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Marvellous Man's Choice: The Face Shop BL601

I have a story to tell about The Face Shop BL601 nail polish from their Lovely Me Ex Nail Polish Line.

While we were at The Face Shop SM North branch, I asked Marvellous Man to choose a nail polish color for me. Being a guy, he chose a dark navy blue nail polish. I tested the color on his fingernail. I wasn’t into blue nail polish at that time so I didn’t buy it (I bought The Face Shop RD 3033 instead).

But then, I keep on thinking of that beautiful blue nail polish and I told myself I must definitely go back and buy it.

The Face Shop BL601 in all its glory...


So, after a month or so, Marvellous Man and I went back to The Face Shop store. I again tested the color of BL601 on his fingernail just to see the color once again. By this time, I fell in love. I took one bottle and went straight ahead to the counter to finally own this lovely polish.

Then, after two days, I went to Marvellous Man’s place, and he was doing his laundry. (Yes, men do their laundry, too). Being his Marvellous Woman, I helped him finish his laundry even though there’s only four pieces of clothes left.  I was very reluctant to help him because I have just put on BL601 on my nails. I helped him anyways.

When we were finally done and just hanging the laundry in the clothesline, Marvelous Man told me this.  “No matter what I do, I can't peel off this nail polish, I really need acetone to remove this. I did all these laundry and it is still on my nail. ” (Now that's a statement!) I then checked on my nails and my polish is indeed still intact, no chipping whatsoever.

I took this photo on the third day and my polish is still awesome even after a pile of dirty laundry duty. 
The Face Shop BL601 on its third day resting on my nails, still fine and shiny


Aside from lasting power of this nail polish, this polish is also commendable for its shine even without a top coat. The reason for this is the gel-like formula that creates a beautiful shine to the polish. Marvellous Man said so himself that this nail polish is quite shiny compared to the other polish. (He is talking about RD303 which I also tried on his nail when I bought it last month.) He told me this because he is quite embarrassed wearing this polish because it is a bit ostentatious.

Since it has a gel-like formula, application can be a little tricky. See the photo above and you will notice the polish is quite thin near the cuticle while it is a bit thick on the tips. This is because it is hard to control this kind of formula so I suggest you let the first coat dry first before applying the second coat. Apply two normal coats, too thin or too thick coats might cause you some problems in application.

This is a beautiful navy blue that can be worn everyday, everywhere. This is not over-the-top blue but it's still gorgeous on its own way. This would fit a lot of skin tones so if you are looking for a nice blue-ish nail polish, this would definitely suit you. 

The Face Shop BL601 TFS' Lovely Me Ex Nail Polish costs 100 each. 

That's all for this story and until my nail of the day post, hopefully with Marvellous Man again.

Till next time,

Bye!

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