I love Nail Polish!

I love love love nail polish. I remember being about 12 and getting to go to the mall with my friends, I always came back with a new nail polish color. I also remember having my mom yell at me because anytime she asked me to do anything I never could because my nails were wet. I've tried all kinds of colors and brands. When I lived at home I would use Avon brands because my mom sells Avon and it was very convenient for me. One of my favorites types of Avon nail polish was the rapid dry. They had fun colors that really did dry very fast and allowed my to be fashionable and still do my chores around the house.

My polish of choice now it OPI Nail Laquer. They have beautifully rich vibrant colors and totally adorable names. They have a wide brush that allows for easy application of the polish with minimal strokes. OPI nail laquer is very long lasting, I use the base and top coats every time I do my nails. I start off by:
removing all my polish

shape and buff

apply base coat

apply color

apply top coat

Admire

OPI has a Rapid Dry top coat that dries quickly and comes in very handy when you're on the run. If you apply a layer of top coat every few days, I find that I am less likely to get chips in my polish.

I usually buy my OPI laquers at beauty stores like Ulta or the cute independent stores at the mall. I have on two occasions bought them at Target. I bought a beautiful mauve color called Silent Mauvie-love the color, but I found that it did not last as long as my beauty store purchases. I really wanted a red one day and didn't have to time to go to the mall and let's face it if you're like me, you're always at Target so I decided to give Target OPI polish another try.

Maybe last time was a fluke, how could the formulations be that different? So I picked up my red (can't remember the name right now) and went home to try on my new color. Well, this time when I opened it the formulation seemed really thin, not like any of my other OPI colors and surely enough it chipped right away. Ever persistant I gave it another try on my hands a few weeks later and yes it chipped right away again, but don't feel bad for me I decided to reserve this polish for my toes. It's on my toes right now and they have been chip free for a few weeks. Nail polish just lasts longer on your toes, I guess they don't get washed as much (sounds gross) and aren't as exposed to the elements.

Not sure what the deal is with OPI at Target, most bottles are $8 kinda on the high side for nail polish, so I would recommend only buying them at beauty stores.They are totally worth the 8 bucks for color vibrancy, ease of application and long lasting wear.

Letita