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H08 I'm Not Really a Waitress gives you a blue-based red and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Red shows brush strokes more than most families, so two thin coats beat one thick one. It sits in the summer gel lacquer line-up at ND.
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 H08 I'm Not Really a Waitress 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 H08 Shade name I'm Not Really a Waitress Colour family Red 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 UPC 740844141803 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 H08 I'm Not Really a Waitress 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
- 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 glossy finish is what the client asked for.
- Summer/Winter bookings, which is where ND files this shade.
Duo, single or add the dip
On this page you are choosing between OPI H08 I'm Not Really a Waitress 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. 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. Dip Powder + Liquid Set is the dip powder with the dip liquids needed to run the service. Salons running a full service line usually take the combined option so OPI H08 I'm Not Really a Waitress 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 H08 I'm Not Really a Waitress 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 H08 I'm Not Really a Waitress is stocked alongside every OPI shade ND carries, the summer gel lacquer line-up and OPI in bulk.
H08 I'm Not Really a Waitress gives you a blue-based red and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Red shows brush strokes more than most families, so two thin coats beat one thick one. It sits in the summer gel lacquer line-up at ND.
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 H08 I'm Not Really a Waitress 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 | H08 |
| Shade name | I'm Not Really a Waitress |
| Colour family | Red |
| 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 |
| UPC | 740844141803 |
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 H08 I'm Not Really a Waitress 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
- 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 glossy finish is what the client asked for.
- Summer/Winter bookings, which is where ND files this shade.
Duo, single or add the dip
On this page you are choosing between OPI H08 I'm Not Really a Waitress 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. 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. Dip Powder + Liquid Set is the dip powder with the dip liquids needed to run the service. Salons running a full service line usually take the combined option so OPI H08 I'm Not Really a Waitress 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 H08 I'm Not Really a Waitress 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 H08 I'm Not Really a Waitress is stocked alongside every OPI shade ND carries, the summer gel lacquer line-up and OPI in bulk.