Nail Polish Discussion - Any Brand

[Medgal07]

Very pretty Anitacska--- I love the subtle color differences in the holos. I hope you'll photograph your manis using these! VERY NICE!

 

[Medgal07]

Yes! YOLO for sure but this could kill a girl!

But then again, CC survived

.....again....WOOHOO!!!!!!!!




YOLO, Medgal, right???????????

 

[Medgal07]

I didn't realize that either Kimibos! I'm not keen on minis but now this is a different story. I join you in

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Eye candy!


That Dior looks

. Love the combo, too!


Can't believe I have held the crocos in my hands, and they were discounted!

Unfortunately I was not a

NPA back then.

, Honey! Cute mani and haul! What's the OPI?


You've got the bug!


Oh, Cyprus! Besides the beaches, perhaps not the best place to be in Europe now.

Love the first four!


Here's my mani I wore for three days until tonight. It's Essie Maximillian Strasse Her (does not really strike as green to me but they say it is so let's pretend) and OPI Pink Yet Lavender.

Wow MRV----love this mani!!!

 

[Medgal07]

Well that's interesting---I just tried to pull the cap off of one of my Illamasquas and I couldn't get it to come off, Then I tried several and they don't come off. So what's the story??

I went back to that Sephora and grabbed the only Illamasqua Aorta from the Rubber Brights collection. I'm missing Devotee and Optimist. Tell me, are the square Illamasqua tops meant to come off? I went up there to exchange my Freckle because the square part comes off. I thought it was broken. They SAs told me that it is supposed to happen when you pull the tops. I normally twist the tops off, not pull, and the square part stays intact.

 

[Medgal07]

Wow Kimibos. I love all of your manis but the yellow, Fiercely Fiona made my heart leap. So, so pretty!

1. Covergirl Always Naked- i love love this polish
2. Pure Ice Watch Me Go
3. OPI Fiercely Fiona
4. OPI My Very First Knockwurst Topped with Pink Yet Lavender- very pretty

 

[Medgal07]

Very pretty mani---now I want mint choco chip ice cream!!!!

Lovely manis, Kimibos! PYL looks better on MVFK than MSH.


I received yesterday the Korean polish I ordered a while ago: Etude House Mintchoco Chip:


And with the bottle:


Metallic glitters on a milky base. I think this is one of those 'yoghurt' polishes every Korean brand seems to put out now. It was a bit of a stinker but otherwise great to work with.

 

[CartoonChic]

ALD. I was able to compare Chanel's Dragon to Essie's Head Mistress & Forever Yummy. I think Forever Yummy is closest. I also compared it to Deborah Lippmann's My Old Flame, and that too appears to be a formidable dupe for Dragon. I also checked but did not photograph China Glaze's City Siren which appears much darker than Dragon.




Dragon v DL, 'My Old Flame



Essie 'Head Mistress, Chanel 'Dragon' Essie 'Forever Yummy'

First you got me looking into more yellow polishes with the yellow pic you posted. Now you're going to have me looking into more reds.

 

[CartoonChic]

Yes! YOLO for sure but this could kill a girl!

But then again, CC survived

Lippmanns, Butters, Chanels and Diors!

I have packages due today, Wednesday and Thursday, but I don't think I can wait to unbox.

Lol! I'm not out on the street yet, so I guess I'm surviving.

 

[kimibos]

Wow Kimibos. I love all of your manis but the yellow, Fiercely Fiona made my heart leap. So, so pretty!

thanks!!

 

[kimibos]

MRV-- i think that the light pink base of knockwurst makes the lavender yet pink glitter show up alittle bit more. the whole combination is quite girly. from your pic i can tell that the glitter looks more pink, equally pretty.

CC- i think your short nails look pretty but i understand you, i like short nails but im used to wearing my nails long too.

 

[CartoonChic]

^ I agree! I really love that nail length on you CC.

Thank you!

I am getting used to the shorter length. Something about it seems more spring-y.

Sorry about your breakage, Anneri.

 

[CartoonChic]

which one is the gwp set??? im glad that it isnt like oktoberfest, i love that one but dont need a $27 dupe.
ohh thanks, but dont cry lol
YES, i was like why minis but then i did some research and the set is coming on friday

thanks!!

 

[CartoonChic]

Naughtyp, I considered arranging my wall racks by brand, but I decided to leave it as is--------by color because it allows me to compare shades when I'm trying to decide on a pink or a lavender, or whatever, for example. Otherwise, I'd have to pull a shade and then go from brand to brand on the wall. Now that doesn't sound like a big deal but I think having the colors grouped will just make that color comparison easier for me.

I would probably sort my polishes by color too if I had wall racks. The polishes would be on display, so easier to compare and choose like you said.

 

[kimibos]

i got my lippmans today and taboo!!!




**Hard Candy Gummy Green is darker that DL Rockin' Robin. it also has bigger silver and black glitters. the DL only has black glitter and they are smaller.

 

[CartoonChic]

i got my lippmans today and taboo!!!




**Hard Candy Gummy Green is darker that DL Rockin' Robin. it also has bigger silver and black glitters. the DL only has black glitter and they are smaller.

All of them are so pretty! Do you have any of the Illamasquas to compare to the Lippmanns?

 

[kimibos]

All of them are so pretty! Do you have any of the Illamasquas to compare to the Lippmanns?

thanks. i dont know which one im going to use first

nope, but from online swatches i can tell the illamasqua ones have 2 different glitter sizes.

 

[Dominique33]

A decent haul again ! Very pretty manis ahead !

And Taboo looks great !

 

[kimibos]

DL Polka Dots And Moonbeams

 

[jennyap]

Happy birthday for yesterday Honey on Boost! Hope you had a lovely day

I'm not even going to try quoting stuff I've missed, but wow, there have been some beautiful hauls and manis, props to you all! I have to confess to being particularly in love with Nymphea.

Buick, you and your nail wheel porn have pushed me very close to deciding that I need both sticks AND wheels! Sticks to organise by colour, and wheels by brand. Sigh, I am such a nerd.

I have a few manis to share tonight - tomorrow I will post my crazy hauls from the last week!

The first few days of my holiday (which was lovely - and warm *grin* ) I actually kept my nails bare

I didn't want to be messing with base, topcoat etc, so I took one of my new 60 Second Rimmel polishes with me. I broke from the green too, with this insanely hot fuchsia pink, called Pulsating:




My small duty-free haul consisted of one NP, and the UD Naked 2 Palette. The NP was my first Chanel, the often-imitated Peridot. (It's my birthstone, seemed rude not to!) I put it on the same night we got home, but made a right pig's ear of it, smeared and smudged all over the place oops! I didn't have time to change it though, as I was working at a polling station for a local election the next day, and had to be up at 4.30am

It's so hard to get good pics of this, but I absolutely love it. It seems to be a different colour in every light. It was particularly difficult to capture the turquoise in it.



Despite the mess I made of it, this got a major compliment. Most of the election candidates were outside the polling station on and off all day, and at the end one of them - 50-something bloke - said to me, "I've been meaning to tell you all day, I think your nail polish is spectacular!" So I'd say that's Peridot FTW!!

Replacing that, and currently on my nails is a totally different shade. I've pretty much given up on the green I think. Also a new purchase, this is Dior Spring Ball.




It's not at all my usual type of colour (I definitely can't wear corals on my face) but it is sooo pretty and spring-like. It seems to lean a little pinker in the bottle, which I would have preferred, but I still love it. However it's not lasting terribly well, two days in and I've got some noticeable chips

 

[kimibos]

Happy birthday for yesterday Honey on Boost! Hope you had a lovely day

I'm not even going to try quoting stuff I've missed, but wow, there have been some beautiful hauls and manis, props to you all! I have to confess to being particularly in love with Nymphea.

Buick, you and your nail wheel porn have pushed me very close to deciding that I need both sticks AND wheels! Sticks to organise by colour, and wheels by brand. Sigh, I am such a nerd.

I have a few manis to share tonight - tomorrow I will post my crazy hauls from the last week!

The first few days of my holiday (which was lovely - and warm *grin* ) I actually kept my nails bare

I didn't want to be messing with base, topcoat etc, so I took one of my new 60 Second Rimmel polishes with me. I broke from the green too, with this insanely hot fuchsia pink, called Pulsating:

My small duty-free haul consisted of one NP, and the UD Naked 2 Palette. The NP was my first Chanel, the often-imitated Peridot. (It's my birthstone, seemed rude not to!) I put it on the same night we got home, but made a right pig's ear of it, smeared and smudged all over the place oops! I didn't have time to change it though, as I was working at a polling station for a local election the next day, and had to be up at 4.30am

It's so hard to get good pics of this, but I absolutely love it. It seems to be a different colour in every light. It was particularly difficult to capture the turquoise in it.



Despite the mess I made of it, this got a major compliment. Most of the election candidates were outside the polling station on and off all day, and at the end one of them - 50-something bloke - said to me, "I've been meaning to tell you all day, I think your nail polish is spectacular!" So I'd say that's Peridot FTW!!

Replacing that, and currently on my nails is a totally different shade. I've pretty much given up on the green I think. Also a new purchase, this is Dior Spring Ball.

It's not at all my usual type of colour (I definitely can't wear corals on my face) but it is sooo pretty and spring-like. It seems to lean a little pinker in the bottle, which I would have preferred, but I still love it. However it's not lasting terribly well, two days in and I've got some noticeable chips

loving all 3 manis but peridot looks Gorgeous!!

i want it now,