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Nail fanatics.....

Rebekah24
Rebekah24 Posts: 544 Forumite
edited 30 December 2009 at 8:52PM in Health & beauty MoneySaving
Any other frugal nail obsessed girls/or boys...around lol Is a bit of a new obsession atm

Have been getting a lot of Barry M, and now am figuring out how to get OPI from the US, works out £2.70 from US or £10.99 in John Lewis :eek::eek::eek:

Any fab nail bargains to be had?? or top products??

Really want to to try seche vite top coats..but the price is :eek:

might just be me thats obsessed...:rotfl:

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  • Jojo_the_Tightfisted
    Jojo_the_Tightfisted Posts: 27,228 Forumite
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    La Seche ridge filler is worth the money fwiw. Some of the Aldi colours are amazingly good, very similar quality to OPI - and the varnish remover is exactly the same chemical, scent, everything, so don't waste your money there!
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  • thatsfabulous
    thatsfabulous Posts: 1,672 Forumite
    Keep your on on the qucik grab it while you can board- Theres always lots of offers for OPI on there.
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  • jessicamb
    jessicamb Posts: 10,446 Forumite
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    always loads of nails inc offers too
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  • hieveryone
    hieveryone Posts: 3,865 Forumite
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    You can buy OPI nail varnishes from Salon Services for £4.99 if you know someone with a card. Might be less hassle than importing?

    I've used goodness knows how many nail products and have to say I find Nails Inc one of the worst. :(


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  • kerrydrobertson
    kerrydrobertson Posts: 1,578 Forumite
    i usually get my OPI stuff from salon services/sallys. Also QVC sometimes so offers so worth a try on there
  • bank_of_slate
    bank_of_slate Posts: 12,922 Forumite
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    I find that Rimmel nail polishes are really good and quite a bit cheaper than other brands. Supermarkets stock them too.
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  • Rebekah24
    Rebekah24 Posts: 544 Forumite
    ..I am contacting Sallys.. but still £8-9 range

    to be fair ebay is pretty good, order Sunday, have them from LA by Thursday!

    I have a fair bit of nails inc stuff... it isnt great!!
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  • Sexy_Legs
    Sexy_Legs Posts: 286 Forumite
    Have you tried the Barbara Daly Range in Tesco, I think her nail varnish is good, I have the clear one and a very light pink one and it does tend to stay put for a long time. It is priced at about 2.50 ish a bottle and often has 3 for 2. The makeup is also good and its not too pricey.

    I also don't rate the Nials Inc. much. I bought a No. 7 nail varnish a few weeks ago and thought that was pretty useless to.
  • starrystarry
    starrystarry Posts: 2,481 Forumite
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    I agree Legs, Barbara Daly's nail varnishes are very good. Not the most adventurous colours perhaps, but they are good quality.

    The bestest product in her range, the one nail product I wouldn't be without, is Goodbye Yellow. It's a clear varnish, except it's not clear, it's got a tint that takes away any yellow staining on your nails. Hard to explain, but trust me, it's fab. You can use it as a topcoat as well, brightens up a lot of colours.

    I don't like No7 either (love Nails Inc though).
  • dieselhead
    dieselhead Posts: 599 Forumite
    I have to admit to being very impressed (and surprised) by the nailene french manicure sets, its really really hard and seems to last at least 5/6 days before starting to peal and even then it usually just one nail.

    I did used to love rimmel, but I found that what ever ingredient they put in to make it supposedly last longer, and be more flexible was actually no good as it seemed to make the nail varnish soft and therefore peel very quickly.
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