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We’re Gonna Rock, We’re Gonna Roll, We’re Gonna Bop, We’re Gonna BOWL…
Let’s bowl, let’s bowl, let’s rock-’n-roll.Hey, come on, let’s get this show on the road. Let’s bowl, let’s bowl, let’s rock-’n-roll. ‘Cause the stakes are high, and the winner takes all! - “Score Tonight” from Grease 2 If you’ve seen the documentary My Date With Drew you know that the director/subject of the film believes that people can be divided into two categories; those who love Grease 2 and everyone else. Drew Barrymore, the director Brian Herzlinger and I all fall into the Grease 2 loving category. One of the most infectious songs in the cheese-tastic flick is “Score Tonight” which involves a night at a bowling alley. This past fall I officially became a bowling addict when the boyfriend and I joined a league with some friends. Every Thursday night you can find me making a fool of myself on the lanes and a few weeks ago I made the committment to get my own ball. Of course, no ordinary bowling ball would do. It had to express my colorful style. When I saw this lime & lavender Brunswick Slingshot it was all over. Purple and green?? Are you kidding?? It’s like they made it for me and me alone! Now what kind of nail girl would I be if I didn’t don a manicure inspired by my new ball? Check it out! |
OPI Katy Perry Collection Swatches & Review
Katy Perry combines her love of music and nails to introduce a new line of lacquers with OPI, launching January 2011. Inspired by Katy’s cutting edge style and latest album, Teenage Dream, the Katy Perry Collection by OPI will include four fierce, irresistible colors for nails and toes.
Complementing Katy’s already daring nail trends on and off the red carpet, a revolutionary Black Shatter™ formula will accompany the collection to create a ground-breaking cracked pattern when applied over each dried bright lacquer. Katy Perry has become a celebrity nail icon thanks to her eye catching nail designs so it only seems natural that a brand like OPI would want to partner with her. Though to be honest, I am surprised that she hasn’t collaborated with a brand know for nail art, like Minx. The Katy Perry Collection utilizes the new OPI Black Shatter polish to add some artistic flare to the colors which include a duo-chrome, sparkly red and two glitters. |
OPI Glam Slam with Serena Williams – Simply Smashing & Black Shatter Swatches & Review
OPI, the world’s leading professional nail care company, partners with tennis superstar, Serena Williams, to launch the Glam Slam collection. Timed in conjunction with the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open, the Glam Slam collection will introduce two new Nail Lacquers at the start of each tournament.
Beginning with the Australian Open, the first shades to be released under the collaboration will include Simply Smashing, a glowing green Nail Lacquer, paired with a revolutionary new product, Black Shatter top coat. Once applied to the dried Nail Lacquer, the top coat begins to disappear, leaving behind a leopard print-style pattern on each nail. I was in Junior High when Andre Agassi took the tennis world by storm. That hot piece of man candy ignited my love for the game and I soon found myself taking lessons with my friends, who also crushed hard on Andre. I even joined the tennis team in High School though I was a mediocre player, at best. Regardless of my lack of tennis talent I’ve enjoyed watching the game ever since and I was really excited to see that Serena Williams, who is known for her stand-out nail styles, collaborated with OPI on a nail polish collection. |
Coty Buys OPI & Nicole by OPI
For the past month or so there has been a lot of buzz regarding the possibility of OPI being sold with a couple potential buyers being bandied about. It was confirmed on Monday that Coty has acquired OPI Products Inc in a deal rumored to be worth almost $1 Billion. So what does that mean for the beloved nail brand? According to the official press release:
COTY INC. TO ACQUIRE OPI PRODUCTS INC.
Coty Adds OPI Nail Lacquers and Nicole by OPI to Its Growing Color Portfolio
NEW YORK, November 29, 2010 — Coty Inc., a leading global beauty company, and OPI Products Inc., a leader in professional nail salon products, today announced that Coty has entered into an agreement to acquire OPI.
The acquisition will enhance Coty’s color cosmetic portfolio, through the addition of over 200 fashion forward colors of OPI Nail Lacquer’s chip-resistant formula, which has been an international success.
“We view the acquisition of OPI as complementary to Coty and a natural extension of our strategy to offer a unique portfolio of brands that produce some of the best known consumer products around the world,” said Bernd Beetz, CEO, Coty Inc. “OPI is both dynamic and high quality and has earned its place as a leading provider to professional nail care salons. This acquisition will allow Coty to expand our presence in the nail care category via an important new channel of distribution: professional salons, and importantly will offer an even greater selection of products and choice to consumers.”
“We are very excited about having OPI join the Coty family. OPI has gained a place in consumer’s minds in the US and internationally,” said Renato Semerari, President, Coty Beauty. “It is one of THE fashion brands in Nail Color for salons and that is a very unique position to be in. OPI’s success is the result of a very focused and high quality effort by the OPI team over the past decades. We are very excited to join forces with such a talented team to strengthen OPI even further in the future.”
“It’s time for a new era at OPI, and together with Coty we can begin this new journey,” said George Schaeffer, President and CEO of OPI Products Inc. “For almost 30 years, we have built a solid foundation of innovation and excellence. We are confident that by joining Coty, this legacy will continue and be strengthened. We are all excited about the next phase of opportunity for OPI. Our management team will continue on with the company and OPI’s business strategy will remain focused on the salon professional.”
“OPI has a reputation for creating fashion-forward products that make women feel beautiful and Coty is a well-established trend setter in the beauty industry,” said Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, the Executive VP & Artistic Director of OPI Products, Inc. “Together we will continue to push the envelope in beauty, color and trends.”
With Coty owning a successful nail brand like Sally Hansen, we already know that they have a knowledge of the industry and buying OPI gets them a major foot in the door of salons worldwide. Only time will tell how this deal will change the face of OPI.
I think the one thing most people are curious about is whether Suzi will still be creating the colors or if Coty will take that over. Essie is still creating the colors for her brand in spite of the sale to L’Oreal but who knows.
I can only assume that given how large OPI’s loyal salon consumer base is, we won’t be seeing “authorized” mass market sales of the brand. That rather than compete with Sally Hansen, Coty will look to build both brands to be the dominate force in both the salon and retail worlds.
Quite a few of you have asked me what I think of this. To be honest, without knowing how it will all play out, it’s hard to say. OPI has built a successful brand and if the founders want to cash in on that and retire, do it! I say the same thing to Essie. Keep the fun part of the job, creating colors, and let someone else run the business while you enjoy the fruits of your labor.
What do you think about the sale? Does it matter at all to you who owns the brand? What potential upsides or downsides do you see to this deal?
My Go To, Last Minute Holiday Manicure – OPI Here Today… Aragon Tomorrow Suede
After a long and lovely Thanksgiving break, I’m back to blogging. I took a bit of a break to give my nails a rest from swatching and to focus on enjoying the holiday with my family and friends.
The boyfriend and I hosted dinner again this year and all I can say is I am very thankful to have found a man who can cook, and cook well. I’m a disaster in the kitchen and he is a Turkey Day champ! We packed our schedule pretty full including Cleveland’s Winterfest Wine & Ale Fest downtown Saturday night. Naturally I was running late so I relied on my usual last minute manicure trick, matte nail polish. It’s a quick drying lifesaver. Given the holiday theme of the event I opted for a green, OPI Here Today… Aragon Tomorrow, and it’s the perfect shade for the season. |
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