OPI Glitter Off Review

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Hi guys, happy weekend! Anyone doing anything fun this weekend? I'm just doing my normal nail polish stuff and maybe going to see a movie or something Today I have a review of OPI's new Glitter Off base coat for you! I was pretty excited about this, it's a peel-able base coat that makes removing glitter polishes a breeze!

Glitter off applies white and milky and dries clear in about 5 minutes or so, depending on how thick of a coat you use. I tried this with thin and slightly thicker coats to see if it affected wear and didn't notice it making much of a difference either way. This does dry from the edges in so it looks almost like it's shrinking, not even going to lie I thought I did something wrong the first time I tried it. I was like " what is with all this shrinkage" lol

Once Glitter Off is dry you apply your polish as normal and when you're ready to take your mani off you can just peel it off. Sounds pretty fantastical right? I'm a bit on the fence about this because of the wear I experienced but more on that later in the post.

Here is the brush, it's a nice semi-wide brush. It's a bit smaller and shorter than the normal OPI Pro Wide brush.

A lot of people have been asking if this is a glue base and how it compares to them...I can't say how it compares since I've yet to try out the glue method. I can tell you that based off the ingredients, yes...it is pretty much just a glue base coat. As you can see the second ingredient is "Polyvinyl Acetate" Polyvinyl Acetate is fancy speak for PVA which is what most glues are made of. You can read all about it over on Wikipedia!

As far as wear goes with Glitter Off I have mixed feelings. The first time I tried this with a Nicole by OPI glitter. I applied it around 2pm and went about my day, washed my hair ect. When I woke up the next morning all of the polish on my index finger had popped off. I still haven't found it in my bed lol!

I tried Glitter Off again with one of the Nicole by OPI Roughles polishes. I wanted to see if wear would be any different with a polish that wasn't only glitter. Good news, wear was much much better. I wore that mani for 5 days and had no issues with any polish popping off and didn't even experience any chipping until I had worn it for 4 days. Removing that mani was a breeze, it peeled off easily.

Now the 3rd test...this time I used another full glitter, a Salon Perfect polish I haven't yet reviewed! Unfortunately I had the same experience as I did the first time with Glitter Off. Not even 24 hours after applying the polish all of the polish popped off my index finger in a sheet. It actually happened while I was sitting at my desk at work :( I purposely applied this mani after I had taken a shower so I could see if maybe washing my hair had caused the polish to come off the first time...since it happened again I'm going to go ahead and say washing my hair had nothing to do with it the first time. I wonder if I'm somehow harder on my index finger than the other ones...weird that it popped off that finger both times!

Overall I am meh about this...it almost works TOO well. I want my polish to come off when I want it to come off, not just randomly in the middle of the night or while I'm sitting at my desk typing away. The 2 times I used Glitter Off with a regular glitter polish I didn't even get a full day of wear out of it. I'm definitely going to use up the bottle I have but I don't think it's something I'd re-purchase.

Glitter Off will be available March 2014, at Professional Salons, including Beauty Brands, Beauty First, Chatters, Dillard’s, jcp Salons, Pure Beauty, Regis, Trade Secret, ULTA and ulta.com for $9.00 ($10.95 CAN) suggested retail.
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