Nail Polish Discussion - Any Brand

[boschicka]

My new Glams have arrived! I really like them. With these I am now past the 400 mark!

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I like a few from the new collection too, but not the 4 HP ones. Is it just me, or HP is now very old news? Anyway, I won't be ordering any this time as I spent an obscene amount on polish in May, so I need to be very good in June.

Pretty! Yes, HP as inspiration for a collection is a little odd at this point, but I suppose it doesn't bother me as long as the polishes are lovely.
I'm actually starting to become annoyed with all the magnetic releases lately. I ordered some of the Tonic magnetics b/c they look pretty on their own and don't necessarily need a magnet to bring out their beauty, but some others are only interesting when magnetized. I don't want to HAVE to use a magnet.
And something that probably won't be popular here, but all the flakies lately. I do enjoy flakies in general, but it seems some makers are just using them to use them or to make their polish different, but not actually using them in a complementary way. Or perhaps I'm just depressed.

 

[Anitacska]

Pretty! Yes, HP as inspiration for a collection is a little odd at this point, but I suppose it doesn't bother me as long as the polishes are lovely.
I'm actually starting to become annoyed with all the magnetic releases lately. I ordered some of the Tonic magnetics b/c they look pretty on their own and don't necessarily need a magnet to bring out their beauty, but some others are only interesting when magnetized. I don't want to HAVE to use a magnet.
And something that probably won't be popular here, but all the flakies lately. I do enjoy flakies in general, but it seems some makers are just using them to use them or to make their polish different, but not actually using them in a complementary way. Or perhaps I'm just depressed.

It doesn't bother me per se, just find it a bit old news now. Was never really into HP anyway in the first place. Some of the polishes are pretty though.

Tell you what really annoys me, the sudden appearance of all these UP pigments that were completely gone and now everyone seems to have huge stashes of it! Tonic has released so many UP polishes despite saying they only had a very small amount of pigments. So which one is it then?

 

[MRV]

Girls, Elevation is shutting down. Huge sales. Go chech out!

 

[PearlyQueen]

Here are my most recent manis. First is CrowsToes Damned if You Do (linear holo) with CrowsToes Murder in the 2nd. I ended up cutting down the nails with the side breaks, couldn't be bothered to keep fixing them.

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Next is Lilypad Lacquer Morning Glory with Orly Ultraviolet. Very bright and obviously freaked out my camera.

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This one is Bear Pawlish Murky Waters with Ever After Month of June

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My current mani is Lilypad Lacquer Fantasia

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I also did a new pedicure, but I haven't got around to taking pictures yet

Fabulous! Love all of these, the CT is so shifty, Fantasia is lovely and Morning Glory is superb!

 

[PearlyQueen]

And here's my pedi, Femme Fatale Ruby Hare. It's a gorgeous polish, although the picture isn't really colour accurate.

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Such a pretty colour!

 

[PearlyQueen]

My new Glams have arrived! I really like them. With these I am now past the 400 mark!

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I like a few from the new collection too, but not the 4 HP ones. Is it just me, or HP is now very old news? Anyway, I won't be ordering any this time as I spent an obscene amount on polish in May, so I need to be very good in June.

Oo nice! 400??? That's a lot! I don't really like the new collection myself, the plummy one is quite nice, and the HP ones I did quite fancy the red but it looks very orangey so I'm not sure. I've never been a fan of HP myself, read the first book and just didn't get the hype! I don't buy on inspirations/names these days, it's all about the colour! I've blown way too much money recently myself and I just got a massive shock about some handbags I have at Stackry, shipping is ridiculous, I'd never have bought them if I'd known how much it would be. It would have been much cheaper to pay the original shop's shipping and the customs fees....
So that's my monthly polish budget blown for about 3 months

 

[PearlyQueen]

Pretty! Yes, HP as inspiration for a collection is a little odd at this point, but I suppose it doesn't bother me as long as the polishes are lovely.
I'm actually starting to become annoyed with all the magnetic releases lately. I ordered some of the Tonic magnetics b/c they look pretty on their own and don't necessarily need a magnet to bring out their beauty, but some others are only interesting when magnetized. I don't want to HAVE to use a magnet.
And something that probably won't be popular here, but all the flakies lately. I do enjoy flakies in general, but it seems some makers are just using them to use them or to make their polish different, but not actually using them in a complementary way. Or perhaps I'm just depressed.

I've only bought one new magnetic (I have a few from the first time around though) and I haven't actually received it yet. I just haven't gone for the trend at all really. I find it hard to resist a flakey, but I agree that they don't always work (it's why I'm not loving the forthcoming Glams I think).

 

[PearlyQueen]

It doesn't bother me per se, just find it a bit old news now. Was never really into HP anyway in the first place. Some of the polishes are pretty though.

Tell you what really annoys me, the sudden appearance of all these UP pigments that were completely gone and now everyone seems to have huge stashes of it! Tonic has released so many UP polishes despite saying they only had a very small amount of pigments. So which one is it then?

Million percent agree on UP, the name is a bit misleading nowadays, not at all rare!

 

[PearlyQueen]

Girls, Elevation is shutting down. Huge sales. Go chech out!

Broke, so can't! I must admit, I stopped buying Elevation a long time ago, my last large order was not very exciting in the flesh, and I haven't been tempted since - I looked a few times, but nothing really stood out.

 

[MRV]

Broke, so can't! I must admit, I stopped buying Elevation a long time ago, my last large order was not very exciting in the flesh, and I haven't been tempted since - I looked a few times, but nothing really stood out.

I have quite a few of their polishes. They are generally good but perhaps less flashy than some other brand’s polishes. I have not bought really anything of late but I was meaning to order from them as I only ordered twice I think last year. So ordered a bunch as they were only about USD 4.00 a piece with shipping but still had to cut down. I don’t want to spend a lot. They seem to be selling out now.

 

[PearlyQueen]

I have quite a few of their polishes. They are generally good but perhaps less flashy than some other brand’s polishes. I have not bought really anything of late but I was meaning to order from them as I only ordered twice I think last year. So ordered a bunch as they were only about USD 4.00 a piece with shipping but still had to cut down. I don’t want to spend a lot. They seem to be selling out now.

I have quite a few too, definitely not flashy, but some are very pretty. However, you've probably noticed - I go for flashy!!!
I think it's about 2 years since I last ordered, there was some shenanigans with the brand as well (I seem to remember stuff about her only pretending to be someone who climbs mountains or something) and she stopped posting on Facebook.
However, I'm glad you found loads you wanted and I will say that's a fantastic discount price. I did have a quick look, but there was only one that tempted me, so I left it as I should not be buying anything else at the moment.

 

[Anitacska]

Girls, Elevation is shutting down. Huge sales. Go chech out!

I didn't even know they were still in business. I recall some upset about them a while ago and thought they'd closed? I haven't bought any polish from them in ages. (However, I happened to be wearing one today, what a coincidence!)

 

[Anitacska]

Fabulous! Love all of these, the CT is so shifty, Fantasia is lovely and Morning Glory is superb!

Thank you! Yes, you can't beat a good multichrome! Or purple for that matter, hahaha!

Such a pretty colour!

It looks so much better irl, so much more unique. I love her old holos.

Oo nice! 400??? That's a lot! I don't really like the new collection myself, the plummy one is quite nice, and the HP ones I did quite fancy the red but it looks very orangey so I'm not sure. I've never been a fan of HP myself, read the first book and just didn't get the hype! I don't buy on inspirations/names these days, it's all about the colour! I've blown way too much money recently myself and I just got a massive shock about some handbags I have at Stackry, shipping is ridiculous, I'd never have bought them if I'd known how much it would be. It would have been much cheaper to pay the original shop's shipping and the customs fees....
So that's my monthly polish budget blown for about 3 months

Oh no, sorry to hear about the shipping costs! I only ever order nail polish, make up, and the odd bit of clothing to be sent to Stackry. Are they big, bulky bags? Hope they're nice at least!

I've only bought one new magnetic (I have a few from the first time around though) and I haven't actually received it yet. I just haven't gone for the trend at all really. I find it hard to resist a flakey, but I agree that they don't always work (it's why I'm not loving the forthcoming Glams I think).

I agree, some of the flakies don't work in the new Glams. Some I do like.

I haven't used any of my new magnetics, but I've pulled out one of the Bow Polish ones to try soon.

Million percent agree on UP, the name is a bit misleading nowadays, not at all rare!

I never even really got the hype about it in the first place!

 

[Anitacska]

I have quite a few too, definitely not flashy, but some are very pretty. However, you've probably noticed - I go for flashy!!!
I think it's about 2 years since I last ordered, there was some shenanigans with the brand as well (I seem to remember stuff about her only pretending to be someone who climbs mountains or something) and she stopped posting on Facebook.
However, I'm glad you found loads you wanted and I will say that's a fantastic discount price. I did have a quick look, but there was only one that tempted me, so I left it as I should not be buying anything else at the moment.

Didn't she also claim she had cancer and then turned out she didn't? Or was that someone else?

On another note, Ethereal Lacquer is back. I know that she was affected by a hurricane a while back. I have a few of her polishes and they're nice. She's also taking part in HHC next month.

 

[Anitacska]

I have quite a few of their polishes. They are generally good but perhaps less flashy than some other brand’s polishes. I have not bought really anything of late but I was meaning to order from them as I only ordered twice I think last year. So ordered a bunch as they were only about USD 4.00 a piece with shipping but still had to cut down. I don’t want to spend a lot. They seem to be selling out now.

I had a look, but didn't see very low prices, they were all at $8-12? Was there a code to use or something? In any case, I don't need to buy any more polish for a bit. Just bought 8 from Polish Pickup and 6 Femme Fatales, as well as the FTLOP box, and that's after a very expensive May, so I need to be good for a bit.

 

[PearlyQueen]

Thank you! Yes, you can't beat a good multichrome! Or purple for that matter, hahaha!



It looks so much better irl, so much more unique. I love her old holos.




Oh no, sorry to hear about the shipping costs! I only ever order nail polish, make up, and the odd bit of clothing to be sent to Stackry. Are they big, bulky bags? Hope they're nice at least!




I agree, some of the flakies don't work in the new Glams. Some I do like.

I haven't used any of my new magnetics, but I've pulled out one of the Bow Polish ones to try soon.



I never even really got the hype about it in the first place!

They'd better be nice! I admit they are bulky, but my plan to ship them separately via the cheapest method fell apart because of the box size - the cheap company doesn't take such a big package, so now it has to come via the expensive method like the polishes, which just makes it really uneconomical. I guess I'll just consolidate with the polishes and see if they'll put those inside one of the bags to save some space. I'm also now on 45 days because I'm waiting for a tiny order from LynB to arrive, it should have been there before now, so I'm also going to have storage to pay on my Enchanted Studio package, or consolidate today and have them arrive in the next couple of days, with no money to add to the delivery with.... I'm so annoyed, mostly at myself though!

 

[PearlyQueen]

Didn't she also claim she had cancer and then turned out she didn't? Or was that someone else?

On another note, Ethereal Lacquer is back. I know that she was affected by a hurricane a while back. I have a few of her polishes and they're nice. She's also taking part in HHC next month.

Interesting! I have a few too, and they're nice.

 

[PearlyQueen]

I had a look, but didn't see very low prices, they were all at $8-12? Was there a code to use or something? In any case, I don't need to buy any more polish for a bit. Just bought 8 from Polish Pickup and 6 Femme Fatales, as well as the FTLOP box, and that's after a very expensive May, so I need to be good for a bit.

There is a code, I think it's THANKS - I had about five from PPU in a basket, but the Stackry stuff made me dump them, not taken with FTLOP thankfully, and the new Illyrians can wait too.

 

[PearlyQueen]

This week's mani was Alan Roy 282 topped with Special FX multichrome topper:


Both very old, and the AR is now finished! The SFX I've thinned to see if I can use it again. This is much shiftier in real life.

 

[Anitacska]

They'd better be nice! I admit they are bulky, but my plan to ship them separately via the cheapest method fell apart because of the box size - the cheap company doesn't take such a big package, so now it has to come via the expensive method like the polishes, which just makes it really uneconomical. I guess I'll just consolidate with the polishes and see if they'll put those inside one of the bags to save some space. I'm also now on 45 days because I'm waiting for a tiny order from LynB to arrive, it should have been there before now, so I'm also going to have storage to pay on my Enchanted Studio package, or consolidate today and have them arrive in the next couple of days, with no money to add to the delivery with.... I'm so annoyed, mostly at myself though!

That is annoying. I guess you just need to file it under lesson learnt and move on. Hopefully everything you have in there will be worth the wait and the extra cost.

There is a code, I think it's THANKS - I had about five from PPU in a basket, but the Stackry stuff made me dump them, not taken with FTLOP thankfully, and the new Illyrians can wait too.

I managed to find a buyer for the Pahlish from the FTLOP box, that was really not my colour. Yeah, the new Illyrians are nice, but they can wait.

This week's mani was Alan Roy 282 topped with Special FX multichrome topper:
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Both very old, and the AR is now finished! The SFX I've thinned to see if I can use it again. This is much shiftier in real life.

Nice mani. I've never heard of Alan Roy, but the multichrome topper looks nice.