Anitacska
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Pretty! I don't have this one either!
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Pretty! I don't have this one either!
PearlyQueen
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I've pretty much narrowed my list down:
My Bloody Valentine
A Night In Terror Tower
Most Likely To Die
Vampire Diaries
The Craft
Child's Play
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Beware of Hitch Hiking Ghosts
Scary Stories to Tell In The Dark
Anitacska
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Do you want me to get Most Likely to Die? I feel like my swap wishlist is much longer than yours and I really like this. That'll make my to buy list 5 or 6, I'm happy with that.
PearlyQueen
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Yes, that works for me!
(Trust me, I have a swap list for you!)
Ninja fingers at the ready...
Anitacska
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Okay, then I will get The Twilight Zone, The Haunting of Hill House, Most Likely to Die, 3, 4 Better Lock Your Door, Are You Afraid of the Dark and possibly Urban Legend (still debating that one, but you're not interested in it anyway, are you?).
I'm interested in My Bloody Valentine and A Night in Terror Tower from your list.
We should do the swap once the Glams have arrived.
Anitacska
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I also want to get Lost Princess, The Magnificent... Madam Mim, I'm Surrounded by Idiots and The Return of Jafar from the last 2 collections. You got a few that I was interested in, I'm so glad I can swap for them. Not sure if I should buy them before the launch or if there's going to be a discount code again, in which case it would make more sense to buy together. But I don't want to miss out on the Horror Shop ones. Decisions, decisions...
PearlyQueen
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Well I got all I wanted, so I'm happy. I ended up swapping out Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark for American Poltergeist though, I think the other might be available for longer so I might get it another time. Or I might end up adding it tomorrow, I'm finding it hard to decide about it. I like purple, but it's a bit darker than I prefer, and I don't know if I'll love or hate the neon glitters...
I also emailed Vanessa at Illyrian and suggested my replacement brush and free gift could be included with my most recent order to save her posting them to the UK separately, and I just got a response saying she would do that, so another good result!
I also emailed Vanessa at Illyrian and suggested my replacement brush and free gift could be included with my most recent order to save her posting them to the UK separately, and I just got a response saying she would do that, so another good result!
Anitacska
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I got everything too. I stuck to my list and was in and out very quickly. Ooh, I might add American Poltergeist to my swap list, if it is the one I think it is.
Good news about Illyrian!
Anitacska
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This is the first time in several days I've been able to sit down by the computer long enough to crop a few pictures and post them. One of our cats has been ill, he's got an ulcer on his tongue, so wouldn't eat or drink. I've spent the last 3 days worrying and going to the vets. He seems to be a bit better now, fingers crossed. He is our oldest and sweetest cat, my daughter's best friend and guardian angel. I love the other two cats too, but he is truly special. Thank God for insurance as we're now over £500 in vet bills (he was admitted to be rehydrated and given antibiotics and painkillers and had blood tests done).
Anyway, here are some manis. First is Bluebird Lacquer This Autumnake You a Beleafer with Tonic Butterfly on the accents.
Next is Femme Fatale Gravity Lapse with Emily de Molly The Grey Silence.
Next up is Barry M Jellyfish with Emily de Molly Expelled from Paradise. The Barry M took 4 coats and was still a bit seethrough. It also had more of a green shimmer instead of blue that shows in the pictures, because my new phone's camera is rubbish.
Anyway, here are some manis. First is Bluebird Lacquer This Autumnake You a Beleafer with Tonic Butterfly on the accents.
Next is Femme Fatale Gravity Lapse with Emily de Molly The Grey Silence.
Next up is Barry M Jellyfish with Emily de Molly Expelled from Paradise. The Barry M took 4 coats and was still a bit seethrough. It also had more of a green shimmer instead of blue that shows in the pictures, because my new phone's camera is rubbish.
Anitacska
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A couple more pictures of the Barry M - EdM combo. I hate this 10 picture per post limit.
The last one is probably the most colour accurate re the green shimmer.
Next mani is Bees Knees The Magician. My first experience with Bees Knees and it wasn't a good one. The mani looks good, but the polish was so runny, the first 2 coats looks awful. Also hate the tall thin bottle. This took me about an hour to do even with the big powerful magnet. It also didn't dry properly, so I managed to dent it even the following morning!
This mani is Quixotic Polish Second Star to the Right with Polished for Days Unicorn. Also first experience of Quixotic, it was a little thick, so had to put a few drops of thinner in it, but otherwise, lovely polish.
The last one is probably the most colour accurate re the green shimmer.
Next mani is Bees Knees The Magician. My first experience with Bees Knees and it wasn't a good one. The mani looks good, but the polish was so runny, the first 2 coats looks awful. Also hate the tall thin bottle. This took me about an hour to do even with the big powerful magnet. It also didn't dry properly, so I managed to dent it even the following morning!
This mani is Quixotic Polish Second Star to the Right with Polished for Days Unicorn. Also first experience of Quixotic, it was a little thick, so had to put a few drops of thinner in it, but otherwise, lovely polish.
PearlyQueen
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Aw, poor kitty, hope they're on the mend.
Love your first mani there, the second is cute too - not so taken with the Barry M one.
PearlyQueen
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I like both of these! What a shame about the BK formula, I don't own any of theirs so I can't comment, but you have put me off. I hate polishes that don't dry. Love both of the pink ones, Unicorn has been on my "must wear" list for a while, it's so pretty in the bottle and even nicer on you.
PearlyQueen
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Are you buying FTLOP or PPU?
I'm not taken with FTLOP this time again, PPU I started with a short list of 5, gone to 4, may end up with just 2 - love the Dreamland and PfDs, liking Illyrian and Painted Polish, but I may not get those two, still thinking about it.
Also wondering what Illyrian have coming this Friday of course, FB has gone awfully quiet these days.
I'm not taken with FTLOP this time again, PPU I started with a short list of 5, gone to 4, may end up with just 2 - love the Dreamland and PfDs, liking Illyrian and Painted Polish, but I may not get those two, still thinking about it.
Also wondering what Illyrian have coming this Friday of course, FB has gone awfully quiet these days.
Anitacska
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I was going to ask you about the FTLOP box actually. I really like the EdM, but not keen on the other two, so won't be buying it for just one. Hopefully I can find the EdM later in a destash. If I was using my Stackry box, I'd try and find someone to split the box with, but I don't want to have just one polish sent there.
I definitely want the PfD, Pahlish and Fair Maiden from PPU, plus I'm on the fence about the Femme Fatale, Girly Bits and Dreamland. Ideally I only want to buy 4, but not sure which one to add from my maybe list. My last order is on its way.
I saw Vanessa reply to someone to say she'd been very ill before the update about the bottles (which made me question how honest she was being about the bottles being late), but yes, its been very quiet. I'm not sure I will buy this weekend unless I really like the polishes and they won't return.
I skipped the Tonic launch as everything will be in stock until the next release, so I can combine shipping. I do want 5 or 6 though and then another 4 from the next release, plus she has a fall collection coming out that I haven't seen yet. So we could be up in the high teens!
It never ends, does it.
PearlyQueen
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The Pahlish was my number 5 choice from PPU, dropped it in the end - of your "maybe" ones I love Dreamland and I really like the Femme Fatale, but I stopped buying her brand as I was always disappointed when I wore them.I was going to ask you about the FTLOP box actually. I really like the EdM, but not keen on the other two, so won't be buying it for just one. Hopefully I can find the EdM later in a destash. If I was using my Stackry box, I'd try and find someone to split the box with, but I don't want to have just one polish sent there.
I definitely want the PfD, Pahlish and Fair Maiden from PPU, plus I'm on the fence about the Femme Fatale, Girly Bits and Dreamland. Ideally I only want to buy 4, but not sure which one to add from my maybe list. My last order is on its way.
I saw Vanessa reply to someone to say she'd been very ill before the update about the bottles (which made me question how honest she was being about the bottles being late), but yes, its been very quiet. I'm not sure I will buy this weekend unless I really like the polishes and they won't return.
I skipped the Tonic launch as everything will be in stock until the next release, so I can combine shipping. I do want 5 or 6 though and then another 4 from the next release, plus she has a fall collection coming out that I haven't seen yet. So we could be up in the high teens!
I just had an email from PPU saying, surprise surprise, one polish was late being delivered, and my order would ship once they arrived. Bet you can guess which one...
You're right, it never ends, though my shopping has gone down incredibly in recent times. I seem to have the same number of orders but many fewer polishes in each, so shipping is still a huge amount, which is so irritating.
Anitacska
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My biggest problem with Femme Fatale is having to pay $14/$16 for a small 9 ml bottle. When I buy them directly through the group buy, I pay around £8 per bottle. I know shipping and customs goes on top of it, but it's usually only a few pounds, plus there's shipping on the PPU/HHC ones too. I don't mind paying that, but if I have to fork out $14/$16 plus shipping, it had better be an amazing shade! I'm just not 100% sure this month's one is worth it.
If you get the Dreamland, I can swap you for a Pahlish decant if you're interested. So I may very well go for the Girly Bits in that case.
Despite receiving huge packages from Stackry, I have actually bought less polish so far this year than last year. It's just a bit over half and it's already October (although Black Friday is still ahead us!). I think it's because most of my purchases went to Stackry that it looked like a lot (and yes, it was a lot, but less than it looked iyswim), but I hardly bought other polishes.
