Press Release - OPI DS Pewter and Lapis

Diamonds are a Nail’s Best Friend!

OPI Launches Two NEW Designer Series Lacquers featuring DS Raw Granite

                This fall, OPI adds DS Raw Granite, two new granite-inspired hues – DS Pewter and DS Lapis – to the Designer Series by OPI collection. Featuring a matte textured finish with mineral-like reflections, each Designer Series Raw Granite lacquer formula offers subtle sheen with a sparkle finish.

DS Pewter, a matte textured metallic with deep silver ore, will launch simultaneously with DS Lapis, a deep sapphire blue with a textured matte finish.  Designer Series by OPI offers a mosaic of 11 glistening shades and a high-shine top coat, including these two new stunning hues. DS Pewter and DS Lapis can be used without DS Top Coat to achieve an alternate matte look.

            “Diamond-dust gives nails the perfect touch of glamour and can instantly transform any look.   These two new shades are inspired by raw granite – the diamond’s edgy cousin – and we’re excited to broaden the range of color in the Designer Series line,” said Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, OPI Executive VP & Artistic Director. “These lacquers incorporate rich pigments with brilliant shine, to create a bold yet elegant statement. DS Pewter and DS Lapis are the ideal high-fashion, festive accessory.”

OPI DS Lapis

OPI DS Pewter

Designer Series by OPI nail lacquer shades each feature OPI’s exclusive ProWide™ Brush for the ultimate in application.  DS Raw Granite lacquers should be worn without top coat for a matte finish. DS Pewter and DS Lapis will be available beginning September 2013 at professional salons, including Beauty Brands, Beauty First, Chatters, Dillard’s, jcp Salons, Pure Beauty, Regis, Trade Secret, ULTA and ulta.com for $12.50 ($14.95 CAN) suggested retail for each nail lacquer. 

For more information, please call 800-341-9999 or visit www.opi.com. Follow OPI on Twitter@OPI_PRODUCTS and become a Facebook fan!

ABOUT OPI

As the world leader in the professional nail care industry, OPI is committed to providing high-quality products and services to both salons and their customers, along with a focus on industry safety and innovation. Known for its exceptional formula, fashionable colors and iconic names, OPI’s heavily-pigmented lacquers are super rich, long-lasting and chip-resistant – offering an affordable luxury to consumers. OPI nail lacquer is available in over 200 shades. Each lacquer features OPI’s exclusive ProWide^™Brush for the ultimate in application. Currently, OPI is available in over 100 countries and retails a full line of professional items, including nail treatments, finishing products, lotions, manicure/pedicure products, files, tools, gels and acrylics.

OPI DS Mystery

OPI DS Mystery was aptly named and a beast to photograph. It is a complex polish that has many faces that reveal themselves when you turn your hand or step into different light. I love it's depth and texture and only wish I could show it's true beauty. What you see in my pictures is just one layer, one face, and one dimension of this mysterious beauty. 

OPI DS Mystery

I'm sure everyone has a different opinion on what this polish is. I see a deepened plum infused with golden shimmer and brown undertones. It's golden shimmer is visible in all lights but really sparkles in the daylight.

OPI DS Mystery

Just like the other polishes in my DS (Designer Series) collection, Mystery has a flawless formula. It goes on in smooth effortless strokes and only needs two coats for opacity. 

I ordered Mystery on Transdesign.com (they no longer sell OPI) but I have recently spotted it at Ulta. 

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-Mira

OPI DS Magic

I'm having a hard time beginning this post because this polish has left me a bit speechless. I love everything about OPI DS Magic. It's a gorgeous, rich, glass fleck royal blue that absolutely glows. There is a very slight duochrome effect from blue to purple. It's stronger in the bottle but hard to see on the nail. 

OPI DS Magic

The formula was flawless, I only needed two coats for opacity. I used Cult Nails Wicked Fast for my top coat. 

OPI DS Magic

Blue polishes have a tendency to stain but I experienced no staining with Magic. 

OPI DS Magic

Here you can see a tiny bit of duochrome on the two fingers on the left (index and spirit finger). 

OPI DS Magic

I'm in love. 

I'm not sure when this polish was released but I did find it at Ulta recently. I hope you enjoyed my swatch of this beautiful polish! 

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OPI DS Indulgence

Last week I showed you OPI DS Extravagance with the hope of showing you my entire DS collection in a short amount of time. I had already swatched and edited three more polishes and then my laptop crashed. It's been rough lately in terms of technology but I'm trying to make it work. On to the polish, today I have OPI DS Indulgence for you to drool over. 

OPI DS Indulgence is from Fall 2012. It doesn't have the typical holographic particles like most of the other polishes in the DS line.

This beauty is a reddish orange polish infused with golden shimmer. The finish looks like a shimmery foil to me. In person it looks like a glowing fire on your fingertips. 

 

The formula is flawless. I used two thin coats and then topped it off with Cult Nails Wicked Fast Top Coat. 

I stumbled upon a few random OPI DS polishes at Ulta. They were with the other OPIs on the top shelf. 

I wish I had all of the OPI Designer Series but I wasn't into polish when they were first released. Now, the first releases are very hard to find and quite expensive. I do have OPI DS Original though and I love it. 

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OPI DS Extravagance

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Have I ever mentioned that my polish collection is completely out of control? I don't even want to know what percentage of my polish I have swatched and put on the blog. I'm sure it's small and I really want to fix that! My older polishes often get neglected for the new collections. I'm waiting for a lot of Nail Mail right now so I thought I'd work on getting my OPI DS (Designer Series) collection up on the blog. I believe I have nine of them and my goal is to get them all up by the end of the week. So far, five are swatched, photographed, and edited. 

First up is the stunning OPI DS Extravagance. Everything about it has a luxurious feel from the silver cap to the buttery smooth formula and it's complex texture. I just love this polish. 

 OPI DS Extravagance reads purple to me but it definitely leans on the red side. Being from the DS line, Extravagance is infused with scattered holographic particles. They are a bit subtle and hide indoors  but come out a little more outside. It isn't an in your face holo by any means but it's enough to provide a beautiful depth, texture, and sparkle.

 

OPI DS Extravagance 

 OPI DS Extravagance 

What do you think of the OPI Designer Series line? If you have any, I'd love to know which ones you have and what your favorites are. Let me know in the comments below! Your comments makes me day!!

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-Mira