OPI Peel Me A Gobi Grape
Don’t you just hate it when you fall head over heels with a polish, only to find out it’s old, discontinued and very hard to find? That’s just what happened to me with OPI Peel Me A Gobi Grape. It’s from the Painted Desert collection way back in 1998! After seeing some gorgeous swatches on the MakeupAlley nail board (a dangerous place!), I searched everywhere for this beauty, but of course it was nowhere to be found. Finally, I found it on a blog sale, and last week it appeared in my mailbox. My greedy little fingers are very happy!
Peel Me A Gobi Grape (what’s a gobi grape anyway?) is a dark and dusty plummy purple with golden/bronze shimmer. I’m a sucker for everything with gold shimmer, and purple is one of my favorite colors, so can you blame me for falling in love? It’s every bit as fabulous as I thought it would be!
The formula (black label) is very nice, but the old style OPI brush ruins everything! It’s long, round, wonky and floppy, and I have virtually no control of where the polish ends up. There were lots of swearing and flooding of cuticles! I’m glad OPI decided to change their brushes, the ProWide is now my favorite brush!
What do you think of OPI’s old brush vs the new one?
Posted on June 28, 2011, in OPI and tagged bronze, gold, nailpolish, OPI, purple, shimmer. Bookmark the permalink. 15 Comments.
That colour is stunning! I just about it yesterday, reading another blog where it was mentioned but not shown, and…wow! Now I know why I hoard my polishes; you just never know when a shade from a past collection will become the next “lemming” on everyone’s list! As to the brushes, I thought I preferred the old OPI brush, but ever since it was changed, I’ve actually gotten used to the new one and don’t feel like going back! Fabulous swatches!!
I know, right! It’s good to be a hoarder!
I used to hate the new OPI brush, but then I got used to it, and now it’s my favorite brush! Strange how that goes.
Oh, did you change your layout?? This is cute! *sidetracked*
This is REALLY lovely, and now you’ve created a lemming for me, too! I haven’t even been craving purples lately, but this is right up my alley. Your photos are fantastic!
Yes, I needed a new layout, and I think this is really spiffy!
Thank you very much! I love purples, and I usually fall like a house of cards for shimmers like these.
Ahh! I’m about to receive this one in the mail, and now I’m psyched!
Oh man, you have something awesome in store!
Yay, the 153d polish just entered my wishlist LOL! Gorgeous color and dito swatches!
The wishlists never get empty, do they? Haha!
Thank you very much!
This is a great shade of purple!
It really is!
Loving the new one! This was a great colour
Thank you!
That’s a pretty neat shade! I love the thicker brushes though. Makes application a breeze!
Yes! With the new OPI brushes, it’s like the polish applies itself. <3
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