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Review: OPI ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Collection

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Review: OPI 'Fifty Shades of Grey' CollectionOPI has released a brand new collection to celebrate the highly-anticipated theatrical release of “Fifty Shades of Grey” (starring Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson), based on the racy best-selling novel by E.L. James. When I first heard about the release, I expected every single polish to be a shade of gray because of obvious reasons, however, the OPI team made sure to include nice pop of color in there to honor the third star of the film — The Red Room.

“Fifty Shades of Grey” hit the silver screen this Valentine’s Day weekend so–after you check out my review of OPI’s latest and pick up a bottle (or six) for yourself, make sure you stop by your nearest theater to take in Mr. Grey in all his suited glory.

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Review: OPI 'Fifty Shades of Grey' CollectionSHINE FOR ME
Shine For Me — A silver with blue micro glitter combination is the lone polish filled with glitter in the collection. While the formula allows for you to wear it alone, I think it requires too many coats and would probably work best as a topper. I used three coats for coverage, but could have probably used a fourth.

Review: OPI 'Fifty Shades of Grey' CollectionMY SILK TIE
My Silk Tie — This smooth, silky silver shimmer is a nod to Mr. Grey’s tie, a focal point of the movie poster and the best-selling novel cover art. The color is light with a bit of a pretty metallic tone. As for the formula, it was pretty ‘meh’ because the brushstrokes are obvious. I used three coats for coverage.

Review: OPI 'Fifty Shades of Grey' CollectionROMANTICALLY INVOLVED
Romantically Involved — The nice warm red creme provides the pop of color in the collection. It’s classic, bold and clearly inspired by the famous red room from the book/film, but while I understand the comnnection to the film–it’s not the seller of the collection, despite how pretty it is. I mean, OPI never disappoints with red. The formula is solid; I used two coats just to be sure, but you could get away with one.

Review: OPI 'Fifty Shades of Grey' CollectionCEMENT THE DEAL
Cement the Deal — This softer shade is a light blue-toned gray creme. The formula was okay; I had a tiny bit of streaks but nothing that couldn’t be smoothed out easily. I used three thin coats for coverage.

Review: OPI 'Fifty Shades of Grey' CollectionEMBRACE THE GRAY
Embrace the Gray — This is a smooth slate gray creme. I wouldn’t say it’s boring, but it’s not a shade I found all that thrilling. If you’ve been looking for a color like this, you’ll be pleased because the formula was easy to apply; I, once again, used three thin coats.

Review: OPI 'Fifty Shades of Grey' CollectionDARK SIDE OF THE MOOD
Dark Side of the Mood — This dark charcoal gray almost appears navy in certain lighting and it also has a super subtle shimmer. I absolutely love this gorgeous color! The formula was great too; I got complete smooth coverage with two coats.

VERDICT: Overall, this is a gloomy kind of collection. I mean, I get it, I know what the title of the movie is and I expected the entire collection to be various shades of gray, however, I still hoped for more of a variety in formulas. It would have been nice to see a glittering grey to pair with a creme, a shimmery red or even a deep mahogany. All of the colors included were very pretty, but my ‘must haves’ would be Romantically Involved, because it’s a great classic red, and Dark Side of the Mood–because I’m a sucker for a good charcoal. I recommend adding those to your polish collection.

Review: OPI 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Collection

“FIFTY SHADES OF GREY” IS IN THEATERS NOW!

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Each nail lacquer shade features OPI’s exclusive ProWide™ Brush for the ultimate in application. Fifty Shades of Grey collection is available now for alimited time, at Professional Salons, including Beauty Brands, beautybrands.com, Chatters, Dillard’s, Regis, ULTA and ulta.com for $9.50 ($11.50 CAN) suggested retail for each nail lacquer.

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