I’ve come a long way from my bitten, short nails of days gone by… I used to completely ignore nail polish because I “just didn’t have the nails for it”. Well, all of that has seriously changed in the last few years and I’m here to present you (rather humbly, as I don’t profess to be a nail blogger by trade) OPI‘s latest collection: Tokyo for Spring 2019. Not only do I have decent nails now (not so much the cuticles though…), but I actually get excited for nail polish launches as well!

With the Tokyo collection, Suzi Weiss-Fischmann (co-founder and brand ambassador for OPI) decided to revisit the 80s and 90s – utilizing pop colours with a modern twist.

A lot of the collection leans quite pink and mauve, but for me it’s the vibrant teal, turquoise and pale green shades that really get me excited.

OPI Tokyo Collection Swatches

All nail swatches are two coats with no base or top coat.

Kanpai OPI is listed as periwinkle blue with grey, but in person I see more purple than blue personally. Either way, this is one of my favourite shades in the collection – I’ve got it on right now and it’s lovely to wear!

Another favourite! Suzi-san Climbs Fuji-san is the more blue leaning shade out of the two turquoise-esque shades in this collection (they call it an emerald, but it’d need to be a LOT more green for me to call it an emerald!). I wore it for a whole week and never got tired of the shade – it’s glorious!

Rice Rice Baby is a gorgeous pinky-mauve.

I’m On A Sushi Roll is the more green leaning turquoise (compared to Suzi-san Climbs Fuji-san). Beautiful shade!

Tempura-ture is Rising! is a fun vibrant orange.

Samurai Breaks a Nail is wild – it’s like a semi-translucent shimmer finish with a reddish-purple hue.

How Does Your Zen Garden Grow? is a lovely paled out spring green shade.

Another pink! Another Ramen-tic Evening is a pale rose shade.

All Your Dreams in Vending Machines is similar to Samura Breaks a Nail – it has kind of a translucent edge to it. (This one also has the *best* name! haha)

Chopstix and Stones is a deep sapphire.

Pink leaning… purple! Arigato from Tokyo is a lovely shade so perfect for the spring.

And lastly – Hurry-juku Get This Color! is a deep beer-pink shade.

Final Thoughts

I love these! I’m personally more drawn to the cream finishes, which is what the bulk of this collection is made up of. The translucent shimmer finishes are fun, but not quite up my alley, you know? No matter the finish, I was impressed that two coats was all I needed for each and every shade. I was worried the paler colours would be patchy to apply, but they weren’t at all. My favourites are Kanpai OPI!, I’m On A Sushi Roll, Suzi-San Climbs Fuji-San and Tempura-ture is Rising! (And heck, the names are super cute too.)

The Tokyo collection is a lot of fun with shades for everyone I think! It covers your basic spring pinks in a variety of shades, but it also leans into the more vibrant colourful shades that I always find myself more drawn to as well.

The OPI Tokyo collection can be purchased at ulta.com for $10.50 USD each or nailpolishcanada.com for $10.99 CAD each.

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