Empties Part 2: Nail Care

Today I want to share the nail products I finished from January through September of this year.

1. RiteAid Renewal Maximum Strength Nail Polish Remover (100% acetone): I love this stuff! I am never going back to regular nail polish remover. I tried this on the recommendation of G at Nouveau Cheap who wrote about it here (I actually have 3 of the items she mentioned!) I was afraid to use pure acetone but I find that I use so little at a time it really is cost and time efficient. I already have two bottles I picked up during BOGOFREE.

2. RiteAid Nail Polish Remover (Regular): Now that I've professed my love for pure acetone, it should come at no surprise that this bottle of remover had been hanging out for a looooong time with a quarter left. I sucked it up and used it up but am not repurchasing.

3. Sally Hansen Double Duty Strengthening base and top coat: I love Sally Hansen nail products... but not this one. I started off trying to use it as a base and top coat as recommended  This thing would NOT dry! So I ended up using it as a base coat. It did a decent job but I'm not overly impressed. Not repurchasing this one.

4. Sally Hansen Advanced Hard as Nails Strengthening Top Coat: I loved using this top coat. It applied easily and dried quickly. I would repurchase this.

5. Deborah Lippman the Stripper to go: This was a mitt to remove your nail polish. I spend a couple of days at a friend's house and took it with me. I found it wasn't quite enough for 10 nails. The first five come off easily but I struggled to get off all the polish on my other hand. I received this as a sample in Birchbox and while I love the idea, it didn't quite wow me.