Comments on: Sula Paint and Peel Polish Swatches and Review

By: Linda

Linda — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:31:30 +0000

My daughter put two bottles of Sula Paint and Peal polish in my stocking for Christmas–Royal and Watermelon. My husband hates the smell of conventional nail polish, and I tend to peel off any polish after it gets a little chip, so she thought I would benefit from the Sula formulation. I just applied the Royal, and I didn’t experience any of the smearing described in other posts, and the color is true to the bottle. I can’t speak yet to its long-term performance (I’m lucky if polish lasts for a full day anyway), but I love the color, and my husband did not detect any smell.

By: Brown Suga

Brown Suga — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:53:44 +0000

This has just really blown my mind! I had no idea that they made paint and peel polish and I’m really impressed with the fact it doesn’t start to peel the same day you apply it. The colors are great! I hope to be able to try it first hand sometime soon. When I do I’ll be sure to come back and share my experience.

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:32:38 +0000

I love Sula’s Paint & Peel Collection. The main reason why I love them is the lack of harsh chemicals used. I hated the way regular nail polishes left my nails and having to use remover that smells awful. Another reason why I love Sula’s polishes is the ease of applying and taking off the color. I don’t understand why so many people have had back luck with her polishes. I found it very easy and fun. I apply each color twice. I let the first coat dry about 3-5 minutes before I do the second coat. After the second coat I let dry 5 minutes and apply an OPI clear top coat on top of the color to not only enrich the color and shine but to make the color stay on my nails longer. Depending on how hard you are on your nails, this nail polish can stay on for two weeks at the most without looking horrible. I find that I like most of her colors she comes out with. My favorite so far is the Royal. It looks great for those who wear denim alot. I just ordered the Wine and I’m so excited to see how it looks on my nails. Anthropologie has a nice selection of her polishes online. One major tip, do not shower right after applying. The polish will just peel right off. I paint my nails at night, an hour or more before sleeping and they look perfect the next day after my shower. If you’re having problems with her polishes, try to apply the way I do and see if it works for you

By: Nye

Nye — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:42:38 +0000

I found the more opaque and darker colors didn’t streak as bad, or at least not as noticeable as the lighter colors.

Like many others, I didn’t like peeling up part of my thumb nail when I first tried these. But I ran the rest of my nails under hot water for a few minutes, and they peeled up MUCH easier, without taking any of my nail with them.

By: elizabeth

elizabeth — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:08:05 +0000

to be honest im a nail biter, so this was good for me. i could pick the color off when i wanted to bite. i bought dove and after i broke my habit ii started using it as a base for my other nail polishes. my opi polishes are very durable so i just pop them on top and voila! durable polish that peels off…and i have had any trouble peeling it off.

By: rednikki

rednikki — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:25:17 +0000

Hooray! I'm so glad to find this post.

I won this nail polish in a contest, so I don't have to go through the "I can't believe I spend $9 on this" thing.

I tried Blush. In the bottle, it looks like a soft baby pink. On my nails, it looks like I ran a hot pink marker over my fingernails and then put clear nail polish over it.

I wouldn't mind it looking different in the bottle if they just gave me a swatch showing how it would look on!

Your info on peeling is good, too. I've been reading other reviews that look like Pay-per-Post reviews where people talk about how "awesome" and "on trend" the colors are, and what a "breeze" they are to peel off. I think the reviewers were writing the reviews as if they used them, but never really tried them.

Thank you!

By: violet

violet — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:01:16 +0000

Here's an update: To review, I did a pedicure with two coats of Crush and no base/top coat.

Put it on Friday - by Sunday it still looked perfect. (But it's my toes, remember, I don't use them to type and so on!) Decided to peel the stuff off and it took ages. I got impatient and used remover. So then really, what's the point?

I noticed that on their website they compare this polish to mascara - a very temporary nail "color" rather than "polish" -I'm not sure when one would want that, but there you go.

By: Kate

Kate — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:16:23 +0000

Just what I need–a polish that supports my nail polish picking habit. I'll definitely pass.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:58:49 +0000

I tried these too (with top coat!) -several times. All ended badly. I think the longest mine lasted was two hours and that was being careful not to touch anything. They are ridiculous expecially for the price. I will stick with the real stuff.

Also I agree with everyone about the shade change - its crazy how diff. they turn out to be! Except for the light blue color, it was pretty close to the bottle color. Yet blush is almost clear and ruby is bright red!

Pass!

By: Vampy Varnish

Vampy Varnish — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:37:38 +0000

I reviewed Moss, Dove, Slate, Azure and Royal and they were awful! They were so ridiculously streaky and thick, it took 3 applications just to get a decent pic to show. Even then they looked pretty bad. They were a really weird texture also.

Your application looks far better than mine was!