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Around this time last year we got to have glorious watercolor-ish fun with the OPI Sheer Tints. This year OPI took it to a bit more of a pigmented level with the OPI Color Paints Nail Polish Collection.
The Color Paints are really nothing like the Sheer Tints. The Sheer Tints were sheer in more than name alone and layered nicely to blend pastel-tinted color. The Color Paints are sheer to start, but buildable to a jelly-like, glossy finish. That type of finish that you just have to look at. They’re all super fun to layer, blend together or to wear alone. The silver shade that is in the collection, Silver Canvas, is also intended to be used as a base to really make the colors come to life.
To start off the post here are a few quick swatches of the OPI Color Paints Nail Polishes. All were done using a base coat and top coat with three coats of nail polish sandwiched between.
- Chromatic Orange This freshly squeezed orange is awash with color.
- Pen & Pink I’m irresistibly drawn to this rosy pink.
- Magenta Muse This sultry red-violet is truly inspiring.
- Landscape Artist The lush, verdant green of wide-open vistas.
- Silver Canvas A clean-slate silver to illuminate your masterpiece.
- Primarily Yellow Paint some sunshine with this glowing yellow.
- Turquoise Aesthetic Beauty is in the eye of this deep aqua.
- Indigo Motif I have designs on this deep, midnight blue.
- Purple Perspective The depth of this purple is mesmerizing.
To play around with these a bit I at first did a silver base and made a pretty flower, almost Chrysanthemum like… in my head. It also resembled a certain still-illegal-in-PA drug and the few people I texted it to pointed it out without me even saying anything. SO. I scraped that and went for more of a poor mans tie-dye/accent nail thing. Coachella was happening around the time I did this one so I had bright, carefree and fun on the brain!
Step 1. Apply a base coat to all of your nails.
Step 2. Apply 2 coats of a nail color of your choice (I used OPI Aloha from OPI) to all of the nails except the two ring fingers.
Step 3. While that dries get a slim nail art brush and begin striping colors on the nail. I began with the lightest shades and tried to keep it looking more rainbow-ish than not. The nice part about the color paints is that they mesh so nicely into each other I didn’t have to clean off the brush in between shades.
Step 4. Repeat the brush strokes with all of the colors you’re choosing. The Color Paints make it nice to do this tie-dye look because they blend into each other
Step 5. After the color art on the ring finger dries add in a few random brush strokes of silver throughout the color. It just gives it something extra!
step 6. Add your favorite Top Coat.
Wear it for pool time, beach days or just for the fun of it 😉 What are your favorite nail art short-cuts?
OPI Color Paints retail for $4.75 at salon, $9.50 retail ($5.95 CAN salon, $11.50 CAN retail) beginning May 2015 at ULTA, ULTA.com, and select professional salons.
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Lisa Heath says
These are so fun to play with!
Nidia - Lit From Within says
These are so squishy and shiny! That purple is to die for. Love your nail art, too! Very abstract.
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Honeygirlk says
Lovin’ that mani. The nail polish paints are super fun – I love the packaging.
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Erika says
Ooo! Pretty jellies! And I love your accent nail art.
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Brooke says
Thank youuuu!
Jess Scull says
These are so stinking cool! Love the design you did!
Gauri says
That mani is AMMAAAZIINNNG! I’m in love.
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Laura MyNewestAddiction says
So many amazing shades. I need some of these!
Kath TheFabZilla says
Tie dye nail to match tie dye maxi or shirt, I’m ready for summer! Thanks for the mani idea
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Justina says
Every single one of these shades is stunning! Thanks for sharing!
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MarciaF says
What a fun design you made. These colors are beautiful. I’m glad you explained the finish on these.
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Phyrra says
I love the teal blue and purple
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Erin says
Turquoise Aesthetic is beautiful!
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Chelsea says
I love the nail art! I can never come up with fun ideas like this, so instead I’ll just replicate yours 😉
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Brooke says
😉
Cindy Ingalls says
I like the jelly like finish on these so much more than the sheer tints. I may have to give these a try.
BeautyJudy says
Oh, I like these. I like these better than the tints they put out before that were more watercolor than this. Great swatches!
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Leelo R says
So many pretty polishes! I love the mani you created!
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Brooke says
Thank you!!
Allison says
Oh, I love the jelly glossy finish on this collection! I need to pick up a couple for sure
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