Nail Polish Discussion - Any Brand

[Denae78]

 Hello ladies, I found this on a French website http://www.cosmopolitan.fr/,manucure-la-tendance-du-duck-nail,2510718,1831125.asp Lol, there was a woman with this on What Not To Wear not too long ago. It took them a lot of convincing for her to get rid of them. Duck Nail !

 

[Naughtyp]

My hauls for the month. Haven't really been able to pay attention to them until now. ROW 1: Samba Duo, Bahia Duo ROW 2: Rock Coat Top Coat, Underground 824, Nymphea 307, Crystal 205, Tuxedo 908 ROW 3: Metallic Silver 072, Untitled Black 904, Ultra Violet 687, Electric Blue 606, Pink Graffiti 667 ROW 4: Lucky 659, Riviera 537, Psychedelic Orange 545, Mayan Red 753 I was supposed to have Aloha 638 as well, but it didn't get added to my order. ROW 1: Attraction 545, Pearl Drop 511, Island 597, Peche Nacree 515 ROW 2: Ballerina 167, Rose Cache 521, May 535, Rose Exuberant 519 ROW 3: Bel-Argus 667, Azure 657, Lilis 647 ROW 1: YSL Bleu Majorelle 18; Essie Pretty Edgy 725, Haute as Hello 722 ROW 2: Illamasqua Jan, Lament, Purity, Caress ROW 1: China Glaze Dandy Lyin' Around, Whirled Away, Creative Fantasy ROW 2: Zoya Faye, Tanzy, Piaf I'm amazed at how Creative Fantasy photographed. The color is completely wrong. It's a beautiful, vibrant grape purple, but it looks blue in my pic.

puts my haul to shame lol!! when u have time c an u please compare nymphea and illamasqua nudge? I can't stop thinking about nudge lol now it's $17 I shoulda just got it when it was $14!

 

[MACina]

AWESOME

CartoonChic, what an adorable haul

My hauls for the month. Haven't really been able to pay attention to them until now.







ROW 1: Samba Duo, Bahia Duo
ROW 2: Rock Coat Top Coat, Underground 824, Nymphea 307, Crystal 205, Tuxedo 908
ROW 3: Metallic Silver 072, Untitled Black 904, Ultra Violet 687, Electric Blue 606, Pink Graffiti 667
ROW 4: Lucky 659, Riviera 537, Psychedelic Orange 545, Mayan Red 753

I was supposed to have Aloha 638 as well, but it didn't get added to my order.





ROW 1: Attraction 545, Pearl Drop 511, Island 597, Peche Nacree 515
ROW 2: Ballerina 167, Rose Cache 521, May 535, Rose Exuberant 519
ROW 3: Bel-Argus 667, Azure 657, Lilis 647





ROW 1: YSL Bleu Majorelle 18; Essie Pretty Edgy 725, Haute as Hello 722
ROW 2: Illamasqua Jan, Lament, Purity, Caress





ROW 1: China Glaze Dandy Lyin' Around, Whirled Away, Creative Fantasy
ROW 2: Zoya Faye, Tanzy, Piaf

I'm amazed at how Creative Fantasy photographed. The color is completely wrong. It's a beautiful, vibrant grape purple, but it looks blue in my pic.

 

[Medgal07]

CC honey this is not a haul----it's your very own BOUTIQUE! It's so awesome!!! I think the crown belongs to you

I relinquish it with honor and pride in my fellow NPA! I have most of these and know you'll enjoy them immensely. They're all so beautiful----good luck deciding what to wear first---you'll need it. I can't wait to see all the new nail sticks. I just love looking at them---I can only imagine how much fun it is painting them.

My hauls for the month. Haven't really been able to pay attention to them until now.







ROW 1: Samba Duo, Bahia Duo
ROW 2: Rock Coat Top Coat, Underground 824, Nymphea 307, Crystal 205, Tuxedo 908
ROW 3: Metallic Silver 072, Untitled Black 904, Ultra Violet 687, Electric Blue 606, Pink Graffiti 667
ROW 4: Lucky 659, Riviera 537, Psychedelic Orange 545, Mayan Red 753

I was supposed to have Aloha 638 as well, but it didn't get added to my order.





ROW 1: Attraction 545, Pearl Drop 511, Island 597, Peche Nacree 515
ROW 2: Ballerina 167, Rose Cache 521, May 535, Rose Exuberant 519
ROW 3: Bel-Argus 667, Azure 657, Lilis 647





ROW 1: YSL Bleu Majorelle 18; Essie Pretty Edgy 725, Haute as Hello 722
ROW 2: Illamasqua Jan, Lament, Purity, Caress





ROW 1: China Glaze Dandy Lyin' Around, Whirled Away, Creative Fantasy
ROW 2: Zoya Faye, Tanzy, Piaf

I'm amazed at how Creative Fantasy photographed. The color is completely wrong. It's a beautiful, vibrant grape purple, but it looks blue in my pic.

 

[Medgal07]

I did a quick swatch of both on my nails. Riviera is more like an orange red. Lilis is more like a coral orange. Maybe like a melon color and softer than Riviera.
I love everyone's hauls and manis, by the way.

Oh this presents a conundrum

-----NOT! Well that's easy for a NPA---when in doubt just buy the darned NP.

Far be it for me to resist anything close to orange/coral. Since I have Riviera & Chanel's Orange Fizz (lighter than them all), I suppose I should think of finding a place on the racks for Lilis

 

[Prettypackages]

damn CC, gorgeous!!!

I want those bags!

 

[Honi]

OMG! CC! That haul is madness, thse polishes are gorgeous!

 

[MRV]

Quote:

Confession - I peel my NP off whenever possible, no special base coat! I don't force it, but if it will come away relatively easily I so do it. It seems to vary by colour, but even then sometimes one nail will come away in a single piece and another won't go at all lol!

Interesting about your yellowing, I noticed today that I have about a third pink now. Unlike you I haven't changed my base coat, so it can't be that. However I have been using the Dior Creme Abricot.

And umm, AMAZING haul CC!

I have some gradient yellowing, too. I think it's just that the nails have been exposed more to polish on tips.


Tomorrow we are celebrating the 1st of May (we are eve celebrators), and I'm prepared for the carnival:



Lush Lacquer Green Genie.

 

[Anneri]

Just wanted to throw in quickly: US ladies, I can of course CP the Essence base coat! Let me know! (The polish is quite cheap, a few euros, and shipping is comperatively cheap too.)

 

[BuickMackane]

Just wanted to throw in quickly: US ladies, I can of course CP the Essence base coat! Let me know! (The polish is quite cheap, a few euros, and shipping is comperatively cheap too.)

Out of curiosity, how much does it cost to post, say, 5 bottles of NP to the US?

Here we have this stupid slot thing at the post office. If the envelope doesn't fit through (it's less than 3.5 cm wide so no NP's going to fit through that, even without the obscene amounts of bubble wrap I use) the envelope classifies as International Packet and it's a fixed EUR18.05 up until 2kg (to the US - Europe's cheaper, obviously). Much as I'd love to do some CPs it really isn't worth it for a few bottles. Good for 15 or so bottles though.

Incidentally, Kruidvat's about to start a BOGOF on all NP and nail care stuff so if anyone's after a big Catrice, Essence, whatever haul, gimme a shout

 

[Corally]

Just wanted to throw in quickly: US ladies, I can of course CP the Essence base coat! Let me know! (The polish is quite cheap, a few euros, and shipping is comperatively cheap too.)

Out of curiosity, how much does it cost to post, say, 5 bottles of NP to the US? Here we have this stupid slot thing at the post office. If the envelope doesn't fit through (it's less than 3.5 cm wide so no NP's going to fit through that, even without the obscene amounts of bubble wrap I use) the envelope classifies as International Packet and it's a fixed EUR18.05 up until 2kg (to the US - Europe's cheaper, obviously). Much as I'd love to do some CPs it really isn't worth it for a few bottles. Good for 15 or so bottles though. Incidentally, Kruidvat's about to start a BOGOF on all NP and nail care stuff so if anyone's after a big Catrice, Essence, whatever haul, gimme a shout 

Yeah BOGO ompom: I'm def gonna get a few things. :nods:

 

[Anneri]

Out of curiosity, how much does it cost to post, say, 5 bottles of NP to the US?

Here we have this stupid slot thing at the post office. If the envelope doesn't fit through (it's less than 3.5 cm wide so no NP's going to fit through that, even without the obscene amounts of bubble wrap I use) the envelope classifies as International Packet and it's a fixed EUR18.05 up until 2kg (to the US - Europe's cheaper, obviously). Much as I'd love to do some CPs it really isn't worth it for a few bottles. Good for 15 or so bottles though.

Incidentally, Kruidvat's about to start a BOGOF on all NP and nail care stuff so if anyone's after a big Catrice, Essence, whatever haul, gimme a shout

That's quite expensive!
We've it better, then: packages have to be under 5cm (that's the width of our slot) and 500g, then it's 3,45€.

 

[BuickMackane]

That's quite expensive!
We've it better, then: packages have to be under 5cm (that's the width of our slot) and 500g, then it's 3,45€.

I know, it's madness!

Maybe there are cheaper options available that I don't know of. Perhaps fellow Dutchies know anything?

 

[Corally]

Yeah BOGO ompom: I'm def gonna get a few things. :nods:

Yeah baby! I don't think I'll get a lot of any NP but I'm going to get some Herome nail oils. I first need to count how many I already have in my stash though. I went bonkers in the previous sale 

What's on your list?

L'oreal Confettis (if I can find it, it's never in stock argh) Max Factor Fantasy Fire (same for this one) Catrice polishes Sally Hansen insta-dri top coat Sally Hansen nail & cuticle oil Essence peel off base coat Kruidvat nail polish remover with pump Kruidvat nail polish remover jar (like the Bourjois one) I have enough Sally Hansen maximum growth base coats (and other base coats) for now.

:shock: That's quite expensive! We've it better, then: packages have to be under 5cm (that's the width of our slot) and 500g, then it's 3,45€.

I know, it's madness! 

Maybe there are cheaper options available that I don't know of. Perhaps fellow Dutchies know anything?

As far as I know it's really expensive to ship packages to other countries. :dunno:

 

[BuickMackane]

I have enough Sally Hansen maximum growth base coats (and other base coats) for now.

I had a super hard time finding Confettis and Fantasy Fire. I did manage to find them during a sale, but it wasn't as good a sale as this one. Good luck!

I forgot Kruidvat carried SH! I'll grab a couple of Insta Dri too if my local has some.

I forgot the obligatory NP remover too. Tsk tsk. Did you try Essence Nail Art one? It does a great job with glitters.

Oh, that Bourjois remover. People keep raving about it but I can't see how you can remove NP simply by sticking your finger in a jar and wiggling it around. Surely you get bits of polish left near the cuticles?

 

[Corally]

L'oreal Confettis (if I can find it, it's never in stock argh) Max Factor Fantasy Fire (same for this one) Catrice polishes Sally Hansen insta-dri top coat Sally Hansen nail

I had a super hard time finding Confettis and Fantasy Fire. I did manage to find them during a sale, but it wasn't as good a sale as this one. Good luck! 

I forgot Kruidvat carried SH! I'll grab a couple of Insta Dri too if my local has some. I forgot the obligatory NP remover too. Tsk tsk. Did you try Essence Nail Art one? It does a great job with glitters. Oh, that Bourjois remover. People keep raving about it but I can't see how you can remove NP simply by sticking your finger in a jar and wiggling it around. Surely you get bits of polish left near the cuticles?

Thanks! Yes I have 4 Essence nail art removers so I'm good for now. :lol: But who knows.. might pick up another one, you can never have enough np remover. :haha: I love Sally Hansen. :bigheart: I haven't tried the Bourjois one (I'm waiting for a good deal) so I'm gonna try a cheaper version first. I also have the Ici Paris equivalent (haven't tried it yet). But as far as I know EVERYTHING goes in the jar.

 

[Anneri]

I love both the Bourjois pot and the Essence remover for glitter polishes! IMHO they deliver the same result!

I want such a good sale too. *sadface*

 

[Corally]

I love both the Bourjois pot and the Essence remover for glitter polishes! IMHO they deliver the same result! I want such a good sale too. *sadface*

I think I'm just lazy :lol: I want to sit in front of the tv and wiggle my fingers in a jar lol. It's been a while that we had BOGO on nail stuff, can't even remember the last time.. Unfortunately I can't buy a lot of Catrice polishes because I've just bought a bunch of RT brushes and I want so many things from upcoming MAC collections.

 

[BuickMackane]

It's been a while that we had BOGO on nail stuff, can't even remember the last time.. Unfortunately I can't buy a lot of Catrice polishes because I've just bought a bunch of RT brushes and I want so many things from upcoming MAC collections.

That's not being lazy. That's multitasking!

 

[CartoonChic]

Thanks for the compliments about my haul.

The bulk of it comes from my two big planned orders on the 5th and the 11th. Then I placed orders during the Sephora sale, and when the new summer Chanels and Dior duos released. Then the rest is Ulta purchases. I ordered Dior Aloha last night, and I think I'm going to get the orange Lippmann mermaid today. I don't think I can wait 2 weeks to see if there's a Nordstrom sale.

Does anyone know if Nordstrom does price adjustments? Like if an item goes on sale within 1-2 weeks of purchase, they'll refund the difference?

Oh this presents a conundrum

-----NOT! Well that's easy for a NPA---when in doubt just buy the darned NP.

Far be it for me to resist anything close to orange/coral. Since I have Riviera & Chanel's Orange Fizz (lighter than them all), I suppose I should think of finding a place on the racks for Lilis

I took a comparison pic for you as well! It's not the best picture. The colors aren't completely accurate, but you should be able to see that Lilis leans more coral than orange when compared to Riviera.

Chanel Orange Fizz - Chanel Lilis - Dior Riviera