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F044 Throw Me a Wink gives you a greige and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Beige hides regrowth better than a bright colour, which stretches the fill cycle.
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 F044 Throw Me a Wink 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
Spec Value Shade code F044 Shade name Throw Me a Wink Colour family Beige 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
- Shape and clean the plate: file to shape, ease the cuticle back, buff off the shine and wipe the nail.
- pH step: a single coat of OPI Bond-Aid readies the plate for adhesion.
- Super Base: one very thin coat, capped at the free edge, cured for 30 seconds.
- First colour coat: lay OPI F044 Throw Me a Wink on thin and let the brush settle the edge, cure 30 seconds.
- Second colour coat: this is the coat that brings the shade to its full depth, cure 30 seconds.
- 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.
- Last check: cuticle oil, then run a finger down each sidewall before the client stands up.
Where this shade gets booked
- Quiet luxury sets: beige hides regrowth better than a bright colour, which stretches the fill cycle.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a chrome powder over the top for a quiet metallic.
- Work-safe manicures, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.
Duo, single or add the dip
On this page you are choosing between OPI F044 Throw Me a Wink 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. Nail Lacquer Only is the air-dry lacquer on its own, no lamp needed. 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. Intelli-Gel + Base Top Gel is the Intelli-Gel bottle bundled with the Super Base and top coat. Salons running a full service line usually take the combined option so OPI F044 Throw Me a Wink covers gel, lacquer and dip. A tech testing a new colour on a few clients is better off with the duo on its own.
Storing the bottle
Keep OPI F044 Throw Me a Wink 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 F044 Throw Me a Wink is stocked alongside every OPI shade ND carries, the whole gel and lacquer category and OPI in bulk.
F044 Throw Me a Wink gives you a greige and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Beige hides regrowth better than a bright colour, which stretches the fill cycle.
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 F044 Throw Me a Wink 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
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Shade code | F044 |
| Shade name | Throw Me a Wink |
| Colour family | Beige |
| 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
- Shape and clean the plate: file to shape, ease the cuticle back, buff off the shine and wipe the nail.
- pH step: a single coat of OPI Bond-Aid readies the plate for adhesion.
- Super Base: one very thin coat, capped at the free edge, cured for 30 seconds.
- First colour coat: lay OPI F044 Throw Me a Wink on thin and let the brush settle the edge, cure 30 seconds.
- Second colour coat: this is the coat that brings the shade to its full depth, cure 30 seconds.
- 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.
- Last check: cuticle oil, then run a finger down each sidewall before the client stands up.
Where this shade gets booked
- Quiet luxury sets: beige hides regrowth better than a bright colour, which stretches the fill cycle.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a chrome powder over the top for a quiet metallic.
- Work-safe manicures, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.
Duo, single or add the dip
On this page you are choosing between OPI F044 Throw Me a Wink 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. Nail Lacquer Only is the air-dry lacquer on its own, no lamp needed. 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. Intelli-Gel + Base Top Gel is the Intelli-Gel bottle bundled with the Super Base and top coat. Salons running a full service line usually take the combined option so OPI F044 Throw Me a Wink covers gel, lacquer and dip. A tech testing a new colour on a few clients is better off with the duo on its own.
Storing the bottle
Keep OPI F044 Throw Me a Wink 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 F044 Throw Me a Wink is stocked alongside every OPI shade ND carries, the whole gel and lacquer category and OPI in bulk.