OPI Katy Perry Collection & My Favorite Katy Perry Nail Looks

This may be the most brilliant collaboration yet!  OPI has teamed up with one of my nail idols – Katy Perry!!!  The 5-piece collection will be released sometime January 2011 and it includes Black Shatter, which I’m guessing is OPI’s answer to crackle polish (which, btw, is not a new concept).  Here are some bottle pics and descriptions:

L-R: Last Friday Night, Not Like The Movies, The One That Got Away, Teenage Dream, Black Shatter

Named after some of Katy’s songs (I would have loved to see a polish named I Kissed A Girl!):

• Last Friday Night - a fierce glittery blue
• Not Like the Movies – a sultry silver
• The One That Got Away - an amazing deep berry
• Teenage Dream – a dreamy pink glitter
• Black Shatter – crackle top coat

Here are some photos of how these would look like used together:

I honestly don’t think this collection offers anything new, but for a collector like me, all of these are most probably must haves!

To keep the fans excited, OPI has also released a preview of how the colors in this collection (as well as their first collaboration with Serena Williams) in this video.  Exciting!

Way to go OPI!  I hope this paves the way for cooler collaborations in the future!  And because I love Katy Perry’s nails so much, wanted to post a couple of her past nail photos that I found real cool.

Her most recent ground breaking nail look, the glove tip lace nails:

Her uber cool homage to her fiance, Russell Brand (by having his photo placed on her nails! Super cool!).

Her uber cute floral Minx nails (that got me really interested in trying Minx out myself):

And a couple of bling bling for good measure (personally my fave of all of Katy’s nail looks so far):

And finally, her screaming neon yellow nails which I would totally do (minus the crystals and blue hair).

If you like seeing what’s up with Katy (and her nails), be sure to follow her on Twitter!

Oh, btw, please don’t forget to join my giveaway!

Sources: OPI, Katy Perry

Giveaway! Elianto Racing Green + other nail polishes from the Far East

Yes I am on a blogging hiatus but I would like to continue to spread the nail polish love from all over the world by hosting my first giveaway!

I will be giving away a bottle of the beautiful Elianto Racing Green polish from the Sparkling Diva line as well as a few other goodies from Asian brands.  For those of you not familiar with this absolutely breathtaking green, I will try to post an old swatch within the next few days (or if you’re impatient, you can Google it!).

To enter the giveaway, you must accomplish a short survey that will help me move forward with Belle Bath & Beyond.  I would like to get to know more nail polish fans from around the world and get a feel of what you guys like/dislike.  Here are the rest of the mechanics:

• This giveaway is open until October 31. until November 15! You still have time!
• I will be choosing 2 winners at random.
• It is open to anyone and everyone from all over the world!
• I will be contacting the winner via email.
• Finishing the survey will automatically enter you into the giveaway.  One survey per person, please.
• For additional entries, you may Tweet about this giveaway, blog about it, or post about it on Facebook!  (must provide links)
• Prizes will be shipped out within the first part of November from wherever I am going to be (I am not sure yet) via registered mail/courier.  I will not be responsible for lost packages in transit.  I will obtain proof of postage for our mutual protection.

There you have it – short and sweet! Obviously this giveaway is more for those outside of Asia than for those who have ready access to brands like Elianto.  However, anyone can join.

Go direct to the survey here for your chance to win!