OPI Can't Let Go

I was very excited to try my first Liquid Sand nail polish. It's been waiting at the untried stash for a while, and finally I had the chance to use it. I wasn't sure about this effect at first, I'm pretty strict about my nail polish finish and I usually like them smooth and shiny. At first I thought it wasn't for me, and that I will pass on this effect, but then these sand style polishes started to pop up everywhere I wend (virtually), and I kinda fell in love with it. I mostly liked them with a top coat, because that way they seemed like they had depth and the glitter looked so nice in them. So finally I decided to try this for myself, and I'm happy I chose this one to begin with.

OPI Can't Let Go was a good surprise. I didn't really know what to expect from a polish with this finish, I actually thought it will be bumpy on application, will have a poor coverage and that the glitter will be hard to place. Oh, how surprised I was! It spread really smoothly and was surprisingly pigmented, even covered the nail really well with just one coat. I used only two coats and that was more than enough. The color was pretty to me, just the kind of purple I like, and the glitter - oh the glitter! It's a mix of medium hex glitters and tiny square glitters in a very pigmented purple base.

Even cleaning around the nail was surprisingly easy. I don't even worry about the removal since I have the nail soakers (which I really recommend, you can find them on ebay for less than $5), which makes the glitter removal easy in 10 minutes.

The thing I wasn't sure I liked is the texture of the nail polish after it dried. It was too rough for me, and I think some of you girls can relate to this feeling. What can I say, my OCD takes over me in times like these, so I decided that it was time to apply a top coat. 

Of course I needed more than one coat to smooth it out, so I went for two. The first one sank in pretty fast, but the second coat of Poshe provided a nicely smooth surface. A few hours later I felt that it sank in as well, but this was smooth enough for me, so I didn't apply any more of the top coat.

I think I like it much more with a top coat, it really brings out the color (actually darkens it a bit) and gives an interesting depth to the polish. And as I said before, the smooth and glossy finish is more suitable for me.

I will be defiantly getting more polishes with this finish (and apply lots of top coat on them lol).

What about you? Have you tried any of the Liquid Sandy or crystal style polishes effect?  Did you like this effect? I would love to know what you think.

Thanks for reading! :)

With Top Coat

With Top Coat

With Top Coat

With Top Coat