Best Nail Art Supplies For Cheap

I know I'm a total bargain hunter. I mean, I spend hours looking for the best deals on everything, from beauty to furniture to food. But I'm especially a bargain hunter when it comes to nails. The reason: my parents hated nail polish because of the smell, and only let me use non-toxic, all-natural water-based paint. When I was a kid, I would have to save up all my money because the only nail polish that fit their restrictions was, like, $20.00 a bottle (crazy, right? I mean, it's not like it's Chanel polish or something). I learned to find the best deals for everything, and today I'm going to share some of them with you:

Nail Polish

For normal uses

1. Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear ($1.99 and up)

The polish on the bottle of Sally Hansen is exactly the color of the polish inside! Perfect for those times when you need a specific shade for a project.

2. LA Colors Color Crazy Series—My personal fav, only $1 at DollarTree

LA Colors has my vote for the #1 cheap nail polish brand. It's chip resistant, has tons of bright colorful shades, and has nail strengthener in every shade, so that you don't have to buy is separately!

3. Wet ń Wild "Spoiled"—92 shades, $1.99 each

Wet ń Wild has a huge variety of finishes, and so many shades of each color!

4. NYC Color—Start at 99 cents!

Like the Sally Hansen polish, what's on the bottle is exactly the color that goes on your nails! It is extra long-lasting, and comes with tons of shades. Their One-Minute Quick Dry version literally dries in thirty seconds!

5. Revlon—Start at $3.99

While this polish isn't as inexpensive as the others, it provides the perfect smooth manicure. There are no streaks, bubbles, or chips—as it is chip-resistant. 

For Konad and Bundle Monster Image Plates

Rumors have been going around about how regular nail polish doesn't work with image plates and only Konad Special Polish (SP) works. If you're reading this, it's about to save you a ton of cash, because we tested all of the above polishes (plus Honey Bee Gardens, Claire's Pastels, Ally Kats, and Keeki) and they all worked. The Keeki and Honey Bee Gardens didn't work as well as the others, but an image still came out. We then tested them versus Konad SP and found that while there was a minute difference, it was hardly noticeable. These polishes work on both Bundle Monster and Konad Image Plates.

Image Plates

Bundle Monster

The place where I get all my Bundle Monster image plates is from Amazon. For $21, I got 25 image plates, which is a great deal compared to the $6.00 each at the Konad store.

Konad Individual Plates

I got my individual plates from Amazon also, because I found a whole bunch for only $3.50 each. These are also Konad brand plates, so they would usually be $6.00 each. What an awesome deal!

Stamping tools

Double-sided stamper

I got my double-sided stamper with my scraper on Amazon also (OMG, now I'm realizing just how much I use Amazon  :p) for $5.27. At Konad, they are $6.00 usually for the stamper, and $1.25 for the scraper.

Nail Polish Remover (Used to clean off Konad image plates, stampers, and scrapers)

I use Honey Bee Gardens nail polish remover, because regular CVS nail polish remover makes my nails peel and break ($7.78 on Amazon). This is where I spend most of my nail-polish-spending-money, because who likes having broken and peeling nails? I also buy regular CVS nail polish remover for cleaning off my image plates, because it takes too long to clean them off with the natural stuff.

Remember: NEVER USE GEL LIGHTS. THEY ARE PROVEN TO CAUSE CANCER.

Thanks for visiting! TTYL, Mia Nicole