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S052 Drive 'Em Magenta gives you a fine glitter and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Glitter needs a thicker top coat to sit flat, and it takes longer to soak off. 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 S052 Drive 'Em Magenta 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.
- Gloss that holds: the cured finish stays high-shine for the life of the set as long as the top coat caps the free edge.
Specifications
Spec Value Shade code S052 Shade name Drive 'Em Magenta Colour family Glitter, Pink, Pink, Glitter 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
- 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 S052 Drive 'Em Magenta, 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
- Accent nails: glitter needs a thicker top coat to sit flat, and it takes longer to soak off.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a solid cream shade on the other nails.
- Party and holiday sets, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.
- Fall/Spring/Winter bookings, which is where ND files this shade.
Picking the right option on this page
On this page you are choosing between OPI S052 Drive 'Em Magenta 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. Think about who is buying. A mobile tech carries the OPI S052 Drive 'Em Magenta duo and nothing else. A salon with three stations and a dip menu is better served by the combined option.
Storing the bottle
Keep OPI S052 Drive 'Em Magenta 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 S052 Drive 'Em Magenta is stocked alongside every OPI shade ND carries, the fall gel lacquer line-up and the OPI lacquer range.
S052 Drive 'Em Magenta gives you a fine glitter and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Glitter needs a thicker top coat to sit flat, and it takes longer to soak off. 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 S052 Drive 'Em Magenta 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.
- Gloss that holds: the cured finish stays high-shine for the life of the set as long as the top coat caps the free edge.
Specifications
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Shade code | S052 |
| Shade name | Drive 'Em Magenta |
| Colour family | Glitter, Pink, Pink, Glitter |
| 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
- 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 S052 Drive 'Em Magenta, 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
- Accent nails: glitter needs a thicker top coat to sit flat, and it takes longer to soak off.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a solid cream shade on the other nails.
- Party and holiday sets, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.
- Fall/Spring/Winter bookings, which is where ND files this shade.
Picking the right option on this page
On this page you are choosing between OPI S052 Drive 'Em Magenta 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. Think about who is buying. A mobile tech carries the OPI S052 Drive 'Em Magenta duo and nothing else. A salon with three stations and a dip menu is better served by the combined option.
Storing the bottle
Keep OPI S052 Drive 'Em Magenta 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 S052 Drive 'Em Magenta is stocked alongside every OPI shade ND carries, the fall gel lacquer line-up and the OPI lacquer range.