I showed this unlabeled OPI polish in my birthday haul recently:
I applied this on my toes over the weekend and it’s bugging the heck out of me that I don’t know what the colour is. There was no label on the bottle. Can you help me identify it?
Here is how it looks on the nail swatch stick:
Close-up shot – in some lights it flashes a teal tint:
I suspect this colour is from one of the more recent collection (within the last 2 years) simply due to the salon where I got it from. They often carry the newest collections and then sell the leftover ones cheaply. I did some sleuthing online and used resources like beautygeek’s comparisons:
I’ve narrowed the selection down to one of the following:
• Venice the Party? (Venice Fall / Winter 2015)
• I Sea you Wear OPI (OPI Brights Summer 2015 )
• This Colour is Making Waves (Hawaii Spring / Summer 2015)
The bottle shots aren’t the most accurate, I find. I think it’s a toss-up between the first two, and I’m leaning more toward “Venice The Party” because of how it applies on the nails:
Here’s another shot of the nail swatch and bottle, with a more saturated colour:
What do you think? Help! I will not sleep soundly again until this mystery is solved! 😛
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I think it looks like “Teal the Cows Come Home.”
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Oh man, you could be right! I didn’t even look at that one too closely because the collection came out so long ago. Based on online swatches, it applies so similarly to this one!!!
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I’m with Kaily! When I saw you mention Teal, I was going to say Teal the Cows Come Home 🙂
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Definitely not Making waves – mine looks more green and like a duochrome than this which is more a shimmer, it also has a subtle pink glass fleck. Out of those it looks like venice to me, I don’t have anything else similar I could pull out to compare!
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Also you’re probably the person who might be able to help me identify this mislabelled Essie given your stash, I still haven’t found out and it’s a year on! https://helplesswhilstdrying.com/2015/04/06/essie-lovie-dovie-swatch-review/
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Oh man! Now I’ll have to look for you. I don’t think I have a shade like this from Essie in my stash. But I’m on the hunt for you! But one thing is for sure, that shade is NOT Lovie Dovie! I looked in the comments of that post and the 2 closest options are Bachelorette Bash or Exotic Liras. Incidentally, I just got Exotic Liras recently! Based on your photos, I’d say it’s NOT Exotic Liras. Let me dig more…
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I took the bottle to a store and couldn’t find exotic liras to compare it against, but next to bachelorette party this looks red in comparison. I wonder if it was a limited edition shade given i can’t find a colour matching in stores – although our Essie stands here are much smaller in comparison to yours (presuming they’re the same size as the states!)
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It could have been a limited edition colour. You posted April of 2015, so I’ll look for collections that released around that time. Based on what I’ve seen about Bachelorette Bash, I didn’t think that was it – it’s too berry toned. Exotic Liras is much brighter and almost like a fruit punch. My best guess so far is Fruit Sangria (might be a bit too bright):
http://www.musingsfrommanhattan.com/2011/07/essie-fruit-sangria.html
But let me check the LE collections too!
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If had it I would say a good year before that, and it was purchased in a set from tk Max’s so who knows how old it actually is! Could be fruit sangria!
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Yeah the more swatches I see of that online, the least likely it’s Making Waves. I never buy unlabeled polishes, it just irks me!
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No me nether I always look at the names to see if it triggers a I’m sure I’ve got that moment, or I’ve heard good / bad things moment!
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Looks like Venice the Party to me! Could it also be Teal the Cows Come Home as well, or is your polish a brighter, more metallic blue? Doesn’t seem like it would be This Colour is Making Waves…that one looks like a more muted blue.
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Another vote for Venice the Party! I’m 90% sure it is that based on what fivezero said about Teal the Cows Come Home being really sheer. This wasn’t that sheer.
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Looks like Venice the Party to me, but I did use to have Teal the Cows Come Home and it was SO SHEER. Which is why I don’t think it’s that one, but I suppose the formula could have changed (my bottle had the older pre-Pro-Wide brush).
Hate unlabeled polishes!!! Aaaaagh.
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Good to know about Teal the Cows Come Home! That’s why I included the 1 and 2 coat photos. Sometimes you can tell a lot about a polish based on how they apply. I’m fairly confident in calling this shade Venice the Party! And coincidentally, we’re heading to Venice in September! Yay! 😀 Thanks Chris for the info!
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No idea but it sure looks lovely!
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I guess at the end of the day, that’s all that really matters! 😛
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I don’t know about the name of this product but it looks lovely albeit
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It’s true, it doesn’t matter the name, the colour is very pretty! That’s why I had to buy it. 😛
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Oh, Stashy, perfect example of first world problems! I love it!!!
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Such a gorgeous blue. It’s like ocean and frosting and swimming. What an amazing summer color. Why it made me think of frosting – I don’t now but that’s a good thing!
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