Where are you finding all this artmatic brand nail polish? They stopped making it back in the late 80's I think. I used to buy it all the time when I was a kid. I wore peacock blue, that was my favorite color in that brand. I don't see it in stores anymore, haven't for years! The bottles you have look old cuz the logos on them are different on some of them. They may have made them up into the early 90's too, I'm not sure. I actually just bought a bottle of peacock blue at Good Will, last week! That's what promoted me to look them up on line and is also how I came across your blog. I too had to use 3 coats to get it to look good. I'm really surprised that it held up for 20 something years though. It wasn't all clumpy and sticky. It went on very smooth and i love how the brush is long and skinny. I have long fingers and narrow nails, so it's perfect for me. I came across a site that sells it wholesale but there are no blue colors in it. That's how I know mine is from the 80's. I can also tell by the logo. Dollardays.com has it wholesale, but it's 70+ bucks and I don't need that many bottles. I miss the days when you could walk into Ames or a drugstore and buy a bottle for a buck.

Oh Goodness I see you are really into Artmatic nail colors :p i think these are not the original ones. These are made in China and are B grade copies of the original. Im not familiar with the original brand but since we get a lot of chinese dupes here that too on real cheap rates so im sure these are copies. and these cost way less than a dollar :)