Sula Paint and Peel Moss

I picked up this polish from the clearance shelf at Ulta. I'd never heard of the brand before, but a short-wearing polish that you can just peel off when you're done appealed to me, as did the color. I applied Moss last night, and twelve hours later, after showering and getting ready, here's what it looked like:

 inside, artificial light

 outside, shade

 outside, sunlight

I know it doesn't look bad in the small pictures, but if you click to enlarge, you'll see that the polish is dented and there is substantial tipwear. This wasn't really unexpected, as the polish is meant to be short-wearing: on the bottle, it says, "For extended wear, layer with permanent base and top coat." However, I was a little disappointed because I expected it to last me one day, and it fell far short. Removal, though, was a piece of cake.

I wish all nail polish did this! Every single one peeled right off, leaving no residue or staining whatsoever. While I don't like the idea of buying a special top coat just so a polish works right, I may buy the Sula Paint and Peel permanent top coat, which makes the polish last longer while still allowing it to peel off.

That said, I do really like the color of Moss - it's quite a bit darker on the nail in the bottle, and it's darker than it appears in my pictures. In some lights, it looks almost black, and I think it may be close to OPI Here Today...Aragon Tomorrow, but I don't have that so I can't know for sure. At any rate, I think the idea of Paint and Peel is really fun, and I will probably be buying more of these polishes if I can find them despite the despicable wear time.