Before, our grandmothers had a single bottle of red nail polish. But that was before. From now on, the possibilities are endless, the colors unlimited and the textures always more crazy. We would like to have them all, try them all, but the classic nail polish (15 ml) has two main disadvantages: its price - quite high when you have 123, and size - quite cumbersome when you have 123! To remedy this, many brands offer varnishes small sizes, available in all colors and all materials. And these nail polishes version 3 or 5 ml make us all crack. The proof by three.

Their small size

Small nail polish (3 to 5 ml) is ridiculously small. Which makes them cute, at first, but also more practical. Finished the picky choice before closing the vanity of summer: instead of two bottles maximum, we can now take ten ... without even needing to change the kit. Their small size also allows them to accumulate without encroaching on the male's shelf (also ridiculously small) in the bathroom. The small size also makes it possible to finish the bottles before the varnish has had time to dry.

Their small price

Of course, small sizes of nail polish have the advantage of being cheaper than their XXL version. With an average price of € 3 per bottle, the price is sometimes divided by two. Which takes us directly to our argument n ° 3.

We can ALL - I mean all - try them

Small price, small size: we can let go! You fall for this neon yellow but you do not want to spend 10 € for a varnish that - you must admit - you wear only once? With small varnish formats, anything is allowed. Fluores, sequined top coat, gel polish, bewitching black, we dare everything. And never mind if you only use it once, small varnishes are cheap and do not take up space! All good.

The (small) disadvantages of small formats

Obviously, there are some weak points with the small sizes of nail polish. The first is that your favorite color will end too fast. The second is that you have to be a little more skilled at the application. On some models, the brush is a little smaller and narrower, it marries less well the natural form of the nail. The bottle and the stopper are also smaller and handling is sometimes less obvious. But nothing can dissuade us from cracking on small format varnishes!

Good shopping: Yves Rocher's 3ml nail polish, 3 €; Mini Color's Mavala 5 ml, € 5.90; The Minis by Peggy Sage 5 ml, 3,90 €; SinfulColors 5 ml, € 3.50; The varnishes Monop 'Make Up 5 ml, 2,99 €, mini-kit 4 varnish 3,75 ml of OPI, 20 €.