Honeybee Gardens WaterColors Nail Enamel

Ah, nail polish. My love. Back in the day I painted all 20 nails myself with multiple coats every week. For about 10 years. That’s a lot of toxic chemicals, girls! YES they are absorbed through your nails. I used to make jokes about how many brain cells I was killing with the fumes…sigh. Anyway, now I know better. I don’t usually paint my fingernails, but my toenails have to have some bright color on them or they just don’t look like my feet. Is anyone with me on this???

When I found that Honeybee Gardens had their WaterColors Nail Enamel in Manhattan on clearance for $1.99, I thought hey this would be a great time to try it. Their website states that they made a bad batch—it’s too thin, but once shaken it revs right back up to normal nail polish. So I was sucked in. WaterColors Nail Enamel comes with a full sheet of instructions—apply cuticle cream, use 2 coats, and let it dry overnight. I applied 2 coats, but the polish was seriously lacking shine, so I topped it off with a clear top coat of my usual brand. It was dry to the touch within the hour (took a little longer than my usual polish) and I let it dry overnight. After my shower in the morning I noticed the polish looked a little chipped, so I bent down with a fingernail to inspect, and lo and behold it WAS chipping! Then to my horror, I slid my fingernail underneath the polish and it slipped right off! The whole nail worth of polish! Just like peel-off polish! And toenail after toenail this happened. I had to completely re-do my pedicure with my trusty O.P.I. What a waste of time. Incidentally (as if it matters), the color was described as a “striking ruby red with real flecks of gold”, but it was more like dull redish brown. I wish I had thought to take a picture, but I was just so distraught by the whole experience I wasn’t in my right mind. ;-)