In continuation from yesterday's post I will be featuring moderately priced drugstore brands today $3-%6.
Cover Girl
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Featured Colors: Ruby Dust, City Lights, Crystal Mist, Rhythmic Blue, & Gold Rush
Price: $3-$4
Where to buy: various drugstores, Target, Walmart, some grocery stores
Pros:
-Amazing selection of glittery/shimmery top coats for layering that I personally use often
-Usually have sales, coupons, and BOGOs in drugstores
Cons:
-Don't have wide selection of colors
-Color range is limited and not very imaginative
Maybelline
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Featured Colors: Beach Plum, Banana Bamba, & Coral Cabana
Price: $3.50-$4
Where to buy: various drugstores, Target, Walmart, some grocery stores
Pros:
-Usually come out with seasonal collections with trendy colors
-Fast drying
-Usually have sales, coupons, and BOGOs in drugstores
Cons:
-In general they don't have a wide color selection
Milani
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Featured Colors: Dot Com, Gold Lame, Disco Lights, Pink Pop, Garnet Gems
Price: $3.50-$5
Where to buy: various drugstores, Target, Cherry Culture, and some grocery stores
Pros:
-Wide selection of colors and finishes
-Come out with various collections throughout the year
-Colors are trendy and funky
-I find Milani similar to China Glaze as far as the types of polish colors they make
Cons:
-Not widely available in certain parts of the country
-Only get 0.45fl oz of polish which is a smaller amount compared to other brands
Revlon
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Featured Colors: Midnight Affair, Plum Seduction, Raven Red, & Steel-her Heart
Price: $4-$5
Where to buy: various drugstores, Target, Walmart, some grocery stores
Pros:
-Has a good selection of wearable mainstream colors
-Usually comes out with seasonal collections
-Has a nice selection of basecoats and topcoats
Cons:
-Some may find their colors not very imaginative or unique
China Glaze
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Featured Colors: Ruby Pumps, DV8, Nova, Strawberry Fields
Price: $3-$6 (cheaper from e-tailers pricier at Sallys)
Where to buy: Etailers- (8ty8 Beauty, Head2Toe Beauty, Trans Design) or Sally's Beauty Supply
Pros:
-Vast and I mean vast selection of colors and finishes
-Colors are trendy,funky, and unique
-Come out with amazing seasonal collections that tend to be very popular
Cons:
-Personally I'm not found of their brushes I find them too small and difficult to use
Orly
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Featured Colors: Oh Cabana Boy, Pixy Stix, Passion Fruit, & Glam
Price: $3.20-$6 (cheaper from e-tailers pricier at Sallys)
Where to buy: CVS, Etailers (8ty8 Beauty, Head2Toe Beauty, Trans Design) or Sally's Beauty Supply
Pros:
-Have a nice selection of wearable mainstream colors
-Come out with seasonal collections that are trendy
-Great application
-You get 0.6fl oz of polish which is more than most brands
Cons:
-They don't have the most unique variety of colors
Claire's/Icing
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Featured Colors: Blackout, Roger That, Goldmine, Yel
Price: $3.50-$5.50
Where to buy: Claire's & Icing stores
Pros:
-Unique colors including mood, neon, and glitter types of polishes
-Typically can be found on sale (ex. BOGO 1/2 off)
Cons:
-Limited selection of colors
-Can only be found in Claire's or Icing stores
Finger Paints
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Featured Colors: Signed by the Artist, Maroon Macaroon, Decked with Dazzle, & Coral Collage
Price: $4-$5
Where to buy: Sally's Beauty Supply
Pros:
-Great application
-Wide range of mainstream colors
-Usually come out with seasonal collections with trendy colors
-Usually can be found on sale at Sally's
Cons:
-As far as I know it's only found at Sally's
-Some my find their colors not to be as unique as other brands
Sally Hansen
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Featured Colors: Hidden Treasure, Zip, Antique Bronze, Purple Pizazz, In the Spotlight
Price: $3-$8
Where to buy: various drugstores, Target, Walmart, some grocery stores
Pros:
-Have various lines that cater to different peoples preferences,style, price range,and taste
-Usually come out with seasonal collections for some of their lines
-Have a wide range of nail products not just polish
-Usually have sales, coupons, and BOGOs in drugstores
Cons:
-Products can be inconsistent
-Some of their lines can be pricey
-Some seasonal collections are hard to find
Phew! That's a lot! Stay tuned for the high end under 10 brands tomorrow!
International readers remember to post your under 10 products and their info so I can add it to my international affordable nail polish post for Saturday!
Have a great Thursday!
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Fabulous post. I have now found some new nail lacquer I *must* have. Thanks so much for all your hard work here.
ReplyDeleteThese are so great! I'm so glad you do these posts! Speak for the polishes!
ReplyDelete~Nailstah (http://nailstah.blogspot.com)
awesome post! =) and those Maybelline's are so cute! gotta go find 'em asap! haha
ReplyDeleteThanks for this it is very useful :)
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome everyone! Let me know of anything in future you may be interested in my posting about. :)
ReplyDeleteohhh thank you for information.. how bout face shop nail polish? its cheap ! XD
ReplyDeletehehe ♥
I haven't heard of face shop nail polish. I just looked it up and I don't think they sell it anywhere near me :(
ReplyDeleteI'm so jealous with all your selections of polishes for under $10. We pay $18 for Orly $20 for OPI and $15 for China Glaze here in Australia. I wish we could easily get Claire's and Milani polishes here.
ReplyDeleteGreat reviews. What a great idea you have had to do this. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm watching and loving,
Susie
thanks for doing this review. I really appreciate it.
ReplyDeleteare these all the polishes you own or do you have more? I'm in awe of how many polishes you have
shortnails- I have many many more polishes. I have around 230...I have a bit of nail polish problem :P
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