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    Default OPI Nail Lacquers

    I love the OPI colors but I don't want to spend $10.00 per bottle. I've been using Finger Paints, they are only half the price of OPI, but not all colors go on smooth

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    Default Re: OPI Nail Lacquers

    Maybe there's a cheap/crappy brush, or the formula's messed up..have you tried Sinful Colors or LA Colors?

    I am crazy for these colors, (not inexpensive tho) this's the same person that started Hard Candy http://http://www.smithandcult.com/nailed-lacquer.html


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    Default Re: OPI Nail Lacquers

    I tried a yellow Sinful Color - but wasnt impressed as I had to use 3 coats and still couldnt get the vibrancy I wanted. It seemed watered down is only way I can describe it.
    Finger Paints are okay.
    I also like China Glaze and if Im in the drugstore Ill go for Sally Hanson Salon.

    I also use a bomb a$$ top coat ...... that's like icing on the cake
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    Default Re: OPI Nail Lacquers

    Quote Originally Posted by whirlerz View Post
    Maybe there's a cheap/crappy brush, or the formula's messed up..have you tried Sinful Colors or LA Colors?

    I am crazy for these colors, (not inexpensive tho) this's the same person that started Hard Candy http://www.smithandcult.com/nailed-lacquer.html
    I don't know if it's the brush or formula. Only the solid colors seem to go on smooth. I haven't tried the one you suggested, but I went to the Smith and Cult web site, they have pretty colors.

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    Quote Originally Posted by miss.a.p1600 View Post
    I also like China Glaze and if Im in the drugstore Ill go for Sally Hanson Salon.
    I have a couple of China Glaze and Sally Hanson. They're okay. The China Glaze I have are kind of glittery. They go on very light. It's like I should have used a white base coat so that the polish will be really visible.

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    Default Re: OPI Nail Lacquers

    Quote Originally Posted by Elektra Luxx View Post
    They go on very light. It's like I should have used a white base coat so that the polish will be really visible.
    I regularly do a white base coat under bright/light colours, especially yellow. Maybe I just buy cheap nail polish, but I find that the white base coast really makes a difference in vibrancy.

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    Default Re: OPI Nail Lacquers

    I like China Glaze, with a topcoat it looks as fancy as OPI.

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    Default Re: OPI Nail Lacquers

    You should always use a base coat 1st, then the polish, then top coat.


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    Default Re: OPI Nail Lacquers

    I got some OPI for like $4 at Target, it was on their little 'overstock' shelf in the nail section. Check that out next time.

    I like the Sally Hansen quick dry ones (not sure the exact name, they're in a bottle that's like the bottom half of an hourglass). I'm usually wearing Cinna Snap.
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    Quote Originally Posted by whirlerz View Post
    You should always use a base coat 1st, then the polish, then top coat.
    Yeah, I know, I do them myself and I just want something that goes on quick. I used to get my nails done all the time, but money is in short supply lately and I'm trying to be more frugal.

    Quote Originally Posted by Selina M View Post
    I got some OPI for like $4 at Target, it was on their little 'overstock' shelf in the nail section. Check that out next time.

    I like the Sally Hansen quick dry ones (not sure the exact name, they're in a bottle that's like the bottom half of an hourglass). I'm usually wearing Cinna Snap.
    WOW!!! $4, I will check next time. Again, I have to start thinking frugal, I always bought my polishes at Sally's and I'm thinking their prices are list. I like greens, I think green is a good color for me.

    Sally Hansen Cinna Snap - Ooooooo!!! Such a pretty color, I'm definitely looking for that one.

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    Default Re: OPI Nail Lacquers

    Sally Hansen and Maybelline both have some really good, vibrant colors that don't look watery at all and theyre only 3 or 4 bucks each. Base coat and top coat are definitely important so maybe buy a base and top from a more expensive brand like OPI and then just use them with cheap polishes

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    Quote Originally Posted by Daniellaa View Post
    Sally Hansen and Maybelline both have some really good, vibrant colors that don't look watery at all and theyre only 3 or 4 bucks each. Base coat and top coat are definitely important so maybe buy a base and top from a more expensive brand like OPI and then just use them with cheap polishes
    Thanks, That is a good idea! I've been using "Rush 60 Second Top Coat". It works okay if I brush it on quickly, but if I brush it on too slow or try more than one coat it makes the polish I'm coating run a bit.

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    You've got to try seche vite top coat. It dries fast and super shiny like the professional salon manicures. Best top coat hands down.
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    Quote Originally Posted by miss.a.p1600 View Post
    You've got to try seche vite top coat. It dries fast and super shiny like the professional salon manicures. Best top coat hands down.
    where u get it @? Btw, I'm cheap too, esp w/nail color..however I do love that Smith & Cult, never tried it but their colors..I love every color they have.
    There's a brand @ Ulta, I believe @ other stores too called Pixel or something similar..small bottles, & like 2.00 ea. I have their top coat..


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    Default Re: OPI Nail Lacquers

    I like OPI, I used to use Esse all the time but it's hard to get it here so I usually end up buying OPI now.

    It is expensive but personally, I really only have like 3 or 4 colours that I use on a normal basis. I have some crazy ones but it's pretty unusual for me to wear them. I find that when I buy cheap polish it just ends up chipping off the ends the next day. So I'm OK to spend more on my main nail polish and just buy cheap ones for the one-off colours.

    I think that buying an expensive undercoat/overcoat are the most important, you can probably get away with cheaper polish if you have a good quality primer and top coat. The primer I use has literally lasted me a year (Esse) and it makes my nails super healthy and long, my boyfriend will even let me put it on him as it doesn't show on the nails, it's so cute to see him with his hand out. But you may need to go with a white primer when using lighter colours, that's what I do with light pink otherwise it just mixes with the colour of my nails and it doesn't look very pink. And really, as long as your nails are shiny from a good topcoat, they'll look nice.

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    Something I have to remind myself about nail polish is that it lasts fucking FOREVER. So even though $10 seems like a lot up front, think about how long it'll last you. Not to mention how much money you're saving if you're painting your own nails with high-quality polish rather than getting manicures.

    And when something sticks around for that long, quality becomes more important (like the difference between a cheap sex-worker outfit and a more expensive one: if you only use something once, you can get by with the cheap one, but if you're using it all the time, you want it to be nicer).

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    Quote Originally Posted by charlie61 View Post
    Something I have to remind myself about nail polish is that it lasts fucking FOREVER. So even though $10 seems like a lot up front, think about how long it'll last you. Not to mention how much money you're saving if you're painting your own nails with high-quality polish rather than getting manicures.

    And when something sticks around for that long, quality becomes more important (like the difference between a cheap sex-worker outfit and a more expensive one: if you only use something once, you can get by with the cheap one, but if you're using it all the time, you want it to be nicer).
    You're right, that's something I forget too, I don't think I have ever used up a bottle of nail polish. I misplace it or lend it out and never get it back, before I finish it. Completely agree quality is more important in the long run. I really like your practical sense, it's something I want to copy for my life, that's one of the things I really like about you.

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    Default Re: OPI Nail Lacquers

    www.nailsupplies.us has OPI for about 1/2 price. You have to have an account and be logged in to see it, though. They also have many other brands for great prices.

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    Quote Originally Posted by charlie61 View Post
    Something I have to remind myself about nail polish is that it lasts fucking FOREVER. So even though $10 seems like a lot up front, think about how long it'll last you. Not to mention how much money you're saving if you're painting your own nails with high-quality polish rather than getting manicures.

    And when something sticks around for that long, quality becomes more important (like the difference between a cheap sex-worker outfit and a more expensive one: if you only use something once, you can get by with the cheap one, but if you're using it all the time, you want it to be nicer).
    Yea. I bought Chanel polish YEARS ago, it's still nice..I had some CND polish I threw out, it got weird


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    Default Re: OPI Nail Lacquers

    Amazon also has decent OPI prices.

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    Sally Beauty does as well..

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    What about Sally's? They reduced the price of their Sally's card, it's like $2.50, & gives discounts on most everything, + coupons. They carry OPI. I actually like their store brand polish, but I do want to get the OPI color, "I'm not really a waitress".


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