Nail Polish Discussion - Any Brand

tats

tats

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Dominique33 said:
I hope everything will be ok. I really think Nars polishes are worth the price ( they don't get thick overtime in my own experience, if stored away from light as I always do ). Here in France, few women love Nars polishes, they often prefer Dior/Chanel, and more than this we have Kiko a very good budget brand from Italy, nail polishes are 4, 90 € ( Dashing Holidays 2012 ) and some are cheaper around 3 €, they have a solid reputation like their beautiful eye quads.
Dior + Chanel + Yves Saint-Laurent ( very very good indeed ) + Lancôme are very popular here, OPI too with their large " culture of colour " as their ad says !
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I'm not the biggest nail polish fan, I only have a few but I think this is due to the fact that I used to buy cheap ones and they only last a day (I cleared my collection and chucked all of them away..) So now I'm investing more in the colours I like..) I think Essie nail polishes are good value if you can get them cheap enough..)) I quite like Essie and their colour selection is great. Dior is good, but I would pay that much only because of a colour like with Nirvana. I'm pretty sure I will like Nars, I'm not fussy, the main thing for me if they last a few days at least...)) I wish NARS had a wider colour selection..)) I've never heard of Kiko, but I'll check it out. Have you tried Illamasqua polishes?? A lot of people seem to like them.
 
Naughtyp

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I got the blue chanel sky Line its so pretty and I paid no tax and no shipping plus got the freebies! that made the prife increase worth it to me lol just how that any future ones are regularly priced just got off with Nordstroms, they said my samples and my gift were sent in a separate box, supposed to arrive tommorow. so lets see lol
 
Dominique33

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Nars polishes wear quite long, but on the hands chipping is inevitable I think whatever the brand. Maybe Zoya or Deborah Lippmann ? I have Mermaid's Dream, across the Universe and Ray of light from DL so the texture is very good esp. for the the 1st and 2nd ones. Zoya is really great, but micro chipping is possible too.
I haven't tried Illamasqua yet, I love their packagings but I initially would like 2 blushes and no nail polish yet. Their nail polishes look great, I'll try the brand as soon as my wallet is ok for that !
Kiko is clearly an European brand, their quads are great and not expensive at all, their nail polish set costs around 19 € ( 8 nail polishes ) so I guess it's worth the price ! They have regular polishes and holographic ones, but every nail polish addict says it's not so good as the holographic Fnug ones http://www.fnugshop.com/shop/frontpage.html I don't have any Fnug polish but I guess it's good !
I really recommand Nars because it's classy, long-wearing, not irritating and good rated on pro blogs ( US blogs mainly ). Their colour range is not a huge one but each shade matchs a collection, that's why. I am not fussy either I love many brands, Zoya among them, it applies so easily and wears long, easy to remove too.
Have you watched the video I posted ? It's really about the perfect manicure and Chanel expert explains how to obtain it !
 
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I didn't get around to my nails today, but I did swatch NARS Superstar. I agree with it being a dark teal color. I do recall previously swatching it at Sephora, but thought it looked darker because of the store's lighting. Now I see the shade is just naturally dark. I still like the color and will keep it, but I'm no longer in the mood to wear it. I already wore dark nails with Malice. I want to wear a lighter color now. I'm thinking maybe either Chanel Delight or Peridot.
 
Naughtyp

Naughtyp

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I hope so! but I think she might have been just saying that since she could see my samples package and assumed its in there.... I'll find out when the box arrives.... it is seriously ridiculous how huge the boxes are from Nordstroms ! for some samples or 1 bottle of nail polish lol! I just put on Superstar and I compared it to Nopi Khloe had a little lam lam and they are almost exactly the same! superstar is thicker and appears darker with one coat, I think I might exchange it! ;( KHALL is already dark enough that I don't wear that much, I don't Like np that looks black.... or maybe I do since I have a few lol I just don't wear it often enough to have two bottles
 
Naughtyp

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your right It seems lighter under bright light Which is why I guess I liked it to much in swatches (flash) I still like it tho so I'm going to keep it too and have a bu of the color lol switch off between the two... what to use next? hmmm lol one think green
 
tats

tats

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Dominique33 said:
Nars polishes wear quite long, but on the hands chipping is inevitable I think whatever the brand. Maybe Zoya or Deborah Lippmann ? I have Mermaid's Dream, across the Universe and Ray of light from DL so the texture is very good esp. for the the 1st and 2nd ones. Zoya is really great, but micro chipping is possible too.
I haven't tried Illamasqua yet, I love their packagings but I initially would like 2 blushes and no nail polish yet. Their nail polishes look great, I'll try the brand as soon as my wallet is ok for that !
Kiko is clearly an European brand, their quads are great and not expensive at all, their nail polish set costs around 19 € ( 8 nail polishes ) so I guess it's worth the price ! They have regular polishes and holographic ones, but every nail polish addict says it's not so good as the holographic Fnug ones http://www.fnugshop.com/shop/frontpage.html I don't have any Fnug polish but I guess it's good !
I really recommand Nars because it's classy, long-wearing, not irritating and good rated on pro blogs ( US blogs mainly ). Their colour range is not a huge one but each shade matchs a collection, that's why. I am not fussy either I love many brands, Zoya among them, it applies so easily and wears long, easy to remove too.
Have you watched the video I posted ? It's really about the perfect manicure and Chanel expert explains how to obtain it !
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No I haven't watched the video yet since I'm using internet from my phone I can't use a lot of data.. I'll save and watch it when I get a broadband internet..) I will have a look at Zoya polishes, they seem good, thanks for the advice.
So far, I think I have bought colours I need, so lets' hope I won't be tempted with anything else.. I went a bit nail polish crazy this month, since I hardly ever buy them.

Besides NARS, I've also bought couple nail polishes from Ciate, I'm not sure how good these nail paint are but I loved those colours..

No I haven't watched the video yet since I'm using internet from my phone I can't use a lot of data.. I'll save and watch it when I get a broadband internet..) I will have a look at Zoya polishes, they seem good, thanks for the advice.
So far, I think I have bought colours I need, so lets' hope I won't be tempted with anything else.. I went a bit nail polish crazy this month, since I hardly ever buy them.

Besides NARS, I've also bought couple nail polishes from Ciate, I'm not sure how good these nail paint are but I loved those colours.. and packaging is so adorable!!

Aren't they pretty? These are the colours I bought.. Mines a mocha and cookies and cream..))
 
Dominique33

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Ciate is very trendy in France, mostly for their Velvet or Caviar manicures ( never tried myself I must say eu I don't intend to try, it seems quite difficult ! ), yes those 2 colours are pretty, wearable and classy ! The packaging is cute too.
 
BuickMackane

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I love Ciate's packaging but I never tried any of their polishes because only a few of their colours appeal to me but I already have dupes for them.

As for the Caviar sets, you can get the same effect at a fraction of the price with little beads you can get from any craft store. I'm not sure if their Velvet sets are as easy to dupe though. You can get flocking fibres from craft stores, but they may not be as fine as the stuff in Ciate sets.
 
BuickMackane

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Quote: Originally Posted by tats
I will have a look at Zoya polishes, they seem good, thanks for the advice.



Big thumbs up for Zoya! They have a great range of colours and finishes and I haven't experienced any serious application issue with their polishes (at least not with the ones released in the last 2 or so years. The older ones, such as Irene, tend to be too sheer for my liking. The Zoya brush is also much smaller than OPI's pro-wide brush, which is a godsend if you have small nail beds.
 
honey on boost

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kimibos said:
the one that were in a set. the jeans? les blues?? something like that. ill check in a moment. my internet is really bad right now.
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Les Jeans.. they were $30 because they came out for FNO last year they always raise the prices on them :( I bought all three but Blue Boy is my fave out of the bunch.
 
honey on boost

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tats said:
No I haven't watched the video yet since I'm using internet from my phone I can't use a lot of data.. I'll save and watch it when I get a broadband internet..) I will have a look at Zoya polishes, they seem good, thanks for the advice. So far, I think I have bought colours I need, so lets' hope I won't be tempted with anything else.. I went a bit nail polish crazy this month, since I hardly ever buy them.

Besides NARS, I've also bought couple nail polishes from Ciate, I'm not sure how good these nail paint are but I loved those colours.. and packaging is so adorable!!

Aren't they pretty? These are the colours I bought.. Mines a mocha and cookies and cream..))
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The Ciate bottles are so cute.. I just love that little bow. I want the Mini mani month set from sephora but It's out of stock
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honey on boost

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CartoonChic said:
The seas have parted. You have no idea what you've just done. Thanks so much for this info.
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The only downside is that I wont be able to use something like Ebates to get cash back since I have to finish the order over the phone. But I'll just do the math to see which one is the better deal.

Hmm, YSL is having a 20% off Friends & Family sale right now...
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Good news! I just did a price match via chat with them for YSL items and they let me place the order online to take advantage of ebates. I gave her the order number via chat and she manually went in and did the price adjustment.
 
Dominique33

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Yes Kiko is a very good brand, very affordable indeed. Some products are high end ones ( eyeshadows for example ), a new boutique opens in a week or so I am very very happy about that ! A big haul ? Well...
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I very often go high end for makeup with the exception of Kiko, a budget brand providing middle end to high end quality. Their Holiday palette is to die for, many say it's expensive ( 35 € or so ), yes it's true but other items are not so pricey, their pretty glitter nail polishes are not !
 
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