The idea is to mix and match the three colors in the set in different ways. The packaging suggests layering the polishes to make custom colors, or doing nail art like French manicures. The set I chose was California Goddess, which came with a pink, light orange and dark orange polish. I actually bought it last year from TJ Maxx for around $5. I found I didn’t like them and consigned them to my bag of loser polish until recently when I saw them at Ocean State Job Lot for $3. I figured I'd give them one more try.
The other gimmick with this set is that the three bottles
can be connected to each other. I suppose if you bought enough sets you could
make a giant totem pole of polishes if you wanted.
I wasn’t overly happy with the formula. It’s seriously
streaky, yo. I used three coats of the pink and dark orange. The light orange
needed four. I used a combination of the pink and light orange on my thumb.
They never really blended.
They will stamp okay, which was a nice surprise. You can see that on my ring finger here. While it’s
possible to water marble with them, the color is so weak I’d say it’s not worth
it.
As for durability? Yeahno. I had a huge chip on my middle
finger by the end of the first day, and noticeable tip wear on all my other
nails.
Verdict: Party polish
This is another case where if it didn’t have a use in nail
stamping, I’d say it was loser polish. With that said, I don’t plan to use
these ever again. I have polish in similar colors that will do a better job
overall.
