"As a means of introduction, I'm contemplating the idea of becoming a nail technician/opening a salon and have been shopping around quite a bit. So far, I've placed three orders from Beyond Polish to includ polishes from CND Shellac, CND Vynilux, OPI Infinite Shine, and Essie along with other spa products. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS SITE.
CONCERN
Candidly speaking, I was a tad concerned about ordering products from Beyond Polish given the negative reviews claiming the site sells counterfeit products and lacks a responsive customer service line...Then Beyond Polish had a 15% discount coupon for Labor Day and I couldn't resist indulging. I'm so glad I did!
CUSTOMER SERVICE
My first order included CND Vynilux in Cream Puff and Romantique. At first I thought the site had ripped me off. The polishes seemed thick and gloopy. I contacted BP and the issue was immediately addressed. BP offered a refund.
"THE FIX FOR CND VYNILUX" --> WATER MARBLE SUCCESS
Not trusting my lack of expertise in polishworld, I went to stores that sell CND Vynilux (compared products vis a vis) and talked to technicians ultimately realizing that vynilux is more viscous than traditional lacquer.
Per others' advice, I went on to buy polish thinner [seche viterom another professional supplier] and adjusted CND Vynilux to my desired level of consistency. I was able to perform American manicure (which lasted 8 days) and even watermarble with these polishes!! Yeeeaaah...you can't do that with low quality polishes.
OTHER PRODUCTS PURCHASED
I've meticulously checked and tested all items received, comparing them vis a vis with the same products sold at various professional beauty suppliers. As additional precautions, I asked technicians about how to check the originality of items and researched the likelihood [and potential consequences for/of] an American distributor selling counterfeit/outdated polishes. I encourage anyone to do this research, but here is a spoiler alert: THE POLISHE ARE FINE.
Not only are the products sold at BP as described and well-packaged. Their prices can be very competitive when theoffers special discounts. For starters, one gets 20% off on one's first purchase for signing on the site.
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"I received my order only to try the new OPI gel and it not set. I contacted OPI for them to search the batch code only to be told it was 4 years old and it has a shelf life of 36 months. I contacted Beyond Polish informing them, they was responding then stopped and when i emailed again they said they sent me a returns label ( which i conveniently didn't receive) then they stopped replying. This is a poor, poor excuse of a company!
I have also been told BY OPI that they are renowned for selling counterfeit products! Please don't use them. You'll have more luck buying from eBay and that's saying something!!!!"
"I was very pleased with my online shopping experience with BeyondPolish.com They have an impressively large selection of products to choose from. They also carries a nice selection of discontinued and hard to find items, which is great! I would definitely repurchase from them again. :)"