i cant wait to have some money (like from a job) and get some of these!! the table looks white to me, and the polishes beautiful!
My RBL haul. Super crappy pic because I don't know how to use a flippin camera. Just to give you an idea how colour inaccurate it is, the table is actually white.
Poco a Poco - Insouciant - Piu Mosso
Cuprum - Faraway - Aqua Lily (YEAH BABY!) - Abi
i cant wait to have some money (like from a job) and get some of these!! the table looks white to me, and the polishes beautiful!
RBL used to do a 50% off sale once a year. I hauled big time in 2009 and 2010. This is the first time I bought any RBLs since. I had no such intention but then I heard Aqua Lily was coming back. That's when all common sense flew out the window. International shipping is USD18.50 for 7 bottles max. I figured if I was going to so something as irresponsible and downright stupid as paying that much for shipping, I might as well do so with a bang. Hence the magic number 7. In retrospect I should have got 3 more bottles to qualify for free shipping. Ah well.
Forget the job, get a lottery ticket instead :)
Thanks! 
See, I didn't even think to pair Toff with Hot Chocolate. That sounds like a great combo. Are you getting any Zoyas?
Do I want any Zoyas? YES Do I deserve any Zoyas? NO Will I get any Zoyas PROBABLY...because I'm an addict! 
LOL 
That will teach him!
Crappy pictures have never stopped NPAs. We see right through it. Thanks for sharing you shameless enabler...but I love ya!
My RBL haul. Super crappy pic because I don't know how to use a flippin camera. Just to give you an idea how colour inaccurate it is, the table is actually white.
Poco a Poco - Insouciant - Piu Mosso
Cuprum - Faraway - Aqua Lily (YEAH BABY!) - Abi
Having gasoline and riding in a car is so overrated! Beautiful NP & nails are priority!
I can't believe it took me almost all day to figure out what I wanted from Zoya. I finally placed my order and got free shipping. I opted for the 8oz Remove+ instead of th 32oz so I could squeeze in two more polishes. I hope they don't take long to ship because my current bottle is practically on fumes. Here's my haul.
I can tell I'm already hooked. 
RBL used to do a 50% off sale once a year. I hauled big time in 2009 and 2010. This is the first time I bought any RBLs since. I had no such intention but then I heard Aqua Lily was coming back. That's when all common sense flew out the window. International shipping is USD18.50 for 7 bottles max. I figured if I was going to so something as irresponsible and downright stupid as paying that much for shipping, I might as well do so with a bang. Hence the magic number 7. In retrospect I should have got 3 more bottles to qualify for free shipping. Ah well.
Forget the job, get a lottery ticket instead :)
haha i tried the lottery already
sorry about the fight hun but what the hell enjoy your polishes! 
Crappy pictures have never stopped NPAs. We see right through it. Thanks for sharing you shameless enabler...but I love ya!
sooo true!!
OK. So it was first Butter London, then Deborah Lippmann. Now Zoya.
I PROPHESY DISASTER! 
Yup! 
My RBL haul. Super crappy pic because I don't know how to use a flippin camera. Just to give you an idea how colour inaccurate it is, the table is actually white.
Poco a Poco - Insouciant - Piu Mosso
Cuprum - Faraway - Aqua Lily (YEAH BABY!) - Abi
Great haul! I have to ask, is the sale still current? I'm curious about Aqua Lily now.
Orly Ingenue: duo chrome goodness its just beautiful purple and gold.i dont know why my big finger nail looks damage cause it isnt.
Wet n Wild Twining Vines: wore this from wed-sun no damage at all. i always get the little white tips showing after 2 days but not with this polish. im impressed by this WnW polish.
Retail therapy is a nice mood booster. Did you get any Zoyas from the sale?
Do I want any Zoyas? YES Do I don't deserve any Zoyas? NO Will I can any Zoyas PROBABLY...because I'm an addict!
Oh no, Ms. Lady. What happened to YOLO?
Today I'm wearing one of them - Max Factor Dazzling Blue. Love it - it's almost an icy blue at some angles in daylight, but it has a lovely yellow-green pearl too.
But now I have a challenge for you all!
I plan to pick up 3 polishes from one of the big NP brands. So, can you name your top 3 colours - and 3 only! - for each of OPI, Essie, and Butter London? Then when you've done that, which set of 3 would you buy first? There have been more NPs named in this thread than I dare count, so it will be interesting to see what everyone says 
nice mani!!! and welcome to our polish based world i dont think i can name my 3 favorites in each brand. i went to see my BL and i cant. maybe if you tell me what family color you want i could tell you my favorites.
from essie i love turquoise and caicos, lapis of luxury, and mint candy apple. but i only have like 7 essies. ill check my orlys and opi's to see which ones i love the most. i think i know my favorite orly's already but i cant remember the names. im not a crazy fan of opi, like i buy more orly and china glaze. from CG i love for audrey, secret periwinkle and make an entrance. which is the type of pink i like. like berry pinks.
Hi ladies, can I join the NP fun? I must be crazy but I just read all 44 pages of this thread over the course of today! (CartoonChic, that is some impressive hauling you've been doing. Others haven't done so bad either, but when you read it all in one day, wow! 
)
I'm fairly new to NP as a serious thing - well to all make-up if I'm honest. Most of my money is going on stuff for my face at the moment, but I'm still managing to sneak in the odd NP here and there. For all I've never worn it regularly until recently, I have about 50 bottles I reckon! Probably 15-20 of those have been added in the last 6 months, but some are probably 15 years old 
They're almost all cheapy/drugstore brands, and I added a couple more of those to my stash at the weekend.
Today I'm wearing one of them - Max Factor Dazzling Blue. Love it - it's almost an icy blue at some angles in daylight, but it has a lovely yellow-green pearl too.
But now I have a challenge for you all!
I plan to pick up 3 polishes from one of the big NP brands. So, can you name your top 3 colours - and 3 only! - for each of OPI, Essie, and Butter London? Then when you've done that, which set of 3 would you buy first? There have been more NPs named in this thread than I dare count, so it will be interesting to see what everyone says
Welcome to the thread! That's such a pretty color. Hmm, that's a tough challenge, but I'll give it a shot.
OPI - Can't help here. I only own 2 OPI polishes from the Minnie Mouse collection.
Essie - Can't help here again. I don't own any Essie polishes... yet. But, the first three I want to get are Turquoise & Caicos, Where's My Chauffeur?, and either Tart Deco or Mango Bango
Butter London - Fishwife, Two Fingered Salute, All Hail the Queen (I know I'd list a different color for my 3rd choice if asked on a different day.)
I keep forgetting to post this, so I'm doing it now while I remember. Giltcity.com is having a sell on Lippmann polish sets. New customers can get $25 off their first purchase with a referral link, and I would get $25 towards my next purchase after your order ships. It's win-win! Of course, you don't have to buy the polishes. They have a bunch of other stuff that you may be interested in, but I'm hoping to get more Lippmann polishes at a discount.
Here's what's available. The sales vary from 3 weeks to 9 months, and some sold out items seem to restock from what I've noticed. One of the sets I wanted was sold out yesterday, but it's back in stock as of right now. I saw Julep sets too, but they all seem to be currently sold out.
http://www.gilt.com/search?q.store=women&q.query=lippmann
http://www.gilt.com/search?q.store=women&q.query=julep
PM me if you'd like a referral link to get the $25 discount.
What a nice haul, Buick 
My faves are the 3 blue ones!
I don' t have any RBL polishes 
My RBL haul. Super crappy pic because I don't know how to use a flippin camera. Just to give you an idea how colour inaccurate it is, the table is actually white.
Poco a Poco - Insouciant - Piu Mosso
Cuprum - Faraway - Aqua Lily (YEAH BABY!) - Abi
.....stunning, kimibos!
Ingenue is adorable
Orly Ingenue: duo chrome goodness its just beautiful purple and gold.i dont know why my big finger nail looks damage cause it isnt.
Wet n Wild Twining Vines: wore this from wed-sun no damage at all. i always get the little white tips showing after 2 days but not with this polish. im impressed by this WnW polish.
Retail therapy is a nice mood booster. Did you get any Zoyas from the sale?
Oh no, Ms. Lady. What happened to YOLO?
W-E-L-L...I just happened to get an E-mail from Estee Lauder tonight. I only ordered one nail polish (Insatiable) and their new Illuminating Powder Gelee, Tease. That's exactly what I told myself...YOLO. and then I ate my words!!!!
Thanks for all of the links! I agree, polishing the sticks is very relaxing. I just finished painting the last of the sticks I have left and I feel so calm. I also love seeing them all together when they're done. I like the sticker idea for the polishes. I saw something similar on a different blog, but they put the polish right on the tops. I like the stickers better.
The seller I purchased from is also from Hong Kong and has high feedback. I'll probably just reorder from them again. They're so cheap and the shipping is free.
Lol @ panties!
Very pretty kimibos! Your nails make my nails look like nubs!!!
Orly Ingenue: duo chrome goodness its just beautiful purple and gold.i dont know why my big finger nail looks damage cause it isnt.
Wet n Wild Twining Vines: wore this from wed-sun no damage at all. i always get the little white tips showing after 2 days but not with this polish. im impressed by this WnW polish.
thanks girl!! yes retail therapy works wonders! lol he doesnt deserve to go out on any dates anyways lol. i did get the zoya polishes i ended up getting Rory, Zuza and Carly. I went to Whole Foods because i heard they carried Zoya and there was one Wednesday left so i couldnt just leave it there lol even though i have recently bought so many similiar shades! the orlys i got were Cotton Candy, La Vida Loca ( the new purple one), Meet me under the Mistletoe and Halleys Comet. the mini opi Mariah set has all the sand colors, and i got Coral Reef and White on from Sally Hansen (on sale at Ulta) and Revelon Luxe Laque (on sale at Ulta). I also picked up a np at Rite Aid called Holiday Lights it doesnt have a name but its like CG Its a Trapeez but hot pink.
I went to all these stores looking for the Modern Family collection I want Alex by the Books!! darnit lol. I really shouldnt have done all that dammage but its too late now. I think i will be ok until the BL come out in the store! lol but i think ill get paid again by then!
Hi ladies, can I join the NP fun? I must be crazy but I just read all 44 pages of this thread over the course of today! (CartoonChic, that is some impressive hauling you've been doing. Others haven't done so bad either, but when you read it all in one day, wow! )
I'm fairly new to NP as a serious thing - well to all make-up if I'm honest. Most of my money is going on stuff for my face at the moment, but I'm still managing to sneak in the odd NP here and there. For all I've never worn it regularly until recently, I have about 50 bottles I reckon! Probably 15-20 of those have been added in the last 6 months, but some are probably 15 years old They're almost all cheapy/drugstore brands, and I added a couple more of those to my stash at the weekend.
Today I'm wearing one of them - Max Factor Dazzling Blue. Love it - it's almost an icy blue at some angles in daylight, but it has a lovely yellow-green pearl too.
But now I have a challenge for you all!
I plan to pick up 3 polishes from one of the big NP brands. So, can you name your top 3 colours - and 3 only! - for each of OPI, Essie, and Butter London? Then when you've done that, which set of 3 would you buy first? There have been more NPs named in this thread than I dare count, so it will be interesting to see what everyone says
Hmm, this is a difficult question.
- OPI - I'm not really an OPI person, their colours are somehow OFF to me for the most part (But I LOOOVE Goldeneye!)
- Essie - I have many Essie polishes. Sometimes I get half of or nearly all the polishes from a collection. But then I can skip easily many collections, esp. in the fall. My first loves were Turquoise & Caicos and Splash of Grenadine (both perms). For a third one I could take Play Date, but I do recommend all the brights/neons, too! (Well, except for Tart Deco! Essie has many lovely corals but TD turns ugly neon once on the nails.)
- BL is new to me, only used 2 from them so far
I wish I could get my stash organized (visually) so I could have a better overall view of my polishes.
My RBL haul. Super crappy pic because I don't know how to use a flippin camera. Just to give you an idea how colour inaccurate it is, the table is actually white.
Poco a Poco - Insouciant - Piu Mosso
Cuprum - Faraway - Aqua Lily (YEAH BABY!) - Abi
Lucky you! I have my eye on one indie polish which is SO ATM, and will be for a while. This is a dangerous leap!
RBL used to do a 50% off sale once a year. I hauled big time in 2009 and 2010. This is the first time I bought any RBLs since. I had no such intention but then I heard Aqua Lily was coming back. That's when all common sense flew out the window. International shipping is USD18.50 for 7 bottles max. I figured if I was going to so something as irresponsible and downright stupid as paying that much for shipping, I might as well do so with a bang. Hence the magic number 7. In retrospect I should have got 3 more bottles to qualify for free shipping. Ah well.
Forget the job, get a lottery ticket instead :)
That's what I'm counting on! No luck though 
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Hi ladies, can I join the NP fun? I must be crazy but I just read all 44 pages of this thread over the course of today! (CartoonChic, that is some impressive hauling you've been doing. Others haven't done so bad either, but when you read it all in one day, wow! )
I'm fairly new to NP as a serious thing - well to all make-up if I'm honest. Most of my money is going on stuff for my face at the moment, but I'm still managing to sneak in the odd NP here and there. For all I've never worn it regularly until recently, I have about 50 bottles I reckon! Probably 15-20 of those have been added in the last 6 months, but some are probably 15 years old They're almost all cheapy/drugstore brands, and I added a couple more of those to my stash at the weekend.
Today I'm wearing one of them - Max Factor Dazzling Blue. Love it - it's almost an icy blue at some angles in daylight, but it has a lovely yellow-green pearl too.
But now I have a challenge for you all!
I plan to pick up 3 polishes from one of the big NP brands. So, can you name your top 3 colours - and 3 only! - for each of OPI, Essie, and Butter London? Then when you've done that, which set of 3 would you buy first? There have been more NPs named in this thread than I dare count, so it will be interesting to see what everyone says
OPI- The Spy who loved me, The One that got away, and Mermaids Tears
Essie- Play Date, Lights, and Splash of Grenadine
Butter London- Trout Pout, Frilly Knickers, and Lillibets Jubilee
Those are the ones I went to a lot of stores to find. Sadly most are LE but you can probably still find some of them
That's the spirit! Who needs pills when there's NP?
Crappy pictures have never stopped NPAs. We see right through it. Thanks for sharing you shameless enabler...but I love ya!
Busted dammit! 
I can't believe it took me almost all day to figure out what I wanted from Zoya. I finally placed my order and got free shipping. I opted for the 8oz Remove+ instead of th 32oz so I could squeeze in two more polishes. I hope they don't take long to ship because my current bottle is practically on fumes. Here's my haul.
I can tell I'm already hooked.
I never thought of that! I think it would work really well. Zuza is cooler and darker than MD, so if you fancied a deeper version of MD layering them would definitely be an option.
Great haul! I have to ask, is the sale still current? I'm curious about Aqua Lily now.
They never had a sale this year. I don't remember there being a NP sale in 2011 either (they had 50% off on bath&body products). Adding insult to injury they increased prices of the new polishes from USD18 to USD20. The older ones are still USD18 though.
Aqua Lily was released earlier this year as part of the Fan collection. I don't remember a RBL polish that generated so much craziness among bloggers since Scrangie. It sold out in a heartbeat. RBL has these Bring-It-Back thingies each year where people vote for the NPs they want to come back (much like MAC's BR). Aqua Lily came back and I couldn't help buy break my 2-year RBL no-buy. It sold out quickly this time round too. Someone has it up on eBay for almost 50 quid. Yeah right.
When I was looking for Aqua Lily dupes I came across Sation Oh My Oceania. It doesn't have have the pink shimmer, but the base colour is very very close. RBL's hidden shimmers are very subtle (I think their function is to actually add depth to the polish - they're usually not visible in cloudy weather for instance), so I'd say the Sation polish is a great way to ease an Aqua Lily lemming into behaving itself 
Orly Ingenue: duo chrome goodness its just beautiful purple and gold.i dont know why my big finger nail looks damage cause it isnt.
Wet n Wild Twining Vines: wore this from wed-sun no damage at all. i always get the little white tips showing after 2 days but not with this polish. im impressed by this WnW polish.
Sweet! I haven't got Ingenue but I have It''s My Year and Faye. They are very unforgiving polishes - the smallest unevenness on the nail bed is suddenly magnified by 10. They're not the best match with my skin tone either but I love them anyway! 
I keep forgetting to post this, so I'm doing it now while I remember. Giltcity.com is having a sell on Lippmann polish sets. New customers can get $25 off their first purchase with a referral link, and I would get $25 towards my next purchase after your order ships. It's win-win! Of course, you don't have to buy the polishes. They have a bunch of other stuff that you may be interested in, but I'm hoping to get more Lippmann polishes at a discount.
Here's what's available. The sales vary from 3 weeks to 9 months, and some sold out items seem to restock from what I've noticed. One of the sets I wanted was sold out yesterday, but it's back in stock as of right now. I saw Julep sets too, but they all seem to be currently sold out.
http://www.gilt.com/search?q.store=women&q.query=lippmann
http://www.gilt.com/search?q.store=women&q.query=julep
PM me if you'd like a referral link to get the $25 discount.
There are DL polishes you don't yet have! Tsk tsk!
What a nice haul, Buick
My faves are the 3 blue ones!
Thankee 
The blues are my faves too. I wouldn't have made this haul if it hadn't been for AL and, to a certain extent, Cuprum.
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Lucky you! I have my eye on one indie polish which is SO ATM, and will be for a while. This is a dangerous leap!
I'm curious now. What is SO? More importantly, DO I NEED IT?!?!? 
I want makeup and NP on prescription
That's the spirit! Who needs pills when there's NP?
Busted dammit!
I never thought of that! I think it would work really well. Zuza is cooler and darker than MD, so if you fancied a deeper version of MD layering them would definitely be an option.
They never had a sale this year. I don't remember there being a NP sale in 2011 either (they had 50% off on bath&body products). Adding insult to injury they increased prices of the new polishes from USD18 to USD20. The older ones are still USD18 though.
Aqua Lily was released earlier this year as part of the Fan collection. I don't remember a RBL polish that generated so much craziness among bloggers since Scrangie. It sold out in a heartbeat. RBL has these Bring-It-Back thingies each year where people vote for the NPs they want to come back (much like MAC's BR). Aqua Lily came back and I couldn't help buy break my 2-year RBL no-buy. It sold out quickly this time round too. Someone has it up on eBay for almost 50 quid. Yeah right.
When I was looking for Aqua Lily dupes I came across Sation Oh My Oceania. It doesn't have have the pink shimmer, but the base colour is very very close. RBL's hidden shimmers are very subtle (I think their function is to actually add depth to the polish - they're usually not visible in cloudy weather for instance), so I'd say the Sation polish is a great way to ease an Aqua Lily lemming into behaving itself
Sweet! I haven't got Ingenue but I have It''s My Year and Faye. They are very unforgiving polishes - the smallest unevenness on the nail bed is suddenly magnified by 10. They're not the best match with my skin tone either but I love them anyway!
There are DL polishes you don't yet have! Tsk tsk!
Thankee
The blues are my faves too. I wouldn't have made this haul if it hadn't been for AL and, to a certain extent, Cuprum.
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I'm curious now. What is SO? More importantly, DO I NEED IT?!?!?
Hi ladies, can I join the NP fun? I must be crazy but I just read all 44 pages of this thread over the course of today! (CartoonChic, that is some impressive hauling you've been doing. Others haven't done so bad either, but when you read it all in one day, wow! )
I'm fairly new to NP as a serious thing - well to all make-up if I'm honest. Most of my money is going on stuff for my face at the moment, but I'm still managing to sneak in the odd NP here and there. For all I've never worn it regularly until recently, I have about 50 bottles I reckon! Probably 15-20 of those have been added in the last 6 months, but some are probably 15 years old They're almost all cheapy/drugstore brands, and I added a couple more of those to my stash at the weekend.
Today I'm wearing one of them - Max Factor Dazzling Blue. Love it - it's almost an icy blue at some angles in daylight, but it has a lovely yellow-green pearl too.
But now I have a challenge for you all!
I plan to pick up 3 polishes from one of the big NP brands. So, can you name your top 3 colours - and 3 only! - for each of OPI, Essie, and Butter London? Then when you've done that, which set of 3 would you buy first? There have been more NPs named in this thread than I dare count, so it will be interesting to see what everyone says
Hi there! Welcome!
Your little challenge is quite difficult! Too many nps... I also suffer from LE syndrome, meaning I tend to buy mainly LE products. PR and marketing teams: I'm suffering over here! You did something right!!!
Anyways, back to polishes.
BL: No more Waity Katie (if you use it over a lilac base coat, because it will never be true to bottle otherwise. But then, it's stunning!), Jack the Lad and Black Knight.
OPI: Uh-oh roll down the Window, A Roll in the Hague, Deutsch you want me Baby?
And because I'm perverse like that and like China Glaze better than Essie, here are my CG picks: He's going in Circles, For Audrey, Sea Spray.
I'd buy the BL set first because it offers the most colour variety: a purple with glitter, a reach jewel green and a black with glitter. Apparently I like CG for blues and greys and OPIs for reds.
Buick: Ohhhhhh, RBL! Niiiiiiiiiiiice!
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BL: No more Waity Katie (if you use it over a lilac base coat, because it will never be true to bottle otherwise. But then, it's stunning!), Jack the Lad and Black Knight.
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I have to try that! My NMWK doesn't receive as much love because of thee three coats for (near) opaque colour issue. I don't mind a bit of sheerness in lighter colours but for darker ones I need full opacity because I have a lot of those annoying white marks on my nails. Not that I'm complaning. It's a miracle I still have any nails after biting my nails religiously for the best part of my first 20 years on the planet 
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