By Jo Fairley and Sarah Stacey for the Daily Mail
Published: 00:03 GMT, 7 December 2014 | Updated: 00:03 GMT, 7 December 2014Our weekly Q&A from the Beauty Bible experts Sarah Stacey and Josephine Fairley, whose latest book is The Ultimate Natural Beauty Bible. Their series of Beauty Bible books are now bestsellers worldwide – and this column solves your beauty dilemmas. Visit their website, beautybible.com, for lots more information, tips and exclusive offers. If you have any beauty dilemma you would like them to answer, you can e-mail them there too.
Visit their website, beautybible.com, to source any of the products mentioned below online – and for lots more information, tips and exclusive offers.Q I want to find nail polish that is as natural as possible. Could you explain the terms 3, 4 and 5 Free and recommend some brands please?
A The terms 3, 4 and 5 Free refer to the really quite nasty synthetic chemicals, which were traditionally used in nail polish, as we explain in our latest book The Ultimate Natural Beauty Bible. The three main ones are formaldehyde, toluene and DBP (di-n-butyl phthalate), and many brands now exclude these. The fourth is formaldehyde resin, a possible allergen, the fifth is camphor, which may irritate skin.
In our ‘tried & tested’ consumer trials for natural nail polishes (and polish removers) for The Ultimate Natural Beauty Bible, several brands performed excellently, proving that you don't need to compromise on performance, durability or choice of shades.
The top-scorer in this section was Organic Glam Nail Polish, a 4 Free offering from The Organic Pharmacy. ‘This lasted exceptionally well, and gave a fantastic “polished” look,’ according to one tester. There is an impressive range of shades, including a classic pretty ballerina-ish French Manicure Pink, which all our testers loved. It’s £11.50 for 11ml.
Organic Glam Nail Polish and Fresh Therapies Eden Nail Polish Remover
Kure Bazaar Nail PolishFollowing close behind was Kure Bazaar Nail Polish, which is also 4 Free and actually contains 85 per cent natural ingredients including wood pulp, potatoes, cotton and corn. It’s a particular favourite at Beauty Bible HQ, not just for the actual colours (huge range here) but also the base coat, which keeps colour pristine for weeks literally – and then allows easy and complete removal of even the darkest red shades with no staining.
Our testers tried Kure Bazaar Rouge Flore, a classic pillar box red, and their comments include this one: ‘Loved this product which went on really easily; I’ve bought very expensive designer polishes previously and they’re not a patch on this.’ All £14.95 for 10ml.
However, nail polish removers proved a more difficult category with only Fresh Therapies Eden Nail Polish Remover making the grade with our testers. Comments this lime-scented product, which also nourishes nails and cuticles, included: ‘removed black sparkly polish with great ease’, ‘conditioning and nourishing; not like paint stripper…’, and simply …‘a revelation!’ It’s £8.99 for 50ml from Love Lula.
Beauty Bible loves ? M&S Autograph Pure Colour Multi Bronzer Palette
£12.50
We do truly love it when one of our long-time favourite stores ticks all the boxes on the best-value beauty products. This glam, rose-gold compact (hats off for the great Autograph packaging too) offers two shades that give a perfect soft warm golden blush, plus a couple of cream and gilt highlighters to wing out on cheekbones or under brows. And the (frankly amazing) price makes it a real beauty steal.There are five other items in the Autograph limited edition range – including a Face Palette, £15, Pure Colour Quad Eyeshadow in gorgeous, slightly shimmery taupes and bronzes (£12.50), Shimmer Bronzing Dust, £14, and a fab Velvet Matte Twist-Up Lip Colour, £10, which comes in Nude Pink and Rosewood. (Sarah snaffled Rosewood – a perfect mid pinky-brown - immediately to take up to Liverpool for a charity beauty event, where it was nearly snaffled by a couple of Beauty Bible readers.)
Just do remember this Autograph range is a limited edition - so get thee to an M&S as fast as those heels will take you.
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