Nail Polish

**Libby** · 05-27-2010, 06:08 PM

I went to pick up meds at the pharmacy this afternoon and thought I'd pick up a cute summery shade and when the cashier scanned it, it came up as $10.97

I know this wasn't a 'new display' or seasonal type colour, I only chose it b/c it looked to be older packaging thus would be marked down...boy was I wrong. I asked the cashier to remove it from my bill and left it at the store.

The average I spend is $5/bottle and thats when they're on sale. I tend to buy brand name only so there's some sort of quality/consistency. I'll get big brand name ones as a gift from friends or we recycle them around - you know trade colours/bottles for a while etc.

Just wondering how much you'd pay for a nail polish that you've deemed worthy (quality wise) of your hard earned money?

**thesightofoneself** · 05-27-2010, 06:26 PM

$10. and only if its vegan

**2ndGenGranola** · 05-27-2010, 06:43 PM

the most I've paid is $5

**The Muse** · 05-27-2010, 06:53 PM

Cheap nail polish doesn't exist in Denmark, nor do buy 1 get one free sales. Entry level polish is around $8-$10 US for a smaller bottle than I'm used to.

In the US, I'd pay around $5/bottle, wait for a buy 1 get 1 free sale, and use a coupon or two to save a few more bucks, making my total cost of a drugstore brand between $1 & $2. I miss those deals.

**jodilhernandez** · 05-27-2010, 07:44 PM

nothing stays on me for more than 2 days and it does not matter the brand so one dollar is my limit. cheap and hurts less when it chips lol

**Michelle** · 05-27-2010, 07:48 PM

$6 for salon brands (eg OPI) and no more than $3 or $4 for drugstore brands.

**Darlene** · 05-27-2010, 07:48 PM

Oh my...

is right. $1.99 is my limit,lol & I only do toenails.

Hand nails are short and aren't fancified,lol.

**Libby** · 05-27-2010, 08:11 PM

Originally Posted by Michelle

$6 for salon brands (eg OPI) and no more than $3 or $4 for drugstore brands.

only $6 for OPI!? Its $10-$11 here

**baxjul** · 05-27-2010, 10:04 PM

Originally Posted by Darlene

Oh my...

is right. $1.99 is my limit,lol & I only do toenails.

Hand nails are short and aren't fancified,lol.

I'm the same as Darlene. I'm too cheap to spend much.

**Palooka** · 05-27-2010, 11:40 PM

Originally Posted by thesightofoneself

$10. and only if its vegan

You can get e.l.f brand for a buck. It's vegan and I like the quality. I have their pretty red on my toes now.

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**Rhayne** · 05-28-2010, 08:58 AM

I typically won't pay over 5-6 bucks. I don't paint mine often though because I pick at my nails too much. I do like to paint my toes though. Usually I just use a top coat or a nail hardener on my fingernails.

**Ceashels** · 05-28-2010, 09:49 AM

I'll go up to $2-3 for a standard color but my tendency is for Wet N Wild for some ludicrous colors that make me laugh. They usually run $1-2 but its been a few years since I purchased any.

**McD** · 05-28-2010, 12:15 PM

I don't buy nail polish because I suck at applying it. It looks like a drunkard tries to paint them if I do it.

All I do is a clear top coat and my mother-in-law puts a bottle in my stocking every year.

**stormie11166** · 05-28-2010, 12:53 PM

I only buy nail polish when its on clearance or sale. I won't pay more than $2.50 a bottle. I won't buy Sally Hansen- it's horrible even the "salon" brand of that line chips the same day so don't waste your money. Also my mom is a stylist so she gets me OPI and other salon nail polishs at the warehouse at their prices.

**Jamielane** · 05-28-2010, 12:55 PM

I try to get it at the dollar store for 1.00 and alot of times I can get it for less then 3.00 for a name brand at Meijer or walmart but 5.00 is my absolute limit and it has to be pretty spectacular of a color for that kind of money. It gets used alot here with three girls in the house.