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once given away as a cheap prize at carnivals, this opalescent glass is now highly prized by collectors
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Her nails, designed by her go-to nail artist Miho Okawara, were a long almond shape painted with an iridescent pale gray with an opalescent finish that shifted from pale pink to pale blue with the light.
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 21 Oct. 2024
Inside a wet glint, opalescent, full as an egg
of creamy gray shadow, sediment
ground down finely and suspended
like a verdict in a tone.
—Frances Leviston, The New York Review of Books, 26 Sep. 2024
Available in over a dozen options—from the light periwinkle (Dream Much) seen here, with inflections of pink and silver, to metallic and opalescent white—there are a variety of pretty shades and finishes to choose from.
—Allure, 3 Aug. 2024
As such, the Hollywood Flawless Filter — which has more of an opalescent pigment and is available in 12 different shades — wins out.
—Esther Newman, refinery29.com, 25 Jan. 2024
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 21 Oct. 2024
Inside a wet glint, opalescent, full as an egg
of creamy gray shadow, sediment
ground down finely and suspended
like a verdict in a tone.
—Frances Leviston, The New York Review of Books, 26 Sep. 2024
Available in over a dozen options—from the light periwinkle (Dream Much) seen here, with inflections of pink and silver, to metallic and opalescent white—there are a variety of pretty shades and finishes to choose from.
—Allure, 3 Aug. 2024
As such, the Hollywood Flawless Filter — which has more of an opalescent pigment and is available in 12 different shades — wins out.
—Esther Newman, refinery29.com, 25 Jan. 2024
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“Opalescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opalescent. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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opalescent
adjective
opal·es·cent
ˌō-pə-ˈles-ᵊnt 
: reflecting an iridescent light
saliva is a viscous opalescent fluid
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