Opi Minnie Style is a red, white & magenta shaped hexagon glitter in a clear base. This is another one of Opi's latest fun & versatile lacquers that's one fabulous style being chock full of hexagon shaped glitter to make one spectacular polish! I know a lot of people love the various shaped glitters that have recently come out on the market, but get frustrated by the amount of time & messiness involved. I agree that it's more time consuming to apply any of these latest various glitter shaped base coat lacquers & that it can be messy, but the result in the end is worth it! It can be messy, but if you follow some easy & basic time saving steps & tricks; it makes it easier, plus practice makes perfect & after a few times; application becomes much easier. (If interested in some of my tips & time saving tricks when applying glitter based polish, please refer to my Opi's Nothin' Mousie Bout It review where I share my helpful tips.) Opi Minnie Style lacquer reminds me of confetti which goes together perfectly w/ the Minnie Mouse theme. This lacquer's vibrant, vivid, brilliant, girly, feminine & looks like a mini party in a bottle; Minnie Mouse style; of course! :) For the 2nd yr in a row, Opi's teamed up with Disney & the iconic Minnie Mouse. Opi came out w/ the Vintage Minnie Mouse Collection for summer 2012 which was a huge success. That collection focused on the classic, fashionable, hip & elegant style of Minnie Mouse. Opi then followed up this spectacular collection by coming out w/ the Couture de Minnie Collection for summer 2013. This collection fuses Minnie's classic style intermingled w/ the latest styles & trends. Opi's Minnie Style is a clear based glitter topcoat bursting w/ red, magenta & white hexagon shaped glitter. The glitter actually spread out more evenly than I had expected, but you can strategically move the hexagon pieces to the desired location on your nail w/ a toothpick w/ somewhat of ease as it's fairly easy to maneuver around the nail. Again, if you need some time saving tips & tricks on how to apply the glitter w/ ease; please refer to my Opi's Nothin Mousie Bout It review. That lacquer's from Minnie Mouse's 2012 Collection & is similar except the glitter pieces are heart shaped. Once you maneuver the hexagon glitter pieces, you must obtain your desired look fairly quickly because the formula dries fairly fast. So~ Yes, there's some work that requires a little time, skill & precision & that's why I gave this lacquer 4 lippies. HOWEVER, this lacquer does serve dual purposes as it can be used as both a topcoat & on its own making it super versatile & a great buy. For some reason when I purchase lacquers that serve dual purposes, I feel like I'm getting more for my money; especially since OPI has gone up in price recently. I don't have a problem paying because I believe you get what you pay for in life & that truly applies to Opi products. Opi's always a quality formula, dries fast, always consistent, extensive & fabulous selection & most important to me, Opi was one of the 1st to go 3 free. Being a young, repeat breast cancer survivor, my health is of top priority so a sense of relief in knowing I'm using a quality product, to me is worth every penny. Formula is slightly on the thick side.
