Mini Review - Etude House Play Nail Polish

To balance out my previous post, I thought I'd do a quick review of a product that I really quite love which is the Etude House Play Nail Polish.  I've tried countless brands of nail polish over the years looking for a great formula that comes in a large colour range but also for an affordable price and I think Etude House's Play Nails range are one of the best I've come across.

I picked up a few of the polishes above from my overseas trip in May last year and I'm pleased to say that these polishes have maintained a smooth texture without any need of adding a thinner (with the exception of the heart confetti top coat which had thickened slightly).  None have changed remarkably in consistency or usability and it's been over a year!


I recently picked up a few more shades and I thought I'd do a bit of a nail swatch of a few of the shades I've collected.

From thumb to pinky:

• Play Nail in #368 topped with #117 (Heart confetti top coat)
• Play Nail in #14 topped with #109 (gold and purple glitter top coat)
• Play Nail in #369 with no top coat
• Play Nail in #374 topped with #101 (clear glitter top coat that applies to with a gold sheen)
• Play Nail in #367 topped with #108 (gold glitter top coat) 

You can also see I'm holding the Etude House branded Nail Polish remover, also a pretty neat product - it's quite cheap, low in acetone, has a nice fragrance and no strong chemical smell.  That said, it's a nail polish remover so it's not really a unique product, any cheap nail polish remover will do just fine usually.

In short, these polishes are great because:

• They're cheap - roughly $2-$3USD direct from the Etude House website (before factoring in shipping) and just a few dollars more from eBay if you want just one or two with free shipping
• The formula lasts ages without much change in texture (I've had OPI polishes go gloopy quicker)
• Amazing texture and great to apply, the formula is perfect and doesn't take long to dry
• Large colour range to choose from, there's over 50 available on the Etude House website and then there's the limited edition colours that are released frequently
• Many polishes are quite opaque with one coat but most only need 2 light coats to reach full opacity
• With a top coat, it takes over a week until these these will start to chip, I tend to change up my manicure before they even chip or when they start lightly chipping.

Where to buy: Etude House Global Website,  RoseRoseShop (for the Afternoon Tea range ones)