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M23 Strawberry Margarita gives you a clear pink and a light-catching metallic in one bottle. Pink sits close to most natural nail beds, so regrowth shows up slowly. 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 M23 Strawberry Margarita 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.
- Light-catching finish: the metallic particles need a thin, even coat to lie flat, so resist loading the brush.
Specifications
Spec Value Shade code M23 Shade name Strawberry Margarita Colour family Pink Finish Metallic 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 UPC 608460203032 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 M23 Strawberry Margarita, 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
- Everyday salon sets: pink sits close to most natural nail beds.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a milky white for a soft French or a clear top for a bare look.
- Bridal and bridesmaid bookings, where a metallic finish is what the client asked for.
- Fall/Summer bookings, which is where ND files this shade.
Which option should you add to the bag
On this page you are choosing between OPI M23 Strawberry Margarita 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 M23 Strawberry Margarita duo is the sensible reorder. The bundled options exist for a new station or a second room that has nothing in it yet.
How to take it off
OPI M23 Strawberry Margarita is a soak-off gel, so nothing here needs to be drilled off. Break the seal by filing through the top coat until the shine is gone, then wrap each nail in an acetone-soaked pad and leave it long enough for the layers to lift on their own. Ease the softened gel off with a wooden pusher. If it resists, re-wrap rather than scrape, because scraping is what thins the plate and causes the next set to lift.
OPI M23 Strawberry Margarita is stocked alongside every OPI shade ND carries, the fall gel lacquer line-up and OPI dip and lacquer pairs.
M23 Strawberry Margarita gives you a clear pink and a light-catching metallic in one bottle. Pink sits close to most natural nail beds, so regrowth shows up slowly. 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 M23 Strawberry Margarita 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.
- Light-catching finish: the metallic particles need a thin, even coat to lie flat, so resist loading the brush.
Specifications
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Shade code | M23 |
| Shade name | Strawberry Margarita |
| Colour family | Pink |
| Finish | Metallic |
| 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 |
| UPC | 608460203032 |
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 M23 Strawberry Margarita, 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
- Everyday salon sets: pink sits close to most natural nail beds.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a milky white for a soft French or a clear top for a bare look.
- Bridal and bridesmaid bookings, where a metallic finish is what the client asked for.
- Fall/Summer bookings, which is where ND files this shade.
Which option should you add to the bag
On this page you are choosing between OPI M23 Strawberry Margarita 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 M23 Strawberry Margarita duo is the sensible reorder. The bundled options exist for a new station or a second room that has nothing in it yet.
How to take it off
OPI M23 Strawberry Margarita is a soak-off gel, so nothing here needs to be drilled off. Break the seal by filing through the top coat until the shine is gone, then wrap each nail in an acetone-soaked pad and leave it long enough for the layers to lift on their own. Ease the softened gel off with a wooden pusher. If it resists, re-wrap rather than scrape, because scraping is what thins the plate and causes the next set to lift.
OPI M23 Strawberry Margarita is stocked alongside every OPI shade ND carries, the fall gel lacquer line-up and OPI dip and lacquer pairs.