BYS Nail Polish

I brought a glitter and a clear BYS polish from Kmart near the beginning of the year for only $4 each. I wasn't expecting these to become my holy grail polishes as they were so cheap but had an impulse one morning before work to have glitter on so I purchased them.

I haven't tried any other colours in their range as the glitter polish put me off completely!

The smell was so over powering that I ended up with a horrible headache and the polish never dried properly, even after 40 minutes there was still wet patches on my nails and that was with one coat only.

Needless to say, by the end of the day, I had glitter on my clothes instead of my nails. I did however give it to my youngest daughter as I do with all polishs I don't end up liking and she likes it :-/

I wouldn't recommend this product and I personally won't be using it again. I basically got what I paid for which wasn't alot.

I was in Glassons when i first saw this nail polishes. It was summer, they were bright, colourful, and cheap. It was a match made in heaven, or so i thought.

I purchased two colours (and i can not recall the colours off the top off my head, but one was a teal green and the other a bright yellow).

The design of these bottles is simple, and nothing flash. They come in a square based glass bottle, with a square black lid. Like most nail polishes, this bottle is see through and so you can see the nail polish inside.

This is where the review takes a turn for the worst. On a positive, the brush for this nailpolish is pretty decent. Its not too thin, and covers the nail easily. However, the nailpolish formula sucks. There is no other way to put it. It is so thin and watery, and takes 5 or 6 coats to get opaque coverage, and no one has time for that. Plus is streaky, and it is just so frustrating to use. Even thinking about using it gets me frustrated.

So, do yourself a favour and don't buy these. You get exactly what you pay for, if not less!

My brother brought this for me because he saw white nail polish on my gift list. The lesson I learned from this experience is don't expect him to walk into Farmers and select a white nail polish off the huge nail polish stands (OPI, Essie etc) you have to tell him explicitly what you want or he will somehow find a brand your not so sold on. As was the case here as you may have guessed.

The colour on this nail polish was fantastic, an opaque white just like I wanted to be the base to some new nail polish looks. Except it was streaky and looked like I'd used twink. Which wasn't quite what I was going for.

I will experiment with different brushes to see if I can get a smoother result. But by using the nail polish as is, I've got smoother looks from the $2 Shop.

The colours and prices are great but it chips easily and stained my nails yellow, which I had to let grow out

I love the colour range of these nail polishes and they are pretty cheap too. I have the purple and yellow ones.

Formula - this polish is quite thin, and although the colours look fantastic in the bottle you need quite a few coats on your nail to get it to the colour in the bottle. I find these polishes dry quite quickly but can be streaky when you apply it.

Longevity - these polishes do tend to chip quite fast and don't last that long on your nails before chipping. They last three days maximum with a top coat on. The actual polish in the bottle, however, does last a long time. The polish doesn't go gloggy like other cheap polishes.

Brush - the shape of the brush is like any normal polish. Its a good size and I like how it is rectangular and flat so that you can apply the polish to your whole nail in about three strokes.

Would I recommend this product - personally, I wouldn't purchase this product again if you're looking for a long lasting polish. The colour range is good and I know use mine for nail art. So I wouldn't recommend this product unless you wanted a cheap nail polish that you only needed to use a few times or for a one off occasion.

I have the Neon get ink make it pink BYS polish. To the eye the bottle is attractive and so is the colour. When you open it, the brush is soft but you can see already that you are going to have to do more than 2 layers to get a full coverage.

The first layer didn't have much coverage at all and it does take a while for it to dry, same with the other layers for dry time. It kind of covers more in some areas than others so you've got to spend time evening it out more than other polishes I have used.

When the third and final layer has dried the results are streaky, it's unfortunate after all that time and has dried not so brightly either.

I'd probably buy the $2.00 shop one, you have to go through the same steps but at least you save $10.00

I have to admit, these are not my favorite nail polishes, if you can I recomend getting the Essence nail polishes over these. They have a nice colour range, and the darker colours are quiet good but the lighter ones are not that great. I found I need 2-3 coats to get good coverage. These do chip super easily though so I wouldn't recommend these if you are looking for a long lasting nail polish. I wouldn't purchase these again as they are kinda expensive for the quality of polish but they have a wide colour selection and aren't hard to get off so great for kids and teens.

I’ve used bys for many years but since getting older I’ve noticed that i just don’t reach for these polishes any more as I’ve found better. The nail polishes are okay, nothing fancy. Perfect for beginners as their cheap. I liked the shatter one they had that you could put over the top of your nail polish and made it look like spider webs on your nails. I probably wouldn’t buy any bys nail polishes these days unless it was a gift for someone younger.

The way I tell a cheap polish is by its smell. These smell revolting, so its actually hard to me to sit down and use these.

They also don't dry very quickly. Can't be doing with that!! No time to just sit around with wet nails!

They DO have some fantastic colours tho. That is the funnest thing about them for me. Fortunately, I didn't buy the 6 I have, it was a gift. I'd be really bummed if I had paid with my own money.