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PattyTherre
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Just as I finish polishing the last nail, the first one chips!

2 star rating

not happy with this product, rough on my hands, one to do my own manicures, unlucky with nail polishes
Pros

    many shades, usually inexpensive

Cons
    chips fast, peels off, just doesn't hold up well at all

AUG
14
2007
 

Avon Nailwear Nail Enamel — 

Quick View: I am tough on my hands and nails and it is hard to keep nail polish on my nails. OPI works quite well but is pricey so I decided to try a less expensive brand and see how that would hold up. It didn't.

About Avon NAILWEAR Nail Enamel

Avon is not my favorite company for beauty products but is often inexpensive and sometimes has some winners. This nail polish doesn't win any accolades from me.

The polish is offered in several shades and finishes: six shimmers, five sheers, four metallics, and 13 satins. I chose Mulberry, a light plummy satin shade. Avon promised 10 day performance with normal touch ups. In other words, they were telling me this stuff was going to chip! And boy did it.

Each bottle is .4 ounce and you can see the shade through the container. The brush is a standard nail polish brush, nothing special there. I applied this polish to my nails after using a base coat that promised to extend polish by days (also from Avon). The polish went on smoothly but was a bit thick. The color was fine but I found that the thick polish took forever to dry, which is always a bad thing for someone like me who can't sit still for more than a minute without doing SOMETHING. When the polish dried, it looked nice but, within hours had already chipped. That was fast! I was careful not to do anything that would cause my polish to chip but it did anyway. In a day, my nails were all chipped and I had to touch up as Avon promised. After a few days, I just removed it all and applied clear polish. There is nothing less attractive than a woman with raggedy chipped nail color. Ugh.

My Viewpoint

Avon isn't my favorite company for a reason. It's so hit and miss. This nail polish is a miss for me. There are several shades and finishes but the stuff chips and peels so fast! I am disappointed in this nail polish and give it 2 stars.



I_thumb_down Avon Nailwear Nail Enamel is not recommended by PattyTherre

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PattyTherre wrote on Aug 18, 2009 at 12:12AM

In response to NailTechie's comment from Aug 17, 2009 at 1:36AM:

I have been polishing my nails since I was 12. If I have to learn how to use a nail polish. I prefer to use a different one that's less complicated but that's just me. :)

NailTechie wrote on Aug 17, 2009 at 1:36AM

I find that many people don't know how to properly apply nail enamel to natural nails. I'm a former OPI user and nail technician and found that when I teach people how to apply Avon's Enamel Wear properly, all parties are very satisfied.

PattyTherre wrote on Dec 2, 2008 at 10:34PM

In response to frgyrrrrrrrr's comment from Dec 1, 2008 at 3:46PM:

Thanks for the info. I'll check out Walgreens nail polish!

frgyrrrrrrrr wrote on Dec 1, 2008 at 3:46PM

Walgreens has nice nail polish and its cheap too! I have at least 8 from walgreens and they all work wonderfully and they last long! I recommend them to you.