On with the nail polish:
I chose to start with Adoree's Rockport Gray. I quite like this colour - in fact my car is this colour - but I think it's called pearl green or something. It is a 'work okay' colour as no one at work noticed it, when usually I have people asking me about my nails.
It took four coats, might need another but that's as far as I'll go. It was streaky, highlights the ridges on my nails and already had a chip in it by lunch. I only put it on last night and work was kind to my nails today.
For six bucks though, I'm pretty happy - not ecstatic but okay.