Hey There!
I'm
ready to toss my Nail Envy Nail Strengthener by OPI in the recycling bin. It's
almost 2/3rds empty but it's gone all gloopy. When I first purchased it I told
you that I'd report back. Well, I'm ready to report back.
I
purchased this last fall (info
here). At this point I had used it a bit and knew how I felt about it. The
original price was $17.99 but I couponed and discounted and ended up paying $6
for it.
It's not the magical base coat that I wanted
it to be. It was nice but it doesn't do anything special. If you are like me
then you think that it's not worth the price. I mean I'd like a great nail base
but at $18, I'm not willing to pay that amount if it doesn't do magical things.
My favorite top coat, Sally Hansen Insta-Dri,
is at most $7.49. I can normally get it for about $3 or $4 with coupons and
discounts. It IS magical. I live for that stuff. I will not paint my nails
without it. I take my nail color AND that top coat to the nail salon for
pedicures. And, at highest price it's $7.49. That being the case, I don't think
my base coat should be much higher than that.
I'm still playing with new base coats. It does
take a long time to find one that you love. This bottle of OPI has lasted
almost a full year. So, one would say that it was worth the price then.
Let's look at it this way.
My most recent base coat purchase was Revlon
Treat and Boost $3.49. Full price it's $6.28. Using it almost every week,
that's twelve cents per use! If a twelve cent nail base is as good as a (do the
math) thirty five cents nail base, which one do you choose? I go with the
cheaper one if all things are equal.
I have nothing against OPI treatments. I'm
sure they are lovely. And, if I were to find this discounted for five bucks,
I'd pick it up. But if my Revlon Treat and Boost or some other nail base was on
sale next to it...
...it would be a hard choice to make. And, I'm
not sure the OPI Nail Envy Nail Strengthener
would win.
