Nail Polish Discussion - Any Brand

[lyseD]

I'm going for my first gel manicure this weekend and am unsure what shade I should pick to wear for two weeks.

Any suggestions for pretty spring colours that I won't tire of.

Thanks for your help.

edit: I'd like to avoid a boring nude.

 

[Anneri]

I'm going for my first gel manicure this weekend and am unsure what shade I should pick to wear for two weeks.

Any suggestions for pretty spring colours that I won't tire of.

Thanks for your help.

edit: I'd like to avoid a boring nude.

What colours do you like in your make up? That could be one deciding factor.

Also, Imo you can't go wrong with a pretty coral or turqoise.

 

[lyseD]

What colours do you like in your make up? That could be one deciding factor.

Also, Imo you can't go wrong with a pretty coral or turqoise.

Coral sounds beautiful. Why didn't I think of that. Thank you.

 

[MRV]

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My second Enchanted Polish order and my second Sally Magpies order have both arrived today!

Here are my goodies:





The purple one (Awesomeness) is actually a lot less blue IRL, but purple is very hard to capture on camera. The two on the left aren't that close in colour, here's another picture I took without flash that shows them better. You can see the duochrome better too.

Awesome! My list is growing. Need Ocean, and Pshiit, and what are the Enchanteds again?

 

[CartoonChic]

Awww CC thanks for looking. It is one of those multi ringed tops for LE's and the top of bottle just says LE & Cherry Bomb on top~ no number. There is nothing on bottom of bottle stickerwise and the only sticker is along the top and it is horrendous looking like melty crayons how they mess up writing and such on wrapper. All I can say is thank goodness it was a Revlon cus my salon told me I could take it but when it comes to dusty hunting for OPI's and such they look at me like I'm crazy. I can tell it is either not 3 free or, more likely, been thinned out the wazoo. It is significantly more easy flowing than any other Revlon I own {and I think I own 3} and stinky. Stinkier than my equally as old OPI that isn't 3 free for that matter. I put it away in it's new nail polish home last night cus I am in a major cleaning mode and wanted to pick up the boxes of np in dining room

PS I am also wearing it and if nobody minds my broken nails {major cleaning mode means I have at least one broken nail on each hand le sigh} or my eczema I will share the beauty. As I was putting it on it kinda reminded me of Rouge Carat. Crazy almost foily shimmeriffic rasberryish red

No problem! I'm thinking you won't be able to find the color since it's an old LE polish. It's nice that the shop let you keep it. It must be very pretty if it's similar to Chanel Rouge Carat.

 

[Anitacska]

Ouch, the prices is SEK are really high! Nearly £10 for a Darling Diva Polish???

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It's edgypolish.com in Sweden. The shipping seems ok, but the problem is that their currency has been a bit too strong for too long now. I'm missing the old days! However, they do have some polishes I have not seen elsewhere (although I've not been looking around much).


Me too!


Thanks, Medgal. Blue is a new colour for me, but I'm getting there (too!).


Awesome! My list is growing. Need Ocean, and Pshiit, and what are the Enchanteds again?

The Enchanteds are February 2013, March 2013, As If! and Awesomeness.

 

[Medgal07]

Awww CC thanks for looking. It is one of those multi ringed tops for LE's and the top of bottle just says LE & Cherry Bomb on top~ no number. There is nothing on bottom of bottle stickerwise and the only sticker is along the top and it is horrendous looking like melty crayons how they mess up writing and such on wrapper. All I can say is thank goodness it was a Revlon cus my salon told me I could take it but when it comes to dusty hunting for OPI's and such they look at me like I'm crazy. I can tell it is either not 3 free or, more likely, been thinned out the wazoo. It is significantly more easy flowing than any other Revlon I own {and I think I own 3} and stinky. Stinkier than my equally as old OPI that isn't 3 free for that matter. I put it away in it's new nail polish home last night cus I am in a major cleaning mode and wanted to pick up the boxes of np in dining room

PS I am also wearing it and if nobody minds my broken nails {major cleaning mode means I have at least one broken nail on each hand le sigh} or my eczema I will share the beauty. As I was putting it on it kinda reminded me of Rouge Carat. Crazy almost foily shimmeriffic rasberryish red

Do share Elkaknits----since you can't find it maybe we can all help you find a dupe. BTW, we're NPAs not judges---share the pretty polish!

 

[CartoonChic]

My packages have been trickling in every day this week. I'm expecting another bulk delivery later today. I'll take pics.

kimibos, you're so right about Paradise!

I need to change my Chanel May+Darling Diva Cherubic mani because it's been 3 days and it's chipped after some heavy cleaning. I'll use Parardise as promised.

I'm going crazy over David Bowie's Buldge. (Lol! That reads weird.) It'll be my next mani after Paradise. I also love Lippmann Million Dollar Mermaid. I'm going to pair it with Chanel June for my birthday mani.

Since I've moved into indie polishes, I'm buying more brands than I'm comfortable with. I feel like I need to streamline before things get overwhelming. I'm thinking about returning my Girly Bits polishes. They just don't excite me as much as when I look at my other indies, like A England, Picture Polish, Dollish Polish, etc. So far I have Girly Bits Going Bananas, Face the Music, Twitterpated, and Cosmic Ocean. I wasn't paying attention and didn't realize Cosmic Ocean is basically a duochrome top coat. To all of my indie experts out there, will I be making a mistake if I return them? The reviews for the brand seem to be great, but I feel meh about them. At the same time, I'm not sure if I'm giving them a fair chance.

 

[Medgal07]

I'm going for my first gel manicure this weekend and am unsure what shade I should pick to wear for two weeks.

Any suggestions for pretty spring colours that I won't tire of.

Thanks for your help.

edit: I'd like to avoid a boring nude.

On Monday, my dental hygienest had a gel mani that was to die for. It almost made me forget about why I was at the dentist, as it's not exactly my favorite thing to do. It was a soft turquoise with gold glitter from the top of the nail, not quite to mid-nail. It was so pretty. If I did gel manis I would so get that particular one because it was amazing! That said, you probably also want something that will work with your wardrobe for two weeks, and that doesn't necessarily have to be a nude. Coral is always a pretty choice too.

 

[Dominique33]

Hello fellow NPAs

Just found this on the web, Marc Jacobs polish line for Fall 2013

http://www.shefinds.com/2013/nail-diehards-rejoice-a-first-look-at-marc-jacobs-upcoming-polish-line/

Cute bottles but well to be followed...


SOURCE : SHEFINDS

 

[Medgal07]

My packages have been trickling in every day this week. I'm expecting another bulk delivery later today. I'll take pics.

kimibos, you're so right about Paradise!

I need to change my Chanel May+Darling Diva Cherubic mani because it's been 3 days and it's chipped after some heavy cleaning. I'll use Parardise as promised.

I'm going crazy over David Bowie's Buldge. (Lol! That reads weird.) It'll be my next mani after Paradise. I also love Lippmann Million Dollar Mermaid. I'm going to pair it with Chanel June for my birthday mani.

Since I've moved into indie polishes, I'm buying more brands than I'm comfortable with. I feel like I need to streamline before things get overwhelming. I'm thinking about returning my Girly Bits polishes. They just don't excite me as much as when I look at my other indies, like A England, Picture Polish, Dollish Polish, etc. So far I have Girly Bits Going Bananas, Face the Music, Twitterpated, and Cosmic Ocean. I wasn't paying attention and didn't realize Cosmic Ocean is basically a duochrome top coat. To all of my indie experts out there, will I be making a mistake if I return them? The reviews for the brand seem to be great, but I feel meh about them. At the same time, I'm not sure if I'm giving them a fair chance.

Hi there CC! I wish I could help but I've not yet crossed the Indie polish bridge. You have too vast and amazing a collection to settle for NPs that don't make your heart jump.

 

[Medgal07]

Those are the exact 3 glosses I'm considering. I always hesitate because I generally do not like the tacky texture of lipglasses, but I make exceptions for must have colors. I prefer CSGs. I have a bunch of lipglasses that I barely wear. I always get pulled in by the pretty lip combos posted on Specktra. My TR orders should all arrive tomorrow. I'll be able to give you an assessment at that point. I did more damage w/this collection than I'd anticipated. I tried to exercise some restraint but It was a total fail. I delude myself by saying I'll wear makeup every day and get lots of use out of it. My efforts are always ernest....until the next collection!!!

No problem! I'm thinking you won't be able to find the color since it's an old LE polish. It's nice that the shop let you keep it. It must be very pretty if it's similar to Chanel Rouge Carat.

 

[CartoonChic]

Hi there CC! I wish I could help but I've not yet crossed the Indie polish bridge. You have too vast and amazing a collection to settle for NPs that don't make your heart jump.


My TR orders should all arrive tomorrow. I'll be able to give you an assessment at that point. I did more damage w/this collection than I'd anticipated. I tried to exercise some restraint but It was a total fail. I delude myself by saying I'll wear makeup every day and get lots of use out of it. My efforts are always ernest....until the next collection!!!

That's true about the polishes. I just don't want to make the mistake of judging them too harshly.

Don't be so hard on yourself. You're forgetting your own motto. YOLO!

 

[Dominique33]

@Medgal : yes your efforts are ernest so you have my admiration because my efforts are not so ernest LOL until the next collection !
@Cartoon Chic :

And don't forget : we all have a PhD in nail polish addiction here !

what did I say ? hum yes that's what we are !

 

[Anitacska]

A "small" haul from Boots and TK Maxx...







I also got this set of caviar beads from Poundland for £1. Never tried doing a caviar manicure before, but I figured for £1, I can't lose too much...

 

[Medgal07]

You're right CC...I'd EAT my words but I'm restricted to soft food, post dental work

@Medgal : yes your efforts are ernest so you have my admiration because my efforts are not so ernest LOL until the next collection !
@Cartoon Chic :

And don't forget : we all have a PhD in nail polish addiction here !

what did I say ? hum yes that's what we are !

 

[Medgal07]

Anitacska, you're killing it this week.

Love your NPs. So, so pretty!!

A "small" haul from Boots and TK Maxx...







I also got this set of caviar beads from Poundland for £1. Never tried doing a caviar manicure before, but I figured for £1, I can't lose too much...

 

[lyseD]

On Monday, my dental hygienest had a gel mani that was to die for. It almost made me forget about why I was at the dentist, as it's not exactly my favorite thing to do. It was a soft turquoise with gold glitter from the top of the nail, not quite to mid-nail. It was so pretty. If I did gel manis I would so get that particular one because it was amazing! That said, you probably also want something that will work with your wardrobe for two weeks, and that doesn't necessarily have to be a nude. Coral is always a pretty choice too.

Oh, that sounds gorgeous. Thank you for the suggestion.

 

[MACina]

....those Barielles are to die for!!!

A "small" haul from Boots and TK Maxx...







I also got this set of caviar beads from Poundland for £1. Never tried doing a caviar manicure before, but I figured for £1, I can't lose too much...

 

[Dominique33]

A "small" haul from Boots and TK Maxx...







I also got this set of caviar beads from Poundland for £1. Never tried doing a caviar manicure before, but I figured for £1, I can't lose too much...

Great haul ! I've never tried a caviar manicure either, accent nail is maybe a good option I think.