Bimbos unite!

[Miss QQ]

I tried Miami peach at the counter today and although only 1 coat, I can imagine how pretty it is!

lou - yeah it's annoying. Hopefully you can balance out and get some time for yourself next week.

Today I watched Mary and Max. Have you guys watched/heard of it? It's excellent, I was very touched. It's about a grown man and a little girl who are pen pals and the man has asperger.

 

[ElvenEyes]

Okay, now Seche Vite is starting to get on my nerves. I love the gloss. I love the way it dries everything so quickly. But my nails were done about 15 hours ago and you can already see the white on the tips. I know Seche Vite has a reputation for drying too fast and shrinking the nail polish, but in less than a day? Grrr. Anyone else notice this or have this problem? Obviously it is more noticeable the darker your polish. Boo hiss!

 

[LMD84]

Okay, now Seche Vite is starting to get on my nerves. I love the gloss. I love the way it dries everything so quickly. But my nails were done about 15 hours ago and you can already see the white on the tips. I know Seche Vite has a reputation for drying too fast and shrinking the nail polish, but in less than a day? Grrr. Anyone else notice this or have this problem? Obviously it is more noticeable the darker your polish. Boo hiss!

yeah i do tend to have this issue however this is only a fraction of the tip that gets exposed on my nails so i am cool with it. i tend to change my polish up every couple of days so it doesn't fuss me

 

[ElvenEyes]

Lou~For the others I noticed it about 3 days in, but this was super fast-not even 24 hours in! I do my nails weird. I put the first coat on, then wait until it is almost dry. Then I put the second coat on. I don't put the top coat on until it is fairly dry. Should I do it faster, maybe, or would that make it worse? At least I wanted to change it anyhow, because I didn't like the colour of the polish I used last night. lol

 

[rockin]

Nail polish always retreats from the tips of my nails within hours, whether I use one coat or more, and regardless of whether or not I use a base coat. I put it down to being a Mum and having all the household chores to do. Washing up is the worst - some polishes peel off the very first time I wash up. I wish there was a solution (other than rubber gloves, which I can't stand)

 

[LMD84]

Nail polish always retreats from the tips of my nails within hours, whether I use one coat or more, and regardless of whether or not I use a base coat. I put it down to being a Mum and having all the household chores to do. Washing up is the worst - some polishes peel off the very first time I wash up. I wish there was a solution (other than rubber gloves, which I can't stand)

oh i hate rubber gloves too! i guess i am lucky because most of the time nick will do the washing up. but scrubbing toilets and showers is equally as bad for chipping your polish! trust me!

 

[shadowaddict]

Debi- I have that issue also with Seche Vite but not all the time so I don't know if it has to do with the particular polish or what. I read somewhere recently, forgot who/where that Zoya Armor Top Coat is really good. Today I ordered it along with Zoya Sun Shine in "Rica" Do you have that color? I ordered from enailsupply.com because the shipping was cheaper and I searched for a coupon and got 10% off.

Lou--My nails can be really weird so I wait a while between coats. Generaly I wait about 15 min after 1st coat and then about 20 min between the rest. It seems otherwise I get smudes even after a couple of hours. I guess somewhere under there it isn't dry enough. I wonder if our high humidity has anything to do with it. That's just a WAG (wild ass guess) I really have no idea. enailsupply.com because the shipping was cheaper n aaaaa

 

[LMD84]

Debi- I have that issue also with Seche Vite but not all the time so I don't know if it has to do with the particular polish or what. I read somewhere recently, forgot who/where that Zoya Armor Top Coat is really good. Today I ordered it along with Zoya Sun Shine in "Rica" Do you have that color? I ordered from enailsupply.com because the shipping was cheaper and I searched for a coupon and got 10% off.

Lou--My nails can be really weird so I wait a while between coats. Generaly I wait about 15 min after 1st coat and then about 20 min between the rest. It seems otherwise I get smudes even after a couple of hours. I guess somewhere under there it isn't dry enough. I wonder if our high humidity has anything to do with it. That's just a WAG (wild ass guess) I really have no idea. enailsupply.com because the shipping was cheaper n aaaaa

maybe it is the humidity? i guess i am lucky being abl;e to apply straight away like that! it is good though because i don't hve much time to paint my nails but i enjoy how they look when painted!

 

[kittykit]

I love how Seche Vite dries my manicure superfast but I hate when it goes thicker in the bottle. Have anyone else tried Essie Go To Go! top coat? I was using that before I tried Seche Vite, it dries the nail polish pretty fast.

 

[ElvenEyes]

I haven't had mine long enough to go thick, but even though I have a lot left, it has already paid for itself, IMO. Much better than when I go have a manicure and pay a fortune, only to have it peel in 2 days. That has happened to me at 3 different places, all using my beloved OPI. Now I do my own. I like doing my own, too. I get better with each practice and it is just fun to pick out the exact colour and relax while doing them. Seche Vite is amazing. I switched colours and now am a pastel shiney, shimmery pink w/ LIly by Zoya!

Woke up to find I sold a few oracles for 65.00. Not much, but hopefully will start swinging things back into sell mode. I think my clientele has gone broke. Money orders for 250.00 and 75 arrived yesterday, which is good, because a wee box from Nordy and a box from MAC all arrive today! Oddly my second order via MAC which includes the pins and some regular stuff as well has not been processed. What a mess it must be on their side.

Time to get dressed, wake up, eat, take a nap....

 

[LMD84]

I haven't had mine long enough to go thick, but even though I have a lot left, it has already paid for itself, IMO. Much better than when I go have a manicure and pay a fortune, only to have it peel in 2 days. That has happened to me at 3 different places, all using my beloved OPI. Now I do my own. I like doing my own, too. I get better with each practice and it is just fun to pick out the exact colour and relax while doing them. Seche Vite is amazing. I switched colours and now am a pastel shiney, shimmery pink w/ LIly by Zoya!

Woke up to find I sold a few oracles for 65.00. Not much, but hopefully will start swinging things back into sell mode. I think my clientele has gone broke. Money orders for 250.00 and 75 arrived yesterday, which is good, because a wee box from Nordy and a box from MAC all arrive today! Oddly my second order via MAC which includes the pins and some regular stuff as well has not been processed. What a mess it must be on their side.

Time to get dressed, wake up, eat, take a nap....

 

[kittykit]

The 'not long enough' brush bugs me too *lol* I added some nail polish thinner last weekend so it's fine for now. I think Essia has 2 top coat - good to go! and to dry for. I have both but haven't tried to dry for yet. I'm using Essie base coat too, is it the blue colour one?

 

[ElvenEyes]

Trying to sell tarot but had to play with my Candy Yum Yum. I will be all over this all summer long! What a fun lippie! I put Nivea gloss under it, as I usually put some kind of balm, and it is just shining pink and happy on me. I will definitely wear this out! Even hubby liked it. He said it didn't look scary, which in his world means "absolutely presentable"!!

 

[LMD84]

yeah why do you think they do that? is it because they know the product goes thick and goopy before we can finish it?!

Debi you are looking lovely! candy yum yum looks so nice on you! much better than on me!!

 

[ElvenEyes]

Lou~I swear it is the brown bangs (fringe). It balances out bright or deep lipsticks so my face just brightens up with mauves, roses, deep pinks, etc. I hope MAC brings out some colours like that for late summer/fall. I depend on Revlon during those months, or Estee Lauder.

 

[shadowaddict]

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Yes I too have a problem with the short brush and it getting thick. I've done the same thing and added n/p remover to help. I think I saw that Seche Vite actually make a product to add to thin it up. I guess that's a way to up sales?

Debi--that lip color looks great on you. I can't pull off a bright pink very well. There are very few pinks that look good on my skintone. As I've said before I am very into corals now as they give me a pinkish and yet work for me.

Last night I played with 6 or 7 different n/p combos to see if I could come up with a close dupe to that Chanel Miami Peach and just couldn't. I did come up with some pretty colors though. I had out a lot of shades of OPI pinks, coral snad almost orange in various shades from med to bright and then put NARS Orgasm on top. The n/p that had sparkle was too much sparkle/shimmer with the Orgasm on top but they all seemed to look better with it than without. I had a few business size envelopes here on the desk and had them all covered. Hopefully someone else will have better luck.

 

[ElvenEyes]

See, now I have to be super careful with corals. They can look really sick on me. Too orange and I look so clownish and I don't know. But I am determined to find the perfect one.

Hubby always said I remind him of Winnie Cooper in The Wonder Years with the brown hair and bangs. Yep....Winnie would have worn this. I think she did wear something like this a few times!

 

[LMD84]

oh thanks for having a play with your polishes for us! honestly i do love the colour but the price is so crazy expensive... and i don't even have a birthday or occasion where i would be getting gifts so i can't get anyone else to buy it for me! lol!

 

[Miss QQ]

Love your new avatar, Debi!

I don't like the nail polish brush that isn't long enough to reach the bottom of the bottle too! I don't have many coral nps, so I need miami peach!

I saw Too Cute but nothing was calling my name. I'm so glad I can now skip mac collections easily. This way I can try other brands!

 

[ElvenEyes]

MissQQ~Thank you! I like the angle and love the hot pink! Last night I put through another order for Zoya nail polish for several corals, lavenders and a grey! I will let the gang know what the corals look like to see if anything matches close to Miami Beach. How much is Chanel nail polish anyhow and is it any good, comparing to OPI, etc.?