Nail Polish Discussion - Any Brand

[Anneri]

Thank you to all of you for your kind words about Mathilda! MRV, try hairspray to set the stamping! I've read that many times on a lot of blogs - haven't tried it though. PearlyQueen, great haul!!! Last Contrast, Fuzzy, Anitacska and PearlyQueen - love your manis! I've been mixing again and this came out:

This is the first mani I did with it:

I used an Essie polish for the accent nail, but can't remember which - sorry. This is the second - with Essie Full Steam Ahead and aengland Excalibur.

 

[Anitacska]

LLarowe posted this on FB:

We are having a huge retirement party. Many of the Colors by llarowe are being retired and/or were limited edition and the last restock will be tomorrow for these colors. Anything on the site currently will be restocked.
Retirees:
Bea Stings!
Best Day of My Life
Bless Your Wicked Little Heart
Come Dance the Hora
Concrete Jungle
Coral Confusion
Days of Our Polish
Deanna, It's Blue
Ebony & Emeralds
Fresh Cut Grass
Gizzards & Lizards
Gizmo
Grace
Grape Juice
Gunfighter
Holly
It's Spring Somewhere
Julie Julie Julie
Let's Tango
Little Boy Blue
Lucy I'm Home
Mojito
Moonshine
Monkey See Monkey Do
NMETIAC
OABTRAD
Oxen
P38
P47
P51
Paper Moon
Parts & Pieces
Pink Twinkle
Purple Pizzaz
Rizzo
Sizzlin Liz
Sparkles Are A Girl's Best Friend
Strega
Ted's Laugh
Tequila IV
Thriller
True Colors
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Voodoo
Waters of Belize
Woman from Tokyo
Woodstock
Young Grasshopper
Whew! Making room for new colors and those will be launched on May 26th!

 

[Anitacska]

Latest manis: Hare Read My Biorythm



And Dior Sunnies. It looks really red here, but it's actually orange / coral-orange. Finally I managed to do a perfect stamping, and the TC smudged it again! I don't know if the problem is the stamping polish (Konad) or the TC (Essie Good to Go)

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Me likey! Do you let the stamping dry for a while before putting on the topcoat? Also, I've noticed that if you do more than one stroke over the stamping, then it gets messed up. One quick stroke should work okay. At least it does for me.

Quote: Originally Posted by Anneri

Thank you to all of you for your kind words about Mathilda!

MRV, try hairspray to set the stamping! I've read that many times on a lot of blogs - haven't tried it though.

PearlyQueen, great haul!!!

Last Contrast, Fuzzy, Anitacska and PearlyQueen - love your manis!

I've been mixing again and this came out:



This is the first mani I did with it:

I used an Essie polish for the accent nail, but can't remember which - sorry.

This is the second - with Essie Full Steam Ahead and aengland Excalibur.

I love your creations and manis!

My little haul arrived today. Actually these are from 2 different places, the OPIs are from Nail Polish Direct and the rest from Mei Mei.

 

[Anitacska]

Another update from Llarowe:

Thursday, May 8th we will be launching/restocking the following lines at 12:00pm MDT and again at 7:00pm MDT:
Colors by llarowe - restock
Contrary Polish - restock
Different Dimension - restock
Picture Polish - restock


I won't be ordering from this restock either. What I really want at the moment is the new Crowstoes collection, 9 Realms, but I don't know when it will be released yet. I did order a few things from Rainbow Connection yesterday, mainly Ethereal Lacquers.

 

[Medgal07]

Latest manis: Hare Read My Biorythm



And Dior Sunnies. It looks really red here, but it's actually orange / coral-orange. Finally I managed to do a perfect stamping, and the TC smudged it again! I don't know if the problem is the stamping polish (Konad) or the TC (Essie Good to Go)

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Oh wow MRV

GORGEOUS!!!!

 

[Medgal07]

Anneri, I didn't know where to take my eyes next-----you are really VERY GOOD with making NP and creating awesome looks! BEAUTIFUL!!!

 

[PearlyQueen]

LLarowe posted this on FB:

We are having a huge retirement party. Many of the Colors by llarowe are being retired and/or were limited edition and the last restock will be tomorrow for these colors. Anything on the site currently will be restocked.
Retirees:
Bea Stings!
Best Day of My Life
Bless Your Wicked Little Heart
Come Dance the Hora
Concrete Jungle
Coral Confusion
Days of Our Polish
Deanna, It's Blue
Ebony & Emeralds
Fresh Cut Grass
Gizzards & Lizards
Gizmo
Grace
Grape Juice
Gunfighter
Holly
It's Spring Somewhere
Julie Julie Julie
Let's Tango
Little Boy Blue
Lucy I'm Home
Mojito
Moonshine
Monkey See Monkey Do
NMETIAC
OABTRAD
Oxen
P38
P47
P51
Paper Moon
Parts & Pieces
Pink Twinkle
Purple Pizzaz
Rizzo
Sizzlin Liz
Sparkles Are A Girl's Best Friend
Strega
Ted's Laugh
Tequila IV
Thriller
True Colors
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Voodoo
Waters of Belize
Woman from Tokyo
Woodstock
Young Grasshopper
Whew! Making room for new colors and those will be launched on May 26th!

There are a few of those I really wouldn't mind picking up, but I just don't have the cash just now
That's more of a massacre than a retirement! Maybe if there are any of the ones I'm after still available at the weekend...as I really want to try for Cosmic Forces on Saturday, and adding a couple of extras should be do-able, but that's a bit of a big ask (and impossible if it's a preorder)

 

[PearlyQueen]

Those are really cute! I'd be terrified to end up with a mush of ugliness if I tried to mix my own - you're very talented with your colour choices.

 

[PearlyQueen]

Such a gorgeous colour! I don't like Illamasqua polishes though, they never look as good as they promise to in the bottle.


Eek, that's expensive. At least we get free shipping over £25 or so. But now I have a store just 20 minutes away, wheee!

Me likey! Do you let the stamping dry for a while before putting on the topcoat? Also, I've noticed that if you do more than one stroke over the stamping, then it gets messed up. One quick stroke should work okay. At least it does for me.


I love your creations and manis!

My little haul arrived today. Actually these are from 2 different places, the OPIs are from Nail Polish Direct and the rest from Mei Mei.

Those look nice - I'm specially taken with the glittery IB one. It didn't appeal to me before, but it looks much sparklier in your pic than I expected.

 

[PearlyQueen]

Another update from Llarowe:

Thursday, May 8th we will be launching/restocking the following lines at 12:00pm MDT and again at 7:00pm MDT:
Colors by llarowe - restock
Contrary Polish - restock
Different Dimension - restock
Picture Polish - restock


I won't be ordering from this restock either. What I really want at the moment is the new Crowstoes collection, 9 Realms, but I don't know when it will be released yet. I did order a few things from Rainbow Connection yesterday, mainly Ethereal Lacquers.

There are a couple of those CrowsToes that I really like the look of - but it's one of those brands that I'm always a bit disappointed with in the flesh. Since I'm broke it's all academic anyway, but I caved on her last collection and bought a couple more, which again didn't impress (in fairness, I've only worn one of the polishes, they just don't call to me from the bottle to wear them NOW!)

 

[PearlyQueen]

Ninja Polish has closed down - don't know if it's temporary or permanent, but she's been MIA for quite a while so it's not a huge surprise.
My last order was a complete nightmare, never got what I was promised/ordered and spent over 3 months chasing for delivery. It's a shame, since she was one of the first places I went to for indies, and was my favourite for a long time, with good prices and really fast international delivery, plus she did some gorgeous own brand polishes.

 

[Anneri]

Thank you, @Anitacska, @Medgal07 and @PearlyQueen!
I really enjoy the lilac mani so much that I don't want to change it -

! I've had some misses as well as the ones that turned out well. The trick is to add pigment and glitter slowly! And some misses can turn out pretty awesome too - I had a bottle turn khaki on me and I didn't like it at all, and after a few days I decided to add some glitters to make it look like a camo pattern and it turned out really awesome. I've had the hardest time with anything nude or beige though.

Won't buy something on the Llarowe restock - am broke after AA!

But that's sad news about Ninja polish. Didn't Buick love their polishes?

 

[Anitacska]

There are a couple of those CrowsToes that I really like the look of - but it's one of those brands that I'm always a bit disappointed with in the flesh. Since I'm broke it's all academic anyway, but I caved on her last collection and bought a couple more, which again didn't impress (in fairness, I've only worn one of the polishes, they just don't call to me from the bottle to wear them NOW!)

Now that I've seen the whole 9 Realms collection, I think I only want 5-6 of them as opposed to all 12.

My current mani, Indigo Bananas Maui. Pleased with this, 2 coats on its own. I was half expecting to put it over a coat of black, but it doesn't need it.

 

[PearlyQueen]

I wonder how many new polishes there will be if she's getting rid of this many!

Yes, it has butterfly and heart glitters and also a glittery jelly base.


Now that I've seen the whole 9 Realms collection, I think I only want 5-6 of them as opposed to all 12.

My current mani, Indigo Bananas Maui. Pleased with this, 2 coats on its own. I was half expecting to put it over a coat of black, but it doesn't need it.

I dread to think how many there will be - but I really have to reign myself in a bit! I've stopped buying all the CbLs like I used to, and I've been sticking to just the holos for a while now, and not even all of those - there are only so many shades of holo polish one girl needs... (allegedly, at least according to my husband)
The last couple of collections I've only bought a few of each, so hopefully I'll feel the same way about the new ones! There's always something there though, and she does make a nice polish.
CrowsToes I really fancy are Nidavellir and Huginn & Muninn, I really find it hard to resist a duochrome. I wouldn't make a special order for them, but if I was getting something else I'd be very tempted to throw those ones in and deal with the disappointment later! (Much as I did with Hellhound and Indian Summer)
Maui looks awesome on you - it was the very first IB I bought and started a love affair that's continued, but I still haven't worn it even though it's been near the top of my "must wear soon" list for ages. It's suffered from the fact that I've spent the last 6 months testing new brands or things similar to planned purchases to help me whittle down the shopping list!

 

[Anneri]

I always claim that I'm holo'd out and then I spot the next great holo and then it goes downhill from there. lol

Just googled the new CrowsToes - holy shit! That is one awesome collection. I only own one CT because it chipped super fast on me and that put me of to order more, but those? OhEmGee! The only thing that irks me is the name Huginn & Muninn. But shouldn't it be Hugin & Munin?! Anyone competent with Norse mythology? I only picked a bit up through Tolkien, Neil Gaiman and my Old English class about ten years ago (eek!).

 

[PearlyQueen]

I always claim that I'm holo'd out and then I spot the next great holo and then it goes downhill from there. lol

Just googled the new CrowsToes - holy shit! That is one awesome collection. I only own one CT because it chipped super fast on me and that put me of to order more, but those? OhEmGee! The only thing that irks me is the name Huginn & Muninn. But shouldn't it be Hugin & Munin?! Anyone competent with Norse mythology? I only picked a bit up through Tolkien, Neil Gaiman and my Old English class about ten years ago (eek!).

I believe the double "n" is the Norse spelling, and the single "n" is anglicised. I'm not an expert, just read fantasy books!

 

[Medgal07]

I always claim that I'm holo'd out and then I spot the next great holo and then it goes downhill from there. lol

Just googled the new CrowsToes - holy shit! That is one awesome collection. I only own one CT because it chipped super fast on me and that put me of to order more, but those? OhEmGee! The only thing that irks me is the name Huginn & Muninn. But shouldn't it be Hugin & Munin?! Anyone competent with Norse mythology? I only picked a bit up through Tolkien, Neil Gaiman and my Old English class about ten years ago (eek!).

We addicts girls are allowed to change our minds at any time!!!! All a part of the addiction---so not your fault, Anneri!

 

[beautywithin]

i decided to open a thread instead being of off topic in other threads.  The shades of you has the color story for 2 upcoming opi collections mariah carey collection http://www.theshadesofu.com/2012/10/opi-partners-with-mariah-carey-to.html central europe collection http://www.theshadesofu.com/2012/10/opi-euro-centrale-collection-for.html

In my spa we use Sparituals and Motives....which do not have the harsh chemicals like formaldehyde. They are both safe for pregnant women and children.

 

[GlamQueen21]

Hey everyone. China Glaze is coming out with a new collection called Off Shore Collection and it comes out next month. By looking at the promo images, the colors are so unbelievably gorgeous!!!

 

[kimibos]

Hey everyone. China Glaze is coming out with a new collection called Off Shore Collection and it comes out next month. By looking at the promo images, the colors are so unbelievably gorgeous!!!

Thanks for sharing!CG does Amazing Colors. i may pick the Teal, Mints and Orange up.