Nail Polish Addicts Anonymous (NPAA)

[Reiya]

I don't know about you but I am absolutly addicted to nail polish!  Flakies, creams, duochrome, jelly, indie... You name it I love it!  I know there must me more of you nail polish hoarders out there besides me.  Tell me about you loves and dislikes. If you have any questions about polish feel free to ask, I'll probably know the answer but if I do t I can find out!

brands i own: Well I only count my "prestige" brands as a part if my collection but I do own a few bottles of drug store brand polishes. Prestige wise I have OPI, China Glaze, Essie, and Zoya. Drugstore brands I have Sally Hansen, N.Y.C., Revlon, Ulta*, Ulta Professional*, Maybelline, and Bon Bons.
base and top coat? Yes, this is a must for me!
favorite finish: Right now I'm really in to creams!
preferred nail length: I tend to keeps nails long like the typical acrylic nail length, not loooonnnngggg like claws not short like a nub.

*I realize that these aren't "drugstore" brands but I don't classify them as a prestige line either.

[Honeycomb]

I buy, but I hardly ever use it, does that count? 

[Reiya]

Haha yeah that counts too! I feel bad that I have a few that I haven't ever worn... Its just so pretty in the bottle!

[Flitter]

I love nail polish!
OPI is probably my favorite but I've been getting a little burnt out on them as none of the collections have really appealed to me lately.
You can see my collection here
http://pupe.ameba.jp/closet/AnR_de_Ef5zA/#i11060_1
Right now I'm wearing my Revlon Creme Brulee.

[DazzleKitty]

Oh, how I wish I could use nail polish. I have a bad, bad habit of nail biting. I get to the point where they are almost chewed and picked entirely gone. I seriously wish I could break myself of this habit. I used to never bite my nails and always wore nail polish. I don't really care about what brand I use, but I tend to gravitate towards the glittery kinds. Right now I have two rainbow glittery ones and a really gorgeous glittery blue with silver sparkles in it.  I also have a mint green colored one that doesn't look as pretty on as it should.

I pain my toenail sometimes but they aren't in the best of shape either. Long story.

[OLumeVaSti]

DazzleKitty, I am nail biter too. I think I may have broke it though. I went and got acrylics put on for a few months. And when I got tired of spending the money on them I took them off. I haven't chewed my nails in weeks after they were off.

As for nail polish, I buy a bottle every time I see one that catches my eyes. A lot of the time I will go to Walgreens when they have a buy one get one sale. I really like Sinful Colors and Sally Hansen's Xtreme Ware. Since they are more budget friendly for me.

[ZennaBug]

Oh my goodness, I repaint my nails AT LEAST once a week.  I can't stand chips.  I'm currently drooling over a discontinued shade from OPI, Black Cherry Chutney.  I think I'm going to snag it on eBay.

Brands I own:  About 90% of my polishes are OPI.  I also have so Esse, but that's about all I'll buy.  Sometimes I'll snag another brand, but it's rare.  I'm very particular and would rather spend the money on a good polish than have lots of cheaper ones.

Base and top coat?  ALWAYS.  I've been using nail strengthener for a base coat lately and it's working really well for me.  It took me a long time to find a topcoat that I really liked, but I adore "Wicked Fast" by Cult Nails.  I order it online, but it's worth the shipping.  It dries really fast, hard, and shiny.  LOVE!

Favorite finish:  A lot of my colors are metallic or sparkly, but lately I've been into a more flat finish with a high shine top coat.

Favorite colors:  Over half my polishes are red or pink, some bright, some super dark.  I am wearing the deeper shades right now mostly, since they feel fall-appropriate.  (had to add this in)

Preferred nail length: I like mine to be medium.  Long enough to just barely go past my fingertips, but no longer.  I usually have them quite short though, since I work with kids and they tend to get smacked and broken a lot.  I file them squarish, but with slightly rounded corners.

[Reiya]

3377345: I really like OPI but I do feel that they have been lacking unique colors lately. But I must say hands down they are my favorite nail polish brand, between the patented double wide brush and the creative names what's not to love?

DazzleKitty: Breaking a bad habit is always hard so don't get discouraged.  Maybe you could try setting a goal for yourself, you could find a nail polish that you really like and keep it as a reminded that you are working twords healthy nails. Have you tried looking at you local pharmacy for a nail bitting prevention treatment? It kind of like a sour or spicy oil you brush onto your nails to make you aware of when you bite your nails.

OLumeVaSti: Congratulations on breaking your bad habit! I haven't ever tried Sinful Colors myself but I've see some reviews in their polishes and fri. What I've heard they work really well. Next time you wear a color from them you'll have to tell me about it!:) I tend to wait until after the season to buy new polish so it's on sale. I know that Sall Beauty Supply sometimes has really good deals on out of season ploishes and Ulta has some for a few dollars off too.

ZennaBug: Oh my gosh yes! Someone who is just as obsessed as I am! I won't buy anything except for the prestigious brands anymore. The only drugstore ones I have are left from my tweens and the only reason I keep them any more is for when a friend comes over and wants me to show then how I do my nails. Ever since I learned about the big 3 I've been really conscious about the products I use.

[Eviecorn]

I have ... tons and tons.  I prefer Zoya or OPI.  I always have my toenails painted.  My fingernails are lucky to get painted once a month.  I have naturally fantastic nails, so I keep them whatever length is comfortable with their rapid growth rate and trim when necessary.  I prefer short, though.

[ZettaMomo]

I don't have any brands I prefer. I usually like to try different kinds. I feel bad, though, because I own so much nail polish that I never use.
I am a little bit of a nail bitter. Not horribly bad, but enough that I don't like to get anything really expensive done to them. Also with the crafting I do it constantly ruins my nails and rips off any nail polish I have on.
Personally my favorite colors are pastels. Sometimes I like to paint each nail a different color so it looks like a rainbow.

[banditpony]

DazzleKitty, I am nail biter too. I think I may have broke it though. I went and got acrylics put on for a few months. And when I got tired of spending the money on them I took them off. I haven't chewed my nails in weeks after they were off.

As for nail polish, I buy a bottle every time I see one that catches my eyes. A lot of the time I will go to Walgreens when they have a buy one get one sale. I really like Sinful Colors and Sally Hansen's Xtreme Ware. Since they are more budget friendly for me.

I am like considering this, but I hear that it is awful once you decide to stop? (like ruined nail bed and etc). Is this not the case? o__o; if not, shoot, maybe it is an option for me after all.

[kaoskat]

I used to but I have too much to do anymore. I don't have time for my nails to dry.

[ashes]

I love nail polish too!  But I mainly paint my toes - even in winter.    Since I'm an artist and draw and paint all the time, polish on my fingernails just chips way too often for me to deal with (even with wearing base and top coats).  For that reason, I only don polish on my fingers when it's a special occasion (like, a wedding or anniversary date out, lol).  But I go to town on my toes!  I even have nail pens and rhinestones to do designs.

I like the shimmery finishes.  And for comfort in drawing, I keep my nails juuuuust past my fingertip length. 

[melodys_angel]

nothing as in depth as that, but I do like colour now and again

I usually keep my nails pretty short.  They grow like weeds..which also means ive never had a need for fake nailes/jelly/acyrlic.  Crackle nail polish is neat and the one that changes different colours in cold or warm temperatures is neat too though I havent seent hat one in awhile.

I usually go for blues/purples/pinks and white or brown but will sometimes do a kind of summer orange or spring green when the weather is warmer.  Most of mine are pearlesant or have some kind of shimmer in them...I hate plane polish! Ill also sometimes try to draw flowers or something but im not very steady with my right hand

[Mandy85]

I was addicted to experimenting with nail polish for a while after I was able to quit biting my nails. I was doing great all this year, my nails were looking great, up until a family emergency made me slip right back into old habits recently, ugh. Back to square one.

I love the magnetic nail polishes that Sally Hansen makes. They have bits of iron ore in the paint so once you're done applying the color, you hold a magnet over it and it adds these really neat-looking striped designs. It reminds me a bit of a piece of a Tiger's Eye gemstone.