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It was only recently that I discovered that actually, Nicole by OPI products were indeed available in the UK. Not a huge range, mind you, but the Lena White website should be able to cater to some of your Nicole lemmings.
I picked this up when Lena White were having their summer sale. Flogging off a lot of discontinued shades (which meant I managed to snag myself backups of some of my Burlesque favourites at a fraction of the original retail price, huzzah!) and I decided to pick up a couple of Nicole polishes at the same time. I’m not entirely sure who Nicole is, or where she features in the grand scheme of 
things, but I have heard good reports about these polishes, and indeed, enjoyed the previous few that I have tried, so Star Of The Party was added to my basket.
This is three coats of very vibrant gorgeous purple-ness. It is more of a magenta shade than a blue purple – indeed, the first coat looked more red than anything else. This is a lovely shimmery hot shade that would not be out of place in China Glaze’s Rodeo Diva collection. It has that glowy kind of quality to it that reminds me strongly of OPI Kinky In Helsinki.
I’m not overly enamoured with Nicole brushes. They are long, thin and a bit flippy. Having said that, I didn’t have a lot of cleanup, although it did take me longer than usual to slap it on. This is three coats and it dries lightening fast. Impressive. Still. I can’t help thinking that the bottle looks like a toilet. Oh well.
Helen
Awh, lovely colour! I’ve picked up a few Nicole’s on BrandAlley but I cannot bear the brush, it’s far too big for my tiny nails and I find it impossible to do my cuticle cleanly with the weird brush shape. I’ve even considered decanting into another bottle to escape the brush! But I think most will end up on the blog sale pile.
I think Nicole by OPI are pretty notorious for their rubbish brushes. I love their colours though. Colourcopia in Westfield does a good selection – I like being able to see them in person rather than on a website.