Nail Polish Discussion - Any Brand

Fuzzy

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LOL i live in the US and i have never had any of those, i tried the Poptars once but they are too Sweet for my taste.
i do love Chili tho.

Enjoy!

Nice mani. how is the texture of the polish?
They are sweet! I have them instead of cookies. lol I'll be honest and say the party cake Peeps are available in Canada too, I saw them at the drugstore.

the texture is kind of goopy and thick, CbLs are thick but if I got too much I can get it off the nail, not so much with this one.
 

Bcteagirl

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They are sweet! I have them instead of cookies. lol I'll be honest and say the party cake Peeps are available in Canada too, I saw them at the drugstore.

the texture is kind of goopy and thick, CbLs are thick but if I got too much I can get it off the nail, not so much with this one.
Which drugstore? I couldn't find any peeps this year *sadface*
 

kimibos

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They are sweet! I have them instead of cookies. lol I'll be honest and say the party cake Peeps are available in Canada too, I saw them at the drugstore.

the texture is kind of goopy and thick, CbLs are thick but if I got too much I can get it off the nail, not so much with this one.
i Usually dont eat sweet things. im a coca cola addict tho.

those peeps look funny!

It sucks about the polish, im afraid to use nail thinner on my Indie polishes. i have some that are gloopy and they are holos. ex.Elevation Dykh-tau
but im scare to thin them.
 

PearlyQueen

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Very nice!! I am sensing a love of blue polish :p

Do you happen to have Pretty Serious Elliot, and if so what do you think of it?
Lol, I do gravitate to blues! If only it stopped there!
I'm sorry, I don't have that one - Pretty Serious are thin on the ground in my collection (I think I have three, all unworn!).
 

Anitacska

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Here you go, my Llarowe and Rainbow Connection orders have arrived. Unfortunately I got the same Oops polishes as before (except this time i got another Pink Sprinkles Oops instead of the dark purple one). Trying to sell or swap them.



 

PearlyQueen

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New mani - an old Special FX blue with green shimmer, completely obliterated by Enchanted Polish Castle on a Cloud:

With flash


No flash

I actually did this yesterday, but it was a hell of a job! First I had to chip off Oceanic Forces (it didn't look that glittery when I wore it!!!). Then I did a royal blue mani - and I had forgotten how much I loved the colour (it's been lurking in the stash for way too long since its last outing). The whole point though was to test Castle on a Cloud so I could decide whether to get Queen of the Castle (skipped it on a blog sale last week as I was unsure).
I thought this would be fairly transparent so I went for it - and as soon as I opened the bottle, I sensed trouble ahead! I tried to do a thin coat, and was horrified to see how opaque it was going on - but with bald patches as I had tried to wipe most of it off the brush. It didn't go on smoothly, and when I tried to go back to the bits I'd missed which frankly looked horrible, I found the polish was practically drying on the brush and wouldn't do what I wanted. So the only option was to gloop it all on, and try to wipe the excess off with the brush - normally an easy enough technique. Normally...
This stuff has the texture of wallpaper paste, and when I was wiping to the end, it wasn't coming away with the brush, but leaving jagged mini stalactites hanging off the nail. Plus it seemed to be melting the blue polish underneath, which was joining it as it dangled! So I had to try to wipe it off on a hard surface (useful lighter to hand!). I don't know if the blue was just not quite dry, or if this stuff was having a reaction with it, but OMG I was shocked by the mess I was making. And it only got worse when I started painting with my left hand!
Weirdly, I really like the results! As this is a top coat, I didn't bother with a second one - plus it already felt really thick. And it's just on the verge of bubbling, but it looks OK.
It's stunning in every light though, really holo in strong light, and really duochrome in all other conditions (I see pink and purple, and I don't know if the blue is coming from the undies or the topcoat), and it's a wow in sun.
I'm looking forward to trying it over something paler in the future, which would hopefully solve the bald patches problem - and I suspect it might even work all by itself if I wanted a delicate look. But it was the most horrendous texture I've ever worked with, and I still can't decide whether to buy Queen or not!

Sorry, got a bit rambly there! I was vexed with it!!! I feel better for sharing that...lol
 

PearlyQueen

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Here you go, my Llarowe and Rainbow Connection orders have arrived. Unfortunately I got the same Oops polishes as before (except this time i got another Pink Sprinkles Oops instead of the dark purple one). Trying to sell or swap them.



Some pretty things there - looks like you're gearing up for spring and summer! Well hauled! What's the bottom right one? It's calling me...
 

PearlyQueen

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That's odd. I have Castle on a Cloud and didn't have any issues with it. Mine's not at all gloopy or patchy. Maybe you got a dud? But it is really opaque, I agree, it looks best over a black polish.


It's Femme Fatale Enchantress.
That's interesting, maybe it's just bad luck then! I've never had a polish like this one before, and I must admit I haven't found anyone else online complaining about it!
Thanks for the FF name, I love it. One of these days it will be mine!
x
 

Anitacska

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I've got to show you this, it's so bad. I did my nails last night with Sally Hansen Fire Opal Nail Glaze (Royal Opal) over Nails Inc Black Taxi. Waited for ages for it to dry so I don't mess it up. Fell asleep on the sofa for a couple of hours, then went to bed. This is what I woke up to this morning. F***ing ridiculous. Even now if I press my nail into it, it leaves a mark. Shame as I like the colour, it's a nice duochrome, but really not worth bothering with.



 

Fuzzy

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I've got to show you this, it's so bad. I did my nails last night with Sally Hansen Fire Opal Nail Glaze (Royal Opal) over Nails Inc Black Taxi. Waited for ages for it to dry so I don't mess it up. Fell asleep on the sofa for a couple of hours, then went to bed. This is what I woke up to this morning. F***ing ridiculous. Even now if I press my nail into it, it leaves a mark. Shame as I like the colour, it's a nice duochrome, but really not worth bothering with.



wow that is not drying at it's worst!
 

jennyap

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Quote:Originally Posted by Anitacska

I've got to show you this, it's so bad. I did my nails last night with Sally Hansen Fire Opal Nail Glaze (Royal Opal) over Nails Inc Black Taxi. Waited for ages for it to dry so I don't mess it up. Fell asleep on the sofa for a couple of hours, then went to bed. This is what I woke up to this morning. F***ing ridiculous. Even now if I press my nail into it, it leaves a mark. Shame as I like the colour, it's a nice duochrome, but really not worth bothering with.







OMG! That is ridiculous. I must admit my one experience of Sally Hansen wasn't too great - I tried the Instadry as a potential alternative to Seche Vite, it was anything but. I'm pretty sure I ended up with sheet marks (although nowhere near as bad as yours!) and squidgy polish the next day from that too. What a waste of money that was.
 

PearlyQueen

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I've got to show you this, it's so bad. I did my nails last night with Sally Hansen Fire Opal Nail Glaze (Royal Opal) over Nails Inc Black Taxi. Waited for ages for it to dry so I don't mess it up. Fell asleep on the sofa for a couple of hours, then went to bed. This is what I woke up to this morning. F***ing ridiculous. Even now if I press my nail into it, it leaves a mark. Shame as I like the colour, it's a nice duochrome, but really not worth bothering with.



That beats mine - at least I ended up with pretty nails!
 

Dominique33

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Metallic effects are not so easy to apply, and they don't last so long I think

Here is my mani Chanel Rose Moiré, I love the colour but it doesn't work so well for me.

 

kimibos

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Thursday, April 24th we will be launching/restocking the following lines at 12:00pm MDT and again at 7:00pm MDT: Black Cat Laquer - llarowe exclusive colors Chick Polish - restock (lower pricing available) Colors by llarowe - Rezipped and P Series/Reno Air Race colors Takko Lacquer - restock and new colors (one polish per color per customer only - no exceptions) Wingdust - restock and new colors
 

Anitacska

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That beats mine - at least I ended up with pretty nails!
Hahaha, yes, mine were everything but pretty!

I did manage to salvage them though, I put Models Own Shash Up Silver on top followed by Indigo Bananas SF25+ holo top coat. Due to the holo topcoat I lost the duochrome effect, but at least my nails now look good.



 

Anitacska

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Thursday, April 24th we will be launching/restocking the following lines at 12:00pm MDT and again at 7:00pm MDT: Black Cat Laquer - llarowe exclusive colors Chick Polish - restock (lower pricing available) Colors by llarowe - Rezipped and P Series/Reno Air Race colors Takko Lacquer - restock and new colors (one polish per color per customer only - no exceptions) Wingdust - restock and new colors
 

Honi

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OPI Fall/Winter is gonna be The Nordic collection (As in Sweden/Denmark/Norway/Finland/Iceland), im stoked (Duh). Hoping for some fun colors!
 
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