KOH: KOH To Go Kit

This cute little manicure set has been available at the KOH Experience Shops for the past month or so. KOH has been giving out the KOH To Go Kit as a free gift for purchases of €125.00 and above made in their Shops.

The set is presented in the by-now familiar faux patent leather KOH case and it consists of three items in mini sizes:

• KOH Crystal Nail File To Go
• KOH Nourishing Cuticle Brush To Go
• KOH Nail Pusher And Cleaning Stick To Go
Note: This kit was kindly provided by KOH Cosmetics.

Two of the items have been briefly mentioned before when I featured the KOH Collection L Box, but for the convenience of those who are new to the KOH range, I've included some information here as well.


KOH Crystal Nail File To Go

At 9cm, this nail file is the smallest in the whole range of Crystal Nail Files by KOH. This mini version has been and still is available for sale individually at KOH retail points.

• comes in an elegant velvet slide-in pouch
• made of glass, be careful not to drop it on hard surfaces
• washable with soap - by hand or in the dishwasher


KOH Nourishing Cuticle Brush To Go

This is a mini version of the KOH Nourishing Cuticle Brush. The pen is about three-quarters the size of the regular version and it contains 1.6ml of product. While the regular-size version is a press-click pen, this To Go version is a click-turn pen.

• clear emulsion
• contains inter alia Jojoba Oil, Tea Tree Oil, Sesame Oil, Shea Butter, Vitamin E, Aloe Vera
• features a brush for convenient application around the nails/cuticles
• can also be used to soften the cuticles before pushing them back with the cuticle pusher (the next item)


KOH Nail Pusher And Cleaning Stick To Go

Measuring just 9cm long, it is about three-quarters the size of its bigger sibling. It comes in a chic custom-size stainless steel protective casing.

• feels heavy in the hand
• made of stainless steel, has a black rubber grip
• one end has a rounded tip, ideal for pushing back cuticles
• the other end is rounded with a sharper tip, good for cleaning under the nails

The KOH To Go Kit is worth €29.95 and I've been told that it is now also available for sale at the KOH Shops (€29.95). At the moment, it is still uncertain if this mini set will eventually be included in KOH's permanent range of products.

As far as I've been informed, it is still being given away free by KOH for purchases of at least €125.00 made in their Shops. The minimum purchase amount may change, so please check with the KOH staff on your next visit there.

Essence: Nail And Hand Care Gloves

I mentioned the other day in my post on the Le Couvent des Minimes Gardener's Hand Healer about sometimes wearing gloves after applying my hand cream.

Well, this is the pair of gloves that I've been using. It's a cheap and cheerful lilac-coloured pair from Essence that I bought about half a year ago. It's for bedtime use, so there's no need for anything fancy, right?

The gloves come in one size and are made of 97% cotton and 3% spandex. The gloves didn't look terribly promising when I first removed them from the packaging - notice the scrunched-up sections at the base of the fingers (my first thought: Essence knows how to make great nail polish potions and yet, they can't make a simple pair of gloves?!!).

Fortunately, when worn, the fit is okay for me. The thumbs are a bit too long but that's not a major issue. Some ladies may find the fit for the other fingers a bit short though.

They are machine-washable and after some months' use and washes, I'm definitedly seeing some fuzzing. These gloves retail for only €1.99 per pair. At such a budget-friendly price, I should perhaps get me a couple of backups, in case Essence decides to discontinue this item.

What Essence says about these gloves:
The cotton nail & hand care gloves are just the right thing when your hands need some time off. After applying essence hand and nail care products, simply pull them on and relax overnight. The gloves make the care effect even more intensive and your hands will look young and pampered again the next morning! Now rough, chapped hands are a thing of the past!


More information:
Essence Cosmetics website

KOH: KOH Collection L Box

I'll be brutally honest here. I remember dropping by the KOH Experience Shop in Amsterdam late last year and feeling a bit disappointed when I saw several versions of these KOH Collection boxes, all beautifully presented.

If I recall correctly, there were three versions/sizes available - XL, L and M - and they were offered at very advantageous prices. Basically, you pay a far lower price for the collection box than what you'd fork out in total if you separately bought the individual nail care items.

Throughout the year prior to the launch of these collection boxes, I had been building up from scratch my little arsenal of nail care products. I had purchased some of these KOH items individually, paying full retail price for each of them. So, of course, I was disappointed. Why hadn't KOH launched these collection boxes earlier? I would have saved a lot of money!

I left the shop without getting any of the collection boxes, tempting as they were. I still had some of the individual items at home and it didn't make sense to get a collection box just because it was a good fantastic deal.

Fast forward one year and here I am writing about the KOH Collection L Box that KOH passed to me a few weeks ago to feature here. Ironic.

I've been told that the L Box was a bestseller last year and so, KOH has decided to re-release this collection box for the holiday/gift-giving season this time around.

The KOH Collection L Box consists of the following items (and since I was doing some checking anyway, I've included here the retail price of the individual items).

L-R:
Medium Glass File - €17.95 (this price includes an embroidered purse case)
Nourishing Cuticle Brush 2gr - €19.95
Essential Hand Nourisher 50ml - €19.50
Calcium Nail Whitener 10ml - €21.50
Essential Nail Serum 10ml - €24.50
Nail White Pencil - price unknown

The total retail value of the individual items: over €100.

The price of this L Box: €49.95.

Plus, you walk away with a lovely box which you can use later to keep just about anything.

I myself had previously spent €9.95 on a Crystal Nail Fail To Go (albeit smaller in size - 9cm - than the one in the box), €19.95 on a Nourishing Cuticle Brush and €24.50 on a bottle of Essential Nail Serum (and much more on other KOH nail care products not found in this collection box). It probably sounds lame with me now saying that the collection box is a good deal considering that I didn't buy it, but I'm sure you can do the math here.

Here's a quick look at the six items in the KOH Collection L Box and what KOH says about them (in italics). Where possible, I include a few notes about them.

KOH Medium Glass File
.....has a fine yet effective structure and files any nail type smoothly and perfect into shape. The file is very hygienic in use and (is) durable.

• a lightweight glass file
• approx. 13.5cm long
• easy to clean (a KOH manicure assistant told me a long time ago that it can also be washed in the dishwasher)
• be careful not to drop it on the floor, it might break

KOH Nourishing Cuticle Brush
.....has a soothing en nourishing effect on the cuticles. The effective composition activates the healing process of torn cuticles and painful sores.

• a click dispenser pen
• easy application with the brush
• has inter alia shea butter, sesame oil and aloe vera
• the oils have a subtle raw, green smell

KOH Essential Hand Nourisher
This soft and light hand cream has a spectacular protective, firming and nourishing effect on the skin of your hands. This will promote the natural protection, sooth the inflamed skin and prevent chapping of the skin.

• thick off-white cream
• smells like the KOH Body Sensations line of products, i.e. very sweet, floral
• has SPF 15 (according to the box)
• convenient to throw around in the handbag


KOH Calcium Nail Whitener
.....intensifies the natural colour of the nails, creating white nail tips and a healthy pink glow of the nail bed. This polish creates a subtle and elegant effect of a French manicure in just one step.

• haven't had the chance to try this - I've been consistently wearing nail polish this past month

KOH Essential Nail Serum
This complex serum is specially developed to repair weak and damaged nails. The blend of essential oils penetrates deep into the nails and restores the natural balance of the nail.

• comes in a dropper bottle
• high-viscous liquid
• smells green and nutty
• about three drops is enough for all nails
• the serum is to be massaged into the nails and cuticles


KOH Nail White Pencil
For an intense French manicure effect by means of emphasising the nail tips even more.

• dampen the pencil before colouring the underside of the nail tips
• nail tips appear brighter/whiter
• effect is temporary
• the pencil cover also functions as a nail cleaning tool

So, if you're new to KOH and would like to try some of their nail and hand care products, this collection box would be ideal. I wish they had this when I first started out. A lovely box like this would make a nice gift too, but that's stating the obvious.

The KOH Collection L Box has been available at the two KOH Experience Shops in Amsterdam and Eindhoven for a couple of weeks and should by now also be available in other KOH retail points.

At the moment, I see only the XL box in the KOH online shop. The KOH Collection XL Box, is priced at €99.95 and contains a few hand and nail care products plus four bottles of KOH nail polishes of your choice.


More information:
KOH Cosmetics website

Burt's Bees: Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream Review

This little tin of cuticle cream has received many rave reviews. I'd just like to give my two cents' worth on it as I've been using it fairly regularly for the past eight months. I'm now on to my second tin.

I received my first one, a travel-size tin (0.30oz / 8.5g) in a swap with my dear friend, Danielle, last year when Burt's Bees hadn't made its debut in the Netherlands yet (a limited selection of its products are now available).

According to Burt's Bees
Give your needy nails a helping hand. Nourish and moisturise nails and cuticles with this intensive, natural treatment. A touch of lemon oil makes your nails smell incredibly clean, and healthy, naturally.

Gently massage crème into cuticles after washing hands and as needed.

Ingredients
Sweet almond oil, Beeswax, Lemon peel oil, Cocoa seed butter, Candelilla wax, Beta-carotene, Rosemary leaf extract, Tocopherol, Sunflower seed oil, Soybean oil, Canola oil, vegetable oil.

My Thoughts
First of all, you can't miss the waxes in the ingredients list, so essentially, the Burt's Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream is a balm.

It smells strongly of lemon/lemon peel - sweet and citrusy. It's hard to dislike the scent, really.

The balm is on the 'drier' side (less oily) and the consistency is harder (more solid) than say, the softer Burt's Bees Hand Salve (reviewed here).

Instead of rubbing a finger on the surface to get to the balm, I tend to extract the balm with the back/top of my (clean) fingernail. In other words, I scrape the balm backwards with my fingernail. That way, I start off having the balm on one nail, dot each nail/cuticle of one hand with a bit of the balm and then, rub in with the nails/cuticles/minor knuckles of the other hand.

I concentrate only on the nails and cuticles and don't tend to use the balm on the palm-side of the fingers. For each use, I need only about half a pea-size amount.

Give it some 10 minutes. The oils will sink into the skin around the nails but you will still be left with tacky skin and nails. That's from the waxes.

It's great for use after removing polish from the nails as that's when the nails are driest. After using an acetone-free nail polish remover, I would give my hands a quick wash with soap and water, and then proceed to apply this Burt's Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream / balm. I would leave it on for several hours and let the oils re-nourish my dry nails and cuticles.

As you know, lemon oil is especially great to keep nails healthy. The balm also works well to soften hardened skin around the nails (speaking from experience). I would call it a rescue balm for troubled cuticles. If used regularly, it would keep nails and cuticles in good condition.

I'll have to agree with the general consensus. Highly recommended!

Note: For my nails and cuticles, I don't use this Cuticle Cream exclusively, as I rotate it with the Burt's Bees Hand Salve and any of the MuLondon organic moisturisers that I happen to have in my stash.


The regular-size tin (0.60oz / 17g) goes for around USD6.00. I've seen various prices here in the Netherlands. The Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream is also available in a Tin Trio, packed with a lipbalm and a hand cream. I've seen this trio going for between around €13 and €15. In the Netherlands, a limited selection of Burt's Bees products are available at, inter alia, Sephora, De Tuinen and one or two Etos stores.


Further reading:
My review of the Burt's Bees Hand Salve
Burt's Bees website

Burt's Bees: Hand Salve Review

Do you know Tiger Balm, the balm trusted for generations, especially in Asia, for use against muscle-aches and mosquito bites? Well, this Hand Salve from Burt's Bees reminds me of Tiger Balm. Different ingredients, of course, but almost the same kind of texture and menthol/minty scent.

Burt's Bees' Hand Salve contains eucalyptus oil, so I think that would put some people off already from the very first sniff. However, if you are one who does not dislike that smell, you might want to read on.

According to Burt's Bees
Need some salvation for rough, dry hands? Our most intensive hand treatment, this formula is packed with botanical oils, herbs and beeswax to moisturise hard-working, rough, dry hands. It's an everyday miracle.

Ingredients
Sweet almond oil, Olive fruit oil, Beeswax, Sunflower seed oil, Lavandin oil, Rosemary leaf oil, Eucalyptus globulus oil, Lavender flower oil, Tocopherol, Rosemary leaf extract, Soybean oil, Canola oil, Linalool, Limonene

My Thoughts
It comes packaged in a practical wide tin, very big, in my opinion. I don't know if it was a fluke, but the tin that I have does not shut properly - the cover is loose and it slips off too easily.

The 85g of balm will last you many months. I've been using the salve once a day almost everyday for around four months and I haven't gotten through half of it. Price: €10.95.

As you can see from the list of ingredients, it does contain essential oils, so some oils will get absorbed into the skin. However, it is basically a balm based on beeswax. Expect it to sit pretty and oily/waxy/sticky on your skin for hours. I use it only when I know I won't be doing any chores or washing my hands much for a few hours.

Forget the scents of the other oils in the salve, the scent of eucalyptus oil is dominant in all the time the salve is on the skin. I don't mind the smell of eucalyptus oil, so it doesn't bother me at all.

This amount (two pea-size) here would be more than enough for both hands.

Is the Hand Salve any good? Well, I like it a lot for its three-prong action:

• Aromatherapy
That's obviously from the overpowering smell of eucalyptus oil. It perks me up.

• Moisturiser
The botanical oils are absorbed into the skin, leaving the skin nourished. I sometimes use it on my elbows and knees too. It's also great on nails and cuticles, especially after using nail polish remover.

• Protection
The layer of beeswax sits on the skin, protecting the skin from the elements. A thick layer of salve will of course feel very heavy on the skin, so apply a thin layer to keep the beeswax light.

The first and the third reasons why I like this Hand Salve may be the very reasons why some of you may not like it. To each his own. To me, this Hand Salve is great stuff!

There are presently many Burt's Bees retail points in the Netherlands, eg: Sephora and De Tuinen stores. I bought mine in Sephora.


More information:
My short write-up on the history of Burt's Bees
Burt's Bees website

KOH: Purifying Polish Remover Review

I had wanted to get this acetone-free nail polish remover for the longest time after having tried it two years ago. I kept putting off purchasing it as I couldn’t justify paying €19.95 for a 150ml bottle. Yes, for that price, your Purifying Polish Remover would come in a sleek and sturdy signature black KOH box. That’s nice to have but let’s face it, it’s unnecessary.

To put things into context, I hesitate paying almost €20 for a nail polish remover because, at the local drugstores, I can get a decent acetone-free one from brands like Essence and Etos for no more than €2 for the same volume. Of course, these do not have the same formula as KOH’s but they were good enough to do the job.

Then, quite suddenly, a couple of months ago, KOH started
offering the Purifying Polish Remover at a discount. It lowered the price to, lo and behold, €9.95. You get the same bottle but this time, it’s in an organza bag. It’s still on the expensive side (compared to the alternatives) but it’s basically half the original price. Plus, I think the organza bag is much more practical to have than the box. So, I finally went ahead and made the purchase.

According to KOH
The special composition of KOH Purifying Polish Remover with Vitamin E ensures that nails are quickly and thoroughly cleaned and degreased. The added Castor Oil and Almond Oil helps KOH Purifying Polish Remover to improve the resilience of the nails. This delicately scented remover contains no acetone and doesn’t dry out your nails. The remover is also very suitable for cleaning artificial nails.

Ingredients
Methyl Acetate, Propylene Glycol Methyl Ether, Aqua, Ricinnus Communis, Tocopherol Acetate, Prunus Dulcis, Styrene Copolymer, Sodium Lauryl Ether, Benzyl Salicylate, Citronellol, d-Limonen, Eugenol. Hexyl Cinnamic, Aldehyde, Hydroxycitronellal, Hydroxymethylpentylcyclohexenecarboxaldehyde, Lillal, Linalool, Methyltrimethylcyclohexenyl-butone.

The Liquid
It’s a murky white liquid in a plastic bottle with a hole-opening. One of the first things you would notice is the scent. It’s definitely not your run-of-the-mill nail polish remover smell. The smell is, funny enough, pleasant. I could detect a trace of the usual hallucination-inducing nail polish remover smell but KOH must have pumped in a great deal of fragrance to mask it. The scent is a bit sweet and floral and if anything, I think it has the same fragrance as the range of KOH Body Sensations products, like the KOH Shower Foam Sensation.

The Nail Polish Remover
I’m tempted to say, “A nail polish remover is a nail polish remover is a nail polish remover.” like how I sometimes say of body washes. However, one will notice a difference compared to the usual drugstore fare. Please note: All the nail polish removers that I refer to in this article are acetone-free.

• Drier feel – I know we’re talking about a liquid here but I do find the KOH Purifying Polish Remover to have a drier feel. The cotton pad feels less wet with this compared to when I use a conventional remover. With a conventional remover, I can usually manage to remove polish from about three nails with a cotton pad that has been drenched with remover just once (because it’s wetter). With the KOH remover, I can manage only one or two nails. The cotton pad dries faster and I need to keep going back to the bottle. The removal process takes a bit longer, so if I’m in a hurry, I prefer to use a conventional remover.

• 'Oily' feel – As you would have read in KOH’s description of this remover, it contains Castor Oil and Almond Oil. The nails, cuticles and fingers do end up with a kind of ‘oily’ feel, or perhaps a better way of putting it would be that the nails, cuticles and fingers feel less dry/dehydrated after the whole exercise. Conventional removers make my nails and cuticles very dry. So, I make it a point to apply a cuticle balm or a rich natural moisturiser on my nails and cuticles immediately after. I do the same after using the KOH remover but it’s less urgent.

It’s worth mentioning that you don’t exactly end up with oily nails and cuticles. It does do its job of prepping and degreasing the nails, which means that you can start applying polish on your nails after using this KOH remover.

• Scent – Oiii, you do end up with nice smelling nails when you’re done removing polish with this remover and the scent stays on for several hours.

It’s an all-round polish remover, no different from the conventional removers. So, it also works fine with polishes with glitter and flakies.

A Mini-me
I once got a free mini (20ml) sample of this Purifying Polish Remover with my KOH purchase at a parfumerie. I just thought I’d show how cute that little thing looks next to its Big Momma. By the way, I believe the KOH Experience Shop in de Bijenkorf Amsterdam has mini samples of this too......but unfortunately, they are not given free. They are for sale. Apologies, I can’t remember the price – probably a couple of euros.

Last Words
Do I recommend the KOH Purifying Polish Remover? I do, but only if you can get it at the lower price of €9.95. Why pay €19.95 when you can get it for half the price?

I've just checked the KOH website. This remover is also available at this special price in its online shop. The KOH online shop ships internationally. Please refer to my Guidelines On Where To Buy KOH Nail Polish post (I'm not an affiliate).


Further reading:
My feature on the KOH Shower Foam Sensation
KOH Cosmetics website

I Love Thee: Essence Nail Polish Corrector Pencil

If there is one thing that you must know about me, it would be that I have unsteady hands. Tasks like nail polishing and lining the eyes with liquid eyeliner don’t come easy for me. The more I have to hold a brush steady, the more likely I would mess up! The mind sure works in mysterious ways.

It’s obvious that I love to polish my nails. However, Nail Polish + Unsteady Hands = Mess. There are several ways to clean up the nails after applying polish. Some find using a small brush and pure acetone to be a very effective method. I’m wary of using pure acetone, so I have tried this method before, but with acetone-free nail polish remover. Unfortunately, it didn’t work well for me. It may have been the brush that I used or it may be that this method works best with pure acetone.

Another way is to use a cotton bud with nail polish remover. I don’t favour this method as (a) I find the tip too fat for precise cleaning, and (b) I hate lint!

This brings me to the next best solution: corrector pens. Corrector pens are nothing new and some of you may have been using these for a long time. I discovered these in the store just under a year ago and little did I know then how much I would come to love these pens. More precisely, the Essence Nail Polish Corrector Pencil.

Essence says (excerpts)
Acetone-free. With 3 replacement tips to precisely erase nail polish mistakes. With jojoba oil and cherry fragrance.

Ingredients
Alcohol Denat, Butyl Acetate, Isopropyl Alcohol, Water, Ethyl Acetate, Jojoba Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Trigylceride, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tristearin, Trilinolenin, Triarachidin, Tripalmitin, Fragrance, Benzyl Alcohol, Eugenol, Cinnamal, Coumarin, Geraniol, Linalool, Citronellol, Limonene.

This corrector pen(cil) imparts a strong sweet fragrance, perhaps more sweet than chemical. It costs only around €2.50.

How it works
Somewhere inside, in the centre of the length of the pen is where the remover is. I think stuffed inside is a kind of soft cushy material that has been pre-soaked with nail polish remover. The white pen tip is damp to the touch as the other end has been pushed in to touch that material soaked with the remover. Essence advises to close the pen tightly after use to prevent it from drying up.

How to use
As you can see in the images, it has a tip that is curved and doe-foot-like. The tip is stiff-ish, which makes it ideal for cleaning up the cuticle area and the sides. I usually do this when the nail polish is almost dry. It’s really as simple as just running the tip in small repeated strokes along the sides of the nail to remove the excess nail polish. It’s inevitable that the tip would take on the colour of your nail polish while it cleans, but it would help to wipe the tip often with a piece of tissue, especially if there is gunk stuck to the tip.

I have found that I can get a lot of use from just one tip – it definitely lasts me through at least three manicures.

Tip replacement
The pen comes with three replacement tips, housed inside the other end of the pen. To replace, just pull out the old tip and push in the new one. Usually, the tip sits very tightly in the pen, so when I have problems pulling it out with my fingers, I would cover the tip with a piece of tissue paper and pull out the tip with a tweezer. It’s best to wait for a few hours to give the new tip time to absorb the remover from inside.

My personal tips
• If for any reason the pen dries out, the tip can still be used for its purpose. Just get it damp with your normal nail polish remover and the tip will do its job just fine. I do however advise getting a nail polish remover with a small hole opening. The one I have is an acetone-free nail polish remover from Etos that didn’t cost a bomb.

• If you want to extend the use of the tip even more, try turning the tip around. I’ve tried cleaning my nails with this end before and I’ve actually found that it does an even more precise cleaning job! It may be a blunt end, but the cylinder shape has a useful angular edge that is very stiff.

Last words
Different people have different methods, but this is how I clean up my nails after applying polish. This pen is indispensable. I love it – it’s acetone-free, it delivers on its promise and it’s value-for-money. I highly recommend it. If you haven’t got access to Essence, you could try a similar corrector pen from a brand like Sally Hansen.

More information: Essence website

KOH: Wipe It Away Review

It's about time I wrote a post on this, before the year ends. This really is a long overdue review and it's also something symbolic for me. Wipe it all away and start with a clean slate for the new year.

This is the last of the KOH products in my stash that was sent to me by KOH a few months ago to review. Wipe It Away was actually released early this year.

The premise of KOH Wipe It Away is that it's a handy, very portable nail polish remover that you can conveniently (and stylishly) carry around in your bag. It's not the kind of nail polish remover that we are accustomed to as this one is super concentrated and as you would have noticed, it's in a conventional nail polish bottle with a nail polish brush.

According to KOH (excerpts)
This innovative and revolutionary nail polish remover without acetone removes all coloured polishes very fast and easy.

Because of the special combination of this instant nail polish remover with Vitamin E and Castor Oil, the nails are cleaned and degreased mildly which also makes this extremely suitable for brittle and dry nails.

Instructions for use:
Generously apply Wipe It Away with a brush to the entire (polished) nail and leave it to work for 8-10 seconds. Do not spread the layer like you do with a nail polish, but leave a thickish layer on the nail for the best results. Subsequently, rub your nail clean with a tissue or cotton pad, moving from the cuticle to the top of the nail. This prevents polish running underneath the cuticle.

My Experience
Wipe It Away does take some getting used to. I took these pictures a while back with KOH Neon Roze. That would be two coats of polish with a stamp design. This is how it works.

How To Use
Before

Applied a thick coat of Wipe It Away on nail and waited about five seconds. Then in one movement, I used a cotton pad to rub the nail polish off. There is still nail polish remaining on the nail.

Repeat with a second thick coat. Nail polish is substantially removed but the cuticle and sides of the nail could still do with some extra cleaning up.

Cleaning Power
I experimented with different types of polishes. Averagely, I needed three to four coats of Wipe It Away per nail to get the nail totally clean. The number times would depend on (a) the number of coats of nail polish, (b) the type of nail polish used (glitter would of course take more coats and effort).

The sides and the cuticles are the hardest to clean. The brush does get to these parts, but it's the cotton pad that sometimes fails to reach them. Because the formula is thick and highly concentrated, you can swipe only once with each coat of Wipe It Away.

Sequence
The cleaning should be done nail by nail. One musn't wait too long after applying Wipe It Away. Otherwise, it would dry on the nail, making it impossible to rub off. Apply Wipe It Away on one nail, then rub off. It won't work if you applied it on all nails and then tried to rub off. Wipe It Away would have dried by the time you got back to that first nail.

Other Observations
I once tried applying it on the nail and left it to dry. What it ended up being was a top coat! Interesting.

Nails seem less dry (but only marginally) after using Wipe It Away compared to conventional acetone-free nail polish remover.

The liquid has a mild chemical smell but strangely, after rubbing it off the nails, the nails are left with a pleasant scent, quite like the scent of KOH Body Sensations products - a cherry blossom scent, I believe.

Like all KOH nail polishes, Wipe It Away comes in a lipstick holder-like case. This is definitely a luxury product. Wipe It Away retails for €19.95 (10ml).