Makeup Magazine: Makeup Magazine Review - OPI Nail Lacquer in I'm Not Really a Waitress

OPI Nail Lacquer in I’m Not Really a Waitress won the Hall of Fame award in Allure’s Best of Beauty 2011, with 9 previous awards.

Health concerns of ingredients
About the ratings
Overall Hazard
Cancer
Developmental & reproductive toxicity
Allergies & immunotoxicity
Use restrictions
Other HIGH concerns: Neurotoxicity, Endocrine disruption, Persistence and bioaccumulation, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Multiple, additive exposure sources, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
Other MODERATE concerns: Contamination concerns
Other LOW concerns: Ecotoxicology, Data gaps, Occupational hazards

Ingredients
Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Nitrocellulose, Propyl Acetate, Tosylamide/Formaldehyde Resin, Isopropyl Alcohol, Trimethyl Pentanyl Diisobutyrate, Triphenyl Phosphate, Ethyl Tosylamide, Camphor, Stearalkonium Bentonite, Diacetone Alcohol, Stearalkonium Hectorite, BENZOPHENONE-1, Citric Acid, Dimethicone. May Contain: Mica, Polyethylene Terephthalate, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Alumina, Silica, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Palmitic Acid, Tin Oxide, Aluminum Calcium Sodium Silicate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, CI 77120 (Barium Sulfate), CI 77163 (Bismuth Oxychloride), CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI 77491 (Iron Oxides), CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), CI 77510 (Ferric Ferrocyanide), CI 19140 (Yellow 5), CI 15850 (Red 6), CI 158 50 (Red 7), CI 73360 (Red 30), CI 15880 (Red 34), CI 77000 (Aluminum Powder), CI 42090 (Blue 1), CI 47000 (Yellow 11), CI 60725 (Violet 2), CI 77007 (Ultramarines)

For more information about the health concerns of ingredients in this product, go to the EWG’s Cosmetics Database Report for OPI Nail Lacquer in I’m Not Really a Waitress.

Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price: $8.50 USD

Here is the Allure Best of Beauty Review for Hall of Fame Winner – OPI Nail Lacquer in I’m Not Really a Waitress:

In 1999, OPI cofounder Suzi Weiss-Fischmann set out to create a red polish that every woman could wear, and with I’m Not Really a Waitress, she nailed it. “It was one of the first reds with shimmer, which made it modern and glamorous,” says manicurist Sheril Bailey. The reflective mica particles served a bigger purpose as well, softening the ruby-slipper shade so it didn’t contrast too starkly with skin. “The shimmer catches the light and makes the color forgiving, helping it look genius on everyone,” Bailey says. The polish’s name, of course, was catchy, too. Says Weiss-Fischmann, “It was part of our Hollywood collection, and in Hollywood, almost every server will tell you, ‘Oh, I’m not really a waitress—I’m an actress/singer/model.’” Fans have racked up quite a tab with this particular Waitress, buying more than 7 million bottles in the last 12 years.

WHAT IT IS:
A classic red polish

WHY WE LIKE IT:
It’s a rich, shimmery red that works well on everyone—so much so that it won a Readers’ Choice Award in 2011 (and many years before that, too). It does not contain DBP, toluene, or formaldehyde.

AWARDS:
Best of Beauty Hall of Fame 2011; Best of Beauty 2007; Readers’ Choice 2011, 2010, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, and 2000

Check out more Makeup Magazine Reviews of the year’s Hall of Fame Products from Allure’s Best of Beauty 2011

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