A MANICURE MIRACLE!

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It’s true! This stuff is a miracle! Ladies (or gents) who can paint one hand but not the other or those who can’t paint at all, your prayers have been answered!

Apply any base coat, allow to dry, spray nails with Paint Can, dry (just a few minutes), apply any top coat, dry, then wash off excess. Voila! Perfect paint job!

Now for the details; you can definitely use any base/top coat but it does seem to last longer with the Nails Inc recommended 2 in 1 base and top coat. Also be warned- some of the pigment will find its way back into the top coat bottle and come out the next time you paint your nails- I found this out the hard way when I wrecked a lovely red I had just applied (sad face). The other thing to note is that it feels very thin on the nails- I’m used to my polish feeling more gel-like these days so it took a bit of getting used to (or you can just apply a gel effect top coat instead).

From start to finish it took me 15 minutes to complete (although I would advise you to buff your nails slightly first if they have any ridges or peeling because it will notice under the spray) and it lasted for 4 days without chipping. I realise that’s not very long but the chips were minimal and the real selling point for this polish is the ease of use.

Tips! Put A LOT of paper down when you are spraying! It travels far and wide! Another great tip I discovered is that you can apply it over existing colour, so it’s fantastic for a super quick colour change!

There are only 2 colours to choose from at the moment (‘Shoreditch Lane’, shown, and ‘Hoxton Market’ a fuscia pink shade) but I predict that this is the start of something huge, I am certain there will be more colours and improved (i.e longer lasting) formulas to follow in the future.

Bravo Nails Inc!

Nails Inc Paint Can £10.00 www.nailsinc.com

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Danielle x

 

 

 

 

 

Mineral Oil: Guilty until proven Innocent?

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I recently wrote this piece for www.stylenest.com and I wanted to share it with you…

Have you ever looked at the ingredients in a beauty product and recoiled in horror if the dreaded Mineral Oil was listed?! Well I have, many times in fact. I was told by my (beauty) college lecturer many moons ago that Mineral Oil clogs your pores and to avoid using it on yourself and on your clients at all costs. So I did without question.
But lately I have been asking the question; where’s the proof?
There are many outspoken influencers in the beauty industry regularly stating that ‘they won’t use ‘product x’ because it contains mineral oil’ but as far as I have seen there has been no evidence or papers written on the subject to prove that it is bad for us?
The first thing to understand is that there are very different grades of mineral oil, for example; petroleum (Vaseline) is mineral oil and so is liquid paraffin (like in a moisturising paraffin wax treatment manicure- not to be confused with what you would buy in a hardware shop for a paraffin heater). In fact, as a chemical mineral oil is boringly simple; it is only made of 2 atoms, carbon and hydrogen and it is very unreactive. The lack of reactivity means that skin reactions to mineral oil are almost unknown and certainly unproven.
Mineral oil does not dissolve in water either which gives it excellent barrier properties; if you have dry skin, it is usually due to the outer layer of your skin letting too much moisture escape. A thin layer of mineral oil will slow down the loss of moisture and rehydrate your skin very quickly. It would also be beneficial as a skin barrier if your skin is sensitive to washing powder etc.
In a cleanser, in my opinion, mineral oil is a fantastic ingredient to have- oil attracts oil so it will very efficiently remove all traces of makeup and grime from the skin, it will not absorb into the skin (so therefore cannot clog the pores- as long as you are removing the actual cleanser thoroughly) and will leave a protective barrier to prevent any moisture loss. Hence the popularity of the famous Eve Lom cleanser.
So in summary I would say that in terms of skincare, mineral oil is innocent! It seems perfectly fine to use and could be particularly beneficial on dry skin and in cleansers. It is so inert that it could also be the perfect option for sensitive skin too.
BUT!!! If we were to talk in terms of the environment, as a non-renewable material, mineral oil is certainly not green but that’s a whole other story…..!

Eve Lom Cleanser 50ml £40.00 www.evelom.com

(PLEASE NOTE! This is just my humble opinion! Danielle x)