Review Time: OPI Neons Collection

Review Time: OPI Neons Collection

OPI does arguably the best polishes around. Between the wide brush (where you can actually paint a nail in 3 strokes) and the opaque quality of the polishes, and the true to tone color (IE it paints the color that's in the bottle)- it makes it one of the top dogs in the industry.

So when the Neon collection came back, I was like, "Yuuussssss."

I ended up only getting 3 colors, but I probably would have gotten more. (I'm saving my money for the OPI/Coca Cola Collection coming this summer, which I'm pumped for.)

But the thing I noticed about this collection was that the colors aren't actually what I would consider "neon". They were very BRIGHT, but they don't seem very neon.

So on the left, the colors I got (R to L): Push and Purr-pull, Down to the Core-al, and You Are so Outa Lime!

Push and Purr-pull is a very creamy purple, which borders on the pinkier side of things as opposed to very blue based.

Down to the Core-al is a color that rides right in between red and orange. It's kind of the darker cousin to a traditional coral color- which I personally kind of think looks more grown up.

You Are so Outa Lime! is definitely a straight up mint green. It does lean towards the blue-mints as opposed to yellowy-mint.

All of the colors are very opaque and super creamy- but the one thing I noticed that was super weird was that all the colors dry pretty matte.

All the research I've looked through and even looking at the OPI descriptions- none of these are described as matte. I think maybe they dry that way BECAUSE they're neons, but I genuinely have no idea.

In the swatches below I took the pictures in a pretty heavy yellow light (annoying- BUT I'm at Shaver Lake and that's just whats around so deal with it.) and they are topped with a CND thick top coat. (So shiny shiny.)

And then of course, I did some 80's nail art with the colors and then used a thick glitter striper polish to make lines. I LIKE IT, SO SUE ME.

I do like the way these look, especially the mint and coral colors. (Not a fan of purple, but I bought it for a client who's school colors are gold and purple.)

These polishes retail for around $8.50 a bottle- but I know they're doing a pack of mini polishes with 6 colors from the collection for $20 at Ulta- which include the 3 colors I show above- which I love. I get tired of colors pretty quickly so the mini polishes are great for me so I don't end up as a giant hoarder.

All in all, I think these are really cool. If you're a fan of brights that aren't stupid and are actually pretty grown up looking- these will probably be a good fit for you.

Happy polishing,

-SamanthaK