Nail Polish Stress Test: Bonita Golden Girl

I’m finding I like Bonita polishes. They’re affordable, and generally of good quality. I suspect this is why every time my local Rite Aid gets any in, they blow out quickly. I was fortunate to grab a couple from their winter 2015 Forget Me Not collection, including todays test subject, Golden Girl.

Golden Girl is a gold jelly with small holographic glitter. This is easily the blingiest polish in my collection now. If I were going to be stranded on a desert island, I could probably use this to signal for help. It almost seemed like it was too much for everyday wear. That totally didn’t stop me!

Application was easy. I probably could have achieved full opacity with two coats, but I used three here as I hate seeing visible nail lines. It dried slightly rough, but one coat of Seche Vite took care of that.

Now, remember how I said this was a really blingy polish? Well, it’s so much so that I had a heck of a time getting a picture of that. Sunlight, fluorescent light, lightbox, no matter what I tried, as soon as the picture was in focus, the holo effect went away. I really wanted to convey how awesome this polish looks though, so I deliberately took a terrible out of focus shot. It might be blurry, but it definitely captures the bling.

As a glitter, it’s no good for stamping. It’s not worth water marbling with either. The base is so light and the glitter spreads enough that you might as well just use it as a top coat after you marble with something more worthwhile.

So, how did it hold up?

It did great! It lasted a good three days before I decided it had to come off. With all that holographic sparkle going on, it’s almost too blinding to spot any chips!

 Verdict: Excellent

At $2, this is a must have polish, especially if you love holos. If you come across it, grab it!