Hi everyone! Today I have the OPI Glitter Off base coat to show you!
If you're anything like me, you rarely wear your glitters because, let's face it, they're such a pain to remove... Well OPI has just released a new peel-able base coat that promises quick, one step, removal. Let's see about that!
If you're anything like me, you rarely wear your glitters because, let's face it, they're such a pain to remove... Well OPI has just released a new peel-able base coat that promises quick, one step, removal. Let's see about that!
To test the OPI Glitter Off base coat, I pulled out my worst nightmare of a glitter, the one that I have a love-hate relationship with : Metallic 4 Life from the Nicki Minaj collection. Different sizes of silver metallic pieces in a black base, fully opaque in 2 coats, gorgeous but with the hardest removal ever!
The base coat itself applied nicely and evenly. First milky white and then drying to a semi-matte transparent finish, I found it much easier to work with than Elmer glue and definitely more fast-drying. It didn't seem to interfere with polish application or caused any problem with total dry time, topcoat included.
I kept my manicure for about 24 hours before trying to remove it. During that time, I showered, cooked, cleaned and basically did everything I'd do on a normal day. All pictures in this post were taken on day 2.
So after 24 hours without loosing any random/unwanted pieces, I took out my favorite stainless steel cuticle pusher (favorite because it has a sharp spoon end) and started lifting off the polish on all sides of my nails, slowly making my way to the middle. I found the process extremely easy on the nail beds but as soon as I got to the free edge, it got harder and harder. I still managed to peel the whole thing off on my pinkie and ring fingers but gave up on both middle and index because I was too scared to damage my nail plates.
Overall :
I have mixed feelings about the OPI Glitter Off base coat. It's not the revolutionary product I had hoped it would be but I will still be using it whenever I feel like wearing glitter polish because it still drastically reduced removing time. I'm pretty sure results would vary a lot depending on the glitter used and/or personal body chemistry though. I think people with shorter nails could get great results.
Oh and I've also thought about sandwiching it between regular polish and a glitter topper. That could work, right?
So what do you think about this new base coat? Have you tried it? Would you?
The base coat itself applied nicely and evenly. First milky white and then drying to a semi-matte transparent finish, I found it much easier to work with than Elmer glue and definitely more fast-drying. It didn't seem to interfere with polish application or caused any problem with total dry time, topcoat included.
I kept my manicure for about 24 hours before trying to remove it. During that time, I showered, cooked, cleaned and basically did everything I'd do on a normal day. All pictures in this post were taken on day 2.
So after 24 hours without loosing any random/unwanted pieces, I took out my favorite stainless steel cuticle pusher (favorite because it has a sharp spoon end) and started lifting off the polish on all sides of my nails, slowly making my way to the middle. I found the process extremely easy on the nail beds but as soon as I got to the free edge, it got harder and harder. I still managed to peel the whole thing off on my pinkie and ring fingers but gave up on both middle and index because I was too scared to damage my nail plates.
Overall :
I have mixed feelings about the OPI Glitter Off base coat. It's not the revolutionary product I had hoped it would be but I will still be using it whenever I feel like wearing glitter polish because it still drastically reduced removing time. I'm pretty sure results would vary a lot depending on the glitter used and/or personal body chemistry though. I think people with shorter nails could get great results.
Oh and I've also thought about sandwiching it between regular polish and a glitter topper. That could work, right?
So what do you think about this new base coat? Have you tried it? Would you?
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