Beauty Blog

An acetone free that actually works!

March 3rd, 2010

At L’Onglex we are big fans of Irish Times writer Rosemary MacCabe and love her no-nonsense articles and blogs. Writing in her Irish Times Fashion Blog this week she wanted to try a gentler formula nail polish remover but feels acetone free just don’t take anything off. However she tested L’Onglex Acetone Free and we are delighted to say we passed with flying colours!

This acetone free remover took off all my nail polish, using just three cotton wool pads and a good few globs of remover. My hands don’t smell like bleach, there’s not a trace of nail polish (despite the fact that there were a good three coats on) left, and my nails don’t have that horrible, shuddery, chalky feeling that they sometimes get post-nail polish remover.

So we pass Rosemary’s test with flying colours….and she thinks the packaging is “super-cute”!

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Win a break for two with Xpose and L’Onglex

February 22nd, 2010

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This week has all been a bit hectic on the giveaways front. Those of you who come here on a regular basis will know were giving away free bottles of L’Onglex nail polish remover but if this isn’t generous enough to satisfy your cravings for free stuff you may wish to have a go at winning a break on a perfect island retreat which is a competition we’re running on TV3’s Xpose.

If you tune in to Xpose this week ( 6pm weekdays ) you can be in with a chance of winning a two night break for two lucky people at the award winning Inchydoney Island Lodge and Spa. As well as a luxurious room in the fantastic Inchydoney retreat you and your ‘bestest’ will get all the trimmings including delicious breakfasts, elegant afternoon teas and of course dinner in the fantastic Gulfstream restaurant.

If this isn’t enough to tempt you L’Onglex are also throwing in a whole host of particularly pleasurable private pampering -  particulars of which include time for two in the Inchydoney private sanctuary,  Elemis advanced facial treatments, Muscle Melt massages, Ispa manicures and time in the Rasul Chamber.

Tune in to Xpose on TV3 all this week to win our L’Onglex competition.


YouTube star says L’Onglex so fast!

February 17th, 2010

We were really excited that Amy Dillon of YouTube fame reviewed L’Onglex in her latest video.

In the clip (at 02:06) Amy tells us that her Nannie always bought L’Onglex! She is the third generation in her family to be involved in the beauty business, so we wondered would Amy follow the family tradition? Well we need not have worried, because she gave a resounding thumbs up saying:

With the one I always buy I find I have to soak my fingers for ages especially when wearing a dark colour. Its so annoying and I use a whole bottle in under a month. I really like L’Onglex because it takes the polish off quickly rather than having to leave on soaking.

We have been watching Amy Dillon’s dazzledust25 YouTube channel since she started in early 2009 and have seen it grow to an amazing 13,000 subscribers, with 700,000 total views. Little wonder she was recently described by GirlsTalkBack as an Irish YouTube sensation. Everyone loves her reviews, hauls and tutorials on all things pretty. She recently set up her own website at www.makeupandbeauty.ie which is well worth a visit.

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The Beaut.ie Buzz

February 15th, 2010

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We’re big believer in blogs and social media here at L’Onglex, so we were over the moon when the gals from Beaut.ie, Ireland’s most popular and influential beauty blog, posted a review of L’Onglex and the appropriately named Aphrodite gave us – literally – the thumbs up:

It’s an oily formula that promises to nourish nails – and it actually does it. Takes off varnish easily with no rubbing and scrubbing – and no nasty splitting apres remover. Thumbs up (French manicured ones of course).

It’s a wonderful endorsement from one of Ireland’s leading beauty experts, and we are delighted. But if that made us happy, the comments practically had us dancing around the office. The Beaut.ie ladies had kindly shared their L’Onglex bounty with some of their loyal readers, and all credit to these women: they really put L’Onglex to the test, piling on dark undercoats, using multiple colours on “sticky sandwich” manicures, and loading on those fab but impossible to remove glitter top coats.

And the feedback from these home testers was indeed glittery – we were, in a word, floored by the love for L’Onglex.

From Emz:

In the true spirit of testing, I used both the Acetone Free & the Complete Care this weekend, one formula for each hand! I too usually use acetone-free removers as my nails crack & split constantly. While usually I find it takes more of the acetone-free products to remove the varnish, I found both of these equally good – one clean sweep & my sticky sandwich was no more!

From Jenni:

In preparation for this I did a nice sticky sandwich mani with OPI’s My Private Jet, which is a kind of shimmery brown with a blue shimmer off it (nice and dark for testing purposes) and when I went to use this, the polish just came off in one sweep of the cotton pad – no staining, no awkward bits caught in the corner, I was really surprised!

From ilovetoshop:

What I loved about them was my nail varnish came away with zero mess-and I mean zero… One dip into the L’Onglex Nail Polish Remover and a glide over my nails and hey presto clean as a whistle… I left my nails polish free for two days (oh the shame!) just to keep an eye on dryness/splitting but I’m delighted to report I got none of these. This is def a hero product for me, very impressive and I would def recommend.

From comments about the packaging (”very 1950’s French style with a gorgeous retro font”) to raves about the scent (”best smelling remover I’ve tried”) it just went on and on.

As Kirstie from Beaut.ie said herself, “My gawd, don’t think I have ever seen such a set of more positive comments in my life!” We’re genuinely delighted and we’d like to offer a huge thank you to the willing army of Beaut.ie two-handed testers – thanks gals, we’re so glad you loved L’Onglex!


Woman’s Way loves us!

February 12th, 2010

The Woman’s Way says they’re loving our “kitsch new packaging”.  Now Kitsch can mean many things to many people, but we like the Wikipedia definition which mentions cultural icons! They say any girl would be proud to display this bottle in her bathroom.

We agree!

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Daily Star beauty launch of the year!

February 8th, 2010

We are thrilled with the positive response to the new L’Onglex. Everyone who tries the product loves it! The Daily Star is yet another example of the great reviews we’ve being receiving.

They say:

“We know it’s early days yet but already this is one of our favourite beauty launches of the year”

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C’est Magnifique says U Magazine!

February 7th, 2010

We always loved U Magazine but our heart beats even faster now after reading their review of L’Onglex.

“Not only does L’Onglex look cuter after its chic Parisian makeover but the formula is even better meaning that when you see the L’Onglex Lady on the front you can be sure that your nails will be moisturised, nourished and strenghtened.”

U magazine review

U magazine review



Welcome return of an old favourite

February 6th, 2010

Beauty counters are welcoming the return of an old favourite according to TV Now Beauty and Lifestyle. They describe it as a “polished act” (spot the clever pun) with an enriched formula to help care for nails and even better, fast-acting to remove the toughest polish quickly and effectively.

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Irish Independent falls for our retro pack!

January 30th, 2010

The Beauty Notes editor of the Irish Independent Edel Coffey describes herself as a sucker for retro and vintage packaging. Little wonder then that she likes our chic nail polish remover.

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Sunday Business Post guilty pleasure!

January 25th, 2010

The Sunday Business Post says our new web site is worth a look, but of course you know that as you are here already!

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