OPI Mariah Carey Liquid Sand Collection

Today I'm going to share swatches of the Mariah Carey Liquid Sand polishes. As was seen in my previous post, these are different because they are textured. They apply easily like a normal polish, but dry textured like concrete. These are pretty cool, a lot more interesting than some of the other textured polishes that I've seen coming out because these aren't plain cremes, they are glittery! Keep reading to see them in their original finish and also with a glossy finish. In lieu of sounded repetitive, I will just say that I used one coat of Gelous topcoat along with another coat of Seche Vite to get a completely flawless glossy nails.

OPI Get Your Number, no top coat

OPI Get Your Number, no top coat

OPI Get Your Number, top coat

OPI Get Your Number, top coat

Get Your Number is a pretty blue liquid sand with amazing sparkly chunks of holographic glitter! It kind of looks like OPI Last Friday Night in the bottle, but a lot more pigmented. It's exactly how I was hoping Last Friday Night would look! It's crazy sparkly, which I had a hard time capturing due to the overcast day I decided to swatch these...but it's there! You can especially see it when it's glossy. I used 3 coats to get it fully opaque.

OPI Can't Let Go, no top coat

OPI Can't Let Go, no top coat

OPI Can't Let Go, top coat

OPI Can't Let Go, top coat

Can't Let Go is a purple jelly with purple glitter of varying sizes, more notably large hex glitter. Not holographic like Get Your Number, this one was still a stunner! And I love how it looks textured. It also contains some bluish shimmer which really adds depth, and comes out more when it is glossy. I used 2 coats for full opacity.

OPI The Impossible, no top coat

OPI The Impossible, no top coat

OPI The Impossible, top coat

OPI The Impossible, top coat

The Impossible is a coral pink jelly version of Get Your Number, with a whole mess of holographic glitter. Because I got the mini, this lacks the large star glitter that is in the full sized bottle. I understand that star glitter is a hit or miss with people, so if you don't like star glitter but like the other aspects of the polish, definitely get the mini bottle! This polish I much preferred in the glossy form, and I am in love with the color. I used 3 coats for the pictures above but I think it covered pretty well in 2 coats, if you're in a hurry.

OPI Stay The Night, no topcoat

OPI Stay The Night, no topcoat

OPI Stay The Night, topcoat

OPI Stay The Night, topcoat

OPI Stay The Night, topcoat

My favorite from this collection is Stay The Night, which is a black jelly with pinkish-red glitter. I have always found myself disappointed with black jellies mixed with glitter, because the tinted jelly base usually clouds the glitter...but this one is different. This is how I always wish black jellies with glitter would look. I love how it looks in its textured form because it reminds me of asphalt, but with red glitter. In addition, this is just plain mind blowing when it is glossy! Simple but well executed. Finally.

Where to buy

• I bought my OPI Liquid Sand mini set from an independent beauty supply store, but these should be available in Ulta as well.

OPI Mariah Carey Liquid Sand mini collection

I was really looking forward to these, and I'm very pleased with how they look. I'm glad they offered a mini set of these as well, because I really don't need to be buying so much nail polish! Anyways...let me know what your opinion is of these, toodles!