New from OPI is a line of unique blendable nail colors that lets you play around with your nail colors like you would with paint on a canvas. The Color Paints Blendable Nail Lacquer Collection ($11.50 CAD each) comes with eight sheer candy shades, in addition to one silver metallic chrome base. I have yet to get around playing with the shades but I have swatched each to share with you. To read more, click........
Silver CanvasA clean-slate silver to illuminate your masterpiece.
This is a super opaque metallic silver chrome. Two coats for opacity. I've tried using a couple of the shades over it and I'm not sure I love the layering effect. This alone is an amazing silver metallic but I prefer a white base for the other Color Paints shades.
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| Silver Canvas, two coats |
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| Silver Canvas, two coats |
This sultry red-violet is truly inspiring.
This is a pinkish red sheer with a pretty darn good pigmentation, two coats for an even coverage.
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| Magenta Muse, two coats |
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| Magenta Muse, two coats |
This freshly squeezed orange is awash with color.
This is a surprisingly saturated orange. Even with two coats, the color is pretty darn intense but it does retain a jelly, translucent finish.
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| Chromatic Orange, two coats |
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| Chromatic Orange, two coats |
Paint some sunshine with this glowing yellow.
A sheer warm yellow, this one has a decent formulation. Two coats for an even, sheer coverage.
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| Primarily Yellow, two coats |
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| Primarily Yellow, two coats |
The lush, verdant green of wide-open vistas.
A beautiful vibrant green, this one is slightly less even compared to the other shades so I had to use three coats for the swatches.
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| Landscape Artist, three coats |
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| Landscape Artist, three coats |
I'm irresistibly drawn to this rosy pink.
A sheer hot pink, this one has a translucent but even coverage with two coats.
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| Pen & Pink, two coats |
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| Pen & Pink, two coats |
The depth of this purple is mesmerizing.
This is a very dark eggplant purple, with two coats it looks like a dark licorice jelly.
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| Purple Perspective, two coats |
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| Purple Perspective, two coats |
Beauty is in the eye of this deep aqua.
A unique dark ink teal, this shade is quite opaque but a tad uneven, I had to use three coats for a nice coverage.
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| Turquoise Aesthetic, three coats |
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| Turquoise Aesthetic, three coats |
I have designs on this deep, midnight blue.
A deep inky blue, this one is fairly opaque in two coats. This shade also stains quite a bit so it should definitely be paired with a base if used alone.
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| Indigo Motif, two coats |
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| Indigo Motif, two coats |
I was pleasantly surprised by the majority of these shades as I was originally expecting these to be super sheer, like the Sheer Tints released last year. However, these are translucent nail colors with nice pigmentation and coverage. I have yet to test the blendability and the versatility of these shades but I'm looking forward to how these can be used together (I'm thinking layered stamping). But overall, as standalone colors, these are some of the best translucent jelly polishes I've encountered so far!
Availability:
The Color Paints Collection will be available starting May 2015.
