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Re: POLL: Best Cheap Nail Polish

Wet N Wild 1 Step Instant Gel. This stuff is FREAKING AMAZING!!!!

 

* NO base coat needed

 

* NO top coat needed.

 

* You ONLY NEED ONE COAT for full coverage OVER OLD NAIL POLISH! (if you're in a hurry and need a new color ASAP). I do two coats as I like more coverage/deeper color.

 

* Dries in UNDER A MINUTE.

 

* Lasts a week plus.

 

I use this on my toe nails. I use it on my fingernails when I want to change colors without having time to remove the old polish. I have it in a bright red, a hot pink and a soft mauve (my nails but better and THAT covers red polish in 1 coat!!!).

 

I buy it when CVS has buy one, get one free. Always have a bottle in my purse. Love this stuff. Comes in 18, 20 or more colors. 

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Re: POLL: Best Cheap Nail Polish


@SahmIam wrote:

Wet N Wild 1 Step Instant Gel. This stuff is FREAKING AMAZING!!!!

 

* NO base coat needed

 

* NO top coat needed.

 

* You ONLY NEED ONE COAT for full coverage OVER OLD NAIL POLISH! (if you're in a hurry and need a new color ASAP). I do two coats as I like more coverage/deeper color.

 

* Dries in UNDER A MINUTE.

 

* Lasts a week plus.

 

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I've seen it, but the BLACK bottle had me fooled.  I never looked at it because I thought it was black polish!

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Re: POLL: Best Cheap Nail Polish

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I only use  Revlon brand

because it is free of formaldrehyde,

 

 I dont wear polish often.

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Re: POLL: Best Cheap Nail Polish

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Wet & Wild is cruelty free!  The others mentioned are not.

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Re: POLL: Best Cheap Nail Polish

@RinaRina  They DO offer it an a black polish, lololol, so you weren't exatly wrong! : )

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@luv pzzl wrote:

Wet & Wild is cruelty free!  The others mentioned are not.


Good to know. 

Thanks. 

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@SahmIam wrote:

@RinaRina  They DO offer it an a black polish, lololol, so you weren't exatly wrong! : )


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Got it!  I got a red color called "Crime of Passion" (#724A) and applied it before I went to work.  It dried FAST!

I work at a school - the 3rd & 4th graders hated the color and said I should've gotten "blue" ("black" was their 2nd choice).

But everybody wears blue!  I wanted to be different.

The kids told me I was wearing an "old lady" shade.  Woman LOL

 

I'll go back* tomorrow and look for a more "contemporary" color.

THANKS for the tip!

 

*I got mine at K-Mart for $2.50.

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In case anyone's interested ...

Here's an anrticle about the polish with swatches.

http://www.wondrouslypolished.com/2016/05/wet-n-wild-1-step-wonder-gel-swatches.html

 

The author says, the polish looks better w/ a top coat.

I am thrilled!  I added another coat and LOVE this RED!

 

 

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Re: POLL: Best Cheap Nail Polish


@rms1954 wrote:

I don't think any one nail polish, cheap or otherwise, dries any faster than another.  Purcase drops that harden quickly, like Drip Dry.


Some are formulated to dry faster, like Sally Hansen Insti-Dry or Seche Vite Top Coat. Because they dry faster, the can also get goopy or stringy faster. I keep a bottle of nail polish thinner around to keep them from getting stringy.