The last thing you need is someone standing at the counter telling you that your polish is tingling. Perhaps you’ve bought the expensive new polish on the hanger, only to realize your expensive leather pump is cold and dry. “These aren’t the right colors. Let me redo it. Hold on. Make sure it’s not coming out the wrong color,” you can hear the sales associate mutter. Then after that perfectly sized dime-sized splurge, the sales associate just can’t figure out what you want. All we really want is a beautiful manicure with a consistency at least as great as we remember from years of school. And as much as we want that, we’re smart enough to realize that we have no use for that if we’re not pleased with what’s on our nails.

We’ve run across the best polish on the market that turns flat, warm toned nails into beautiful even-toned nails. Beyond that, we also found a great polish that will keep your polish on even after washing your hands. Here are the 10 best polishes to find here — all under $20, guaranteed! (And see all our nail polish reviews from previous weeks!)