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Wed Feb 14, 2007 6:30 am  |
Can anyone help me in my search for a good 'nail pen'? I looked in the archives but only saw reference to the Dr H nail pen.
I have been using one from Nails Inc. for a while.
(the 'avocado cuticle oil' one at
http://www.nailsinc.com/category/cuticle-oil-pens.cfm )
It's a nice size to fit in a make up case and is easy to apply and absorb so I actually use it fairly regularly whilst I never actually got around to using 'proper' nail products I'd bought. BUT the biggest ingredient is petroleum and I would prefer to use something with more actual proper oil in it if possible. And I definitely don't like paying £10 for something with not that many mls in..with most of them being petroleum...
I had a look at the Dr H pen at the health food shop and it's huge in comparison (looked at least three times the thickness..and then there's the smell of neem..
Has anyone got any recommendations?
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Wed Feb 14, 2007 8:37 am |
In the past, I've used Sephora's Cuticle Care Pen and liked it. It's much thinner than the Dr. H pen, which I now use, and I don't recall any pronounced scent.
Unfortunately, I no longer have one on hand, and Sephora's website isn't listing the ingredients, so I'm not certain whether it relies on petrolatum.
I've always been a little surprised at how few choices there seem to be, given that nail pens are so convenient. |
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Wed Feb 14, 2007 10:48 am |
I think Sally Hansen has a nail pen in the range, but I'm not sure of the ingredients.
If I remember correctly I think I read in one of Carekate's threads that she may in the future be packaging her cuticle oil in pen type plastic packaging. |
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Wed Feb 14, 2007 11:31 am |
| daisy, I don't have a pen recommendation per se for you but I really really really like Carekate's lemon-neem cuticle balm. This thing is a real savior for me. She can also package it into a handy lipstick type of container that you can carry around and swipe on at your convenience. |
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Sat Feb 24, 2007 7:14 am |
| Daisy, could you live without the pen-style applicator? If so, then Avoplex oil is very nice, and much better value as you get 15ml for not much more than the price of the Nails Inc pen. |
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