I’ve been getting back into colorful nail polishes, especially the colorful French tips with a neutral base for fun! I have so many colors that I’ve been playing with and thought I’d do a roundup of some favorites right now. Last week I posted a fun manicure combination with picks from Target on Instagram. I love these colors by themselves too so I thought I’d share full swatches on the blog along with a few others.
Rainbow Manicure
3 Coats of OPI Bubble Bath (base), then (thumb to pinkie) Don’t Tell a Sol (yellow), That’s Hula-rious (mint), It’s a Girl (pink), Gelato On My Mind (aqua), Got Myself Into a Jam-balaya (coral) – all available at Target
Yellows
OPI Bee-Hind the Scenes – softer almost pastel yellow, opaque, shown with 2 coats (from Ulta, but sold out, still available in Infinite Shine formula)
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OPI Don’t Tell a Sol – vibrant yellow, opaque, 2 coats on tips, Passion as the base
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Essie You Know the Espadrille – warmer sunflower/mustard like yellow, 2 coats
Peach and Coral
OPI Got Myself Into a Jam-balaya – perfect fun bright coral peach, opaque, 2 coats
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OPI PCH Love Song* – electric coral orange with gold shimmer, smooth, opaque, 2 coats
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OPI We Seafood and Eat It – pretty coral pink-red cream, 2 coats (also available in Infinite Shine)
Pinks
OPI Mod About You* – white based pale pink, opaque, 2 coats
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OPI It’s a Girl – soft pale pink, sheerer finish and not as white/pastel as Mod About You, wearing It’s a Girl with 3 coats
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Olive and June Grateful and Kind* – pretty medium rose pink, opaque, cream, 2 coats (available at Olive and June and Target, ombre pink and yellow tumbler from Target)
Nail polish comparisons side by side:
Mint
OPI Mexico City Move-Mint – pale mint blue cream, opaque, wearing 3 coats
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OPI Gelato On My Mind* – fun aqua color, opaque, 2 coats
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More mint polishes on the hands: OPI Mexico City Move-Mint, Essie Mint Candy Apple, OPI That’s Hula-rious, OPI Gelato on my Mind
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Louboutin Batignolles – long time readers will recognize this swatch from many many years ago! One of the prettiest aqua colors to date
More mint swatches:
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For those curious, my go-to base and top coats are the OPI Natural Base Coat and Top Coat. More on my current Hand and Nail Care Routine in this post here.
What are you wearing on your nails for this summer? Any fun ones you’ve pulled out recently? I’m already working on part two with some baby blue shade, lilacs and corals. Let me know what you want me to swatch next! Peach? Lavender? Purples? Neutrals? Shimmers? Any other brands you want me to swatch?
I usually buy my OPI and Essie nail polishes from Target or Ulta. Olive and June has sent a number of bottles for press samples but I also buy from their website Olive and June and Target.
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Press samples indicated with a *.
