INFINITE SHINE OPI REVIEW

Hello everyone!

Today I will be sharing with you some swatches of OPIs Infinite Shine collection.  These were sent to me by Preen.me as part of their preenmeVIP program.

This new line by OPI is meant to have a gel-like effect without the actual hassle of applying gel polish such as, putting your nails under a UV light and curing it after early layer. In addition to their gel-like effect these polishes apply like any other regular polish and can be removed with any nail polish remover. These polishes retail for about $11.99 (12.50) a bottle (not including the base coat and top coat that they recommend you purchase). I have also seen that Color4Nails will be selling these for $6.50 a bottle +shipping. If you're willing to wait for them then I recommend you check them out. Especially on Instagram!

After using this line for a couple of weeks I have found some pros and cons about them. If you follow me on instagram you will see some swatches that have already been posted on my profile. My intention for this blog is to have a more in-depth review on the Infinite Shine collection.

Throughout the blog I will be addressing the pros and cons for each mani that I did. Hope this helps in helping you decided whether or not to spend $11.99 on a bottle of nail polish (if you decide to go to your local beauty store).

Lets begin,

For this first mani I used:

• Infinite Shine 1 Primer Base Coat
• Infinite Shine Stay Neutral
• Infinite Shine Raisin' the Bar
• Infinite Shine 3 Gloss Top Coat
• Vinyl Boutique Large Triangle
• Dotting Tool

How to get the look:

1. Prime your nails using the a OPI Infinite Shine Primer Base Coat. 

2. Wait till dry then start off with your base color. For this nail art  I chose OPI Infinite Shine 'Staying Neutral'.

3. Apply a coat of OPI Infinite Shine Gloss Top Coat on your middle and ring finger. Wait for it to dry

4. While you wait, apply dots to your pointer and pinky. I used a dotting tool for this and the nail polish I used was OPI Infinite Shine 'Raisin’ the Bar'.

5. Wait for it to completely dry before applying top coat.

6. Go back to the middle and ring finger. Make sure your nails are completely dry before applying nail vinyls on them. I applied some triangle nail vinyls from Vinyl Boutique (direct link above).

7. Remove immediately after painting your nails. I used tweezers for this part. I find that it makes it easier. 

8. Wait for it to dry then apply top coat.

Pros & Cons:

• Pros
• The base coat dries super fast. By the time I finished applying the base coat my nails were already dry.
• The nail polish dries fast. I found that the thinner the the coats are the fast the nail polish dries
• Without the top coat, the nail polish is super glossy alone.
• Cons
• The topcoat is super tricky to use. You have to make sure the brush does not touch your nailart. Expect the nailart to smear if it does touch!

For this next mani I used:

• Infinite Shine Unrepentantly Red
• I purchased the triangles at my local beauty salon 

This one was my favorite manis I did :D

For this mani I used: 

• Infinite Shine Endurance Race To The Finish
• Infinite Shine Unrepentantly Red
• OPI Love.Angel.Music.Baby
• Regular Chevron Tape

The left picture was taken right after I finished the mani, the right picture was taken 6 days later. My nails tend to chip within a couple of days. I was very impressed with how long they last. I took them off because I wanted to do a new mani haha. 

For this mani I did a watermarble accent nail.

For this mani I used:

• Infinite Shine Girl Without Limits
• Infinite Shine In Pursuit of Purple
• Infinite Shine To Infinite and Blue-yond

I actually did not put top coat on 4 nails (top coat on the watermarbled nail) the drying time was so fast. I found that the thinner the layer the faster it dried. I think the drying time might have been about 5 minutes! Impressive!

For this mani I did a sponged-gradient (I think that's what it's called haha) I found that soaking the sponge in water before starting the gradient helps the nail polish not dry out as quickly. On this mani I only applied topcoat on the gradient nails. The other two nails did not have any topcoat. They are still super shiny even without topcoat!

For this mani I used:

• Infinite Shine To Infinity and Blue-yond
• Infinite Shine In Pursuit of Purple
• Infinite Shine You Can Count On It

I will update this blog with any new manis I do using this line

Overall, I am very pleased. Although I wasn't such a huge fan of the topcoat all the nail polishes dried quickly on their own without it and they were great for watermarble! Although they are a little pricey in stores I highly recommend you check out online store they might have them at a cheaper price :D Hope this blog helped you decided whether or not OPI Infinite Shine is for you.