Can't go wrong with this classic red. There's a reason why it's so popular.
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The nearest shades to Big Apple Red across other brands in the Index, ranked by color distance. Not sponsored, not guessed: measured from each polish's recorded color.
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NL N25
5· 1 reviewBig Apple Red by OPI is a rich, vivid cherry red with a cream finish.
Color
Take on the world in this bold red crème long-lasting nail polish. NOTE: Gel finish requires a UV or LED lamp to cure.
Big Apple Red is a rich, vivid cherry red with a cream finish. OPI labels it NL N25. The swatch above is rendered from the color recorded in the Index, so what you see is the shade itself, not studio lighting.
It comes in regular, gel, and dip formats. It belongs to the GelColor · Powder Perfection collection.
Its closest color match in the Index right now is Geisha Girl by Jessica. The full list of near matches is below, ranked by how close each one sits to this shade.
Regular
INGREDIENTS: Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Nitrocellulose, Adipic Acid/Neopentyl Glycol/Trimellitic Anhydride Copolymer, Tribenzoin, Isopropyl Alcohol, Red 6 Lake (CI 15850), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Stearalkonium Bentonite, Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate, Benzophenone-1, Citric Acid, Diacetone Alcohol, Methicone, Dimethicone, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891).
Gel
Ingredients (Big Apple Red): Polyurethane-57, Benzyl Methacrylate, PEG-9 Dimethacrylate, Ethyl Trimethylbenzoyl Phenylphosphinate, Trimethylolpropane Trimethacrylate, Isobornyl Methacrylate, Silica, Bis-Trimethylbenzoyl Phenylphosphine Oxide, BHT, p-Hydroxyanisole, Hydroquinone, [May Contain/Peut Contenir/+/-: Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Red 6 Lake (CI 15850), Red 30 Lake (CI 73360)].
Dip
INGREDIENTS: Polyethylmethyacrylate, CI 15850 (Red 6, Red 7), Polymethyl Methacrylate, Benzoyl Peroxide, Silica, CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), Barium Sulfate, Bis(Glycidoxyphenyl)propane/Bisaminomethylnorbornane Copolymer, CI 47000 (Yellow 11), Aluminum Hydroxide.
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