Thought you guys might find this interesting

[littlepickle]

Cheeky buggers!
Nailing down polish rip-offs - Life & Style - NZ Herald Mobile

 

[LMD84]

the link won't work for me

it says page not found

 

[Zantedge]

It's not working for me either :/

 

[marquise]

I think this is the right link:

Nailing down polish rip-offs - Life & Style - NZ Herald News

 

[SakurasamaLover]

WOW... thieves are everywhere.

 

[littlepickle]

Ohh thanks for correcting that for me

 

[Rachie285]

Unfortunately its not surprising. :-( Refilling the bottles with a cheap product is stealing the name and tarnishing it for us nail professionals who use quality products. The shops know people want OPI, but they are not willing to pay a few more dollars to supply it to the customers. When you buy it in bulk and at salon prices its not that much. Thanks for sharing this article!

 

[LMD84]

wow

there is so much wrong in the world. seriously - if the buisnesses can't afford more opi or high brand then shut down. don't rip people off! it could cost them loss of custom anyway if people find out!

 

[littlepickle]

Exactly, it's made me more suspicious of some of the nail polish salons I have seen around town :s

 

[roLLerGrrL]

It wouldn't surprise me. There are a lot of things that bad nail salons do, that's just one of them. They often use MMA in the acrylics (illegal in most countries), refil good CND bottles with generic product, do not clean their brushes or change towels on the tables. No wonder people get fungal infections.

Just remember when you're looking for a nail salon -recommendations are best & that you usually get what you pay for (eg don't be enticed by cheap prices).

 

[littlepickle]

I've actually never been to a nail specific salon, and after hearing the horror stories about the cheap 'nail bars' that are popping up all over malls I don't particularly want to *shudders* I favour reputable beauty salons, like Studio 31 in New Zealand. They have a couple of branches and the staff are fabulous