PearlyQueen
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These are all lovely - and it's great to hear of a thermal that's properly impressive!
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These are all lovely - and it's great to hear of a thermal that's properly impressive!
PearlyQueen
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My latest mani is Pahlish Winds of the Cloud City:
Anitacska
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Great choices! Toxic was the polish that sucked me into Tonic (and yet it's still sitting untried in my Tonic drawer). Spellbound was another one of my first Tonics (and is also untried). They are all really pretty. I was good and held out without buying anything, but I will definitely get some of the new stuff at the next restock. I also have 8 of them sitting at Stackry, so not short of Tonics.
Thanks. She's given me a different excuse now and is apparently spending them tomorrow. They'd better arrive by Friday or I'll ask for my money back. But the polishes were a very good deal and I actually got Cupcake Polish #skwad which is an old group exclusive, so I would really rather have that than my money back. Ugh.
Thank you. I was going with a very pastely theme there, not sure why.
Ooh this is very pretty!
All the polishes have arrived at my Stackry box and I haven't got any plans to buy polishes in the next few days, but still have about 8 days left before I have to empty out my box. Don't know what to do. With my luck there'll be some unannounced restock with polishes I must have and super fast shipping!
PearlyQueen
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I can't stop going back to KBShimmer Leaf of Faith:
It never gets dull! I guess those glitters look a bit different every time or something, I might actually finish this bottle one day!
It never gets dull! I guess those glitters look a bit different every time or something, I might actually finish this bottle one day!
Anitacska
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It's pretty. I can't think of any polishes I've worn more than twice other than a couple of toppers (EP Djinn, a 17 silver crackle polish) black/white basecoats, and a few stamping polishes. I have so many I want to get through, I haven't got to the point where I want to wear one more than once/twice.
Anitacska
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I generally prefer Illyrian to Pahlish (I struggle with the Pahlish brush), but I'm not that fussed. I'm definitely buying this box even though I'm not that keen on the Pahlish, but it's called The Final Countdown and I've been a massive fan of Europe since 1986, so I must!
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boschicka
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Something with the Pahlish formula can be hit or miss for me, so I'm a little disappointed. This box I only want the PFD, but I hate having to try to split a box with people. So I'll probably buy it and just give the other two polishes to friends.
My husband was at a music festival in Germany last year and Europe played. I live streamed it while hubby was in the audience and we were texting back and forth. Quite funny and fun!
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Anitacska
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Yeah, the formula can be a bit tricky too. But they do make some gorgeous polishes.
Oh was that the Wacken Open Air festival? I watched it online too.
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boschicka
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Yes, that's the one! During another band's performance on the big stage, I actually saw my husband when the cameras panned the audience. Was able to take a screenshot for him. It was like being there without all the mud!
Back to polish, do you happen to know if Illyrian's Stargaze will be available again? I feel like it was put up for sale for two minutes in December and then the shop closed over the holidays, and I haven't heard a word about it since. I've seen people ask that question on Facebook, but there's been no response.
Anitacska
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To be honest, I'm not even sure which polish that is. But I saw her announcement of the next restock being slightly larger, so maybe she will restock it.
Anitacska
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So I decided to empty out my Stackry box and my polishes arrived today.
I'm pretty happy with everything except for the last 3 EP monthlies. The orange is pretty ugly and the other 2 are meh. Haven't compared December to Britney yet, but it looks different/duller.
I've just ordered 8 of the new Femme Fatale villains polishes, quite pleased with myself as I thought I might end up buying the set. I also want some polishes from Polish Pickup and the FTLOP box. Trying to be good, so hoping I won't want many Tonics later this month. Also kinda happy that Glam polish is still out of action as I really don't have money to buy them too. (Obviously hope her baby is okay though.)
I'm pretty happy with everything except for the last 3 EP monthlies. The orange is pretty ugly and the other 2 are meh. Haven't compared December to Britney yet, but it looks different/duller.
I've just ordered 8 of the new Femme Fatale villains polishes, quite pleased with myself as I thought I might end up buying the set. I also want some polishes from Polish Pickup and the FTLOP box. Trying to be good, so hoping I won't want many Tonics later this month. Also kinda happy that Glam polish is still out of action as I really don't have money to buy them too. (Obviously hope her baby is okay though.)
Anitacska
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I have finally received my package from the woman from the Facebook destash. I'm happy with all of them, but especially the group custom Cupcake (#skwad).
I ended up ordering 4 polishes from Polish Pickup and the FTLOP box. It's so hard being good. I fear I might throw all caution to the wind when the Tonic restock is announced.
Here are a few recent manis, this week I went for stronger colours after all the pinks and pastels last week.
First is Darling Diva Polish We Are the Champions with Different Dimension Martian
Next is Lilypad Lacquer Taury with Indigo Bananas Reign
My current mani is Emily de Molly Empty Journal with Nails Inc Paulton's Square (please ignore my thumb, I had a side break that I decided to trim down instead of keep patching up)
I think I'll do purple next
I ended up ordering 4 polishes from Polish Pickup and the FTLOP box. It's so hard being good. I fear I might throw all caution to the wind when the Tonic restock is announced.
Here are a few recent manis, this week I went for stronger colours after all the pinks and pastels last week.
First is Darling Diva Polish We Are the Champions with Different Dimension Martian
Next is Lilypad Lacquer Taury with Indigo Bananas Reign
My current mani is Emily de Molly Empty Journal with Nails Inc Paulton's Square (please ignore my thumb, I had a side break that I decided to trim down instead of keep patching up)
I think I'll do purple next
PearlyQueen
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I try to wear something I love again a few times a year, just so they know I adore them!
PearlyQueen
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Pahlish is one of my favourite brands, and one of the ones I have most of, but I was much happier with the originality of the Illyrians in the box.
I don't buy it religiously, only if I like all three, I would guess I'm less likely to shop now.
PearlyQueen
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Nice haul, I see what you mean with the EPs though, not exciting at all.
Well done on holding back a little with the FFs. I got a couple from Polish Pickup, I had about five in my basket but culled ruthlessly. I'm skipping FTLOP this month, the Pahlish isn't my thing. I doubt I'll get more Tonics too, can wait a while unless there's some special limited things coming. I've been appreciating the chance to spend on other things than Glam too, though I miss the stunning new polishes.
PearlyQueen
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These are all very "me"! Love the last one particularly and I have both of those polishes, so yay!
Purple sounds good...!
Anitacska
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Haha, that's cute!
Well done! I probably wouldn't have kept the Pahlish if it hadn't been for the Europe reference. I usually find people to split boxes with, but I do like the other 2, so I'm keeping them.
Thanks. I did do purple, will post the pictures in a minute.
Anitacska
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So here' s my purple mani, Nails Inc Regents Palace with Emily de Molly Extortion. The Nails Inc ended up being one of my most used polishes as my daughter asked to use it a while ago and I thought I'd wear it too as it's so gorgeous, but it turns out I've worn it before, so that's 3 times now!
My current mani is Colors by Llarowe Shimmer Me Timbers with Lilypad Lacquer Nebula. I LOVE the CbL. It's magenta, not as pink as it looks in the sunshine pictures and so gorgeous. The first picture is most colour accurate.
My daughter has had some further bullying issues at school and we've decided to homeschool her instead. She also struggles with maintaining her attention and doing much written work, so this might help her achieve decent marks in her GCSEs. This of course means that I can't find a job now, not even part-time, and will have to spend on resources and probably some tutoring, so I might not have much (if any) left for polish. But her happiness comes first of course.
I have managed to sell a decent amount of high end make up on eBay and have financed my polish spending this month from that entirely, and still have enough left for about 10 Tonics. (Btw, Tonic restock on Sunday and there'll be 4 LE UP polishes that are only available for the rest of February, plus about 12 new ones that are on pre-order until the end of March.)
My current mani is Colors by Llarowe Shimmer Me Timbers with Lilypad Lacquer Nebula. I LOVE the CbL. It's magenta, not as pink as it looks in the sunshine pictures and so gorgeous. The first picture is most colour accurate.
My daughter has had some further bullying issues at school and we've decided to homeschool her instead. She also struggles with maintaining her attention and doing much written work, so this might help her achieve decent marks in her GCSEs. This of course means that I can't find a job now, not even part-time, and will have to spend on resources and probably some tutoring, so I might not have much (if any) left for polish. But her happiness comes first of course.
I have managed to sell a decent amount of high end make up on eBay and have financed my polish spending this month from that entirely, and still have enough left for about 10 Tonics. (Btw, Tonic restock on Sunday and there'll be 4 LE UP polishes that are only available for the rest of February, plus about 12 new ones that are on pre-order until the end of March.)
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Anitacska
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FYI re Tonic restock
Tonic February 2018 Release info!
Starting February 11 at 2:00pm CST, available for pre-order! Tonic turn-around time is generally 2-3 weeks from the date your order is placed, but can possibly be sooner depending upon the sequence in which orders are placed.
**** Edit: We saw a lot of comments saying that the size of this release would be tough for a lot of customers to budget for in one month (and we agree!) so we decided to extend a lot of the colors through the end of March! The four unicorn pee colors (Happenstance, Bauble, Necromantic, and Uniporn Adorned) will only be available till the end of February (or as long as pigment supplies last) and all the rest will be available through the end of March!
These first four “Unicorn Pee” based colors will be available through the end of February. (Subject to availability of this pigment as it is long discontinued, and very difficult to find.)
****These colors are limited to one bottle of each color per customer****
Uniporn Adorned $15 - Uniporn’s spangled sister: same recipe (a glassy sheer red with OG (original red-green shifting) Unicorn Pee shimmer)with red orange-gold-green iridescent flakes to accentuate the unicorn pee shimmer and also turn her into a blingy showstopper, especially when layered over a darker cream or jelly base color!
Happenstance $15 - Serendipity’s sister: just like Uniporn Adorned, Happenstance is the same recipe as Serendipity (purple with red-gold-green OG Unicorn Pee shimmer) but with the complementary iridescent flakes added. Technically a jelly finish, but looks good in 2 thick or 3 thin coats!
Bauble $15 - the iridescent sister to the previously released Curio. Blurple base with OG Unicorn Pee pigment and the complementary iridescent flakes.
Necromantic $15 - this one has no predecessor! Tonic’s first black based Unicorn Pee polish with the iridescent Red/orange-gold-green iridescent flakes!
****All Colors below available as pre-order through the end of March!****
Helpless $13 - our next addition to our multichrome magnetic family! Very dark teal ibase with multichrome magnetic shimmer that shifts from red/violet-gold-green and indigo iridescent flakes! (Magnets available separately for $2 each.)
Ambrosia $13 - this is the sister to one of my all-time favorite Tonic colors: Emberlight, which was released as part of the limited edition Seasonal Indie Box in Fall 2017. Ambrosia has a deep Teal-Blue base (as opposed to the black base of Emberlight) with the same red-gold multichrome shimmer and scattered holo!
I Dig Your Vibe $12 - developed as a special thank you polish and previously only given away as gifts, we are now making this color available to all! Dark navy blue base with pink/purple to green shifting multichrome shimmer and lots of linear holo!
Cookie Monster $12 - originally developed as a special giveaway polish at Polish Con, and now available to all! A cerulean blue base with blue-purple shifting multichrome and chameleon shimmers.
Tonicspiracy $10 - originally developed as a special giveaway polish at Polish Con, and now available to all! Neon pink with strong gold shimmer!
Marilyn $10 - originally developed as a special giveaway polish at Polish Con, and now available to all! Neon magenta with orange shimmer!
Verklempt $12 - originally developed as a special giveaway polish at Polish Con, and now available to all! Scattered holo with super shifty green-blue-purple-magenta multichrome flakes!
Fig-ure it Out $12 - originally an “oops!” color that was available only at Polish Con, now available to all! It originated as a batch of the previously released Tonic color “Be My Violet-ine” that went a little wrong and turned into something wonderful! A purple linear holo with some red multichrome shimmer and a dash of iridescent flakes.
Suspiria $12 - originally released as one of the inaugural Polish Re-Vamped facebook group, the lovely Elena gave us permission to re-release for all those who missed it the first time around! Dark burgandy with an interesting combo of blue-purple Multichrome and copper shimmers with a tiny dash of scattered holo.
Sibylline Dreams $11 originally released as one of the inaugural Polish Re-Vamped facebook group, the lovely Elena gave us permission to re-release for all those who missed it the first time around! A glowing sandy-copper semi-metallic effect with a lot of scattered holo!
#chibound $12 - Originally released as a Polish Con Limited Edition color, this is the first time it has been available for pre-order! Deep, glowing royal blue that contains blue-purple Multichrome pigment and sparkly blue-purple chameleon shimmers!
Extra-ORD-inary $12 - Originally released as a Polish Con Limited Edition color, this is the first time it has been available for pre-order! A super holographic steel grey with red-gold-green color shifting flecks that give the holo flame a warm, shifty glow!
Below colors are back from the Tonic Vault!
Bloody Hell
Watchers Woods
Lemons & Cream
***We consider all colors above to be available for re-release in the future UNLESS we run out of pigments and are unable to obtain more! Otherwise after the pre-order is done they will be added to our rotation of “Back From The Vault” re-release colors!
Tonic February 2018 Release info!
Starting February 11 at 2:00pm CST, available for pre-order! Tonic turn-around time is generally 2-3 weeks from the date your order is placed, but can possibly be sooner depending upon the sequence in which orders are placed.
**** Edit: We saw a lot of comments saying that the size of this release would be tough for a lot of customers to budget for in one month (and we agree!) so we decided to extend a lot of the colors through the end of March! The four unicorn pee colors (Happenstance, Bauble, Necromantic, and Uniporn Adorned) will only be available till the end of February (or as long as pigment supplies last) and all the rest will be available through the end of March!
These first four “Unicorn Pee” based colors will be available through the end of February. (Subject to availability of this pigment as it is long discontinued, and very difficult to find.)
****These colors are limited to one bottle of each color per customer****
Uniporn Adorned $15 - Uniporn’s spangled sister: same recipe (a glassy sheer red with OG (original red-green shifting) Unicorn Pee shimmer)with red orange-gold-green iridescent flakes to accentuate the unicorn pee shimmer and also turn her into a blingy showstopper, especially when layered over a darker cream or jelly base color!
Happenstance $15 - Serendipity’s sister: just like Uniporn Adorned, Happenstance is the same recipe as Serendipity (purple with red-gold-green OG Unicorn Pee shimmer) but with the complementary iridescent flakes added. Technically a jelly finish, but looks good in 2 thick or 3 thin coats!
Bauble $15 - the iridescent sister to the previously released Curio. Blurple base with OG Unicorn Pee pigment and the complementary iridescent flakes.
Necromantic $15 - this one has no predecessor! Tonic’s first black based Unicorn Pee polish with the iridescent Red/orange-gold-green iridescent flakes!
****All Colors below available as pre-order through the end of March!****
Helpless $13 - our next addition to our multichrome magnetic family! Very dark teal ibase with multichrome magnetic shimmer that shifts from red/violet-gold-green and indigo iridescent flakes! (Magnets available separately for $2 each.)
Ambrosia $13 - this is the sister to one of my all-time favorite Tonic colors: Emberlight, which was released as part of the limited edition Seasonal Indie Box in Fall 2017. Ambrosia has a deep Teal-Blue base (as opposed to the black base of Emberlight) with the same red-gold multichrome shimmer and scattered holo!
I Dig Your Vibe $12 - developed as a special thank you polish and previously only given away as gifts, we are now making this color available to all! Dark navy blue base with pink/purple to green shifting multichrome shimmer and lots of linear holo!
Cookie Monster $12 - originally developed as a special giveaway polish at Polish Con, and now available to all! A cerulean blue base with blue-purple shifting multichrome and chameleon shimmers.
Tonicspiracy $10 - originally developed as a special giveaway polish at Polish Con, and now available to all! Neon pink with strong gold shimmer!
Marilyn $10 - originally developed as a special giveaway polish at Polish Con, and now available to all! Neon magenta with orange shimmer!
Verklempt $12 - originally developed as a special giveaway polish at Polish Con, and now available to all! Scattered holo with super shifty green-blue-purple-magenta multichrome flakes!
Fig-ure it Out $12 - originally an “oops!” color that was available only at Polish Con, now available to all! It originated as a batch of the previously released Tonic color “Be My Violet-ine” that went a little wrong and turned into something wonderful! A purple linear holo with some red multichrome shimmer and a dash of iridescent flakes.
Suspiria $12 - originally released as one of the inaugural Polish Re-Vamped facebook group, the lovely Elena gave us permission to re-release for all those who missed it the first time around! Dark burgandy with an interesting combo of blue-purple Multichrome and copper shimmers with a tiny dash of scattered holo.
Sibylline Dreams $11 originally released as one of the inaugural Polish Re-Vamped facebook group, the lovely Elena gave us permission to re-release for all those who missed it the first time around! A glowing sandy-copper semi-metallic effect with a lot of scattered holo!
#chibound $12 - Originally released as a Polish Con Limited Edition color, this is the first time it has been available for pre-order! Deep, glowing royal blue that contains blue-purple Multichrome pigment and sparkly blue-purple chameleon shimmers!
Extra-ORD-inary $12 - Originally released as a Polish Con Limited Edition color, this is the first time it has been available for pre-order! A super holographic steel grey with red-gold-green color shifting flecks that give the holo flame a warm, shifty glow!
Below colors are back from the Tonic Vault!
Bloody Hell
Watchers Woods
Lemons & Cream
***We consider all colors above to be available for re-release in the future UNLESS we run out of pigments and are unable to obtain more! Otherwise after the pre-order is done they will be added to our rotation of “Back From The Vault” re-release colors!
