Hi girls! Okay, so I have another great product to share with you today…sorry about all of these, but I’m on a roll apparently! If you really hate them, let me know and I’ll stop immediately 
! Today I’m talking nails. Nail polish and nail polish organization.
I don’t know about you, but I’m very rough on my nails. Having four children, homeschooling, taking care of a home, and blogging all take a serious toll on my nails. Typically they break easily, and nail polish? Oh forget it. I just didn’t even bother since I knew it would get chipped off that very night as I did dishes.
But then…
I found Revlon Colorstay Top Coat and Revlon Colorstay Basecoat. Oh my heavens…yeah! No kidding ladies, this is my new holy grail for no-chip nails.
I’m not sure what’s in these…probably something terrible…but whatever it is, my polish actually…gasp…stays on! No chips, no kidding.
Really my polish lasts so long with this, I’m usually bored of it and end up taking it off before I see any chipping!
The other thing that I’ve noticed is that my nails aren’t breaking either. It doesn’t say anything about strengthening your nails on the packaging, but I think it does. I don’t let my nails get long anyway, too impractical for my life style, but at least they’re all about the same length now and long enough to look nice when polished.
Now, let’s talk polish. My numero uno polish brand is O.P.I. It is good quality, they have a TON of colors to pick from, and they glide on smoothly which I like.
I recently found this cute acrylic cosmetic case hiding underneath my sink. It’s been there for years and had VERY old makeup in it that was from a gift of some kind. Probably from back when I was a teenager or something. But I kept it, and now I’m finally using it!
(I’m so sorry, I can’t find this exact one online, but I’ve seen similar type things at Target, Wal-mart, The Container Store and Ulta. I did find this Small Craft Organizer from The Container Store, not as cute, but still functional!)
So, little to my knowledge this thing makes a great nail polish caddy! When opened fully, it has two drawers that fold out to give some added space for all of your supplies.
And with 4 girls in the house…lets just say we paint a lot of nails. SO the top drawer holds all of our supply type things, files, clippers, toe separator thingies, and a buffing bar.
The next one holds my top/base coats, and some of the crazier colors…namely blue…and really ones that were flat enough to fit in the tray.
The bottom large container holds all of our polishes. You’ll notice that most of them are O.P.I. I’d just rather pay for them than purchase the cheap ones that actually peel off your nails in about 5 minutes.
So here it is, our nail polish organization caddy all closed up. It has a nice handle on it too that allows us to grab all of our colors at once and have a painting party. Or a painting assembly line which is more what it’s like at our house.
Today’s post is brought to you by the color Anti-bleak from O.P.I. One of my new favorites, kind of a cranberry color.
Just kidding about the “brought to you” part above. I’m not affiliated with any of the companies above, just wanted to share some great stuff with you, my awesome readers!
Have a favorite nail polish or polish organization tip to share? Leave a comment below! Now that my polish actually stays on, I’m game for new colors! YAY!
Okay, so funny! I almost didn’t read this because I rarely even bother with nail polish as it NEVER stays on long enough. I am glad I did read it though. Now I may just have to look into this Revlon Colorstay! Thank you for the tip. Have a great day.
I enjoyed the nail polish post. You faithfully bless your readers with so many great homeschooling ideas and lessons, I think you should be able to blog about other things that excite you once a week. 😉
I agree with the comments about liking this. Originally when I came on I thought oh no no homeschool post. It wasn’t that I didn’t like your post it is just that I LUUURVEEE your homeschool posts. Like the others say it is refreshing to read about something that is about ourselves. I always look enviously at women who have lovely nails as mine chip or flake within hours of putting on nail varnish even with base and top coat. I have searched and thankfully we are able to get this base and top coat in the UK so I am going to treat myself & E to some. I also have an eye on some OPI varnishes that I have coveted for a while! Again thank you for all your wonderful posts and you continue posting what you feel is right. At least I’m not going to have to get these sent from the USA like the Ticonderago pencils and mavalus tape!
I love your new product posts. I am always hesitant to try new things because I never know if they are going to work or not. Also, I completely agree that a lot of times us moms forget about ourselves and doing something just for ourselves can give us a great boost. Keep them coming!
Erica, thank you. This nail chipping biz has always been a huge problem for me too. In fact I gave my nail polishes to my daughters to play with because of it. I am re-inspired now.
I have found putting on Orly Bonder before I put on my polish really helps with the peeling and chipping! I use Seche Vite top coat as well, and I love that!! I noticed a huge difference in my polish staying power! I have a Revlon Colorstay in the bag, so I might have to pull that one out! It might be as old as your case though!
I like the product reviews A LOT! Keep them coming! I found this very helpful and never paint my nails because the color always chips. I will give the Revlon products a try!
I LOVE these posts.
Here is a really fun type of polish cover. You could use this awesome non-chip stuff for the base coat, but here’s something you could try for the top coat:
http://www.amazon.com/Rainbow-Crackle-Colorful-Lacquer-Scented/dp/B005H8PNVQ/ref=sr_1_10?s=beauty&ie=UTF8&qid=1359768979&sr=1-10&keywords=CRACKLE+NAIL+POLISH+SET
It’s called crackle nail polish. The above is just a random pack I searched for on amazon. I think it’s like 20 something dollars, and that is a REALLY good price. Usually they go for like $8 a bottle!
here is a link with a picture:
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.gel-nailpolish.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/crackle-nail-polish-wine-burgundy-06.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.gel-nailpolish.com/crackle-nail-polish/&h=300&w=300&sz=21&tbnid=1oTzecuUBBnrcM:&tbnh=95&tbnw=95&zoom=1&usg=__tWZWjW4spCqTmS71_sNDqpfZCOc=&docid=HmOokbkk6_zlKM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Nm4MUbe9AuTJ0QGIvIHQCQ&ved=0CFAQ9QEwCg&dur=1119
Let me just say I love this stuff!
Happy polishing 😉
I haven’t painted my fingernails since my second child was born in 2007 for the same reasons, chipping and not lasting long. So happy to learn that I might be able to venture back into the nail polish world! And I loved your lip balm post last week! With my husband’s mustache, my top lip takes a beating in the winter time. Thank you for sharing these simple tips, you’re such an inspiration 🙂
Love your product posts too. After all life is not only about homeschooling 🙂 and I rather buy something that I heard from somebody that it really works.