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Little Ondine Water-Based Nail Polish

Good Morning fellow polish lovers! I have something different for you today. Little Ondine is a water-based polish that is free of any chemicals or harsh ingredients, perfect for pregnant women or children. Their polish only contains natural resins, organic colorants, and pure water. 




Little Ondine First Love
Little Ondine First Love
First Love is described as a glossy sweetheart candy pink. I had no application issues. My swatches show 3 coats with Little Ondine Special Base/Top Coat. 

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Little Ondine Fresh Mint
Little Ondine Fresh Mint
Fresh Mint is described as an irresistible pastel cream mint with a glossy finish. This one went on a little clumpy, but the Little Ondine Special Base/Top coat smoothed it really well. This is 3 coats.

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Little Ondine Citrus
Little Ondine Citrus
Citrus is described as a buttercream yellow creme. My bottle of citrus had separated so I had to shake it up quite a bit, which caused a lot of bubbles (more than a standard lacquer polish.) But once again applying the Little Ondine Special Base/Top coat smoothed it out beautifully and the bubbles virtually disappeared. My swatches show 3 coats. 

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Little Ondine Purple Rain
Little Ondine Purple Rain
Purple Rain is described as a medium bright purple creme. My bottle had separated and was very difficult to mix effectively with the lack of mixing balls in the bottle. When I applied the polish I had some unmixed pigment and light areas, which is clear in my swatches. This is 3 coats with Little Ondine Special Base/Top coat. 

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Little Ondine Nirvana
Little Ondine Nirvana
Nirvana is described as a cool toned light sky blue creme. Nirvana applied easily and smoothly. My swatches show 3 coats with Little Ondine Special Base/Top coat. 

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In conclusion I would say do not expect these to apply like regular lacquer. They are a bit more “stringy” than regular lacquer, but most still apply easily with the nice wide brush. They also have no scent, which is quite surprising at first. I will say the Special Base/Top coat is magic, I don’t know whats in it but any flaws in the polish application virtually disappear after one coat of their special top coat. That is definitely a huge plus.

I left Nirvana on my right hand to do a wear test. But being the scatter brained girl that I am I promptly got in the shower (which is the one thing they say NOT to do.) They advise no hand hashing or warm water for a minimum of 3 hours after applying. So I basically gave them the *ultimate* wear test. I could see right away that the polish was lifting and bubbling in the water, but firmly ‘pushing’ the polish back down again was surprisingly, yet temporarily, effective. Most report approximately 3 days of wear before the polish starts peeling off, which I think would be about right if you don’t immediately jump in the shower. *big duh on my part*

Overall these polishes are probably not going to impress hard core polish addicts, but for children or pregnant women these could be a perfect solution!




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Until next time, stay polished!

  • Naked Without Polish

    Interesting. They really are beautiful, but I know they wouldn’t last on me at all.

  • These are all really pretty!

  • Good creams are so nice to have.

  • Tracey

    Great post. I’ve been wanting to try these polishes myself x

  • Such pretty colors and how cool that they’re water based.

  • Ehmkay Nails

    I like the colors and the water based alternative!