Scotch Naturals Top Coat, Base Coat and Macbeth’s Dream Nail Polish Swatches, Review, Photos
The fact that someone like me doesn’t necessarily need to give up
nail polish because there are safer alternatives out there now, is
awesome! My Scotch Naturals guilt-free mani-pedi’s are almost too good
to be true with an EWG score of just a 1! Since this nail polish is
probably the most non-toxic that you are going to get (without having to
go bare nailed for the rest of your life) I wasn’t too sure how well
these would perform, but I actually was quite impressed but they’re
certainly not perrrrrfect. But what is? Blogging in your pajamas or a 2
hour massage? Uh yes.
Scotch Naturals nail polishes dry insanely quick and are very easy to work with. Their polish glides across the nails very easily without streaking.
The
base coat makes for a nice and somewhat tacky surface for the first
layer of nail polish to adhere to. The first coat of Macbeth’s Dream (a
dark mulberry cream) dried entirely matte but once the 2nd and 3rd coat
was applied it appeared semi matte. The use of the top coat
aids in giving the nails a nice shiny and glossy finish that I usually
desire in a polish. The top coat goes on a translucent milky white color
but dries clear.
A great thing about these nail polishes are that they don’t
have that strong nail polish scent that makes me nauseous now which is
great. The consistency of the polish is somewhat on the thin side yet I
find that since they’re not too thick it helped diminish smudging and
made application very smooth.
I experienced minor tip wear within 3 days but this may be
different for others since I use the tip of my nails to do more things
than I should. But, my nails did not chip after a full out dish washing
session right after painting them but I did experience a lot of chipping
and major tip wear by day 5. At the 5 day mark it was
definitely time for it to come off and it was pretty hard to remove
with just regular nail polish remover. I actually read that some have
this problem with many water based nail polishes so I am considering
purchasing the Scotch Naturals remover to see how that works.
I really think these polishes have the perfect consistency so I found
them so easy to work with which meant less polish on my cuticle and
skin area. I also love how quickly these polishes dry and how smooth and
shiny they appear after applying the top coat. If you’re into the matte
look you could also bypass the top coat and go matte if you’d like too.
Macbeth’s Dream is definitely a deep fall color but I’d wear this color
whenever because its a color that really looks nice on just about
anyone, and I got tons of compliments on this everytime I wore it.
Overall
these polishes performed much better than I thought they would and I’m
definitely looking forward to trying out more colors especially some of
their bright and summery ones soon! The only downside is that they don’t
last as long as I am used to polishes lasting on me. So I was removing
and redoing my nails more often than I used to.
Have any of you tried Scotch Naturals nail polishes or any
water based nail polishes? Let me know your experience with them in the
comment section below!
Ingredients: water, acrylic polymer emulsion, +/- CI15850, CI77492, CI77499, CI77289, CI77891, and/or mica