OPI San Francisco Collection for Fall/Winter 2013: Photos & Details

Every Fall, OPI releases a nail lacquer collection inspired by a country or destination. I still remember the very first OPI polish that I ever purchased…it was from the France Collection in 2008. I loved “You Don’t Know Jacques”, a muddy brown, so much that I recently tracked down a second bottle. This August, OPI travels to San Francisco where 15 polishes varying in texture & tone accessorize Fall’s hottest looks. Street chic style and West Coast flair inspired the collection’s new Fall/Winter shades. The palette features 12 colours ranging from sky and sea-coloured hues of blues and gray to reds, burgundies and browns, all inspired by some of the city’s most iconic elements – Chinatown, the Golden Gate bridge and the Embarcadero. There are also 3 new Liquid Sand lacquers in earthy hues of taupe, blue and gray. (Liquid Sand lacquers dry to a textured, matte finish and are infused with reflective sparkle – these should be worn without a top coat).

“To me, the women of San Francisco and the city itself really epitomize today’s multifaceted beauty consumer,” explains Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, OPI Executive VP & Artistic Director. “San Francisco offers a European flair with distinct West Coast attributes. These elements inspired a collection of urban chic nail lacquer shades, thanks to the sophisticated combination of high fashion and eclectic street style.

Here is a description of the shades:

> A-Piers to Be Tan – Chocolaty tan
> Dining al Frisco – Fresh-air blue
> Haven’t the Foggiest – Misty gray
Peace & Love & OPI – Holographic sage & eggplant  
Keeping Suzi at Bay – Navy blue
Incognito in Sausalito – Almost-black blue
Lost on Lombard – Garnet
I Knead Sour-Dough – Toasty warm brown
Muir Muir on the Wall – Trailblazing plum 
> In the Cable Car-Pool Lane – Rich burgundy 
> Embarca-Dare Ya! – Magenta
First Date at the Golden Gat – Shimmery ruby
It’s All San Andreas’s Fault – Textured earthy taupe (Liquid Sand)
Wharf! Wharf! Wharf! – Textured matte blue (Liquid Sand)
Alcatraz…Rocks – Textured gray (Liquid Sand)


Top Row L-R: Store Display, It’s All San Andreas’s Fault, Alcatraz….. Rocks & Wharf! Wharf! Wharf!
Row#2 L-R: Embarca-Dare Ya!, Muir Muir on The Wall, Dining Al Frisco & Keeping Suzi at Bay
Row#3 L-R: In The Cable Car-Pool Lane, A-Piers To Be Tan, Haven’t the Foggiest & Peace & Love & OPI
Row #4 L-R: First Date at The Golden Gate, Lost on Lombard, I Knead Sour Dough & Incognito in Sausalito

The San Francisco collection by OPI will be available August 7, 2013, and will retail for $8.95 USD/$10.95 CDN. For those of you who are unfamiliar with OPI, the brand is a world leader in professional nail care and well known for it’s high quality nail polish and nail treatments. Available at professional salons and beauty retailers, OPI polishes have always delivered with exceptional formula, on trend shades and iconic names. 

Stay tuned for swatches of my favourite shades coming soon.