Nail Polish Discussion - Any Brand

[MACina]

Yes, I think it is.But I have no idea when this collection will be available at online stores

I'm totally confused. I thought Azure would be part of the summer collection? And to which collection does Taboo belong too, or is it going to be perm?
I also had a look at Douglas online and there was not only Apparition but a golden IdO I never heard about before - Convoitise. I feel confused.

 

[MACina]

I love it too

Aha! I panicked and thought I missed them.

Taboo looks amazing!

 

[CartoonChic]

I feel a purchase coming on.

. Not enabling -----just sharing;
In addition to MAC's Comic Cute, here are just some of my other bright corals:

BL's Trout Pout
Chanel's Fracas
EL's Coral Cult
Essie's Tangerine, Camera, Brazilliant & Tart Deco
MAC's Kid Orange & Oriele
OPI's How Cute is That?

What a lovely list of corals. Corals are one of my favorite polish colors.

All of the Essies I have so far are either a coral/peach or a mint/green shade. I still haven't picked up Butter London Trout Pout or Macbeth. I need to fix that. Here's my coral list.

Chanel - Distraction, Fracas, Orange Fizz
China Glaze - Flip Flop Fantasy, High Hopes, Surreal Appeal
Essie - Van D'Go, Shop Till I Drop, Tart Deco, Peach Daiquiri
Zoya - Kara

 

[CartoonChic]

What about declaring Monday (or any other day) the official nail polish thread recommodation day? We al could have a look at the polishes we wore the week before and give a recommodation (or not, as Medgal said!) to our fellow NPAs?

That's a great idea! Let's do that. Monday seems fine to me.

 

[CartoonChic]

Sorry, I am not very good at doing nail wheel swatches but I tried my best

Especially the shimmer of Taboo is extremely hard to photograph.It looks just dark in the pic

HTH anyway!

So pretty. Thanks for swatching. Taboo reminds me of Vendetta, but I'm getting it anyway.

 

[jennyap]

Sorry, I am not very good at doing nail wheel swatches but I tried my best

Especially the shimmer of Taboo is extremely hard to photograph.It looks just dark in the pic

HTH anyway!

Oooh, those are both right up my alley! Haven't popped my Chanel NP cherry yet but I can see it will inevitably happen soon

 

[CartoonChic]

LOL I know how hard it is! My mom used to hate cutting her nails if one broke. I used to tell her to cut them all and they will grow back the same length. I did her mani once and she was yapping away on the phone.. by the time she was done all her nails were short lmao. I think she shed a tear that day but later thanked me!

Yes, it is hard! I didn't realize I was so attached to it. And what you talkin' bout honey with Tutu? I think it looks great on you. The color in your pic is how it actually looks on me when I swatched it, a whitish pink. It looks similar to the pic Med posted wearing Butter London Teddy Girl. I'm really surprised how much I like the way Tutu looked on me. I wouldn't normally buy such a pale pink color.

 

[CartoonChic]

Oooh, those are both right up my alley! Haven't popped my Chanel NP cherry yet but I can see it will inevitably happen soon

 

[MACina]

You are welcome, CartoonChic

Vendetta is much more blue/purple than Taboo!

So pretty. Thanks for swatching. Taboo reminds me of Vendetta, but I'm getting it anyway.

 

[CartoonChic]

You are welcome, CartoonChic

Vendetta is much more blue/purple than Taboo!

I passed out. I love that they're different. Now I'm even more excited. Taboo is showing up as backordered until 3/22 on NeimanMarcus.com. I'll wait for it to pop up at Saks, Nordstrom or Chanel. I think it will become available before that date.

 

[honey on boost]

Yes, it is hard! I didn't realize I was so attached to it. And what you talkin' bout honey with Tutu? I think it looks great on you. The color in your pic is how it actually looks on me when I swatched it, a whitish pink. It looks similar to the pic Med posted wearing Butter London Teddy Girl. I'm really surprised how much I like the way Tutu looked on me. I wouldn't normally buy such a pale pink color.

You think? I think I'm starting to get used to it now.. but the formula was driving me nuts lol

 

[CartoonChic]

The mystery of the different Essie bottles has been solved. I stumbled upon the info googling swatches of different colors. It turns out that both bottles are current. The one with the white logo is the retail version - Walmart, Target, etc. This version started in 2011 after L'Oreal purchased Essie in 2010. It's part of their effort to increase distribution of the Essie brand and to make it more widely available. There are some colors that are exclusive to the Essie retail line.

The bottle without the white logo and that has the color label on the bottom is the salon version. This is the bottle design that has always existed. The salon line is available at salons and stores like Ulta. I'm guessing this is also the bottle you get if you order directly from Essie.com.

http://polishorperish.blogspot.com/2011/01/new-year-new-essie.html

Beauty.com must get the retail version. I prefer the salon version, so I'll continue getting them at Ulta. Can anyone confirm if Essie.com has the salon bottles, and know of other stores that carry the salon design? Med, you mentioned some Bed, Bath and Beyond stores carry Essie. What bottles do they have those?

 

[CartoonChic]

gorgeous!! Thank you so much for the swatches. Can't wait till they come out.
I've been meaning to buy Orange Fizz and Distraction.
You think? I think I'm starting to get used to it now.. but the formula was driving me nuts lol

I think I recall Buick saying something about those light, pasty colors being generally difficult to apply. It maybe something that can't be avoided with those type of colors. I hear yellows are usually problematic as well.

Where is Buick?!

 

[honey on boost]

I think I recall Buick saying something about those light, pasty colors being generally difficult to apply. It maybe something that can't be avoided with those type of colors. I hear yellows are usually problematic as well.

Where is Buick?!

Zoya mastered pastels.. i guess everyone else needs to follow.

x2 we miss her!

 

[shadowaddict]

Yes, it is hard! I didn't realize I was so attached to it. And what you talkin' bout honey with Tutu? I think it looks great on you. The color in your pic is how it actually looks on me when I swatched it, a whitish pink. It looks similar to the pic Med posted wearing Butter London Teddy Girl. I'm really surprised how much I like the way Tutu looked on me. I wouldn't normally buy such a pale pink color.

Teddy Girl was one of the ones I had trouble with. Another one was Kerfuflfle that went on a bit streaky for me. but I've seen good reviews for it. I may have received one from a bad batch. It's such a pretty color I may exchange it and see how it does.

I'll have to go through my stash so I can remember which ones I didn't feel was up to par.

I love bright trendy colors or I guess ones that not generally called "classic" colors because articles always say women of a certain age should stick to classic nail colors. And while I son't exactly follow that rule I do tone it down a bit with other colors. I love BL "Lady Muck" it is a light blue.

Here's T's swatches. She usually has good swatches even though on a lot of products I don't always agree with her review. But this one I do.

http://www.temptalia.com/butter-london-lady-muck-nail-lacquer-review-photos-swatches#image1

Another one I like is "Trustafarian". T only gave it a B. I haven't had any issues with it.

http://www.temptalia.com/butter-london-trustafarian-nail-lacquer-review-photos-swatches

A bit off topic. My husband thinks it's an odd color. I would think it was because I'm 50. But he's an engineer and so vanilla. We can go into an ice cream shope with a gazillion flavors and he will always get vanilla. I took over buying his clothes years ago. Given his job I do have stay a bit on the conservative side with ties. Mon thru Fri it's a suit, white dress shirt and tie. So I don't have much play room. Although I do buy him fun socks which he gets some comments on.

 

[CartoonChic]

iirc BB&B has the retail bottles.
Zoya mastered pastels.. i guess everyone else needs to follow.

x2 we miss her!

Thanks about the BB&B info. I only have a handful of Zoyas, but I do plan to get more. I've been distracted by other brands like Dior *cough* your fault *cough*, so haven't picked up any more. I do like the Zoyas that I have.

 

[CartoonChic]

Teddy Girl was one of the ones I had trouble with. Another one was Kerfuflfle that went on a bit streaky for me. but I've seen good reviews for it. I may have received one from a bad batch. It's such a pretty color I may exchange it and see how it does.

I'll have to go through my stash so I can remember which ones I didn't feel was up to par.

I love bright trendy colors or I guess ones that not generally called "classic" colors because articles always say women of a certain age should stick to classic nail colors. And while I son't exactly follow that rule I do tone it down a bit with other colors. I love BL "Lady Muck" it is a light blue.

Here's T's swatches. She usually has good swatches even though on a lot of products I don't always agree with her review. But this one I do.

http://www.temptalia.com/butter-london-lady-muck-nail-lacquer-review-photos-swatches#image1

Another one I like is "Trustafarian". T only gave it a B. I haven't had any issues with it.

http://www.temptalia.com/butter-london-trustafarian-nail-lacquer-review-photos-swatches

A bit off topic. My husband thinks it's an odd color. I would think it was because I'm 50. But he's an engineer and so vanilla. We can go into an ice cream shope with a gazillion flavors and he will always get vanilla. I took over buying his clothes years ago. Given his job I do have stay a bit on the conservative side with ties. Mon thru Fri it's a suit, white dress shirt and tie. So I don't have much play room. Although I do buy him fun socks which he gets some comments on.

I went Butter London crazy and bought a bunch of them. Trustafarian is one of my favorites and Lady Muck is so pretty. I agree, I tend to gravitate towards bright, vibrant saturated colors, too. Forget age. I like what I like. That's funny about your husband's socks.

 

[jennyap]

I want to get one of the Illamasqua speckled polishes, but I am having the hardest time choosing between Mottle and Fragile. Oh for unlimited money! What to do, what to do?

 

[CartoonChic]

I want to get one of the Illamasqua speckled polishes, but I am having the hardest time choosing between Mottle and Fragile. Oh for unlimited money! What to do, what to do?

That's a tough choice. They're both pretty. Do you favor greens or blues more? I went with Mottle because it's green. Or better yet, if they both sold out, which one would make you the most upset for missing out on it?

 

[Slimmycakes]

I want to get one of the Illamasqua speckled polishes, but I am having the hardest time choosing between Mottle and Fragile. Oh for unlimited money! What to do, what to do?

I'm no help as I am off to make my order right NOW for both. But Fragile was sold out this morning so that might be your sign to get that first.

Here's my haul since Saturday

Excuse the crappy quality pic.




Top Row. L-R. CG For Audrey. OPI Goldeneye. OPI Thanks A Windmillion. OPI Oy-Another Polish Joke!. WmW 2% Milk.
Bottom Row. L-R. L'oreal Orange You Jealous?. L'oreal New Money. L'oreal Not A Cloud In Sight, L'oreal Royalty Reinvented. Essie Play Date.

Beauty.com lured me with the 30% off & $2 off OPI deal so I purchased Audrey, Goldeneye and TAW Saturday. Threw in PD since it's been on my list.
Stopped by Ricky's for powder and ended up being swayed by the nail wheels leading to OPI's OAPJ!
My local drugstore had their B1G1 50% deal Saturday as well so I purchased the new L'oreals.
Ended up in the drugstore again today, so the WnW came home with me after I seen it on a blogger.
Now I'm off to Sephora's website... And hoping to never stop by this thread again because my bank account hates it! LOL.
CartoonChic, thanks for the compliment on my last mani. I'm inspired by your triad. Since I have new colors to play with hopefully I'll do a new mani by Friday.
I must bid you enablers... I mean ladies Adieu!