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Cheap Thrills: Nail Polish

Everyone loves a good bargain, right? I assume that even super fancy, no-longer-works-in-an-office fashun bloggers love a good bargain when they have to spend their own money. Since this blog is for real working girls by real working girls, it's only fair that we pass along any good deals/awesome cheap products we discover in the normal course of business. Today's recommendation comes from Katie 1 who recently discovered the Sinful Colors SinfulShine line of nail polish.


It's one of those DIY gel-like two step polish (color+top coat) products that guarantees super shine and durability. Katie 1 picked this up at Walgreens the other day with low expectations given her previous experience with DIY gel-like polishes. In her experience, these products don't stay shiny as long as they claim and they chip like regular nail polish yet cost a whole lot more and are a pain to remove. However, she decided to give it a try. Even if the product was crap, she only spent about $6 for the cost of both the nail color and the top coat, so why not?

Katie 1 was pleasantly surprised to find out that this product actually delivers. She did her nails last Sunday and with the exception of a small chip on her right pointer finger, her manicure is intact. Does her DIY manicure look as good as the no-chip manicures she gets in the salon? No. Does it look better than her typical DIY manicures? Heck yes! Will she buy this product in additional colors? Absolutely. Need an additional recommendation? Here's what her nails look like after a week. Not too shabby, huh?


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