2024-2025january project pan progress

 Hi all, a yearly check in. Just showing progress and…. Haven’t really finish a shadow yet 😂 but it’s cool to see progress in certain shades. Hopefully can finish the dark brown shade? Also be switching out the grey to a black for a while now, since it could work as a liner and eyebrow filler at the same time. 

A recap and review of nail polish brands I have tried

Good Experience

1.  Canmake - Good and dries fast, will buy again. However not accessible in Malaysia ; A ;.
2. OPI- good and dries fast, but they don't have much special colours, usually only cremes are popular and easier to find on shopee and carousel
3. H&M- makes both creme and occasionally special polish, I love the brush head, is flat wide and round edge. It's one of my favourite formula at the moment.
4. Catrice- Surprising, although it's from the same company as Essence it has wider range of polish and more fun choice, and DRIES FASTER, which is sooo important for a nail polish lover. I mean, I can wait for polish to dry in 30 mins but not like 2 hrs. However it seems like Guardian in Malaysia is slowly not carrying the brand polish much nor see any new collection coming in, which is sad.
5. PA Nails- Another japanese brand that used to seen at SHINS. I love how it's small and mini, so you don't feel pressure to finish up a big bottle of nail polish. Has a nice wide square brush too. Too bad slowly not seeing this brand much anymore.
6. Essie- Good and dries fast, will buy again. However not accessible in Malaysia ; A ;. Has some interesting colour
7. Picture Polish- A brand from Australia, could say all the shades I have bought from them are all my favourites. From jelly, creme, holo and duochrome. Definitely want to try more from them. 
8. Scout Polish- A very vegan, organic-ish brand from New Zealand. They have a very nice scent, dries fast and stays well. It's also one of my favourite brand of nail polish. But they seems to be an extremely small company.
9. Ciate- I love their minis, dries averagely fast, has a nice wide brush.  
10. Revlon- Another fav brand I like, it's easy to paint and watery enough. But I prefer it's wide brush.

Average Experience (may give second chance)

1. China Glaze- This brand has some good and interesting colours, while I had found a favourite polish from this brand. But I had a red polish from it that stains my nail badly and weirdly it has small clumps in it and last when I was trying to use, it was totally clump and dry up, I was so confused when it's not even my oldest polish. Anyhow, I won't be able to try this brand anymore as it's unavailable in Malaysia.
2. Butter London- It comes in 2 types I think, one with silver cap and black cap. The black cap ones aren't so good in my experience, it dries slower and the brush is too small to my liking. While the silver cap cremes are very good and has a wider brush and rich colours. Butter London is one of the few brands I tried when I get into nail polish. If I would to buy again, it had to be the silver cap and wide brush. 
3. Orly- It carries some interesting shades, but i only have tried their glitter lol of their older packaging and formula. Not a big fan of their glitter.
4. Nars- A bit so so, bought for a long time but haven't use much cuz the colours don't suit me well.
5. Kester Black- It's ' alright' but nothing  OPI can't do... yea. Their colours tend to be a bit more like nudish saturated, not my type. So I have been re-colouring the polish by mixing here and there.

Bad Experience aka will not buy again

1. Innisfree- Initially it was an ok experience, but after trying more and better polishes. I start to realize how slow innisfree's dries down. Even after it dries down it's easily "scratch" or "dent" if you press with your nails. The texture is more on the gloopy and thick side as well, which is why it is hard to dry I guess. It has a good brush tho.
2. Essence- It has the similar issue with innisfree's. Dries too slow, get damage easy even after dries and chips off rather easy. So I usually use on my toe nails so I don't get to observe too clearly how it's damaged. The texture is more on the thicker side too. It has a good brush tho.

Brands that I want to try or still trying out

1. Ducato
2. Biwi 
3. Thermal polish
4. magnetic polish
5. romand
6. nail holic
7. halotaco!!!