Nail Polish Stress Test: China Glaze I Love Your Guts

I like China Glaze’s core polishes. I’ve found them to be reliable across the board. Their gimmicky polishes? Not so much. I have one of them to test out today; I Love Your Guts from their Apocalypse of Color collection. I picked this one up during my last trip to Sally Beauty Supply. They put their Halloween displays on a rear facing end cap in the middle of the store, which was weird. I almost missed it!

This is actually an iridescent matte polish with black glitter in it.  It’s much prettier on than it is in the bottle. I found two heavier coats were enough for full coverage. It dried very quickly too. 

So, how did it last? Well, it didn’t. It was pretty much wrecked after one day at work, and it wasn’t even that busy! Honestly, I can’t say I’m surprised. Matte polish is less durable than traditional polish. Some companies will even go so far as to put disclaimers on their displays or websites to make that clear. 

Verdict: Party Polish

This polish is too pretty not to use, but it’s not going to hold up unless you’re just going to sit there and look gorgeous. I can’t recommend getting it otherwise.

What I'm About

I've been a polishaholic since I was a teenager. As an adult, I've been grateful for all the info out there, showing me wonderful lacquers I want to buy. There's one vital stat that's hard to find out, one that's really important to me; how durable is it?

You see, even though I love nail polish, and my nails are rarely naked, I work in a warehouse. I take things out of boxes, and sometimes put things in other boxes. This tends to kill off manicures quickly when done hundreds of times over the course of a day. Why not take that experience, and make something useful of it?

I'm also frugal. Warehouse work isn't the most lucrative, so I tend to buy polish that's on sale. I've found if I'm patient, there's no reason to pay full price for what I want unless it's a color I have to have. The lacquers I review aren't always going to be brand new, but new to stores like Big Lots. I want to call attention to the ones that fell off the radar, or deserve a second look.

I hope you find what I have to say useful. Thank you for coming along for the ride.