i’ve got a mini-obsession with opal looking polishes right now, and my two absolute favorites are jen and berries’ “pandora’s rocks” and emily de molly’s “sheer tint opal.” the j&b one really nails the additional opal colors, imo.
kbshimmer’s what a pearl wants is my opalest polish—it’s very sheer, so this is 2 layers over a white polish. all iridescent flakes, and they shift between the classic opal pastels—pink, blue, and yellow are the strongest colors i see at different angles. I’ve been meaning to experiment with jelly sandwiching it—if you have a white jelly, I think you could make something VERY opal with this polish
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Ooh I wonder if mooncat pearl clutcher w/ moonjelly would make a good opal effect
In case you cannot find one you like, a flake topper with a milky white will achieve the effect.
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Possibly white with a few layers of Foxfire by Mooncat
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There are a ton of you Aldo’s watch the sub.
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I actually just did a mani with drugstore polishes going for an opal look. I used 2 coats of sally hansen insta dry in 115 silk is… and then sponged on 2 layers of sally hansen miracle gel crystal effect top coat. I imagine I would’ve got the look closer with maybe a light blue replacing the first coat of 115.
Here’s the Emily de Molly opal polish! I got it last summer since I’m also obsessed with opals and I feel like it does a great job capturing the look especially in sunlight!
*also this pic is with 3 coats so it gets quite thick on the nail
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I feel like my current nails are quite opal-y, but leans pinker than your inspo pic. I’m wearing 2 coats of Clionadh Grandmother of Pearl and 1 coat Fancy Gloss Frozen Opal topper.
Profound glass works has a couple crushed opal polishes. Ive checked on and off when it would be available if it ever will be, but it looks pretty cool.
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[Emily de Molly Sheer Tiny Opal](https://www.emilydemolly.com/collections/best-sellers/products/sheer-tint-opal)
It’s sold out at the moment but it’s the first one I thought of!
I was looking at this polish by [emily de molly](https://www.emilydemolly.com/products/sheer-tint-opal?variant=51397131075891) and I find that’s the closest I’ve ever seen to really resembling an opal. I don’t have this polish and it’s out of stock currently, but it’s on my wishlist for sure
https://preview.redd.it/ev9fvgn2f6cg1.jpeg?width=1031&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f3fece201a362713d04532e685dfdeb2cb6a0970
I think it looks so much like an actual opal 🙂
i’ve got a mini-obsession with opal looking polishes right now, and my two absolute favorites are jen and berries’ “pandora’s rocks” and emily de molly’s “sheer tint opal.” the j&b one really nails the additional opal colors, imo.
https://preview.redd.it/cw8n3ba3h6cg1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c001859ffa9d5b8579b12edf3aa613556bf94190
kbshimmer’s what a pearl wants is my opalest polish—it’s very sheer, so this is 2 layers over a white polish. all iridescent flakes, and they shift between the classic opal pastels—pink, blue, and yellow are the strongest colors i see at different angles. I’ve been meaning to experiment with jelly sandwiching it—if you have a white jelly, I think you could make something VERY opal with this polish
Ooh I wonder if mooncat pearl clutcher w/ moonjelly would make a good opal effect
I was going to say [Curiosity’s Prey](https://www.mooncat.com/products/curiositys-prey) from Mooncat.
https://preview.redd.it/rtsjmr3qk6cg1.jpeg?width=990&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fb551271dde8da0065777f4b69727913bc27df14
In case you cannot find one you like, a flake topper with a milky white will achieve the effect.
Possibly white with a few layers of Foxfire by Mooncat
There are a ton of you Aldo’s watch the sub.
I actually just did a mani with drugstore polishes going for an opal look. I used 2 coats of sally hansen insta dry in 115 silk is… and then sponged on 2 layers of sally hansen miracle gel crystal effect top coat. I imagine I would’ve got the look closer with maybe a light blue replacing the first coat of 115.
https://preview.redd.it/4upt97g3m6cg1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9afd2b190456cd5981ea47ed6bdab0ce38050879
https://preview.redd.it/wdl05ikdn6cg1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=31cd677f03e029a482ea755b747a96a4884c4d44
Here’s the Emily de Molly opal polish! I got it last summer since I’m also obsessed with opals and I feel like it does a great job capturing the look especially in sunlight!
*also this pic is with 3 coats so it gets quite thick on the nail
I feel like my current nails are quite opal-y, but leans pinker than your inspo pic. I’m wearing 2 coats of Clionadh Grandmother of Pearl and 1 coat Fancy Gloss Frozen Opal topper.
https://preview.redd.it/cqk2wwqun6cg1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a8438ca75a756565eeb9aab0df9260f9d23be086
Profound glass works has a couple crushed opal polishes. Ive checked on and off when it would be available if it ever will be, but it looks pretty cool.