Nail Polish Discussion - Any Brand

[Anitacska]

My head is spinning from the Colors by Llarowe restock. I wanted the 2 new LE colors and the Valentine's set. I added everything to my cart as soon as it went live, but never made it to the cart page because of the site crash. I kept trying and was monitoring the Facebook page for updates. Through some miracle, one of my attempts made it to the cart page after mention of the wishlist update. I was able to check out with Good Golly Miss Molly and Smoke Gets in Your Eyes. Now I'm just waiting to order the Valentine's set.

Oh dear. I'm not ordering from Llarowe this time, the holos are beginning to look a bit samey and the site is annoying.

 

[Anneri]

I just got the Llarowe email that she will send out forms to do an order by email.

Like Anitacska I don't want any because the holos start to look the same. I'd love to get the khaki-brown holo with the red shimmer, but I'm not going through all the hassle for just one polish.
Did you all know that when you google LLarowe, the second suggestion google comes up with is 'llarowe drama'?! Lol.

 

[CartoonChic]

Oh dear. I'm not ordering from Llarowe this time, the holos are beginning to look a bit samey and the site is annoying.

I can't wait for the new site ILNP is making for Llarowe. ILNP is my most unstressful indie polish shopping experience ever. Llarowe will greatly benefit from the change. I also can't wait for brighter looking holos for spring.

The good news is that none of the Colors by Llarowe polishes have sold out yet for anyone who's interested. There's still a chance to get everything you want when we're able to order again.

 

[CartoonChic]

I just got the Llarowe email that she will send out forms to do an order by email.

Like Anitacska I don't want any because the holos start to look the same. I'd love to get the khaki-brown holo with the red shimmer, but I'm not going through all the hassle for just one polish.
Did you all know that when you google LLarowe, the second suggestion google comes up with is 'llarowe drama'?! Lol.

 

[MRV]

I managed to get the two LE ones plus Burnt Sugar into my cart. But then I had to start checking out, and actually managed to do that. Maybe I will settle with these this time. Although I was eyeing Gunfighter (last chance for that) - is it any good?

 

[Anitacska]

Norway Nails has also announced that she won't be stocking Enchanted anymore. Looks like EP is pulling out from all retailers, wonder what her plan is?

 

[MRV]

Norway Nails has also announced that she won't be stocking Enchanted anymore. Looks like EP is pulling out from all retailers, wonder what her plan is?

What? Her site looked like she was preparing for a new restock.

 

[Anitacska]

I deal with split nails by putting nail glue on the split and put polish over that. Works most times. Orly has a nail repair kit to, iirc, and there're tutorials on the net for a diy version that uses teabags and glue.
I think my issue at the moment is that I used my nail hardener too much and now my nails are quite hard, but brittle. They don't cope well with pressure nowadays - if I bump into something, they will split. I switched to Essie's Millionails but I'm curious if any of you knows of a product that makes nails less brittle? Not just harder, because I think that's the root of the problem.

Aaaand here are swatches of the OPI Brazil collection! I quite like the teal and the orange creamsicle colour, but I guess the latter would look atrocious on me.
http://imabeautygeek.com/2014/01/15/opi-brazil-collection-first-swatches/#more-48585

This site also had the new Essie Spring collection which I found boring as hell.

I mostly only like the sand polishes, but the duochrome one is interesting too.

My nails are far from strong, so no ide why they break sideways. At least they've stopped peeling now since I started using the Sally Hansen Maximum Growth products, so hopefully they'll grow back quickly.

Here's my mani, Femme Fatale Lucent Ametrine over Nails Inc Dover Street. It's a bit more pinky purple than it shows in the picture, but my camera sucks at picking up purples properly, so I settled for these pictures.



The other night I worked out how much I spent on make up and nail polish and I was shocked, I knew it was loads, but to see the total in black and white...

So I'm selling off loads of my unused/unwanted make up, the link to my sale thread is in my signature if anyone's interested.

 

[Anitacska]

What? Her site looked like she was preparing for a new restock.

Nope. I wonder when Mei Mei will announce that she's not stocking EP anymore...

 

[CartoonChic]

Nope. I wonder when Mei Mei will announce that she's not stocking EP anymore...

That's very interesting. The only thing I can think of is that Enchanted may be going back to only selling them herself, or she may not be making polish anymore. I'm curious what the announcement will be.

 

[CartoonChic]

I managed to get the two LE ones plus Burnt Sugar into my cart. But then I had to start checking out, and actually managed to do that. Maybe I will settle with these this time. Although I was eyeing Gunfighter (last chance for that) - is it any good?

I like Gunfighter. It's a nice dark green, like NARS Zulu or Lippmann Billionaire, except with the same copper shimmer that's in Precious Metal.

Here's a list of discontinued colors: All Bidness, Beam Me Up Scotty, Beat It, Coal in My Stocking, Gunfighter, Hellcat, Oh Christmas Tree, Rednecks and Rubies, Rico Suave, Rudy, Runt, Shy-Ann, Silver and Gold, Sizzlin Liz, Tank Tops & Flip Flops, That's a Fact Jack, The Man in the Red Suit, X-Mas 2013 and Y U All Up in My Grill.

 

[Anitacska]

I like Gunfighter. It's a nice dark green, like NARS Zulu or Lippmann Billionaire, except with the same copper shimmer that's in Precious Metal.

Here's a list of discontinued colors: All Bidness, Beam Me Up Scotty, Beat It, Coal in My Stocking, Gunfighter, Hellcat, Oh Christmas Tree, Rednecks and Rubies, Rico Suave, Rudy, Runt, Shy-Ann, Silver and Gold, Sizzlin Liz, Tank Tops & Flip Flops, That's a Fact Jack, The Man in the Red Suit, X-Mas 2013 and Y U All Up in My Grill.

Thanks. I've been uhming and ahhing over Coal In My Stocking, but I think I will just leave it now, it's not that important. I've been good and haven't bought any polish for 5 days now, lol!

 

[CartoonChic]

Thanks. I've been uhming and ahhing over Coal In My Stocking, but I think I will just leave it now, it's not that important. I've been good and haven't bought any polish for 5 days now, lol!

Good for you!

I know it feels good to stick to something. I didn't give myself a specific limit to follow, but I have been cutting back. This order will be my first polish purchase of the year. I think maybe even my first cosmetic purchase in general. I still have my "must buys," but it'll be nice to not obsess over nail polish 24/7. We can do it!

 

[CartoonChic]

I'm removing a mani right now I did for my January Marie Antoinette theme. I took a page out of MRV's book and did a glitter gradient at the tips. I've been trying to remove the glitter for the past 15 minutes and only got 2 nails done! Le sigh. I'm kicking myself for not using the Glitter A-Peel base coat, but I didn't originally plan to add glitter to each nail. I wore the mani for a week to make it worth it because I knew removal was going to be a hassle.

I don't want to soak off the glitter with remover. I think that would be too much for my nails. I already don't like how dry they look after removing my polish normally. I use Zoya Remove+ and it's very effective. I used to use a natural corn oil base remover before switching over to Remove+. The only reason I switched is because I can drive to Ulta to pick up Remove+ whenever I need to. I have to order the natural oil remover online, so it's not as convenient. But I recall it being much better for my nails without drying them out. Now this is back when I only wore creme polish. I have no idea how the oil remover will fare against glitter. But I'm going to order some more to try it. I don't think I'll be as concerned soaking my nails in the oil remover to take off the glitter.

I'll post a pic of the mani after I'm finished taking it off. This could be a while.

 

[Fuzzy]

Maybe next time just one coat of glitter-a-peel! These all fell off over the course of the day lol Still have 3 clinging on for dear life. Here's some while still on the nail, it's Hare Star Tropics.

I got 5 CbLs Come Dance the Hora Strega Beat it Runt Good Golly Miss Molly(had to lol) No more polish for the rest of the month. That was way too splurgey!

 

[CartoonChic]

I was able to order the Colors by Llarowe Valentine's set tonight. Glad that's finally over. Here's the mani I removed. Picture Polish Warning with Emily de Molly Bellissima on the tips.

Here's my previous Marie Antoinette theme inspired mani. It's also my first mani of 2014. Takko Marie Antoinette. It snowed and was freezing outside when I took this pic. I'm not made for the cold! I was trying capture the pretty pink shimmer in the polish, but couldn't keep my hands exposed to the frigid air for very long.




I'll do my next mani tomorrow. I'm just going to nurture my nails tonight and let them rest.

 

[CartoonChic]

No more polish for the rest of the month. That was way too splurgey!

Star Tropics is really pretty. That's the only thing I don't like about Glitter A-Peel. How the polish can randomly fall off. I only use one coat. I found that putting my sticky base coat on top of it can sometimes prevent that from happening. But I love how quickly and easily you can remove the glitter from the nails. Great haul and very good color choices.

 

[Fuzzy]

Star Tropics is really pretty. That's the only thing I don't like about Glitter A-Peel. How the polish can randomly fall off. I only use one coat. I found that putting my sticky base coat on top of it can sometimes prevent that from happening. But I love how quickly and easily you can remove the glitter from the nails. Great haul and very good color choices.

They've all popped off now, I'll try with just one coat next time and if that doesn't work I'll try something else! lol I'll have to give them a quick swipe of remover tomorrow there's a tiny bit of polish stuck under the edge of the nail... too tired tonight.

Thanks! I hope I like them!

also: Vanilla cupcake Goldfish grahams are probably crack.

 

[Anitacska]

I was able to order the Colors by Llarowe Valentine's set tonight. Glad that's finally over. Here's the mani I removed. Picture Polish Warning with Emily de Molly Bellissima on the tips.

Here's my previous Marie Antoinette theme inspired mani. It's also my first mani of 2014. Takko Marie Antoinette. It snowed and was freezing outside when I took this pic. I'm not made for the cold! I was trying capture the pretty pink shimmer in the polish, but couldn't keep my hands exposed to the frigid air for very long.




I'll do my next mani tomorrow. I'm just going to nurture my nails tonight and let them rest.

Gorgeous, especially the top one!

I found this little gem in Superdrug today, a new Maybelline Street Artist topcoat. They also had green, blue and orange ones, but those didn't have glitter, whereas this has blue, green and purple glitter and purple micro glitter. This is called White Splatter.

 

[honey on boost]

Butter London is having a 50% off sale right now on a ton of colors!!