My Top 5 Best and Worst Polishes of 2015

Happy New Year! I thought I’d take a moment to reflect on the polishes of 2015 I’ve reviewed that I felt were the best and worst.

The Best!

#5 Julie G Tangerine Dream

Textured polishes may be on their way out, but I think they’re awesome. Tangerine Dream was a great find that performed well. For bonus points, it’s also a near exact duplicate of a more expensive polish.

#4 Ulta Blue Holiday

I am such a sucker for a good blurple. This one is a go-to polish for me. It does everything I could ask of a crème polish; it stamps, it water marbles, and it has staying power. This is the polish I reach for when I want to test out a top coat.

#3 Bonita Golden Girl

Currently the blingiest holo polish I own. Golden Girl looks fantastic, holds up to abuse well, and only costs $1.49!

#2 Color Club Cash Only

This choice was a toss up between this beauty and Color Club’s Burnt Out. Both polishes are from the Oil Slick collection. While Burnt Out is gorgeous and an attention getter, I went with Cash Only. I think it’s just as pretty, in a more subtle way, and it’s good for nail art, which Burnt Out isn’t.

#1 Sinful Shine Prosecco

This polish blew me out of the water by lasting a record five days before I had to remove it. If you need a polish that will last, you need Prosecco.

The Worst!

#5 Claire’s Ombre Top Coat

As a top coat, it was pretty good. However, it was not good at fulfilling its purpose of creating ombre nail art. Throw in the fact that the bottle has no directions on how to use it, and you end up with the frustrating feeling of having wasted money.

#4 Claire’s Mood Nail Polish

I love the concept of mood polishes. I had hoped this would be fun to watch change color since I’d bought it in the winter. Sadly it self destructed pretty quickly. It also made my nails look dirty, which didn’t make me happy.

#3 Walgreen’s Beauty Bin $2 Four Pack

I know CVS’ Pop-Arazzi polishes have a reputation for smelling bad, but compared to Walgreen’s set, they smell like perfume. Easily the worst smelling polishes I’ve dealt with so far, their quality overall was as bad as their stench.

#2 Republic Nail Gel Effect Coral

Garbage, through and through. The color was streaky and the top coat was goopy. This polish supports my theory that if the manufacturer can’t put a good photograph of their product on their own box, the results are going to be disappointing

#1 Profusion Sugar Lacquer Set

This edges out Republic on my list because of the poor quality bottles. The polish was okay, but the main problem is that the brushes wouldn’t stay in the caps. Imagine if you were getting ready to go out, decided to throw on some fresh polish before heading out, and had a brush fall out and wreck your outfit or shoes? The potential for damage cemented its position as the worst on my list.

And that closes out 2015! I'm looking forward to discovering more new brands and types of polish in 2016.  Thanks for reading!