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I've been doing GEL manicures with a professional light at home for well over 2 years now, using Gelish or CND products. I was thrilled when I heard that OPI had a line of gel polishes so I was excited to try a couple. I was happy that this item arrived as fast as it did, I have no beef whatsoever with the seller, who will get a good review from me. Here's what I think about the polish:
~ColorThis is supposed to be a creamy, chocolate milky type color with a subtle shimmer. It IS a creamy chocolate milky color, that has gorgeous flecks of copper colored glitter. However, the shimmer is so subtle that it can't even be seen except in sunlight, which is unfortunate. So, what you have is a medium, coppery/chocolate brown that is a good every day color, but nothing to write home about. If I had been able to see the actual product on another person or on a plastic nail chip, I probably wouldn't have bought it. Underwhelming is how I would describe the color. No one is going to say to me "OMYGOSH! I love that nail polish! What is it?" A good staple brown color is readily available from many other companies for much less than this one.
~ Application~ I will say that even though the brush in the bottle is awful, the color went over my CND base coat like a dream. It is a little thicker than Gelish polishes, so I had to be careful when applying to make sure I did it in thin coats, which was difficult with the crappy brush. OPI in my opinion is famous for crappy brushes inside the bottle, so this was no surprise to me. Gelish polishes tend to "migrate" to the middle of my nail, for lack of a better word, leaving the edges and tips of my nails exposed. This polish did not do that, which did please me. That being said, when I put my hand in the light, after just a few seconds, the polish started to shrink, curdle and bubble. I wasn't pleased with that at all. When I did my second coat, and my other hand, I was careful to paint it even thinner, but it still did the same thing. I was able to disguise the shrinkage with top coat, so it didn't concern me too much. Except for one thumbnail. For some reason, that one was even more bubbled up and awful looking this morning.
~Wear~ Well, I did this manicure last night. It had barely been on my nails 12 hours when the polish on that thumbnail bubbled up and peeled off when I washed my hands. The underneath side is sticky, so I have a bandaid on it to keep what's left intact and not stick to something until I get home to re-do that thumbnail.
At $18 a bottle with shipping, this product is a major disappointment. I also bought My Private Jet in a Gel polish, and will review it as soon as I use it.
As far as the wear on this one, I will update in a week or so to let readers know how well the other nails stayed on. Thanks for reading!
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This is a very nice color and it goes on very smooth. I received in just a few days. I would purchase this again.
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