One Coat Nail Polish Wonders
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One coat nail polishes are rare gems in the nail polish world.
They’re treasured because they:
Only require one coat of color for even coverage
One coat polishes improve your chances for flawless coverage in one swipe, eliminating potential mistakes in coat two or three.
Speed up your manicure routine
They get you on to your next task faster, due to a shorter drying time required by fewer coats.
Slow down your supply burn rate
They decrease the rate at which you use up your products and have to replace them.
Most polishes on the market today require two coats of color to reach even coverage, some require three coats, and some require even more coats than that.
Here at Lots of Lacquer, we usually draw a line at three coats of polish.
Two coats are preferred over three, and one coat coverage polishes are the shining stars. They’re just efficient. They help save time and money.
So below you will find a list of the one-coat nail polishes we’ve found so far:
OPI Purple Palazzo Pants swatch
OPI Purple Palazzo Pants
Purple Palazzo Pants is a one coat pastel polish. Yes, a one coat pastel. They exist and this is one of them.
This dreamy light purple cream was first featured in the article: OPI Purple Nail Polish Swatches.
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Misa Dirty, Sexy, Money swatch
Misa Nail Lacquer Dirty, Sexy, Money
Dirty, Sexy, Money is a one coat jade green nail polish with a cream finish.
Misa Cosmetics seems to have gone out of business sometime in 2017 - their domain name is for sale as of this writing and their last social media posts are from around that time.
You can still find this color from private collectors, and bottles of this color do pop up from time to time on eBay.
essie lots of lux swatch
essie lots of lux
lots of lux is a gorgeous one coat deep royal blue glitter nail polish. You could also call it a super-sparkly sapphire blue.
The only caveat of lots of lux is that it is a chunky glitter, and these chunky pieces need to be sealed with a top coat. Otherwise, it does come off in large glitter chunks as you wear it.
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Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Pink Satin swatch
Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Pink Satin 425
Pink Satin is a cool pink mauve pearl nail polish shown in 1 coat without a top coat. The Xtreme Wear line is in Sally Hansen’s most affordable tier, so you can usually find this color through sellers like eBay for a low price point.
Starrily Serotonin swatch
Starrily Serotonin
Serotonin is from Starrily’s Chemistry of Love Collection. It’s a sparkly ruby red with a light touch of holographic flakes.
Serotonin is currently out of stock, get on the waitlist for it at Starrily!
Kleancolor Metallic Orange swatch
Kleancolor Metallic Orange
Metallic Orange is a metallic pumpkin orange with a chrome, foil-like finish. It’s from the 12 piece Kleancolor Metallic Set, which is a great value.
OPI Red Hot Rio swatch
OPI Red Hot Rio
Red Hot Rio is a bright red that offers an even, sheer finish in 1 coat.
Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Luxe Finish Silk Is… swatch
Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Luxe Finish Silk is…
Silk is… is a sheer, off-white gold pearl shimmer with pink undertones. It looks like a candlelight’s glow on the nail.
essie out of this world swatch
essie out of this world
From the 2019 intergalactic metals collection, out of this world is a silver metallic with lilac undertones.
One thing to love about metallic nail polishes is that they are often one coaters. If you’re looking to frugally enjoy nail polish, metallics really help you maximize your investment so you can make your polish stretch.
Kleancolor Metallic Fuschia swatch
Kleancolor Metallic Fuschia
Metallic Fuschia is a metallic “Barney” purple with a chrome shimmer finish. It’s also from the 12 piece Kleancolor Metallic Set, which is full of excellent metallic formulas.
Starrily Lone Wolf swatch
Starrily Lone Wolf
Sent to us as a gift from Starrily, Lone Wolf is a taupe cream from the Heartbreak Hues Collection. It is the only neutral in this collection, and it has a lovely quick drying and self leveling formula.
To end, these are all the one coat wonders we’ve identified so far. We’ll update this list as we discover more of these unicorn formulas along the way.
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