OPI Pink Friday Swatch & Review

Have you ever have a nail polish which you look so much but it just doesn't work well with your skin tone? Well, today I am going to show you a typical case which I love the color so much but have ended up not liking it on my nails. It is the OPI Pink Friday fron Nicki Minaj Collection. 

It was a love at first sight when I saw the first swatch online in last December. I told myself I would get this during my US trip in last Jan. But when I saw the color wheel display in Ulta, I decided to get Fly from the same collection, which I like, instead as I afraid I couldn't carry Pink Friday well with my skin tone. I didn't know it was a serious crush, I kept checking on this color after I had returned to Malaysia, so I decided to contact the local seller to bring 1 for me.

I was so excited when I received it and about to try it on my nails... But I ended up so disappointed as the color really doesn't work well on my warm skin tone. The pastel pink makes my already warm skin tone look dark which gives a big contrast between the hand and nails. When my bf saw this color on my hand, he said that I looked like I was having some serious illness. I ended up removing this color after a few hours, the quickest in my history.

Even it doesn't look good on me. The color really does look superb, it's the lovely bubblegum pink which every girl would fall in love with. It also reminds me of the childhood fairy tales princess. *grin* But I am really sad that I couldn't carry it well.

I am not sure if I get a bad bottle or it is the formula issue. It was really streaky and really hard to work with. I need to use 3 thick coat to get the color even. I also notice that the brush is a little different than the normal one. I really hope that I get a bad bottle so the rest of you who have this color doesn't have the problem like me. By the way, I did add a few drops of polish thinner and it did help. If any of you facing similar prob like me, you may also want to try adding polish thinner.

I really love this color so much that I must put it on somewhere, so I have painted it on my toes. Still doesn't work so well with my skin tone but at least it looks better on my hands.


Til next time... Esther