Review | E.L.F. Nail Polish Remover Pads

In my last order from E.L.F. Cosmetics, I had ordered a pack of Nail Polish Remover Pads to pop them in my bag whenever I don't have time to remove nail polish or if I have chipped a nail... which unfortunately is a common occurrence at work.

The packaging is nothing special really; just a round, white, plastic, screw-top box (5cm in diameter and contains 24 pads) with a label bearing the brand logo and product name. Additionally, the box comes packaged in a plastic sleeve and carton backing on which there are listed the product ingredients. The pads are acetone free, hence they won't dry your nails.

The pads are quite thin and carry a fresh, citrus scent; something far better than the usual nail polish remover smell. They are nicely loaded with polish remover and although it feels oily, it evaporates after some time from the skin and nails. 

I have tried these pads with light and dark-coloured polishes alike and I have to say I much prefer taking the light colours off with them as with the darker tones, an inevitable mess is in store.  I'd say you just need two pads for a light colour and 6 for a dark colour to take it all off so it's best to stick to the usual polish remover and cotton for the latter. As for glitter polish, just don't go there with these.

Having said that, I will definitely re-purchase these once I run out because they are very handy for emergency cases and I really like their scent.

Have you ever tried these? What's your take on them?  

Review | Born Pretty Store BK Nail Polish Remover Gel #6 Mint

Nail polish remover...GEL...sounds curious right? Indeed that is what intrigued me to give this product a try and subsequently share my thoughts with you when Born Pretty Store offered me another chance to review more of their products. 

It is easy to infer that the polish remover comes in the form of a gel instead of the usual liquid we are more accustomed to and it is supplied in a small plastic tube that holds 35ml of product. It comes with a screw-off cap and has a minute nozzle through which the gel oozes out.  The remover has a very pleasant and fresh minty scent as opposed to conventional nail polish removers and although transparent, it has a very light green tinge.

 

What you do is simply squeeze an adequate amount of gel on your polished nails and wait for a minute or two until the polish is dissolved (the gel will turn milky), then proceed to wipe everything off with a tissue or cotton disc.  I find it is similar to the foil removal metod with less resources and you won't be left with cotton threads on your nails.

 

Right hand with polish, left hand after 1 application of the gel polish remover
(approx. 1 minute wait)

However, I find that I still have to go over my nails with some liquid polish remover to remove the left over traces of polish. That said, I still do the same with conventional polish removers especially when taking off a darker polish. The gel leaves the nails thoroughly moisturized and it doesn't leave any tell-tale white residue on the nails as some other removers do.

In my opinion, this remover gel is best when used with light-coloured polishes and glitter polish as once dissolved you just wipe the polish away. Darker polishes take more product to be completely removed. The same holds true for gel top coats.

Overall, I like the concept of this innovative product and I think I would buy it again, if only for the fact that it takes the hassle out of removing glitter nail polish.

BK Nail Polish Remover Gel is available in 6 different scents on www.bornprettystore.com and retails for $3.80 a pop. Get yours at 10% off with discount code EBABK31 at checkout.

PR Sample