This is my nail polish collection, perhaps the only area in my dip to vanity that has remained untouched by my magpie tendencies to hoard and collect the shinies.°
The only reason why I even bought these (except for the tiny MaxFactor Glossfinity,* which was in a BDJ Box I received) was because I was looking for cruelty-free nail polish that was available here. Butter London and Scotch Naturals fit the bill. They are CF and don’t have a lot of bad chemicals and are available here through online resellers like AVA, which is where I bought these ones that I have.
I have Bossy Boots, a creamy pale green, and No More Waity Katie, a weird purple-grey with shimmer, from Butter London, and then Ceasefire, a kind of deep hunter green from Scotch Naturals.
As much as I like these, I only have three colors because they are crazy expensive and take too much trouble to put on. This is my nail routine:
1. Base Coat
2. Nail Polish
I usually accidentally smoosh or chip the polish before it dries thoroughly, though I should note that Butter London is actually amazing and dries super fast, which is why I love their formula. Add to that, their polish can withstand a lot of trauma before they start to chip. I didn’t have the same luck with Scotch Naturals, and MaxFactor was just a smoosh pile on top of my nails.
I recently bought a top coat so that I can actually keep on using my Scotch Naturals because I love the actual contents of the formula, which contains four general ingredients: water, acrylic polymer, Butoxy diglycol, and ‘non-toxic colorants’.
When I rave about Butter London, you have to understand that I hate almost all nail polish formulas, and that me actually saying I love Butter London means a lot.
Anyway, I meant for this to be a short post asking what’s a beauty product everyone is crazy about that you never really got into? Mine is definitely nails. And maybe hair.
° This is actually not true anymore. I placed an order for a few Butter London colors, since they’re having a massive sale (Seriously, go here now.) and this is the only formula that made me actually like nail polish.
* PR Sample. MaxFactor is not cruelty-free.
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Even though I am a big polish fan, my collection isnt so large, I recently threw away all the cheap (and some expensive but crap) polishes. I really want to try Butter London and Essie but neither ship to where I live, so I instead I use and really love LCN. There not that expensive (cheaper than max factor) but the quality is good. Steph x
Wow I am yet to try Butter London polishes and since I’ve been on a bit of a polish obsession lately, I think I’ll have to check out that sale. How’s the shipping cost to here? I’m filling up my cart now as I type this. LOL
Hi Katsy, I used a mail forwarder! I don’t think they ship here.
Nails too…you’re right, they take way too much time to set and I always end up screwing one or two of them up to such an extent that I must repaint…such a hassle! 😛
Super! And when I wear a certain color and it clashes with my clothes… I LOSE IT. And I’m not even a fashionable person to begin with!
Right?! Makeup is so much more changeable, nail polishes take forever to remove and repaint -.-
I feel this way about blush. I understand that there’s a noticeable difference between warm-toned and cool-toned blushes, but beyond that, don’t they all look more or less the same when they’re sheered out on the face? I will say that I love the editorial looks that Kate of Drivel about Frivol does, with the blush concentrated high on the cheeks; you can really see the subtle differences between colors there. But I’m a mere mortal and have never felt the need to own more than two blushes.
Kate’s (DAF) blush game is ON POINT. I love her looks so much, and I have been experimenting with placement of the blush. Closer to the hairline, I think, allows you a more concentrated application that you can sheer out, going into the center of your face. I think that while you have a point, there is a vast tonal range and opacity of blushes that people like. I’m not really a blush fiend myself, although I definitely own more than two, lol. I WISH I could ignore blushes and just go with two, but what can ya do!
I would highly recommend Dazzle Dry. It’s cruelty-free, and it dries super fast! We have a good supplier here in the Ph, dazzledry.ph.
Thanks pat!
I used to be super obsessed with nail polish, long before other makeup products got introduced in my life. But I guess I no longer as crazy about it as I was before, cos I now like other beauty/makeup products like lipsticks. Good for you that you didn’t get through that nail polish phase.. cos it can get really addicting and costly! 😛
HAY. My other addictions are costly, though. LOL. I think I’d actually save a couple of bucks if I got into nail polish instead. Unless it was some expensive brand like Chanel~