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OPI hits the open road with a new take on classic style in the Touring America Collection for Fall/Winter 2011. Inspired by Americana and cities with rich cultural heritage, the collection’s twelve shades offer comfortable glamour and wearable elegance for nails and toes.
OPI hits the open road with a new take on classic style in the Touring America Collection for Fall/Winter 2011. Inspired by Americana and cities with rich cultural heritage, the collection's twelve shades offer comfortable glamour and wearable elegance for nails and toes.



Uh-oh Roll
Down the Window Color to Diner ForFrench Quarter for
Your Thoughts I Eat Mainely
Lobster
"My recent road trip across the country sparked the creation of the Touring America Collection," says Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, OPI Executive VP & Artistic Director. "Autumn is a time for reinvention, and these shades revive classic, iconic colors for fall, from cool heather, khaki and chocolate to warm rose, peach and red."
Touring America includes the following shades:
Are We There Yet?
Don't make me reach back there and take that perfect melon shade!
I Eat Mainely Lobster
We "clawed" through crowds to catch this coral for you.
My Address is "Hollywood"
We put this pretty rose-pink on the map.
Color to Diner For
I'll take the rosy-red with a side of "awesome."
Honk if You Love OPI
Don't let this gorgeous dark grape pass you by.
Road House Blues
In this case…R&B stands for "Really Blue."
Suzi Takes the Wheel
Buckle up-she's not stopping until she gets to gray!
French Quarter for Your Thoughts
Want beads? Then show us your sexy gray nails!
Uh-oh Roll Down the Window
You're gonna wanna pull over for this "unexpected" olive green.
A-taupe the Space Needle
You'll climb to new heights with this creamy-rich taupe.
Get in the Expresso Lane
An amped-up dark brown that'll never letcha down!
I Brake for Manicures
This gorgeous eggplant-plum has our full attention.
Touring America by OPI will be available August 3, 2011 at professional salons nationwide. For more information, call 800-341-9999 or visit www.opi.com.

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