Review: NYC Long Wearing Polish

Anyone who knows me knows that I rarely paint my nails. By rarely, I mean pretty much never. I thought that I could make an exception and paint my nails a pretty color that would be appropriate for spring. I went down to Target in search of a pretty color and stumbled across New York Color Long Wearing Nail Enamel in the color 124 Cashmere Creme.

I thought this color was absolutely stunning and at 94 cents, I thought it would be worth checking out. Now, just to be clear, I am pretty terrible at painting nails. It took both my husband and I to get the nails to look as good as they do now. This is important to know for my review.

Color: I thought the color was pretty true to the bottle. It looked pretty similar on my fingers as it looks inside the bottle. The color was pretty sheer though and required SEVERAL layers to build up a solid color.

Application: As I said, VERY sheer color. I think I put about 3-4 layers just to get the color this built up. The polish really applied in a streaky fashion. It was very difficult to work with this polish.

Other thoughts:  Not even 24 hours after application, one of the nails has already chipped and will need to be repainted. I did apply a top coat to help prevent this from happening, but it seems to have made 0 difference.

Would I repurchase: Probably not. While I enjoyed the color and the price, the application was terrible. I had to repaint the nails several times because the color was just not drying correctly. I'm all about products that I can use easily and quickly because I am a very impatient person.

If you are good at applying nail polish and don't mind waiting, this polish would probably be a cheap option that you might be interested in.

If you have had experience with NYC nail polishes, leave a comment response letting me know what your experience was like.