Have you ever gotten finger nail polish at the $1.00 store? If not why?

Drug stores Yes! Dollar store no! The dollar store polish can mess up your nails like turn them yellowish color. But cvs walmart, raid aid, etc are ok

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Have you ever gotten finger nail polish at the $1.00 store? If not why?

I would like to know as a beginner, where is the best place to get finger nail polish at a store. Is the $1.00 store ok? Why or why not? What about Wal-mart, Walgreen's, or even Fredy's (kroeger's)? Thank you for any help.

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OPI is a good polish but mainly because of the most up to date stylish shades and not longevity. I have found that how you prep your nails before you put on any polish has more to do with the longevity of the polish than the brand. So, you want to remove any trace of oils from the nail beds by using a lightly moistened alcohol cotton ball, not just your nail polish remover as you don't want any traces of that on your fingers before you put on the polish. So, remove any old polish with a non-acetone remover. Wash hands w/ a mild soap. As you sit down to paint the nails lightly wipe with the alcohol swab. It should dry instantly. A ridge-filling base coat is the next step. It not only gives your nails a smoother surface for the polish to sit on and thus more shine once you put on the polish but has better adhesion to your polish than your nail bed does. PLUS, it prevents your nail beds from yellowing or being stained by darker / brighter nail polishes. Sally Hansen makes a couple of really good ones that are in expensive. Let that dry the min. time it says on bottle- longer if you put it on thick or extra coats, as it must be 100% dry, as in you could do anything and not smudge or dent it. Thinner coats are always better than thicker coats. Then, follow w/ one coat of your polish- very thin. Allow to dry again to the point you can't smudge or dent it. Repeat with the second coat of polish which can be a normal thickness- no runs or drips though. Once that is dry, and that truly takes at least 1 1/2 hours, you can put on a top coat that has very high shine and will prevent chipping along with all the previous stops I described. Again, Sally Hansen has a full line of those. Their products are most often on cardboard blister packs or in boxes so you can easily see what they claim each product does. They have one that is claimed to be like a salon wrap and it will truly take a couple of weeks to even see a chip BUT it isn't as shinny as some of their others. They have one that is called Diamond Shine I think that makes the polish so shinny it looks wet plus it will give you a good 10 days of shine- more if you reapply in about 7 days, less if you use a keyboard a lot or do a lot of things w/o gloves on like dishes, other house cleaning chemicals, etc. As you can see, the key is nail bed prep, patience in dry time, thin coats and a heap more patience! LOL Can't stress the dry times or prep enough as that is the key to a great manicure. Salons don't or can't take that time as they wouldn't make much money if they spent all that time on one manicure. Finally, if you like shine and longevity- NOTHING lasts like gel nails- with or without tips. It can be put over your own natural nail as a polish and will basically not ever chip but it is costly. The newest one is Shellac I think. Unlike gels or acrylic nails, it fortifies your natural nail bed and then they use a gel based nail polish and top coat and the longevity and shine are unreal. It is fairly new, so just like when gels became popular and the majority of nail salons CLAIMED they were giving you true gel nails, they were not. Instead they were doing acrylics with a gel overlay. So, you need to be very, very careful and research what you are getting. They will tell you you are getting one thing and put on another just to charge a higher price OR they don't know how to do the latest technology so they claim they do and do it at a lower price so when they are "found out" you can't really do much because they gave you what you paid for, just not what you ASKED for.

Generally speaking if you are only paying $1.00 it's probably not the best quality. There are definitely quality issues associated with nail polish, some brands are much better than others. OPI, China Glaze, Zoya and Essie are good brands. They are not that expensive, but they are fantastic. OPI is great for not chipping and they have wonderful colors. You can find them at a salon or at Trade Secret at the mall, I've even seen Essie and OPI at Walgreens (very limited color selection). Have fun.

I like Zoya and China Glaze. I have tried many, many brands and these always last the longest. But, you probably will only find them in salons, beauty supply stores, or online. To make your manicures last longer you should also use a good basecoat and topcoat. You can also try Sally Hansen. It's available at Target, Walmart, and most drug stores.

sooometimes the 99 cent store has good Sally hansen ones. You have to know your brands. Like the jordana one is okay too, That ones like a dollar. I just bought a chheap one, and it totally sucked, it left my nail dirty and the polish never dried.

Target sells good ones and CVS, walgreens etc. All those places sell good nail polish.

I have gotten bottles of nail polish at the dollar store, but I definitely don't recommend it. It is watery, cheap, and peels off almost instantly. Loreal has good quality for drugstores, but my favorite is OPI. The color selection is great, it doesn't chip or peel, and most bottle are a reasonable $8.00.

Yeah, I get it there all the time. You have to put on more for colors like black or white to show up, but otherwise, it works fine. I don't see the point of more expensive nail polish, anyway...