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Olive and June Review

 Happy Thursday, friends! I have mentioned a couple of times that I recently tried Olive and June nail polish. So, today I am giving you a full review!

I bought one of their Long Lasting shades in Strawberry Scone and their Super Glossy Top Coat. I thought the color was similar to one of my favorite Essie shades, Ballet Slippers. It took me four coats to get a transparent color. It was a sheer shade, so I expected it to take several coats. I'm not sure if this caused it to chip more quickly or if it was my lack of prep before applying the shade. I also did not use a base coat which felt really weird! Their shades have basically a "built in" base coat, so you can use a separate base coat, but it isn't necessary.

Last Wednesday, I did all of the necessary prep to my nails....I pushed back my cuticles, clipped any that needed it, filed my nails, and used a cuticle cream. On Thursday, I painted them.

I used an OPI shade (CIA=Color Is Awesome) and the Olive and June top coat, and y'all. This is Wednesday (yesterday), almost a full week later! I am so impressed, because I have never gotten this much wear from any other top coat! They are certainly not perfect, but I think they look pretty great for an at home manicure! They have stayed very shiny in my opinion- this picture is with the flash on, so you can see every minor imperfection (like scratches in the polish). Plus, I have had no chips!

I have really learned the importance of nail prep, capping the "free edge" on every layer, and letting every single layer dry before applying the next one! I think all of these things together have helped me get a long lasting mani! I like to change my polish colors up quite a bit, so lasting a week is pretty good in my book!

I ordered some of their sticky tab press on nails, so I'm excited to try those out and let y'all know how they work. I do want to find something that will last me for a week or so long vacation, especially the beach. The ocean and pool are real hard on polish, but I want to have cute beachy nails, ya know?!

Have a great day!

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