Hi everyone! Happy New Year! Today I have the 12 piece Tokyo collection from OPI for Spring 2019 to show you. This collection consists of 9 cremes/crellies and 3 shimmers. This collection is not earth shattering in its originality, but the polishes do all have great formulas and I really enjoyed swatching all of these!
I purchased all 12 polishes from PolishPick.com. They sell regular OPI colors for just $5.50 each (Infinite Shines are $6.50) and they have very reasonable shipping charges as well!
You know this is going to be a long, very picture heavy post!
**Check out the Sally Beauty and Ulta exclusives for the Tokyo Collection HERE!!**
I will show all 12 polishes in this post in alphabetical order. There are a few things all the polishes have in common, so that I don’t just keep repeating myself please know:
- There are some cringe-worthy names here. I’m almost embarrassed for OPI with some of these names!
- I used a peel off basecoat for all the swatches so I had no staining or other problems.
- I’d say these are more of a crelly finish than plain creme. They mostly had smooth applications, no chalkiness and very minimal streaking on first coats. The second coats always cover and smooth anything out (except for one polish I needed 3 coats).
- A couple formulas were runnier than others. I will make a note of those with the swatch.
- They all dry shiny. For some I used topcoat for others I did not. I will note this with the swatch.
- You may think a couple of these colors are very close to each other. I do have a couple of comparisons (just within this collection) at the bottom. If you think of anything else you’d like compared, leave me a comment and if I have it, I will compare them for you.
Ok, lets dive right in.
- All Your Dream in Vending Machines – This is a bright pink with blue shimmer. On my index finger I layered one coat over Hurry-juku Get This Color. All the other nails have 2 coats alone with topcoat.
Inside with flash…
Inside the lightbox…
Inside my bright, naturally lit kitchen…
Outside in direct sun…
Outside in indirect sun and/or shade…
- Another Ramen-tic Evening – This is a dusty pink rose creme/crelly. I used 2 coats with topcoat. The photos are a little more pink than the polish looks in real life.
Inside with flash…
Inside the lightbox…
Inside my bright, naturally lit kitchen…
Outside in direct sun…
Outside in indirect sun and/or shade…
- Arigato From Tokyo – This is a medium purpley pink creme/crelly. This one was a little bit runnier than most of them. I used 2 coats with topcoat. The flash photo is very close to the real life color, the other photos are just too pink.
Inside with flash…
Inside the lightbox…
Inside my bright, naturally lit kitchen…
Outside in direct sun…
Outside in indirect sun and/or shade…
- Chopstix and Stones – This is a beautiful, bright sapphire blue jelly with blue shimmer. This is not a black looking blue, it always looked blue. Sapphire is my birthstone and I just love this one! I used 2 coats with topcoat.
Inside with flash…
Inside the lightbox…
Inside my bright, naturally lit kitchen…
Outside in direct sun…
Outside in indirect sun and/or shade…
Here’s a quick, 8 second video showing the sparkle in the sun…
- How Does Your Zen Garden Grow? – This is a bright spring green creme/crelly. This one was a bit runny and streaky on the first coat but the second coat covered nicely. I used 2 coats with topcoat.
Inside with flash…
Inside the lightbox…
Inside my bright, naturally lit kitchen…
Outside in overcast skies…
- Hurry-juku Get This Color! – This is a medium magenta/orchid purple crelly. This was hard to photograph so I only have pictures from the lightbox. All the others were too far off from what the polish looked like in real life. These are very true to color. I used 2 coats without topcoat.
Inside the lightbox…
- I’m on a Sushi Roll – This is a medium green leaning aqua. I used 2 coats with topcoat.
Inside with flash…
Inside the lightbox…
Inside my bright, naturally lit kitchen…
Outside in late day sun…
- Kanpai OPI! – This is a grayed blue lilac creme/crelly. This is an unusual color and is one of my favorites from this collection. I used 2 coats without topcoat.
Inside with flash…
Inside the lightbox…
Inside my bright, naturally lit kitchen…
Outside in late day sun…
- Rice Rice Baby – This is another dusty rose/pink creme/crelly, very similar to Another Ramen-tic Evening, just a little darker. I used 2 coats with topcoat.
Inside with flash…
Inside the lightbox…
Inside my bright, naturally lit kitchen…
Outside in direct sun…
Outside in indirect sun and/or shade…
- Samurai Breaks a Nail – This is an ultra violet, bright purple with blue shimmer and red micro sparkles. This one probably had the worst formula of the collection. It was quite streaky with the first coat and the second coat looked good to my eye, but I was afraid it would still be patchy so I added a third coat. This was also a hard to photograph color but these photos are very close to the color in real life. Even though it had the worst formula, it’s still one of my favorites from the collection. I used 3 coats with topcoat.
Inside with flash…
Inside the lightbox…
Inside my bright, naturally lit kitchen…
Inside with sun through a window…
Outside in indirect sun and/or shade…
- Suzi-san Climbs Fuji-san – This is a medium blue leaning aqua creme/crelly. I had a wonky brush in my bottle, but if this happens, just nip off those stray bristles and you’ll be good to go. Even with that brush this had an excellent formula! I used 2 coats with topcoat.
Inside with flash…
Inside the lightbox…
Inside my bright, naturally lit kitchen…
Outside in direct sun…
Outside in indirect sun and/or shade…
- Tempura-ture is Rising – This is a bright orange/coral creme/crelly. No chalkiness, really smooth application! This is another favorite of mine from the collection. I used 2 coats without topcoat.
Inside with flash…
Inside the lightbox…
Inside my bright, naturally lit kitchen…
Outside in direct sun…
Outside in indirect sun and/or shade…
Here are a couple of comparisons just within this collection.
Another Ramen-tic Evening vs Rice Rice Baby…
Suzi-san Climbs Fuji-san vs I’m on a Sushi Roll…
Nancy Jean wondered how Kanpai OPI compares to You’re Such A Budapest. Budapest is sheerer and brighter in color. Kanpai OPI is much more opaque (with a better formula) and more of a dusty gray/purple color.
Leish wondered how OPI Closer Than You Might Belem compared to OPI Suzi-san Climbs Fuji-san and how OPI I’m On A Sushi Roll compared to My Dogsled Is A Hybrid.
First up is all of them together. I also threw in OPI Mermaid’s Tale because it seemed similar as I was looking for the others.
In order: Closer Than You Might Belem vs I’m On A Sushi Roll vs Mermaid’s Tears vs My Dogsled Is A Hybrid vs Suzi-san Climbs Fuji-san
In lightbox…
In my bright kitchen without flash…
OPI Closer Than You Might Belem vs OPI Suzi-san Climbs Fuji-san.
Inside with flash…
In my bright kitchen without flash…
OPI I’m On A Sushi Roll vs My Dogsled Is A Hybrid.
Inside with flash…
In my bright kitchen without flash…
Here are my favorites from this collection…
Did you make it this far? That was another long post! Thanks so much for spending some time with me today!
What do you think? I’d love to hear from you in the comments! If you have any comparisons you’d like to see let me know! If I have them I will swatch them for you!
Don’t forget to check out PolishPick.com and let them know I sent you! 🙂
Well, there we have it!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
The polish in this post is from my own collection and was purchased by me.
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Happy polishing!!
♥Paula
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Great swatches as always! I would love to see a comp of Kanpai and You’re Such a Buda-pest if you have it.
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Hi Nancy Jean! Thanks for checking out my blog and commenting! I have a quick comparison photo up towards the bottom of the blog post. Hope it helps! The pictures were all taken inside with flash except the one right above the bottles was outside in the sun.
Thanks again!!
♥paula
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Thanks! I am such a sucker for these dusty lavender colors! (My fave is the old Done Out In Deco).
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Hi Paula! I was googling swatches of OPI Tokyo and I found your blog. Great swatches–I love how you show each polish in different lights/locations and go into detail about each formula. It really helped me decide on which ones to get.
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Hi April,
Yay! I’m so glad you found me and that my photos helped in your decision!!
Thanks so much for commenting too! Hope to “see” you around again!!
♥paula
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This collection is pretty repetitive to me (too much pink), but there are a few I like. Your collection posts in different lights are always very helpful! TY!
Was wondering how I Am What I amtheyst compares to Kanpai (all opi). And Suzi-san Climbs Fuji-san vs I’m on a Sushi Roll compare to My Dogsled Is A Hybrid and Closer than you might Belem?? If you have the time to show. Keep up the good work!
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Hi Leish!
I’m glad you enjoy all my photos in different lighting!
I don’t own I Am What I Amethyst so I can’t do that one for you but I do own all 4 of the tealy/aquas so can get that done. It may take a couple days though. I will post another comment here when I have it up so you don’t have to keep checking back. 🙂
Thanks so much for checking out my blog and the comment!
♥paula
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Hi Leish,
I have some comparison photos up at the bottom of the post for you. I hope they help!!
♥paula
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So glad I came across your blog! This is such a thorough post and really helps narrow down my selections, thank you!
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Hi Yesica!
Yay! I’m so glad you found me too and that I helped in your decision! I try to get all the new OPI collections so come back again!!
♥paula
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Hi Paula. I was doing a little shopping online for polishes in this new OPI Tokyo collection and came across your post. Thank you for showing the polishes in various kinds of lighting and comparisons to other polishes. You really helped me to select just the right colors to add to my collection.
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Hi Ann!
Yay! I’m so glad you found my blog and that it helped you to make wise decisions! Thanks so much for taking the time to leave me a comment, I love it!
I have the 6 Sally Beauty and Ulta “exclusive” colors from the OPI Tokyo collection in hand and hope to get them up in a new post in a few days! So watch out for that post!!
♥paula
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Hi Paula! Love this blog post, I work in a spa and I always look forward to finding out which new OPI colours we’ll be receiving! I’m hoping you could compare Can’t Find my Czechbook with Suzi-san climbs Fuji-san and All Your Dreams In Vending Machines with Pompeii Purple and/or Flashbulb Fuchsia. Thanks! 🙂
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Hey! Unfortunately I don’t have any of those colors to compare. 😦 I’m sorry!
I’m glad you enjoyed my post though
♥paula
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Great post! This must have taken you ages to swatch, photograph in different lighting and pull together the comparisons and then type it all up.
Amazing dedication. Thank you for taking the time to do all off this x
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Hey! Thank you for taking the time to comment! It does take awhile, but I love doing it! 🙂
♥paula
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Thank you so much for this post! It was really helpful. I wondered about the Tokyo Collection.
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Hey macarley,
I’m so glad you found my blog and the post was helpful to you! Thanks so much for leaving a comment today!
♥paula
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Thak you! It’s really helpful:) I was wandering what the differences between the blues were. I think I’m going to get that ‘Belem’ one 😀
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Hi Eve!
I hope you love “Belem” if you get it! Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving me a comment!! I’m glad my post helped in your decision!
♥paula
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Great work. Thank you. I love rice rice baby , another ramen tic evening and temperature is rising. I can’t help thinking that all your dreams in vending machines is a relaunch of their good old “Flashbulb Fuchsia” . LooK up the colour on google and tell me if you agree.
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Hi Rena! Thanks so much for checking out my blog! I like your favorite list! All Your Dreams does seem very similar in photos in Google, you may be right! I don’t have Flashbulb so I can’t compare them myself.
♥paula
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I love your comparisons! So helpful!
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Hi Kathy! I’m so glad you find them useful! Thanks so much for checking out my blog!
♥paula
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