This was my very first purchase from paintbox and I'm so glad I finally made the splurge! The application was very smooth. The deep green was opaque in two coats, while the pastel blue is more sheer so I would recommend 3 coats. Even before I applied top coat, the polish had a great shine. I really enjoyed the thinner nail polish brush as well to do my nail art. I'm a huge fan of green polishes and this deep green was gorgeous.