Nail Polish Discussion - Any Brand

[BuickMackane]

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

The shipping charge is the only reason I haven't bought any RBL in the last 1.5-2 years. It's not so bad (well, it is bad, but less so) when you're buying at least 7-8 bottles, but it was only a couple of shades that really caught my attention and even I'm not daft enough to cough up 18 quid shipping for two bottles of polish.

I went ever so slightly shopping mad lately so getting 7-8 + RBLs is out of the question at this moment in time. I really want to believe that the colours I want (one of which is Aqua Lily) will stick around for several weeks but I know that's not going to happen

 

[kimibos]

i got my BL and DL polishes, they all look so pretty. im gonna try to ignore the RBL talk. buick already showed me some in the past. do they charge shipping in the us? i placed one polish in my cart and im about to check out with paypal and no shipping. im not going to buy it but just want to check the shipping.

 

[elkaknits]

Yes they charge shipping in the US $7.50 which I guess is not that outrageous. Supposedly free if you spend $100 aka 5 bottles. I purchased 7 bottles last time (140) and still paid shipping which kinda turned me off of their customer service. But like I said it was my fault. They have a drop down menu for shipping method preferred and I just opened it up and chose the cheapest one listed instead of you know leaving it blank for free. Still I know plenty of businesses that would fix that. In fact I just contacted a company Mon about wanting to add something to my order and they said send us the money for it and leave off shipping we will mail em out together. Totally nice since they could have said oh well make another order girl {which I was entirely willing to do} but you know *shipping* I hate paying shipping. I hate paying shipping and tax on top of it. It is like if you are going to tax me let me go to store and save on shipping.

I am so cheap!

 

[Medgal07]

Too. Late.

I am rolling on the floor.

It took me a second to get it!

 

[Medgal07]

Yes they charge shipping in the US $7.50 which I guess is not that outrageous. Supposedly free if you spend $100 aka 5 bottles. I purchased 7 bottles last time (140) and still paid shipping which kinda turned me off of their customer service. But like I said it was my fault. They have a drop down menu for shipping method preferred and I just opened it up and chose the cheapest one listed instead of you know leaving it blank for free. Still I know plenty of businesses that would fix that. In fact I just contacted a company Mon about wanting to add something to my order and they said send us the money for it and leave off shipping we will mail em out together. Totally nice since they could have said oh well make another order girl {which I was entirely willing to do} but you know *shipping* I hate paying shipping. I hate paying shipping and tax on top of it. It is like if you are going to tax me let me go to store and save on shipping.

I am so cheap!

Cheap is good...we can by more products when we save on shipping!!!

 

[Medgal07]

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.

If you like NARS, Jungle Red is pretty nice.
In CG there's Hey Sailor & City Siren (one of my fav reds)

 

[kimibos]

Yes they charge shipping in the US $7.50 which I guess is not that outrageous. Supposedly free if you spend $100 aka 5 bottles. I purchased 7 bottles last time (140) and still paid shipping which kinda turned me off of their customer service. But like I said it was my fault. They have a drop down menu for shipping method preferred and I just opened it up and chose the cheapest one listed instead of you know leaving it blank for free. Still I know plenty of businesses that would fix that. In fact I just contacted a company Mon about wanting to add something to my order and they said send us the money for it and leave off shipping we will mail em out together. Totally nice since they could have said oh well make another order girl {which I was entirely willing to do} but you know *shipping* I hate paying shipping. I hate paying shipping and tax on top of it. It is like if you are going to tax me let me go to store and save on shipping.

I am so cheap!

i hate paying shipping as well. so im just going to forget about the it. it seems like the RBL people need to get their business together and pay more attention to their costumers.

 

[kimibos]

Cheap is good...we can by more products when we save on shipping!!!

i agree more of other brands.

 

[Medgal07]

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.

Every one-two weeks depending on the condition of my hands. My cuticles take a real beating in the winter in spite of moisturizers and cuticle-specific products. I keep my nails short and imperfections seem to stand out more on me.

 

[Medgal07]

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

What's with the crazy shipping snafu? It took forever for me to get Malice because it was first shipped to Alabama...not even geographically close! If your shipper was also UPS that might explain a few things.

 

[Naynadine]

If you like NARS, Jungle Red is pretty nice.
In CG there's Hey Sailor & City Siren (one of my fav reds)

Oh wow, the NARS one is very pretty! City Siren looks nice too. Thanks for the suggestions.
I think I need more than one red now.

I stopped doing anything to my cuticles and they're in the best condition they've ever been.

 

[Medgal07]

i agree more of other brands.

 

[kimibos]

Oh wow, the NARS one is very pretty! City Siren looks nice too. Thanks for the suggestions.
I think I need more than one red now.

I stopped doing anything to my cuticles and they're in the best condition they've ever been.

hey if you order china glaze and need 1 more polish for free shipping

check CG zombie zest

 

[Naynadine]

hey if you order china glaze and need 1 more polish for free shipping

check CG zombie zest

Halloween collections are my favorite. I have Ick-a-bod-y from that one (I'm scared to wear it again, it made my nails super yellow.

), I think the other two are harder to get.

This year's CG Halloween collection was kinda lame though, I didn't buy anything from it.

 

[kimibos]

CG Zombie Zest


latest haul!

 

[kimibos]

Halloween collections are my favorite. I have Ick-a-bod-y from that one (I'm scared to wear it again, it made my nails super yellow.

), I think the other two are harder to get.

This year's CG Halloween collection was kinda lame though, I didn't buy anything from it.

yeah! i didnt get anything from it too! i think i have that ickabody one, i have to get my collection in order

yellow nails? maybe the orange pigments were crazy.

 

[elkaknits]

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.

I spent several days {okay weeks} looking for da bombtastic lacquer red that was just a tad blue cus I don't like orangy reds. I chose Lancome 154M which is the last swatchy here:

http://www.beautyscene.nl/p/72588/lancome_vernis_in_love_-_swatches_van_5_mooie_kleurtjes

The bottles are smaller than Chanel etc so ml per ml it actually is one of the more expensive polishes I own HOWEVER it honestly is a one coater and just fabulous. I have had my nails done at the little walk in places and the nail techs always comment on how rich it is. The brushes are those flat and wider ones if that makes any difference to you. I actually love this color and was thinking of buying a couple more bottles of it before it disappears. NO news on it disappearing but you know just my luck. It is not vampy in the sense of blackened red but it is very glamourous.

It is carried at sephora as well as the usual dept stores so you can go swatch crazy. I know I was seriously in the mall every day painting all my fingers a different color trying to pick a new red. Forget the close to box full of reds I already own I wanted something new.

 

[Naynadine]

yeah! i didnt get anything from it too! i think i have that ickabody one, i have to get my collection in order

yellow nails? maybe the orange pigments were crazy.

I think it was the dark brown base color.


Givenchy will launch new nail polishes next spring, new packaging as well, I love it. I have my eyes on the darkest one (of course

).
(pics on the bottom of the post)

beauty_staff: Givenchy Le Rouge & Le Vernis

 

[Naynadine]

CG Zombie Zest


latest haul!

Great haul. I'm jealous of the DL, haha. What's the one on the left? I'm loving this kind of colors right now.

 

[kimibos]

Great haul. I'm jealous of the DL, haha. What's the one on the left? I'm loving this kind of colors right now.

the DL: naked, mermaids dream and its raining men. i think that im going to get a good box plus some bubble wrap soon.
the BL: come to bed red, trustafarian, two fingered salute
dosh, wallis and all hail the queen.