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Showing posts with label review. Show all posts

Tuesday, 3 July 2012

Review: Pretty Perfect Nail Drying Spray


It was actually my Husband who spotted this in Home Bargains at the weekend, it was 99p so I thought for that price I'd give it a try.

The first thing I noticed was the nice disclaimer on the front 'for most types of nail varnish'.  Undeterred I gave it a try on an NYC Polish, which in fairness is usually reasonably quick to dry anyway.  The instructions say to spray directly on to the nail and wait for 60 seconds.  Now, I have many polishes in my collection that already claim to be dry in 60 seconds so to me this seemed a fairly long time for a drying spray anyway.  

First thing to note is this needs to be sprayed in a well vented room because it does smell, its not an unpleasant scent, but it is a strong one.  I coated on my NYC, I sprayed, I waited.....

60 seconds passed and I touched my little finger nail which was still tacky.  2 minutes, and the change was minimal.  3 minutes my nail was dry, but by this point my nails would have been dry anyway!
I tried it again on a clear Sally Hansen topcoat and achieved much the same results.

This isn't something I'll try again, it's a nice gimmick but I really can't see any difference in drying time.  I think I'll stick to my Sally Hansen Insta Dri!

Wednesday, 27 June 2012

Review: Soap and Glory - The Breakfast Scrub

Ok ok, so I'm VERY late to this particular party I know!  Firstly let me say I adore S&G, probably a little too much as I have a box under my dressing table full of their products.  I find I just don't get through them that quickly and as I was still using the last of my old scrubs this pot has sat in that box probably since Christmas.


Genuinely, I have never found myself wanting to eat a beauty product (well, maybe with the exception of Mountain Dew lipgloss) until today.  It smells soooo good!  The scent of maple is so strong, coupled with the lovely creamy colour of the scrub that you do genuinely want to take a bite.

I suffer with very dry skin most of the time and this, used alongside the soap and glory scrubbing gloves, has left me with beautifully soft skin.  Can't believe I've had it hidden away for 6 months!

Now if you will excuse me I'm off to sniff some scrub ;)