As you probably know by now, Hello Kitty by OPI has hit shelves and I have swatches and my thoughts about the collection now.
This collection features twelve new limited-edition shades, all inspired by Hello Kitty and her pals. Fun fact: there are over 50,000 Hello Kitty branded items in over 130 countries and 15,000 retail locations. Wow! I’m not really a huge fan anymore, but still have a Hello Kitty sewing kit from when I was a kid. 🙂
Let’s Be Friends!
Let’s Be Friends! is a light pink creme. Because this tended to settle into my more ridged nails I needed three thin coats.
Look at My Bow!
Look at My Bow! is a light, bright pink creme. A very “girly” pink shade which also needed three thin coats for me.
Small + Cute = ♥
Small + Cute = ♥ is a sheer-ish baby pink creme. Again, three coats and it was still a bit uneven.
Charmmy & Sugar
Charmmy & Sugar is a pale pink glitter with small pink and silver glitter pieces throughout. Super sparkly and covered nicely with two coats.
Kitty White
Kitty White is a pearly, glittery white with hints of pink. This covered pretty well with just two coats.
Super Cute in Pink
Super Cute in Pink is a bright pink creme with purple undertones. I love this bright shade and it covered nicely with just two coats.
Starry-Eyed for Dear Daniel
Starry-Eyed for Dear Daniel is a full-coverage pink glitter in a pink base. Covered nicely with two coats.
Spoken from the Heart
Spoken from the Heart is a coral pink creme. This covered really nicely with just two coats.
5 Apples Tall
5 Apples Tall is a bright apple red creme. It’s apple red but has lots of pink to it and it covered nicely with two coats.
My Twin Mimmy
My Twin Mimmy is a sunny yellow creme. Three thin coats covered fairly evenly for me.
My Pal Joey
My Pal Joey is a bright blue creme. Two coats covered perfectly and it’s gorgeous.
Never Have Too Mani Friends!
Never Have Too Mani Friends! is a jet black creme. Shiny and covered with two coats.
As you would expect from a Hello Kitty collection, there are plenty of pinks! Some of the pink shades which I think are particularly interesting are Super Cute in Pink and Spoken from the Heart. Aside from the pinks I do also really like 5 Apples Tall, which isn’t unique per-se, but so pigmented and shiny. Of course my other favorites are My Twin Mimmy and My Pal Joey. If there was just ONE to get for me, it would be My Pal Joey because hell, it’s blue and beautiful!
You can find these out now (or very soon) in stores such as Ulta, Dillard’s, Regis, etc. and they are $9.50 each.
Which colors here are your favorites?
-Kelly
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I just ordered Spoken From The Heart and My Pal Joey. Those were the only 2 that seemed to stand out to me.
As of now, I have and love: Super cute in pink, small + cute = (heart), charmmy & sugar, spoken from the heart. I plan on getting them all though since the OPI HK nail art videos on YouTube are pretty cool and I would love to do some of those designs myself.
I normally don’t like bright nailpolishes but ‘my twin mimmy’ is very pretty! I also looove the baby pink one.
Great review!
I am loving Spoken from the Heart! I can’t wait to wear it in the summer!
Those are all nice! I really like how you provided a close up pic of each color and said how many coats it took. Thanks 🙂
I need Starry Eyed for Dear Daniel just because my husband’s name is Daniel, but I will probably skip out on the rest. I have similar enough things in my collection, though My Pal Joey maaaaay end up with me! 🙂
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Starry-Eyed for Dear Daniel is what I wanted Flashbulb Fuchsia to be.
Sidenote: My ex is a jerk and his name is Daniel, so I am definitely not starry-eyed for Daniel. I still want this polish, though. 😛
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So is mine and I agree, LOL!
Let’s be friends is such a pretty color! I like how it’s a pinky white shade, I don’t have too many OPI nail polishes but I’d like to buy more soon. Going to have to order a few of these shades soon.
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Spoken From The Heart is very nice. It’s a very pink coral and I love that. I also like Let’s Be Friends.
I had my manicure with Starry-Eyed for Dear Daniel 5 apples tall after half a day i noticed chipping where 5 apples tall was not sure why
I’m really loving this collection! It’s just so girly and cute and totally feels like Hello Kitty.
I’m impressed that the yellow is so even!
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Spoken from the Heart is calling to me, but I can’t decide if it’s too similar to Charged Up Cherry.
Very nice shades
I picked up Kitty White and a gift set with Starry Eyed for Dear Daniel and Look At My Bow thinking Daniel would be the star, but was surprised at how much I loved three coats of Kitty White. It looks different in every light and I got so many compliments when I wore it. Thanks for the great review and swatches!
I feel really disappointed whenever OPI covers a pop culture collection. I feel they have a lot of room to be super creative and then just default to really boring shades. I remember them doing this with the Spiderman collection to where I was disgusted.
I like hello kitty and I love opi, but I feel this collection is just too big. It’s 75percent pinks and let’s face it most of them are totally not unique. I used to get so excited by opi Ltd edition collections, but I just feel that they are too big and too often now. I think they’re kinda playing on the hardcore collectors buying the shades. To be honest the only shade I might pick up is the blue because I don’t really have any blue opi and it is gorgeous. Great swatches as always xx
Oh dear. Going to Ulta tomorrow to haul some of these.