Binding: Health and Beauty Brand: Nicole by OPI Feature: Just pump, paint, and go! Long-wearing, fast-drying, and convenient. Fits in your pocket or purse. Label: OPI Manufacturer: OPI Publisher: OPI Studio: OPI
Features
Just pump, paint, and go! Long-wearing, fast-drying, and convenient. Fits in your pocket or purse.
Nicole by OPI - Respect Yourself. Respect the World. Nicole by OPI believes once you feel respect inside yourself, you can share it with the rest of the world. We believe strongly in giving something back, and contribute to a variety of global charities that support the environment, health-related issues, hunger, the protection of women and children, and more. At Nicole by OPI, our favorite color is green. Nicole Nail Lacquers are free of DBP, Toluene, and Formaldehyde. Our glass packaging is recyclable. We do no animal testing; we believe in treating the environment gently and in taking steps to ensure its preservation. We hope that you feel good about yourself and your contributions to the world. We hope that you find our Nail Lacquers a beautiful way to show the world just how you feel. And we hope you'll join us in reaching out to others with respect that they - and you - deserve.
Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating: Summary: Easy application, but... Comment: The ease of application is the best feature of this polish. It is a perfect size to give you control. I had to retouch the following morning and have had to do a number of retouches in the week I've worn the polish. Maybe a little expensive for what you get. Customer Rating: Summary: Nic's Sticks Comment: I gave this to my granddaughter and she loves it. So does her mother...less mess! Customer Rating: Summary: depends on the color from WOW to UGH Comment: Great seller-quick shipping, all for $1, reasonable price...
As for application, it needs a little work but is well worth the money for sure but most bottle polishes have similar problems - so the ease of use, portability, quick drying and accuracy are pretty decent. However, the quality of the item depends on the color, and you have to spend the $7 to find out if it applies well and matches the color it should. I put each color on 1-3 nails so I could compare the look and decide what I liked before painting all my nails one color - never tried it before but I'm glad I did....Here's the bottom line on each of the colors I tried:
*WOW "Expression of love" is bright pink, and if you pump enough polish (it took one nail and I had the hang of it) you get the final color and it's even in one coat. I put on another coat while it was still a bit sticky (1 minute or so) and it painted perfect on the second coat also.
* WOW "Feeling Girly" is a pale pinkish beige-very light color but beautiful and natural and one coat is enough but the second goes on just as smooth.
*WOW WOW WOW "Carpool mama" I don't ever wear red polish, I bought this one for my mother who always wears red but I tried it out and it is the best of them all. Perfect red-not too bright, not too dark, just fabulous. Glossy, smooth, one coat beauty. Now I MUST get another one so I have it for myself-never thought I'd ever wear red!!!!
*UGH "Date night" - also for my mother but I'll probably just throw it away.First, it goes on smooth but because it's so terribly metallic and glittery looking, it looks like it has tiny bubbles in it. It doesn't actually have bubbles - it feels smooth but it's dull and looks horrible. The description, as well as the visual of the color in the tube, and the colors on the web sites where I've seen it are very misleading and don't tell you it's metallic-it looks like "foil" and is just hideous - at least it's hideous on me.
* UGH UGH "Are we there yet?" is TERRIBLE!!!!The color on the tube is great and about 4 coats later you get the color if you are careful and annoyingly patient. It is very thin and uneven on the first,2nd, and 3rd coats. The second coat has to go on after COMPLETELY drying the first or it pulls up the first coat and leaves streaks and lumps. Same for every coat after that. I waited 15 minutes and it wasn't long enough, it still pulled up my polish right up the middle of my nail.
*UGH "Top it off" Top Coat - another disappointment - the amount of pumping required to get enough top coat to cover a painted nail is outrageous. 10 pumps for the 1st nail and then 8 for each additional nail. If you don't pump until it's "bubbling" out like glue then it RUINS your long dried, nicely polished nails. Most colors you just pump until the brush is the color of the polish but you need ALOT of flowing top coat for it to actually go on. Too thick maybe? It does improve the look of "Date night" a little bit but it picks up the color of my "carpool mama" over an hour after it had dried and transferred it to my lighter nails. Carpool mama was completely DRY-I don't get it.
If you get the right colors and learn to use a somewhat thicker brush than usual, it's WELL WORTH IT to have polish you can throw in your purse, drop in the floor, never drip a bit, etc. but watch out for some of them - the variation in quality is really shocking. Perhaps if I try more colors, I'll add them to this review...If you like red-or even if you don't, try Carpool Mama!!! Customer Rating: Summary: Not quite there... Comment: OPI/Nicole has a great product idea. Yet, the colors are just okay, especially from a company that is known for its great and unusual colors. Also, despite the description, this is NOT quick drying! I also had to put on two coats so I didn't see the nail through the polish. An hour and a half later, the polish was not dry. I had waffle patterns from touching fabric. Customer Rating: Summary: not the product, the company Comment: The product itself isn't that great, but the company is fantastic. UPS lost the delivery and the company responded to my email same day and replaced it without hassle. The pen is easy to use, but only one coat and chips easily. I recommend purchasing from this company, though!
