Tips and Tricks for Buying Good Nail Polish/Supplies

The price of nail polsh and supplies and can be such a pain especially if you are my age and your mom refuses to buy you anymore (because I have way to much =]). I have found some great buys though, so I am going to share them with you.

Skinny brush polishes and dotting tools are neccessities but you can't buy every color in every shade to duplicate your normal polish collection. I would recommend getting a set of makeup brushes and dotters that are super skinny. Be careful because some single brushes/dotters can cost 15 dollars but what I got didn't. I got a set of 13 brushes and 5 dotting tools for that price. It was called "Bundle Monster" at amazon.com. They are really good quality, even for the cheap price. Here is a picture:

If you don't want separate brushes there is a really great brand that will give you a set of 48 for 24 dollars! You can buy these in different amounts and each set has tons of colors. They double as skinny brushes and dotters/pens. They are called "Nail Star Two-Way Nail Art Pen and Brushes".  I found mine on eBay. Most of them are being shipped from China but if you look hard you can find one from the US. I did. The nail polish is good quality but the only down side is the bottle is made entirely of plastic. It doesn't effect you art though, it is just not very strong. Here is a picture:

Essie is my absolute favorite brand of nail polish. It lasts longest, goes on easiest, and looks the best. It is so expensive though!!! I can't buy that every time so I buy other ones. I would also recommend OPI, Orly, China Glaze and Milani. These are all expensive too. The trick to buying nice nail plush that doesn't dry out is to make sure it has a little metal ball in it that mixes up the chemicals. Other wise the liquid part of the solution starts to evaporate at the top. This just leaves coloring which makes the polish dry and goopy. No matter how cheap it is, as long as it has a mixer it should work fine. The nicer brand I've seen that is really cheap is Spoiled. It is by Wet N' Wild. It is only 2 bucks but is good quality. I definitely wouldn't recommend Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear. It is my worst brand I think I have in my container. Here is what that bottle looks like:

Random Tips:

•Use non acetone nail polish remover

•File nails in one direction (no saw like motion)

•REMEMBER TO WEAR LOTION!!!

•Moisturize cuticles and don't cut them. Simply push them back

•Shape nails so that they all look the same