Nail Polish Discussion - Any Brand

[PearlyQueen]

Argh! So bloody pissed off, I got charged a ridiculous amount of customs on my current package from MyMallBox! They already don't let you put whatever low amount you want to put, so I was only able to go down to $55, but I got a bill from DHL for £50! I don't even know how that works! I daren't phone them as I do have $500 worth of stuff in the box, if not more, so it's still not THAT much, but I just don't get it. I did save $40 on consolidation and hazmat fees compared to Stackry and my freebies at least arrive with MMB, but this is really ridiculous now. I think I'd best think about not sending lots of stuff there anymore, only the very necessary ones (like EP, because her package of 5 polishes would cost me dearly if I had it sent here). Ugh.

On the upside, the package is already in the UK and should be with me tomorrow. 38 lovely polishes to look forward to (I have some EdMs for a friend and some non-polish stuff in there too). My Glams should be here tomorrow too.

I have a couple of manis to show you. First is Glisten & Glow Endless Rainbows with Anna Gorelova for Dance Legend 33 Casket on the accents. There was no sun at all.

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My current mani is Different Dimension Mother Goose with also DD Anastasia Tremaine (Mystery Villain #1). I love these two polishes so much!

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Picked up a couple of Orly polishes yesterday from TKMaxx (my first visit there since June/July?). I love Fantasea, it's quite sheer, but looks gorgeous layered over dark blue!

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I shall be back to show the contents of my US postbox when it arrives.

Ouch, how did they manage to work that out? I've read your posts about continually being charged customs fees with the Mallbox people, it's kind of put me off using them. I know it could still work out cheaper, but not on real values!
Lovely manis, and a couple of nice newbies there too. I adore Mother Goose, it's one DD I keep thinking I ought to own!

 

[PearlyQueen]

Right, are you ready for some polish porn? I received 38 polishes from my US postbox and 8 Glams.

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On that note, Glam is bringing out 26 new polishes next Friday!

My current mani is A-England Captive Goddess with Polish Me To Go Glow Angel. Glow Angel is a glow in the dark polish, although to me that's not really a selling point, but it is fun when I see my fingernails floating in front of me in the dark.

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I absolutely adore this delivery, soooo many of them I envy (though I think I may have some of them in my Stackry box!!!). The Dreamlands are sooo pretty, I bet loads of these are the secret custom polishes though!
I have my eye on a shedload of the new Glams, it's not ideal financially when they bring out a collection with so many goodies, but I doubt I'll resist!
I nearly bought that AEngland several times, but I resisted - it's pretty on you though. I don't own any GITD polishes, so I can't comment on that!

 

[PearlyQueen]

Have you all ordered your EPs yet? I haven't. Trying to decide whether or not I should get the two greens, especially the lighter one as the description says sage green and I'm not really sure about that. Also I want at least 20 of the new Glams, so not sure I should be buying all the EPs just because they're EPs.

I know what you mean, but I got the lot in the end (originally, the first bottle pic I only wanted the periwinkle!!!). The pale green is probably what I least love, but I find I have such a soft spot for the brand I seldom regret buying, so hopefully that's another that will exceed expectations. (I don't have July 2013 myself) I do have a couple I probably shouldn't have bought, but I haven't worn those yet!

 

[PearlyQueen]

New mani is Pretty Serious Galaxy Invader:

 

[Anitacska]

Ouch, how did they manage to work that out? I've read your posts about continually being charged customs fees with the Mallbox people, it's kind of put me off using them. I know it could still work out cheaper, but not on real values!
Lovely manis, and a couple of nice newbies there too. I adore Mother Goose, it's one DD I keep thinking I ought to own!

Thank you! Mother Goose is actually so much prettier than it looks in the bottle, when I received it, I was really meh about it.

I wonder if DHL have realised that I regularly get these heavy boxes and decided to try their luck? The £50 fee just sounds too round to me. But I daren't dispute it as I had about $500 worth of stuff in the box (I also had 9 EdMs for a friend and some clothing).

I absolutely adore this delivery, soooo many of them I envy (though I think I may have some of them in my Stackry box!!!). The Dreamlands are sooo pretty, I bet loads of these are the secret custom polishes though!
I have my eye on a shedload of the new Glams, it's not ideal financially when they bring out a collection with so many goodies, but I doubt I'll resist!
I nearly bought that AEngland several times, but I resisted - it's pretty on you though. I don't own any GITD polishes, so I can't comment on that!

Thanks. The 2 green Dreamlands were HHC polishes, but they're not secret though! The only other HHC polish was the Powder Perfect, the rest were just regular purchases.

I think I need about 20 of the new Glams! Eek!

I know what you mean, but I got the lot in the end (originally, the first bottle pic I only wanted the periwinkle!!!). The pale green is probably what I least love, but I find I have such a soft spot for the brand I seldom regret buying, so hopefully that's another that will exceed expectations. (I don't have July 2013 myself) I do have a couple I probably shouldn't have bought, but I haven't worn those yet!

In the end I only ordered 3. I'll see how many Glams I manage to buy and then rethink the greens (or not). But I'm really not happy to fork out $16 on just a couple of (very different!) swatches. I really wish she provided more swatches like other brands do. I don't think Charmed looks like July 2013 at all if it's sage.

New mani is Pretty Serious Galaxy Invader:
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Lovely mani! This is a brand I never really got into.

 

[Anitacska]

My current mani is Zoya Reece (2011 untried) with decals over YSL Yellow Gold on the accents. The decals I made from the Pueen Nature Lover 01 palette with Zoya Reece and Fair Maiden Hap-pea Birthday for the leaves. Very happy with how they turned out and I love the Zoya, such a stunning polish.

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[Anneri]

Hello ladies, greetings from Bali! Great manis and hauls all around! Especially like the decal again, and your shifty polish is amazing PQ!
i haven't ordered the EPs yet, I can't make up my mind... Totally agree with Anitacska, I wish she had a variety of proper swatchers! I want the blue and the purple ones, but the greens look so different in the pics we've seen yet! Really annoying!

 

[boschicka]

Hi ladies, I'm new to this thread, but so happy I found it. Your collections are astounding and your manis are beautiful!

May I ask what your top 3 favorite brands are? I'm fairly new to the polish game and only really have Enchanted Polish and Cirque Colors for indie brands. Is the Femme Fatale formula truly amazing?

 

[Anitacska]

Hello ladies, greetings from Bali! Great manis and hauls all around! Especially like the decal again, and your shifty polish is amazing PQ!
i haven't ordered the EPs yet, I can't make up my mind... Totally agree with Anitacska, I wish she had a variety of proper swatchers! I want the blue and the purple ones, but the greens look so different in the pics we've seen yet! Really annoying!

Hope you're having a great time Anneri!

The way I see it is that since it's a week long pre-order, there's bound to be lot of them available afterwards if people don't love theirs. Also, they will probably be restocked again. And if not, well, I'm going to survive. I do love the purple one very much though, so that was a must have for me.

Hi ladies, I'm new to this thread, but so happy I found it. Your collections are astounding and your manis are beautiful!

May I ask what your top 3 favorite brands are? I'm fairly new to the polish game and only really have Enchanted Polish and Cirque Colors for indie brands. Is the Femme Fatale formula truly amazing?

Welcome to the thread! And thank you!

I'm not sure I can do top 3, but my top 5 are Glam Polish, Lilypad Lacquer, Femme Fatale, Emily de Molly and probably Colors by Llarowe, based on the amount of polishes I own from these brands anyway. There are a few other newly discovered brands like Vapid and Illyrian that I really like too.

I don't know if the FF formula is THAT amazing, it's definitely very good, and I love how unique her polishes are.

 

[boschicka]

Welcome to the thread! And thank you!

I'm not sure I can do top 3, but my top 5 are Glam Polish, Lilypad Lacquer, Femme Fatale, Emily de Molly and probably Colors by Llarowe, based on the amount of polishes I own from these brands anyway. There are a few other newly discovered brands like Vapid and Illyrian that I really like too.

I don't know if the FF formula is THAT amazing, it's definitely very good, and I love how unique her polishes are.

Thank you for your response! I definitely have my eye on Colors by Llarowe, so I'm happy to hear it's top 5 for you.

 

[Anitacska]

Thank you for your response! I definitely have my eye on Colors by Llarowe, so I'm happy to hear it's top 5 for you.

You're welcome. I think she has a lot of nice colours and the formula is usually really good. To me her polishes are a little less interesting nowadays, I've found some more unique, more exciting brands, simple holos are beginning to get a bit boring now. But then I have been buying indies for 4 years and have a HUGE stash. I'm sure you will enjoy your CbLs. What's on your wishlist? I love the look of the October cotm, so pretty.

 

[Anitacska]

I've had a crazy past few days, and to top it all off, I got an e-mail from MyMallBox that they now can't ship nail polish. Not internationally, not domestically, not even ground shipping. Well that's just bloody great. They said they will try and be certified shippers, I guess the same thing as Stackry had to do last year. I have a few polishes there, some are actually very LE/sold out/one time releases, so not happy, but as long as I get them eventually, I'm okay. So I guess I'm back to Stackry, but most importantly I think I have to really really reconsider buying from the US now. Managed to get 3 packages re-routed, well two I had to reorder to the Stackry address, but that's fine, got refunded for the initial orders.

Just as well Glam is now doing the UK group shipping, so I don't have to worry about customs and shipping for 17 polishes was only $25.20 this way. And yes, I did buy 17 polishes yesterday. Oops! 14 of them were the Horror Shop ones, plus I got Frankenslime and Be Careful What You Witch For as well as Thirteen. I also ordered 9 of the new Femme Fatales today. Now trying to be good for the next two weeks.

My current mani, just managed to sneak it in before October, is Enchanted Polish September 2015 with Lynnderella The Present is a Gift.

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Second mani is Fair Maiden Hap-pea Birthday with EP Wish Me Good Luck.



Speaking of EP, hers was one of the two orders I had to re-order and she was very nice about it and replied promptly. Still only ordered the 3 non-green ones, I've yet to see another swatch of Charmed to know if it's mint or sage or what. I can't really afford buying $16 polishes practically unseen anymore.

 

[boschicka]

You're welcome. I think she has a lot of nice colours and the formula is usually really good. To me her polishes are a little less interesting nowadays, I've found some more unique, more exciting brands, simple holos are beginning to get a bit boring now. But then I have been buying indies for 4 years and have a HUGE stash. I'm sure you will enjoy your CbLs. What's on your wishlist? I love the look of the October cotm, so pretty.

Yes, the COTM is definitely on my list as well as......well, apparently similar colors. I guess I have a type. Simple holos are my speed at the moment, but who knows where I'll be in 4 years!

That really stinks that shipping is such an issue for you. It seems like such a first world problem for sure, but I really hate having to deal with shipping fiascos. Stresses me out too much.

 

[Anitacska]

Yes, the COTM is definitely on my list as well as......well, apparently similar colors. I guess I have a type. Simple holos are my speed at the moment, but who knows where I'll be in 4 years!

That really stinks that shipping is such an issue for you. It seems like such a first world problem for sure, but I really hate having to deal with shipping fiascos. Stresses me out too much.

Yes, shipping issues stress me out too. I was so happy when I found a mail forwarder, but I've had so many issues with them over the 18 months or so that I've used them. Unfortunately international shipping is so expensive, $24 for 4 bottles instead of $4 domestic shipping, so it's still just about worth using a forwarder. What I don't understand is why some companies, eg. Color4Nails are able to still ship cheaply internationally. It's around $13 for several bottles. If they can, why can't others?

 

[PearlyQueen]

Thank you! Mother Goose is actually so much prettier than it looks in the bottle, when I received it, I was really meh about it.

I wonder if DHL have realised that I regularly get these heavy boxes and decided to try their luck? The £50 fee just sounds too round to me. But I daren't dispute it as I had about $500 worth of stuff in the box (I also had 9 EdMs for a friend and some clothing).



Thanks. The 2 green Dreamlands were HHC polishes, but they're not secret though! The only other HHC polish was the Powder Perfect, the rest were just regular purchases.

I think I need about 20 of the new Glams! Eek!



In the end I only ordered 3. I'll see how many Glams I manage to buy and then rethink the greens (or not). But I'm really not happy to fork out $16 on just a couple of (very different!) swatches. I really wish she provided more swatches like other brands do. I don't think Charmed looks like July 2013 at all if it's sage.



Lovely mani! This is a brand I never really got into.

Thanks! I only have about 3 from PS, and this is the first one I've actually worn - been tempted by a couple, but they've never made it to checkout!

 

[PearlyQueen]

My current mani is Zoya Reece (2011 untried) with decals over YSL Yellow Gold on the accents. The decals I made from the Pueen Nature Lover 01 palette with Zoya Reece and Fair Maiden Hap-pea Birthday for the leaves. Very happy with how they turned out and I love the Zoya, such a stunning polish.

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This is really cute, nice job!

 

[PearlyQueen]

Hi ladies, I'm new to this thread, but so happy I found it. Your collections are astounding and your manis are beautiful!

May I ask what your top 3 favorite brands are? I'm fairly new to the polish game and only really have Enchanted Polish and Cirque Colors for indie brands. Is the Femme Fatale formula truly amazing?

Hi Boschika, nice to see a new face! Welcome!
My top 3 brands are probably Pahlish, Powder Perfect and Glam Polish at the moment.
Femme Fatale is nice to work with - but not outstanding compared to most indies, most of them are equally excellent. Enjoy whatever you choose to buy!

 

[PearlyQueen]

Thank you for your response! I definitely have my eye on Colors by Llarowe, so I'm happy to hear it's top 5 for you.

Good choice, I have loads of CbLs (I used to buy EVERYTHING!!!) and her formula is first class. She does fab holos, and I still find it hard to resist them, though I have literally hundreds of "straight" holos and I should stop buying more!!! I rate her reds very highly indeed.

 

[PearlyQueen]

I've had a crazy past few days, and to top it all off, I got an e-mail from MyMallBox that they now can't ship nail polish. Not internationally, not domestically, not even ground shipping. Well that's just bloody great. They said they will try and be certified shippers, I guess the same thing as Stackry had to do last year. I have a few polishes there, some are actually very LE/sold out/one time releases, so not happy, but as long as I get them eventually, I'm okay. So I guess I'm back to Stackry, but most importantly I think I have to really really reconsider buying from the US now. Managed to get 3 packages re-routed, well two I had to reorder to the Stackry address, but that's fine, got refunded for the initial orders.

Just as well Glam is now doing the UK group shipping, so I don't have to worry about customs and shipping for 17 polishes was only $25.20 this way. And yes, I did buy 17 polishes yesterday. Oops! 14 of them were the Horror Shop ones, plus I got Frankenslime and Be Careful What You Witch For as well as Thirteen. I also ordered 9 of the new Femme Fatales today. Now trying to be good for the next two weeks.

My current mani, just managed to sneak it in before October, is Enchanted Polish September 2015 with Lynnderella The Present is a Gift.

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Second mani is Fair Maiden Hap-pea Birthday with EP Wish Me Good Luck.

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Speaking of EP, hers was one of the two orders I had to re-order and she was very nice about it and replied promptly. Still only ordered the 3 non-green ones, I've yet to see another swatch of Charmed to know if it's mint or sage or what. I can't really afford buying $16 polishes practically unseen anymore.

Oh how annoying, shipping is a PAIN. (Glad I stuck with Stackry, better the devil you know etc). It is getting costly now though - I see the pound dropping again today.
I hope you had better luck than me with the Glam polishes - my favourite four were sold out by the time I filled my basket and checked out. Gutted, though I did buy a load. I guess I'll be looking for the others on the resale market, because I really wanted them
Unless you want to share... happy to pay...
Your manis are very pretty!

 

[PearlyQueen]

And this is my latest mani, ILNP Money Bin: