Nail Polish Discussion - Any Brand

[Bcteagirl]

Ok I am finally caught up

I have been quite busy with work.. I have still been wearing polish, but haven't managed to snap many pictures at all, and shamefully NONE of my new gel polish! I have tried a bright red and a robin's egg blue so far, will likely try a grey gel polish next.

I did do the bright red Sephora_X brand polish for valentine's. It was certainly a nice colour, but I didn't notice it lasting any longer than a usual polish, and that was with two top-coats. Has anybody else noticed this?


I have two pictures to share today, and one is almost cheating since I took it before christmas The rose-gold is an Anna Sui (At the office right now as I lent it to a friend). Sephora was demonstrating one of their kits, so I had a nail done up, fun!:




And the last two are my current mani: Model's Own Red Sea. It is a gel polish, the type that comes out a little thicker but does not lead any sort of a lamp to set/cure it. I bought it in the fall of last year, and have worn it more than once so it quickly worked its way into the favourites list. In fact, when NPC put the blue and orangish (yellow?) on sale I bought one of each, and am waiting for them to put the pink on sale before summer rolls around






I had a hard time getting a good picture, but it has silvery glitter shards in a light red gel polish, so it is very unusual. You could put some rather dark glitter underneath (or sandwich it) and have it show through a little.

 

[Anneri]

Hi Bcteagirl! Glad to see you again! Love the red 'pseudo-gel' mani! The spotted mani is easy to do (I only have a tutorial in German, so here's a recap for you). Prep your nails and prepare a water cup like you would for a water marbling. Then drip two or three drops of polish into the lukewarm water. Spray any kind of spray with alcohol in it from a distance (about 20-30cm) at the polish. I used hairspray, but you can use sanitising spray, bodyspray, anything with a high alcohol content. Spots should start to form. Dip your nail in it and remove the polish from the water and start the whole process again. I just managed to snag Steel Town Girl in the Llarowe restock today. Yayyyyyy! Finally. Also got some PP, DD and EdM. And here's today's mani: Essence blue-jeaned.

And Essie On a Silver Platter, mattified:

 

[Anitacska]

You want MOYOU stamping plates, they are fabulous, and the images themselves are sometimes art. They also have a lot of themed palettes. There are far more images on them than you would get on the little round ones. Nail Polish Canada is considering carrying them, and I hope they do! If interested, please go vote for them under 'new brands' on their webpage.

Thanks for the heads up. I've had a look on their website (never heard of this brand before) and I've identified a few I might get. I've also been looking at the Pueen plates on Harlow & Co, but the delivery charges are holding me back. I'm waiting for some new polishes to pop up there before I order.

Speaking of which, my Liquid Sky Lacquer order has finally arrived:



24 Karat Rose is a thermal. I've been waiting to use thermals but my nails have been such uneven length, however, fingers crossed, they are evening out. So maybe I will give thermals a go soon.

I've done a stamping mani again, but this time the stamping is a little hard to see. I guess the base is too shimmery and it's close in colour to the stamping, but hey, practice makes perfect.





I used Urban Decay Xanadu as base and stamped with Dance Legend Cosmic Rainbow.

Hopefully my Rainbow Connection order will arrive tomorrow.

 

[Anitacska]

My Rainbow Connection order has arrived! The Femme Fatale polishes are so pretty!




Midnight Haze, Gentlemen's Scuffle, Mushroom Cloud

The colours are more true in the bottom picture, but the quality is rubbish (took that with my phone). MC is a thermal polish.

Can't wait for tomorrow to try and order the new LE Picture Polishes. Hope I manage to score them, esp Aurora. Anyone else ordering?

 

[Anneri]

Nice manis! I also ordered a couple of Wing Dust polishes (I Can See Your Holo and Bonfire Under the Stars) and a Different Dimension polish.


Thanks for the heads up. I've had a look on their website (never heard of this brand before) and I've identified a few I might get. I've also been looking at the Pueen plates on Harlow & Co, but the delivery charges are holding me back. I'm waiting for some new polishes to pop up there before I order.

Speaking of which, my Liquid Sky Lacquer order has finally arrived:



24 Karat Rose is a thermal. I've been waiting to use thermals but my nails have been such uneven length, however, fingers crossed, they are evening out. So maybe I will give thermals a go soon.

I've done a stamping mani again, but this time the stamping is a little hard to see. I guess the base is too shimmery and it's close in colour to the stamping, but hey, practice makes perfect.





I used Urban Decay Xanadu as base and stamped with Dance Legend Cosmic Rainbow.

Hopefully my Rainbow Connection order will arrive tomorrow.

I like those nearly monochomatic stampings best. I also like to stamp with a matte topcoat, looks great! I wanted to place a big order with all kinds of nail art supplies at Born Pretty Store, but yesterday's LLarowe order got in the way.

I rather like her new shop. Very easy.

Are the new PPs only up at Llarowe or everywhere tomorrow? I just saw a German-based store which carries PP today and it would be cheaper for me to order there in the future. The polishes are slightly more expensive, but I don't have to pay shipping that is the equivalent of one bottle of NP!

 

[Fuzzy]

Thanks, Anitacska! Actually, I had an extended date with my sofa and the flu(ish). No difference to my previous Valentine's!

Oh, that could be the best way to start experimenting with water marbling! Yummy! I can taste them!


Thanks, I would not mind having the tube is more colours! I should have dyed my hair yesterday, too, but I was still too tired to do that.


Thank, minty! Cute mani!


Yes, such a lovely red on you!


Nice to hear that you were able to stamp with no problems now!


I'm wearing EP A Little Fishy Told Me for my father. It's the same-ish colour as my earrings. A light aqua, even grayish, I would say rather than mint.

I would love those matte MAC tubes in turquoise!

Thanks! It's wearing like iron, too! I have to take it off because I have weird growth bare spots at the tops of a few nails and I slammed my thumb in something and the polish got a hairline crack, but didn't come off.

a pretty, soft, puffy cloud color. Very nice mani!

 

[Anitacska]

I did the best stamping so far last night, I used Nails Inc Montpelier Square over OPI Sea You in Hollywood. Plus Femme Fatale Mercury Rain on my thumb and ring finger.



It's so pretty, I can't stop staring at my hands! It also held up really well as we went swimming today and still no chips.

Has anyone ordered any of the new Picture Polishes? I've managed to grab all 5, plus I also ordered Hussy,

Finally, my Indigo Bananas order has arrived. So much prettiness! Plus she also included some candy!

 

[Fuzzy]

I did the best stamping so far last night, I used Nails Inc Montpelier Square over OPI Sea You in Hollywood. Plus Femme Fatale Mercury Rain on my thumb and ring finger.



It's so pretty, I can't stop staring at my hands! It also held up really well as we went swimming today and still no chips.

Has anyone ordered any of the new Picture Polishes? I've managed to grab all 5, plus I also ordered Hussy,

Finally, my Indigo Bananas order has arrived. So much prettiness! Plus she also included some candy!

Wow!

that turned out great!

I ordered Aurora & Solar Flare from Nail Polish Canada a few minutes ago, and I grabbed CbL Root Beer earlier.

Nice haul! those candies are too cute lol

 

[Bcteagirl]

I did the best stamping so far last night, I used Nails Inc Montpelier Square over OPI Sea You in Hollywood. Plus Femme Fatale Mercury Rain on my thumb and ring finger.



It's so pretty, I can't stop staring at my hands! It also held up really well as we went swimming today and still no chips.

Has anyone ordered any of the new Picture Polishes? I've managed to grab all 5, plus I also ordered Hussy,

Finally, my Indigo Bananas order has arrived. So much prettiness! Plus she also included some candy!

Lovely stamping! Jealous of the new polishes!!

 

[Anitacska]

Lovely stamping! Jealous of the new polishes!!

Thank you!

I don't know if anyone's seen this, Enchanted Polish is having another pre-order on Sunday, February 23rd. Time: 12pm PST - 12:30pm PST

It's another mystery polish, so I'm going to pass.

 

[MRV]

I've been a bit busy so I'm just posting a few manis, and get back on commenting later.

These two go well together: FF World of Shadows & CbL In a Dark Place



EdM Bo Peep

 

[MRV]

I did the best stamping so far last night, I used Nails Inc Montpelier Square over OPI Sea You in Hollywood. Plus Femme Fatale Mercury Rain on my thumb and ring finger.



It's so pretty, I can't stop staring at my hands! It also held up really well as we went swimming today and still no chips.

Has anyone ordered any of the new Picture Polishes? I've managed to grab all 5, plus I also ordered Hussy,

Finally, my Indigo Bananas order has arrived. So much prettiness! Plus she also included some candy!

Lovely mani! Love the circles.

 

[Naynadine]

Haven't been in this thread forever!

I hope all of you NPAs are doing great.
I wanted to share these great swatches of the YSL Spicy collection I posted promo pics of a while ago:

YSL La Laque Couture Nail Polish Spicy Collection Photos & Nail Swatches | Evonnz

I'm loving the rose and the ambre, but not sure if I'll buy any because of my low-buy.

 

[Anitacska]

I've been a bit busy so I'm just posting a few manis, and get back on commenting later.

These two go well together: FF World of Shadows & CbL In a Dark Place



EdM Bo Peep

Lovely manis! I especially like the green one.

I haven't got a new one to show off, only just took my previous one off after 3 days (hardly any chipping). But I have some haul pictures. I got 2 of the new Art Deco polishes from Debenhams and my Llarowe order of Hares and a Cadillacquer arrived today ("only" took 16 days).



The Art Deco polishes look really cool over black. Purple from grey to green to blue and green to blue to purple.

 

[Naynadine]

Hi Anitacska! I have one of the Artdeco duochromes as well, a pink-gold, it's really nice.

 

[Monsy]

Lancome spring 2014 Pearl grey

 

[Anitacska]

Last night I did my nails with Illamasqua Perseid (which is a bit meh, but anyway) and used NPB Glitter a-peel under it, and within 12 hours big chunks of my polish peeled off! Has anyone else had this problem with Glitter a-peel? It's nice to be able to peel off the polish when I want to change it, but I'd quite like it to stay on my nails for longer than 12 hours...

On another note I also used Glitter Food and the Dior gel topcoat, I'm happy with those.

Hope everyone's having a good weekend.

 

[MRV]

Last night I did my nails with Illamasqua Perseid (which is a bit meh, but anyway) and used NPB Glitter a-peel under it, and within 12 hours big chunks of my polish peeled off! Has anyone else had this problem with Glitter a-peel? It's nice to be able to peel off the polish when I want to change it, but I'd quite like it to stay on my nails for longer than 12 hours...

On another note I also used Glitter Food and the Dior gel topcoat, I'm happy with those.

Hope everyone's having a good weekend.

I had a crazy cleaning day yesterday. - I have not tried any of those peelable BCs, I doubt they would hold on me.


New mani: Jindie Olive You & Cirque Hellebore

 

[Anitacska]

Naynadine! TY, I've been waiting for these! I want at least Safran and Ambre. Just don't know where to get them from...(not going to pay 30 euros a piece).


Thanks, Anitacska! Those Art Decos look really nice. I know a place here that sells Art Deco but I bet it's expensive.


Nice mani and an interesting colour!

I had a crazy cleaning day yesterday. - I have not tried any of those peelable BCs, I doubt they would hold on me.


New mani: Jindie Olive You & Cirque Hellebore

The Art Deco polishes cost £7.50 here, so that's not bad at all.

Love this mani!

You always come up with such great colour combinations.

 

[Naynadine]

Naynadine! TY, I've been waiting for these! I want at least Safran and Ambre. Just don't know where to get them from...(not going to pay 30 euros a piece).


Thanks, Anitacska! Those Art Decos look really nice. I know a place here that sells Art Deco but I bet it's expensive.


Nice mani and an interesting colour!

I had a crazy cleaning day yesterday. - I have not tried any of those peelable BCs, I doubt they would hold on me.


New mani: Jindie Olive You & Cirque Hellebore

What, 30€?! That sucks. I just saw that the regular price for a YSL polish here is around 25€, I didn't even know since I bought all my YSL at a discounted price. Feelunique sometimes has a sale on them. But I don't know where to get the LE ones for less than retail. I wouldn't pay 25 let alone 30 for them.