My nail polish collection

I know this might be a little boring to some of you, however, oddly I take pride in my nail polish collection.

I used to just collect to have a nice collection when I felt like doing my nails, but barely touched them because...I used to have acrylics. Why collect and pay for nail polish when you can get your nails painted with what the salon has already, for free?

The last time I had tips on was for my sisters wedding, but I decided to not get them refilled. I had toddler twins and they just got in the way. So I took them all off. And amazingly my real nails - all 10 of them - stayed in tact under the acrylic. So...I ran out and got some nail straightener and took care of them. here we are almost 5 yrs later and I still sport my natural nails. Who knew a 30 yr nail biter could stop cold turkey.

Over the last few years I started playing around with nail design. Well now I need MORE colors. On top of that I learned to coupon. I have been known to take $10 in coupons and get 5+ polishes free.
Before long, I had to upgrade to a bigger bin. But I grew out of that bin fast.  I mentioned I needed a nail polish rack...so my husband built me one!  Now my goal is to not exceed this rack. I have so many duplicates of the same color its ridiculous.

I was a subscriber to Julep, but the color choices were all similar to something I already had, so I ended up canceling for now.  

Below is a list of some of the larger "collections" that I have. And most I never paid more then $2 for - if that. (remember, I like to coupon also)

*Spoiled by WetNWild
*NYC
*Revlon
*Wet N Wild
*Julep
*Ice

I also have a lot of odds and ends that I got in beauty boxes or as gifts or still left over from my Avon obsession days.

Hope you enjoyed taking a sneak peek into my nail polish world.

Do I REALLY need a $10 nail polish???

As we all know, make-up has dups all over the place. Well, so does nail polish.
In the last few years I have become a bit of a nail polish-aholic. I started with nail art, then realized I needed every color of the rainbow.

I started with the $1.99 polishes I would get at CVS. Then I found the subscription box Julep and signed up for that. However, I think I was a little to late for that one, because I already had soo much. I haven't even  gotten a box each month because I already have versions of most of the colors.

I have even bought a few higher priced drug store polishes. I have found that more expensive, doesn't really mean better. As a matter of fact, the nail polish that I found to be the best, I still only have 3 bottles of because I haven't worked my coupon magic on them yet. however this is also because I already have 100+ bottles.....I think I pretty much have any color possible....or at least close to it.

I went to look for a new color today and the one I picked, I couldn't open. So instead of just trying harder, I looked again and found I have the same color in a different brand. This prompted me to do a little Dup Review for you all.So after checking out a few of these below, you might want to think next time when you are about to pay some decent bucks for a nail polish you might wear 3 times.

                                   Spoiled in  Your Fly's Down ($1.99)    VS    Julep in Lacey ($11-$14)

                                       NYC in Lincoln Center ($1.99) VS Revlon in Vixen($5.99)

                                        Zoya in Dot ($9.00)   VS   Revlon in Cafe Pink($5.99)

                            Spoiled in Kickin The Habit ($1.99)    VS     Revlon in Plum Seduction ($5.99)

                                 Spoiled in Pumping Gas ($1.99)    VS    NYC in Park Ave ($1.99) 
                                    (these are also dups for OPI in  You don't know Jacques $9.00)

Revlon Colorstay nailpolish review

I have been a fan of Revlon Colorstay products, since I was in high school, about 20 yrs ago. I have always been pleased by its wear. But this time...I am a little disappointed.
Now I always use a top coat with all my polishes, and without fail, the tips all chip pretty fast, even with a top coat.  (I type a lot for work and hand wash dishes about 2 times a day)  So I thought, maybe with a "color-stay" nail polish, the color would last at least a few days without a top coat?  NOPE.

This nail polish still chipped. Like i said, I did not use a top coat, because I thought that maybe the fact it was color-stay would prevent having to use one. So, on the color-stay part, I don't see anything special about this product.

But I WILL say that it did apply nicely.  I could have gotten away with just one coat if I wanted. So that is a plus that I look for in my polishes. Therefore, I definitely would repurchase this.
Not a complete fail, but a little disappointed.