Nail Polish Discussion - Any Brand

[kimibos]

http://www.thepolishaholic.com/2012/02/england-legend-collection-swatches-pt-1.html those are some awesome holos. she has more swatches just go by brand in her blog!!

 

[CartoonChic]

This is the main site I used today. She has swatches of every polish as far as I can tell. Just click Next Entries at the bottom to bring up more posts.

http://ommorphiabeautybar.com/category/a-england/page/4/

 

[linainoz]

http://www.thepolishaholic.com/2012/02/england-legend-collection-swatches-pt-1.html those are some awesome holos. she has more swatches just go by brand in her blog!!

Thanks guys. Now to try and narrow it down!

 

[MRV]

My experience has been, regardless of the brand, when you use your hands, the polish will chip--period. Like you Buick, I have found misses in every brand--for whatever reason that happens. Whoever invents a totally chip-resistent, non-streaky, solidly opaque NP formula will be a very wealthy person. I'm not interested in wearing a single color for a week or two. Having so much polish I want to use it, and at one-two week intervals my polish would last til the end of time. I say, have fun with it , don't over think it or take it too seriously. After all, YOLO ladies YOLO!

So true! I rarely get more than 48h's wear. I used to wear only one polish per week but some months ago I switched to two per week because otherwise I would never wear them even once! And the line is growing...

 

[MACina]

YES....YES...YES...SO TRUE!!!

I am Team YOLO too

My experience has been, regardless of the brand, when you use your hands, the polish will chip--period. Like you Buick, I have found misses in every brand--for whatever reason that happens. Whoever invents a totally chip-resistent, non-streaky, solidly opaque NP formula will be a very wealthy person. I'm not interested in wearing a single color for a week or two. Having so much polish I want to use it, and at one-two week intervals my polish would last til the end of time. I say, have fun with it, don't over think it or take it too seriously. After all, YOLO ladies YOLO!

 

[BuickMackane]

I am Team YOLO too

YOLO POWER!

 

[Corally]

Almost every polish lasts at least 1,5 weeks (often 2+ weeks) on me, even the glitters. That's why I will never spend more than 10 euro on a polish. I'm so lucky China Glaze is 'my' brand. :lol: And even though I love polish, I'm SO glad I don't have to paint my nails so often. Last week I received my eBay China Glaze order and I've already ordered more. I ordered: - Lorelei's Tiara - Some Like It Haute - It's A Trap-eze - Ray-diant And below are the China Glazes I received: (Orly In A Snap top coat), Exotic Encounters, Love Marilyn, Twinkle Lights. Yay.

 

[linainoz]

Oh you evil enablers

After hours going through all those swatches, I finally placed my first order with A-England.

I got:

• Morgan Le Fay (love how it changes other polishes)
• St George
• Elaine (I'm such a sucker for purples)
• Jane Eyre (love te book, how could I NOT get a polish with this name?)

Can't wait to get them.

 

[BuickMackane]

In my case it's not so much "have to" but "want to". Strange as it may seem, I actually enjoy painting my nails. Sure, there is a "have to" element too because:

1. A barely visible chip or minor tipwear drives me nuts.
2. My hands are in water a lot. I also do all the housework myself, possibly a tad too enthusiastically.
3. I have too many polishes (and they keep coming) so I'd feel guilty if I didn't use them at least once.

Either way, 2 weeks is impressive! Your nails must really like the ChG formula

 

[BuickMackane]

Oh you evil enablers

After hours going through all those swatches, I finally placed my first order with A-England.

I got:

• Morgan Le Fay (love how it changes other polishes)
• St George
• Elaine (I'm such a sucker for purples)
• Jane Eyre (love te book, how could I NOT get a polish with this name?)

Can't wait to get them.

This thread is a dangerous place. You were warned...

Let us know what you think when you receive your new goodies!

 

[CartoonChic]

This thread is a dangerous place. You were warned...

Let us know what you think when you receive your new goodies!

Polish generally lasts a long time on me without wear. I would try to stretch my polish for as long as possible, for weeks if I could. Sometimes even up to the point where the polish would have worn away to the little chips of color in the center of my nails. That's when it would take me forever to do them. I felt the need to wear the polish until it wore away because of all the time and effort it took me to paint them.

Now that I'm amazingly a lot faster at painting my nails (thanks to you all!), I find myself changing my polish when I get bored with the color. This ranges anywhere from 3 days to a week. I no longer freak out about removing polish that still "looks new" on my nails because I know I can repaint them easily.

 

[Corally]

Almost every polish lasts at least 1,5 weeks (often 2+ weeks) on me, even the glitters. That's why I will never spend more than 10 euro on a polish. I'm so lucky China Glaze is 'my' brand. :lol: And even though I love polish, I'm SO glad I don't have to paint my nails so often.  

In my case it's not so much "have to" but "want to". Strange as it may seem, I actually enjoy painting my nails. Sure, there is a "have to" element too because: 1. A barely visible chip or minor tipwear drives me nuts. 2. My hands are in water a lot. I also do all the housework myself, possibly a tad too enthusiastically. 3. I have too many polishes (and they keep coming) so I'd feel guilty if I didn't use them at least once. Either way, 2 weeks is impressive! Your nails must really like the ChG formula ompom:

I also like painting my nails but it takes so long (I'm just so damn slow lol) and I HATE taking the polish off, especially when it's glitter or when the mani is still perfect. The only thing that bothers me (just a bit) is the outgrowth and the minor tip wear after like 1-1,5 weeks. And it's not only with China Glaze! Even the cheapest polishes last that long on my nails, that's why I won't spend a lot on nail polish. China Glaze is my favorite brand but I also really like Bourjois, Catrice, Barry M, Rimmel and Color Club. I also like Orly and OPI but I find it a bit too pricey. ATM I'm trying to use up polishes from brands like Essence, Eyeko, LA Colors, H&M (small ones), etc. I want to get rid of them so I'd have more space for new China's. I have THREE large desk drawers full of nail polish and I'm running out of space.:wtf2:

 

[CartoonChic]

My Butter London Lillibet's Jubilee/Lippmann Today Was A Fairytale mani. Two coats of Lillibet on each nail. Then two more coats of Today Was A Fairytale layered on top of the accent nails. I got a little pic happy with this one. I was trying to show how shiny and sparkly it is. You can see my nails reflecting off each other. I love it!









Here's my previous mani, which was my first for the New Year. Lippmann Mermaid's Dream and NARS Koliary to accent. I don't think you guys understand how much I love Mermaid's Dream. It's definitely in my top 5 list of polishes. Maybe even #1.

 

[BuickMackane]

And it's not only with China Glaze! Even the cheapest polishes last that long on my nails, that's why I won't spend a lot on nail polish. China Glaze is my favorite brand but I also really like Bourjois, Catrice, Barry M, Rimmel and Color Club. I also like Orly and OPI but I find it a bit too pricey. ATM I'm trying to use up polishes from brands like Essence, Eyeko, LA Colors, H&M (small ones), etc. I want to get rid of them so I'd have more space for new China's. I have THREE large desk drawers full of nail polish and I'm running out of space.

Get a Helmer

Lovely manis as usual Cartoonchic!

 

[Corally]

I also like painting my nails but it takes so long (I'm just so damn slow lol) and I HATE taking the polish off, especially when it's glitter or when the mani is still perfect. The only thing that bothers me (just a bit) is the outgrowth and the minor tip wear after like 1-1,5 weeks. And it's not only with China Glaze! Even the cheapest polishes last that long on my nails, that's why I won't spend a lot on nail polish. China Glaze is my favorite brand but I also really like Bourjois, Catrice, Barry M, Rimmel and Color Club. I also like Orly and OPI but I find it a bit too pricey. ATM I'm trying to use up polishes from brands like Essence, Eyeko, LA Colors, H

Get a Helmer   Lovely manis as usual Cartoonchic! :eyelove:

I don't have the space haha!

 

[Anneri]

I don't have the space haha!

God, me neither. I want to move so badly, but it will be a while, I guess. In the new appartment I want a vanity area with enough storage for all of my stuff which is now scattered through various rooms.

 

[kimibos]

My Butter London Lillibet's Jubilee/Lippmann Today Was A Fairytale mani. Two coats of Lillibet on each nail. Then two more coats of Today Was A Fairytale layered on top of the accent nails. I got a little pic happy with this one. I was trying to show how shiny and sparkly it is. You can see my nails reflecting off each other. I love it!

i love this mani!! i guess im not done with Butter london, i need lillibets jubilee.

 

[kimibos]

In my case it's not so much "have to" but "want to". Strange as it may seem, I actually enjoy painting my nails. Sure, there is a "have to" element too because:

1. A barely visible chip or minor tipwear drives me nuts.
2. My hands are in water a lot. I also do all the housework myself, possibly a tad too enthusiastically.
3. I have too many polishes (and they keep coming) so I'd feel guilty if I didn't use them at least once.
Either way, 2 weeks is impressive! Your nails must really like the ChG formula

same here, i love doing my nails. i as i have said before, i can go out with no makeup and my hair like a nut but my nails are to be beautifully polished!!!! and i have soo many polishes, i even feel bad about using a single color too much!

 

[kimibos]

nice haul!! i have exotic encounters and i love it, its perfect for that trend of emerald that is coming!

 

[honey on boost]

I longer buy NP from high end cosmetics brands like Dior, Chanel or YSL any more because they simply aren't worth the money IMO. Dior's formula is hit&miss (mostly miss) and Chanels chip on me like noones business (and the interesting ones are duped by more reasonably priced brands in a few months). There have been very few YSLs that caught my attention in the last couple of years (such as Wintergreen) but they were all very much dupable. As for Lancome, I can easily live without my latest (two years ago?) Lancome NPs, Pop Petrol and BB Sand.

Lippmanns are a different kettle of fish alltogether. They are very good quality, so you do get your money's worth. The chunky glitters are great because they're great fun and they are pretty unique (except for the Revlon dupes). The cremes and shimmers are more dupable, but the quality is still there so if you have just started building your NP collection, need some solid basics and are willing to spend that bit extra, they would definitely be worth considering. I was already covered in the basics department by the time I started collecting Lippmanns (Yay for ChG, Orly, Essie and OPI!) so my only non-chunky-glitter one is Waking Up in Vegas.

Really? I think Dior's are pretty consistent in terms of goof formula. II used to have a problem with my chanels but only when I don't wrap the tips. Now a Chanel mani will last a week or more if I don't change it.. especially Graphite (one of the best polishes they have imo). I've never tried YSL though.. I started to buy high end polishes to "control" my collection. Once I hit 300 bottles I noticed I would buy so many lower priced polishes and never had the time to try them. Now that I buy mainly higher end polishes my collection isn't growing as fast as it used to which I like lol