Opal & navy polish recs?*

[Tahti]

I'm fairly new to the world of nail polish! I would appreciate any suggestion a lot. I'm looking for a good quality navy nail polish, without any shimmer (but not matte) - quite dark, but not dark enough to be mistaken for black.

Also, I see loads of really pretty polishes that are kind of a milky white but with pink/yellow et cetera shimmers in it - can anyone recommend one that looks like of like opals? I'm looking for a colour that's a pale white in most lights, but reflects shades like light pink, and blue (preferably more than one.)

Thank you!

 

[obscuria]

I'm not really sure what you mean by having no shimmer, but also not being matte. I kind of feel like the only other option there is glitter.
I have three navy blues that I really like, here's a quick picture of them:

Sephora by OPI - opening night ( darkest, but still blue, has blue shimmer)
Sephora by OPI -Blue Grotto (matte coloring, not matte finish)
China Glaze - Blue Paradise (has blue shimmers)

 

[malika]

When you say no shimmer and not matte, I'm guessing you mean creme

China Glaze Calypso blue is nice

Lippmann's Rehab is also nice, according to these pictures: Lippmann Collection Fall 2007 | All Lacquered Up
But 4 coats is just too big of a hassle IMO.

I'd like to know a good opal too

 

[claralikesguts]

OPI Russian Navy (not the suede one) sounds exactly like the navy you're looking for

for the opal shade, China Glaze Afterglow is a nice shimmery pink/white that flashes blue. here's Scrangie's swatch: Scrangie: A polish I really like - China Glaze Afterglow

HTH!


edit-- about Russian Navy, i just googled it and it seems to be kind of shimmery... for some reason i thought it was a creme. sorry!

there is a Russian Navy matte by OPI which is completely flat w/o shimmer so maybe it'd be worth it to just buy that and put topcoat over it.

 

[Shadowy Lady]

For navy I like OPI Russian Navy and ChG Calypso Blue

For opal ones, I have some reflective ones from Misa that i love: Sweet Pleasure (reflects teal/blue) and Candy Girl (reflects pink)

 

[Honey xOo]

China Glaze Rainbow is the best opal. I love it so much. It's pearly pale white and it reflects blue, pink, and purple under different lighting.