OPI Shrek Forever After Collection Swatches, Review and Comparisons
 You might have seen a housefly, maybe even a superfly, but I bet you ain’t never seen a donkey fly.
Fanatics, can you please join me in a standing ovation for OPI and Suzi Weiss-Fischmann for creating a collection with NO REDS OR PINKS!! It took a big, smelly ogre to make this magical moment happen but I’m not complaining. The Shrek Forever After Collection is OPIs addition to their ongoing Summer Brights series and I’m totally into it. Surely, OPI could have found a reason to include a red or pink in this collection but I applaud them for not playing it safe. A swampy, ogre green isn’t exactly conservative and I love that. In fact, looking at the colors it’s like they were designed to be mani/pedi combinations. The lilac & purple, sky & cyan blue and yellow & green. They’re just meant to be together. |
Formula and application -All these polishes applied extremely smooth and creamy, even the yellow (rare, I KNOW!). As I’ve come to expect from OPI the formula levels well and flows like butter. The only downside is the pigmentation. I ended up using three coats for each color as they just weren’t that pigmented but I’d take three smooth layers over two chunky coats any day of the week.
Funky Dunkey is a true grape purple. It’s rich and not too dark, making it the perfect purple for summer. Though I’m not entirely sure how purple relates to Donkey. I would have imagined a purple tinged gray for him though that’s not very summery or bright.
When I first wore Funky Dunkey, I thought it was a dead-on dupe for China Glaze Grape Pop but upon further inspection, Grape Pop is more blue. What FD is close to is my color, Rescue Beauty Lounge Mismas. Think of FD as Mismas’ slightly brighter sister.
Rumple’s Wiggin’ is a soft lilac purple and normally it would turn me off completely but there’s just enough pigment to keep it from becoming a washed out pastel.
This comparison shot isn’t my best work so you’ll just have to take my word that Rumple’s Muggin’ is darker than China Glaze Light As Air. It’s not a huge difference but definitely noticeable. I was going to show RM next to the lavendar from the Hong Kong collection but that color is way to pink to be a match so I’m showing it next to last year’s Done Out In Deco from the South Beach collection.
Ogre-The-Top Blue is a very deceptive blue. I really didn’t expect it to dry this dark based on the bottle shade. It’s a deep cyan blue. For some reason it reminds me of a swimming pool liner. Random, I know. Oh and be careful when removing Ogre or it will give you smurf fingers.
Since I don’t own anything similar to Ogre-The-Top Blue, I’m comparing it to Barry M Cobalt Blue which is more of a true blue and Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Brisk Blue which has more turquoise to its base color.
What’s With The Cattitude? is a pretty true sky blue creme. Like Rumple’s Wiggin’ it’s got enough depth of color to escape pastel territory. I think a pedicure with Ogre-The-Top Blue and a mani with this would be gorg for summer. Also, can’t you picture this as a bride’s “something blue” pedicure?
The closest thing I have to a dupe is China Glaze Bahamian Escape from the Bahama Blues collection. The main difference is that BE is much brighter.
Who The Shrek Are You? takes lime green to a whole new level. We’re talking under-ripe lime here. It’s a total match to Shrek’s body. Now as much as I love a green, this is not my style. I’ve never really gotten into the yellow-greens and this one is fugly in a fabulously funky way. Would I wear this? Probably not but I appreciate the uniqueness of it.
I almost forgot that I own another yellow-green, Misa Green With Envy. I don’t even remember ordering from Head2Toe. It was buried in the back of my light green drawer. I pulled it out and was all, “Ah-ha! Dupe!” Well, close but not cigar. Green With Envy is more yellow but close enough. I’ll probably ditch the Misa and keep the OPI. I also showed this next to Sally Hansen Lickety Split Lime.
Fiercely Fiona is lemon yellow with a slightly green cast. It’s yellow funkified. Now most yellows are application problem city and while this one wasn’t as dreamy as the rest of the collection it’s certainly better than most.
Again, no exact dupe for Fiercely Fiona. It falls somewhere between OPI Banana Bandanna and Fingerpaints Bikini Yellow.
Bottom Line: If you like funky colors, you won’t regret picking up Who The Shrek Are You? and fans of purples won’t be disappointed in Funky Dunkey. In all honesty, while all the colors may be dupeable, I can’t imagine anyone regretting picking up any of these. I know that’s a bold statement but I was very pleased with this collection.
The OPI Shrek Forever After Collection launches in May 2010 though I suspect it will on sale before that. OPI polishes are carried at salons nationwide including chains like ULTA, Regis, Beauty First, Trade Secret and JC Penney.
So now that you’ve seen the Shrek colors, what do you think? Any must-haves? Are you loving/hating the ugly beautiful nature of Who The Shrek Are You?
Disclosure: Product samples were furnished to me by OPI. For more info, view my Disclosure Policy.
PS – I really like that idea for a bride’s “something blue” to be What’s With The Cattitude. Cute!
Some great shades in here, especially the purples and blues
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I love this collection. I need all of them.
I am so flippin’ excited that there is an OPI collection with no reds or pinks, and with TWO purples and TWO blues! My favorite colors! Yay!!! I don’t even care if I already have fairly similar polishes in my collection; I love the OPI formula so much that I am going to buy all four. Thank you so much for these swatches! I have been anxiously awaiting them ever since you posted a preview of this collection.
who the shrek are you looks ALOT like this finger paints color i just bought from their new collection called lucky in love lime. at least they look similar while i compare my nails to the screen. the finger paints one might be slightly lighter. and even though this color looks alot like the shrek one, im still drawn to it! i LOVE funky, funky colors. hotness.
oh, thanks for sharing. i’ll have to stop by my local sally’s and check it out.
These are some of the most amazing colors OPI has ever come up with. I hope to get all 6 of them. My 4 year old wants Fiercely Fiona.
I think I’m going to skip this one and CG poolside I really didn’t fall for any of these. I am curious about Opi’s flutter though.
Hey, do you know where do they sell OPI in UK? And when will this collection debut there?
Thanks!
They are sold at Sally’s Beauty Supply (which are everywhere – just google it and your area)and at trade secret which are in most towns/cities.
Hope you find some!!
Oh, i meant a physical shop cause im going there for a trip. (:
Thanks!
simply awesome! thank you so much… while i love the concept, i’ll skip it. but i could go for another round of a shrek collection at baskin robbins!! i loved the shrek icecream! a sour apple or grape sherbert with pop rocks. i od’s the summer it came out! ahhhhh i need to write to baskin robbins!
I love your comparisons!
I’ll get them all. Just because it’s Shrek Collection, how crazy is that?
I’ve been a long time reader, I’ve just never commented…until now.
I really love that you noticed the difference between the Misa and the OPI greens and didn’t call them dupes. I’ve seen at least one other nail polish guru call the two dupes when they aren’t. I come from an arts background, so I always appreciate when someone who doesn’t have an arts background can spot differences between two seemingly similar hues.
I do love Funky Donkey! I might have to pick that one up! It’s about time my purple stash grew larger than my blue stash (funny as my fav. color is purple).
Hm, I could swear there is a Sally Hansen Extreme Wear (or Hard as nails, can’t remember) lime green that looks deceptively like the Who the Shrek Are You?
What is the name of that darn polish? I’ll get back to you on the color name when I drag el Dad to the grocery store. That is really going to bug me now!
Thank you for your thoughtful comment. This is precisely why I rarely make the dupe distinction. The majority of the time there are tiny variances that while they might not be major to some people, others really care about how close one polish hue is to another. I’ve heard many people call China Glaze Grape Pop a dupe for Rescue Beauty Lounge Mismas and while I’m all for saving people money, it just isn’t. Though we all see color differently and some people might not see the differences that seem as apparent to you and I.
Oh and that Sally Hansen you mentioned… was it Grass Slipper from the new Complete Salon Manicure line? If so, that one doesn’t have as much yellow in it as Who The Shrek Are You?
The one I was thinking of was Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Green with Envy (apparently the name “green with envy” is quite a popular lime green name). Now that I’m looking at an online swatch though, it’s looks like it might fit between Who the Shrek are You? and Lickety-Split Lime.
I actually noticed alot of colours in that Complete Salon Manicure line that looked strickingly similar to the Shrek Collection colors.
(ie Fiercely Fiona, Who the Shrek Are You?, Cattitude, Ogre the Top, and I think Rumple’s Wiggin.)
I am loving all the purples for this spring/summer. I know you’re not the biggest fan of pastels and sheers but how would Rumple’s Wiggin’ compare with Essie’s lilacs such as Lilacism and St. Lucia Lilac. Love to hear the comparison if you have any of those Essie ones.
I KNEW there was a color I was forgetting where I did my comparsions. Drat!! I don’t see that much of a difference between Rumple’s Wiggin’ and Lilacism. Rumple’s is a tad, and seriously a tad, more pinkish and maybe a shade darker.
I’m wearing Lilacism right now and from what I can tell from the online photo, Lilacism looks more pastel than RW and a smidgen darker, like purple cotton candy (if that makes any sense). It looks like it would fit between OPI’s Done Out in Deco and RW, in my opinion.
oooh, if this is the same as essie’s lilacism then i will have to pick up this one, the lilacism application is just way tooo fussy! Thanks for sharing this with us!
What would be a closer match to Barry M’s Cobalt Blue that would be available in the States?
I just received all the colors (minus Rumple’s Wiggin) today!
I’m so excited to put them to use, the shades are so funky, I’m in love! Thank you for posting the swatches. (:
O, I have to get funky donkey and that blue for my toes…
Thanks for swatching these! I’m a boring greys/wines/purples girl, but for some reason I was really wanting a yellow green this spring. I got SH Grass Slipper and it wasn’t what I wanted. So I had been thinking that Misa Green with Envy would be better, but now I see that Fiercely Fiona is what I’m looking for- I had wanted something more yellow-green, like fresh oak leaf buds!
I just ordered all six from transdesign today. I’m so thrilled and can’t wait to try them on!
I am thrilled with this collection! I bought the OPI Shrek sampler pack to try them out and so far I have only worn the Rumple’s Wiggin’ but have gotten TONS of compliments on it! I think the color looks darker on my nails than it does on the bottle and in the pictures but I absolutely love it.
wow… i am loving all the colors..
First the Hong Kong Collection and now this! I am loving all this color! Finally! I want to see a Metallic collection next! I only bought Who The Shrek Are You today because I could “live” without the rest, but I am sure I will buckle soon enough and buy more. And ughhh transdesign raised prices again!
Does anyone know the release date on these? I love the fact that there aren’t any reds or pinks in this collection!
Just ordered the collection from nailetc. Wanted to order from transdesign, but apparently they’ve just implemented some new shipping rule. Something about polish being “hazardous” which makes shipping to Sweden cost $87 for 9 polishes. Does anyone of you know if this is a general rule when shipping polishes by flight? Cause if it is, I guess all e-tailers will implement new rates eventually.
They´ve trouble with OPI, i heard.
OPI will sell only in stores, in my oppinion thats not very nice.
In germany you can by OPI only in some stores, but you have to pay 16 €.
i have a question is the orge the top blue very similar to suzi says feng shui of the OPI Hong Kong collection?
OTTB is brighter Feng Shui has a gray undertone
it’s like Ottb is the Caribbean ocean and Feng shui the Atlantic
i LOVE this collection and just ordered it ..precisely for the Who the Shrek are you? OMG i LOVE that color !!! cannot wait to try it out <33 thank you for this post, your swatch is what convinced me that i just had to have it haha =D
how does ‘ogre-the-top blue’ compare to china glaze’s ’sky high-top’?
hi.. ogre the top blue and suzi says feng shui the same?? which one shud i buy
any suggestion?? thks
My husband and son said the greens look like fungus. They insisted I talk them back! Thankfully Ulta was gracious. Opi red and Bubble bath, here I come!
I just got a bunch of them. Fiercely Fiona is a winner–although I can’t really get it to apply smoothly… any suggestions?
Ogre the top blue is amazing! So beautiful (I have olive/tanned skinned tone). I’ve yet to try Cattitude and Funkey Dunkey, but they look really pretty in the bottles.
I like the formula (it feels different than other OPIs) bc it seems to dry faster, and spread out on the nail as it dries. I just need to get better at applying the nailpolish.
i think ill only get the blue. it looks similar to the Sephora’s Havana Dreams and im in love with that color! but this is the cheaper alternative b/c the place i buy OPI is like 6-8 dollars
Thanks for the matches next to Rumples Wiggin. I LOVE Done out in Deco so I think I’ll pick up Rumples in hope that it’s a brighter (on my skin tone
summery option. LOVE the blog!! Molly (mph3555 on twitter)
Orly Lollipop from their summer colelction idk what its called looks A LOT like rumples wiggin ( i have lollipop on right now) it may be very slightly darker though?
i love Orly lollipop a lot
I really like this collection. I’m not so much into the ogre green and the fiona-yellow-green, but the other four, the two blues, the purple and lilac, are absolutely my thing, they are sooo beautiful! Purples and blues are the best thing
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i definitly agree with you, the green and yellow are not my thing. im surprised with myself for not loving that green, its my favourite colour…
Just discovered you website/brand and I. am. in LOVE!!!!! My girls and I are OB-SESSED with nail polish so this is the bombdotcom! My fav from the Shrek collection by far is “What’s with the cattitude” and recomend all women of color to try this flattering hue. I get so many compliments across Atlanta about my pedi! Keep it up, and I can’t wait to buy “Summer Flutter” colors too.
I’ve been sporting Ogre the Top Blue on my toes for 3 weeks and have gotten TONS of compliments. LOVE this color…….my first blue.
wow, your cuticles and nailpolish is perfectly applied.. i just put on What’s With The Cattitude? and it doesnt look nearly as clean as yours.. do you have a secret to nail polish removal so it doesnt get all over your skin and what do you do to your cuticles?
sorry so many questions!
ask away!! honestly, polish application takes practice. it gets easier over time. i leave a gap near my cuticles so i don’t need to do much cleanup when swatching polish but when i do a full manicure i use an angled eyeliner brush dipped in remover to clean up the line around my cuticle.
ouu. thats genious. just sayin.
Kind of a late reply, but I think that I found a dupe for Funky Dunkey today: Ciaté Talent Scout.
I don’t know if you have that color, but I really can’t tell the difference.
Just thought I’d share that.
getting the blues and purples…
im so weak. i cant resist.
(:
Im wearing Cattitude right now and it actually looks a lot darker than the picture shows. Also, it was way more sheer than I expected. I did 3 coats and can still see VNL. Did anyone else find this? Does that go for the other colors too?
Is it me, or does Ogre-The-Top Blue look like a dupe of Barry M’s Cyan Blue?