Best Budget Nail Polish

NOTE: I have just been informed that Revlon is NOT cruelty free. They conduct 3rd party testing and are now on PETA’s DO TEST list.

Among all the Revlon products, I personally prefer their nail polishes before anything. These little .5 oz glass bottles hold an array of high quality colors that make a cute statement. Best of all the liquid drys on your fingernails in only moments unlike cheaper brands.

What makes this product even better, besides the fact that it’s cruelty free, is that the application is really smooth. While applying my favorite color, Midnight Affair 791 (a deep blue color), the polish goes on neatly and evenly creating a salon manicure look for much less.

One thing I was not so fond of was the thickness of the nail polish. The brush clings on to a lot of polish at once. This could potentially cause you to put too much, there’s a solution though. I fixed the thickness problem by simply adding water to the bottle (Editor’s Note: you might want to use nail polish thinner – not remover or water – thanks Jen and Shanna for the tip!). Once that’s done this product is basically flawless in every way a nail polish could be.

Being that the going rate for a bottle of Revlon Nail Enamel is about six dollars this product may be a little on the expensive side if you want a massive collection. I can assure you that it is worth the money because the product delivers. I have had my oldest bottle of nail polish for about two years now and the color is still great. That’s why Revlon ranks number one when it comes to my favorite cruelty free nail polish brands.

Guest post by Adrian Valentine – a sixteen year old girl living in Brooklyn, NY. Her passion for animals and makeup is the reason why she contributes articles to our site. Being that she owned numerous animals such as bunnies, turtles, hamsters, and birds she feels the need to contribute the the “cruelty-free makeup” revolution. You can find her on Twitter and YouTube.