Don't Touch My Tutu!

Name: Don't Touch My Tutu

Collection: Soft Shades New York Ballet

Colour: Cloudy, translucent white

Coats: 3+ (depending on how sheer or cloudy you want)

Pros: This polish is great for creating the effect of a French manicure without the tediousness of fake nails or solid white nail tips. It creates a classy, clean and sleek effect that gives regular or stained nails a nice finish. I also used this one as a base for some of the other polishes in this collection to make them appear less sheer.

Cons: Well there isn’t really and colour in this polish and it isn’t an opaque white like it appears in the bottle either. Additionally, it only really looks good on longer, well-formed nails as it relies on a nice, prominent nail line. Finally, it takes a few coats and is slow to dry with a watery consistency but ends up peeling rather quickly after application so don’t forget your base and top coats!

Similar Shades: I guess “Alpine Snow” is also white but it provides an opaque look. The other shades from the New York Ballet Collection are similar in consistency but add a bit of pastel pigment for some extra oomph.

This is a sample colour provided by OPI!

My Pointe Exactly

Name: My Pointe Exactly

Collection: Soft Shades New York Ballet

Colour: Pale, Sheer Greyish-Blue

Coats: 3-5

Pros: I like that there was a sheer blue included in this collection as there are mostly only pinks in the other Soft Shades Collections. It went on very nicely and there was no problem with streaks or clumps even though it needed many coats. This colour looks like it would be a beautiful colour for a tutu so it fits well in this ballet themed collection.

Cons: Even after quite a few coats my nail line was still visible and I found the grey undertone of the blue could be a bit too dull if you only but on 2 or 3 coats.

Similar shades: Quite like “Moon Over Mumbai” or a paler, glossy version of “Give Me the Moon”

This is a sample colour provided by OPI