OPI Intelli Gel & Lacquer Duo - F010 I Mica Be Dreaming

F010 I Mica Be Dreaming gives you a champagne gold and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Gold flake catches light unevenly on a thick coat, so build it in thin layers.

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 F010 I Mica Be Dreaming 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

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 F010 I Mica Be Dreaming 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

• Holiday sets: gold flake catches light unevenly on a thick coat.
• Pairing work: it sits next to a nude base or a deep red accent.
• Wedding guest nails, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.

Which option should you add to the bag

On this page you are choosing between OPI F010 I Mica Be Dreaming 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 F010 I Mica Be Dreaming 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 F010 I Mica Be Dreaming 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 F010 I Mica Be Dreaming is stocked alongside every OPI shade ND carries, the whole gel and lacquer category and OPI Intelli-Gel combo sets.