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NOTD: Sephora by OPI It’s Real 18K Gold Top Coat!
Morning Lovelies!
I’ve had this sitting on my flicker account for a while now so I figured I would post it before I completely forgot about it. So it may not be what’s actually on my nails right now, but it was a NOTD at one point last month. 
Now let me tell you a little story…
Once upon a time there was a girl named Rie who REALLY wanted one of those awesome gold top coat nail polishes that are all the rage right now. She’d been lusting after OPI’s The Man With The Golden Gun for a bit, and Sephora by OPI It’s Real for even longer. But the $30 price tag was holding her back. Then one day, a lovely person on Instagram posted about SOPI It’s Real being on sale for $8 at Sephora locations inside of JC Penny’s stores! What great news! Except for the fact that there was no such store in Rie’s neck of the woods (aka the middle of nowhere). Not being one to keep this news to herself, Rie passed on the good word to her Instagram and Twitter followers and friends. If she couldn’t have the SOPI, at least others would have a chance right? ^_^ But hark! An amazing and wonderful reader named Christina came to Rie’s rescue. As a thank you for spreading the word, this amazing gal offered to snag a bottle of It’s Real for Rie out of the kindness of her heart. And for that, she rocks. So thank you Christina!!
Sephora by OPI It’s Real 18K Gold Top Coat and Barry M Cobalt Blue
I knew right away that I wanted to pair this top coat with a blue. So I picked out my new favorite blue creme, Barry M Cobalt Blue (don’t I have a new favorite each month? ) and used 2 coats as my base. A special thank you goes to Hannah of Polly Polish for sending this Barry M polish my way for my birthday. And Hannah, you’ll be happy to know that my Christmas presents remain unopened. ^_~ After that I put 2 coats of SOPI It’s Real on top. LOOOOOVVEEEEEEE!!!
I absolutely love this combination, and I love the smaller gold particles in It’s Real since it looks like all the other gold top coats out there have large/irregular gold flakes. It’s Real was a breeze to work with and there was no grittiness even before I added my top coat.
So basically we’re in love. I already have plans to introduce It’s Real to some nice seafoam green, red, and royal purple nail polishes in the near future. 
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Don’t you all just love this? How many times can I say the word “love” in one post?!
I’m not sure if SOPI It’s Real 18K Gold Top Coat is still on sale at the Sephora/JC Penny’s locations for $8, but it’s definitely on sale for $15 on Sephora.com right now! I did finally get my hands on the Zoya Gilty Pleasures 18K Gold Top Coat Trio so I definitely plan to show you that one soon with some comparison shots. ^_^
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#2 written by beachgal 6 months ago
I popped right on Man With the Golden Gun when my friend offered to pre-order me a bottle or 2…her license lets her get her preoders at a pretty decent price. I had been seeing the OPI promo photos for months and knew I had to have it…this was long before I knew how hard it was going to be to get hold of. I ended up getting 2 bottles and then I also got the Zoya set with Guilty in it as well. I had seen this OPI for Sephora It’s Real last summer in a S store when I was out of town on medical..had not been that excited over it because of the cost and also looked a lot like gold glitter to me. I knew the bottle I was messing with had been abused by users as it was the demo – but they bought out a fresh bottle from back for me to look at and it still looked not at all like the photos I was seeing of the this fall MMGG. Now I heard some have picked up or found It’s Real for $8 at some Penny’s. I guess it would be worth that to me if I had not picked up the others already. I love, love what I have and cannot stop looking at my fingers when I wear it! Jessica and I think it’s Cirque have their versions too and I am sure others will be coming with theirs in time…and there has to be someone working on a way to give the same look with Mylar…I am waiting for someone to put it out in a Rose gold shade and maybe a nice platinum too would be fun. I love it on reds, turqs and esp the Tomorrow Never Dies – the Burple (that mine looks like a royal velvet cap) from the Skyfall collection – I never usually pop for polishes this costly…like Chanels and others – just not usually what I think I will get that kind of loving use out of…but I really had been super good this yr not overbuying or really buying that much polish – my stash is huge and I have sooo many untrieds and I vow I am going to figure out what to do with my dupes (why did I go through that phase of buying extras like I might run out and never find these things again? That hardly ever happens to me – might be only 10 shades ever I have fallen so hard for I needed a second bottle of – maybe 5 bottles of a few that I have been beyond bonkers for – and I think long as this is around, MMGG/Guilty I am glad I got more than 1 bottle of these…it’s a total love affair for me.
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YAY!!!! I’m so glad you got it
I paid $15 but I was happy! (Hey I get cashback thru ebates so it all works out lol)I did buy MWTGG because I am a 1)crazy 007 fan 2)sucker for gorgeous bottles 3)don’t buy from zoya anymore.
I did a side by side and the flakes in MWTGG are larger, whereas SOPI are smaller and you get more coverage I think. So I’m happy to have both!
Enjoy
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So pretty! I love that top coat, it looks gorgeous on top of blue polish
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