Indie Polish reviews from Reddit

"For a variety of finishes."

"Is like THE most iconic example of that category."

"Party Bus , ILNP CityScape are two black nailpolishes with different shimmers."

"Is also just super speedy in general if you order direct."

"Brand-wise, ILNP are a pretty safe bet, they have a lot of nail polishes available, including the spring co"

"I think ILNP is always a good place to start. They are very reasonably priced for indie polish and they have some gorgeous options."

"I really like ILNP, and the prices are $10.00-$12.00 so it's a win-win!"

"Ilnp is 10 dollars a bottle and worth every drop!"

"I think I’m gonna paint my nails with ilnp tonight, thanks for the inspiration"

"The ilnp rosewater and chit chat are my favorites... sooo gorgeous... "

"She does so many formulas so well"

"Have shipped pretty quickly fairly recently."

"If I needed a polish fast I'd order from Emily de Molly."

"Emily de Molly is definitely a great brand! I got quite the haul from them on Black Friday and am still slowly going through the polishes"

"Seconding Emily de Molly - great quality, always have few that look like BKL's Lion finish, and they ship super fast (US distributor)"

"I second Emily de Molly, I love her stuff"

"I should also mention Emily De Molly, Femme Fatale and Dance Legend."

"For a variety of finishes."

"I bought a whole haul from them when I started my collection and haven't had a single dud."

"Are available via Amazon if that works for you."

"I love KBShimmer's multichrome polishes! They have their own website but are on amazon too for about $10/bottle + shipping."

"KBshimmer also has some with flakes and holo. They call that formula 'Holo Glow Flake'."

"Stick with the ones that have the most reviews to begin with, like KB Shimmer, Different Dimensions, Rainbow Honey, etc."

"I think KBshimmer is a great place to start! Affordable prices, and the formula is really nice."

"I think KB Shimmer is a good choice because application on some glitter-heavy indies can be tricky until you get used to it."

"Since it hasn't been mentioned here yet :) haven't tried their magnetic polish yet but they look v pretty!"

"I'd also highly recommend Cirque which both stockists recommended above carry! Their speckled polishes are perfect for spring."

"I recommend checking out Cirque Colors and Emily de Molly as well."

"Have you tried Cirque Colors?"

"Also Cirque & this site has a ton."

"I believe the black from Cirque Colors is well-liked but I haven’t tried it myself."

"Cirque Colors has some really nice fall colors in their creme formula."

"Cirque"

"The colour stories of her collections are amazing."

"I ended up buying F*ck Kale and Pinching Bronze Pennies from Cracked Polish."

"They're a relatively new brand, they have some crèmes but also some gorgeous special finishes."

"Harlow & Co Ships from: US / Decent shipping, multichromes, powders, stencils/decals."

"Also recommending Harlow and Co, Color4Nails, and the Polish Pickup."

"I ordered from Harlow & Co a few months ago, for some ILNP polishes, and was really happy with them! The order came super fast and had a personalized thank you note inside."

"Also second Harlow & Co and Polish Pickup. Polish Pickup is where I get most of my polish these days."

"Katie is lovely so I am sure you will be happy with your purchases from Harlow."

"Harlow & Co is good, she usually ships same day & low free shipping threshold"

"Maybe Cult Nails? Oh and Pretty Serious Cosmetics are an Aussie company with a warehouse in the US."

"EVERYTHING from Cult Nails is amazing!"

"Seconding cult nails they have a nice solid black and white for stamping"

"Cult Nails also has a bunch of shimmery browns."

"Cult Nails"

"I have purchased two polishes from AEngland & they are truly lovely colors."

"From within the UK itself I highly recoment A england! They have great formulas a beautiful colors."

"Since you're based in the UK, you should also check out A England."

"I like that A-England's are really pretty even not when in direct light."

"I really like A-England polishes. They have some beautiful and very unusual holographics."

"Quite Literally Dead Inside is absolutely stunning and I adore the ghostly shimmery formula they use."

"Blackout from Indie Angel one coat very pigmented and had great staying power for me!"

"Ill probably end up getting that one. It looks perfect."

"I have it, it's literally the perfect one coat black."

"Is it as amazing as it looks on their website?"

"Vantablack from Starrily"

"Starrily Vantablack is a super black one coat black polish, beautiful to use!"

"The our flag means death collection from lynb designs is right up your alley."

"Lynb Designs are $10 but she usually has a 50% off sale."

"I love HT Flakie Taco over shimmers. I just did that the other day."

"My favorite is Holo Taco for glitters and special effect polishes."

"Holo Taco has a black that really only needs one coat."

"Holo Taco does have a nice holo flake topper though. I've never paired it with a shimmer, but I like over linear holos."

"Personally I am a big fan of KB Shimmer. They have great cremes!"

"I love the durability of the two cream polishes that I have tried from her."

"KB Shimmer ($10) and Indie Angel ($9) are worth looking into!"

"KBShimmer has great creams."

"Daveen Lacquer has gorgeous shimmers."

"I’ve also been trying a few polishes from Daveen Lacquer, they are very small batch right now but I’ve loved every polish I’ve tried!"

"I took a look at a few of the Daveen ones and they’re very pretty! I’ll have to add this brand to my radar too."

"Daveen's shop is similar to BKL where it's not really stocked much unless they're releasing a collection."

"Have shipped pretty quickly fairly recently."

"If I needed a polish fast I'd order from Sassy Sauce."

"Have always shipped quickly, in my experience."

"I came here to recommend polish pick up and hella handmade, but I see other already have so I will simply say BE WARNED; you will fall down a rabbit hole so deep and suddenly find yourself rearranging rooms to house helmers while you fall prey to FOMO and then discover trade pages and have a DISO list to find exclusive polishes you never knew existed."

"I definitely second PPU as a way to dip your toes in the indie market."

"Polish pickup is a huge collection of indie brands that opens up at the beginning of each month."

"I'd definitely suggest Femme Fatale Cosmetics, they're based in Australia but carry a bunch of brands so you can start narrowing down that you like."

"My favourite brands so far is Femme Fatale (Oz) and Cult Nails (US). Both of them lasts longer than OPI/Essie/China Glaze on me."

"Femme Fatale and Emily de Molly have excellent and very unique glitter polishes."

"Lots of Indie brands on there; they are a stockist website."

"Color4Nails Ships from: US / Cheap and Quick Shipping / Multiple Brands."

"Color4Nails is in the US but has very affordable shipping to Canada and carries a ton of brands."

"Do really lovely ones."

"Is a big favorite for me!"

"I also really love lurid lacquer."

"I've been super into grungey/muted shimmers lately and Bee's Knees Lacquer has some lovely ones!"

"I also really love bees knees lacquer."

"Definitely has opaque ones!"

"They have so many black-adjacent colors."

"If I needed a polish fast I'd order from Mooncat."

"Are always quick for me."

"LynB uses the wide brushes, which I love. I've got so many of her polishes, it's almost embarrassing."

"I love LynBDesigns. Her polishes are beautiful! Her holos are great and the glitters are some of the easiest I've used."

"Wow I just looked at the J&B summer holo collection and it’s definitely what I’m looking for! I’m going to watch some swatch videos on it and see if I want them"

"I LOVE the summer holo collection from J&B. They are beautiful and apply like a dream."

"Jen & Berries does some nice holo (summer holos and a holograms collection)."

"Painted polish midnight mischief is the perfect black nail polish!"

"Pretty much any indie brand has 1-coat black polishes. My personal favorite is Painted Polish Midnight Mischief."

"Consider Enchanted Polish. It is $16 a bottle BUT shipping is free in the US, even for one bottle. They have some amazing polishes."

"Enchanted Polish is very hard to find typically."

"I’ve been wanting some enchanted polish, and I feel like they are very in demand."

"I'd definitely check out Rogue Lacquer (I love their formulas)."

"I really love Queen of Hearts and Teal Me Up."

"I really love Queen of Hearts!"

"Have always shipped quickly, in my experience."

"Has always shipped quickly for me."

"Fair Maiden Polish has some gorgeous ones coming out tomorrow, as well as DIFFERENT Dimension."

"I like Fair Maiden Polish, Firecracker Lacquer Polish, Girly Bits, Darling Diva, Lollipop Posse Lacquer, Top Shelf Lacquer, Paint Box Polish, Alter Ego Nail Enamel, KBShimmer, Digital Nails, etc etc etc."

"I'm loving your PB&J nail polish!"

"I love PB&J!"

"I've had great success with Night Owl Lacquer's polishes."

"Black As Your Soul from ShleeePolish is my go-to!"

"Shleee Polish has Black as Your Soul, and they are a great high quality brand."

"For glitter/crelly polishes."

"Noodles Nail Polish is great and usually $9.50 per bottle"

"Colors by llarowe. Amazing colors to choose from and love their holos!"

"Llarowe"

"For unique magnetics, thermals and glitter/crelly combos."

"Cadillacquer, garden path lacquers, ethereal lacquer and cuticula :)"

"Great Lakes Lacquer"

"Wildflower Lacquer and Kathleen & Co. do a lot of shimmers too."

"Jindie nails is a really good brand I love them"

"Check out jindie nails, indigo bananas, shleee polish, a different dimension, digital nails, and dollish polish as well!"

"Pretty and Polished has some gorgeous creams."

"Pretty and Polished"

"My standard black is New Moon from Love By Luna. It's opaque and on my nails that thing can last over a week without a single chip."

"The one I use is New Moon from Love by Luna, but it's on the expensive end of nail polish at $18 a bottle."

"To keep costs down also check out the stockist sallymagpies.co.uk. From that site my top picks would be picture polish, above the curve, mentality and cirque."

"Nailpolishcanada.com carries Ozotic/Picture Polish, A England, Enchanted, and a few other indie brands."

"Freckles polish is based in the UK, and they have some amazing indie colours."

"Freckles Polish is currently closed but might be worth checking out on reopening."

"(shop is open now too)"

"Is an Australian Indy website; this one is one of my faves."

"Do really lovely ones."

"Is one of my favourite indie brands, though they're based in Australia."

"They are in ppu and have their own website."

"They have lots of polishes available on their site."

"She’s on Etsy and she’s a newer brand!"

"They have some pretty stuff."

"Has some beautiful colors!"

"She has so many good cream polishes."

"Is another one that is fantastic with one coat colors and lasts."

"Daring Digits"

"Ninja Polish"

"Dollish Polish"

"You might really enjoy swamp gloss https://swampgloss.com/collections/polish"

"Cuticula."

"Another two are Ella Gee and Fandom Cosmetics. They both offer smaller sizes if you know you're not going to ever use an entire bottle of polish."

"My favourite US indie brands are...Darling Diva, Lyn B Designs, and Super Black lacquer"

"Glitter Daze! I own two of their polishes, they're really nice, though the large heart glitter doesn't like my curved nails. They make such unique and gorgeous glitters!"

"I saw someone on here wearing a Chirality polish and it was beautiful! I have been thinking about ordering from them..."

"Wikid Polish"

"Opulent Essences"

"516 polish"

"If you're in the EU it's easier to buy from websites like Hypnotic Polish or Nailland, as they have several indie brands in stock at all time."

"If you're in the EU it's easier to buy from websites like Hypnotic Polish or Nailland, as they have several indie brands in stock at all time."

"Nearly No Rules Nail Polish Sales on Facebook, especially if you have the popular brands like BKL, Wildflower, and Ethereal."

"I have used a lot of color club for stamping with a lot of success."

"Gallivanting nails is really affordable too 😊"

"Ooopolish, mj lacquer, lucky 13 lacquer, Emily de Molly"

"I would sadly advise against the one from Tonic ('Detox'). It stained my nails so badly."