L-R: Alpine Snow, Pompeii Purple, Princesses Rule, Strawberry Margarita and Pink Flamenco.
Bubble Bath, Kyoto Pearl, Bastille My Heart and Louvre Me Louvre Me Not.
Big Apple Red, Bogota Blackberry, OPI Ink, Malaga Wine (missing-top coat).
So 14 OPI Gelcolors for the bargain price of $95!!! Many of them were unused and the ones that weren't were basically full anyways. I paid $20 plus tax each for these at the salon supply. Pretty awesome deal even if there are too many pinks lol.
So the first colour I tried was Louvre Me Louvre Me Not - 3 coats. I also tried out the OPI Top Coat for the first time but I'm still using the Shellac Base since I've had such good luck with it.
And a flash photo to show the shimmer.
So here's my thoughts on OPI Gelcolor:
The formula is insanely fussy. I don't recommend this brand for newbies to soak off gels. It's the thinnest of all the gels I've tried which sucks. It takes a lot of coats for opacity. It requires a lot of shaking to mix it properly. The biggest offender is the shrinkback and pooling. It's nearly impossible to cap your edges due to the shrinkback. The pooling made it hard to get a nice clean manicure. These colours take a lot of care and patience. The Top Coat was also super thin which surprised me and was full of bubbles but it wasn't that hard to get rid of them.
The good is of course the colour selection. I love that these are colours from the regular nail polish line. I suppose if I actually got a chip in it I could quickly cover it with the matching regular nail polish. I can't comment on the wear time quite yet as I haven't had it on for even a whole week yet but so far so good at 4 days in. It does feel more flexible and less thick than other gels.
And so just for fun because I've been slacking lately, I decided to holo it up with a coat of OPI DS Sapphire:
Later
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