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I like Essie for the brights, and OPI for the intense colors, though I have some in probably every brand. Unless I LOVE the color, I don't want to pay more than a few bucks for a bottle. An newer brand - Nicole - is around $6-7 and has really pretty colors. I'm just not that into the typical Revlon mauve or lilac colors. But OPI is my favorite brand.

My chief complain is that, like many girls, I have 20+ colors at any given time. I am always assessing for goopiness, or choosing the one I like better of similar colors (sometimes I buy a color and it's just not right, and end up finding a better one later). I give them to my sisters and nieces, but if you have 20 different colors, and there are only 52 weeks a year, you MIGHT wear a color 3-6 times?

When I get Essie, I get the sample size, which is good for 3-5 finger AND toe nail applications. I just hate to pay $8-10 for a bottle I might use only 1/3 of. Anyone else have this problem?

PS I found a brand at Walgreens called "Sinful Colors". They are really pretty and have a rainbow of medium-intense colors. They were pretty cheap and the color is frosty but has good coverage. I have 8 of them - coral, red, bubblegum pink, green, medium blue, purple, silver.