Cutex Strengthening Nail Polish Remover

DISCLAIMER: This was bought with Boots loyalty points

I had quite a lot of points on my card from Christmas shopping last month so I treated myself to some things and this was one of them.

I like a strengthening nail polish remover, because I wear a lot of nail polish my nails can become brittle and start to flake a bit.

This comes in a 200ml bottle and contains a load of good things to help keep your nails strong.

I have noticed that it has stopped my nails becoming as brittle as they were (still a work in progress but good news so far)

It also works really well in taking my nail polish off, and great for when I need to fix any mistakes that I may have made (I pour a tiny bit into the cap and dip some cotton buds in the solution, works a treat)

I would buy this remover again in the future, and good for a cheap nail polish remover.

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Gemma
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Zoya Remove+ Nail Polish Remover

I saw this product in a blog post by Vivianna Does Makeup, and really liked the idea of the easy to use pump action for getting out your nail polish remover and it dispensing the ideal amount. I bought mine from Amazon for £10.

I will admit I had to find a YouTube video to figure out how to open it as the pump locks so none of the product is lost in transit.

The pump dispenses a good amount of the polish onto the cotton wool and removes the polish off of the nail quite quickly, it even made light work of the toughest of glitter nail polish. The smell of the product isn't as bad as other polish removers (which have quite a chemical scent), and it does remove non glitter nail polish really quickly.

I agree with Anna that the price is a biggy (£10) but I have to admit that I would still repurchase it again even at it's price because it is just that good. The pro's way, way, way, outweigh the cons of the product.

I will also be recycling the packaging and putting some of the cheap polish remover in there once I've used up the product.

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BLOGMAS 23: Barry M Nail Corrector Pen

Nail corrector pens are the lazy girls way to clean up a mani (this is if you can't be bothered to get some pointed cotton buds and some nail polish remover in the lid, I've been there, I won't lie)

I love this pen, it makes cleaning my nails a lot easier, I will admit that I do use pointed cotton buds and nail polish remover if I start to run out of this but it is so easy to use and comes with 2 extra double ended applicators which makes it last longer.

My only gripe though is that when it comes to switching the applicator round and you have already done your nails you run the risk of losing the nail polish you've just put on (which is a serious pain in the bum). This retails at around £5 (I got mine from Boots, but it is also available at Superdrug) and I think it's good value as your getting the extra applicators included.

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Gemma
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Boots Points Haul

DISCLAIMER: All opinions are my own and these products were bought using my Boots Beauty Points. I'm also not trying to brag, this is to show what I'll be reviewing in the coming weeks, and what you can buy with your beauty points from Boots.

I was sat at home and my points card starting to burn a small hole in my purse, so I thought I would go down to the local boots and spend some of my points.

So here is what I grabbed:

1. Ecotools Flat Foundation Brush - As I have started to wear foundation a lot more I only have 3 brushes and I can't deal with sponges, so I grabbed an ectools brush to add to my main collection.
2. Sally Hansen Hard as Nails - My nails are quite brittle and keep peeling so I thought some hard as nails might help strengthen them up.
3. Soap & Glory Kick Ass Concealer  - I saw this on Liana Beauty's youtube channel (she was doing a drugstore makeup routine)
4. Boots Essentials manicure sticks - As I've bought the cuticle remover I'll need some manicure sticks to push the cuticles back
5. 17 Eye Shadow Brush - I was looking for a concealer brush, but the one I did find was massive and while I was browsing the brush display I found this 17 eyeshadow brush and thought I would give it a go as a concealer brush until I properly went shopping next Friday.
6. Seventeen Phwoarr Paint Concealer - I found this on Beauty Junkie in London's blog, and thought I wouldn't mind trying that.
7. No7 Make Up Brush Cleanser - I've been looking or a quick fix brush cleanser for ages, and I didn't want to pay over the odds for it, this was only £8 (it was also the main thing I wanted).
8. Seventeen Stay Time Long Wear Primer - I have been using a Smashbox trial size primer and it is quite good, but I'm not going to pay the price for a full size tube so I am dipping my toes into different primers.
9. Cutex Strengthening Nail Polish Remover - I've nearly finished my Sally Hansen stregthening nail polish remover so I thought I would give Cutex a try and see what they were like.
10. Sally Hansen Instant Cuticle Remover - This was featured in a blog post on a nail care kit by Vivianna Does Makeup, and I have been wanting to try this for a while to see what it was like.

I am looking forward to trying all this out, and will review all these products soon.

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Gemma

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£1 Nail Polish Removers

DISCLAIMER: All opinions are my own, and products have been bought with my own money.

While perusing the local Poundland I found some nail polish removers and thought I would give them a try.

I'm removing Sally Hansen's Haute Chocolate from my nails so this will be a baptism of fire for them.

The Products

Nail Polish Remover Pads

Nail Polish Remover Pads

Inside the tub

When you open the tub the tub is covered with foil which you have to remove to get into the tub.

Thickness of  remover pad

As you can see the pads weren't very thick so I wasn't expecting all that much from these.

4 Pads for 1 Hand

I ended up using 4 of the wipes for just one hand, the wipes are quite thin and they seem to dry out quite quickly.

I wasn't that impressed with them but the nail varnish was on quite thickly, so there may be a round 2 coming up.

Nail Polish Remover Tub.

Nail Polish Remover Tub

Inside the tub

Inside the tub you have a sponge that has been soaked in nail polish remover, it also has a split in the sponge so you can put your finger in to remove the polish from your nail (see image below)

Split inside the tub

This worked quite well, I was surprised with how good this actually was (I was even surprised about the split in the sponge).

The remover does have acetone in so this won't be any help to anyone who have false nails on, but overall a brilliant remover and I will purchase this again especially when I am going away.

Nail Polish Corrector Pen 

Nail Polish Corrector Pen

Once I repainted my nails it was time for the corrector pen to be tested.

What the pen looks like

The corrector pen was really good, it worked well remove the polish from around the nails, but the only downfall is that it only comes with one nib, so the pen will only be good for 2 to 3 uses before it gets clogged with nail polish on the nib.

I would re-buy this but only if I'm going away and need a corrector pen.

Conclusions

Overall these were good products, I don't think I will buy the remover pads again but the pot and the corrector pen I will.

So if it's skint week and you want to do your nails on a budget these are a good idea.

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Gemma
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