I may not always be the most fashionable when it comes to clothes- I usually stick to black or denim trousers with a neutral top- but when it comes to nails, more often than not, they will be painted.
OPI was really popular in college so most of my collection is OPI, though Dior is now my favorite. However, neither of these brands are particularly cheap. I wanted to try out a mint nail polish, but didn't really want to spend more than $10. There's an American Apparel between my office and the subway so I popped in to see if they had nail polish- they do! They're under $10, don't have DBP, toluene or formaldahyde in them AND it dries really quickly.
Since I like to do an accent nail or two, I used both the colors in the photo above.
Pink = OPI, Mint = American Apparel
and look what happened to just the pink nails! Both of my accent nails were ruined.
I can't get over how fast the American Apparel nail polish dries, and the color is just like you see it in the bottle. The only downside being that they have mostly trendy colors and their range is not great, but next time I need a trendy color, I know where to go!
I ended up redoing just the accent nails (and painting one with a purple/gray color from Lancome instead) and then having some fun decorating them. I ended up loving the mint and light pink combination so much that I used the same two colors when repainting them the next time.
Check out the designs below!
// Do you have any great nail polish/makeup finds?
How fun! I always wondered about the American Apparel nail polishes. I love their clothes but didn't know if I should trust a clothing brand when it comes to nails, but after reading your review I am totally getting a few bottles from them. And the fact that they dry quickly is awesome.
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Thanks for stopping by Girly Side of Travel, Aileen!
DeleteI'd love to hear what you think of them once you've tried them :)