Nail Polish Discussion - Any Brand

Naughtyp

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OMG. Cartoon Chic has met her match. She loves green NP too and her NP collection is massive. You'll meet her soon. She's pretty special!!!
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Yes she is! =)
 

Naughtyp

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I had a good NP day today :)

First, I ordered some of the nail sticks someone posted about here, and they arrived earlier in the week, so today I set to swatching all my polishes. I'll share a pic of the full collection tomorrow when I have daylight! Things I discovered - considering how rarely I do (or am likely to do) a French manicure, I have way too many French polishes. Need to thin those out a bit. Nudes generally are my biggest category in fact, which is weird 'cos they're what I wear least. Also, I have barely any cream polishes - almost everything is shimmery. Not a single proper coral in my collection, and I have surprisingly few purples or blues either.

Second, I got my A England shipping notice this morning (actually arrived in my inbox at about midnight) which made me happy, I was even happier when the polishes themselves turned up
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Here's my haul:



L-R: Tess D'Urbervilles, Saint George, Tristam
Princess Sabra, Excalibur, Bridal Veil

I was most excited for Saint George and in the flesh - having swatched all these instantly of course - it is insanely gorgeous. As is Tristam, and the holo in Princess Sabra is amazing. I can't wait to wear these. I discovered that I have a near-identical dupe for Excalibur already - L'Oreal Chrome Shine 342, which I'm pretty sure has been discontinued for years LOL. When swatching, Saint George even seemed like it will be a proper one-coater. I am instantly in love with this brand, and I went straight back to the site to place another order! I now have Holy Grail (limited edition version) and Dragon on their way to me. More will follow for sure! I was also surprised to discover that they're based right around the corner from where I worked for 5 years, nothing like supporting local companies
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This is what I've had on my nails this week:



Estee Lauder Dressed to Kill. I love the colour, but I do find the formula a touch thick/difficult to work with so this isn't my neatest mani ever - don't look too closely! It's coming off tomorrow - I'm serving on a jury for the next couple of weeks, so time to get conservative and crack out some of those nudes.
Nice pics!! I just got my first Estee Lauder np a couple weeks ago! =)
I think my A england was delivered already! i had a post it in my mail box that i had a package in the managers office.
ANd guess what else was in my mailbox?! My zoyas, they are so beeautiful, i can not wait to wear all these colors!
My moms boyfriend gave her this really nice round , sort of hat box thing and i said oooh i can put my np in there! so she gave it to me, ill post a pic later lol. I think i need to avoid this thread for the next few weeks. I just went to get an oil change today and i ended up having to get 2 new tires + an alignment! ther e goes 4 bills! ughhh. i need my w2 already so i can do my tax return! and instead of using it to pay bill, im just going to buy more stuff. and keep paying my bills....
 

Medgal07

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Nice pics!! I just got my first Estee Lauder np a couple weeks ago! =)
I think my A england was delivered already! i had a post it in my mail box that i had a package in the managers office.
ANd guess what else was in my mailbox?! My zoyas, they are so beeautiful, i can not wait to wear all these colors!
My moms boyfriend gave her this really nice round , sort of hat box thing and i said oooh i can put my np in there! so she gave it to me, ill post a pic later lol. I think i need to avoid this thread for the next few weeks. I just went to get an oil change today and i ended up having to get 2 new tires + an alignment! ther e goes 4 bills! ughhh. i need my w2 already so i can do my tax return! and instead of using it to pay bill, im just going to buy more stuff. and keep paying my bills....
Ughhhhh is right! I have to get a new tire...I had a flat. I hope I don't need more than one. Don't you just hate when life interferes with NP Hualing????
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Naughtyp

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Ughhhhh is right! I have to get a new tire...I had a flat. I hope I don't need more than one. Don't you just hate when life interferes with NP Hualing????
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Totally! i got my np i was jonsing over at least lol. But this is taking away from my makeup hauling too dammit! lol ugh i hate cars sometimes tho lol
 

littlepickle

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I did a Deborah Lippman mani the other night. I'm officially hooked! Time to get some more..

Let's go crazy over Zoya Pinta

Oh my gosh I am lusting after Let's Go Crazy so much. I might have to snag a bottle from the Bay of Evil!

Thank you so much for all the welcomes everyone!

Naughtyp I adore Butter London too. I only have a handful of them though because the NZ retail price is $30.90
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My biggest stash is China Glaze, closely followed by Kleancolor & Color Club. I wouldn't say Kleancolor are my favourite, but they are so cheap and have so many unique colours (mostly the glitters)!

Buickmackane - that is a pretty sweet avatar you have there :)

Cute mani medgal! Looking forward to meeting Cartoon Chic. Dragon has been a lemming of mine for so long. I can only conclude we all have amazing taste!

Here is my current mani - sorry for the spam, it's hard to narrow down the photos with colour shifting glitter!

Hits Phenomena Moonbow, 2 coats over black.






 

BuickMackane

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Sun of a gun...he's moving again! Seriously, did you see when he was frozen and not moving?????
Dunno about the fluffy Ghostbusters character, but I noticed the puking emoticon in my crap mani post was a bit static for a while. It just sat there looking all green and uncomfortable. Then it went back to its usual vomity self.
 

Anneri

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Like littlepickle and honey on boost I had the urge for something sparkly and something dark, and so this mani came to life:



Sorry for the pic spam, I just love it so much!
 

BuickMackane

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Quote: Originally Posted by littlepickle

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Buickmackane - that is a pretty sweet avatar you have there :)
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A lady of good taste, I see? I PMd you my number. We should meet up for a Scotch.
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Awesome mani btw. I didn't pick up Moonbow because I have Ozotic 528 which I think is super close. I do have Borealis though. Love it! I use it very sparingly because the bottle's so bloody tiny.


Honey on boost - gorgeous as ever!
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Seeing your nails sometimes makes me wonder why I even bother
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Anneri - such a lovely combo! Do you plan on mattifying it? I love me a mattified flakie!
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MRV

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Hooray, a polish thread!! I haven't been on Specktra in aaaaages, but I'm such a polish addict.
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Awesome haul, jennyap! I hopefully get my order, with Dragon of course, next week!

It's nice to see so many lovely manis! Cute dotty nails, Medgal, and Honey, you are tempring me to get more DL, but I have to sort out my BL lemmings first!
 

jennyap

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Oh holy hell, I have to stop hanging out on this thread! Went shopping this afternoon as I wanted to check out the new Dior collection. Came home with rather more than that:



L-R Dior Gris Trianon, Essie Butler Please & Where's My Chauffeur, Models Own Indian Ocean (icy blue with pink shimmer
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), NYC Lavender Cupcake.

I'm passing on Rosy Bow and Tutu - Tutu is too pale, and Rosy Bow too sugary sweet for my taste.
 
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