Nail Polish Discussion - Any Brand

[Anitacska]

Have you seen the EP newsletter? Mysteries are continuing but with no pre-order (and no carthold) and she's planning on one-off restocks and secret launches, despite people telling her they're a stupid idea. The woman's delusional. Amaze-balls is being brought back, but I'm not buying. Had enough of her. Plus I want about 10 Tonics, so I'd rather spend my money there.

 

[boschicka]

Have you seen the EP newsletter? Mysteries are continuing but with no pre-order (and no carthold) and she's planning on one-off restocks and secret launches, despite people telling her they're a stupid idea. The woman's delusional. Amaze-balls is being brought back, but I'm not buying. Had enough of her. Plus I want about 10 Tonics, so I'd rather spend my money there.

I will no longer buy from EP on principle.

 

[boschicka]

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.)

Beautiful manis!!! So sorry to hear your daughter was still having a rough time, but that's wonderful you're able to help. Bullying can have such a lasting impact on people.

 

[boschicka]

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.

Yes, I agree there was something special about the Illyrians!

 

[PearlyQueen]

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!

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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.

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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.)

Those are two stunning manis, love them.
Home schooling is a huge commitment, hope it goes well, and so sorry there's been more issues for your daughter.
Well done on the sale, you must have got a few quid out of it to pay for all of that!

 

[PearlyQueen]

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!

Thanks Anita, interesting but I can't afford everything and the ltd ones aren't screaming out to me, so not for me this time.

 

[PearlyQueen]

Have you seen the EP newsletter? Mysteries are continuing but with no pre-order (and no carthold) and she's planning on one-off restocks and secret launches, despite people telling her they're a stupid idea. The woman's delusional. Amaze-balls is being brought back, but I'm not buying. Had enough of her. Plus I want about 10 Tonics, so I'd rather spend my money there.

I was gobsmacked. I'm out on the mysteries, can't make any promises about the elbows-out scramble restocks though, but I'm definitely over EP unknowns - they're too expensive and variable.

 

[PearlyQueen]

My latest mani is Glam Polish What Would Buffy Do?

 

[Anitacska]

I was gobsmacked. I'm out on the mysteries, can't make any promises about the elbows-out scramble restocks though, but I'm definitely over EP unknowns - they're too expensive and variable.

I'm not saying I won't be buying any more EPs either, if she brings back Ocean Potion or December 2012, I'll definitely try for those, but I'm not jumping into a restock without swatches or buy any mysteries.

 

[Anitacska]

Beautiful manis!!! So sorry to hear your daughter was still having a rough time, but that's wonderful you're able to help. Bullying can have such a lasting impact on people.

Thank you. I'm not a teacher, but I'm fairly intelligent and should be able to help a 13 year old with her subjects. I might look into a tutor for her in English, I was never good at analysing poems and novels, etc. But the rest should be okay hopefully.

 

[Anitacska]

Those are two stunning manis, love them.
Home schooling is a huge commitment, hope it goes well, and so sorry there's been more issues for your daughter.
Well done on the sale, you must have got a few quid out of it to pay for all of that!

Thank you.

I hope I can help her and we'll look into tutors / courses if it's not going too well. I know that our local college offers free GCSE courses for home educated children in English and Maths.

Thanks Anita, interesting but I can't afford everything and the ltd ones aren't screaming out to me, so not for me this time.

You're welcome. If you like any, you have until the end of March to buy (except for the UP ones). But it is a huge release, so it's hard to budget for everything. I will get 10 I think, I have sold a couple more things on eBay. I appear to have hoarded a lot of high end make up I never used, so hoping I can fund my nail polish purchases for a little while longer.

I have ordered 7 EdMs from Femme Fatale too, the exchange rate is so good, I only paid £47 for them. The shipping and customs will be added, but as they're part of the group buy and I can pick them up from the girl that organises it, there shouldn't be too much extra cost on top.

My latest mani is Glam Polish What Would Buffy Do?
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Nice! Have you seen she's doing a $7 per polish sale on older colours? They must be getting desperate not having been able to release new colours.

 

[Anitacska]

I have a couple of new manis to show, first is Lilypad Lacquer Stormy Skies with FUN Lacquer Siberian Squill



My current mani is Different Dimension Up All Night with Different Dimension b(EARTH)day

 

[MRV]

Yeah, I was bummed and giving up, too. I can’t start collecting this year’s monthlier unless I can be sure I can get them all, and it’s not going to happen with no cart hold. It’s impossible to even grab two polishes since you have to write your info from the scratch and I’m not that fast with an iPad. I may purchase some polishes I do not have to fight for, but looks like the rest of my money is saved. I’ve been very good, not ordered anything from FF since November or bought much else either. Last week I was in Bryssels and got to go to Kiko. They did not have anything special but I grabbed two yellow polishes. I rather get things for home now.

 

[Anitacska]

Yeah, I was bummed and giving up, too. I can’t start collecting this year’s monthlier unless I can be sure I can get them all, and it’s not going to happen with no cart hold. It’s impossible to even grab two polishes since you have to write your info from the scratch and I’m not that fast with an iPad. I may purchase some polishes I do not have to fight for, but looks like the rest of my money is saved. I’ve been very good, not ordered anything from FF since November or bought much else either. Last week I was in Bryssels and got to go to Kiko. They did not have anything special but I grabbed two yellow polishes. I rather get things for home now.

It seems the new colours were all available for at least 20 minutes, but I passed. Amaze-balls didn't look unique enough to buy and I wasn't going to buy a mystery, shimmer or cream.

Did anyone order anything?

 

[PearlyQueen]

Thank you.

I hope I can help her and we'll look into tutors / courses if it's not going too well. I know that our local college offers free GCSE courses for home educated children in English and Maths.




You're welcome. If you like any, you have until the end of March to buy (except for the UP ones). But it is a huge release, so it's hard to budget for everything. I will get 10 I think, I have sold a couple more things on eBay. I appear to have hoarded a lot of high end make up I never used, so hoping I can fund my nail polish purchases for a little while longer.

I have ordered 7 EdMs from Femme Fatale too, the exchange rate is so good, I only paid £47 for them. The shipping and customs will be added, but as they're part of the group buy and I can pick them up from the girl that organises it, there shouldn't be too much extra cost on top.




Nice! Have you seen she's doing a $7 per polish sale on older colours? They must be getting desperate not having been able to release new colours.

Thanks! I spotted that, was really tempted but I have most of them already. It can't be easy to be forced to take that long off your business, and she did post it's how the family support themselves.

 

[PearlyQueen]

I have a couple of new manis to show, first is Lilypad Lacquer Stormy Skies with FUN Lacquer Siberian Squill

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My current mani is Different Dimension Up All Night with Different Dimension b(EARTH)day

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These are both really nice!

 

[PearlyQueen]

It seems the new colours were all available for at least 20 minutes, but I passed. Amaze-balls didn't look unique enough to buy and I wasn't going to buy a mystery, shimmer or cream.

Did anyone order anything?

No, I spotted the email announcement some time after it was sent and went for a look, all the launched ones were sold out except Amaze-balls, hadn't planned to buy anyway.

 

[PearlyQueen]

My new mani is KB Shimmer Urban Camo:

 

[Anitacska]

Thanks! I spotted that, was really tempted but I have most of them already. It can't be easy to be forced to take that long off your business, and she did post it's how the family support themselves.

It must be very tough. I can't imagine they make a huge amount of money anyway, and especially when they both depend on the business, and have to worry about their baby's health.

These are both really nice!

Thank you!

No, I spotted the email announcement some time after it was sent and went for a look, all the launched ones were sold out except Amaze-balls, hadn't planned to buy anyway.

I do wonder how many people have been put off by her last email and general attitude of late.

My new mani is KB Shimmer Urban Camo:
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Very nice! You do like your KBShimmers, don't you?

 

[Anitacska]

A couple of recent manis, first is Polished for Days Eudaimonia with Ethereal Lacquer Minuet



My current mani is Illyrian Polish Haze with Glam Polish Glimmer of Hope