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OPI ‘The New OPIcons’ Spring 2026 Collection – Swatches & Review

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It’s a new YEAR and a new SEASON of OPI and we’ve finally caught up to the current year of releases!! (At least with OPI, we’re getting there, okay. Yes I WILL continue to reference my big blog catch up on every single post, thank you). It somehow doesn’t feel like a new polish season until I’ve swatched up the newest OPI collection, and it’s now been that way for TEN years. That’s right, I’ve been swatching OPI collections and shades for ten years now on this blog. It started back then with just the 3-4 shades I liked most from a collection, because on a college budget I couldn’t yet afford full lines. And now here we are in 2026. I’m now married with a dog and a condo and life is so different, but OPI continues right along, and continues always being the most popular and most read posts on the blog. It’s the foundation of it all and I’m still enjoying swatching the newest releases. And while it’s only been 10 years of swatching for me, it’s been FORTY-FIVE years of existence for OPI!

So for their 45th anniversary and newest Spring collection, OPI decided to take a look back, and take inspiration from their bestselling and classic shades from the past decades. They then used that inspiration to release 12 new “remixed” shades. That’s right, remixed, so don’t worry, they’re not re-releasing your favorites and changing them but instead making new modern counterparts to pair along with them. I always love a brand taking inspiration from their past, and it was so fun to learn about their history as I researched every iconic shade.

As always these polishes are available from Beyond Polish (code GingerlyPolished gets you 10% off if you shop there. I would earn a small commission if you use that code, so no pressure as always!). They’re also available on PolishPick.com, another place I love to buy from.

Let’s get on into these swatches!

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OPI Infinite Shine ‘Good Enough to Treat’ Winter 2025 Collection – Swatches & Review

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WE’VE MADE IT. We’re finally reviewing the final OPI collection of 2025! I’ve been in the depths of the great blog catchup here, and while I still have so many reviews to get up, I wanted to give myself a more attainable goal to start. And that start was the OPI collections. They’re always the most popular posts on my blog, so the least I could do was catch up the history and get timely. This is the final one (of last year), so we’re now in the current year, it’s all a big deal to me. It’s helping me to feel more motivated and accomplished, and I’ll be able to continue to chip away at the pile of other reviews just waiting for me.

But back to OPI, let’s talk about this winter collection! This continues the ‘Good Enough to Treat’ theme for Winter 2025. OPI always drops a 2 part collection for each season, with 12 lacquer shades and then 12 different Infinite Shine shades. I always review the regular lacquer collection first so feel free to click on over to that post to see those shades (and then come back here too, please and thank you).

I’m going to give the same spiel about the Infinite Shine line that I have in my other posts if you’re unfamiliar with it. “The Infinite Shine shades are the ones with the silver caps instead of black, and they run a few dollars more per shade than the regular lacquer. They’re more expensive as OPI claims they’re a long lasting formula that can deliver up to 11 days of “gel-like” wear. These are not gel shades, just gel-like. (If it’s a true gel formula, it’ll be in an opaque bottle as light can cure it). As always, I swatch so often that I can’t fully speak to the longevity. So I’ll be reviewing these shades by color and application, and from there you can make a purchasing decision! In the end you decide what to do with your own money!”

These are still available on the Beyond Polish website, so you can still pick them up, even here in 2026! (If you do shop through Beyond Polish you can use code GingerlyPolished for 10% off! It is an affiliate code so I would earn a small commission, so absolutely no pressure if that makes you uncomfortable).

Now let’s get on into the swatches!

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OPI ‘Good Enough to Treat’ Winter 2025 Collection – Swatches & Review

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Omg hi there! It’s getting HOT and humid (we truly have some thick air) here in Chicago, so obviously it’s the perfect time to dip back into winter with some icy polishes, right? If you haven’t seen other posts, I’m still on my journey of catching up with posting OPI reviews, and we’ve made it to the final season of 2025.

The OPI Winter release for this year was called ‘Good Enough to Treat’, and it’s a set of 12 shades that OPI says is inspired by classic holiday treats. Each shade is either sparkly or absolutely juicy on the nails, so I definitely get the candy dish inspiration

As always, these beautiful shades can either be purchased from PolishPick or from Beyond Polish (if shopping from Beyond Polish you can use my code GingerlyPolished for 10% off items – it is an affiliate code so I would earn a small little commission from it if used, no pressure if that makes you uncomfy!!)

No need for me to yap too much more, I’ll let the shades and swatches speak for themselves! Let’s get on into it.

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OPI Infinite Shine ‘What’s Your Mani-tude’ Fall 2025 Collection – Swatches & Review

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We’re continuing with my Great Blog Catchup of 2026™ and it’s time to finish FALL. Yes, on May 1st, it is obviously the last day of fall and soon it’ll continue on into winter, this is how seasons work (well I guess they do in the Southern hemisphere), and it’s not because I didn’t blog for months and it just all makes sense obviously.

So yes, today we continue on through our journey of 2025 OPI releases. For each seasonal collection, they’ve been releasing 12 shades in the regular lacquer formulas, and then 12 different shades in the Infinite Shine formula. I already reviewed the regular lacquer shades, which you can see here. If you haven’t read any of my other Infinite Shine reviews, I’ll give you a quick overview on what OPI says makes it different and special.

The Infinite Shine shades are the ones with the silver caps instead of black, and they run a few dollars more per shade than the regular lacquer. They’re more expensive as OPI claims they’re a long lasting formula that can deliver up to 11 days of “gel-like” wear. These are not gel shades, just gel-like. (If it’s a true gel formula, it’ll be in an opaque bottle as light can cure it). As always, I swatch so often that I can’t fully speak to the longevity. So I’ll be reviewing these shades by color and application, and from there you can make a purchasing decision! In the end you decide what to do with your own money!

These are still available from Beyond Polish – a site I absolutely love and always recommend! When shopping there you can use code “GingerlyPolished” for 10% off your purchase (that is an affiliate code so I would make a tiny bit of commission if you use it. If that makes you uncomfy at all, absolutely no worries at all!)

Let’s get on into the swatches!

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OPI ‘What’s Your Mani-tude’ Fall 2025 Collection – Swatches & Review

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Oh as I look upon these colors again, it does remind me how much I love a fall shade. Fall is absolutely my favorite season both weather wise and color wise, and this is me saying to myself you can wear any color any time of the year! But also OPI seems to put some of their best work on into a fall release, and (spoiler) this collection was no exception.

This is the ‘What’s Your Mani-tude’ collection and it released for Fall 2025 (yes we’re still on a cute little blog catchup, we’re getting so close). It has the traditional 12 shades, as well as a matching Infinite Shine counterpart (which I’ll review next). Featured are 10 beautiful cream shades and then 2 shimmers, so if you were fully jellied out after spring and summer, we circle back around to creams for fall. OPI describes it as “A Fall collection of nail shades straight outta the 90s but ToTaLlY now”, so you’ll have to tell me if this is reminding you of a time in the last millennia, outside of the themed names. I love a good rich cream shade, so I was practically drooling to get on into these shades.

These are still available on the Beyond Polish website. You can also find them on PolishPick as well! So let’s get on into the swatches!

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OPI Infinite Shine ‘Make ‘Em Jelly’ Summer 2025 Collection – Swatches & Review

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We’re continuing on through my blog backlog, and slow but steady we’ll catch up to Spring 2026, I PROMISE.

But listen, for each of their seasonal collections, OPI has been releasing two different sets of polish, 12 regular lacquer shades and then 12 Infinite Shine shades. That’s 24 whole shades per season and it’s a lot!!! Anyways, I did already review the regular lacquer shades here, and now it’s time for the ✨Shine✨.

Summer 2025 was the time to ‘Make ‘Em Jelly’ according to OPI and for this collection, they go on to say, “Strike a pose with our ballroom-inspired summer collection of translucent, milky, and glitter jellies and solid opaque nail colors”. I don’t know if I would say ballroom, but we do have a wide range of shades here, and while the finish is highlighted, there is only 1true jelly finish.

If you haven’t seen my other posts about the OPI Infinite Shine line, here’s a quick little rundown. OPI advertises it as a long-wearing formula, claiming it’ll lock onto nails like gel and give you the same shine. I am constantly swatching, so I can’t attest to the longevity of it, and instead will instead comment on the initial formula and application and colors themselves. This line comes in the bottles with silver caps, and tend to range from $1-$2 more per bottle than their regular lacquer shades. Is that extra price bump worth it? Y’all will have to decide.

These shades are still available from Beyond Polish now! (Code: GingerlyPolished can get you 10% off your order if you want. This is an affiliate code, so I would make a tiny bit of money if you use it – if that makes you uncomfy, no pressure at all!)

Let’s finally get on into the swatches!

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OPI ‘Make ‘Em Jelly’ Summer 2025 Collection – Swatches & Review

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I knew I had been abandoning my blog but I didn’t fully realize for how long until I saw that the last published post was in AUGUST of last year. It’s been almost 6 months without a post, and in that time, I got married, went on my honeymoon, and then my husband and I bought a condo. I’m sure hitting through so many major life events was the main reason that this blog got pushed to the back-burner, and I’m sure you would say that’s understandable. But now we’re all fully settled into our new place, my desk is set up and I’ve just missed posting here.

Normally when I would suddenly pop up again after months of silence, I would start off the post with a long essay about how this is “a new chapter of the blog”, how I’ll be posting every single day and soon this blog will be comprehensive, covering every single collection from drugstore and mainstream brands. But this time, we won’t put official numbers or schedules on it, and I’ll just say I’m very motivated to get back to blogging. Even in the silence here, I’m always purchasing nail polish and makeup and I have so many pretty things I just want to talk about and share.

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In my little absence, OPI has gone through several seasons. I repeat this sentiment a lot here, but OPI is always the most popular category on my blog and so even though we’re seasons behind, I still want to post up and review these past collections. It feels a little dramatic to wax on about being behind for sets that are less than a year old, but we know the beauty world moves quickly (we are already seeing Spring 2026). In the end it’s my blog and my wants and it’ll just feel more satisfying to fully fill in timeline as we catch up.

SO let’s start with Summer.

Summer is quite something to be thinking about as I type this up in January, after we had days with windchills of -25°F and then a full day of constant snow. But these polishes are all still available to purchase currently and you never actually have to be limited by “seasonally appropriate” shades (and that whole thing of cleaning out the backlog). OPI’s release for Summer 2025 was called the ‘Make ‘Em Jelly’ collection, and we have 12 shades here in a bright rainbow of colors. Just like other collections of 2025, OPI technically gave us 2 collections, 12 polishes in the regular lacquer finish as well as 12 polishes in the Infinite Shine formula. They feature different colors, so I’ll review them both, starting with the regular lacquer polishes today.

We have some creams here in this first set, but of course with a collection name of ‘Make ‘Em Jelly’ we’re going to also have jelly and crelly finishes. I used to be a certified jelly hater, but that was when jelly polishes wouldn’t smooth over my ridged nails and just always gave a streaky, uneven finish. Luckily jellies have come a long way since then, and their squishy finishes have won me over. Sure, not all of them are winners, but I’m always here to test them out and find the gems – and we do have some gems in this collection.

As mentioned these polishes are all still available, and you can find them on Beyond Polish’s website. If you use the code ‘GingerlyPolished’, you can get 10% off individual items on that site. That code is affiliated, so I would make a small little commission if you use it – no pressure as always, I’m just here to save you money and it’s a site I fully trust!

It’s been long enough, let’s finally get on into these swatches.

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OPI Infinite Shine ‘OPI’m Dreaming’ Spring 2025 Collection – Swatches & Review

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Yes, we’re DEEP into summer, we’re already seeing Fall collections, but I’m talking about spring, okay!! Sometimes you have off years! I should be smart and blame it on my upcoming wedding and honeymoon, like “yes that’s clearly why I’m too busy to keep up with consistent posting”. Never mind that we’ve had everything booked out for said wedding for almost 2 years, and I’m feeling comfortable with any last tasks coming up, no, THAT’S clearly still taking up ALL of my time, yes, yes that’s it.

Sorry, we have to pause again and let me have my existential moment where I think about how I started this blog the summer before my senior year of college, and now here I am at 30 years old, 2 weeks out from being married. I’ve enjoyed taking you along for every part of my life journey.

ENOUGH EXISTENTIALISM. Let’s talk about polish, that’s what you want. And yes, even with summer and fall collections sitting on my memory card and breathing down my neck, the title is not fooling you, I’m going to finish posting about spring first. I’ve posted about every seasonal OPI collection since 2017 and I won’t be breaking the order now, it’s about the principal. I have all these shades swatched up, so it’s better late than never.

So here we go, we’re pretending like I posted this months ago when I first swatched up these shades. I say to you “Today, we’re looking at the other half of OPI’s Spring release, called ‘OPI’m Dreaming’. As I’ve mentioned in posts about the collections of 2024, OPI seems to be in this trend of releasing both a regular nail lacquer line as well as a matching Infinite Shine collection for reach season. That Infinite Shine release spans from 9-12 polishes, so combined with the regular lacquer shades, we’ve been regularly getting 21-24 polishes per quarter. They just like to keep me busy. Today’s post is about the Infinite Shine polishes, but if you want the regular lacquer swatches, you can read my thoughts here: Regular Lacquer collection

OPI has described this half as 12 soft shimmery pastels, and I find that pretty accurate overall, you know, good work OPI on describing your own product. There are a few brighter pops of color throughout, but overall these colors will run lighter in pigment.

OPI thinks of their Infinite Shine line as the “next step up” from the regular lacquer formula, as indicated by its higher price. But it’s still just regular lacquer – not gel – and comes in the bottles with the silver metallic caps. OPI says it’s a longer lasting nail polish formula that “delivers up to 11 days of gel-like wear”. Again, not gel, no need to cure with a lamp. (For reference, any actual gel polish will be within an opaque bottle as it cures through UV light. Sunlight would mess with the formula. Anything within a clear bottle is absolutely not a gel formula). With my constant rate of swatching, I’m never keeping one shade on long enough so I can never speak to any sort of longevity claims from any polish brand.

But I will say, I often don’t notice really any huge difference in application between the lacquer and the Infinite Shine shades. Maaayyybe the Infinite Shine applies shinier, but I really think it’ll depend on the specific shade and finish. I would be applying a top coat for a full manicure anyways, so again that’s not swaying me. I always review both sets of shades now because they do feature different colors and finishes. It’s always about showing you what each color looks like and how it applies on my own nails and from there you can decide with your own preferences and budget. The whole ‘I tried it so you don’t have to’ idea.

We’re a few months and collections out from release, but you can still find these specific shades on the Beyond Polish website, along with plenty of other brands. If you do go ahead and purchase from Beyond Polish you can use code GingerlyPolished for 10% off individual items. It is affiliated so I would earn a tiny little commission – so I understand if you’re not comfortable using it. I fully support Beyond Polish and purchase from them myself, and I just want to get you some discounts! You can also find these shades on Polish Pick – another site I shop from constantly, I’ll only ever advertise places I’ve used and fully trust.

Now, let’s get on into these swatches!

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OPI ‘OPI’m Dreaming’ Spring 2025 Collection – Swatches & Review

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Well hello there buddy (does anyone else watch Old Time Hawkey on Tiktok, no I’m not getting distracted in the first sentence). Yes, we have had another little pause here in posting, but I’m back and feeling better than ever. See, what has kept my brain absolutely occupied for the past few weeks was an absolute MASSIVE destash of my nail polish collection. The first TRUE big destash of my entire collection in my 9 years of blogging. That’s correct, instead of making it easy on myself and continually moving polish in and out, I instead waited until it was taking over every facet of the bedroom and then paused every other ongoing project in my life and tackled this. Yes, it’s obviously a great strategy.

But I did it! And I managed to destash half of my collection (it’s a very large number that I’m embarrassed to say but it’s a LOT). So okay yes, there are still boxes in front of my closet, but they’re now filled with polishes just waiting to go to a new home. If you’re at all interested (and are in the US, I’m so sorry international friends, shipping is just too hard and risky) definitely check out my destash page at @GingerlyPolishDestash, or my big ass Google doc to see all of the polishes I have available. I was practically frothing at this opportunity to create another spreadsheet.

But with it, my desk is starting to become visible and usable again, instead of every square inch being covered, with me sliding polishes around to create the tiniest little space to swatch. It’s now only filled with untried polishes, and the goal of eventually cleaning it off and having a fully open surface again has me extra motivated to swatch. (That and me getting way too into bullet journal videos and now organizing my every movement into 3 different notebooks. I’m already taking far too long to start so I won’t get too into it, but inside of those notebooks I’ve set myself up on a strict content calendar, and I hope soon you can see the results).

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So enough yapping (jokes on you, I’ll never stop yapping at the beginning of my posts), and let’s get on it, starting with a new OPI review. If you’ve at all been a consistent reader, you’ve heard me say that it’s never a new polish season until I swatch up an OPI collection. And this sweet little OPI spring collection has just been waiting for its moment to shine, and is just perfect for a “new beginning”.

Let’s look at OPI SPRING. I know the season itself is well underway, but we’re catching up here!! We have to swatch spring before we can even think about summer! So yes, this is the OPI ‘OPI’m Dreaming’ collection for Spring 2025. For this seasonal release, we’re once again getting both regular lacquer and Infinite Shine shades – a trend OPI has been on since fall of last year. We have 12 regular lacquer shades and then 12 Infinite Shine shades – so 24 shades to kick off spring (OPI is here to make me WORK in each new collection). In this current post we’ll be looking at the regular lacquer shades, and later on you’ll get the matching Infinite Shine post.

OPI describes these shades as “a collection of buildable shimmery sheer pastels that’ll nail your wildest dreamzZz from head to toe”. Z’s aside, I found that to be a very accurate summary. We truly do have 12 sheer pastels full of dense shimmer. But don’t let “sheer pastels” make you click off just yet because these formulas did pleasantly surprise me. Unless you’re looking for bold, full colors, then yes you can scamper off. This is a specific look and vibe that we have going on with all of these shades, and if you love that look, you’ll be in heaven here.

I always love picking up my OPI shades from either PolishPick or BeyondPolish, both of which I’ve shopped from for years. (If shopping from Beyond Polish you can use code GingerlyPolished for 10% off individual items. It’s an affiliate code, so I would earn a little kickback with each sales – never any pressure to use it! I just want to pass along some savings).

So whew, we’re finally getting on into the swatching! (and blogging again!)

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OPI Infinite Shine ‘Wicked’ Winter 2024 Collection – Swatches & Review

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No you’re not experiencing Deja Vu. So that means, yes, we have more OPI x Wicked nail polishes to talk about today. I told you there was a little OPI backlog to work through – but we’re almost there, just one more after this next post (OPI x Hello Kitty), and then we’ll be diving full on into OPI SPRING.

But for now, let’s focus on Winter. Starting with their Fall 2024 collection, OPI has been doing a new little thing where they release both a regular lacquer collection, as well as a companion Infinite Shine set. That means anywhere from 21-24 polishes per season, and you know, as a nail blogger, who doesn’t love more polishes. New OPI releases are always the most popular posts on the blog, so I can’t be mad at them providing me 2 per season. And yes, the upcoming Spring collection does have both a 12 piece lacquer set and a 12 piece Infinite Shine set.

As implied, this review is going over the companion to the 12 piece regular lacquer Wicked collection that we discussed here. You know the big points already: this is in collaboration with the movie Wicked, a Wizard of Oz prequel with 9 new shades. We’ll of course get even more green and pink shades (did you see how many shades of pink make up Glinda’s wardrobe), as well as “filling” out a color palette inspired by the movie. Overall we have new and different shades here, but there are a few that are getting a touch close to the regular lacquer shades. I’m guessing OPI isn’t assuming most people will be purchasing all 21 polishes, but WE EXIST, OPI.

If you haven’t read any of my other Infinite Shine reviews, or you’re unfamiliar of how it differs from OPI’s regular polishes, here’s a lil rundown. They’re the same OPI bottles, with instead with a silver metallic cap, and they will be more expensive than the regular lacquer – mainly because OPI is claiming that these will give longer wear and shinier finishes. They say they “lock onto nails like gel” but I am here to emphasize that these are absolutely not gel. They do not need to be cured, and they won’t cause any allergies – and they won’t wear as well as true gel. Any polish that’s not in an opaque bottle will not be gel. Overall, I’ll be honest, I can’t say I notice a ton of difference in the formula and application between their lacquer and these Infinite Shine polishes. And in a blind test, I most likely couldn’t tell the difference. I can always find them discounted from sites like Polish Pick or Beyond Polish (affiliated code: GingerlyPolished for 10% off individual items there, no pressure to use it), so that higher price tag doesn’t hurt as much. I can’t ever cover longevity because of my swatching schedule, so these posts are just about showing you the colors and applications.

Now let’s get on into these swatches!

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