OPI Amazing Spiderman Collection: Just Spotted The Lizard

Hi ladies! Just a quick post today since it's busy busy in my world today.

Today I have OPI Just Spotted The Lizard to share with you. I wanted this polish desperately since it's a perfect dupe for Chanel Peridot and I cannot bring myself to spend the money on the Chanel polish. I just can't. Not when I can grab a dupe for much less, or spend that $20 on an amazing Nfu Oh or an Illamasqua. Anyway, when this came out I ran to Ulta to snatch one up. Unfortunately for me, the full size bottles were sold out, so my only option was a mini. :(

I love the colors in this polish, but it just doesn't look good on me. At least not by itself. I did play with it over black for use in a tape mani, and that looked awesome. I plan on picking up the full sized bottle for that reason alone. Well, that and the gold to green to teal multichrome flash!

I did have some issues with this polish, but I think it just didn't like my base coat, or maybe it's the SV. Either way I had some shrinkage/lifting around the cuticle line, so I had to clean that up before taking pics. Unfortunately that means my gap at the cuticle is HUGE, which makes me sad and hesitant to post these! My need to show off this color won out though, so here they are.  Please excuse the random bottles I'm holding. The mini bottle is way too small for pics!

Details:
1 coat Seche Recondition
1 coat Nail Tek II Intensive Therapy
3 coats OPI Just Spotted The Lizard
1 coat Seche Vite

I have to say, this polish is just gorgeous. It may not look great on me, but I love the foily finish and amazing duochrome.  <3!

Formula:
Perfection. The only issue here is that is prone to obvious brushstrokes, but a light hand and a good top coat will help with that.

Application:
I found that you have to use a light hand with this girl, since she is so prone to visible brushstrokes. She's also a bit on the sheer side. I used 3 thin coats, but you may be able to get away with 2 medium coats. I would suggest thinner coats since she is so brushstroke-y and I also had some issues with lifting at the cuticle which I think thicker coats would intensify. Again, I can't knock the polish since I think it has to do with my base coat or SV.

I can't wait to do a tape mani with this polish! I do wish it looked better on me, but I can handle using it with other colors for nail art. Next time I plan on using Orly Bonder or CND Stickey to see if that alleviates the lifting at the cuticle line. All in all I really like this girl and if you're looking for Chanel Peridot, this is a great alternative. Spending less means you can buy more polish, am i right? ;)

Hope you are all enjoying your Friday and thanks for stopping by!

Happy Polishing!
-Kimber