OPI Love is in the Bare Comparisons

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OPI Love is in the Bare is a sheer, milky pink nail polish that’s available in both GelColor and Dip Powder formulas.

I last featured this shade in both OPI Love is in the Bare: The Sheer Pink Worth the Wait and OPI Love is in the Bare and Bubble Bath Combo.

It’s a sheer pink nail color that I had on my wishlist for a few years before I tried it and I’m glad I did. It’s a very flattering shade that’s appropriate for clean girl or lip gloss nails, every day minimalist looks and even bridal nails. 

It’s versatile and lovely in every application I’ve tried it in so far.

I’m going to be wearing it again soon for an upcoming event where I need “corporate nails,” so I know I’ll be getting a lot of use out of this bottle.

That said, Love is in the Bare is not the only beautiful sheer nail color in a GelColor formula from OPI. There’s also the icons, Bubble Bath and Funny Bunny, which are equally gorgeous in their own right.

So in this post, you’ll see a comparison between these 3 sheer GelColors from OPI to help you choose the best one for you, right now.

To start, you’ll see swatches of OPI GelColor Love is in the Bare, then we’ll move into a comparison of the shade with OPI GelColor Bubble Bath, then a comparison with OPI GelColor Funny Bunny, wrapping up with a look at them all side by side.

Let’s start with swatches of OPI GelColor Love is in the Bare.

OPI GelColor Love is in the Bare Manicure

OPI GelColor Love is in the Bare has a translucent, crystal pink look to it and here it is shown in 3 coats, but you could also wear it in 2 coats. Now let’s see how it compares to OPI GelColor Bubble Bath.

OPI GelColor Love is in the Bare VS OPI GelColor Bubble Bath

The photo above shows OPI GelColor Bubble Bath on its own and as you can see it has a warmer, peachier look with almost no milky white tones. 

Comparatively, OPI GelColor Love is in the Bare is cooler, with a touch more milky white to it.

All in all, Love is in the Bare is a cooler toned pink compared to Bubble Bath. Both are designed to be sheer.

In a previous post, linked above, I combined these shades by layering them together to create a custom neutral pink nail color with equal parts cool and warm. It turned out beautifully.

Now let’s explore Love is in the Bare compared to Funny Bunny.

OPI GelColor Love is in the Bare VS OPI GelColor Funny Bunny

The photo above shows OPI GelColor Funny Bunny on its own and as you can see, it’s a sheer, soft, milky white nail color that has no pink in it.  Comparatively, OPI GelColor Love is in the Bare is a sheer pink with a hint of cool white undertone, but it is largely a pink shade.

All in all, while both of these shades do wear sheerly on the nail, OPI GelColor Funny Bunny is a white based shade, whereas OPI GelColor Love is in the Bare is a pink based shade.

I am currently planning to combine these shades actually, with Funny Bunny as a base, and Love is in the Bare on top, to bring out more milky tones in the pink - I’ll post that here on the blog when I get there.

Okay, so all in all, which sheer do you like the best?

Compared to OPI GelColor Love is in the Bare….

• OPI GelColor Bubble Bath is a warmer toned sheer pink

• OPI GelColor Funny Bunny is a sheer, soft white

Neither are exactly the same!

If you’re looking for a cool, sheer pink with a touch of milkiness:

Get OPI GelColor Love is in the Bare

If you’re looking for a warm sheer pink:

Get OPI GelColor Bubble Bath

And if you’re looking for a classic sheer white:

Get OPI GelColor Funny Bunny

Or… you could get them all and have fun layering them.

If you’re interested in doing this and creating a custom shade, it’s so easy, you just layer them.

Below are some blend ideas with the first color as base and second color as the next layer.

Create the viral Bubble Bunny Hack: Use these combo ideas to layer Bubble Bath and Funny Bunny for a custom milky pink nail color:

• 1 coat Funny Bunny, 1 coat Bubble Bath

• 1 coat Funny Bunny, 2 coats Bubble Bath

• 2 coats Funny Bunny, 1 coat Bubble Bath (my favorite so far)

• 1 coat Funny Bunny, 1 coat Bubble Bath, 1 coat Funny Bunny 

• 2 Bubble Bath, 1 Funny Bunny 

Layering Ideas for Love is in the Bare and Funny Bunny:

• 1 coat Funny Bunny, 1 coat Love is in the Bare

• 1 coat Funny Bunny, 2 coats Love is in the Bare

• 2 coats Funny Bunny, 1 coat Love is in the Bare

• 1 coat Funny Bunny, 1 coat Love is in the Bare, 1 coat Funny Bunny

• 2 Love is in the Bare, 1 Funny Bunny

Layering ideas for Love is in the Bare and Bubble Bath:

• 1 coat Bubble Bath, 1 coat Love is in the Bare (blend linked above)

• 1 coat Bubble Bath, 2 coats Love is in the Bare

• 1 coat Bubble Bath, 1 coat Love is in the Bare, 1 coat Bubble Bath

• 2 coats Bubble Bath, 1 coat Love is in the Bare

• 2 Love is in the Bare, 1 Bubble Bath

It’s completely up to you however you mix and match the shades, but let’s get back to the focus of this post - how Love is in the Bare compared to these sheer GelColors from OPI.

Between both compared shades, Bubble Bath is the most similar as it shares the pinkness of Love is in the Bare, but it is still warmer. And yes, you can layer them to blend the tones to create something totally unique, if you desire.

To add any of these shades to your collection, find them at Beyond Polish:

OPI GelColor Love is in the Bare OPI GelColor Bubble Bath OPI GelColor Funny Bunny For best results, pair them with OPI Bond Aid as a primer, the OPI GelColor Intelli-Gel Base and Top Coat and the OPI Star Light.

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