Review: Lint-Free Wipes
I'm back from the unannounced hiatus! I've hauled tons of new
polishes, but I'm avoiding painting them, mostly because I do have quite
a number of formal tea sessions/ interviews where I rather not turn up
with anything on my nails. Besides, the terrible weather in Singapore
doesn't exactly permit photography under natural lighting.
But, I do have other posts drafted in the meantime. Hopefully, I will be able to publish them slowly over the next 2 weeks!
Usually reviews are for skincare/makeup products, but today's review is on some lint-free wipes I purchased recently!
So what is lint? There is no strict definition, but this is what it refers to when it comes to cotton pads
I have been using cotton pads all these while with nail polish remover. It's cheap, it's effective, but occasionally, for the lack of a better description, 'woolly' fibres will stick to my nails, especially if I have not filed them for some time. It's irritating too, when you're trying to do clean-ups, and those fibres stick to your already-painted nails, and you have to redo them.
OPI sells lint-free wipes, but the local prices for them are exorbitant. The cheapest I've seen is $10.00 for 150 wipes! That's madness, and considering that I change my polish frequently, it will be way too costly to use on a regular basis. So, I went off searching for cheaper, no-brand lint-free wipes, and finally found a supplier!
These lint-free wipes are pretty small, measuring about 6 by 9 cm. They're really thin too, compared to the cotton pads I'm more used to. Because they're thinner, it took some getting-used to, to grab hold of the wipe to remove the polish.
They are effective, really. It took about 2 pieces to remove 10 fingers worth of polish, and probably slightly less polish remover. The thinner material means that less polish remover is wasted, since the lint-free wipes do not absorb much of the polish remover. For pure glitter madness, I can imagine that you can efficiently use these by cutting them up into small pieces before using the 'foil' method of removing the glitters.
But (of course there must be a but!), these wipes can be a tad irritating - irritating to the fingers that is. As mentioned, the wipes do not absorb much of the polish remover. What this means is that, the polish remover invariably ends up on your fingers. If you have dry skin like I do, this results in quite a bit of peeling of the skin, which I guess could have been remedied if I'm more conscientious with the application of hand cream. Also, as said, it gets some getting-used to, since the wipes have this weird texture that doesn't give you much friction when you're attempting to remove the polish (especially glitters).
All in all though, I'm sold. I've converted to using these wipes, and the cotton pads are being used by my mum (who can't get used to the feeling of using such wipes). They're economical, way better than using the cheap Guardian cotton pads I was using, and don't have that irritating lint that sticks to my fingernail tips.
But, I do have other posts drafted in the meantime. Hopefully, I will be able to publish them slowly over the next 2 weeks!
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Usually reviews are for skincare/makeup products, but today's review is on some lint-free wipes I purchased recently!
So what is lint? There is no strict definition, but this is what it refers to when it comes to cotton pads
I have been using cotton pads all these while with nail polish remover. It's cheap, it's effective, but occasionally, for the lack of a better description, 'woolly' fibres will stick to my nails, especially if I have not filed them for some time. It's irritating too, when you're trying to do clean-ups, and those fibres stick to your already-painted nails, and you have to redo them.
OPI sells lint-free wipes, but the local prices for them are exorbitant. The cheapest I've seen is $10.00 for 150 wipes! That's madness, and considering that I change my polish frequently, it will be way too costly to use on a regular basis. So, I went off searching for cheaper, no-brand lint-free wipes, and finally found a supplier!
These lint-free wipes are pretty small, measuring about 6 by 9 cm. They're really thin too, compared to the cotton pads I'm more used to. Because they're thinner, it took some getting-used to, to grab hold of the wipe to remove the polish.
They are effective, really. It took about 2 pieces to remove 10 fingers worth of polish, and probably slightly less polish remover. The thinner material means that less polish remover is wasted, since the lint-free wipes do not absorb much of the polish remover. For pure glitter madness, I can imagine that you can efficiently use these by cutting them up into small pieces before using the 'foil' method of removing the glitters.
But (of course there must be a but!), these wipes can be a tad irritating - irritating to the fingers that is. As mentioned, the wipes do not absorb much of the polish remover. What this means is that, the polish remover invariably ends up on your fingers. If you have dry skin like I do, this results in quite a bit of peeling of the skin, which I guess could have been remedied if I'm more conscientious with the application of hand cream. Also, as said, it gets some getting-used to, since the wipes have this weird texture that doesn't give you much friction when you're attempting to remove the polish (especially glitters).
All in all though, I'm sold. I've converted to using these wipes, and the cotton pads are being used by my mum (who can't get used to the feeling of using such wipes). They're economical, way better than using the cheap Guardian cotton pads I was using, and don't have that irritating lint that sticks to my fingernail tips.
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Pros:
1. Economical, since each small wipe can be used to remove at least 5 fingers for normal creme polishes
2. Lint-free. This prevents cotton fibres from sticking to the tip of your fingernails
3. Economical once again, because you end up using less polish remover
Cons:
1. Material absorbs little of the polish
remover, so the remover invariably ends up on your fingers, and may
cause peeling of the skin
2. Weird texture that doesn't give much friction to forcibly remove glitters (you will get used to it though!).
Recommend?
Definitely yes! It's worth a try at least!
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So, have you used this sort of wipes before? Do share your experiences with them!
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