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OPI Launches New Orleans Collection for Spring 2016
From the filigreed iron of its balconies to the jazz and jambalaya that permeate its air, New Orleans personifies grace, gumption and joie de vivre. The city’s indomitable spirit is the inspiration for OPI’s spring 2016 collection.
The New Orleans Collection by OPI features 12 new Nail Lacquers and matching GelColors that take nails and toes from beignets at Café du Monde all the way to nightcaps on Bourbon Street in style. Sweet, spicy, soulful and vibrant, the palette is perfect for a town where parades pop up everywhere, and dancing in the streets is de rigueur.
Every day is Mardi Gras with shades like “I Manicure for Beads” and “I’m Sooo Swamped!” It’s always fair (albeit steamy) weather, with “Humidi-tea” or “Let Me Bayou a Drink.” Other hues – “Got Myself into a Jam-balaya,” “Rich Girls & Po-Boys” and “Crawfishin’ for a Compliment” – pay homage to The Big Easy’s world-famous cuisine.
“The colors of New Orleans are more vibrant than ever, and we celebrate them wholeheartedly with our spring collection,” says Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, OPI Co-Founder & Brand Ambassador. “New Orleans is a place to recharge and revel. One where the atmosphere is delightfully diverse, where the food is epic and where music feeds the soul. We hope we've bottled up a little of that special NOLA culture, all while supporting the city's remarkable renaissance."
New Orleans Collection by OPI includes the following shades in both nail lacquer and GelColor formulas:
Let Me Bayou a Drink
Blush pink
Humidi-Tea
Nude shimmer
Suzi Nails New Orleans
Chic bright pink
I Manicure for Beads
Luscious purple crème
Spare Me a French Quarter?
Mellowed raspberry crème
She’s a Bad Muffuletta!
Hot red crème
Got Myself into a Jam-balaya
A yummy mélange of spice and creamy peach
Crawfishin’ for a Compliment
Light creamy orange
Take a Right on Bourbon
An intoxicatingly, warm metallic pewter
I’m Sooo Swamped!
Verdant, creamy green
Rich Girls & Po-Boys
China blue crème
Show Us Your Tips!
Periwinkle shimmer
New Orleans Collection by OPI will be available in both nail lacquer and GelColor formulas beginning February 2016. For more information, visit www.opi.com.
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