Review: Sephora Express Nails’ Doctor

Sephora Nail & Cuticle Care Pencil

I picked up the Sephora Express Nails’ Doctor – a nail and cuticle care pencil while at the store last week. It looked cute and cost only S$10 so I thought it shouldn’t perform too badly.

WRONG!

Gosh. What were they thinking when they created this? The nip is so badly designed; it’s absolutely difficult to use especially around the cuticles! And because of that, I disagree completely that this allows for easy and rapid application. In addition, it isn’t as nourishing as I expected it to be although when I touched the nip, I did feel some of the conditioning or nutritive oil.

How to take care of dry unsightly cuticles?

cuticle-treatment

I have fairly dry cuticles that are rather unsightly.  I find that manicures do not help resolve the problem long term and let’s face it, how many times can I afford to go for manicures on a monthly basis?  So my saviour has been the Mavala Mavapen which I always carry in my bag so that I can whip out to groom my cuticles anytime, anywhere.  

SoHo Nice To Meet You

For a change, I reverted back to red nail polish this week.  This in fact, is the first nail colour I used. OPI SoHo Nice To Meet You.  I love this shimmering red tone.  Rich, but not too bright or gaudy.  Two coats after OPI Start To Finish then sealed with Mavala ColorFix and I’m good to go with any shoes or clothes!

Mavala Colorfix for brillant nails

Whether you do your own nails or have it done, you should own at least one of Mavala Colorfix.  This is possibily the best top coat ever.  Yes, even better than OPI’s.

Mavala Colorfix is a clear top enamel that dries to a hard elastic glaze and provides nail color with an extra protective armor against chipping and peeling.  Reinforced with acryl, Colorfix contributes a brilliant sheen to nail colour and “fixes” it, forming an extra protective shield against flaking.   In fact, I find that it can fix uneven nail coating and is even able to cover up little bubbles.