NOTE: The following giveaway is open to Canadians only.
Do not adjust your computer monitors – it’s officially OPI and Nicole by OPI Week at Listen to Lena! I’ve teamed up with the world-famous Nail Polish empires to kick off 2013 with a BANG – by giving away FIVE entire collections. So you guessed it – there’s ANOTHER OPI giveaway up for grabs!
Today, feast your eyes on eight (8) limited edition shades hand selected by multiple Grammy Award winning recording artist Mariah Carey. These shades include four new OPI Liquid Sand lacquers featuring groundbreaking technology for a textured, matte finish infused with reflective sparkle.
What is Liquid Sand?
OPI Liquid Sand nail lacquer offers a never-before-seen look with a pebbled finish that lightly shimmers with fine glitter particles. Always worn without top coat, Liquid Sand lacquer gives nails a unique textured matte finish worthy of a superstar.
(Or perhaps worthy of a diva. As I type, Mariah’s stint on American Idol is playing in the background. Love the alpha female tension with Nicki Minaj!)
Mariah Carey by OPI includes the following shades:
A Butterfly Moment – This sophisticated and frosty tan nude has us all a-flutter
Sprung – Fall hopelessly in love with this shimmery copper
Pink Yet Lavender – This pink glitter with lavender shimmer has superstar shine!
Anti-bleak – This deep, creamy purple will lift your spirits
Stay the Night – Make it last in this matte black with red glints
Get Your Number – Wearing this matte blue with sparkles is a great call
Can’t Let Go – Hold onto this matte purple with dazzling sparkle
The Impossible – This matte fuchsia with star confetti will never give up
I’ll admit that I didn’t request samples for this collection because frankly, the words “textured” and “matte” terrifies me. I am very much a “shiny” and “sparkly” kind of gal! Reviews for the OPI Liquid Sand shades have been mostly positive, though – with many polish experts citing a wearable texture that is both unique and interesting on the nails. I’ll have to take their word for it!
(For in depth swatches of the entire Mariah Carey collection head over to Beautezine, my favourite way to spend 10 minutes looking at shiny, pretty things.)
Mariah Carey by OPI nail lacquers contain no DBP, Toluene, or Formaldehyde, and feature OPI’s exclusive ProWide Brush for the ultimate in application. The collection will be available beginning January 2013 at Professional Salons and Spas for $10.95 CAD. Click here to visit OPI.
WIN IT!!!
One lucky Listen to Lena reader will win the ENTIRE Mariah Carey collection valued at $88! To enter, simply fill the form below with your qualifying entries. Good luck!
I like them all!! The sparkly groupings are quite unique though
i love them all ..so pretty
I haven’t heard about OPI’s new Liquid Sand technology. I like shiny nail polish.
Im for shiny polishes :) TY for the awesome contest
This is awesome thanks!!!
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Pink Yet Lavendar looks amazing! Party nails all the way :)
Those words “textured” & “matte” don’t scare me at all Lena, bring it on!! Cheers for the giveaway!
I prefer shiny shades!
Nope!
Everyday I love matte or shiny, but an accent nail in sparkly, or for a special occasion!
I haven’t heard of the sand technology. I love sparkly shades, like stay the night. Gorgeous!
I like shiny !!
SPARKLY AND PRETTY.
I heard about the liquid sand through a magazine advertisement! It all depends on my mood so I love matte, shiny and sparkly!
Thanks
It all looks great!
I have heard of OPI’s new Liquid Sand technology. I like shades that are shiny and sparkly!
I like all there gorgeous love to win opi.
No, I haven’t heard about the technology. I love shiny and sparkly polish!
I like shiny and sparkly :)
I have not heard of that before. I prefer shiny or sparkly :)
I have heard of these. I prefer shiny polishes.
Shiny or sparkly.
I havent heard of Liquid Sand Technology. My fav is shiny, but sparkly is fun once and awhile.
Like the shiny ones.
I haven’t until now…..I like shiny.
I have not heard about liquid sand technology and I like shiny polishes
I am in love with Sprung. I hope it shimmers when applied.
(Sorry, didn’t mean to enter twice, just wanted to answer the question posed.) Never heard of OPI’s new Liquid Sand technology. I do prefer shiny but want to try a sparkly shade.
I <3 all of them!!
Love pink yet lavender !!!
I haven’t heard about the liquid sand technology. I love sparkly nail polish.
Love the sparkly polish and the shiny ones.
The sparklier the better!!
Liking “Stay the Night”
I haven’ts heard about the new “Liquid Sand Technology” and I prefer matte polish :)
I like sparkly shades
I have not heard about liquid sand technology but have seen some cool manicures done with the shiny matte combination
No, I haven’t heard. I love matte!
Pink yet lavender, ‘nuf said.
I have seen the ads about the liquid sand polishes in my magazines. I prefer sparkly shades of polish.
I’ve heard of OPI’s liquid sand but I haven’t seen it in person. I love sparkly and shiny shades of polish
I haven’t heard about OPI’s new Liquid Sand technology. I like shiny and sparkly nail polish.
First I have heard of this! I must have these lol. I prefer shiny.
Haven’t heard about the liquid sand. I prefer shiny
I love a sparkly nail
I haven’t heard of the liquid sand effect before. I prefer glossy polishes
I like them all!! The sparkly groupings are my fav though !
No,I havent heard of that before,,I like shiny!
The liquid sands look amazing!!
I love shiny but have always wanted to try matte.
The technology is new to me and I like all types but have mostly matte in my collection.
I haven’t heard about it. And I like the shiny
i heard it just now. i like sparkly
I haven’t heard about this liquid sand, but would be very interested in trying it ;) Thank you for the giveaway~!
I haven’t heard about this liquid sand, but would be very interested in trying it ;) Thank you for the giveaway~!
I have not heard about OPI’s new Liquid Sand technology and like shiny!
i have’t tried the liquid sand yet, but i like shiny nail polish
I’ve heard about liquid sand but haven’t tried it yet. I haven’t tried matte yet either, but I think it looks really pretty in pictures! I LOVE sparkly polish, but it’s so dang hard to get off after, grrr! Thanks for another amazing giveaway! :)
never heard of it. willing to try all, though I’d probably stick with shiny
saw an add about it…haven’t tried…would love to!!
i like shiny and sparkles….matte finish all depends on my mood :)
I haven’t heard about OPI’s new Liquid Sand technology. I like matte nail polish.
I like the matte nail polish. Its new to me
I haven’t heard of them, but I do like the matte polish!
I love sparkly shades of polish.
i prefer shiny. haven’t heard of sand technology before.
LOve the impossible and anti-bleak :)
I haven’t hear o Liquid Sand technology….what is it??? I prefer shiny nail polish, but I a a sucker for sparkles. I really haven’t played around with matte polish est.
No have not heard of the sand technology, I like shiny polish.
SPARKLY all the way
CONGRATS to the winner
Lena, I have never heard of this new sand tech…but I have now! I like shiny and matte polishes…don’t care for the sparkle or pearly once…my daughter loves anything that glitters.
So much for proof reading…must be tired…pearly ones…is that how you spell pearly? I am getting ready for bed but I am misbehaving…baked chocolate chip/oatmeal cookies…I can smell them and a cuppa tea. Good Night Everyone :)
Yes, I have heard about OPI’s new Liquid Sand technology. I like matte, shiny and sparkly shades. My preference each time depends on my mood.
This is new to me. I usually prefer sparkly, but I think these are gorgeous too.
I like shiny polish.
I have never heard of the new OPI sand technology .. I’ve been on a nail polish ban so I’m out of the loop! I definitely love shiny polishs and sparkly ones – I think* they give an elongated appearance to my somewhat stubby fingers
I hadnt heard of the new Opi sand technology yet ,and I like shiny the best and matte 2nd
I love the Liquid Sand polishes. I haven’t tried any yet, but I love the look.
My favourite type of polish is sparkly, but it is a pain to get off :)
I have heard of OPI’s Liquid Sand Technology! I prefer sparkly nail lacquer because I am all about bling on my fingers. I love the Pink Yet Lavender and the Get Your Number lacquer. They are so pretty.
No I haven’t heard of it and I prefer sparkly shades.
I have not heard of the new Liquid Sand technology but look forward to trying it. I like any kind of polish.
Love ‘A Butterfly Moment” very pretty!
That’s news to me! As far as what I like – it depends on my mood! I’m loving the sparkly Pink Yet Lavender color most today!
I love all 3 but would really like to try more of the matte
I like shinny!
Shiny!
love the shiny !!
love super shiny
Yes have heard of this, not sure if I like it, I prefer shiny so would most likely put a top coat on, I wonder how hard it is to take off?
Shiny!
shine bright like a diamond!
i prefer sparkly except for the fact that it’s a real B* to remove! lol
My wife loves sparkly! She doesnt have any of this collection (yet)
No I have not heard of the liquid sand technology . I love shiny nail polish
thanks
I love the shiny ones thank you for the giveaway,
I like the Liquid Sand finish the first day, then add a top coat the next day lol Best of both worlds
Yes, I’ve heard about the technology – shiny is my favourite.
They all look lovely and very Mariah actually.
I must admit to being an OPI addict. My collection is slowly growing. :)
Love the Pink yet Lavender.
love them all
Nice!!!! Very nice liquid sand??? never heard of it before!! Love the Pink but lavender!!!
Shiny
I like shiny :)
I like the sparkle..
I like shiny!
I’m having a butterfly moment
I have not heard of the liquid sand technology. I love them all but prefer shiny :)
I’m all for glittery polishes. I hadn’t hear of their new technology until today. I love Can’t Let Go
I prefer shiny! But I’m not picky :)
I prefer sparkly and no, I have not heard of their liquid sand technology.
this is the first time I have read/seen about this new finish..it sounds interesting! I do tend to a shiny finish, always put on a top coat, it would seem strange not to.
Never heard of them and I love them all!!
I have not heard about it but I love them all! Especially the shiny!
I much prefer matte but shiny is definitely a nice second choice :) Gorgeous colors!
I have not heard about it… I like the sparkly shades.
I haven’t heard of sand technology.
I like the shiny and sparkly polishes.
i had not yet heard of OPI’s liquid sand before reading this post, it sounds great! i love shiny and sparkly nail polish! thank you!
Yes, I’ve heard about OPI Liquid Sand and even though I usually prefer shiny polishes, I’m DYING to try it!!
Yes I’ve heard of the OPI Liquid Sand and I love the way it looks! I love me my shimmer and sparkle once in a while or even on a finger or two but for overall, I prefer matte.
Cheers!
I had never heard of liquid sand technology.. and I prefer glossy polish
I can see myself wearing The Impossible every day.
I have not heard about OPI’s new line of liquid sand nail polish but i would love to try it!!! I love any kind of nail polish!!!
I have heard of the liquid sand and matte nail polishes. I’m not sure how I feel about them though. I like the look of them with a top coat, but that kind of defeats the purpose of them. I love shiny finishes, & love glitter!
I love sparkly polish best but use various types. I have seen the liquid sand – it’s interesting! I have the Julep matt top coat that mats any polish and thats cool too!
Sparkly for me!
I haven’t heard of them, but would love to try them!
They look fabulous especially Sprung.
OPI is the best. I love these. Esp. The sparkly!
I love all types of nail polish just depends on my mood
sparkly for me
Im all about sparkles..!!! Sparkly for me :)
I haven’t heard of the new technology.
I prefer matte finish.
Love them all!
Love them all!
I like the shiny polish
I have no heard about liquid sand, and I prefer sparkly. I live through my nails.
I’m not sure about the sand ones, but Sprung looks awesome.
I have heard of the liquid sands technology and I am dying to try it. I love matte or shiny nails, depends on my mood!
i am in LOVE with “The Impossible”
Stay The Night is gorgeous! I love the dark background with red glints. Totally awesome!
Never heard of it before and I like shiny nail polish finishes.
Hadn’t heard of the technology.
Wear all types but gravitate to shiny or sparkly. Matte seems to require a more steady hand. Less forgiving application and chips seem more obvious.
Havent heard about it.. I like Shiny =)
I like the shiny shades
I Have heard alot about the liquid sand craze but have not seen any in stores yet and am dying to try it =)
I heard about it last week for the first time. I prefer shiny polish.
it depends what mood i am in, i love to experiement
yes I have, I also went to trade secrets to touch it ahaha .. :)
I do prefer sparkley but the colours of these liquid sands are so pretty and vibrant!
No i have not heard about it!
Lena, I have never heard of Liquid Sand technology it’s all new to me but I do like both shiny and sparkly nail polish.
No I haven’t heard of the Liquid Sand technology. I love sparkly nail polishes. :)
I hadn’t heard of the liquid sand technology before reading this! Very cool
never heard of sand technology. I like all kinds of nail polish, matte, shiny or sparkly.
Such pretty colours! I’m in love with them all!
Great giveaway!!
Shiny and sparkly for the win!!
I hadn’t heard about OPI’s new Liquid Sand technology until now. I prefer matte finishes.
No, I hadn’t heard about it until now. I prefer shiny.
No I had not heard of it. Shiny.
Impossible would be so nice for my toes.
Stay the Night is a gorgeous shade!
I am crazy for nail polish!!!!! I do the craziest combination of colors :P
I love matte and shiny, depending of the ocassion
I tend to lean more toward matte these days – they seem perfect during the winter months.
The liquid sand thing seem pretty interesting but I don’t usually wear matte polish. Anyways, I have a matte top coat so I can probably recreate liquid sand using my own glitter polishes.
Love them all. Thank you
Wow, I would love to get these! :D
I have heard of their liquid sand technology, but I prefer glitter
I hadn’t heard about this new technology…. I personally prefer a sparkly or shimmery nail polish
I think The Impossible is my favourite.
No I haven’t & I like shiny.
i have never heard of the opi sand technology. sounds so cool! i prefer shiny polishes
I’ve never heard of it…and I prefer matte but I like my sparke too!
I love all three, but am most drawn to 1. shiny 2. matte 3. sparkly—but really, it depends on my mood, which ranges from the diversity of all the colours to choose from!
Zara Alexis @ The Bibliotaphe Closet
Pink Yet Lavender LOve it, so Pretty!
Never heard of the sand technology. I like matte polishes.
I have not heard of sand technology. My polish preference depends on the occasion.
never heard of it, but i prefer sparkly shades
No I have never heard of that technology.
I prefer Matte.
I would love Anti-Bleak. Looks like a gorgeous shade.
never heard of Sand technology but it sounds great. I would lean towards the sparky shades.
I hadn’t heard of it..I like shiny polish
Love them all,Very pretty colors and I’m sure if I won my daughter would also find them very pretty I’d be sharing lol…Thanks for the great giveaway….Good Luck Everyone!!
A Butterfly Moment is a nice shade of pink. I would totally wear that.
definitely matte!
I have never heard of liquid sand technology before .I love the sparkly & shiny nail polish.
GET YOUR NUMBER…..Blue matte with sparkles ……love it!!!
sparkle
I have not heard about OPI’s new Liquid Sand technology> I like shiny nail polish
Pink Yet Lavender is the best of both worlds!
I have heard of Liquid Sands, but have not been able to try them yet. I prefer sparkly or shiny polish. Not a fan of matte’s
I’d go for Sprung
Nope I haven’t and I normally prefer shiny but go for sparkly sometimes too
I hadnt heard of it! I like sparkly!
I haven’t heard about liquid sand technology before, I love sparkly shades.
The Impossible for my American Idol judge
No, I had not heard about OPI’s new Liquid Sand technology, I prefer shiny polish!
I did not know, but after reading this, I looked it up :)
I love shiny nail polishes!
No I haven’t heard of it before, but I like the shiny.
I like sparkly shades
Yes, I heard about Liquid Sand when they announced it in the fall and scooped up Stay the Night as soon as they came out! I am really liking matte polishes lately.
I’m interested to see what these look like!! The colours are pretty!
i just heard of teh sand finish ,,i love crackle adn really any of them ..depending on the day
I have yet to heat of the liquid sand technology. I like sparkly shades best because it’s more glamorous.
I prefer shiny shades! But Sparkles for an evening out.
I just heard abut the sand and I like matte finish
I love them ALL- I am a nail polish fiend
I can see myself wearing all of these colours.
I have not heard of the Liquid Sand technology, I think the sparkly ones are awesome!
I for sure, am a Sparkly girl !! I Luv glitter polish..and I swear I think it loves me too..lol…:-)
just heard of it. I prefer matte
I love any nail polish!
Love this new technology in polish! I like to have fun with my manicures…It’s just nail varnish after all so why not have fun with it?! I like trying new things. Thanks for all the chances to win quality products Lena!
I like shiny nail polish, I haven’t heard about this technology before I seen this blog
I had not heard about the sand technology & I prefer matte
Anti-Bleak looks interesting… as is the name!
A butterfly moment
Shine bright like a DIAMOND
Yes I have heard about it, and I like shinny nail polish on my girlfriend the most. She would love it if I won this for her.
Pink Yet Lavender looks interesting.
I like sparkley or shiny nails. I am not so sure about the sand…but i’ll give it a try
I love sparkly nail polish!
I have heard about the Liquid Sand technology. I’m interested but I’m not sure how I would feel about the texture. As for what types of nail polish I like, I love matte and shiny AND sparkly – for me it is all dependent on the shade!
Love itttt gimme!
I haven’t tried Liquid Sand. Sparkles are my favourite!
I have not heard of OPI’s new Liquid Sand technology. I love matte!
the impossible looks gorgeous
Get Your Number is a great blue shade.
I’ve heard and seen the liquid sand look but love matte finish
Stay the night – looks perfect for date night :)
I am intrigued by the Liquid Sand polishes. I usually prefer shiny or sparkly finishes.
i had never heard of the liquid sand, i like the sparkly finishes
never heard of this sand technology, I love all nail polish but especially shiny
I’m just like the neighbourhood crow… give me shiny any day of the week!
I really like shiny polishes :)
I got a pedicure on the weekend and tried the liquid sand because I was in a rush and it dries faster. It dried very fast and I liked it way more than I thought I would. I love it. It’s really pretty. I have the Get Your Number on my toes. I would love to own these.
Love Mariah and love OPI!
I prefer shiny finishes! :)
I hadn’t heard of the Liquid Sand technology before. I usually buy Matte nail polish!
shiny polishes
Get Your Number seems to be a really nice colour for the liquid sand texture
not a large collection but great choice of colours
I like shiny and sparkly!
…They are all nice but I prefer Shiny.
Shiny
I like shiny. These colors look very pretty!
sparkly! :)
( melissa connie)
Can’t Let Go
Small collection but the colours are great,
I have not heard of the sand technology but think that the shiny and sparkly ones are my fav’s
No – had not heard about Liquid Sand technology. I prefer a shiny finish, but i do also like sparkles on occasion.
I have heard about it … I love the sparkly line !
Dying to try the Liquid Sand stuff! Love the OPI products.
I usually go shiny the matte look sounds interesting to try.
No, I haven’t until now…and I prefer the matte finish most of the time! :)
I love the shiny shades!
I havent heard of the technology. and I love matte polishes.
I love all of these colours!
Not until now. I like it sparkly.
Get Your Number is an interesting shade
Stay the Night looks really pretty and unique!
I prefer Matte and I have one little OPI sands ,LOVE LOVE to win this!!!
I prefer shiny. No I haven’t.
Havent heard or tried it…
I always prefer shiny! =D
I haven’t heard about this technology and my favorite color is Can’t Let Go
I like all
I normally like shiny or sparkly, but i’m very interested in trying these liquid sand polishes!
Can’t Let Go would definitely make a statement.
Love all the colours, but new favourite is the pink.
Hello, Lena. These colours are too dark for me. I learned that the Mariah Carey by OPI nail lacquers contain no DBP, Toluene, or Formaldehyde, and feature OPI’s exclusive ProWide Brush for the ultimate in application. These are scary ingredients that I will keep my eye out for in the future.
I have heard of them, but I tend to prefer matte formulas.
I prefer matte because it more subtle.
ooooooooh really diggin the sprung
just a lil different then most!
I just heard about it now and I prefer sparkly polishes!
Anti-Bleak sure makes a bold statement
I hadn’t heard of sand technology before, but know now. Sounds pretty cool, I’d definitely like to try it, although I’m a fan of the metallics!
I like the shiny
Stay The Night for those dark nights.
I like them all but tend to lean towards shiny.
They are all so lovely.. would be hard to choose which one to wear first.
Love the colors :)
Can’t Let Go is something I would wear to the clubs.
I love shiny but they all sound great
I like shinny
I’m really liking the matte look lately
I really love shiny polishes, as well as sparkly ones too. My fave from this collection is Can’t Let Go.
I have not heard of this new concept before. I love the sparkly colours!
I like shiny the best but will try any nail polish
Can’t Let Go – is my favourite :)
Shiny
I have heard of OPI’s Liquid Sand, but I haven’t tried it. I’m undecided on its look.
I love shiny nail polish, but matte also works in the right shades.
This is the first I have heard about liquid sand technology. I like the matte and my daughter loves the shiny and sparkly ones.
I’m sold on Sprung
pink yet lavender
No I had not heard of that. I like sparkly – looks so cool when it catches the light
Never heard of the liquid sand technology and I love matte
The Impossible – its such a pretty shade of pink!!!!!
SHINY! thats my fave
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Can’t Get Your Number is also very nice.
I prefer cream polishes but have been loving the new liquid sand technology. I have Get you Number and it is GORGEOUS!
I prefer shiney or sparkly colours.
Love the shades, love OPI. Amazing giveaway!
I hadn’t heard of it, but I’m intrigued. Usually I go for shiny polish.
No I have not heard of the new sand technology, but it sounds interesting. I love polish and change my color with my mood/outfit/season … I have some of each in my collection
no i’ve never heard of this technology. i like my nail polishes to be shiny!
I have heard of them and I prefer sparkly shades.
This is the first I have heard of it . I love shiny finishes
I’ve heard of the liquid sand, but not much. I’d be interested in giving it a try. That said, I prefer shiny nail polishes. Not necessarily ones with sparkles, but I fee like matte is too dull.
Anti Bleak looks like a great going out purple
I like them all….just depends on the colour!
Just read about OPI’s new Liquid Sand technology. I prefer matte, shiny or sparkly shades depending on my mood and the ocassion!
i havent heard of it before… it sounds interesting. i think i would perfer shiny
Bold and Bright – It’s Impossible
I have not heard of it. I like sparkly!
No, I had not heard of it till reading this post. I think I prefer a shiny wet look but will try anything!
I love trying new nail art so I’m totally open to trying a textured polish
Love matte &sparkles!!!!
I love shiny.
I’m still on the fence about the whole liquid sand idea. It looks neat, but I’m not sure what I think about the texture…
can’t let go is my fav!
Sparkly!!!
I haven’t heard about OPI’s new Liquid Sand technology. I prefer shiny!
I usually prefer shiny, but I am intrigued by the liquid sands!
I love shiny the best — it’s so glamorous in my opinion :)
Can’t Let go isamazing!
I became familiar when I saw swatches of the Liquid Sand polishes in store. They are matte, while also being a little sparkly, which i love!
love sparkles!
Last chance to get The Impossible and the rest of the collection.
This is the first time I’ve heard about the new Sand technology but it sounds cool. I am a sparkly or matte kinda girl.
This is the first I have heard about OPI’s new Liquid Sand technology. I like shiny!
I prefer sparkly all the way!