Nail Polish Discussion - Any Brand

[Anneri]

Thank you! I wanted to comment on all the manis and hauls (I'm so fed up that I STILL can't post pics from my mobile!), but I've been feeling so incredibly rotten the whole week that I just couldn't. Also, do I need Midnight Magic and Heliotrope? Heliotrope especially looks so pretty, but I think the colour will clash with my skintone (same like the colours of the FF anniversary polishes that I barely can make work). If I don't *need* them, I just go for the preorder when I get up 6hrs later. What do you all think?
I also would love to score Pandore and Scintealleant from Pshiiit, but her site drove me bonkers last time and the shipping fee is out of control. Honestly! Will she drive them over in her car and hand them to me personally for that money?!

 

[Anitacska]

Thank you! I wanted to comment on all the manis and hauls (I'm so fed up that I STILL can't post pics from my mobile!), but I've been feeling so incredibly rotten the whole week that I just couldn't. Also, do I need Midnight Magic and Heliotrope? Heliotrope especially looks so pretty, but I think the colour will clash with my skintone (same like the colours of the FF anniversary polishes that I barely can make work). If I don't *need* them, I just go for the preorder when I get up 6hrs later. What do you all think?
I also would love to score Pandore and Scintealleant from Pshiiit, but her site drove me bonkers last time and the shipping fee is out of control. Honestly! Will she drive them over in her car and hand them to me personally for that money?!

I think you might have similar skintone to mine, I find cool, dusky light pinks and purples hard to pull off too. I haven't worn any of the FF anniversary polishes, but they might not work too well on me either. I had a bit of time this morning and I took some comparison pictures for you, hope these help make a decision. On the whole I'd say Heliotrope is really pretty and I don't think I have any dupes for it, Midnight Magic is less special, it's a dark teal holo, pretty, but not necessary a must have imo.

First I compared them to the FF anniversary trio. Sorry about the fuzzy last photo, I wanted to take one without flash, but it's so dark here today (it's been snowing on and off, but not settling).



I also did comparisons with the EPs I could think of. Again, fuzzy photo without flash.



I totally understand about ordering from Pshiiit. Last time there was a surprise restock of Pandore, I ended up passing because of the shipping. Luckily for me, the lovely PearlyQueen swapped a decant of Pandore with me, so now I have it, also Scintealliant is very pretty (as you can see above) and I would choose that over Midnight Magic.

I also feel your pain, I have to resize the photos to below 1 MB to be able to post them. At least I can post them, but it's such a faff. Would be nice if they fixed it.

 

[Anitacska]

I've ordered the monthlies. It seems that she did make a lot of the other colours as I managed to add everything to my basket (just for fun) even after 30 minutes. Hopefully she won't forget to send the free polish. Was going to leave a note with my order, but there was nowhere to add a note, so I didn't. What did you all get?

 

[PearlyQueen]

I've ordered the monthlies. It seems that she did make a lot of the other colours as I managed to add everything to my basket (just for fun) even after 30 minutes. Hopefully she won't forget to send the free polish. Was going to leave a note with my order, but there was nowhere to add a note, so I didn't. What did you all get?

I just got the monthlies too, I already have the others. I was tempted to add a note too, but hopefully she has a plan...!
I will decide what to do about future monthlies once I know what these ones are - I don't usually like her March/April/May colours so much usually, I'm not a pale blue, green and orange lover and that's where she tends to go with those spring months, no doubt I'll be proved wrong though!

 

[PearlyQueen]

Thank you! I wanted to comment on all the manis and hauls (I'm so fed up that I STILL can't post pics from my mobile!), but I've been feeling so incredibly rotten the whole week that I just couldn't. Also, do I need Midnight Magic and Heliotrope? Heliotrope especially looks so pretty, but I think the colour will clash with my skintone (same like the colours of the FF anniversary polishes that I barely can make work). If I don't *need* them, I just go for the preorder when I get up 6hrs later. What do you all think?
I also would love to score Pandore and Scintealleant from Pshiiit, but her site drove me bonkers last time and the shipping fee is out of control. Honestly! Will she drive them over in her car and hand them to me personally for that money?!

Ah, the joys of French shipping fees! Did you get them in the end? I saw all but Heliotrope were available when I looked some time after the launch.

 

[Anneri]

I think you might have similar skintone to mine, I find cool, dusky light pinks and purples hard to pull off too. I haven't worn any of the FF anniversary polishes, but they might not work too well on me either. I had a bit of time this morning and I took some comparison pictures for you, hope these help make a decision. On the whole I'd say Heliotrope is really pretty and I don't think I have any dupes for it, Midnight Magic is less special, it's a dark teal holo, pretty, but not necessary a must have imo.

First I compared them to the FF anniversary trio. Sorry about the fuzzy last photo, I wanted to take one without flash, but it's so dark here today (it's been snowing on and off, but not settling).

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I also did comparisons with the EPs I could think of. Again, fuzzy photo without flash.

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I totally understand about ordering from Pshiiit. Last time there was a surprise restock of Pandore, I ended up passing because of the shipping. Luckily for me, the lovely PearlyQueen swapped a decant of Pandore with me, so now I have it, also Scintealliant is very pretty (as you can see above) and I would choose that over Midnight Magic.

I also feel your pain, I have to resize the photos to below 1 MB to be able to post them. At least I can post them, but it's such a faff. Would be nice if they fixed it.

OMG Anita you're a star! Thank you for that! That must've cost you some time! *hugs*
In the end, while I love them all (Midnight Magic, Heliotrop, Pandore and Scintealleant), I let convenience decide. I'm still feeling quite wobbly (horrible, horrible cold!) and I honestly forgot about the time of Pshiiit's launch. Then I really didn't feel like setting my alarm clock for the middle of the night, but I woke up quite early around 6am (four hrs after launch), checked and saw that at least MM was still available so I got that and the Mysteries. Can you believe that they're my first mysteries ever?! Hope she'll come up with something good!
Hope I'll catch Heliotrope some other time - I'll be flying home in three weeks, and experience says that she'll do a restock while I'm on the plane. I really really hope that shipping will be quicker this time for me, I'd love to receive them while I'm at home (the whole March, yay!).

 

[Anitacska]

I just got the monthlies too, I already have the others. I was tempted to add a note too, but hopefully she has a plan...!
I will decide what to do about future monthlies once I know what these ones are - I don't usually like her March/April/May colours so much usually, I'm not a pale blue, green and orange lover and that's where she tends to go with those spring months, no doubt I'll be proved wrong though!

She must have a plan. I asked her on Instagram about leaving a note, she said it would be great, but not necessary , but there was nowhere to leave a note. So she'll have to figure it out somehow.

I'm pretty sure I'm just going to buy them all, I know if I skip, it will be something gorgeous. May is usually a nice colour, we've had pinky purple (2013) and royal blue (2015), as well as the orange.

OMG Anita you're a star! Thank you for that! That must've cost you some time! *hugs*
In the end, while I love them all (Midnight Magic, Heliotrop, Pandore and Scintealleant), I let convenience decide. I'm still feeling quite wobbly (horrible, horrible cold!) and I honestly forgot about the time of Pshiiit's launch. Then I really didn't feel like setting my alarm clock for the middle of the night, but I woke up quite early around 6am (four hrs after launch), checked and saw that at least MM was still available so I got that and the Mysteries. Can you believe that they're my first mysteries ever?! Hope she'll come up with something good!
Hope I'll catch Heliotrope some other time - I'll be flying home in three weeks, and experience says that she'll do a restock while I'm on the plane. I really really hope that shipping will be quicker this time for me, I'd love to receive them while I'm at home (the whole March, yay!).

No problem. It didn't actually take long and I had time, it was a lazy Saturday morning, so figured why not.

Glad you got at least Midnight Magic and the mysteries. Heliotrope went quite quickly (90 minutes or so), but actually it took a surprisingly long time to sell out by EP standards. I didn't even check Pshiiit, wasn't going to order anything from her at 15.50 euro shipping!

Hope you feel better soon. I've had a couple of colds lately, this second one isn't as bad, but it seems to be lingering. Finally the sun is out today and it's half term holiday this week, so hopefully I'll kick it finally.

That will be nice for you to go to Germany for so long! I'm not homesick anymore, my home is here, but when I moved to the UK 18 years ago, I was really homesick for the first two years. It was only once I had children that I stopped feeling homesick and wanting to go back to Hungary all the time. Now I'm actually stressing about having to go, we've not been for 3 years and my Mum got really upset last year when I decided not to go, so definitely have to go this year, but my eldest is doing his GCSEs in May/June, so don't want to go before then, and school only finishes on 20th July for my other two. Then my eldest is taking part in a 3 week residential course from 1st August, so we only have a small window to go to Hungary. Anyway, I'm rambling now, sorry.

 

[PearlyQueen]

OMG Anita you're a star! Thank you for that! That must've cost you some time! *hugs*
In the end, while I love them all (Midnight Magic, Heliotrop, Pandore and Scintealleant), I let convenience decide. I'm still feeling quite wobbly (horrible, horrible cold!) and I honestly forgot about the time of Pshiiit's launch. Then I really didn't feel like setting my alarm clock for the middle of the night, but I woke up quite early around 6am (four hrs after launch), checked and saw that at least MM was still available so I got that and the Mysteries. Can you believe that they're my first mysteries ever?! Hope she'll come up with something good!
Hope I'll catch Heliotrope some other time - I'll be flying home in three weeks, and experience says that she'll do a restock while I'm on the plane. I really really hope that shipping will be quicker this time for me, I'd love to receive them while I'm at home (the whole March, yay!).

Yay, glad you got something cool.
Hope you feel better soon, and hooray for home for March, fingers crossed you get your delivery!

 

[PearlyQueen]

She must have a plan. I asked her on Instagram about leaving a note, she said it would be great, but not necessary , but there was nowhere to leave a note. So she'll have to figure it out somehow.

I'm pretty sure I'm just going to buy them all, I know if I skip, it will be something gorgeous. May is usually a nice colour, we've had pinky purple (2013) and royal blue (2015), as well as the orange.

No problem. It didn't actually take long and I had time, it was a lazy Saturday morning, so figured why not.

Glad you got at least Midnight Magic and the mysteries. Heliotrope went quite quickly (90 minutes or so), but actually it took a surprisingly long time to sell out by EP standards. I didn't even check Pshiiit, wasn't going to order anything from her at 15.50 euro shipping!

Hope you feel better soon. I've had a couple of colds lately, this second one isn't as bad, but it seems to be lingering. Finally the sun is out today and it's half term holiday this week, so hopefully I'll kick it finally.

That will be nice for you to go to Germany for so long! I'm not homesick anymore, my home is here, but when I moved to the UK 18 years ago, I was really homesick for the first two years. It was only once I had children that I stopped feeling homesick and wanting to go back to Hungary all the time. Now I'm actually stressing about having to go, we've not been for 3 years and my Mum got really upset last year when I decided not to go, so definitely have to go this year, but my eldest is doing his GCSEs in May/June, so don't want to go before then, and school only finishes on 20th July for my other two. Then my eldest is taking part in a 3 week residential course from 1st August, so we only have a small window to go to Hungary. Anyway, I'm rambling now, sorry.

Fingers crossed then! I'd forgotten about that nice cobalt from May... We'll see how I lean at the time then!
Sorry to hear you're suffering too, hope you feel better soon.
I know what you mean about visiting home/relatives, I went in August to Scotland to see my parents, it had been about 10 years... they usually come to me!

 

[PearlyQueen]

Two manis to share!
I had to buy this.... Rimmel Pearly Queen:


Jessica Cinnamon Kiss:

 

[Anneri]

Ladies, there's a Takko restock at MeiMei!!!!!! (I got three.)

 

[Anitacska]

Fingers crossed then! I'd forgotten about that nice cobalt from May... We'll see how I lean at the time then!
Sorry to hear you're suffering too, hope you feel better soon.
I know what you mean about visiting home/relatives, I went in August to Scotland to see my parents, it had been about 10 years... they usually come to me!

Thanks. I'm actually feeling better today. Might be to do with the sunshine, finally!

Yeah, it's much easier for me if my Mum comes over (except when she sits behind me when I'm by the computer, hahaha), and this will be the first time on my own with 3 children, but I did fly to Portugal with them last year, so I'm sure it will be fine. They're not little anymore, my youngest will be 11 this year.

Two manis to share!
I had to buy this.... Rimmel Pearly Queen:
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Jessica Cinnamon Kiss:
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Very good! I have Pearly Queen too (and the other 3 from that line), but I haven't worn it yet. I like the Jessica polish too.

Ladies, there's a Takko restock at MeiMei!!!!!! (I got three.)

Thanks Anneri. I did look, but don't really want any Takkos, all in all I'm not that chuffed with the brand and I'm saving my allowance for other polishes this month. What did you get?

 

[Anitacska]

Manis! First one is Glam Polish Trinity (main colour) with Road Kill and Scorpio and stamping. I didn't want to take this off, it was so pretty.



But then I did this and I'm even more pleased! Base is Emily de Molly Plato's Atlantis.

 

[Anitacska]

Hello! It's been very quiet here lately. Hope you're all having fun.

I have a few manis and a teeny tiny haul to share. First is the haul, my C4N exclusive Tonic/Lacquester Valentine duo arrived today. Very pleased with the Royal Mail, they managed to deliver it within 2 days of it arriving at Heathrow!



First mani is Lacquer Lust Split Personality. It's a thermal, looks dark purple in the bottle, but it goes from medium blue to dark blue on the nail, can't really see the purple.



Ugh, my computer is being really slow and having to resize pictures isn't helping. I'll be back later with 2 more manis.

 

[PearlyQueen]

Ladies, there's a Takko restock at MeiMei!!!!!! (I got three.)

I may have picked up two... (this means I've been good, once upon a time I'd have had the lot!!!)

 

[PearlyQueen]

Manis! First one is Glam Polish Trinity (main colour) with Road Kill and Scorpio and stamping. I didn't want to take this off, it was so pretty.

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But then I did this and I'm even more pleased! Base is Emily de Molly Plato's Atlantis.

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These are both soooo pretty! I loved Trinity when I wore it too, now I want to wear it again. I don't know that EdM, but I definitely should have bought it!

 

[PearlyQueen]

Hello! It's been very quiet here lately. Hope you're all having fun.

I have a few manis and a teeny tiny haul to share. First is the haul, my C4N exclusive Tonic/Lacquester Valentine duo arrived today. Very pleased with the Royal Mail, they managed to deliver it within 2 days of it arriving at Heathrow!

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First mani is Lacquer Lust Split Personality. It's a thermal, looks dark purple in the bottle, but it goes from medium blue to dark blue on the nail, can't really see the purple.

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Ugh, my computer is being really slow and having to resize pictures isn't helping. I'll be back later with 2 more manis.

Oo, you got the duo! I was really tempted but I resisted, they look gorgeous though (I really like the Tonic).
Love what you've done with the mani, though I'm not sold on the thermal on its own - nice but not outstanding! The silver definitely makes it better.

 

[Anitacska]

Right, here we go again. Next mani is a 2012(!) untried, Hits Mari Moon in Cutie Pie and the stamping is Kaleidoscope 55 Enchanted Forest, both of them over black. Yes, I've moved onto my 2012 untrieds, well as of early September 2012 because that's when I made my spreadsheet. I have 142 untrieds to get through.



Of course I have a gazillion dupes for these, but the Hits polish is seriously nice, only 2 coats over black and I just love the stamping polish, it's so opaque.

My current mani (about to come off) is Femme Fatale Burning Dusk with also FF Temple Gardens. These are both in the old style bottles and BD was one of my first FFs.



My nails are really long right now and I'm so afraid I'm going to break one. My middle nail was this length when I broke it so badly early December. Hopefully it won't happen.

Oh PearlyQueen, someone was selling an EP Moon Water in one of the FB groups I'm in, unfortunately I was about 10 minutes late, I thought I'd grab it for you. It was £10 plus postage. If another one comes up, shall I buy it? Do you have a max price in mind?

 

[PearlyQueen]

Right, here we go again. Next mani is a 2012(!) untried, Hits Mari Moon in Cutie Pie and the stamping is Kaleidoscope 55 Enchanted Forest, both of them over black. Yes, I've moved onto my 2012 untrieds, well as of early September 2012 because that's when I made my spreadsheet. I have 142 untrieds to get through.

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Of course I have a gazillion dupes for these, but the Hits polish is seriously nice, only 2 coats over black and I just love the stamping polish, it's so opaque.

My current mani (about to come off) is Femme Fatale Burning Dusk with also FF Temple Gardens. These are both in the old style bottles and BD was one of my first FFs.

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My nails are really long right now and I'm so afraid I'm going to break one. My middle nail was this length when I broke it so badly early December. Hopefully it won't happen.

Oh PearlyQueen, someone was selling an EP Moon Water in one of the FB groups I'm in, unfortunately I was about 10 minutes late, I thought I'd grab it for you. It was £10 plus postage. If another one comes up, shall I buy it? Do you have a max price in mind?

That Hits polish is stunning, I have them all but unworn of course! Did you go for black undies for a reason? I tend not to!
BD was one of my early FFs too, love what you've done with that mani too, I don't have the topper but I like it.
Really nice of you to think of me with Moon Water, wouldn't go massively high price-wise but at up to £15 I'd be really pleased if you spot one!

 

[Anitacska]

That Hits polish is stunning, I have them all but unworn of course! Did you go for black undies for a reason? I tend not to!
BD was one of my early FFs too, love what you've done with that mani too, I don't have the topper but I like it.
Really nice of you to think of me with Moon Water, wouldn't go massively high price-wise but at up to £15 I'd be really pleased if you spot one!

Thank you! I used it over black because I don't think it would be opaque in 2-3 coats otherwise. This way I only needed 2.

Thanks! I think I got Temple Gardens from Norway Nails not that long ago, it was one of the last old FFs still available. I like her new stuff very much, but the old holos were really special. There's a few more I haven't worn and I've put them on my must wear soon list.

No worries. I'll keep an eye out for you. I'm in a few UK nail polish sales groups and every so often some really reasonably priced EPs come up, that's how I was able to pick up a few of my lemmings like May 2013, IKOABD, and my current mani: Love the Way You Lilac.



I used Different Dimension Jafar (Mystery Villain #7) on the accents. It has a gorgeous pink sheen that doesn't show in the pictures.

My January-February combined Femme Fatales should arrive at the group buy organiser's this week, hopefully I can pick them up from her asap, she works about 10 minutes away from me, so I can save on UK postage. I also bought 3 second hand Vapids from one of my Facebook groups, hoping they come today. Everything else is going to Stackry, which is good for saving money, but makes for very little nail mail in between.

On that note, anyone had shipping notice from EP yet? I haven't.