My good friend R called me a while ago to discuss the OPI India collection. This was a good while ago so, hopefully, my memory serves. I don't think she liked it. In combination with the major foods of India and the colors that were probably going to be associated with the line, I figured it'd be like a sorbet treat. total baskin robins-esque. yaknamean? sorbet-esque colors with bright fushia pink. So, with that, let's start.

Monsooner. wtf. I know these name tend to be whimsical but monsooner? whatever. it's a nice orange red shade but defo not the next 'rich girl red'. I think this is appropriate for girls who want rich girl red but really love orange.

next up, keys to my karma. clearly an allusion to some rich indian girl consumerism and the combination of a muted pink with hints of cooler shades. again not a bad shade, again, not one for me, but hey, is there such thing as a bad pink???? the answer is no. there is no such thing as a bad pink. anyone who says otherwise is boring and I don't like boring people.

finally, the ultimate winner from this collection. I don't know if it's a phase I'm going through or if it realllly is that great of a shade but I think this one is the hands down complete winner. All of my nail girls knew about my obsession with Lincoln Park in the Dark but that's so '05/'06 and in other words, late pass.

Below, yoga to get this. seriously! terrible name, I hate yoga, and anyone even mentioning yoga really should know better. However, this color screams winner. I know, blue? when the shit did that come back into style but look. navy blue, even with hints of purple is going to be a complete winner right now. get a gold comme des garcons clutch and put navy blue nails up against that shit and it's a winner. get a black dress and you can be black and blue. dark dark blues are a winner in my book.
In sum, the colors from the India line are, for the most part, excellent colors. Nothing too ridiculous with glitter or cheese cheese I'm-a-stripper iridescence and some rather classy [not assy] colors. OPI Spring/Summer 08 offering, winner. I would definitely look out for these colors in my spring/summer outfits and would not think twice about rocking dark blue nails. In fact, I already am.

xoxo,d.