Nail Polish Wars! OPI vs. China Glaze vs. MAC

[MissChievous]

OPI for formula, brush and wear
China Glaze for cool colors

MAC for the lose

[Face2Mac]

ChG for cool colors and brush for my narrow fingers. China Glaze lasts on my nails the best 3-4 days. I love ChG.

My favorites:
Strawberry Fields
Rich and Famous
Secret periwinkle
Shower Together
Bermuda Breakaway
The Kaleidoscope Collection


OPI chips on me within an hour, seriously and that is Orly Bonder, Revlon Colorstay topcoat and Seche Vitce on top. Plus it is two expensive when I can get 2 ChG for 1 OPI.

[PinkDoll]

I really like O.P.I and Essie, those are great!

[blazeno.8]

I like OPI and China Glaze. I hate the wide OPI brush (I like to do small details and it's near impossible). As far as colors go, I think that China Glaze has the most imaginative colors out of the bunch, but OPI has the most versatile colors. Only once have I seen a MAC nailpolish that I wanted, but I passed on it.

[~whathehair~]

OPI Designer Series with Metallic glitter. China Glaze (Just bought some this week for the first time. For Audrey & Sexy In The City) I love the Colors!!!

[beezyfree]

the order of np from 1-3
1) OPI
2) MAC
3) CHINA GLAZE
for some reason, china glaze aint all that and a bag of chips to me.

[ginger9]

Although I adore the formulation and a lot of the rich colors of OPI, I am a bit turned off since the last time I made a purchase I ran into a bunch of defective brushes. OPI in Canada retail stores is a lot more expensive than China Glaze, they are almost $10. I was miffed since for $10 bucks I cannot accept a brush that was all effed up.

So right now I would say China Glaze is on top of my list. For the price, the colors and overall performance. I haven't bought a bottle I didn't like. I'd really like to try Essie next. As for MAC, not a big fan. Too expensive and from my experience has been streaky.

[kittykit]

Most of my nail polish are China Glaze, OPI and Orly. China Glaze is always my favourite, followed by Orly

[BEA2LS]

essie <3 but i like OPI the best out of the three, than china glaze. i am not a fan of MAC polishes

[DamaHerca]

Definitely OPI. Since I discovered the brand, I'm not switching. OPI lasts at least 4 days unchanged on my nails; I remove it only because I get bored with the color and want to look at something else on my nails; and I have many colors to choose from, so no wonder. I don't get the ladies that say OPI chips by the end of the day?! That NEVER happened to me... And I have about 20 colors in my stash (for now ) Recently I found my perfect red, so I gotta say Vodka & Caviar rule! Boris & Natasha, Rojal Rajah Ruby, Mimosas for Mr. and Mrs..... just to name few of my favorites.

[BEA2LS]

^^ i found that different brands work for different people, i guess it depends on what other products they use on their hands or they get their hands wet a lot

[prettypearl20]

I can really on speak for China Glaze since that is what I own the most of (mostly because of the price). I love the color selections but based on this thread I'm going to invest in more opi!

[RedRibbon]

I am in love with Nails Inc polishes. I've never tried any OPI, essie or China Glaze ones but I do have some Mavala ones on the way in the post

I really want to try some of the OPI colours as the bottles remind me of Dallas for some bizarre reason and the colours are really nice.

[Spengl]

OPI and Essie are my favorite polish brands.

[Merry_go_round]

Definitely OPI, best brush of all.

[vanchi]

i prefer opi. my favorites at the moment are: black cherry chutney, malaga wine, no spain no gain, boris and natasha, mrs o'leary's bbq, give me moor, can you tapas this, 20 candles on my cake and we'll always have paris

[malaviKat]

I love the look of some OPI polishes, but to be honest, I haven't purchased any. By and large, the price of OPI in Canada has put me off for years. They seem like good polishes and I will likely give them a chance eventually but for now, I have no experience with OPIs.

Having said that, I now own two MAC colours (one purchased, one was a gift) and I don't have application problems with either. MAC's discontinued Vino n/p is my favourite shade of red. And I'm currently on the Dry Martini bandwagon.

China Glaze is my go-to nail polish. I've never had a problem with application (aside from one, almost metallic, colour that applied a bit streaky.) I love the formula (I'm sure I've encountered both the old and new formula by now and neither has posed a problem), I love the colour selection and I love the price it retails for online or at Sallys.

I am likely not as fussy about polish as some of you more avid collectors. I rarely have a problem with my polish chipping, regardless of brand, unless I do a hurried application job. Polish wears on me well and my nails will often outgrow its polish (cuticle gap) before I see much tipwear.

China Glaze is still my fave though! I bought Wagon Trail in the summer and I cannot wait to wear it. It's a beautiful shimmery forest green with a hint of gold. Perfect for fall!

[blondegirl]

girls i love all the brands but i continue to have problems with chipping.
i think it may have something to do with my job-i am a nurse.
Can i ask-do you girls apply a top coat every day on your polish? i have heard this can help....but i have also heard that having too many coats can cause peeling. Any thoughts?

[Ggxox]

OPI all the way!

xoxo

[ashley_9352]

I prefer OPI, I think you can't beat the quality of them. I have a bunch of China Glaze too that I love for the color, but not for quality, I find it's hit or miss with the formula and they tend to chip really easy. I don't have any MAC nail polish, I never really hear great things about them, and the colors are normally easily duped with a OPI/China Glaze color.

[BeautyPsycho]

Quote:

Originally Posted by blondegirl

girls i love all the brands but i continue to have problems with chipping.
i think it may have something to do with my job-i am a nurse.
Can i ask-do you girls apply a top coat every day on your polish? i have heard this can help....but i have also heard that having too many coats can cause peeling. Any thoughts?

Yes, too many or too thick coats can cause peeling of the polish, so it's the best to apply thin layers and wait for them to dry before you apply another coat.
Also, get a base coat, it's going to help your np to stick better and wear longer.

[ms. kendra]

OPI gets thick too fast, and I've never used MAC nail polish.
China Glaze makes really pretty colors and I like the formula, so if I had to pick I'd say CG, but Im really and Essie girl!!

[VeXedPiNk]

The only one I've had experience with is MAC and I was quite disappointed. As others have said, the formula is quite goopy and it was quite difficult to get an even & streak-free result. It also took a long time to dry. The only thing I liked was how long it lasted. I found it didn't chip very much at all.

[igswonderworld]

Even though I'm sure OPI has the best formula and wear, I cannot get my head around the fact that it brings out VERY dupable colors with each collection. I mean I really cannot choose between the reds and I NEED a red nail polish, for this reason only I couldn't buy one for the last 8 months. I'm sure it goes forever but China Glaze wins it for me! I LOVE the colors, and they go for a long time on me without a base or top coat.
My other favorite happens to be Orly. It's got great colors and a very dependable wear that has occasionally saved yours truly from eternal embarrassment to BF's mom.
I also love Illamasqua, it's formula is also very smooth and workable. I like the colors immensely.
Now MAC has always been my first love so I can't let it get no love, but I agree that it is down at the bottom..
So I suppose in order they'd be

1-China Glaze, 2-Orly, 3-Illamasqua, 4-OPI, 5-MAC

[Susanne]

I LOVE OPI!! The wide range of colours, the formula, the way to apply it.

But I have a few MAC and China Glaze n/p as well.