Nail Polish Discussion - Any Brand

BuickMackane

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Sadly I do need the car and I do love my lovely little Honda anyway, so it's the make up that's got to go. To be honest, I have so many back ups of certain things, I don't actually need them, so I have decided they'll have to go. I've not yet managed to pull out and photograph everything, but I have a smallish bag full of stuff already. You cannot even begin to imagine how much stuff I have...
I guess that's the good thing about BUs. You can shift them to raise cash when need be.

Out of curiosity, do you actually get to use your BUs? I try not to BU because I hardly ever finish stuff up (except for daily staples such as primer, mascara etc.). But sometimes temptation gets a bit too much. I BUd Feed The Senses the other day. I really shouldn't have, but it's the cool toned nude for me. It has just the right amount of grey, which is what tipped me over the edge. Added bonus: it works beautifully with Stone l/l!
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Fingers crossed you can sell your BUs quickly so that you have plenty of extra dosh for more NP
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Anyways, mani time. This is All That Glitters I'm Sprung. Two coats over one coat of Nubar Twilight Kiss (which is a gorgeous polish in itself).


Oh, and I just put on Pahlish Anticipating and Pacing. In terms of colour combination it's reminiscient of The Bulge. But the base has a very delicate pink shimmer and the glitter pieces are a lot smaller. It's too early to say because my lighting sucks, but I think I like this better. Application was to die for. 3 thin coats, and no waiting required in between.
 

BuickMackane

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Just curious. Has anyone been interested in the glass nail file? I've thought about it, but then think to myself "that's another polish" and end up passing. $14 is a lot for a glass file. I love the glass file I picked up for $9 and it has a cute design.
I have no idea what the EP glass file is like in terms of quality but in my experience splashing out on a good glass file is well worth it. I have a crappy drugstore one and a pricier Herome one. The Herome wipes the floor with the cheapo version. It's gentler on the nail by a country mile and is also a lot more effective.
 

Anitacska

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I can't believe it took me so long to grab Pegasus! It never seemed to be in stock when I hauled something from Llarowe. Same for Reverie In Rubellite. I don't wear reds all that much, but the glitter in the Finders Keepers collex is so gorgeous I had to get it.

Yay! You got El Cap too!
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Mine should reach me this week. I should have tried it out before I got more Elevations but the prospect of missing Malaspina Glacier and Little Quibble was too much for me to handle. Then I found that Marmolada and Jungfrau had jumped into my cart. Le gasp! It would have been rude to kick them out so I did what any other well-mannered NPA would do and let them stay
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Erm. I don't think you need to worry about missing Hares lol. You got the entire new collection right?


I guess that's the good thing about BUs. You can shift them to raise cash when need be.

Out of curiosity, do you actually get to use your BUs? I try not to BU because I hardly ever finish stuff up (except for daily staples such as primer, mascara etc.). But sometimes temptation gets a bit too much. I BUd Feed The Senses the other day. I really shouldn't have, but it's the cool toned nude for me. It has just the right amount of grey, which is what tipped me over the edge. Added bonus: it works beautifully with Stone l/l!
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Fingers crossed you can sell your BUs quickly so that you have plenty of extra dosh for more NP
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Anyways, mani time. This is All That Glitters I'm Sprung. Two coats over one coat of Nubar Twilight Kiss (which is a gorgeous polish in itself).


Oh, and I just put on Pahlish Anticipating and Pacing. In terms of colour combination it's reminiscient of The Bulge. But the base has a very delicate pink shimmer and the glitter pieces are a lot smaller. It's too early to say because my lighting sucks, but I think I like this better. Application was to die for. 3 thin coats, and no waiting required in between.
I do use stuff like mascara and foundation, face powder, etc. But we're talking about highlighters and blushes which I will NEVER finish. I might just keep a back up or two of my most favourite stuff, but I actually have 5 extra Stereo Roses (!) which I definitely don't all need to keep. I also backed up Guerlain Parure de Nuit because it was half price and I have an extra Cruel Gardenia which again I don't think I will ever get around to using. Of course the question is, do I need to buy more nail polish since it will already take me about 3 years to go through my unused ones.... I am one crazy addicted b*tch!
 

Bcteagirl

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What didn't I get?
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Elevation:
- Malaspina Glacier
- Marmolada
- Little Quibble
- Jungfrau

Arcane:
- Undertow
- Busy Body
- An Amorous Disposition
- Erudite
- Dreary Days
- Complicated Nothings
- Funhouse (got this mostly for the Iggy Pop reference, although I very much doubt this was their intention lol)
- Echinops
- Ineffable
- Mercurial
- Willow

Hare:
- Reverie in Rubellite
- Pegasus

The initial plan was to grab a couple of Arcanes just to give them a whirl. Funny how stuff don't go as planned. At least I got free shipping lol.

I've gone waaaaaay over my cosmetics budget lately. I hope the new Scofflaw and FF collections don't appear in the next couple of months or I'm doomed.
Wow, fun! The Hares and Elevation polish sound so great. I fear the day Llarlowe has a good sale/shipping to Canada, I may end up doing something similar. I have almost nothing in the indies right now :p
 

kimibos

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Congrats ladies! Enjoy your new goodies!
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I have no idea what the EP glass file is like in terms of quality but in my experience splashing out on a good glass file is well worth it. I have a crappy drugstore one and a pricier Herome one. The Herome wipes the floor with the cheapo version. It's gentler on the nail by a country mile and is also a lot more effective.
no way would i pay for that glass file, or any other one. i use this one from sallys.
http://www.sallybeauty.com/nail-file/SBS-156560,default,pd.html?cgid=Nail04-01
its very sturdy.
i got the JULEP one in a box, and did that thing SUCKED! the filing part would peeling off as i was using it. and then i was left with the pure glass.
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i used it twice. because of my long nails, the thing was gone fast. i did email them telling how that thing is a piece of crap.
due to that im very skeptic with glass files.
 

Bcteagirl

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i got the JULEP one in a box, and did that thing SUCKED! the filing part would peeling off as i was using it. and then i was left with the pure glass.
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i used it twice. because of my long nails, the thing was gone fast. i did email them telling how that thing is a piece of crap.
due to that im very skeptic with glass file
Did you get any response from Julep on that?
 

Naughtyp

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What didn't I get?
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Elevation:
- Malaspina Glacier
- Marmolada
- Little Quibble
- Jungfrau

Arcane:
- Undertow
- Busy Body
- An Amorous Disposition
- Erudite
- Dreary Days
- Complicated Nothings
- Funhouse (got this mostly for the Iggy Pop reference, although I very much doubt this was their intention lol)
- Echinops
- Ineffable
- Mercurial
- Willow

Hare:
- Reverie in Rubellite
- Pegasus

The initial plan was to grab a couple of Arcanes just to give them a whirl. Funny how stuff don't go as planned. At least I got free shipping lol.

I've gone waaaaaay over my cosmetics budget lately. I hope the new Scofflaw and FF collections don't appear in the next couple of months or I'm doomed.
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whoa!! lol nice haul, you will love Pegasus!!!
 

Naughtyp

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doh!! I just ordered more np! lol I got them from Sephora. they are the pantone polishes they are on sale for $5 , I wanted them last week n they sold out! I got Purple Wine and Antique Gold
and THATS it lol!
for now anyways =) I got quite a few packages coming! a couple from llarowe, now Sephora, dollish polish and my enchanteds.
I have like no money left to even get my mac lipsticks next week! guess I will have to buy less makeup so I can keep up my np collection!
 

Anneri

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Wow, you guys hauled a lot during the last days while I was away at my parents'!
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Too much to catch up, as always, but I LOVE all the hauls and manis!
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I'm completely bored with my un-polished nails and miss my manis. BUT the time of the treatment (2 weeks) is nearly up, and I'm looking forward to my box of untrieds! And my nails are looking quite good, no breaking or slintering nails. (Well, apart from that incident with a cheese grater at my parents', but it was completely the cheese grater's fault.)

I hauled a bit too - I went to a huge shopping mall with my parents and managed to get a jacket to go with the dress I'm going to wear for our wedding ceremony at the city hall in November. Yay! It looks a bit Chanel like with the tweed and the general style and goes very well with the simple shift dress I chose. The Vera Wang I got in NYC at the vacation in Spring will get its outing at the big party next year.
 

MACina

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Wow, you guys hauled a lot during the last days while I was away at my parents'!
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Too much to catch up, as always, but I LOVE all the hauls and manis!
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I'm completely bored with my un-polished nails and miss my manis. BUT the time of the treatment (2 weeks) is nearly up, and I'm looking forward to my box of untrieds! And my nails are looking quite good, no breaking or slintering nails. (Well, apart from that incident with a cheese grater at my parents', but it was completely the cheese grater's fault.)

I hauled a bit too - I went to a huge shopping mall with my parents and managed to get a jacket to go with the dress I'm going to wear for our wedding ceremony at the city hall in November. Yay! It looks a bit Chanel like with the tweed and the general style and goes very well with the simple shift dress I chose. The Vera Wang I got in NYC at the vacation in Spring will get its outing at the big party next year.

Sounds amazing, Anneri
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Anitacska

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My MeiMei order from last Tuesday (!) has arrived today and everything's so pretty!


Emily de Molly Dark Depths, Devotion, Monet's Garden, Cirque Fleur Est Belle


Rainbow POlish Geode Amethyst, Darling Diva Polish Soft Kitty, Different Dimension Sparkles Like Edward, Rainbows & Butterflies

(another shot of the Rainbow Polish so you can see the colour properly)

Sparkles lIke Edward has a colour changing white base (shifts from light pink to light blue) and Rainbows & Butterflies has some really cute butterfly shaped glitter.
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Anitacska

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And here's my current mani, A-England Rose Bower. Not very happy with it, it's barely holo, in fact it's only in very bright sunlight that you can see some faint rainbows. Meh. Then I added Models Own Catherine Wheel which is one of the new ones I bought when my friend and I went to London, and she kept asking me whether I was going to wear those polishes, bless her she thinks those are my only untried ones.
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Anitacska

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Wow, you guys hauled a lot during the last days while I was away at my parents'!
icon_eek.gif

Too much to catch up, as always, but I LOVE all the hauls and manis!
eyelove.gif


I'm completely bored with my un-polished nails and miss my manis. BUT the time of the treatment (2 weeks) is nearly up, and I'm looking forward to my box of untrieds! And my nails are looking quite good, no breaking or slintering nails. (Well, apart from that incident with a cheese grater at my parents', but it was completely the cheese grater's fault.)

I hauled a bit too - I went to a huge shopping mall with my parents and managed to get a jacket to go with the dress I'm going to wear for our wedding ceremony at the city hall in November. Yay! It looks a bit Chanel like with the tweed and the general style and goes very well with the simple shift dress I chose. The Vera Wang I got in NYC at the vacation in Spring will get its outing at the big party next year.
Ouch! I too had a cheese grater related accident (my thumb nail), it really hurt.

How exciting about your upcoming wedding, can't wait to see pictures of the big day!
 

kimibos

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And here's my current mani, A-England Rose Bower. Not very happy with it, it's barely holo, in fact it's only in very bright sunlight that you can see some faint rainbows. Meh. Then I added Models Own Catherine Wheel which is one of the new ones I bought when my friend and I went to London, and she kept asking me whether I was going to wear those polishes, bless her she thinks those are my only untried ones.
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i like it but i still havent hauled any from the Dream-burme? collection. now im not sure since you find them barely holo huh
LLa is just got an Ae shipment, possible Restock tomorrow. i think ill just pass. for now
 

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