OPI Intelli Gel & Lacquer Duo - V27 Worth a Pretty Penne

V27 Worth a Pretty Penne gives you a reflective metallic and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Metallic pigment shows every ridge underneath, so buff the plate flat before the base coat. It is carried in the fall gel lacquer line-up at ND.

What you get in the bottle

• Viscosity that behaves: the gel is thick enough to stay exactly where you place it, so you are not chasing it back off the skin.
• Colour in two passes: the pigment load in OPI V27 Worth a Pretty Penne is high enough that two thin coats reach the shade on the cap.
• Three-week service: a properly prepped Intelli-Gel set runs about three weeks before regrowth shows.
• Vegan, HEMA-free, TPO-free: worth flagging to any client who has reacted to gel in the past.
• Gloss that holds: the cured finish stays high-shine for the life of the set as long as the top coat caps the free edge.

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 V27 Worth a Pretty Penne 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

• Party sets: metallic pigment shows every ridge underneath.
• Pairing work: it sits next to a matte or cream shade on the other nails.
• Accent nails, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.
• Fall/Spring bookings, which is where ND files this shade.

Which option should you add to the bag

On this page you are choosing between OPI V27 Worth a Pretty Penne 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. If you already stock base and top coat, the plain OPI V27 Worth a Pretty Penne 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 V27 Worth a Pretty Penne 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 V27 Worth a Pretty Penne is stocked alongside every OPI shade ND carries, the fall gel lacquer line-up and OPI dip and lacquer pairs.