Nail Polish Discussion - Any Brand

[Naynadine]

Can someone recommend me a nice vampy red (creme)? Preferably High End, or brands that I can order online, like CG, Color Club, etc (not a fan of OPI, Essie). I know there are tons of these kind of shades out there, but I want one with a perfect formula.

 

[CartoonChic]

Noone in a healthy state of mind would refuse a Deborah Lippmann polish for 8 quid. It would be churlish, rude and most antisocial. Those who do not buy Deborah Lippmann polishes for 8 quid when they've been given the chance to do so pose a serious danger to society and ought to be locked up.

Cleopatra & Zulu sounds like a winning combination btw!

Good, then my thinking is perfectly logical.

 

[CartoonChic]

Elbow grease!
And a nail polish remover that isn't particularly gentle (the nourishing, conditioning etc. ones don't cut it). I know some people who like to use pure acetone but my fingers would drop off if I did the same. I just soak a cotton pad with remover, keep it on the nail for about 30 seconds and then start rubbing off the polish in circular movements. I find that it helps if there's something to look at on the telly or on the computer screen because it.... goes....on.....for.... a.....bit. Youtube comments are suitably mind numbing.

There's a method where people put remover soaked cotton pads on each nail, cover the fingertips with tinfoil and re-enact scenes from Nightmare on Elm Street for about 10 minutes. Having been drenched in remover, the glitter polish is removed in one swipe! Allegedly. Never tried it myself. Not a Freddy Kruger fan.

That's hilarious! I am a Freddy Kruger fan, but I still wouldn't do it.

 

[CartoonChic]

Very similar to the dry pedicure but with products to treat the cuticles (especially in the winter) because I don't like to cut them. I don't mind the pushing of the cuticles, but cutting is too risky. I use softening creams and heat treatments for the hands, then prep the nails with alcohol before application of a base coat, two coats of polish and a drying top coat.
With all of this new nail polish I'll be doing polish changes between full manicures. I just love the stuff!!!

So how often do you do a full manicure?

I always did my own manicures and would only push back my cuticles. I didn't know anything about cutting them. I was treated to a manicure at a salon once and the manicurist cut my cuticles. She pulled out this funny looking scissor gizmo that I never saw before. Since she was a professional and I was at a salon, I thought it was something that was necessary and advanced from my basic at home manis. After that, my cuticles kept peeling and that never happened before. I learned later that it was because she cut them. I've visited a few salons to have my nails done since then, but I tell them not to cut my cuticles. Some of them look at me like I'm crazy. I just prefer doing them myself even if it takes me a long time to finish (but not anymore with my new tips from you all!). A few of my nails still aren't the same after all these years and I have to clip the cuticles with a nail clipper.

 

[BuickMackane]

Can someone recommend me a nice vampy red (creme)? Preferably High End, or brands that I can order online, like CG, Color Club, etc (not a fan of OPI, Essie). I know there are tons of these kind of shades out there, but I want one with a perfect formula.

Your question made me realise that I have no vampy red cremes

 

[Naynadine]

Your question made me realise that I have no vampy red cremes

Uh-oh. Looks like we both need to do some vampy-nail-polish-shopping.

 

[kimibos]

for cremes i got
jessica double dip
china glaze call of the wild
illamasqua unnatural

then i got some chanel malice kind of dupes.
opi bogota blackberry
opi glove you so much
finger paints wine at the gallery

 

[Naynadine]

The CG one looks really nice! Maybe a little darker than what I was looking for, but I really like it.

Jessica Cinnamon Kiss is amazing by the way, it's so rich and deep. Might also be similar to Malice, just a bit more of a warmer tone to it maybe. But the formula is divine.

Oh, and don't google ''jessica double dip'' if safe search is off.

 

[kimibos]

The CG one looks really nice! Maybe a little darker than what I was looking for, but I really like it.

Jessica Cinnamon Kiss is amazing by the way, it's so rich and deep. Might also be similar to Malice, just a bit more of a warmer tone to it maybe. But the formula is divine.

Oh, and don't google ''jessica double dip'' if safe search is off.

hahahahaha write nail polish at the end.

 

[CartoonChic]

The CG one looks really nice! Maybe a little darker than what I was looking for, but I really like it.

Jessica Cinnamon Kiss is amazing by the way, it's so rich and deep. Might also be similar to Malice, just a bit more of a warmer tone to it maybe. But the formula is divine.

Oh, and don't google ''jessica double dip'' if safe search is off.

Too. Late.

 

[Naynadine]

hahahahaha write nail polish at the end.

That's better, LOL. But looks like it's called Double Dipped.

I came across DL Single Ladies while googeling, that one seems pretty much perfect. But I don't like the german price for DL.

CG Velvet Bow looks close and really good as well, I might get that one after all.

 

[kimibos]

yes. CG velvet bow looks perfect i want it now,

i dont know about DL polishes (im getting my first ones tonight). but if i had to choose i would go with china glaze.

 

[kimibos]

i have been thinking about getting that ysl blue polish that you have. i may get it in the spring with the mint polish that they are releasing. other than that i dont think i want more polishes right now. my want lists is small and with permanent polishes.

 

[Naynadine]

i have been thinking about getting that ysl blue polish that you have. i may get it in the spring with the mint polish that they are releasing. other than that i dont think i want more polishes right now. my want lists is small and with permanent polishes.

I don't have the blue one yet. Just have put it in my shopping cart a million times. I will definitely get it, I just can't afford much shopping at the moment. But I have a huge list that's only getting longer and longer. I need to stop looking at swatches.

 

[elkaknits]

Soooooo this fall/winter I was only looking forward to Chanel Malice and Dior Marilyn polishes. Malice is sitting in my box and backed up cus hello lovely. Marilyn got shipped to Hawaii and is now, 22 days later, totally lost. I am so peeved because I called NM and said hello why are you shipping from Texas to Hawaii when I live in Missouri. Google fu is failing me on the finding of another so I am having the doldrums. I keep telling myself I have a zillionty red polishes and that it is only makeup but I am still upset. At least the NM peeps were nice on phone although they told me there is no more to be had anywhere so they can't replace :C

thats my whinge for day.

RBL is having the bring it back thing for those of you guys who are interested. And to whomever got the BL Come to Bed Red it is awesome and you will love it. Awesome-sauce

 

[kimibos]

Soooooo this fall/winter I was only looking forward to Chanel Malice and Dior Marilyn polishes. Malice is sitting in my box and backed up cus hello lovely. Marilyn got shipped to Hawaii and is now, 22 days later, totally lost. I am so peeved because I called NM and said hello why are you shipping from Texas to Hawaii when I live in Missouri. Google fu is failing me on the finding of another so I am having the doldrums. I keep telling myself I have a zillionty red polishes and that it is only makeup but I am still upset. At least the NM peeps were nice on phone although they told me there is no more to be had anywhere so they can't replace :C

thats my whinge for day.

RBL is having the bring it back thing for those of you guys who are interested. And to whomever got the BL Come to Bed Red it is awesome and you will love it. Awesome-sauce

sorry about your marilyn polish. the bottles are so cute, i can totally understand why you want that red polish. im getting come to bed red today, medgal07 ordered it as well. i love love red nails.

 

[BuickMackane]

Soooooo this fall/winter I was only looking forward to Chanel Malice and Dior Marilyn polishes. Malice is sitting in my box and backed up cus hello lovely. Marilyn got shipped to Hawaii and is now, 22 days later, totally lost. I am so peeved because I called NM and said hello why are you shipping from Texas to Hawaii when I live in Missouri. Google fu is failing me on the finding of another so I am having the doldrums. I keep telling myself I have a zillionty red polishes and that it is only makeup but I am still upset. At least the NM peeps were nice on phone although they told me there is no more to be had anywhere so they can't replace :C

thats my whinge for day.

RBL is having the bring it back thing for those of you guys who are interested. And to whomever got the BL Come to Bed Red it is awesome and you will love it. Awesome-sauce

Yep, I got the mail too. I sincerely hope Aqua Lily, Insouciant, Abi and Cuprum sell out soon or I won't be able to control myself.

 

[CartoonChic]

My Beauty.com order will be here Friday. I placed my order Tuesday, so that's fast shipping. In contrast, my Butter London order that I made with Nordstrom last week on Black Friday will be here tomorrow. Nordstrom's shipping always takes a week for me or longer. Still, I'm going to be rolling around in a bunch of nail polishes in the next couple of days.

Sorry to hear about your lost polish elkaknits. I hope you can find another one. What's RBL?

 

[elkaknits]

Rescue Beauty Lounge her polishes are currently $20/pop and she charged beaucoup for shipping. I actually qualified for free shipping once but since they had the pop down for what type of shipping you wanted I blew past the blank spot to their standard charge. I think I am upset they didn't credit my account but not sure. My fault for being stupid I guess.

Bloggers love her polishes although personally I am not a fan. And I have purchased plenty over the years. They are very thin and tricky to apply imo and bloggers do sometimes state that they have a learning curve to them. Everybody says they are one coaters but I personally use 3 with most colors. I don't know there is just something that is too refined for me o.0 I keep getting sucked into them tho. I purchased the entire GOMM collection and sold or gave away all but one. The colors are beautiful and unique imo but honestly I just don't wear them.

Aqua Lily is the most hyped of the bring it back and here is a linky with some of the colors just put up today

http://www.vampyvarnish.com/2012/11/rescue-beauty-lounge-bib4-suggestions#more-34526

 

[CartoonChic]

Rescue Beauty Lounge her polishes are currently $20/pop and she charged beaucoup for shipping. I actually qualified for free shipping once but since they had the pop down for what type of shipping you wanted I blew past the blank spot to their standard charge. I think I am upset they didn't credit my account but not sure. My fault for being stupid I guess.

Bloggers love her polishes although personally I am not a fan. And I have purchased plenty over the years. They are very thin and tricky to apply imo and bloggers do sometimes state that they have a learning curve to them. Everybody says they are one coaters but I personally use 3 with most colors. I don't know there is just something that is too refined for me o.0 I keep getting sucked into them tho. I purchased the entire GOMM collection and sold or gave away all but one. The colors are beautiful and unique imo but honestly I just don't wear them.

Aqua Lily is the most hyped of the bring it back and here is a linky with some of the colors just put up today

http://www.vampyvarnish.com/2012/11/rescue-beauty-lounge-bib4-suggestions#more-34526

Oh, those are pretty. But I'm holding off. I've purchased my first Butter London and Deborah Lippmann polishes in the last week and want to explore them more before diving head first into another brand. The $20 price tag also makes me hesitate.