Review (3/5): Very oily
Bottom line - this nail polish does what it’s supposed to do, I just don’t love it as much as I was hoping I would.
The first reason for this is that it’s oily - it leaked during shipping, so about a quarter of the shipping box was soaked in oil. Of course, since it leaked it’s all over the bottle, and since it’s oil, it’s not terribly fun to clean up. Even if it didn’t leak, I don’t love the oiliness. It definitely sticks around on your hands when you use it.
The second reason is the smell - as soon as I opened the shipping box, I could smell it and at first I thought it smelled wonderful, like a rainbow cherry flavored candy cane, although the smell was incredibly strong. Riding in my car with it for a few minutes, my husband and I both could smell it for the rest of the day, and leaving it in the car while we shopped for maybe an hour, the smell was overpowering when we came back out to the car. So, I let it sit in the box for a few days hoping the smell would eventually die down; it did, but when actually using the polish, it doesn’t have this same nice smell. It smells a bit like vinegar, or something similar - definitely not like acetone, and not like flowers which is like I was worried about, but still not great. Personally, I’d prefer the smell of acetone.
Finally, the bottle - it has a convenient flip cap and a pump you press down to dispense it which is supposed to be convenient, but in reality, it makes a mess. I think this is possibly because you have to push fairly hard on it to get any out. But, as I said, this nail polish remover does work pretty well. I used it on a polish with tiny holo glitter in it, and had no problems, and my husband had no problems getting it to remove foil or plain creme polish. Essentially, the thing both of us really don’t like about it is the oiliness. The other things we could deal with, but because of the oiliness we won’t be buying this product again after this bottle. However, if that wouldn’t bother you, we think this is a great option if you’re looking for an alternative to acetone.
I have provided a picture of my bottle - you can see the oiliness around the edges of the label, and you can somewhat see the oil still all over the bottle. Note that I did clean the bottle off before I used it, and have kept it upright and in a plastic bag since then - it’s just a messy product.