OPI 4 In The Morning is a midnight black with a satin finish that mimics the look of rich leather. This wound up being a surprise favorite of mine from the Gwen Stefani Collection. I rarely wear black polish nowadays, unless it's as a base for glitter, but the satin finish really won me over! To me, there's something very elegant about this polish.
The formula is excellent and covered in two coats. I was very impressed by the wear time on this polish as well. I wore it for four days with zero chips! That's especially impressive when you take into account that I skipped topcoat in order to preserve the satin finish. When you put topcoat over 4 In The Morning, it just kinda looks like plain black and you really lose what makes this polish so special.
Perhaps more than any other polish in the Gwen Stefani Collection, I think 4 In The Morning really encapsulates Gwen's signature mix of punk and high-fashion. This isn't the same black polish you wore in your faux rebellious high school years. (Maybe that's just me.) The satin finish transforms this polish into something much more sophisticated, but it still maintains a bit of an edge too.
Oh man. This looks great on you! I just picked it up on clearance at Sally's and I cannot wait to wear it. :D
ReplyDeleteThanks Rach! It's a beauty, you'll love it!
DeleteI do not know the number of times I have picked this polish up and put it back down. I really like the smooth glassy finish a good topcoat gives and feel it would have been just another black then. But now I am thinking I should go and get it!
ReplyDeleteThe satin finish definitely doesn't have that glossiness to it but OPI's satins still feel nice and smooth! :) I don't like mattes all that much, partially because they have that chalkboard-esque texture to them that I hate feeling on my nails, but thankfully I don't get that with satins. I think 4 In The Morning is worth picking up, especially now that a lot of stores have this collection on clearance!
DeleteI love the finish of this polish! I see the elegance of it :D
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