One nail oil coming right up! Specifically, the Catrice
Magic Repair Nail Oil!
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I used to be a nail oil non-believer. I used to think I
didn’t need a nail oil to keep my nails healthy, but, as it turns out – I
really do! I finally found a nail oil that was good enough for my nails and
cuticles... and then Essence decided to discontinue it! Sad face. Now what??
Well, time to go find a suitable replacement, I guess... so I bought a few
different nail oils, hoping that at least one of them would be as good as the
old one. This Catrice nail oil looked interesting, I’ll admit, mostly because
of the duo purple/orange colour that doesn’t mix. It’s vibrant and colourful
and with a name such as ‘Magic Repair’, it has to be at least somewhat good,
right? Well, this is my last chance to try it out as Catrice is discontinuing
it and replacing it with a different nail oil. The fact that it’s 50% off now
is great... but if it ends up being actually great, I won’t be able to buy it
again. Let’s see how good it really is!
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Packaging: a small, lightweight glass bottle. It’s clear so
that you can see the bi-phase formula clearly. There’s not much else to add
besides mentioning the big “magic repair” title. The triangle is truly
~magical~ ! The dropper is white, to match the text, and closes very tightly.
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Ingredients: almond (Prunus amygdalus dulcis) oil,
glycerine, macadamia (Macadamia integrifolia) seed oil, jojoba (Simmondsia
chinensis) seed oil, vitamin E, argan (Argania spinosa) kernel oil, avocado
(Persea gratissima) oil, vitamin C for nourishment. 3-free (DBP, formaldehyde,
toluene) and no parabens. Wow, the very first ingredient is almond oil;
supposedly, its composition is 77% almond oil, and I would believe it given
this list! And a ton of other oils, too! Surely, with such an ingredients list,
it has to be nourishing, no? The scent is intense, but very pleasant. It’s aromatic
and very floral, somewhat salty and with a hint of alcohol. I like this scent!
The expiration date is 18 months after opening.
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The dropper is very good. It picks up a good amount of oil,
enough for one whole hand. This makes it easy to apply the oil quickly before
bed. But I really prefer to have brushes instead of droppers for nail oils,
droppers usually become very messy very fast. This one is no exception. It’s
hard to judge where your nails are exactly in the pitch dark of the night so I
often end up dripping nail oil on my blankets. You can control how much oil you
want to dispense from the dropper with how hard you squeeze the rubber nib
(it’s soft and flexible enough to be this precise). Even a light squeeze gives
you a good-sized droplet. But still, it is relatively messy and everything
becomes greasy and oily in no time.
The oil is bi-phase, consisting of a purple phase and a red
phase. These mix uniformly inside the dropper, do what you actually get is a
mostly colourless oil.
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Well, it is a nail oil so – it is oily! The formula is thick
and oily, really rich for a nail oil! It’s not really runny thanks to this
thickness that it has. This helps it stay on the nails and cuticles instead of
simply dripping off them. It’s a weird formula, much thicker than the nails
oils I used before; I don’t mind it too much. But it does feel nourishing! It
doesn’t really absorb, or, if it does, it takes a ridiculously long time; I
apply it before going to bed and my nails are still oily/slimy even an hour
later, unless I manage to wipe it off on the pillowcase. This is more than
enough time for both the nail and the cuticles to draw all the hydration they
can from this oil, the excess then stays on the surface. I don’t mind this all
that much because most nail oils are like this.
You can definitely feel this oil on your nails! Its thick
formula feels goopy and slimy on nails, but not very heavy, actually. I’m
surprised by how lightweight it actually is! I don’t really feel much else,
honestly, but I do want to believe it heals my nails.
And heal it does! At least, that’s what it looks like after
2 weeks of everyday use. My nails seem to be healthier, slightly whiter and a
tad stronger. They also almost never chip or split. The longitudinal ringing is
still present, but everything else seems to be in much better shape! My
cuticles seem to be more nourished and in better health, too! That’s huge,
because my cuticles are usually in bad shape no matter what I do!
All in all, this nail oil might not be the most perfect one
ever, but it definitely performs some sort of magic to repair my nails like
this! I love the visual of there being two separate phases, one purple and one
red, that is is really visually striking even if it isn’t really coloured on
the nails. It really looks like some magical concoction! The dropper is precise
and easy to use, even if it does usually make a mess when I use it in the dark
before bed. This is why I prefer brushes in nail oils! The formula is interestingly
thick and almost slimy; it definitely feels like a rich formula that will
nourish the nails and help them regenerate. And it does keep my nails and
cuticles in good shape! The nails don’t split anymore and my cuticles aren’t
hard and cracked anymore. The results are truly great! I honestly did not
expect it to be this good at healing my nails and keeping them in good shape! But
it really is magical! So... it has happened again. Something great that is in
the process of being discontinued and replaced by (probably) a worse product.
Sigh. Well, at least I managed to buy a second bottle while they still had
them! Now I will have it for quite some time, and I am sure my nails will
appreciate this! I will recommend it, if you manage to find it!
Rating: 8/10
Would buy again? YES
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