OPI Intelli Gel & Lacquer Duo - H012 Emmy, have you seen Oscar

H012 Emmy, have you seen Oscar gives you a blue-based red and a light-catching metallic in one bottle. Red shows brush strokes more than most families, so two thin coats beat one thick one. It is carried in the fall gel lacquer line-up at ND.

What you get in the bottle

• Fewer do-overs: the Intelli-Brush thins the formula under gentle pressure and resets when you lift off, so the gel stays where you put it instead of flooding the cuticle.
• Two coats, full colour: Intelli-Gel reaches its true payoff in two coats and cures in 30 seconds under the OPI Star Light lamp.
• Three weeks of wear: a full OPI H012 Emmy, have you seen Oscar service holds a glass-like shine for about three weeks before a fill.
• HEMA-free and TPO-free: the formula is vegan and leaves out HEMA and TPO, which matters for clients with a history of gel sensitivity.
• Light-catching finish: the metallic particles need a thin, even coat to lie flat, so resist loading the brush.

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 H012 Emmy, have you seen Oscar 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 and date-night sets: red shows brush strokes more than most families.
• Pairing work: it sits next to a glossy top coat and a clean cuticle line.
• Classic pedicures, where a metallic finish is what the client asked for.
• Fall/Winter bookings, which is where ND files this shade.

Duo, single or add the dip

On this page you are choosing between OPI H012 Emmy, have you seen Oscar 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. Salons running a full service line usually take the combined option so OPI H012 Emmy, have you seen Oscar covers gel, lacquer and dip. A tech testing a new colour on a few clients is better off with the duo on its own.

If the set lifts early

Early lifting is almost always prep rather than the colour, and that holds for OPI H012 Emmy, have you seen Oscar 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 H012 Emmy, have you seen Oscar is stocked alongside every OPI shade ND carries, the fall gel lacquer line-up and OPI in bulk.