im getting the color clubs tomorrow, i think im going to wear the silver one first. and yes im glad i got muse. i still have more to get in my mint/periw families from illamasqua.
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haha Buick! I'm the same way.. my sister came over once and sat in my vanity and started to open my stuff. I was like WTH do you think you're doing lol
I love your CGs---especially the coral oneTo drool for!!!
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Me too. I don't let anyone go near my collection. My friends say I have so much makeup, but always want to come over and look at my stash like they are shopping. I am a huge germaphobe when it comes to makeup. When they want to get ready at my place, I always know I am sponsoring the event (lol) so I just get ready alone now.
I'm used to people giving me the harmless nutcase treatment about my makeup and nail polish collection so I don't mind that. Each to their own. What pisses me off is when people get the impression that my stash is like a department store counter where they can try stuff on as they please. Erm, no darling, you can't stick your grubby finger in that eyeshadow or put the lippie cap back on with the effin bullet still halfway up. I've learnt my lesson by now, so noone is allowed near my makeup any more. Except for my mum. She no longer moans about the size of my makeup collection because she came to accept that it's the least harmful of my addictions and is just as careful with my goodies as I am.
I'm shopping my stash, in particular to wear NPs that I have never worn. This could take awhile. I'm wearing another Estee Lauder, the formula of which is pretty long-wearing. This is Insatiable from EL's spring makeup collection. It's plum, much prettier IRL, and goes well with the eye look that I created with the AG Spoiled Rich palette.
She really is very good with Konad. Her nail shape also helps - they're not overly curved so the designs don't look distorted on the nail.
Woohooo! Just received my Revlon Girly (the new glitter one, not the foil one from last year) and Enchanting. I'm very curious how the latter will compare to Illamasqua Jo'mina and Sation Love at First Lavender. I don't think they're dupes, but they should be close.
MRV - speaking of Illamasqua, I sent them an e-mail on Sunday asking them whether they had received my confirmation that I wanted my order to be sent again. Here's the reply I got yesterday: "Thanks for your email. We have received your confirmation and we are preparing your order for despatch. The Royal Mail removed and destroyed all nail varnishes from parcels that have been returned to us so we have to repack your order before we can send this to you." No idea when they'll actually do that but at least there's some sort of activity on Illamasqua's part
I know! It's awful isn't it? If you refuse to carry nail polish then fine, by all means return it to the sender. But destroy them? WTF? That helps noone......it hurts me reading this
Do you have to pay again for the polishes or does Illamasqua
absorbe the costs?
I am so glad to hear that, Buick!
They're not using a forwarder. They are using a new shipping company for their overseas orders as far as I know.Exactly!!!
I am so glad to hear that, Buick!
But Illamasqua looses a lot of money, though
They have to replace all the polishes and pay the shipping costs again which might be even higher using a forwarder...???
I think Illamasqua is back to the factory making new bottles. It was a clearance sale after all. Surely it's going to cost them and take time.But Illamasqua looses a lot of money, though
They have to replace all the polishes and pay the shipping costs again which might be even higher using a forwarder...???
There are only two people that are allowed free reign in my stash. My sister and my friend Sandra. They are both NON POSTING SPECKTRA MEMBERS!!!! Hopefully that shamed them into becoming more active.Wow! I'm so glad there are people out there who feels the same way about people raiding my makeup. I was starting to feel a bit like Uncle Scrooge
There are grurples all over the place but this is a particularly fine specimen. I don't think we have this in stores yet. I'm also looking forward to seeing Absinthe in person. I don't think I'll buy them at regular price but if there's a really really good promo on I'll be sure to snag them both.
She really is very good with Konad. Her nail shape also helps - they're not overly curved so the designs don't look distorted on the nail.
Shame on me! I can't place my combined Zoya-OPI-ChG-etc. order from my usual seller because I don't have 10 bottles on my wishlist yet! 10 bottles = free shipping. At least it used to be that way before the increase in USPS international shipping fees. Maybe I should e-mail them first and check.
Anyway, here's what I have on my list so far:
1. Zoya Julie
2. Zoya GieGie (or GeiGei or whatever it's called)
3. Zoya Piaf (can't do yellow cremes but maybe this will work)
4. Zoya Aurora
5. OPI Polka.com (I said I was going to skip this collection alltogether. Well, I lied)
6. ChG Budding Romance
7. ChG Fancy Pants
I want Orly High on Hope and Peaceful Opposition but the collection isn't out for a month or so. I also love Nicole OPI Still Into Pink (hawt pink shimmer baby!), which is one of their new shades for 2013 but I'm not sure if my seller has them yet. Plus, they're a bit on the expensive side ($13.50 as opposed to the $8 of the regular OPIs
)
Gah! Maybe I should get some jellies to use with my glitters and make jelly sandwiches. Zoya Paloma, Katherine and Frida look nice. OPI My Pointe Exactly would also work.
What to do? What to do?
Thanks! FYI the polishes are a bit brighter/lighter in the pic than IRL.
Oh no, you're not alone. I'm not letting anyone touch my stash. I can show them but they can't put their fingers on them.
I think you should have the grurple already since it's here, too. The grurple belongs to the spring collection and the other 5 including Absinth seem to be another collection which has not arrived here yet. I was told in March only but I'm hoping this month because I have coupons...
I think Illamasqua is back to the factory making new bottles. It was a clearance sale after all. Surely it's going to cost them and take time.
However, they did inform us earlier that they have found a solution to secure all future polish purchases abroad without having to raise the shipping costs.
Yup!
That was just me guessing.
