OPI Nail Lacquer Review

I used to absolutely love OPI and rave only about this brand of nail polish but now after trying other brands im not so sure. I think I was more in love with the colour selection and the different collections that were coming out all the time.

I don't like the way these chip off pretty much the next day when applied to the natural nail. That's just annoying and having to redo my nails all the time is not ideal. In saying that though, when these polishes are applied to acrylic nails they seem to last a really long time.

In conclusion, I am not a fan of these when applied to the natural nail and wouldn't recommend them at all but if applied to acrylic nails, go for it, you can't go wrong :)

I'm a nail art blogger and a qualified nail tech, so I've spent a lot of time around nail polish! While I think most brands are "good," OPI remains the one I'd chose if I was to have one brand for the rest of my life. It's just a really good combo - beautifully presented bottles, huge range of colours, great formula, 3-free... love it!

This nailpolish is amazing! Easy to use brushes, quick during time, smooth application and it's super long lasting! I'm a perfectionist and I think this is the most perfect polish and it doesn't chip and goes on easily! 10/10!!!

One of the main reasons I find myself always returning to OPI nail polishes is the absolutly huge range of colours. If theres something specific that you want, say a colour to match a dress for a special occasion I would much rather spend the money and get an OPI rather than hunt through the stores for hours looking for just the right colour in another brand. Generally I have trouble with nail polishes chipping very quickly after I apply them despite using a top coat and base coat, which is so so frustrating, and I do find that OPI lasts a wee bit longer without the chips than less expensive brands. Despite saying this I find that for the money you spend on an OPI ($24.90) I would want at least four or five days without chipping ideally, which I haven't experienced yet. I will continue to use OPI polishes however as they are one of the better polishes that I've use that are available in NZ and very easy to get in Farmers.

I've always used opi, awesome brand and awesome product :) As snail technician I have used a lot of different polishes and brands and opi never fails me :) Easy to use, easy to apply and awesome quality!

Never fails me! Highly recommended! For anyone weather it's at home, salon, easy for anyone experienced or not :) Also their colour range is amazing! For any occasion there's always, always a colour to match :D

I love the OPI nail polish selection. Great range of colours and longer lasting too. It is definitely value for money and I have started a collection of this valuable polish! Definitely highly recommended.

‘Not Like The Movies’ is a gorgeous nail polish that I’m very happy to have added to my collection.

It’s a really unique duo-chrome finish that looks like a dark olivey-green silver (I hope that makes sense!) in some lights, and has a purple-pink silver sheen in other lights. There is also a fine silver glitter/shimmer running through it. It is really pretty, and quite neutral overall, so it can be worn with heaps of different colours. I do agree with the review below that it is quite cool-toned, so it doesn’t always work perfectly with my warm undertones, but I still love it. If you have pink undertones I think it would be perfect!

It has the typical OPI formula: quite thin, and fairly opaque. I do find that this needs about 3 coats (sometimes I can get away with two), but because each coat goes on very thinly and smoothly it doesn’t actually take that long to dry, so I’m sort of okay with that. With a top coat, I find that this lasts me about 4-5 days before it starts to show wear and tear (bear in mind that I am very hard on all my nail polishes, so this is a decent amount of time for one to last!). I think that there are better formulas than OPI out there, or at least ones that are on-par but cheaper, but when it comes to really unique shades like this I don’t mind splurging a bit (plus OPI can be found on sale quite often).

I love the range of colours they have available!

Sadly tho these polishes don't wear well on me and always come off within about 2 days. They take forever to dry so i mostly always end up with a ding in one.

The brush is a good size and makes it very easy to apply. The colour pay off is great !! and i love the look of the bottles all lined up in my collection.

Easy to apply sets fast and Lasts around a week before chipping. Really like the ver wide range if colors means im mire easily able to match the perfect polish to go with what evet colour scheme I have going on with my outfit. Easy yo apply and the polush keeps really well it doesn't dry up in tje bottle. I preft to store my polush in the fridge iver thr warmer summer months

I dont often paint my finger nails as I have terrible nails and tend to chip them easily but I love to have my toenails painted keeping them clean and tidy. I was a little hesitant to spend that much on a nail polish I had been buying the Sally Hansen Salon Manicure's that were a bit cheaper but then I saw this Pompeii Purple and thought it would look great on my tootsies for summer. I made sure I removed any trace of the previous nail polish and then painted them. The OPI bottle is a pretty little glass bottle with a nice long top handle, the brush is an average nail polish brush nothing special. I was pleasantly surprised by the pigment , the first coat was highly pigmented and you could have easily just left it at one coat it was quite a thick formula but not gluggy. I followed up wtih a second coat mainly out of habit. This managed to last me the week before showing any signs of wear and tear (even through changing shoes from gym to work each day). Overall I was really happy with this polish it lasted well and good colour pigment. I will be buying more shades of this for my toes this summer.