Nail Polish Wars! OPI vs. China Glaze vs. MAC

[Shadowy Lady]

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Originally Posted by gildedangel What are some of the best colors from OPI and China Glaze?

My favourite OPI's
- Cozu Melted in the Sun
- Russian Navy
- An Affair in Red Square
- Dutch Tulip
- Parlez vous OPI?

My Favourute CHG's
- Bahamian Escape
- Strawberry Fields
- Rose Amongst Thorns
- Admire
- Entourage

I tried to pick 5 for each, very hard for me, I'm a nail polish whore! lol!

 

[cupcake_x]

From those, OPI.

 

[Lndsy]

Definitely China Glaze! Colour selection is fantastic and it wears for days on me, which is huge because my work is very hard on my hands, and most other brands wont last through a shift.

OPI is good too, but sooo expensive and it does not last as long, colour selection is pretty good, but the price is what drags it down for me.

Just getting into Zoya, as I finally found a place in Edmonton to buy them, and they seem to wear pretty well too, better than OPI but not as good as ChG, with the price being right in the middle.

I like MAC colours, but their bottles are small, prices are high and the formula is shit.

But like Shadowy Lady said, I am also a nail polish whore and I will buy it all anyway!!

 

[MAChostage]

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Originally Posted by trincess To my opinion, best CHG colors I own are: Fifth Avenue IV Atelier Tulle Sneaker Head Ruby Pumps Emerald Sparkle For Audrey Shower Together Outta Bounds Rodeo Fanatic

I absolutely have to agree on these bolded ones, I also have them and they're just gorgeous!

And while there are just too many beauties from both OPI and China Glaze, IMO, one OPI color that I just adore is Dutch Tulips, which I've seen mentioned here already.

 

[Juxtapose]

OPI is absolutely amazing--the best, in my opinion. The quality of the formula and application is like no other I've tried. My absolute favorite color of all time has got to be Pompeii Purple. So gorgeous, I highly recommend it.

I recently tried a couple China Glaze colors, and I will say, the one thing I like about the line is the unique colors they have. I love Turned Up Turqoise-the color looked fantastic on my nails. The application is just no match to OPI though.

<sigh> ...I love you MAC, I do, but I was supremely disappointed in their nail polish. The only 2 I have are the grey Hello Kitty one and Peppermint Patty. Again, these were chosen for their unique color, and I do love them both in terms of that. The application is horrid. I was surprised that I could get them looking smooth by the time I was done painting my nails, because the thickness of the formula kind of threw me for a loop. I think the colors are brilliant, but the one setback of having to actually apply it to my nails makes me hesitate to wear them enough.

All around, I think OPI delivers in color, formula, application much more than China Glaze or OPI. The price is well worth it, although, I do remember being able to purchase them for $6 or $6.50 way back when.

Oh well.

 

[user79]

OPI for formula, brush and wear
China Glaze for cool colors

MAC for the lose

 

[Face2Mac]

ChG for cool colors and brush for my narrow fingers. China Glaze lasts on my nails the best 3-4 days. I love ChG.

My favorites:
Strawberry Fields
Rich and Famous
Secret periwinkle
Shower Together
Bermuda Breakaway
The Kaleidoscope Collection


OPI chips on me within an hour, seriously and that is Orly Bonder, Revlon Colorstay topcoat and Seche Vitce on top. Plus it is two expensive when I can get 2 ChG for 1 OPI.

 

[PinkDoll]

I really like O.P.I and Essie, those are great!

 

[blazeno.8]

I like OPI and China Glaze. I hate the wide OPI brush (I like to do small details and it's near impossible). As far as colors go, I think that China Glaze has the most imaginative colors out of the bunch, but OPI has the most versatile colors. Only once have I seen a MAC nailpolish that I wanted, but I passed on it.

 

[~whathehair~]

OPI Designer Series with Metallic glitter. China Glaze (Just bought some this week for the first time. For Audrey & Sexy In The City) I love the Colors!!!

 

[beezyfree]

the order of np from 1-3
1) OPI
2) MAC
3) CHINA GLAZE
for some reason, china glaze aint all that and a bag of chips to me.

 

[ginger9]

Although I adore the formulation and a lot of the rich colors of OPI, I am a bit turned off since the last time I made a purchase I ran into a bunch of defective brushes. OPI in Canada retail stores is a lot more expensive than China Glaze, they are almost $10. I was miffed since for $10 bucks I cannot accept a brush that was all effed up.

So right now I would say China Glaze is on top of my list. For the price, the colors and overall performance. I haven't bought a bottle I didn't like. I'd really like to try Essie next. As for MAC, not a big fan. Too expensive and from my experience has been streaky.

 

[kittykit]

Most of my nail polish are China Glaze, OPI and Orly. China Glaze is always my favourite, followed by Orly

 

[BEA2LS]

essie <3 but i like OPI the best out of the three, than china glaze. i am not a fan of MAC polishes

 

[DamaHerca]

Definitely OPI. Since I discovered the brand, I'm not switching. OPI lasts at least 4 days unchanged on my nails; I remove it only because I get bored with the color and want to look at something else on my nails; and I have many colors to choose from, so no wonder. I don't get the ladies that say OPI chips by the end of the day?!

That NEVER happened to me... And I have about 20 colors in my stash (for now

) Recently I found my perfect red, so I gotta say Vodka & Caviar rule! Boris & Natasha, Rojal Rajah Ruby, Mimosas for Mr. and Mrs..... just to name few of my favorites.

 

[BEA2LS]

^^ i found that different brands work for different people, i guess it depends on what other products they use on their hands or they get their hands wet a lot

 

[prettypearl20]

I can really on speak for China Glaze since that is what I own the most of (mostly because of the price). I love the color selections but based on this thread I'm going to invest in more opi!

 

[RedRibbon]

I am in love with Nails Inc polishes. I've never tried any OPI, essie or China Glaze ones but I do have some Mavala ones on the way in the post

I really want to try some of the OPI colours as the bottles remind me of Dallas for some bizarre reason and the colours are really nice.

 

[Spengl]

OPI and Essie are my favorite polish brands.

 

[Merry_go_round]

Definitely OPI, best brush of all.