Need opinions!

[notuptoyou]

Hey girls and guys,

Right, I am crap at applying nail polish, however, I find the the Chanel varnishes are easier to work with. But with them now coming upto £16 each it's something I just can't afford.

I've heard many people go on about OPI and China Glaze and I was wondering what makes them so special? Are they easy to apply? What are the applicators like? Do you have to re-apply to get a decent pay off? Are there any other brands you would recommend?

I may be awful at applying nail polish, but I'm willing to learn! Any tips?

I ask all of this simply because I want pweety nails

And after discovering the Head2Toe website which ships to the UK and drooling

I need advice!

 

[vintageroses]

Heyyyyyyyyy, First off i've never tried Channel nail lacquers so i wont be able to compare them for you!

SORRY! But i do have a collection of nail polish (<3 polish to bits! HAHA)

I've always been an OPI girl, i had only OPI nail polish till recently i ventured into China Glaze! So i will be comparing them both for you! OPI has quite a flat brush, compared to china glaze which has a rounder brush tip (if you get what i mean).If you want pictures, i can try to capture the brush tip just give me a holla!

OPI is REALLY EASY to apply, i wasn't too good at painting my nails but now it's no biggie for me! I used to have to be so careful & all but OPI has helped me because their brush applicator is REALLY smooth & easy to apply. MOST OPI can do well with just 1 coat, but i usually just do 2 coats to get a richer colour. China glaze on the other hand, their polish do vary abit, certain colours are perfect with 2 coats but some require 3!Really depends!

OPI has a smaller colour range (i think) compared to china glaze, & OPI is more expensive! But honestly i'm still an OPI girl! hahas, i don't mind using china glaze but if OPI & china glaze had the exact same colour, i would buy the OPI one! haha

I ordered some Essie one's which i have not tried yet, but if i do give it a try i'll tell you how they are!

Also if you want your nails to dry fast use the Seche Vit Rapid dry! It is really good! But i usually use OPI's (see i told you i'm an OPI girl!haha) Drip dry! This is the most AWESOME thing ever in the entire world for nails. After applying your top coat you drip 1-2 drops (depending on your nail size) onto your nail & i kid you not in 60seconds your nails will be DRY!

OKAYS this has been like a really long comment! I'm sorry! But i hope this helps! Tell me how you go alright? Would really love to know! Ta!

 

[notuptoyou]

Thank you so much for your reply! You've made things so much clearer!

Once I get some more pennies I shall invest in OPI and China Glaze (I've already spotted one which I luuuuuuurve)

Sounds like I may be an OPI girl someday!

 

[notuptoyou]

After obsessing last night, I found that Sally's do the China Glaze range in the UK! I invested into my first 3 bottles!

As much as I would like to try OPI, I think China Glaze is my new favourite polish range!

But thanks so much for the advice! I'll get my hands on OPI one day!

 

[purrtykitty]

Practice makes perfect! I've been painting my nails since I was 8, so my application is pretty good, but I still make mistakes. An orange stick with polish remover can be your best friend in removing mistakes.

Application depends on a lot of things, including polish formula. China Glaze is for the most part great, but there are some consistency problems among it's various colors. I find OPI generally to be more consistent formula wise. But for me, if the color is gorgeous, I will make it work!

 

[kimmy]

i prefer opi. i hadn't done anything with my nails in a long time after i got my acrylics taken off, and one day i stumbled upon opi. i bought the natural nail base coat, sweetheart and the clear top coat. now i have about fifteen coloured opi polishes. i love them.

i got a paint brush that i dip in pure acetone to fix my mistakes, like if i get some on the cuticle or something. i prime my nails with a paddle similar to those four sided blocks you get at sally's before painting and i think that helps alot. the application on a clean, smooth nail is much easier and neater than applying colour to a damaged, uneven nail.

when used with the opi base and top coats, i've had the opi colours last up to two weeks with little to no chipping.

i only have one china glaze polish and it's a minty green (it's called for audrey) so i use it only on my toes, but i used it with the opi base and top coat and it lasted quite a while as well!

 

[vintageroses]

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Originally Posted by notuptoyou After obsessing last night, I found that Sally's do the China Glaze range in the UK! I invested into my first 3 bottles! As much as I would like to try OPI, I think China Glaze is my new favourite polish range! But thanks so much for the advice! I'll get my hands on OPI one day!

haha yays! I'm glad i was of help! I was talking way too much! HAHA!

Yays to your 1st 3 bottles of China glaze(i do love their colours ALOT!)!