and I’m Sooo Swamped.
These are all pretty!
I love both blues from this collection. Friar friar pants on fire has been one of my opi faves.
Show Us Your Tips is so beautiful!
I love Show Us Your Tips for the name and the color! It’s hysterical. OPI makes my favorite pinks but my all time favorite OPI is Blue Chips.
My favorite OPI is DS Glow!
Thanks for the chance
Any blue or purple
I like Got Myself Into A Jam-balaya.
My favorite OPI Polish is OPI Tickle My France-y!
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Alcatraz…Rocks
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I have several favorites, but I think it would have to be Can’t Find My Czech-book.
I like all of them but mostly Show Us your Tips. Love Blues, esp periwinkles!!
I absolutely adore Show Us Your Tips! over Rich Girls & Po-Boys – so gorgeous! Those two are both my favourite now!!
Love them all in this collection…especially Rich Girls Po-Boys & Spare Me A French Quarter
Looove OPI My chihuahua bites. and Octoberfest. and Alcatraz )
Lucerne-tainly Look Marvelous is my fav.
Wow! Show us your tips is gorgeous!! That one will be my newest favorite from opi. My goodness it’s lovely.
I don’t have many OPI, but I’m loving the look of Humidi-tea!
Too many OPI colors to choose just one, but from this collection I’m LOVING Let Me Bayou A Drink & I’m Sooo Swamped!
Omg, so many lovely shades, don’t know which to choose!
My absolute favorite OPI polish is Eucadorable
Coral and isn’t made anymore. Sad……
My favorite OPI of all time is the holo version of My Private Jet!!
My favorite of all time is Mrs. O’Leary’s BBQ. Beautiful vampy and has Chicago roots.
I love so many but I LOVE Cement the Deal from the 50 shades collection or the Mariah Carey liquid sands oh and My Favorite Ornament
My Favorite Ornament
Suzy’s Hungary again
Flawless swatches! You make me want every color. If I had to choose an OPI favorite I’d probably go with You’re Sure A Budapest! Love it.
Such* lol
I love the Let Me Bayou A Drink one!1
My favorite OPI is either My Dogsled Is A Hybrid or DS Extravagance.
My favorite from this collection would be Spare Me a French Quarter – love the swatches!
My favourite OPI colour is I got the blues for red:)
My favorite OPI polish is anti-bleak. It’s the perfect shade of purple.
One of my first Opi’s was “Just Spotted the Lizard” and it’s one of my very favorites!
Gorgeous collection!
I love OPi I can’t bare less!
Amazing swatches! Thanks for giveaway!) I love OPI Do you think I’m Tex-y? Gorgeous jelly!))
I love the purple and green, but the rest are kind of Meh to me.
There’s too many fabulous polishes to choose a favorite, but I’d have to say that Give Me Space grin the Starlight collection is my favorite right now. ;)
My ultimate favorite would have to be DS Extravagance! Thank you so much for the chance at the giveaway, Lisa :)
I don’t have enough OPI polishes yet! My favourite so far is probably My Dogsled Is A Hybrid but I think She’s A Bad Mufulleta! will easily be my new fave!
I have a ton of favorite OPI polishes, but I’ll give a nod to Muir Muir on the Wall.
I love all these beautiful shades. My favorite is “She’s a Bad Muffuletta”! Absolutely Gorgeous color!!
i really love their nail strengthening top coat! prevents chips for so long!
Mod About you is my favorite opi polish!!
Especially loving the OPI Show Us Your Tips! Beautiful colour!
My favorite opis are the opaque non-streaky nude, white, light pink, cream, and other variations of those colors because I find that they do them pretty well and I can never have enough so I keep buying them every collection!
I really love Green on the Runway … this colorchanging colors take my heart <3
Oh my goodness… love all these colors but I would be most excited to try I’m Sooo Swamped!
DS Extravagance is one of my faves!
Thank you for the opportunity! :) My favorite OPI nail polish is Kiss Me At Midnight
favorite opi polish is Senorita Rosa-alita. I think this is an amazing blog.
My favorite is Jewel of India. Actually finished this up!
I like First date at the Golden Gate
I’d say Jam-balaya and crawfish ing look so yummy!!!!
My favorite OPI is Midnight in Moscow.
I’m sood swamped will be my favorite for this summer!
My fave o.p.i is amazOn amazOFF.
My favourite is “She’s A Bad Muffuletta Swatch”.
My most favorite OPI has to be My Vampire is Buff. It is the perfect beige.
I Sao Paolo Over There is probably my fave OPI ever! Of this collection I really want to try Spare me a French Quarter.
My favorite OPI would be Can’t Find My Czechbook or Ogre the Top Blue – or any OPI blue. Love both blues in this collection, too.
I love I’m really not a waitress, love the name and its an amazing red!
My favorite OPI polish is Smitten with Mittens.
My favourite OPI is Done Out In Deco. I wish they would re-release it!
I have too many favorites to list but I’ve bought multiple bottles of bubble bath & Suzi is my waitress (I probably butchered the name lol). So I guess that counts! But the New Orleans collection is gorgeous! I see a few that I must get!
my favorite Opi polish is from the Coca Cola collection – Visions of Georgia Green.
Anything purple
I love In The Spot-Lght Pink
Love your swatches. My fave from this post is Crawfishin’ For A Compliment!
Every month is Oktoberfest is my absolute favorite (I even bought the gel one)
i really don’t have a favorite one haven’t really had a chance to try this polish out that much except for once when i got my nails done at a salon they had a really nice purple but don’t know the color
I love this entire collection I can’t decide what color I like better I’ve never tried opi nail Polish because it can be expensive but have always wanted to
I actually really have taken a liking to Take A Right On Bourbon !! I’m ususally not a gold fan but I’m in love!
My favorite is Infrared-y to Glow polish.
Rich Girls & Po-Boys has my attention so hard I can’t think of any other OPI’s to name! lol! I love it!
My favorite OPI is Midnight in Moscow.
Favorite OPI is difficult. Coca Cola Red is probably one of my top favorites.
One of my absolute favorites from OPI is Honk If You Love OPI.
my favorite is stranger tides.
The OPI I use the most (so my fav statistically speaking) is I Snow You Love Me. Weird, I know, but I use those giant, gorgeous, holo glitters all the time to accent nail art regardless of season!
My favorite OPI shade is You’re Such a Budapest. Love all of these new shades though!
I love OPI’s Mod About You
I love Muir Muir on the Wall and This Colors Making Waves!
i love one track mind
OPI Do You Have This Color In Stock-Holm? is my fav! <3
My favorite OPI polish is Can’t Let Go :)
maybe Midnight in Moscow
From this collection I’m really liking Humidi-Tea, I own a lovely aubergine OPI named Stir-Fried Eggplant that I love, and Cute Little Vixen is a gorgeous OPI as well
My favorite is Don’t Burst my Bubble…
My fav OPI is Red Hot Rio!
my fave is im not a waitress
i love Do You Lilac It! such a lovely purple
Spare me a french quarter looks cute!
My favorite polish so far would be Super Cute in Pink. I tend to love jellies more, and after I swatched it I just couldn’t take it off. So gorgeous!
I can’t really pick a favorite but from this collection I am adoring She’s A Bad Muffuletta! Thanks for the chance!
My favorites are “Got Myself into a Jam-balaya”, “Spare a French Quarter” and “Rich Girls and Po Boys”. Beautiful swatches!
Every Month is Octoberfest
Thanks for the giveaway. My OPI ever fav is Teenage Dream from Katy Perry collection
Funky Dunkey
That’s Putting It Mild
Show Us Your Tips! <3 <3
Black Tie Optional, I still have an old bottle of it.
My favorite OPI is Sapphire in the Snow!
My favourite OPI is “My Vampire is Buff”, because it is the perfect nude for nail art!
I’ve never tried OPI, but I really like RICH GIRLS & PO-BOYS from this collection :)
I can’t wait for you to announce the winner. The nail polish addict in me made me check the webpage every day. :)
I’ll hopefully be announcing soon! I’ve contacted 3 people already and none are claiming prizes! About to draw a 4th and hopefully that’ll be the one who responds!
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