“YOU DON’T NEED A SPECIAL OCCASION TO HAVE NAILS BE

YOUR BEST ACCESSORY!”

—SUZI WEISS-FISCHMANN

“I WAS INSPIRED BY VENICE’S CARNIVALE CELEBRATION. I EMULATED THE DRESSES AND

MASKS WORN DURING THE FESTIVITIES.” — TOMOKA DEI, OPI NAIL ARTIST

1 Prep the nail and apply a thin coat of OPI Gel-

Color Base Coat. Cure for 30 seconds in the OPI LED Light. Then, apply two thin coats of OPI GelColor Baroque … but Still Shopping! Cap the free edge and cure each coat for 30 seconds.

2 Apply one coat of OPI GelColor Black Onyx to

the nail. Do not cure.

3 Using a Golden Pointe Brush, carve out the

design. Cure for 30 seconds.

4 Next, apply embellish-ments by pressing them

into the GelColor residue. Fin-ish with a thin coat of OPI Gel-Color Top Coat and cure for 30 seconds. Remove the gel residue with an Expert Touch Nail Wipe and N.A.S. 99.

❤ MASQUERADE

1 Prep the nail and apply a thin coat

of OPI GelColor Base Coat. Cure for 30 seconds in the OPI LED Light. Then, apply two thin coats of OPI GelColor Be There in a Prosecco. Cap the free edge and cure each coat for 30 seconds.

2 Using a Golden Pointe Brush and

OPI GelColor Black Onyx, apply a rim of color to the nail border. Do not cure.

3 Remove the color from the OPI Gel-

Color Black Onyx brush and swipe the rim of color from the outside edge of the nail toward the center to create a diagonal pattern. Cure for 30 seconds.

4 Following the same technique, apply

OPI GelColor O Suzi Mio lightly over the nail in the opposite direction and cure for 30 sec-onds. Finish with a thin coat of OPI GelColor Top Coat and cure for 30 seconds. Remove the gel residue with an Expert Touch Nail Wipe and N.A.S. 99.

1 Prep the nail and apply a thin coat of OPI GelColor Base Coat. Cure for 30 seconds in the OPI LED Light. Then, apply two thin coats of OPI GelColor Worth a Pretty Penne.

Cap the free edge and cure each coat for 30 seconds.

2 Apply a thin coat of OPI GelColor Matte Top Coat and cure for 30 seconds. Remove the gel residue with an Expert Touch Nail Wipe and N.A.S. 99.

3 Using a Golden Pointe Brush

and OPI GelColor Worth a Pretty Penne, apply the paisley swirl pattern by lightly painting lines, dots and teardrop shapes. Flash cure for 15 seconds. Remove the gel residue with an Expert Touch Nail Wipe and N.A.S. 99.

EMBOSSED ❤

❤ CARNIVALE

TRY THIS! Unexpected pairings create statement-making manis. Try these favorite combos!

It’s a Piazza Cake + A Great Opera-tunityBe There in a Prosecco + Venice the Party?

❤ THE INSPIRATION This season’s style is robust with opulent fabrics, exaggerated shapes and lots of brilliant accents. So when it came to creating the Venice Collection, “intuitively I thought of Italy—the architecture, the food, the people, the art and the spirit of Venice,” explains OPI cofounder and brand ambassador Suzi Weiss-Fischmann. This bold and elegant fall collection—available in both Nail Lacquer and GelColor—includes 12 shades that will become part of the permanent OPI color family, plus three limited edition selections!

THIS FALL, JOIN OPI ON AN

EXCURSION TO ITALY WHERE

YOU CAN SAMPLE GELATO,

ENJOY PROSECCO AND BLOW

BACI (KISSES) FROM YOUR BEAUTIFULLY MANICURED FINGERTIPS!

TURN THE PAGE for artistic ideas using the Venice Collection inspired by the city’s works of timeless beauty.

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