refresh-mint?

i used to exclusively like blue nail polish. whenever my mom would take me with her to get a manicure, she derisively referred to the color that i always chose as m&m blue. i couldn't help it. it was just so damn blue. that's the one thing i have in common with ethan's mom, i think. we both love blue. hell, she painted his room blue.

he wanted blood red.

i promise you, he's actually more normal than i am. somehow.

(check out that tip wear!)

this megalast polish was giving me some serious flashbacks as i applied it. i promise it's not the fumes, i have a fan going and the windows open. "I Need A Refresh-Mint" has been really popular lately since mint is the color of the season apparently. this strikes me as more of a robin's egg blue.

i love the polish, the formula isn't thin and it didn't dry incredibly fast or incredibly slowly. i was watching Gintama while it was drying so i can't give the best estimate. i also topped it off with the (discontinued) NYC topcoat i picked up Wednesday. ya'll know kmart has secret bogos sometimes? sheesh.

my only complaint is the brush. 

i've bought megalast polish before so i knew what i was getting into, but it somehow seemed worse with this one. it's wide, it picks up a lot of polish and can make things uneven. but it looks better after a second coat + top coat. i'm still a lil salty about it though.

i have really funny shaped nails, so i don't see myself posting a lot of polish reviews. if anyone is enjoying this and also has funny shaped nails, lemme know.

would i repurchase?

i don't see myself using it up because i've never finished a polish. i am a sucker and wet n wild just came out with a ton of new colors, so i would probably end up purchasing more when they're on sale. they're regularly 1.99, so they're not a wallet breaker at all, i'm just lame and cheap.

NYC Quick Dry Topcoat

i was planning on reviewing this soon as i had just bought a bottle, but as i suspected, it's been discontinued. i emailed COTY about it so I'll share their reply.

(they misspelled my name lol so i won't include it), 

Thank you for asking about New York Color In a New York Color Minute Quick Dry Top Coat.  We're so sorry to have to tell you that this product has been discontinued and we understand how frustrating this can be for you.  Unfortunately, there are no current plans to reintroduce this product and all warehouse inventory has been depleted.

Although it's not exactly the same, many former users are now enjoying New York Color Long Wearing Extra Shiny Top Coat, which you can locate at authorized retailers that include most major drug stores.
Our decision to stop making a product is based on market trends.  While we would like to be able to keep everyone's favorites, it's just not possible.
Coty is always introducing new products as a result of consumer feedback.  We feel strongly that listening to consumers like you helps us to improve.  You can be certain that we will share your comments with our Marketing Department.
We hope you will continue to select and enjoy Coty products.

so yeah. i cannot personally recommend that extra shiny top coat as i have never purchased it, and i don't plan on purchasing it because the reviews were poor. (i might, because you never know, and it's 99 cents) it's a real shame that they discontinued the quick dry topcoat because it is one of the cheapest ones i've found and it works really well. i do have more chips than with my standard revlon topcoat, though. so i'll enjoy the bottle of NYC that i have, but i do wish it hadn't been discontinued