Nail Polish Discussion - Any Brand

[MRV]

Lovely Takko, pretty purple and a fun green giraffe mani, love them all!

Thanks, PQ!

 

[MRV]

On another note, for those who aren't sure about the flakies, maybe this will change your mind:




by IG user @lakkomlakkom

Oh, pretty! So this is a mix?

Lastly the current mani: Elevation Mount Meru and Limestone. MM was really thick but it's ok now. Limestone had the bad brush but it's a very nice polish. I recommend it to those who love white polish! (These two are maybe not the best choises with my red hands .)

 

[Honi]

What is that glorious rainbowf flakie and how do i get it?!

 

[PearlyQueen]

Arrgh.. So I'm using Stackry for US-only restocks / sellers and I made a new shipment a couple of days ago. I used them before and everything went ok. But now they messaged me that they can't ship the package to me because it contains nail polish and they don't have a shipping licence for this... so they are proposing to either send the packages back to the retailers, ship them via ground to a US or Canada adress or to wait several months until they have obtained said licence.

What?

Anyone else encountered this problem before?

I had to laugh a bit though, because the message said "the packages contain large amounts of nail polish". It's 10 bottles. Girl, you haven't seen our stashes....

Oh no I hope you get it sorted.
And I hope I don't encounter this when I next empty it, I'd be gutted.
It certainly hasn't happened to me before - and I've had some large consignments.

 

[PearlyQueen]

Oh sorry, got confused, Germany, not Australia. I was obviously thinking of someone else. That is odd, could've just been some busybody packing it. Have you got anyone to ship it to in the US or Canada to forward it to you? Hope you manage to sort it out. I have just consolidated my packages, so will let you know what they say. Bloody hope this isn't the end of my US nail polish buying. The Royal Mail is already being such an arse about nail polish, I really don't want to not be able to buy directly from the US. I do have a friend whom I could ask to ship my stuff should the Stackry forwarding fail, but I can't keep asking her all the time, so if this falls through then I guess that's it. Not happy.

Do please let me know how it goes, I'm panicking slightly now.
If they refuse yours too, I may just forward mine without consolidating, hopefully if they don't open the packages at all they won't refuse to ship.
As you say, it would be really depressing to lose a service I've come to rely on, and I don't have anyone in the US I can use.

 

[PearlyQueen]

On another note, for those who aren't sure about the flakies, maybe this will change your mind:




by IG user @lakkomlakkom

Lol, you big enabler you! I doubt I could make my nails look this good mind you...
They undoubtedly look fabulous!

 

[Anneri]

What is that glorious rainbowf flakie and how do i get it?!

It's one of ILNP's flakies. I don't know it's exact name, but if you want to browse their page you're going to find it!

http://www.ilnp.com/

 

[MRV]

What is that glorious rainbowf flakie and how do i get it?!

It's a mix of 4: #paradoxh #neonrosebudh #openfieldsh #icehouseh

 

[Anitacska]

It's a mix of 4: #paradoxh #neonrosebudh #openfieldsh #icehouseh

I was just coming to say that. She said she dropped the polishes in water like marbling, but didn't mix them. She is very talented, comes up with great ideas. Sponging the flakies onto the nail can give similar effect too.

 

[awickedshape]

Thanks, Anitacska! I have not really bought much from lllarowe either (just 9 this year I checked!). Mainly due to the currency situation and I've got a 1000% new bathroom and 99% new kitchen on their way so there's not so much room for NP.


Thanks, I'm already better now. I never get the flu really, it's just trying wear me down, but I'm always stronger.


Very pretty! I have not worn this one either. Def. looks better on the nails than in the bottle.


And now it's the purple week!


Sorry to hear this. Hope you will get your stuff. Maybe someone in the US can help you.

And 10 is not a large amout, it hardly equals one in np terms!


Oh, pretty! So this is a mix?

Lastly the current mani: Elevation Mount Meru and Limestone. MM was really thick but it's ok now. Limestone had the bad brush but it's a very nice polish. I recommend it to those who love white polish! (These two are maybe not the best choises with my red hands .)

I like that toffee brown

 

[Anitacska]

Do please let me know how it goes, I'm panicking slightly now. If they refuse yours too, I may just forward mine without consolidating, hopefully if they don't open the packages at all they won't refuse to ship. As you say, it would be really depressing to lose a service I've come to rely on, and I don't have anyone in the US I can use.

That's not a bad idea! Lots of extra shipping cost though, but better than nothing. I'll let you know what happens with mine. I have checked and it does say in their terms that they can't forward nail polish, don't know if that's new or they've suddenly decided to be difficult or it could just be a one-off. In any case, it leaves me worried about any future purchases.

 

[PearlyQueen]

I remember checking with them before I set up my account, and they said they could - and being a hoarder, I still have the emails:
Me to them:
Hi, can you handle nail polish for shipping to UK?
Thanks,
Them to me:
Hello Anne,

Yes we can.

Thank you,
Cecilia
Stackry Support

Dated September 2013...

I will kick up a fuss if they lied to me!

 

[Anitacska]

I remember checking with them before I set up my account, and they said they could - and being a hoarder, I still have the emails:
Me to them:
Hi, can you handle nail polish for shipping to UK?
Thanks,
Them to me:
Hello Anne,

Yes we can.

Thank you,
Cecilia
Stackry Support

Dated September 2013...

I will kick up a fuss if they lied to me!

Hmm, interesting. Wonder if the regulations about the nail polish came in effect after that date? Oh well, we shall see. Of course not being able to order from the US would probably save me a significant amount of money. That said, with RC now stocking more brands than Llarowe, I don't really need to go elsewhere. And luckily most of the European webshops still deliver to the UK. On that note, Pshiiit really could get on with that restock now, she announced it ages ago, don't know what she's waiting for.

 

[Honi]

Thanks for the answers ladies <3

 

[Anitacska]

Today's mani Marc Jacobs Oui with CbL I Need a Holo-Day on the accents:

 

[rekhyt]

I hope they'll ship you your packages, Anitacska and PearlyQueen! This was their message: Subject: Your Stackry Shipment! Prohibited Items. I am so very sorry about this, but your packages both contain large amounts of nail polish and nail polish is an item that is prohibited from being shipped without a proper shipping license. Unfortunately at this time, we do not have this license and cannot ship these items to you via any air shipping method. The only thing that we can do for these items is either return them to the retailer for you or ship them via Ground service somewhere in the US or Canada. We will be able to ship these types of items for an additional fee within the next several months once the license is obtained, so if you would like us to hold these items for you until then, we could do that as well. I am very sorry for the inconvenience that this has caused, please let me know if you have any questions. If need be, a representative will follow-up with you as soon as possible. You can also add to this ticket by responding to this email. Please note that our working hours are Monday through Friday 9am-5pm EST. Teresa Phillips Your Stackry Team -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I replied and asked how long it'll take for them to get that licence. Not too thrilled about additional fees but at least it sounds as if they will be able to ship nail polish "officially" in a couple of months? And concerning the EP restock, Pshiiit just said on twitter that she hasn't received the shipment yet and that it apparently won't be a surprise restock.

 

[Anitacska]

I hope they'll ship you your packages, Anitacska and PearlyQueen! This was their message: Subject: Your Stackry Shipment! Prohibited Items. I am so very sorry about this, but your packages both contain large amounts of nail polish and nail polish is an item that is prohibited from being shipped without a proper shipping license. Unfortunately at this time, we do not have this license and cannot ship these items to you via any air shipping method. The only thing that we can do for these items is either return them to the retailer for you or ship them via Ground service somewhere in the US or Canada. We will be able to ship these types of items for an additional fee within the next several months once the license is obtained, so if you would like us to hold these items for you until then, we could do that as well. I am very sorry for the inconvenience that this has caused, please let me know if you have any questions. If need be, a representative will follow-up with you as soon as possible. You can also add to this ticket by responding to this email. Please note that our working hours are Monday through Friday 9am-5pm EST. Teresa Phillips Your Stackry Team -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I replied and asked how long it'll take for them to get that licence. Not too thrilled about additional fees but at least it sounds as if they will be able to ship nail polish "officially" in a couple of months? And concerning the EP restock, Pshiiit just said on twitter that she hasn't received the shipment yet and that it apparently won't be a surprise restock.

Thanks for this, at least now I know I don't need to stalk Pshiiit on FB and IG. I thought she had received her shipment already since she had all 6 flakies. Weird. Please keep us posted on the Stackry situation. I consolidated 5 packages yesterday, still waiting for them to email me when it's done, it's taking longer than usual, so I might be receiving one of those messages too.

 

[Anitacska]

Still haven't heard from Stackry, so I'm sure I'll be getting one of those messages very soon. Ugh. I now have another package sitting there (from Glam Polish), so will try and have it shipped without consolidating, hopefully that will work. Otherwise I'll be asking my friend to ship them to me, but it will have to be a one off and I won't be able to carry on buying from the US (or from Glam Polish and Lilypad Lacquer though their US distributor). Just when Glam Polish have announced a gorgeous trio (Oh, Em, Gee) that's going to be a LE store exclusive.

And I can say goodbye to buying from people on FB as most won't ship abroad.

Oh well. It's not like I have a shortage of polishes though. On that note, I was very naughty yesterday, bought a ton of cheap polishes in the shops and also ordered 6 of the new CbLs (plus 2 older ones) from RC. Anyone got anything from the Pretty Woman collection? I've ordered all the holos. Oops.













Those multichromes are probably dupes of dupes of polishes I already have, but I still couldn't leave them. I clearly have a problem.

 

[Anitacska]

Another haul picture, my Femme Fatale order came from RC today:





Also, did a new mani and pedi last night. Second pedi this year, w00t! It was really hot here yesterday, 25 C, and my holiday pedi had chipped due to being in the pool and waterparks, so had to replace it. Mani is OPI Kermit Me To Speak with Let's Do Anything We Want on the accents. Love the shift and the glitter is really pretty too. Pedi is Liquid Sky Lacquer Sugar Snap Pea.

 

[PearlyQueen]

Today's mani Marc Jacobs Oui with CbL I Need a Holo-Day on the accents:

Ooo, vibrant! Love it!