Nail Polish Discussion - Any Brand

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I'll be emptying out my Stackry box today. Was hoping to receive a CD my daughter ordered (signed by the artist), but they still haven't sent it and it might take 3-4 weeks, so I might as well empty out my box, I'm on day 43 today. My PPU and Tonics orders (I ordered 7 plus a topcoat) haven't shipped yet either, so no point in waiting and paying fees. Also I'm almost completely out of Tonic Topper and I don't really like the other topcoats I have, so I need my delivery from Stackry!

 

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I don't know if it's just me feeling a bit down and meh, but I'm really not feeling the upcoming collections from Glam or the new PPU polishes. I feel like the Glams are just the same old, same old, and the 80's theme in PPU is really not my colour scheme (despite having grown up in the 80's). Oh well. I'm trying to save some money anyway, so I guess it doesn't hurt if I don't like many new releases.

My Stackry package appears to be taking a detour to Memphis (?). The delivery estimate is Thursday, so still has a lot of time to get here, but I was hoping that it would arrive on Tuesday as last time FedEx was about 2 days quicker than they said they would be.

 

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Here are a few recent manis, first is Emily de Molly LE 32 with Different Dimension Mic Drop. Showing more red than it was, it was more orange/coral irl.



Next is Enchanted Polish Marge's Blue Beehive with Polished for Days Abeona



This is Glam Polish Ke Aloha. The idea was that I would pair this up with an old Urban Decay untried, but the colours didn't look good in the end and also the top coat I tried using was rubbish and the whole mani was crumpled in the morning, so I just painted over the whole thing with the Glam. I bought a Barry M quick dry top coat, works much better, at least to tide me over until my Tonic Topper arrives. What is the point in non-quick drying top coats anyway????



My current mani is Glam Polish I Know You Are But What Am I? with Glam Polish Why Couldn't It Be "Follow the Butterflies"?



Ooh, it looks like my Stackry package will come tomorrow after all as it's now at Stanstead. Hope I don't miss the delivery.

 

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Seems like everyone is struggling. Vapid is closing this year. Anyone surprised?

 

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Seems like everyone is struggling. Vapid is closing this year. Anyone surprised?

To be honest, I'm not fussed either way. I like the polishes I own, but I never understood the hype and I haven't actually bought much from her lately. I am a little surprised to see that they'd been struggling, I thought Vapid was a very popular brand.

 

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To be honest, I'm not fussed either way. I like the polishes I own, but I never understood the hype and I haven't actually bought much from her lately. I am a little surprised to see that they'd been struggling, I thought Vapid was a very popular brand.

Yes, I thought they were popular as well. In your estimation, which are the top brands these days?

 

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Yes, I thought they were popular as well. In your estimation, which are the top brands these days?

That's really hard to gauge, but I'm sure Tonic must be there in the top 3 somewhere. Quixotic and JReine seem to be quite popular nowadays, Illyrian as well I guess.

I personally really love Emily de Molly, Polished for Days and Girly Bits too, but I guess the international brands probably don't do as well, although Emily de Molly has a great US warehouse and the US prices and shipping are very reasonable.

What do you think?

 

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That's really hard to gauge, but I'm sure Tonic must be there in the top 3 somewhere. Quixotic and JReine seem to be quite popular nowadays, Illyrian as well I guess.
I personally really love Emily de Molly, Polished for Days and Girly Bits too, but I guess the international brands probably don't do as well, although Emily de Molly has a great US warehouse and the US prices and shipping are very reasonable.
What do you think?

I think Tonic is probably #1 right now. Their polishes seem to have the highest resale value on average and they are flooded with people at Polish Con. I would have put Vapid and Illyrian up there as well, but that would have been wrong. Cbl seemed rather popular too, but that's no longer an issue.
I definitely agree Quixotic seems to be gaining a fan base, as well as Bees Knees and Ethereal. Other brands that are popping up more are Prism, Lacquester and Danglefoot, but as you mentioned, international brands are a special case since they are harder to obtain.
Emily de Molly, PFD and Girly Bits are all part of my go-to's, but it's so hard to gauge their popularity. It seems people are fickle and like the latest and newest, so solid brands like those fall by the wayside.

 

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Omg, the Polish Con drama! I knew it was bad when I saw Tonic had a lot of polish left over. They always sell out.

 

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I think Tonic is probably [URL=https://www.specktra.net/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=1]#1 [/URL] right now. Their polishes seem to have the highest resale value on average and they are flooded with people at Polish Con. I would have put Vapid and Illyrian up there as well, but that would have been wrong. Cbl seemed rather popular too, but that's no longer an issue.
I definitely agree Quixotic seems to be gaining a fan base, as well as Bees Knees and Ethereal. Other brands that are popping up more are Prism, Lacquester and Danglefoot, but as you mentioned, international brands are a special case since they are harder to obtain.
Emily de Molly, PFD and Girly Bits are all part of my go-to's, but it's so hard to gauge their popularity. It seems people are fickle and like the latest and newest, so solid brands like those fall by the wayside.

Yes, probably Tonic are #1 . I forgot about Bees Knees, they do seem pretty popular now. I don't really like their bottles (old and new), and trying to not get into more and more brands, but they do make some nice polishes and I have 4.

I was thinking Different Dimension, Cupcake and Glisten & Glow as well as KBShimmer also have large fan bases, but don't know if they're still that popular on the whole. I do like Different Dimension especially, but she doesn't bring out many collections, I think the Holo Hookup probably takes up a lot of her time.

Pahlish must be quite popular still as well.

I personally have gone off Femme Fatale and Glam Polish a bit, as well as Lilypad Lacquer, she only does HHC and PPU now and I'm not paying $15-16 for one of her polishes.

I think I'll be placing another large order with EdM as her new collections are gorgeous and she was talking about an anniversary sale at the end of May.

Tonic are releasing 5 new colours at the beginning of May as they had a lot left over from Polish Con. There goes my May budget....

 

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Omg, the Polish Con drama! I knew it was bad when I saw Tonic had a lot of polish left over. They always sell out.

I know, it's crazy! I'm glad someone finally said something. I've been following the Polish Con group and there have been so many people complaining about not receiving their polishes/refunds, but to see that she's also screwed over the makers is just another level of dishonest. I really hope she will step down, she should sort out this mess before she's allowed to continue with organising PC, but also she shouldn't be allowed to take part in HHC and PPU until it's all sorted.

 

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I'm a bit annoyed with Tonic right now. Not really their fault, their system wasn't sending out tracking numbers, so I didn't know my order was on its way. Emptied out my Stackry box on Friday just to receive a new package notice on Monday from Tonic. My PPU order is due to arrive today. I could've waited a few days. Oh well.

I did however receive a very nice haul, so that's something to be happy about. I have to say, I love the Illyrians, especially the spring collection, Lodi Dodi, Secret Recipe and Sleight.

 

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I know, it's crazy! I'm glad someone finally said something. I've been following the Polish Con group and there have been so many people complaining about not receiving their polishes/refunds, but to see that she's also screwed over the makers is just another level of dishonest. I really hope she will step down, she should sort out this mess before she's allowed to continue with organising PC, but also she shouldn't be allowed to take part in HHC and PPU until it's all sorted.

Definitely. I feel that she didn't start out trying to rip people off, but it certainly seems like a Ponzi scheme at this point.

 

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I'm a bit annoyed with Tonic right now. Not really their fault, their system wasn't sending out tracking numbers, so I didn't know my order was on its way. Emptied out my Stackry box on Friday just to receive a new package notice on Monday from Tonic. My PPU order is due to arrive today. I could've waited a few days. Oh well.

I did however receive a very nice haul, so that's something to be happy about. I have to say, I love the Illyrians, especially the spring collection, Lodi Dodi, Secret Recipe and Sleight.

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That is a lovely haul. You international folks have a rough situation where shipping is concerned. Hopefully more non-US brands will gain traction.

 

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Yes, probably Tonic are #1 . I forgot about Bees Knees, they do seem pretty popular now. I don't really like their bottles (old and new), and trying to not get into more and more brands, but they do make some nice polishes and I have 4.

I was thinking Different Dimension, Cupcake and Glisten & Glow as well as KBShimmer also have large fan bases, but don't know if they're still that popular on the whole. I do like Different Dimension especially, but she doesn't bring out many collections, I think the Holo Hookup probably takes up a lot of her time.

Pahlish must be quite popular still as well.

I personally have gone off Femme Fatale and Glam Polish a bit, as well as Lilypad Lacquer, she only does HHC and PPU now and I'm not paying $15-16 for one of her polishes.

I think I'll be placing another large order with EdM as her new collections are gorgeous and she was talking about an anniversary sale at the end of May.

Tonic are releasing 5 new colours at the beginning of May as they had a lot left over from Polish Con. There goes my May budget....

Yeah, those are all well-established brands. I always forget about Pahlish for some reason. I'm disappointed FF has made their collections more limited. They were already a pain to get.
Hadn't heard about an EdM sale. I'll be looking forward to that!

 

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That is a lovely haul. You international folks have a rough situation where shipping is concerned. Hopefully more non-US brands will gain traction.

There are a few nice UK based brands now, but I'd rather not get into those as well as the ones I'm already following. I don't mind shipping, just sometimes it's a bit annoying. Oh well, I still have plenty of time to fill my box before it needs emptying.

 

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Yeah, those are all well-established brands. I always forget about Pahlish for some reason. I'm disappointed FF has made their collections more limited. They were already a pain to get.
Hadn't heard about an EdM sale. I'll be looking forward to that!

Yeah, it is annoying about FF. I also haven't really liked any of the latest collections, although there is one in the new one I might get (the turquoise/aqua one with the strong pink shimmer).

 

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Is anyone buying from Illyrian today? I think I will order a few things, not sure if I want the new prototypes, they're beginning to look a bit samey now (plus I don't fancy having to stay awake until midnight and fight for limited polishes). But I will probably order Open the Gate and Ectoplasm, plus one or two of the birthday trio and maybe 3 of the Realms 2 polishes.

 

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Is anyone buying from Illyrian today? I think I will order a few things, not sure if I want the new prototypes, they're beginning to look a bit samey now (plus I don't fancy having to stay awake until midnight and fight for limited polishes). But I will probably order Open the Gate and Ectoplasm, plus one or two of the birthday trio and maybe 3 of the Realms 2 polishes.

Definitely agree about the protos. I'll pick up a few things. I think I only want one that's limited and I'll be fine if I miss it.

 

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Who runs Acetone Alley? Just recently joined.