Brazil by OPI Review
Disclosure: I was not financially compensated for this post. I received a sample of the product for review purposes. The opinions are my own, based on my personal experience with the product.
When you think about Brazil, South America’s largest country, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? For me, I picture the 1985 movie, The Emerald Forest. I watched it when I was a kid on Super Channel and it was about a little boy getting lost in the rain forest of Brazil. That was my very first encounter with the Amazon rain forest. I remember being mesmerized by the lush green vegetation and all the exotic birds and animals.
Brazil is also known for it’s carnivals, Amazon river and the Samba dance. If you’re a sports fan, you’ll know that Brazilians have a strong love of soccer. I’ve added another item to my list of things that remind me of Brazil: a brand new collection by OPI!
The Brazil Collection by OPI was inspired by the best of Brazil including the tropical rainforests, sandy beaches and festive carnivals. You can see the colour palette below and notice how there’s some bright shades like the red, orange and yellow and then some more earthy tones like taupe, sienna and mocha.
The Brazil by OPI Collection includes the following shades in both nail lacquer and GelColor (in-salon, professional service only) formulas:
- I Just Can’t Cope-acabana: Nothing lifts your spirits like this sunshine yellow.
- AmazON…AmazOFF: I’m making the switch to this deep jungle green.
- OPI Scores a Goal!: Make your point in this winning shade of rich chocolate.
- I São Paulo Over There: He was sipping coffee with this mocha-toned beauty.
- Taupe-less Beach: There’s nothing optional about wearing this enticing taupe.
- Next Stop…The Bikini Zone: This amethyst-toned pewter suits me just fine.
- Red Hot Rio: A ruby red as hot as the most exciting city in Brazil.
- Live.Love.Carnaval: This vibrant and festive coral is the life of the party.
- Kiss Me I’m Brazilian: Plant this warm luscious pink on me!
- Toucan Do It If You Try: You have talent to achieve anything in this confident orange.
- Where Did Suzi’s Man-go?: He went to fetch her this delicious mango smoothie.
- Don’t Bossa Nova Me Around: Nobody can stop me from wearing this creamy nude!
OPI has also launched a limited edition set of four nail lacquers: Beach Sandies Liquid sand mini neon nail lacquers in vivid colours.
The shades in this set include:
- Samba-dy Loves Purple: Well, who wouldn’t find this vivid textured violet irresistible?
- I’m Brazil Nuts Over You: And I’m crazy for this textured matte pink.
- What’s a Little Rain Forest?: I’ve got this textured matte blue and an umbrella for two.
- You’re So Flippy Floppy: When I found this bright textured yellow, I just flipped!
With this collection, you can easily add a pop of colour to a neutral outfit. I have a lot of black in my wardrobe and enjoy wearing a bright colour like yellow or orange to make it more fun. My mom always said I need to add more colour to my wardrobe and this collection is perfect to do just that!
I also like the softer tones taupe, pink and clay. The coral shade is so pretty!
Brazil Beach Sandies Liquid Sand mini pack has fun colours that make a statement. The Liquid Sand finish is textured and gritty and are worn without a top coat.
Picking a favourite was tough! I ended up selecting Where Did Suzi’s Man-go? which is a pretty orange/peach shade. It reminds me so much of summer! Second runner up was I Just Can’t Cope-acaban which is a bright yellow. Yellow isn’t a colour I wear very often so I was surprised I liked this shade so much. It looks really pretty on. I can’t wait to put on my black sandals and have my painted yellow toes peeking through.
The nail lacquers will retail for $10.95 and can be purchased at professional salons and spas across Canada. Beach Sandies Liquid Sand mini pack will retail for $14.95. Both will be available starting February 5th!
Make sure to enter my giveaway for the Brazil by OPI Collection + Beach Sandies Liquid Sand mini pack!
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Love those colors, especially that orange you chose!
I want the entire collection!
looking forward to trying the •I São Paulo Over There: and •Taupe-less Beach
love these colours!!
I am loving the colours in this collection, great collection for the summer. Kiss Me I’m Brazilian is one I would love to try!
wow i love that nail color Where Did Suzi’s Man-go? gorgeous and so different
I absolutely love the Live.Love.Carnaval color
One of the simple pleasures in my life is getting a new bottle of nail polish, and Opi is my favorite nail polish. I like this color on you called brazil. I want to try this color come Spring.
Taupe-less Beach and Bikini Zone…who would have thought those would be names I would want to buy products of, but I love those colors. The mango is bright and very tropical. This would be great for showing off in summer wearing flip flops. So many different color choices for all kinds of moods and seasons.
Ooooh.. I am in love with the Toucan Do It If You Try shade. 🙂 Perfect for a winter holiday pedi
I love this collection! I want quite a few but especially AmazON…AmazOFF!
I love OPI Nail Polishes and have quite a few of them, these I will definitely be buying too! Thanks for the review and pics!!
I really love this collection. I can’t wait until the weather starts warming up to bring out the brighter colours!
This is a great selection of colors, I prefer the softer tones myself. Thank you for this review.
Excellent colors! Opi has a nice selection.
I love all the colors but the pinks are awesome
excellent colors,i love them
Most looking forward to the Live.Love.Carnaval shade, so pretty.
I love the colours in the collection.
The orange you chose would e great for summer
All these colors are so beautiful but I especially like the coral. Makes me excited for spring and summer 🙂
These colours are simply gorgeous!!
amazing colours!
The orange and yellow scare me a little, but I’d definitely wear all the other colours.
Great collection! I especially love ‘Samba-dy Loves Purple’.
I love their textured nail polish, i’m going to look for the sand finish yellow, “you are so flippy floppy”
Cute colors and cute names!would love to add all of them into my manicure collection