STYLE ICON

In the Style Icon section, a nail polish cannot be missing. And when I think of a brand that truly has all the colors, it has to be OPI. You probably know them, or rather, you must know them, the iconic bottles with black caps. And it's not just me who is a fan, no, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, and Rihanna also wear the nail polish on their hands.

OPI goes back quite a few years and was founded in 1981 by George Schaeffer. He started as a taxi driver and soon began working for a company that made dental products. George developed a new acrylic product suitable for making artificial nails. He bought the company and managed to become the largest and most well-known supplier of artificial nails. Voila, this is where the success story began.

 “You probably know them, or rather, you must know them, the iconic bottles with black caps. And it's not just me who is a fan, no, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, and Rihanna also wear the nail polish on their hands.”

Starting in 1989, the demand for nail polish grew (duh!) and the first polish hit the market. From then on, 12 new colors were released every spring and fall. And we have seen it because the collection of all colors is truly countless at this moment. The driving force behind the success of the OPI nail polish line is Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, Artistic Director and Vice President of OPI. She has an innate sense of fashion and an unmatched ability to predict new color trends. She is rightly known as ‘the First Lady of Nails’. There are both trend-sensitive collections, inspired by shows, but also fun collections, such as the Muppet Collection that was released in connection with the movie.

You understand after this story that every day a different polish passes by here. After all, beauty and fashion people do not like boring and predictable. And with those lovely polishes from OPI, we start the day with a polish. All thanks to this style icon.