Nail Polish: Favorite/best Brands?

[glamourgirlpink]

I adore Zoya nail polishes! Long lasting and glossy in a huge array of gorgeous shades and really inexpensive. Plus its non toxic so its safe for expectant moms and little ones. My dd loves having polish on her toenails as a little treat and I feel pretty safe about using Zoya on her.
http://www.artofbeauty.com/scrpt/scr.dll/cat?brand=2

 

[legaldiva]

Essie with a topcoat of Seche Vite (a clear quick dry topcoat).

Chanel is the WORST, IMO. It chips after about 1 day. Totally worthless.

 

[Baby Boo]

essie- Blatimore is my FAVE!!
chanel- paparazzi
and opi- the electronic blue teehee

but those 3 are my fave brands

 

[everything posh]

I love OPI and chanel.

 

[Sweetpea83]

I love Opi.

 

[Sammyjoe]

Opi and Chanel, I find works for me, I do have to use 2 coats and make sure you dry each one throughly before reapplying.x

 

[dani1908]

OPI-this is the only brand I have found to last at least a week without chipping.

 

[gymangel812]

china glaze, opi & chanel are my faves.

i use orly bonder for the base coat & seche vite for top coat. those 2 really help my polish last.

 

[Fraublucher]

I love OPI, both for the color selection and the durability. I put on first the Chip Skip Preventer, then a double layer of polish, then the RapiDry coat. I can keep my pedi perfect for two weeks this way. It never happened to me before with other brands.

 

[chloe231]

I Love Chanel, it's the only one that stays on my toes for more then a day or
two without chipping

 

[buttons]

Opi
Essie
Basecoat - Essie
Quick Dry - Essie "To Dry For"
daily topcoat - Nailtique

Using Essie basecoat and "To dry for" on top. Then, every night (or I try to) use Nailtique top coat. Polish will last for over a week. Oh, also, gotta use rubber gloves when doing dishes, pots/pans, cleaning, grunge work. I'm really bad at remembering that, mainly because I hate leaving them sit out on the kitchen counter, but that makes a HUGE difference in the longevity of my polish. In fact, I want to buy a pair of those cute patterned rubber gloves.

 

[ChanelMommy]

Essie, esp. the colors mademoiselle and ballet slippers.

I ballet slippers!

My favorite nail polishes are Chanel.

 

[choozen1ne]

OPI for nail polish
Essie for sheers for my fingers
Seche Vita Top Coat
Sally Hanson Hard as Nails for basecoat / strenghter
Orly - Bonder stickey base coat holds the polsih on really well

 

[chicbabacool]

OPI works for me.. when you use it, do you use a top coat of clear polish after?

Yup, and I use a base coat. It isn't the chipping that bothers me, it's the little cracks that form in the paint. Maybe it's just the color I have (swedish nude) that does it. The paint doesn't chip off but it cracks within... does that make sense?

I had no idea how hard it was to keep paint on your nails until I started painting mine. No wonder so many of you get manicures weekly!

 

[couturequeen]

Sally Hansen Xtreme wear - 2 coats and a clear coat has lasted weeks.