Man, I’m completely recovered from my illness now, but I’m still playing catch up. I’ve got TONS of swatches banked, and I got a bunch of them cropped and ready to post last night but…then my connection crapped out halfway through this post so I gave up without getting them uploaded.
I recently got the chance to try some polishes from Dr’s Remedy, and as I’m always interested in trying out new brands, I said heck yeah!
OK, so let’s get into the swatches! My thoughts and the press release after that.
Desire, 2 coats.
I really like this one! I don’t know what it is but I’m always thinking to myself that I MUST acquire more browns for my collection…nevermind that I never ever wear browns! A nice brown seems classy to me though. I was drooling over the browns in the OPI Texas collection last night too. Anyway, the opacity on this was great, it applied like a dream, and dried glossy and beautiful. This is a really nice dark chocolatey brown color, not reddish.
Healing, 3 coats.
This is a fairly sheer, extremely light gray creme. It gives me lobster hands like crazy! This one jumped out at me the most of the three, but since I tried it after I saw the awesomeness of Desire, I was disappointed in the opacity. It’s not that sheer compared to other polishes, but Desire got my hopes up that these would all be wonderfully opaque! I adore grays though, and I like seeing a gray in a line of polishes like this that seems to be mostly reds and pinks.
Revive, 2 coats.
Blah. This is a pretty enough polish, but it’s awfully dupeable. I feel like I’ve seen it a thousand times! Opacity was good on this one also! This is maybe a bit darker than my picture shows.
My thoughts:
I didn’t really expect much from these polishes, so I ended up being pleasantly surprised! The bottles are pretty cute, and cute bottles are a lot more important to me than they should be. Nice square shape and rubberized cap. These all applied really well, I had absolutely no issues. The brush was very easy to use – though the bristles were a little longer than I normally prefer, it didn’t end up being a problem at all.
I can’t really speak for the anti-fungal properties of the polish, but a polish line made by doctors who try to include anti-fungal ingredients has to be a good thing, right? The website says they’re B3F, too…but of course, just about every polish nowadays is B3F.
A downside for me would be the high price – $16. I’m notoriously polish-cheap, but a polish has to be pretty darned special for me to spend that much on it (ok, so I’ve NEVER spent that much on a polish)…and this line seems to have a pretty limited color selection.
DR.’S REMEDY WINTER WONDER-NAILS
The Hottest Nail Shades of the Chilly Season
Sleigh bells are no longer ringing, snow is well-past glistening, and the mere thought of walking through a winter wonderland has you worrying – way too early – about next year’s Christmas plans. Enter some seasonal delight to make you sizzle (literally): Dr.’s REMEDY introduces four fabulous shades of Enriched Nail Polish, perfect to ring in 2011 and wear throughout the rest of winter (wonderfully).
The collection includes:
- Healing Heather Grey: a seductive pewter with deep blue undertones
- Revive Ruby Red: a shimmer-infused, Wizard of Oz-inspired shade of crimson
- Desire Dark Brown: a cocoa-meets-hot fudge handsome hue
- Nurture Nude Pink: a delicate, damsel-in-distress barely-there beautiful
Dr.’s REMEDY Enriched Nail Polish is available for $16 online at www.remedynails.comor by calling 1-877-323-NAIL.
Dr.’s REMEDY is a new line of doctor-inspired cosmetics that are dedicated to using clean, hypo-allergenic, anti-fungal ingredients. The birth-child of two New York-based podiatrists, Dr. Adam Cirlincione and Dr. William Spielfogel, Dr.’s REMEDY proves quintessentially-perfect for any person looking to better the condition of her skin and nails. Dr.’s REMEDY is sold online at www.remedynails.com or by calling 1-877-323-NAIL.
****items in this post were sent for review***
I may one day pay the big bucks for an Illamasqua, Rescue Beauty Lounge, Lippmann, Channel, or Dior. Just to say I have them and I’d for sure pick out one that I am just dying to put on my fingers. But for the most part, I just balk at any price above $5. I am just soooooo spoiled by clearance sales and Dollar Tree.
heck yeah!! I think DT might have spoiled me forever also, seriously. This is the reason I don’t own any Nubars or Nfu Ohs, really – forget Chanels!!!!
“I’m notoriously polish-cheap” High five! Im also polish cheap xD
hehe seriously! I decided not to buy the $8 Coat Azure on TD the other night cause omg, $8 for a polish!!!
I’m cheap too! lol But yeah, so far $8 is the highest price I’ve paid for…a couple of Essies. When I saw the display at Walmart completely untouched I had to pick out a couple of them, and boy, was I ever disappointed. I’ve never had a polish that bubbled on me like that. Sally Hansens usually give me a bubble or two, but this Essie had my entire manicure covered in them!
oh wow, that seems crazy for Essies! Maybe it was the application conditions? I think you should give it another try – I personally don’t like Essies very much, but bubbling hasn’t ever been my problem with any of them. Or, maybe it’s just a body chemistry thing, I guess.
I’m thinking it’s probably body chemistry. It reminds me, I’ve read that some bloggers have problems with Zoya’s drying time, it never dries on them. Meanwhile, I got the three free ones from the Facebook code, and they dried as quickly as any other polish on me. So I think that might be a body chemistry issue for those bloggers.
As I mentioned I do get a bubble or two from some Sally Hansens, but those I’d chalk up to impatience, not waiting long enough for the second coat.
yes! Zoyas are crazy that way. For me, it seems to be the individual polish that is the problem, I think…some Zoyas are, like you said, perfect and just like any other polish, and others just stay dentable for the entire day on me. It is WEIRD.
These are really pretty but yeah $16 is bit high
very high! That’s a price for a super unique polish only, and even then I’d have a heart attack!