Nail Polish Discussion - Any Brand

[CartoonChic]

I'm itching to do my nails. I've been walking around with bare nails for about 2 weeks. I was too crazy busy to do them before my convention, and too exhausted after. I think I'll do them in the next day or too. I've been looking for the Essence peel away base coat to try. I want to wear some glitters, but don't want to deal with the hassle of removing them.

I still have yellowing on my natural nails. The upper portion is yellow, but the base of the nail is my natural pink color. I guess the yellow is growing out a lot slower than I first thought. It's about half yellow/half pink. I'm going to keep an eye on it. I'll feel better when it's about a third yellow because then I'll know for sure it's growing out and not permanently stained.

 

[BuickMackane]

And now I've a riddle for you aficionados!
I bought Zoya Daul from the 2012 Diva collection in Miami. Last night I decided to put it on, and because I've no life and live on the internet, I decided to look after some swatches first.

Okay, here is Scrangie's swatch from here blog (www.scrangie.com):
http://www.scrangie.com/2012/07/zoya-diva-collection-fall-2012-swatches.html
and here is Christine's (www.temptalia.com):
http://www.temptalia.com/zoya-daul-nail-lacquer-review-photos-swatches

Well, here's mine:


WTH?!

I mean, I obviously like it otherwise I hadn't bought it, but it's nothing like in the pics! Even the description is different. Christine cites the press release and says it's an purple base with gold sparkle. Well, mine is aspahlt grey that looks greenish in certain lights with golden sparkles.

Any ideas? Were there two Dauls?

Eh? This looks more like Freja to me

Edit - Umm, maybe not. I clicked on the pic to make it bigger and the finish looks different. Looks like you got yourself an UZO*!


* Unidentified Zoya Object

 

[MACina]

Awesome, Anneri

Lights of the Emerald City is stunning!

And now I've a riddle for you aficionados!
I bought Zoya Daul from the 2012 Diva collection in Miami. Last night I decided to put it on, and because I've no life and live on the internet, I decided to look after some swatches first.

Well, here's mine:


WTH?!

I mean, I obviously like it otherwise I hadn't bought it, but it's nothing like in the pics! Even the description is different. Christine cites the press release and says it's an purple base with gold sparkle. Well, mine is aspahlt grey that looks greenish in certain lights with golden sparkles.

Any ideas? Were there two Dauls?

And I remembered why I don't like Zoya particularly: it chips like the dickens on me. Honestly, I painted my nails last night, went to bed and woke up with chips in my mani.
Because of that, after my doctor's appointment today I decided to have a little fun and added OPI's Lights of the Emerald City.



I love it! Even if it's a pain in the behind - it really is gloopy!

 

[Anitacska]

  im not into pinks but i actually like Girly alot. 

[COLOR=0000FF]It has pink in it :shock:  What's not to like???  I don't have it---Googled it.  What don't you like about it?[/COLOR]

I'm not very keen on the pink base colour and the whole thing looks very uneven after 3 coats, plus it's already chipped on me. It's the shade of pink I dislike the most, don't think it looks very good on me.

 

[Medgal07]

Thank you MACina

Joining the 200+ pages celebration!

My Chanels were to arrive today, but I missed the delivery. I have to wait until tomorrow. I'll take photos of my hauls. I'm so behind. I went to Ulta because I needed some more polish remover, and I picked up Essie Pretty Edgy and Haute as Hello. I'm going back tomorrow for some more China Glaze and Zoya during their B2G1 sale. I also have my eye on a few OPI polishes. Polka.com kept calling me because of kimibos. I think I'm going to answer it.

I want the new Butter Pitter Patter polish. Hope there's a Mother's Day sale so I can order it. I don't think I'm going to be able to wait for a Nordstrom sale to get the mermaid Lippmanns.

 

[Medgal07]

And they have great formula
brush is wide so it gives that perfect rounded look around the cuticles. I love love love them

I love the Lancome wider brushes. I love Dior for that very same reason. It really does make a difference.

 

[Medgal07]

Wow Anneri---you've been busy. I love your nail sticks and I love the way you amended your mani with Lights of the Emerald City---so, so pretty. Your Zoya NP looked gray and I love gray and/or silver NP, but what you did with it was pretty awesome!! Love it!!!

Because I didn't post any manis for so long, I'm going to drown you in pics now.

First, yesterday evening I started to swatch my polishes that have been accumulating for a while until I ran out of nail sticks. Don't you hate when that happens to? It's so zen-like (or it's the fumes?) and the bam! no nail sticks and you have to stop right in the middle of your mountain of polish bottles and it takes 6 weeks to have them shipped from Hongkong. Disturbs the mood, I tell ya!

And yeah, I used some bikini advertisement as mat for painting.

And now I've a riddle for you aficionados!
I bought Zoya Daul from the 2012 Diva collection in Miami. Last night I decided to put it on, and because I've no life and live on the internet, I decided to look after some swatches first.

Okay, here is Scrangie's swatch from here blog (www.scrangie.com):
http://www.scrangie.com/2012/07/zoya-diva-collection-fall-2012-swatches.html
and here is Christine's (www.temptalia.com):
http://www.temptalia.com/zoya-daul-nail-lacquer-review-photos-swatches

Well, here's mine:


WTH?!

I mean, I obviously like it otherwise I hadn't bought it, but it's nothing like in the pics! Even the description is different. Christine cites the press release and says it's an purple base with gold sparkle. Well, mine is aspahlt grey that looks greenish in certain lights with golden sparkles.

Any ideas? Were there two Dauls?

And I remembered why I don't like Zoya particularly: it chips like the dickens on me. Honestly, I painted my nails last night, went to bed and woke up with chips in my mani.
Because of that, after my doctor's appointment today I decided to have a little fun and added OPI's Lights of the Emerald City.



I love it! Even if it's a pain in the behind - it really is gloopy!

 

[Medgal07]

I used Lights of the Emerald City over a pastel Essie polish ( love and acceptance, wedding 2012 ), it looked pretty. I truly hate applying pastel polishes, it's so difficult but applying OPI polish as a top was clearly a good option.

Dominique! I need to get that Lights of the Emerald City!!!

 

[Honi]

I love Lights of the emerald city, looks gorgeous on darker colors aswell!

 

[Medgal07]

I'm itching to do my nails. I've been walking around with bare nails for about 2 weeks. I was too crazy busy to do them before my convention, and too exhausted after. I think I'll do them in the next day or too. I've been looking for the Essence peel away base coat to try. I want to wear some glitters, but don't want to deal with the hassle of removing them.

I still have yellowing on my natural nails. The upper portion is yellow, but the base of the nail is my natural pink color. I guess the yellow is growing out a lot slower than I first thought. It's about half yellow/half pink. I'm going to keep an eye on it. I'll feel better when it's about a third yellow because then I'll know for sure it's growing out and not permanently stained.

Essence peel away base coat??? Do tell CC. I'd like to hear your thoughts on that. Is this something that might make me more amenable to wearing glitter NPs? That would be awesome because I love how beautiful they look.

Glad your discoloration is getting better. Have you been using your Dior cuticle cream? It's supposed to encourage nail growth too.

 

[Medgal07]

Wow, wow, wow. I love this! So pretty.

I love Lights of the emerald city, looks gorgeous on darker colors aswell!

 

[Anneri]

I'm itching to do my nails. I've been walking around with bare nails for about 2 weeks. I was too crazy busy to do them before my convention, and too exhausted after. I think I'll do them in the next day or too. I've been looking for the Essence peel away base coat to try. I want to wear some glitters, but don't want to deal with the hassle of removing them.

I still have yellowing on my natural nails. The upper portion is yellow, but the base of the nail is my natural pink color. I guess the yellow is growing out a lot slower than I first thought. It's about half yellow/half pink. I'm going to keep an eye on it. I'll feel better when it's about a third yellow because then I'll know for sure it's growing out and not permanently stained.

I bought it a few weeks ago, but my first attempt with it was not encouraging. I used some glitter polish over it and it hold up well for a few days, but removal was a pain. It didn't come away in one or two larger pieces, but in a billion tiny ones, and I felt that in the time the removal took and could've used nail polish remover instead. I also didn't feel that the whole process of literally scratching it off with my nails was good for them. I was a bit disappointed.
If you want to try it, apparently the ingredients are the same in something called Elmer's Glue?

 

[Dominique33]

Dominique! I need to get that Lights of the Emerald City!!!

Yes absolutely ! It works on pastel, dark, deep colours as well.
But you need to get that one too

: http://pamsan.wordpress.com/2013/02/26/opi-when-monkeys-fly/

SOURCE : PAMSAN

 

[Naughtyp]

I used Lights of the Emerald City over a pastel Essie polish ( love and acceptance, wedding 2012 ), it looked pretty. I truly hate applying pastel polishes, it's so difficult but applying OPI polish as a top was clearly a good option.

Woohoo! I'm going to get all my Enchanted Polishes! :clapping: She posted this on Facebook: [h=5]"Hi everyone! I want to thank you for your patience! Your orders are being processed and will be sent out in the order received. We anticipate to start the first round of shipping within the next week!"[/h]

yay!! ughh I hope I manage to snag one someday lol one with a castle!

 

[Anneri]

Eh? This looks more like Freja to me 

Edit - Umm, maybe not. I clicked on the pic to make it bigger and the finish looks different. Looks like you got yourself an UZO*! * Unidentified Zoya Object

I will from now on call it only UZO, Buick! Lol

 

[Naughtyp]

thanks Naughtyp i cant wait for to get the lilac/purple one. i wonder why she didnt get the blue one. i want that one the most. 

the purple one is the best I actually imagined it before I had it lol . last summer when I was wearing the original and I was in the shower! lol I was like omg what if she made a purple one? or a pink one?! hah I will prob end up with all of them, I think there's a green one coming out too? with a green cream ? anyone remember seeing pics of that?

 

[Naughtyp]

Because I didn't post any manis for so long, I'm going to drown you in pics now. First, yesterday evening I started to swatch my polishes that have been accumulating for a while until I ran out of nail sticks. Don't you hate when that happens to? It's so zen-like (or it's the fumes?) and the bam! no nail sticks and you have to stop right in the middle of your mountain of polish bottles and it takes 6 weeks to have them shipped from Hongkong. Disturbs the mood, I tell ya! And yeah, I used some bikini advertisement as mat for painting. And now I've a riddle for you aficionados! I bought Zoya Daul from the 2012 Diva collection in Miami. Last night I decided to put it on, and because I've no life and live on the internet, I decided to look after some swatches first. Okay, here is Scrangie's swatch from here blog (www.scrangie.com): http://www.scrangie.com/2012/07/zoya-diva-collection-fall-2012-swatches.html and here is Christine's (www.temptalia.com): http://www.temptalia.com/zoya-daul-nail-lacquer-review-photos-swatches Well, here's mine: WTH?! I mean, I obviously like it otherwise I hadn't bought it, but it's nothing like in the pics! Even the description is different. Christine cites the press release and says it's an purple base with gold sparkle. Well, mine is aspahlt grey that looks greenish in certain lights with golden sparkles. Any ideas? Were there two Dauls? And I remembered why I don't like Zoya particularly: it chips like the dickens on me. Honestly, I painted my nails last night, went to bed and woke up with chips in my mani. Because of that, after my doctor's appointment today I decided to have a little fun and added OPI's Lights of the Emerald City. I love it! Even if it's a pain in the behind - it really is gloopy!

totally understand about the nail sticks lol I never have enough I'm scared to think of how many I really need still lol I just need to label them already! they are taking up too much space

 

[Naughtyp]

I only have enough sticks left to swatch my Chanels. I'm going to order more today. I'm surprised I went through my last batch as fast as I did. I think I'm going to order from Amazon so I'll get them faster. That's really odd about Zoya Daul. Those are clearly different colors. Not sure if it's a batch problem or if they used the name more than once. I'm going to get a few Zoyas today that I saw in Ulta yesterday. One color is called Faye.

I saved three. sticks for my dior duo n the purple mermaid ;( now I also have both Chanel's n nymphea on the way not to mention all my other brands I only did Zoyas butter London's and Illamasquas hard candy nails inc. ok and a bunch if ransoms DL EL Nars. basically I still have to swatch my Essie, Opi , orly, china glaze, revelon, Sally Hansen and maybe some more ransoms lol. ughhh TMNP!! sod is u go get some Zoyas today? I wanted to go to ulta ur I had to get my car towed ;/ thank. god my moms on vacation so I'm not without a car! now I'm stuck at work lol I want new np!!

 

[Naughtyp]

I used Lights of the Emerald City over a pastel Essie polish ( love and acceptance, wedding 2012 ), it looked pretty. I truly hate applying pastel polishes, it's so difficult but applying OPI polish as a top was clearly a good option.

I hate applying pastels but I love how they look. for a day or do then I usually add some sort of glitter lol

 

[Naughtyp]

I'm itching to do my nails. I've been walking around with bare nails for about 2 weeks. I was too crazy busy to do them before my convention, and too exhausted after. I think I'll do them in the next day or too. I've been looking for the Essence peel away base coat to try. I want to wear some glitters, but don't want to deal with the hassle of removing them. I still have yellowing on my natural nails. The upper portion is yellow, but the base of the nail is my natural pink color. I guess the yellow is growing out a lot slower than I first thought. It's about half yellow/half pink. I'm going to keep an eye on it. I'll feel better when it's about a third yellow because then I'll know for sure it's growing out and not permanently stained.

Ifi u use enough coats of glitter the unusable peel off by themselves lol at least that's how I do it! I remember reading that's rubbing lemons over nails helps remove yellowing or something I remember the article said to do it especially after wearing reds. also if you smoke cigarettes that can cause yellowing