OPI Intelli Gel & Lacquer Duo - T76 I Am What I Amethyst

T76 I Am What I Amethyst gives you a plum purple and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Purple carries both red and blue pigment, so it shifts under salon light and daylight. It sits in the summer gel lacquer line-up at ND.

What you get in the bottle

• Self-correcting application: OPI built Intelli-Gel around a responsive gel network that settles itself after every stroke, so a slightly heavy hand does not end in a flooded sidewall.
• Thirty-second cure: each layer of OPI T76 I Am What I Amethyst sets in 30 seconds under the OPI Star Light lamp, which takes real minutes out of a full set.
• Wear a client notices: about three weeks of glass-like shine before the colour needs a fill.
• Made for sensitive clients: no HEMA, no TPO, and no animal-derived ingredients in the formula.

Specifications

Application steps

1. Shape and clean the plate: file to shape, ease the cuticle back, buff off the shine and wipe the nail.
2. pH step: a single coat of OPI Bond-Aid readies the plate for adhesion.
3. Super Base: one very thin coat, capped at the free edge, cured for 30 seconds.
4. First colour coat: lay OPI T76 I Am What I Amethyst on thin and let the brush settle the edge, cure 30 seconds.
5. Second colour coat: this is the coat that brings the shade to its full depth, cure 30 seconds.
6. Top coat: finish with Super Gloss for maximum shine or the No Wipe top coat when chrome or art is going over it, cure 30 seconds.
7. Last check: cuticle oil, then run a finger down each sidewall before the client stands up.

Where this shade gets booked

• Evening sets: purple carries both red and blue pigment.
• Pairing work: it sits next to a soft pink base or a glitter tip.
• Autumn bookings, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.
• Summer/Winter bookings, which is where ND files this shade.

Which option should you add to the bag

On this page you are choosing between OPI T76 I Am What I Amethyst in different formats. Gel Polish & Lacquer is the matched gel and lacquer pair, so the client can take the polish home in the same shade. Intelli-Gel Only is the Intelli-Gel bottle on its own. Lacquer Only is the air-dry lacquer on its own, no lamp needed. Intelli-Gel + Base Top Gel is the Intelli-Gel bottle bundled with the Super Base and top coat. Dipping Powder is the matching dip powder for a dip service in the same shade. Dip Powder & Lacquer is the dip powder with the matching lacquer. If you already stock base and top coat, the plain OPI T76 I Am What I Amethyst duo is the sensible reorder. The bundled options exist for a new station or a second room that has nothing in it yet.

Storing the bottle

Keep OPI T76 I Am What I Amethyst upright with the cap tight and out of direct sunlight, because daylight will start curing gel in a half-empty bottle. Wipe the neck before you close it so the cap does not seize. Pigment-heavy and glitter shades settle between services, so roll the bottle between your palms rather than shaking it, which puts bubbles in the first coat and shows up under the lamp.

OPI T76 I Am What I Amethyst is stocked alongside every OPI shade ND carries, the summer gel lacquer line-up and OPI dip and lacquer pairs.