OPI Nail Lacquer Review

I was late to the OPI is O for Awesome bandwagon. But better late than never! Previously I thought you had to have some sort of superpower to apply nail polish without looking like you'd reverted back to five year old colouring in techniques (and a whole lot of cotton buds and nail polish remover to help with the clean up). Turns out a good brush makes all the difference! The OPI brush feels like it just sweeps the polish on - perhaps the consistency of the polish helps with this as well? I love the range of colours - there's one to suit any time of year, event or mood. And the fact that I can go three days without a top or bottom coat before I chip the polish is amazing! Definitely recommend - and will be letting my little one use my polishes when she's ready to get all girly rather than letting her get all messy for years like I did ;)

When I was 18, and OPI newly available on the market, my mum bought me my first OPI. It was an incredible vibrant green named Greenwich Village. I had never seen anything like it before and it was the beginning of an obsession.

At first I was horrified by the price. This was an age when minimum wage was $8 so the $25 price tag represented about 4 hours of my life working checkout after school. It was worth it though and I slowly built up my collection.

OPI fo' sho' has the best colour range around. There's something for everyone's taste. Every year multiple collections are added and more of my hard earned cash is whittled away.

The consistency and wear can be relied on, I've never bought an OPI that was a disappointment. Some, like the shatter range, are more of a novelty and seldom used though.

Here's where things get sad. In 2010 my collection was tragically and maliciously stolen from my bedroom by a flatmate's bedmate. My years of hardwork wasted, all that remained of hours of painting nails was my memories. It's taken another 4 years but I am getting there I WILL REBUILD.

I have several OPI nail lacquer shades, some are opaque shades, others are shiny. This is easy to build up to a opaque shade by adding two or three coats. With the shiny shades I find I can get away with one coat, or for a more subtle shade I add an extra coat. It lasts well, and doesn't chip with an top coat on. I get about 5 days of good colour on my nails before I need to fix them up. The range of shades is amazing! And I love the shade names as well.

I love these nail polishes. I have two pinks and a red. These are probably the best nail polishes i have ever used. They are super easy to apply and have the best color pay off. They last for a couple of days before chipping and are so easy to build up color without your nails streaking. I also love the names of these polishes. I think that they are super affordable and are easy to find as most pharmacies sell this brand.

OPI is a safe bet in my opinion. You know you are going to get a quality polish. With a wide selection of colours they have something for everyone and for every occasion. Unlike other brands I've yet to be disappointed in the formula, it's always consistent in my experience.

Who can go wrong when you buy opi? The best nail polishes you can buy in my opinion. An awesome range of colours and the best quality! I have so many of these nail polishes, it's easy to become addicted.

Nothing compares to OPI, there is such a large variety of colours from beautiful, vibrant shades to more cooler, and shimmery colours. The smell of them aren't too strong, but I find they last for quite a while! They are a little hard to get off with nailpolish remover, but the glittery ones are a pain to get off! But overall you can't go wrong with OPI :)

This is by far my one and only nail polish, I reccomend this to all my friends and actually anyone that wants to know. I love the names, very creative and more importantly the brush is so easy to use, it's the right width and the formula doesn't take hours to dry unless you do like a hundred coats.

OPI is definitely my most trusted nail polish brand for a polish that will last. Often a sucker for a bargain, I do from time to time buy cheaper nail polishes and always end up frustrated when it has all chipped off within a day (or even a few hours)! I have yet to find a good top coat so even using the polish on its own I will get a good 5-7 days before I need to repolish. I really love solid colors (rather than shiny) at the moment and find with these I can get the look I want with 2-3 coats depending on the shade I'm using. The brush is also nice and soft and doesn't leave streaks like I have found with other brands.

Let's be honest - out of all beauty products, nail polish is probably the most overpriced in NZ compared how how much the product is worth. OPIs, especially, is wayyy overpriced. $$ aside, all the OPI colors I have work well and are holding up really well, even the ones I've had for a long time. Also, there are too many fakes out there - it used to be pretty easy to tell, but now the smell and bottle printing of fakes is improving and I just feel like it's easier to buy another brand such as essie to avoid this hassle.