OPI likes to change their appearance of the OPI polishes! Thus if you have the exactly 2 same OPI polishes, but one has a black label while the other has a green label, it’s not that either one of them is fake! As shown in the picture below~ But you are wrong! There are also OPI which have black labels, it’s just that they are from the older collections! Some people might think that only GREEN labels are authentic. In the recent years, OPI has been very strict about this. So to avoid getting into trouble with OPI (which may end up not being able to shipped out of their country anymore), some e-tailers have peeled off the outer sticker. The problem is with the production code, OPI is able to trace the source of where these are distributed out of the country. The question is, why are they being peeled off? As you can see, the outer sticker consists of barcodes and a production code. Fret not! This is the inner label (as shown in the above picture) after the outer sticker is being peeled off. In another case, for those with only 1 sticker and no barcode. However, I must stress that not all authentic OPIs have 2 layers of stickers at the bottom! In some cases (it does happen!), they simply drop off! It’s because the manufacturer did not stick them properly thus they can drop in the white OPI boxes which they were being packed into. There is no way you can stick back the “peel here” tab. And on the other part of the sticker, the color name and code are printed on it. If you peel it, there is a list of ingredients. There is a “peel here” sign on the sticker. You will have to refer to OPI websitefor the color code. Make sure the color code matches the name of the color. You can see that there is a sticker at the bottom of the bottle, consisting of the above items. However for the earlier collections, they do not do this practice though. The logo is engraved on the brush, therefore you can actually feel the texture of the word ‘OPI’. If you want to check, clear the paint near the bottle head. For dark shades, it is rather hard to notice it. The real OPI brush has an embossed logo on the top of the brush. Here’s some tips to check the authenticity of your OPI: Check out the colors on their OPI Nail Studio at and see if your colour match the name stated below the bottle! It is like an application where you can click on the colors to match your skin color and nail length. But one thing for sure that an OPI polish is fake: The colour code and name do not tally with your nail polish. There are a lot of rumours going online stating how to spot FAKE OPIs: 2 ball bearings, ridges, labels and fonts. I do not claim that all the information are correct (but mostly I guess!) The information below is based on my experience and research.
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