‘Not Like The Movies’ is a gorgeous nail polish that I’m very happy to have added to my collection.
It’s a really unique duo-chrome finish that looks like a dark olivey-green silver (I hope that makes sense!) in some lights, and has a purple-pink silver sheen in other lights. There is also a fine silver glitter/shimmer running through it. It is really pretty, and quite neutral overall, so it can be worn with heaps of different colours. I do agree with the review below that it is quite cool-toned, so it doesn’t always work perfectly with my warm undertones, but I still love it. If you have pink undertones I think it would be perfect!
It has the typical OPI formula: quite thin, and fairly opaque. I do find that this needs about 3 coats (sometimes I can get away with two), but because each coat goes on very thinly and smoothly it doesn’t actually take that long to dry, so I’m sort of okay with that. With a top coat, I find that this lasts me about 4-5 days before it starts to show wear and tear (bear in mind that I am very hard on all my nail polishes, so this is a decent amount of time for one to last!). I think that there are better formulas than OPI out there, or at least ones that are on-par but cheaper, but when it comes to really unique shades like this I don’t mind splurging a bit (plus OPI can be found on sale quite often).
I love the range of colours they have available!
Sadly tho these polishes don't wear well on me and always come off within about 2 days. They take forever to dry so i mostly always end up with a ding in one.
The brush is a good size and makes it very easy to apply. The colour pay off is great !! and i love the look of the bottles all lined up in my collection.
Tips: Get a good top coat !!!