Nail Polish Discussion - Any Brand

[Anneri]

I just ordered some bits and bobs of the Llarowe sale - I nearly didn't because 17,25$ for shipping three polishes, the new stamper and a stamping plate?! Really?!

I won't get any CbLs - yet. I had my eye on the Hypnotic Polish Cupcake exclusive but ended replicating it today on my own - and it was a lot more fun than just buying it! Sadly it's already quite dark, but if the sun is shining tomorrow I'll post some pics!

 

[Anitacska]

I just ordered some bits and bobs of the Llarowe sale - I nearly didn't because 17,25$ for shipping three polishes, the new stamper and a stamping plate?! Really?!

I won't get any CbLs - yet. I had my eye on the Hypnotic Polish Cupcake exclusive but ended replicating it today on my own - and it was a lot more fun than just buying it! Sadly it's already quite dark, but if the sun is shining tomorrow I'll post some pics!

That's why I don't like ordering from her. When my friend forwarded my Glams the postage was $12 something for 3 polishes. Doubt the stamper and the plate would add that much weight.

 

[PearlyQueen]

Thank you! The lighter Glam is just as gorgeous, it has pink and blue glitter as well as the light purple microglitter. Reminds me of one of the Liquid Sky Lacquer polishes (can't remember the name, but more blingy).

You're welcome. On that matter, I contacted the EP woman to see if she's had a change of heart about marking the international packages down a bit, but nope.

Actually, PearlyQueen, did she send your packages separately in the end and did you escape customs?


There's 2 I really like, but haven't ordered them yet.


I'm the opposite, I really wanted the silver one, but the other two are so much prettier irl than I thought.

Hahaha, yes, most black cats look the same. Although Midnight is quite unique in that he has a smaller than average head and a larger than average bum.

I think I have used the gold MO for stamping, but for some reason the silver and blue just wouldn't work this time.


Thank you. Yes, Glam Polish is just churning out these pretties. Can't wait to get my hands on the ones at Stackry, anyone heard anything lately?

Also, is anyone getting anything from the new CbL collection? I've ordered two from Hypnotic Polish (RC sold out of the exact same two I wanted before I could check out, obviously everyone else wanted those), but the rest is just a bit samey to me now.

Hi hun, re EP, yes I got them separately and therefore under customs value! The green is fairly pretty, but I'm really not sure the grey is going to work with my skintone at all.
Ozzy had big ears when we got him, but they seem to fit him now - and both his tail and his tongue are extremely long!
Re Stackry, this was my email from them on Tuesday:
"The process to get our license to ship these types of items is dependant on a government approval and we are currently waiting for this to come through, I would like to say that we should be able to do the shipments starting in the next few weeks but it is all about this approval and they don't approve ETA's on this type of thing for us, as soon as we know we can ship your items you will know, you are on a short list of people we will notify immediately!"
So not yet...
Re CbL - I picked out two, but haven't bought yet. In other circumstances I might have gone for a few more, but not while job situation is still sticky. One of the two I picked is already sold out at RC, but I'm sure they'll be back or I can buy elsewhere when I'm ready. I prefer to see more reviews first anyway!

 

[Anitacska]

Hi hun, re EP, yes I got them separately and therefore under customs value! The green is fairly pretty, but I'm really not sure the grey is going to work with my skintone at all.
Ozzy had big ears when we got him, but they seem to fit him now - and both his tail and his tongue are extremely long!
Re Stackry, this was my email from them on Tuesday:
"The process to get our license to ship these types of items is dependant on a government approval and we are currently waiting for this to come through, I would like to say that we should be able to do the shipments starting in the next few weeks but it is all about this approval and they don't approve ETA's on this type of thing for us, as soon as we know we can ship your items you will know, you are on a short list of people we will notify immediately!"
So not yet...
Re CbL - I picked out two, but haven't bought yet. In other circumstances I might have gone for a few more, but not while job situation is still sticky. One of the two I picked is already sold out at RC, but I'm sure they'll be back or I can buy elsewhere when I'm ready. I prefer to see more reviews first anyway!

Thank you for the update, it sounds really promising, although I'm not sure of what the "they don't approve ETA's on this type of thing for us" means. I can't wait to receive all my polishes that have been sitting there, I have Glams (a lot), Lilypads (a lot), ILNPs (a lot), some EPs (incl. the flakies) and some other bits and bobs waiting to come home to me.

Which CbLs do you want? I've ordered Edith and Falsetto Child. I mainly ordered them from Hypnotic Polish because they have a good selection of Dance Legends and there's a few I'd been wanting to get. The pound is pretty strong against the euro at the moment, so even with the shipping it was about the same as ordering from RC.

Speaking of Glams, I've just seen this picture on FB. Of course I want these too.



There's another collection coming in June, pretty pastel flakies, not my cup of tea, but nice nonetheless. http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=c8ac4b7b3f75bbb2911cef8fd&id=90ab145b46 Sadly these are all Glam website exclusive, but hopefully I'll be able to get them once Stackry is able to ship again.

 

[PearlyQueen]

Thank you for the update, it sounds really promising, although I'm not sure of what the "they don't approve ETA's on this type of thing for us" means. I can't wait to receive all my polishes that have been sitting there, I have Glams (a lot), Lilypads (a lot), ILNPs (a lot), some EPs (incl. the flakies) and some other bits and bobs waiting to come home to me.

Which CbLs do you want? I've ordered Edith and Falsetto Child. I mainly ordered them from Hypnotic Polish because they have a good selection of Dance Legends and there's a few I'd been wanting to get. The pound is pretty strong against the euro at the moment, so even with the shipping it was about the same as ordering from RC.

Speaking of Glams, I've just seen this picture on FB. Of course I want these too.



There's another collection coming in June, pretty pastel flakies, not my cup of tea, but nice nonetheless. http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=c8ac4b7b3f75bbb2911cef8fd&id=90ab145b46 Sadly these are all Glam website exclusive, but hopefully I'll be able to get them once Stackry is able to ship again.

I took it to mean that their Government wouldn't tell them how long it will take. I have CbLs, Above The Curves, Elevations and Glams plus a few oddments in my box, and I want them!
My two chosen CbLs are Mean Dean Profitt and No I'm Still Tacky - not unique ones, I know, but I like them! But by the same token, I do have similar so if I can't afford them it won't be the end of the world. I did have a look - they're sold out at Hypnotic too!
New Glams aren't my colours, though I fancy a few of Knockout 2 and maybe the Kate Bush ones. And possibly a few others...

 

[Anneri]

Don't mention the weak Euro or I'll start to cry. I'll have to start to make all my polishes myself if the Euro gets any weaker!!! But even supplies are really expensive right now - sigh. Here're the two I made yesterday:

Sadly you don't see the ton of blue flakies in the last one that well.

 

[PearlyQueen]

Sadly you don't see the ton of blue flakies in the last one that well.

I really like both of those! The exchange rate fluctuations are sooo annoying sometimes (and brilliant at others!).

 

[Anitacska]

Don't mention the weak Euro or I'll start to cry. I'll have to start to make all my polishes myself if the Euro gets any weaker!!! But even supplies are really expensive right now - sigh. Here're the two I made yesterday:

Sadly you don't see the ton of blue flakies in the last one that well.

Oh no, sorry Anneri! Both your creations look really pretty.

 

[Anitacska]

Anneri, where do you get your flakies from? Can you let me know some links please? Thanks.

 

[Anitacska]

Couple of haul pictures, first is from Sally Magpies, second is from Escentual.


The Lilypads are Parma Violet and Bluebell.


Blue Ocean (it's greener irl)

My mani is Cirque Vesusius with Kiko 404 glitter polish.

 

[PearlyQueen]

Couple of haul pictures, first is from Sally Magpies, second is from Escentual.


The Lilypads are Parma Violet and Bluebell.


Blue Ocean (it's greener irl)

My mani is Cirque Vesusius with Kiko 404 glitter polish.

Love your little SM haul - I was tempted when she had her sale, but I resisted. Those Lilypads look stunning though!
Really pretty mani - love a good pink holo.

 

[Anitacska]

Love your little SM haul - I was tempted when she had her sale, but I resisted. Those Lilypads look stunning though!
Really pretty mani - love a good pink holo.

Thank you! She doesn't have a lot of new stuff and I've bought most of the Lilypads she stocks, but somehow I missed these two.

Vesuvius is a funny colour, it looks red in the bottle, pink in some lights and red in others. Definitely a cool pinkish red though.

 

[awickedshape]

Couple of haul pictures, first is from Sally Magpies, second is from Escentual. The Lilypads are Parma Violet and Bluebell. Blue Ocean (it's greener irl) My mani is Cirque Vesusius with Kiko 404 glitter polish.

Blue Ocean is lovely

 

[MRV]

Couple of haul pictures, first is from Sally Magpies, second is from Escentual.


The Lilypads are Parma Violet and Bluebell.


Blue Ocean (it's greener irl)

My mani is Cirque Vesusius with Kiko 404 glitter polish.

Pretty LLs. I was eyeing that Guerlain, too, but then ordered one of the new YSLs.

Lovely mani!


My hands are looking worse again but here's EP June 2014 and Unicorn:

 

[Anitacska]

Pretty duo and a very pretty mani! Love greens.

Looks like I'm so safe: I have no Glams, GGs, or IBs. But I did order some Different Dimension polishes.


Thanks, PQ! You can still get the FF once they restock it.

I'm skipping for now (when is it coming out again?). I've just ordered a load of NPs! And I was able to order directly from FF after all!

I ordered a few DD neons, too. But had I known Harlow was going to restock KBS the same night I probably would have skipped them. (Why people annouce their restocks so late?! Like I missed Hare's surprise LE restock because she told about it only a few hours(?) before (= late night here), and I got the message only next morning (= too late).) LLarowe really is too expensive: I paid like 20 Euros more for my Harlow order and got more 5 polishes!


Nice!

CAD and AUD feel soooo much better than the USD though!

Awesome! You don't need to order it seems!


Pretty LLs. I was eyeing that Guerlain, too, but then ordered one of the new YSLs.

Lovely mani!


My hands are looking worse again but here's EP June 2014 and Unicorn:

Aah, this mani is gorgeous! I was just thinking I should use June 2014 for my pedi as May 2015 is looking worse for wear (even though it's less than 3 weeks old). Since I don't have June 2013 *sigh*.

How come you ordered from FF directly? Is it a lot cheaper? What about customs? I'll wait for RC to get them, i have a £15 credit I can use against the order.

The CbL collection is out on the 15th (preorder), but RC and HP have already got them. Which is a bit weird, but I'm not complaining.

 

[MRV]

Aah, this mani is gorgeous! I was just thinking I should use June 2014 for my pedi as May 2015 is looking worse for wear (even though it's less than 3 weeks old). Since I don't have June 2013 *sigh*.

How come you ordered from FF directly? Is it a lot cheaper? What about customs? I'll wait for RC to get them, i have a £15 credit I can use against the order.

The CbL collection is out on the 15th (preorder), but RC and HP have already got them. Which is a bit weird, but I'm not complaining.

Thank you! You should wear it, too. It's a lovely purple, kind of flashing between red and blue purple. I dont' have June 2013 either, I started with them in October 2013 I think.

Well, I decided to write her and ask! And now she says I can also order up to 7 polishes insured (their page is not stating this), so I was like YEAH! Had I used the 47 AUD + DHL shipping, the customs and taxes would have been a 100% sure thing, but now we'll see. The customs have never been interested in my NP packages - no matter what content/value (most have been whatever + undevalued without asking though). As I placed two orders (the collection and a bunch of EdMs

), I asked her to do an experiment. She's going to send one of the packages normally, and the other devalued. And I'm crossing my fingers.

I think it's much cheaper to order directly, at least for us Euro girls. Even if the taxes are included (> in average it makes 10.50 Euros / one FF with taxes), it's ok.

 

[Anitacska]

Thank you! You should wear it, too. It's a lovely purple, kind of flashing between red and blue purple. I dont' have June 2013 either, I started with them in October 2013 I think.

Well, I decided to write her and ask! And now she says I can also order up to 7 polishes insured (their page is not stating this), so I was like YEAH! Had I used the 47 AUD + DHL shipping, the customs and taxes would have been a 100% sure thing, but now we'll see. The customs have never been interested in my NP packages - no matter what content/value (most have been whatever + undevalued without asking though). As I placed two orders (the collection and a bunch of EdMs

), I asked her to do an experiment. She's going to send one of the packages normally, and the other devalued. And I'm crossing my fingers.

I think it's much cheaper to order directly, at least for us Euro girls. Even if the taxes are included (> in average it makes 10.50 Euros / one FF with taxes), it's ok.

I will! But decided against putting it on my toes as the duochrome effect would be lost, I think I will kind of copy your mani and pair it with one of my IB holo flakies. I pulled them all out to see which has the same shift and I think I've found a nearly exact match.

I see. FF is £8 from RC with free shipping and no risk of customs and no waiting for 2 weeks, so I'll just wait for her to have them. Hopefully she'll also restock the other collection as I want to pick up the two I've missed. Hope you manage to skip customs. Looking forward to hearing what you think of the new polishes. Did you order the whole collection? I think I'm only getting 5 of them.

 

[awickedshape]

Was going to use Don't Mess With OPI but decided to try Zoya Dillon np today

 

[Anneri]

Love how you coordinated polish with sandals, AWS!

 

[awickedshape]

Love how you coordinated polish with sandals, AWS!

Thank you [@]Anneri[/@]!!