OPI Put it in Neutral VS Baby, Take a Vow

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With soap nails trending, sheer neutral pinks have become some of the most popular nail shades on the blog.

They’re great as bridal nails, professional looks, and for anyone who loves a clean, minimalist manicure.

Even before this blog began, sheer pink nail shades were some of my favorites. I would regularly gravitate towards a sheer pink manicure with a burgundy pedicure - a combo that I still love and use as my default to this day.

Because I’ve loved sheer pink nails for a while, I’ve tested quite a few of them and the two OPI sheer pinks we’re comparing in this post are some of the best in the market.

OPI Put it in Neutral and OPI Baby, Take a Vow often get compared because they’re both soft, sheer pinks. Because these two colors are in the pink family, both available from OPI, today we’re comparing them side-by-side.

Starting with Put in Neutral, one of our readers’ favorites, this color is a sheer mauve pink nail polish that provides medium sheer coverage in 2 coats. Baby, Take a Vow was released in spring of 2019 as part of the Always Bare For You bridal collection. It’s a candy pink nail polish that provides light sheer coverage in 2 coats. To get a visual idea of the differences, below you will find 2 swatches of Put in Neutral and 2 swatches of Baby, Take a Vow. The colors are shown in two coats.

OPI Put it in Neutral

OPI Baby, Take a Vow

Overall, the color differences are:

• Put it in Neutral is a medium coverage sheer, where Baby, Take a Vow is a light coverage sheer.

• Put it in Neutral is a cooler toned pink, where Baby Take a Vow is a warmer toned pink.

• Put it in Neutral is more of a mauve pink, where Baby, Take a Vow is more of a candy pink.

As sheer pink nail polishes, Put It In Neutral leans cooler with mauve undertones and a medium coverage milky, cloud-like finish. Baby, Take a Vow is sheerer with a warmer, rosier undertone.

To decide which is right for you, ask these questions:

How much coverage do you want? Do you want a cool or warm toned pink?

Both shades belong to the sheer pink family, but they create different moods on the nails.

Put It In Neutral is more of a neutral pink with a subtle and cool-toned finish, giving it a polished, refined look.

Baby, Take a Vow is warmer and sweeter, perfect for barely there, soft feminine manicures or bridal looks.

If you are looking for a cooler toned, fuller coverage sheer, get OPI Put in Neutral. If you are looking for a warmer toned, sheer coverage color, get OPI Baby, Take a Vow. For best results with either shade, pair it with the OPI base and top coat or the long-wearing OPI Infinite Shine base and top coat.

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• OPI Baby, Take a Vow Comparisons

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