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OPI Nail Lacquer Review

OPI Nail Lacquer Review
Overall rating from 922 reviews so far:
4.5/5
Would use it again?
4.5/5
Did it do what it said it would?
4.5/5
Would recommend it to a friend?
4.5/5

 

OPI Nail Lacquer - ]giving long lasting professional colour.

Website www.globalbeauty.co.nz

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OPI Nail Lacquer Review

OPI Nail Lacquer Review

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Overall rating:
3.0/5
5th July, 2015
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Good pproduct but not worth the hype or rrp

I have quite a few OPI nail polishes in my collection, 20 in fact 10 full size 10 minis, and I do and will continue to use them, but I won't be recommending them to my friends. The good thing about OPI nail polish is there colour range, every color you could possibly think of OPI has, but I dont think its worth the price and I personally think they are over rated. I brought my OPI Take Ten minis from a sale for $35 and 10 full size OPI's from trademe in a bulk sale for $50. The only pros I can say about OPI is the colour range, the brush and that they don't go gloopy and thicker over time. The cons, I find the consistency to vary, The quality of chipping/staying power/ opaqueness vary between colour. For example i have the colour Mod About You (light blue based pink, think M.A.C St Germain in Nail Polish form) and you only need 2 coats to get full, opaque strong color payoff, unlike Heart Throb which looks like a sheer strawberry milkshake colour even after 3 layers. I just think there are better or the same quality of nail polishes on the market that are cheaper, like for example Jordana, Sally Hansen, Revlon Nailpolishes are damn worth it.

Tips: Shop around, buy off trademe or wait for NZ Sale to have them in stock, they are not worth $23 except maybe My Fav Ornament which is the only shade i would spend $23 on untill i find a great dupe. Its a beautiful, opaque fine gold glitter, last ages

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Overall rating:
3.0/5
16th October, 2015
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The best!

Has the nicest range of colours!! And apply with a nice thick coat, as well as lasting longing before chipping, if you can't afford the gel nail polishes :)

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Overall rating:
3.0/5
12th February, 2020
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Not my favorite

I found the formula way to thick witch made it hard to apply and chip off way to easily. I'll definitely have to give it a go but after a couple tries I'm not the biggest fan.

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Overall rating:
3.0/5
8th February, 2022
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Love-Hate

I have a love/hate relationship with OPI's nail lacquers. Some of the colours are lovely and opaque, getting the perfect coverage in just two coats, while others are more sheer and don't give a good coverage or beautiful colour.

For example, I bought "March in Uniform", a deep navy that looked gorgeous in the bottle, and "Gift Of Gold That Never Gets Old", a champagne gold. March in Uniform ended up being quite sheer and didn't look navy blue once applied, it was more of a sheer mid-blue, even with three coats. Gift of Gold was gorgeous, it applied well with just two coats and was perfectly opaque.

It's really hard to tell with OPI's colours if they're going to be sheer or opaque, and they should have some kind of indicator on the bottles to indicate this to purchasers. Maybe a sticker or marker somewhere on the bottle to indicate the formula of sheer, creme, shimmer, glitter, etc.

If there is an indicator, I haven't figured out where to find it.

Tips: Try and research the colours you're interested in before purchasing.

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Overall rating:
3.0/5
1st April, 2022
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It's OK

First of all, the colors are amazing, so props to OPI for that.

Where this falls down is its staying power, it just doesn't last, about a day or two later and it's chipping already, I've tried using their long lasting top coat, nothing helps.

Using this on my toenails is fine, it doesn't chip there.

Some of the colors can be hit or miss too, some aren't as opaque as they look in the bottle and some aren't as sheer as you might want. Overall I don't think it's worth it.

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Overall rating:
3.3/5
31st January, 2013
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UNSURE

So I was lucky enough to try Mariah Careys new OPI Stay the night.... I put a base coat on then this product... I didnt like the texture on my fingernails. Once applied i had the urge to keep feeling them. I like smooth and this didnt really do it for me. I also noticed it started to come of easy while washing dishes (as most nail polishes do) but thought this brand would be more tough. I didnt really like the colour either i like bright. But each to their own.

Tips: Make sure you put a base coat under it

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1st February, 2013

I'm not a fan of sand texture either

Overall rating:
3.3/5
1st February, 2013
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OPI Mariah Carey Get Your Number Review

To start with I didn't know whether I liked this polish or not, but over the last day it has grown on me. I didn't think the "liquid sand" in this colour was that amazing, yes it dried to a nice matte finish but I preferred it more after adding a topcoat. Looking at the bottle I thought the colour was actually going to be a really dark blue, but one coat was really light while two coats wasn't very much darker. I didn't think the glitter sparkled very much without a top coat either, was quite more of a subtle shimmer.

Tips: Add a top coat if you really want to glitter to sparkle!

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Reviewer
3rd February, 2013

I liked this colour as one of best out of the range

Overall rating:
3.3/5
6th February, 2013
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Mariah Carey - The Impossible Nail Polish

I Found this nail polish to be really surprising, I followed the intructions of placing one coat of base and then two coats of polish and found the colour to be alot pinker than in the bottle, I think I like the colour it comes out as more than what is in the bottle.

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LisaE5
29th June, 2013

The colour is gorgeous

Reviewer
9th February, 2013

I like this colour too!

Overall rating:
3.3/5
6th February, 2013
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OPI Mariah Carey - Stay the Night

This wasn't what I expected - I like the colour, it stays on really well, dries fast and looks great on. BUT I am not too keen on the texture and its HARD to get off.

Tips: Def use 2 coats of this one :) I had to soak my nails in remover for a few mins to loosen all that glitter and then it came off fine.

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Reviewer
9th February, 2013

I'm not too keen on the texture either! I think I prefer classic finishes

Overall rating:
3.3/5
7th February, 2013
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Either Hate or Love it

I was really looking forward to trying this as I am a massive fan of opi but was left a little bit disappointed. With caviar nails being the in thing I think opi tried to make liquid sand a quick, easy way of achieving that look but with Mariah Carey - Stay the night colour combination it just looks really cheap. Aside from that the polish is thick, fast drying and has a great staying power.

Tips: Put a coat of clear nail polish over the top to make it a bit more special Dont wear clothes that easily snag because as strange as it seems my nails kept snagging clothes with this polish

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chikoboo
6th September, 2013

Yeah that's why I am not a fan of the sand effect it snags on everything, I buffed smooth then added a gloss got the amazing colour but not snagging :)

Reviewer
9th February, 2013

Interesting tip about the snagging

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