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F004 Brown To Earth gives you a soft black and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Black needs a tidy cuticle line because every gap shows. 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 F004 Brown To Earth 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
Spec Value Shade code F004 Shade name Brown To Earth Colour family Black, Brown Finish Glossy Bottle size 0.5 oz System OPI Intelli-Gel and OPI Nail Lacquer Cure 30 seconds under the OPI Star Light LED lamp Gel wear about 3 weeks Lacquer wear about 5 to 7 days with base and top coat Formula HEMA-free, TPO-free, vegan Bottle glass Condition new Application steps
- Prep: file, push back the cuticle, buff the shine off the plate and wipe the nail clean.
- Bond-Aid: one coat of OPI Bond-Aid to balance the pH of the nail plate.
- Super Base: one ultra-thin coat of Super Base, cap the free edge, cure 30 seconds.
- Colour coat one: one thin coat of OPI F004 Brown To Earth, cap the free edge, cure 30 seconds.
- Colour coat two: a second thin coat brings it to full payoff, cure 30 seconds.
- Top coat: Super Gloss or the No Wipe top coat, cap the free edge, cure 30 seconds. Super Gloss leaves a tacky layer that you remove with a lint-free wipe and N.A.S. 99.
- Finish: cuticle oil, then check the sidewalls before the client leaves.
Where this shade gets booked
- Statement sets: black needs a tidy cuticle line because every gap shows.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a glossy top for depth or a matte top for a flat finish.
- Nail art bases, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.
- Fall bookings, which is where ND files this shade.
Which option should you add to the bag
On this page you are choosing between OPI F004 Brown To Earth 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. Gel & Lacquer + Dipping Powder is gel, lacquer and dip powder together, so one shade covers all three services. Most reorders are the plain duo, because the base and top coat outlast any single colour. The OPI F004 Brown To Earth bundles are worth it the first time the shade enters the wall, not on the third reorder.
If the set lifts early
Early lifting is almost always prep rather than the colour, and that holds for OPI F004 Brown To Earth as much as any shade on the wall. Make sure the shine is fully off the plate, the cuticle is pushed back and the surface is dehydrated before the base goes on. Keep every layer thin and cap the free edge on the base, both colour coats and the top. A thick colour coat is the most common cause of a set that peels at the stress point in week two.
OPI F004 Brown To Earth is stocked alongside every OPI shade ND carries, the fall gel lacquer line-up and OPI Intelli-Gel combo sets.
F004 Brown To Earth gives you a soft black and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Black needs a tidy cuticle line because every gap shows. 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 F004 Brown To Earth 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
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Shade code | F004 |
| Shade name | Brown To Earth |
| Colour family | Black, Brown |
| Finish | Glossy |
| Bottle size | 0.5 oz |
| System | OPI Intelli-Gel and OPI Nail Lacquer |
| Cure | 30 seconds under the OPI Star Light LED lamp |
| Gel wear | about 3 weeks |
| Lacquer wear | about 5 to 7 days with base and top coat |
| Formula | HEMA-free, TPO-free, vegan |
| Bottle | glass |
| Condition | new |
Application steps
- Prep: file, push back the cuticle, buff the shine off the plate and wipe the nail clean.
- Bond-Aid: one coat of OPI Bond-Aid to balance the pH of the nail plate.
- Super Base: one ultra-thin coat of Super Base, cap the free edge, cure 30 seconds.
- Colour coat one: one thin coat of OPI F004 Brown To Earth, cap the free edge, cure 30 seconds.
- Colour coat two: a second thin coat brings it to full payoff, cure 30 seconds.
- Top coat: Super Gloss or the No Wipe top coat, cap the free edge, cure 30 seconds. Super Gloss leaves a tacky layer that you remove with a lint-free wipe and N.A.S. 99.
- Finish: cuticle oil, then check the sidewalls before the client leaves.
Where this shade gets booked
- Statement sets: black needs a tidy cuticle line because every gap shows.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a glossy top for depth or a matte top for a flat finish.
- Nail art bases, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.
- Fall bookings, which is where ND files this shade.
Which option should you add to the bag
On this page you are choosing between OPI F004 Brown To Earth 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. Gel & Lacquer + Dipping Powder is gel, lacquer and dip powder together, so one shade covers all three services. Most reorders are the plain duo, because the base and top coat outlast any single colour. The OPI F004 Brown To Earth bundles are worth it the first time the shade enters the wall, not on the third reorder.
If the set lifts early
Early lifting is almost always prep rather than the colour, and that holds for OPI F004 Brown To Earth as much as any shade on the wall. Make sure the shine is fully off the plate, the cuticle is pushed back and the surface is dehydrated before the base goes on. Keep every layer thin and cap the free edge on the base, both colour coats and the top. A thick colour coat is the most common cause of a set that peels at the stress point in week two.
OPI F004 Brown To Earth is stocked alongside every OPI shade ND carries, the fall gel lacquer line-up and OPI Intelli-Gel combo sets.