joan rivers nail polish is pretty good to ,stays on a good amount of time you can find it on qvc.

Recently started using Essie and am loving it. Highly recommend it.

I agree, OPI is the best.  I just bought the new Pirates of the Caribbean black polish over royal blue.  The crackling effect is awesome.  You've got to try it. 

Carole, please up load a photo. That sounds really cool! I'm going to see pirates tonight! Can't wait.

Like Nichole, I like Sally Hansen.  I also like Revlon and L'oreal.  LOL, I never heard of most of those other brands.  The affordable, drugstore stuff works for me and always did.

For decades, I used Cutex, but I haven't seen them around in years.  They still make polish remover, but their polishes seem to have disappeared completely!

My 2 favorites are Essie & OPI. Essie has such a great range of matte colors and their seasonal collections are always fun to choose from. Both brands' polish also last a good week or so! :) I'm also happy that Essie is being sold in more retail locations now like Rite and Aid, Target and Bed Bath & Beyond!

I just had my acrylic nails done today with bright green China Glaza and OPI purple crackle polish.  What a GREAT look.  I used to only use OPI, but I also like China Glaza because of the colors.

OPI and Essie, but Sally Hansen Insta-Dri for when I'm fed up with waiting!

I don't live in the US, so I don't have access to many brands and colors/styles I would like to try. However, of the ones available, I like OPI and China Glaze a lot :D the colors are amazing and they last a lot; I am an art student so I usually get paint on them on day one, so maybe I'm not they best judge :P