Gargantuan Green Grape

6 Reviews

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   kindPlover5

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   Luckily I bought this polish at Sally’s on clearance. I would definitely not spend full price on this horribly made polish. Had I bought it at full price this piece of crap would have gone back so I could get my money back,

   It’s so watery and sheer that it took four coats to get half decent coverage and on most of my nails you can still see through it in areas.

   For the most part the polish has lasted okay on eight of the ten fingers with a week’s wear.

   The colour is lovely, but the formula is the major deciding factor that gave it such a poor rating.

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   resolvedPretzels5

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   The formula is thin and watery, and I needed 4 coats for opacity. But it held great and didn’t chip for almost a week. I am not really a fan of the color though…

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   cautiousPorpoise2

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   I love this OPI polish! The colour of gargantuan green grape is beautiful although not very grape-like. I have not been able to find a single dupe for it and aside from a nice mint green polish this one is my all time favourite!

   The formula on this polish however is horrendous. It’s streaky and only completely opaque after 4-5 coats, and that is only after you get the hang of applying it. I found that as it got older and thicker and then thinned out with OPI’s nail polish thinner it seems to be less streaky.

   Because of the sheer number of coats needed your mani can become quite thick and can be difficult to dry.

   I find that the colour is a bright green which leans slightly yellow and not really mint, although I’ve seen it look very mint on some people. Maybe different skin tones bring out slightly different elements of this polish. I’ve also read that after a while it can begin to go blue and the formulation and shade can be slightly different (it’s been in OPI’s range for a good number of years).

   It’s hard to say definitively whether or not is purchase again as the formula is horrible but it’s a very hard colour to find an exact dupe for and it’s my favourite green polish.

   That being said I’ve been told That’s Hula-rious! by OPI is meant to be exactly the same with a better formula, only requiring 2-3 coats, so my advice would be to get a bottle of that if you already own this and try that instead

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   madViper7

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   Lovely colour, one of the worst polishes ever to apply. Streaky, thin, watery, takes 3 coats.

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   abjectChile3

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   I purchased the blue version at my local grocery store. I will not repurchase.

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   contentCheese9

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   This color is absolutely beautiful after a few coats. It does come on quite sheer at first, so I find depending on how heavy you want the colour you may need 2-3 coats. I didn’t find it too streaky. For me, the biggest shock was seeing how much the colour brings out the red in my skin. I felt when I first applied it that my hands looked very red in comparison which made me sad. But after a few days getting used to it I absolutely adore it.

   I got quite a few compliments on it, it is very bold. To me, the name really doesn’t represent it. It’s a very beautiful heavy mint shade rather than anything grape like.

   I bought this on a whim because I wanted to try pastel colours. I don’t regret it.