OPI Gelcolor Next Stop The Bikini Zone

Hi NaiLovelies!

I have the first of my picks from the OPI Brazil Gelcolor collection to show you today and I think I have started out with a star of the collection. This beauty is Next Stop The Bikini Zone, OPI Gelcolor formula.

As soon as I saw press release of this polish I knew it just had to form part of my OPI Gelcolor collection, along with Where Did Suzi’s Mango and Amazon Amazoff , I later decided that I must have I Just Can't Cope-Acabana, Don't Bossa Nova Me Around, Kiss Me I'm Brazilian and Live. Love. Carnaval! (swatches coming soon!).

Next Stop The Bikini Zone is a shimmery lavender shade with a duochrome shift from bright lavender to muted champagne gold shimmer. It is a breath-taking polish. The shift produces the most beautiful gradient on your nails as you move your fingers. Unfortunately, the shift is almost impossible to capture on camera – so I tried on video.

The base of this gel is a sheer grey which works perfectly with the lavender and gold shimmer. In artificial light the lavender shimmer is a vibrant lilac and very beautiful. The shift between lavender, lilac and dusty gold is visible yet subtle.

The formula of Next Stop The Bikini Zone is perfect! I actually feel that the way it applies is very similar to Wonderous Star which is also faultless. The gel flowed nicely from the brush onto the nail and stayed where I placed it whilst self-levelling to a perfect smooth and shiny finish. This was a delight to apply and I achieved full opacity in two extremely easy coats. I will be trying out layering combinations with Next Stop The Bikini Zone over dark colours as I think that will yield some exciting combinations.

As a fan of both OPI lacquer and Gelcolor I always have to decide upon which formula I will choose when new collections are released. Colours like Push & Shove and Liquid Sands make it easier for me as these are only available in regular polish but colours like this make it a tougher decision for me. Others have proved hard to choose between as there are a few where I have doubled up and purchased both the polish in both lacquer and Gelcolor formulas. I ended up getting one regular lacquer out of the polishes I chose from this great collection.

I’m so pleased I have this polish as it is unlike anything else which I have in my collection; it is truly unique in my ever growing stash.

Ciao 4 Now