Lotus Herbals Colour Dew Nail Enamel in 955 Fairy Flare and 902 Nude Pink Review & NOTD

Guest Post By Sreeparna

Lotus Herbals is one of my favorite skin and hair care brands. I have tried lots of skin and hair care items and this brand has never disappointed me with the quality and affordability. I find myself attracted towards the Lotus Herbals counter every time I pay a visit to the local beauty supply store. I don’t know why but I haven’t explored Lotus Herbals’ make-up range that much. Except for their kajal I own nothing from the make-up range. So, this time I got myself two nail paints from Lotus’ Color Dew range. In my today’s post you are going to find out how they performed.

About Lotus Herbals Color Dew Nail Enamel

Most nail enamels contain Acetone and Toluene that often cause skin irritation and lead to dull and fragile nails. Colour Dew is a range of exciting nail enamels that are completely safe for your nails as it is Acetone, DBP and Toluene free. Packaged uniquely, it comes with a flat & sturdy brush applicator. And the best quality is that dries fast so that you are spared from the trouble of re-colouring your nails again and again.

Ingredients

Not mentioned in details. The write-up only mentions ‘Toluene & DBP free’.

Price

Rs.120 for 7ml . Buy here.

How To Use

Clean your nails with nail polish remover, shape your nails. Choose the nail enamel which you want to apply. Before applying the nail enamel rub the bottle between your hands so that contents mix up well. Apply the nail enamel in 3 strokes .after drying up apply the 2nd coat.

Packaging

The Nail colours of Lotus’s Colour Dew series come in sleek cylindrical glass bottles with shiny silver plastic screw cap in conical shape. The medium thick applicator brush, attached to the lid of the nail paint bottle works nicely at spreading the product evenly on the nails. There is literally no label graphics anywhere in the bottle but the see-through bottle still looks chic due to its conical cap and simple packaging. I am not telling it’s a treat for my eyes as I am a huge fan of alluring packaging. But, the packaging is travel-safe, leakage-proof and sturdy.

Texture

These Lotus nail colours have very thin consistency. They are the most runny nail paints I have ever used. I think it is their toluene and phthalate free formula that makes their nail colours so ‘liquidy’.

Fragrance

Both the nail paints have strong acetone smell to them. Though the smell seems intense at the beginning, it does not take long to fade off.

Shade 955 Fairy Flare

Since it is summer time, I am into pastel nails these days. So, both of the Colour Dew nail paints are also from pastel shade range.

This one is a neutral toned coral pink colour. The shade is sweet and girly. The name is correct in the sense it reminds me of fairy dresses from my childhood wardrobeJ. The shade looks pretty on every one and it is not an over-the-top bold colour. It is more of an everyday pink for summer days.

Shade 902 Nude Pink

This colour is pretty much ivory with slight pinkish hint to it. Although the shade name has ‘Nude’ to it, the shade would be the match to very fair skin tones only. This shade becomes muted pastel white to most Indian skin tones including mine. This kind of shade looks great with dense mehendi painted hands.

Pigmentation

Due to the light texture, these nail paints goes opaque on nails once you apply two coats. If you apply one coat the Nude Pink shade looks slightly uneven. I am thankful that the actual colour shows or my 120 bucks will have gone astray.

Longevity

The staying power is quite good with these nail colours. They remain as it is for 4-5 days without any base or top coat if it is given ample time to dry and the hands are not into hard works. Then it starts to chip from the sides of my nails.

My Views

The Colour Dew series of nail paints are quite raved about in my friends circle. So, this time I made my first attempt by getting these two shades for myself. When I first applied the nail paints, my first impression was ‘Oh! The shades are too runny. Will they give opaque coverage?’ After 2 coats the light shade also gave full coverage to my relief! The coral shade, Fairy Flare is simply awesome. I was in need of such a shade for long. The staying power is also good with these nail paints. Here I want a special mention on the applicator. The applicator is longer than most other nail colours plus the conical cap makes it a bit more long. The application becomes very easy with it. I am going to get some other darker shades from this range because according to my friends they are really nice.

Likes

• Nice and wide shade range
• Does not contain harmful Pthalates and toluene
• Staying power is good
• Attractive and travel-friendly packaging
• Affordable price-point

Dislikes

• Consistency is liquidy
• Colour needs two coats to become opaque

Summary

I would recommend Lotus Herbals Colour Dew nail enamels in Fairy Flare to someone who is searching for a coral pink nail paint and the Nude Pink shade to someone who want a muted ivory shade with hints of pink.

Fairy Flare: 5/5

Nude Pink: 3.5/5

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