Nail Polish Discussion - Any Brand

[PearlyQueen]

Meimei on Monday:
Scheduled restock for Enchanted Polish at our big cartel store:
Monday, 26 Jan 2015 (6PM SGT)
Congratulations
Electric Feel
Future Reflections
Kids
The Youth
Time to Pretend

I have them all but maybe you don't!

 

[PearlyQueen]

Thanks. Oh no, you want the spring to come in February, not get colder!

I got Jabberwocky too, it looks lovely. I actually ordered all of them!

I never managed to get any Takkos, and they always sell out immediately on Llarowe, so I thought I'd get them all. Worst case scenario I'll sell the ones I don't like.

Ooh, I envy you for going to Stockholm. It's nearly a year since I last went. I really want to go again this year. But so far I haven't heard about any festivals Europe are doing that I can go to. BUT... they are touring the UK in March and I've managed to get myself VIP packages for 2 of their concerts, one in Bristol and one in London (which I'm going with my Finnish friend, Krissie) which include meet & greet with the band!

Couldn't be more excited!

Anyway, lovely manis as usual. I will show you my two most recent ones in a minute, and my hauls, my orders are starting to roll in.

Lol, I was tempted to get all the ones I don't have, but I didn't go there, stuck with two to keep shipping costs down. Maybe get the others next time around - I've looked at the flakey ones so many times, but I can't decide. I'd definitely have been tempted by Jabberwocky if it hadn't sold out by the time I read your post, so I look forward to hearing how you like it.

 

[Anitacska]

Meimei on Monday:
Scheduled restock for Enchanted Polish at our big cartel store:
Monday, 26 Jan 2015 (6PM SGT)
Congratulations
Electric Feel
Future Reflections
Kids
The Youth
Time to Pretend

I have them all but maybe you don't!

Thanks, I have them all too. Wish she'd make more of the rare ones instead, surely whoever wanted these, could've got them by now.

 

[PearlyQueen]

Thank you! I was rather pleased with it myself.


Oh good! Shipping is ridiculous. Up to 2 bottles it's $7.50, then for 4 it jumps to $18.50! So if you want 4, just place two orders. Doesn't make sense. I paid $50 for the 14 Takkos!

But for another bottle it would've been $70! I know this as I had one polish in my basket that I'd been planning to buy, but had already bought elsewhere. So swiftly removed it and the shipping cost went down by $20!


I don't own a Helmer and don't have space for one sadly. Plus one wouldn't even cut it for me, I'd need about 5.


Thanks, I have them all too. Wish she'd make more of the rare ones instead, surely whoever wanted these, could've got them by now.

Well my MM shipping was $11 for two bottles, that's why I thought it had gone up a fair bit - I ordered two bottles in an Xmas time order and it was $7.50 then.
Grrrr.

 

[Anitacska]

Well my MM shipping was $11 for two bottles, that's why I thought it had gone up a fair bit - I ordered two bottles in an Xmas time order and it was $7.50 then.
Grrrr.

Oh I think that might be because the Takkos cost $25 each, so it's probably based on value rather than number of bottles. I've just bought the two new Glam LE MeiMei exclusives and they ship for $7.50. I was also looking at some Pretty & Polishes polishes and added 2 of those and that's when the shipping jumped to $11 then $18.50. So I placed two separate orders.

 

[Anitacska]

My two recent manis, Picture Polish Ultra Violence and China Glaze Unpredictable with Barry M Mermaid flakies.



This actually is a lot sparklier in real life, but the sparkles are hard to capture.







I love these flakies, they are so nice. Not like the new-fangled ones, but still very smooth and easy to apply.

 

[Anitacska]

Right then, haul pictures.


Second Star to the Right, A Land Without Magic, Don't Stop Believin', Blizzard, In a Flurry, Frozen Heart


Green on the Runway, Go With the Lava Flow, Dashboard Dreamer, Wanderlust, Sun's Up Top Down, Pack Lightly


Sweetie Belle, Ridge Filling Base Coat


Wreath for the Stars, Pictures in my Head, A Whole New World, Peace of Mind, Friend Like Me, Divine Cosmos, Desperate Souls, Underneath the Milky Way

These were from Harlow & Co, I also got the newest Pueen stamping set.


Galaxy, Counting Stars, Rouge-Lette in Love

Phew! I have so many more coming, so much for my low buy. Hohum.

 

[PearlyQueen]

Oh I think that might be because the Takkos cost $25 each, so it's probably based on value rather than number of bottles. I've just bought the two new Glam LE MeiMei exclusives and they ship for $7.50. I was also looking at some Pretty & Polishes polishes and added 2 of those and that's when the shipping jumped to $11 then $18.50. So I placed two separate orders.

After I posted here I emailed her, it is indeed based on value, so that explains it! I did the same as you with my Xmas 4 bottles, split it into two orders to save shipping costs - very weird way of working!

 

[PearlyQueen]

Right then, haul pictures.


Second Star to the Right, A Land Without Magic, Don't Stop Believin', Blizzard, In a Flurry, Frozen Heart


Green on the Runway, Go With the Lava Flow, Dashboard Dreamer, Wanderlust, Sun's Up Top Down, Pack Lightly


Sweetie Belle, Ridge Filling Base Coat


Wreath for the Stars, Pictures in my Head, A Whole New World, Peace of Mind, Friend Like Me, Divine Cosmos, Desperate Souls, Underneath the Milky Way

These were from Harlow & Co, I also got the newest Pueen stamping set.


Galaxy, Counting Stars, Rouge-Lette in Love

Phew! I have so many more coming, so much for my low buy. Hohum.

Wow, stunning! And I love the way your hauls make mine look moderate lol!
I have a lot of those Glam polishes coming too....

 

[Anitacska]

Wow, stunning!  And I love the way your hauls make mine look moderate lol! I have a lot of those Glam polishes coming too.... 

Thanks. It's always good to know someone else is more mental about nail polish than you!

 

[PearlyQueen]

New polishes!


Just two this week! Dance Legend 607 topcoat, Colors by Llarowe Show Me The Love

 

[PearlyQueen]

And my new mani is Polish Me Silly - All Wrapped Up:




A complete pig to work with! And way out of my comfort zone...
This was a free with your order polish though I chose it.
After spending ages doing it (3 coats, plus fishing for glitters (NOT EASY!), plus cleaning up glitters, plus correcting mistakes, followed by giving up altogether, and whacking on 2 coats of HK Girl) I wasn't at all convinced. But it has grown on me!
This was also my first use of HK Girl - and it seemed to correct most of the flaws in the white base, at least as far as I can see. I did have a bit of an accident with it too though, left a big lump on one nail which I didn't spot till it was dry, so I had to do more repairs on that one!! However, forewarned etc, and I really felt it was a great topcoat both for correcting the appearance of a slightly dodgy white and for securing those big glitters.
I've never been especially tempted by this style of polish, though I know it's one of the staple finishes for the indie industry, and I don't see me rushing out to buy another hundred versions of it! However, it's actually quite nice to have one I quite like, though I really don't look forward to fighting with this polish again in the future.
By the way, this is the promo pic:

Not quite the same...

 

[Anitacska]

And my new mani is Polish Me Silly - All Wrapped Up:




A complete pig to work with! And way out of my comfort zone...
This was a free with your order polish though I chose it.
After spending ages doing it (3 coats, plus fishing for glitters (NOT EASY!), plus cleaning up glitters, plus correcting mistakes, followed by giving up altogether, and whacking on 2 coats of HK Girl) I wasn't at all convinced. But it has grown on me!
This was also my first use of HK Girl - and it seemed to correct most of the flaws in the white base, at least as far as I can see. I did have a bit of an accident with it too though, left a big lump on one nail which I didn't spot till it was dry, so I had to do more repairs on that one!! However, forewarned etc, and I really felt it was a great topcoat both for correcting the appearance of a slightly dodgy white and for securing those big glitters.
I've never been especially tempted by this style of polish, though I know it's one of the staple finishes for the indie industry, and I don't see me rushing out to buy another hundred versions of it! However, it's actually quite nice to have one I quite like, though I really don't look forward to fighting with this polish again in the future.
By the way, this is the promo pic:

Not quite the same...

I like it, but yeah, the blogger must have fished out a lot of the big round glitter when doing that mani! Quite funny actually, when I saw your picture I was thinking, ooh, that's not like you to wear a polish like this. Then I read the "way out of my comfort zone" bit.

 

[PearlyQueen]

Nice little haul!


I like it, but yeah, the blogger must have fished out a lot of the big round glitter when doing that mani! Quite funny actually, when I saw your picture I was thinking, ooh, that's not like you to wear a polish like this. Then I read the "way out of my comfort zone" bit.

Lol, yes it's a bit unusual for me!
You know, I think I got one single big glitter over the course of three coats of polish, as hard to catch as Moby Dick - and it took loads of searching to get the few I have...

 

[Anneri]

@mrv, lovely manis! Love the purple. You asked about the holo pigment, right? It's from etsy. Search for spectraflair! @anitacska, oh em gee that haul! Love the Glam polishes. Lovely stamping as well. You're really getting the hang of it! @pearlyqueen, despite being out of your comfort zone your mani's looking great on you! Well done! It's really flattering for your skin tone as well. Speaking of comfort zone - I did my first water marble tonight. It annoyed the crap out of it - it's sooooooo messy - but it was the first time I got a proper bullseye and the polishes spread as they should. I didn't manage to get a proper pattern on my nails though - no idea what I did wrong - but I was so pleased that it nearly worked out I wanted to share a pic real quick:

 

[Anitacska]

Lol, yes it's a bit unusual for me! You know, I think I got one single big glitter over the course of three coats of polish, as hard to catch as Moby Dick - and it took loads of searching to get the few I have...

Did you try turning the bottle upside down beforehand? That helps sometimes. It's still nice though.

 

[Anitacska]

@mrv, lovely manis! Love the purple. You asked about the holo pigment, right? It's from etsy. Search for spectraflair! @anitacska, oh em gee that haul! Love the Glam polishes. Lovely stamping as well. You're really getting the hang of it! @pearlyqueen, despite being out of your comfort zone your mani's looking great on you! Well done! It's really flattering for your skin tone as well. Speaking of comfort zone - I did my first water marble tonight. It annoyed the crap out of it - it's sooooooo messy - but it was the first time I got a proper bullseye and the polishes spread as they should. I didn't manage to get a proper pattern on my nails though - no idea what I did wrong - but I was so pleased that it nearly worked out I wanted to share a pic real quick:

Thanks Anneri! I really like the water marble mani. I still haven't tried it myself. One day...

 

[Fuzzy]

And my new mani is Polish Me Silly - All Wrapped Up:




A complete pig to work with! And way out of my comfort zone...
This was a free with your order polish though I chose it.
After spending ages doing it (3 coats, plus fishing for glitters (NOT EASY!), plus cleaning up glitters, plus correcting mistakes, followed by giving up altogether, and whacking on 2 coats of HK Girl) I wasn't at all convinced. But it has grown on me!
This was also my first use of HK Girl - and it seemed to correct most of the flaws in the white base, at least as far as I can see. I did have a bit of an accident with it too though, left a big lump on one nail which I didn't spot till it was dry, so I had to do more repairs on that one!! However, forewarned etc, and I really felt it was a great topcoat both for correcting the appearance of a slightly dodgy white and for securing those big glitters.
I've never been especially tempted by this style of polish, though I know it's one of the staple finishes for the indie industry, and I don't see me rushing out to buy another hundred versions of it! However, it's actually quite nice to have one I quite like, though I really don't look forward to fighting with this polish again in the future.
By the way, this is the promo pic:

Not quite the same...

Always interesting to try something new, good job! Manis with big glitter polish always take me forever, there's a lot of dabbing and poking and waiting for things to dry involved.

this one from xmas took approximately 10000 hours lol

(KbShimmer Snow Flaking Way! over CbL Grape Juice)

more later!

 

[PearlyQueen]

I do love a water marble, and that one looks very pretty! Well done, I've always fancied trying it but I can't be bothered with the faff - this mani was hassle enough!

 

[PearlyQueen]

Did you try turning the bottle upside down beforehand? That helps sometimes. It's still nice though.

I did have a go at that, didn't seem to make a difference, it's either too thick or there aren't very many of them!