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10 Best Nail Polishes
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Bad Brush
I like the colors these come in and they wear pretty well, especially for the price. However, they brush is really short and nubby, making application ridiculously difficult (even for an experienced lacquer user!) The cap is also difficult to articulate in the hand, making application even more difficult. Not bad for a cheap thrill though.This review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 2 of 3 people said helpful
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Review: Wet n Wild Megalast Nail Color
i have this in bite the bullet and it is really pretty. it stays for a while so dont worry about chipping and it doesnot take long to dry at all. yay!This review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 2 of 3 people said helpful
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New Meaning to Five Minute Manicure
When I was on travel in Philadelphia, I had bare nails, and since I mainly have nail polish on 24/7, my nails just felt bare. Exposed. Naked. So I picked this up from a drugstore for about $1.99 in I Red A Good Book, and I went back to my hotel, and that night before bed, I painted my nails in under five minutes. Flawlessly. (Though I didn't get the chance to use a base or top coat.) That was impr...read moreessive, and I think it was mainly because of the brush. The bottle and packaging in general looks nothing like the picture in this review (that's the old version), so I'm guessing the formula, bottle, and brush changed. Well, the brush is amazing. I know a lot of people think it's too coarse and too nubby and too wide, but I actually found it easy to use. It picked up just the right amount of polish, and I could cover every nail in one stroke without getting excess polish on my skin, so no clean up! I adore this brush. No streaking, either, though the polish was a tad watery, so I had to paint on three coats to reach full opacity. However, this polish dries super fast (probably because of its watery consistency) and the pigmentation is decent. A warning about the formula is that the color doesn't look exactly like what it looks like in the bottle. The red I bought looks more hot pink than red in different lighting, and the orange Club Havana looks like a lovely coral in the bottle, but in actuality it looks like Home Depot orange on the nails. But if you're not picky, this shouldn't be much of a problem. The things I don't like about this nail polish is the chipping, smell, and finish. This nail polish chips on the tips in about three days, the smell is so strong compared to other polishes (like Sally Hansen, OPI, or Essie), and without a top coat, this polish can look really dull. So for the glossy look, layer some good quality top coat on, unless you like the dull, matte-ish look. Overall, a decent polish that's great for people who only have several minutes and a great brush, but not the best.This review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 1 of 2 people said helpful
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