I received this nail polish in my July POPSUGAR MustHave Box and at first I wasn’t sure if I want to use it or put it away in my gift basket. After closer inspection of the shade, I admitted that I don’t own any dusty lavenders and decide to give it a try.
All of NCLA nail polishes are 5-free according to the box, but in actuality they’re 4-free. They don’t contain Formaldehyde, DBP, Toluene, and Camphor. Another thing they counted toward the “5-free” is animal testing, which I think is a category of its own, since it’s not really an ingredient.
Oh well, whatever, now to the formula. I’ve never tried any of NCLA polishes, so I have nothing to compare with, but this one was a goopy streaky mess. Or “was” until I evened it out nicely with a good thick layer of Sally Hansen Insta-Dri top coat, so it worked out in the end.
This shade, “As If!”, is described on the site as a true pastel lavender creme, but to me it looks more like a gray dusty lavender pastel. I decided to spice up my manicure by adding some nail art elements to it. So what looks good with pastel lavender? I decided that pastel pink and pastel green and both great choices, so I used both of them 🙂
NCLA nail polishes retail for $16.00 and you can buy them here.
