Though I am not a huge fan of pinks like Pedal Faster Suzi, I figured I wanted to tap into my more feminine side this week. I have to be honest, it was kind of interesting timing considering I was enjoying a bloodier than usual episode of The Walking Dead at the moment of application. I looked at my nails waiting for them to dry before grabbing into my snack bag, and one thought came to mind. I would definitely miss my frivolous beauty products once the zombie apocalypse came, but having watched every zombie movie out there, I knew I would make it far. That and I live in NYC. If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere!!! Onto the polish!
Pedal Faster Suzi
The Application: I have had really good luck with OPI polish lately thanks to long wear time and fabulous formulas. And as usual, the application for Pedal Faster Suzi was flawless and completely opaque in two coats. Yay! Again, the brush is either a good thing or a bad thing depending on your nail bed size. Mine are larger, so OPI’s wider brush brings me much happiness. If you have smaller beds, you may curse this brush silently under your breath.
Pedal Faster Suzi
The Color: Where to start. Well, it’s definitely pink. For me, that says volumes. I am not a huge fan of girly pinks, because I am not a girly girl. I tend to like a little attitude in my pinks. Pedal Faster Suzi reminds me of the type of pink that Barbie would wear at some debutante soiree in the 1980’s. Thanks to Starz Comedy channel for that reference as I have seen my fair share of bad 80’s movies after a late night on the town thanks to that channel, and this pink would fit right in. No hate on the 80’s for anyone who loved the decade, but it’s not my style. Pedal Faster Suzi isn’t a straight up bubble gum pink as its chock full of silvery, white shimmer flecks, but I couldn’t get the thought of Pepto Bismol out of my head all week which made my stomach grumble.
Pedal Faster Suzi
The Verdict: Many will love this color and that is perfectly okay. But personally, I don’t think I will be grabbing for this one too often. The formula is perfect making the application a snap, but I found the Pepto Bismol, bubble gum chewing Barbie Pink color to be too much for me. I kept getting distracted by the color during the week and returned to the same thought; this one is too dated for me. Also, the name. I understand OPI’s inside jokes with the names, but yikes.
There will be many of you out there who will think I am off my rocker because you think it’s such a great color and you love it. And you know what? There is nothing wrong with that. Differences in opinion and fashion make the world go round and keep it from getting boring. But for this crazed ex-tomboy, it just didn’t work.
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