OPI Intelli Gel & Lacquer Duo - V29 Amore at the Grand Canal

V29 Amore at the Grand Canal 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 sits in the winter 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 V29 Amore at the Grand Canal 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. Bench prep: file the shape, ease the cuticle back, take the shine off the plate, wipe it clean.
2. Balance the pH: OPI Bond-Aid, one coat, no cure needed.
3. Foundation: Super Base thin enough to see through, capped at the edge, 30 seconds in the lamp.
4. Colour pass one: OPI V29 Amore at the Grand Canal goes on thin, let the brush settle the cuticle line, 30 seconds.
5. Colour pass two: the second pass is where the shade arrives, 30 seconds.
6. Seal it: Super Gloss for a mirror finish, or the No Wipe top coat if chrome powder or art follows, 30 seconds.
7. Sign off: cuticle oil and a sidewall check before the client leaves the chair.

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.
• Winter bookings, which is where ND files this shade.

Which option should you add to the bag

On this page you are choosing between OPI V29 Amore at the Grand Canal 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 V29 Amore at the Grand Canal 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 V29 Amore at the Grand Canal 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 V29 Amore at the Grand Canal is stocked alongside every OPI shade ND carries, the winter gel lacquer line-up and OPI dip and lacquer pairs.