Nail Polish Discussion - Any Brand

[Anitacska]

Thanks for the tip, PQ. I'll look into them. Due to recent incidents, I will have to be careful with my orders from now on (>start ordering from Europe more). At least these are available here.


Thanks, I just opened my box. They are quite subdued for summer shades.


Thanks, PQ.
Yes, July 2014 is a lovely red (much prettier than July 2015 which I think I've seen before...).


Def. not worth it. I don't do this kind of polishes but the P&J I was wearing last week was a really sheer white, but buildable (I'm a P&J collector though, so that's why I got it).


Thanks, AWC!


Pretty!


Vampy! I have no idea about the brand.


Thank you, elkanits.

Nice manis, I like the last two the best. I miss me some textures, I have worn almost all I have. The green and the middle Bears look really nice.


Here they don't write the value either and you still have to pay online. It's really nice when you have multiple packages coming from one place. (Or when the put the sender as "Australia"). And you cannot put the value you know is written on the package (< EP) because you never know if they want to see the receipt. That's how Enchanted was exposed. Never ever has an Enchanted USD27 package been caught by the customs until now, after the one that contained 6 polishes.

Ugh, is there a time/pics yet?

More bad news: now you cannot order normally from FF any more. My last order was shipped via Shiro Cosmetics (USA), and now the only option is DHL (46 Euros for shipping - not going to happen). And I was so exited to order the new collection.

Well, I invested in a new pair of fancy gym Nikes instead.

Thank you! It's good to be back!

Sorry to hear about the troubles with overseas orders. I'm so glad RC stocks most of my favourite brands. Need to look into getting that Elevation though, don't think RC stocks them.

Here they do write the fee on the slip, just the postman forgot. It was £11.43. I do like June and August a lot, June is quite unique imo, August less so, and July is just a bit boring.

No time yet, but there's been a couple of pictures on IG, I'll post them in a mo.

 

[Anitacska]

New EP shades and swatch of Dope Jam by @ressa_d.





Also got my picture of the recent monthlies, shall I post them or is anyone still waiting and doesn't want spoilers?

In the meantime my current mani: Kelly Brook np from New Look in Regal Riches with Fanchromatic Nails Celestial Temple on the accents. The Kelly Brook polish is awful, took 3 coats as it was really sheer and never dried properly, ended up all rough and it's very soft, I keep putting dents in it. Shame as it's a very pretty purple. Ah well, serves me right to bother with cheap polishes. Should really stick with indies.

 

[Anitacska]

Got the go ahead from Stackry! My pretties are coming home!

 

[Anneri]

Hello fellow npas! Finally I can post pics again, so without further ado here are my birthday nails!

And I'll promise to be more active here again! Hmmm, the EPs don't wow me yet... But I love the new FFs! Does anyone know of a seller who still sells FF apart from her own site? And woohooo, so happy for all of you who finally get their stuff from stackry!!!! Yay!

 

[Anitacska]

And woohooo, so happy for all of you who finally get their stuff from stackry!!!! Yay!

Hi Anneri!

Has your phone recovered btw?

RC sells FF, but they're UK based, so probably more expensive to ship. Beauty So Fly as well as Color4Nails. Norway Nails has them as well, but not the new colours / bottles. On that note though, Norway Nails has a 25% off everything code while they're closed for shipping, it's VACATION.

More EP swatches by @ressa_d

 

[Anneri]

Yes! My phone has recovered!!! Yay! Thank you for the intel on FF - I'd love to order from RC but the shipping was outrageous last time I looked. I actually placed an order for ILNP at Hypnotic Polish at the weekend to treat myself. It shipped today, yay!

 

[MRV]

Got the go ahead from Stackry! My pretties are coming home!

And woohooo, so happy for all of you who finally get their stuff from stackry!!!! Yay!

Happy Birthday, Anneri!

Is that a birthday pie mani?

Quote: Originally Posted by Anneri

Yes! My phone has recovered!!! Yay!
Thank you for the intel on FF - I'd love to order from RC but the shipping was outrageous last time I looked.

I actually placed an order for ILNP at Hypnotic Polish at the weekend to treat myself. It shipped today, yay!

Nice! I think I'll have to resort to Hypnotic as well in the future.

 

[Anneri]

Thank you, Anitacska! The Glam blue trio looks really nice. Wonder if Hypnotic will get it? Sophie from FF just told me that the problem is that the Aussie post office is now scanning the packages and returning the ones containing np. She hopes things will be back to normal in a month or two but to me it sounds like another RM Gate! :wtf2: I rather like those EPs! Much more vivid than the recent monthlies. Shame on that polish, just stick to those indies. Happy Birthday, Anneri! :nanas: Is that a birthday pie mani? :haha: :werd: Nice! I think I'll have to resort to Hypnotic as well in the future.

Haha! Hubby already commented it looks like pizza slices, but they're watermelons of course!!! And thank you!

 

[Anitacska]

Ladies, I have some extra info re Stackry. You can only ship nail polish by FedEx which is the most expensive option, for a 3 lb package it's around $60. Ouch. Seems like I won't be using Stackry much for nail polish anymore. I just have to order from companies that ship to the UK. The other thing they said is that it takes a few days after you pay for your package for it to actually ship as there's more paperwork involved. And you need to contact them to ask for a discount due to this 4 month delay. I don't know how much they're going to give, I'll let you know.

 

[Anitacska]

Llarowe posted this on FB: Dear customer, It has been six wonderful years that llarowe.com has been in business providing you with the finest in nail polishes from all over the world. I have enjoyed every single day of this business and have made some really wonderful friends in the process. When I think back to that day that I had a crazy idea to supply polishes to people they couldn't easily get and started out on my ******* table hand writing labels and then look to now it is amazing what has transpired. llarowe.com was the first online stockist in the world and started a trend that is now worldwide. I am pretty proud that I pioneered an industry! After serious thought and consideration, I have decided to semi-retire. In the next 30 days, I will be revamping llarowe.com to only include CbL (Colors by llarowe) polishes and Vanti pigments. This business has been a joy to develop but it is now time to spend more time with the family and use that motorhome in the driveway that has just sat there for so long. We do have shipments inbound such as Dance Legend (here now), Contrary and Color Club and those launches will be done as planned. We will begin liquidating inventory shortly on all other lines. Please stay tuned for further announcements. It has been a pleasure serving you with these lines and I only hope for continued success for these talented indie makers, "boutique lines" and "big box" brands. I have had so much joy in sharing llarowe.com with you and considered this not only a business but a place "where everybody knows your name". Sincerely, Leah Ann LaRowe A while ago I did say I was wondering if she would stop selling other brands seeing that the selection in her shop has gone downhill, seems like I was right.

 

[elkaknits]

well crap. I don't buy indies generally speaking. I go to LLarowe to find my A Englands which do not ship directly to customers in the states as far as I can tell. I know the UK got strict about polish a couple of years ago. I do not know where I will be able to pick up my holos now. I won't deal with the frenzy that EP sounds to be and I don't know any other brands {okay I have a couple of nerd lacquers from before the drama that I bought off of etsy} and I have one or two from other brands via etsy as well.

cries in her teacups and pets her mainstream polishes

 

[rekhyt]

Bummer. Llarowe was the only place where I could get Takko Lacquer. :/ And I hope Fancy Gloss will decide to get another stockist for international customers. But otherwise, hm.

Strange though, I think someone on her FB wall asked if Darling Diva and Different Dimension would no longer be carried on Llarowe since there were only few colours left and all of them were on sale and Llarowe said nah, there will be restocks.

Any news on what will happen with A Box, Indied? Edit: I just read that someone asked her and apparently the October box will be the last one.

Hm, I wasn't that keen on ABI anyway, I only liked a couple of the brands participating. I liked the Holo Grail box from Dazzled but they seem to be notoriously unreliable lately. :/ Does anyone have experience with What's Indie Box? And I am curious about the new Rainbow Connection box that'll Launch at the end of August, I know Bear pawlish will contribute...

 

[Anitacska]

I have to say I couldn't care less myself. I haven't ordered much from her lately partly due to the lack of selection and partly the shipping costs. Her international shipping has become quite ridiculous. I think at the time of starting her shop she was the only big online shop that sold indies, but now she's not alone and quite frankly her standards had slipped. Or maybe she was always like this, but it didn't show as there were no others. Anyway, I'm very lucky to have RC in the UK, she stocks most of the brands I like and she's just announced Lilypad Lacquer and she said there's another 2 new brands coming, you never know we might even get EP. That would be nice. I know RC isn't good for people outside the UK, but within Europe Hypnotic Polish is great, and there's Color4Nails, MeiMei (I got my Takkos from her), Beauty So Fly, Harlow, and so many others. I'm pretty sure Color4Nails stocks A-England @elkaknits. They're also going to stock Lilypad. I have only ordered from them once, but they were fine.

On another note, I have consolidated and paid for my Stackry packages. They gave me $30 off. Not too bad. I chose FedEx priority as it was only $1 more than economy and should be much faster. Can't wait.

Oh and the EP launch has been pushed back to the 15th. I'm still trying to figure out what to do. Place one order and it will be caught. Place two orders and pay her the extra shipping. Ask the FB lady to ship them to me, or have them sent to Stackry, but the FedEx option really stings. The cheapest is probably placing two orders, but I so hate doing that as she's been so nasty about not marking the value down. Of course I could just not order, but the new colours are very pretty and exactly the ones I would go for. In fact other than Entwined and June, probably the only ones I really like from this year's releases.

 

[Anitacska]

 

[MRV]

A while ago I did say I was wondering if she would stop selling other brands seeing that the selection in her shop has gone downhill, seems like I was right.

Yeah, I also got the message. Something surely was going on as she also hardly had any restocks in recent months. It's a pitty to loose an option - at least her packages were not cought by local customs! I just noticed yesterday that the last time I have bought CbL polishes was in December 2014! And I think I've ordered just a few things this year. She was a back-up for Hare and Elevation though.

More bad news: I popped in feelunique.com where I have ordered occational Dior or YSL polishes from, and there's no np to be seen! Then it says: Due to shipping restrictions, this product is not available in Finland. Yep, this is what I need.

And the cherry on the cake is that MAC has not put out any collections here since Wash & Dry which was in the beginning of May here - so in 3 months! I counted it's like 10 collections! Now I'm really tired of this all.

 

[Anitacska]

Yeah, I also got the message. Something surely was going on as she also hardly had any restocks in recent months. It's a pitty to loose an option - at least her packages were not cought by local customs! I just noticed yesterday that the last time I have bought CbL polishes was in December 2014! And I think I've ordered just a few things this year. She was a back-up for Hare and Elevation though.

More bad news: I popped in feelunique.com where I have ordered occational Dior or YSL polishes from, and there's no np to be seen! Then it says: Due to shipping restrictions, this product is not available in Finland. Yep, this is what I need.

And the cherry on the cake is that MAC has not put out any collections here since Wash & Dry which was in the beginning of May here - so in 3 months! I counted it's like 10 collections! Now I'm really tired of this all.

Aaw, I'm so sorry about all these disappointments. I really don't understand what is so dangerous about nail polish suddenly. And what's going on with Mac???

If anyone's interested, Llarowe will have a Takko restock tomorrow. I don't know if I'll try to get any, I usually don't succeed on Llarowe when things are very limited.

More EP swatches by @ressa_d

 

[Honi]

Aaw, I'm so sorry about all these disappointments. I really don't understand what is so dangerous about nail polish suddenly. And what's going on with Mac???

If anyone's interested, Llarowe will have a Takko restock tomorrow. I don't know if I'll try to get any, I usually don't succeed on Llarowe when things are very limited.

More EP swatches by @ressa_d

That's pretty! It looks a bit like my favorite NP Combo (Base of Color Club Pucci-licious topped with China Glaze Electric Lilac.

 

[Anitacska]

That's pretty! It looks a bit like my favorite NP Combo (Base of Color Club Pucci-licious topped with China Glaze Electric Lilac.  

Pucci-licious is gorgeous, I should try this combo sometime.

 

[rekhyt]

Thank you for the heads up re Llarowe / Takko, Anitacska!

Aah, I see Jabberwocky listed which I've been looking for for some time now. I usually do better with Llarowe's restocks than with Mei Mei's... I hope Jabberwocky will be mine at last.

But you're right, the shipping costs got way too expensive. I love Harlow and Hypnotic Polish, and lately I have been really happy with The Nailista Shop.

 

[Anitacska]

Thank you for the heads up re Llarowe / Takko, Anitacska!

Aah, I see Jabberwocky listed which I've been looking for for some time now. I usually do better with Llarowe's restocks than with Mei Mei's... I hope Jabberwocky will be mine at last.

But you're right, the shipping costs got way too expensive. I love Harlow and Hypnotic Polish, and lately I have been really happy with The Nailista Shop.

You're welcome. I've just looked and I can't see Jabberwocky though. Weird. I have most of what's listed atm, but will check it again tomorrow in case she's still updating.