Nail Polish Discussion - Any Brand - Page 6

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Originally Posted by MRV 

 

I thought of this collection too when I saw It's A Trap-eze. I have the white and blue based ones.

 

I ordered two Orly glitters yesterday (the Mermaid and Shasay ones). I had passed on this collection earlier because I don't do much layering. And then this morning I ordered 4 from the CG Cirque Collection.

Sprinkles was a great collection. I have all four and I absolutely love them. It's hard for me to pick a favourite but it has to be Sugar House Lane. It's one of the most unique polishes in my (rather enormous) stash.

re: Mermaid - great choice!

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Originally Posted by BuickMackane 

 

Sprinkles was a great collection. I have all four and I absolutely love them. It's hard for me to pick a favourite but it has to be Sugar House Lane. It's one of the most unique polishes in my (rather enormous) stash.

 

re: Mermaid - great choice!

I had my eye on the Monster, too, but it seems that Monster and Shasay have the same kind of glitter but in different color, and Mermaid and Monster both are green, so I ended up with just the two. I actually saw some swatches at a dept. store which was helpful.

received my butter london haul yesterday! i haven't got the chance to swatch them on a nail wheel yet but they look amazing!

here's the damage:

- Jack the Lad
- Posh Bird
- Scouse
- Stag Do
- Fiddlesticks
- Swinger
- Scallywag
- Two Fingered Salute
- Gobsmacked

- Scuppered

wooohoooo!

I was eyeing Butter London, too. Where did you order from?

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Originally Posted by MRV 

I was eyeing Butter London, too. Where did you order from?

I ordered it from the US website and had it shipped to the address that a colleague of mine was staying during her short US trip :)

But there are plenty of UK retailers that also stock BL and ship internationally. Cute Cosmetics, Lookfantastic, HQHair, Bath & Unwind, The Beauty Booth to name a few. The only problem is that some of the shades I got were US exclusives so it might be tricky getting hold of those ones. I'm pretty sure I stumbled across Two Fingered Salute on a non-US site but I for the life of me I can't remember where.

Butter London polishes are great! I love my little army of rectangular bottles!

http://www.temptalia.com/sparitual-lithophonic-nail-lacquer-review-photos-swatches#more-36573    

reminds me a bit of Jessica's Showstopper... on steroids!

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Originally Posted by kimibos 

after almost 2 weeks, my butter london polishes arrived! i cant believe they ship from Washington state. i didnt complain about shipping because i thought they were coming from the UK. 

 

minu smelling the polishes!

 

 

 

sprog, victoriana, fishwife, the black night and lovely jubbly

Okay, Minu is so darn cute--esp. just the view of his wiskers.  Well, we all know about cats and their infamous curiosity. 

And I am sensing a theme with your recent polish purchases--very wintery, blueish choices.  While I am rarely brave enough to wear those colors, they are incredibly pretty just looking at all of them.  If you have a way to post pics, I'd love to see your mani with some of these...no pressure, but those colors are all just

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Originally Posted by honey on boost 


Although I love butter, I think Zoya polishes are more consistent. I've never had a streaky or bad zoya polish and I have over 30 zoya's. They usually last 5 days with no chips. I love the way storm looks I'm just waiting on another promo so I can get a few other colors.

Thanks for that, I have loved the color range of Zoya for so long, but only tried them once for a pedi--I did not think they chipped so bad, but pretty much most polish is alright for me because I am putting it on top of acrylic nails or UV gel so they stay pretty good, if they aren't really bad in general.  I will put up with chipping, because that happens even with the best, but I cannot stand the runny polish or needing 4 or 5 coats just to get the color to be true, I have no patience for that many layers!

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Originally Posted by BuickMackane 

I ordered it from the US website and had it shipped to the address that a colleague of mine was staying during her short US trip :)

 

But there are plenty of UK retailers that also stock BL and ship internationally. Cute Cosmetics, Lookfantastic, HQHair, Bath & Unwind, The Beauty Booth to name a few. The only problem is that some of the shades I got were US exclusives so it might be tricky getting hold of those ones. I'm pretty sure I stumbled across Two Fingered Salute on a non-US site but I for the life of me I can't remember where.

 

Butter London polishes are great! I love my little army of rectangular bottles!

Thank you for the shop names! I will look into them. Unfortunately Two Fingered Salute is one I would like to get, hopefully I find it from somewhere.

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Originally Posted by BuickMackane 

received my butter london haul yesterday! i haven't got the chance to swatch them on a nail wheel yet but they look amazing!

 

here's the damage:

- Jack the Lad
- Posh Bird
- Scouse
- Stag Do
- Fiddlesticks
- Swinger
- Scallywag
- Two Fingered Salute
- Gobsmacked

- Scuppered

 

wooohoooo!

Great haul, enjoy!

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Originally Posted by kimibos 

   im glad you got your haul!!! i love your choices, as always. all the ------ are on my list now  i also want come to bed red and wallis. 

       of course i can post pics, i have been doing my nails almost everyday because i want to try all the polishes that i have purchased. girl, nail polish can be your best accessory. dare to wear every single color!!!! i have so many polishes that i never get to see chipped nails. so i cant tell how they last in that category. i agree with the coats. i refuse to do more than 2. what i do is that i try to use a white base coat. more than 3 coats means a nail catastrophe in the end, cause it never dries. 

I'm always amazed by all of you who polish your nails on a daily or near-daily basis. I always feel I need to stretch my manicure out as long as possible to make all the work it took to do it worth it.

China Glaze " Cirque du Soleil " collection swatches :

http://seaskyy.blogspot.fr/2012/11/china-glaze-cirque-du-soleil-swatches.html

SOURCE : seaskyyblogspot

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Originally Posted by Dominique33 

China Glaze " Cirque du Soleil " collection swatches :

 

http://seaskyy.blogspot.fr/2012/11/china-glaze-cirque-du-soleil-swatches.html

 

SOURCE : seaskyyblogspot

I would like Whirled Away a lot better if it didn't have the white flakes.

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Originally Posted by Liz2012 

Great haul, enjoy!

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Originally Posted by kimibos 

   im glad you got your haul!!! i love your choices, as always. all the ------ are on my list now  i also want come to bed red and wallis. 

 

Thank you ladies! 

Wallis is a great choice. Go for it! Posh Bird is great as well, if you like that sort of thing.

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Originally Posted by CartoonChic 

I would like Whirled Away a lot better if it didn't have the white flakes.

Well, I don't know what to pick up from this collection, the white flakes are special but the entire collection is special. Wait and see ?

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Originally Posted by CartoonChic 

 

I'm always amazed by all of you who polish your nails on a daily or near-daily basis. I always feel I need to stretch my manicure out as long as possible to make all the work it took to do it worth it.

I wouldn't have the heart to change my manicure every two days if it weren't for fast drying top coats. They're a godsend!

I get bored of seeing the same polish on my nails for more than a couple of days running. I was actually meant to change it tonight but the manicure was still perfect (Cult Nails Feelin' Froggy) and I was too lazy to go through the base coat(s) - 2/3 coat polish - top coat routine so I just put some green Nfu Oh flakies and Essie Matte About You on top. Heresy! 

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Originally Posted by MRV 

 

Thank you for the shop names! I will look into them. Unfortunately Two Fingered Salute is one I would like to get, hopefully I find it from somewhere.

No probs :)

I'll keep my fingers crossed re: Two Fingered Salute. It really is a very beautiful polish. Why do they have to make the best stuff US exclusives? Illamasqua's Cameo and Noble are US exclusives too. Booo!

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Originally Posted by BuickMackane 

I wouldn't have the heart to change my manicure every two days if it weren't for fast drying top coats. They're a godsend!

 

I get bored of seeing the same polish on my nails for more than a couple of days running. I was actually meant to change it tonight but the manicure was still perfect (Cult Nails Feelin' Froggy) and I was too lazy to go through the base coat(s) - 2/3 coat polish - top coat routine so I just put some green Nfu Oh flakies and Essie Matte About You on top. Heresy! 

You know, maybe that's my problem. Even with Sech Vite, I still find myself waiting 20 minutes in between coats before applying the next layer. That's what I had to do in my polishing heyday as a pre-teen and when I was in high school. Polish and base/top coats would take forever to dry. It's a very bad habit I need to break. How long do you wait between coats?

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Originally Posted by CartoonChic 

You know, maybe that's my problem. Even with Sech Vite, I still find myself waiting 20 minutes in between coats before applying the next layer. That's what I had to do in my polishing heyday as a pre-teen and when I was in high school. Polish and base/top coats would take forever to dry. It's a very bad habit I need to break. How long do you wait between coats?

Depends on the polish, but I usually start painting the second coat on my first hand 1-2 minutes after I'm finished with the first coat second hand.so I guess that makes about 3-4 minutes drying time in between coats. The same applies to the waiting time between the final coat of polish and the top coat. Some polishes need more time though, or they drag. Zoya Faye, OPI The One That Got Away, Orly Space Cadet immediately come to mind. I think I learnt to use a light hand over the years because I no longer experience much dragging even when I don't wait long between coats. Could it also be that you're working with thick coats? I find that I finish my manicure a lot quicker when I use thin coats, even though this means that I actually do more coats. It really helps me cut down on the waiting time.

I've never used Seche. My old favourite was Nubar Diamont until they messed with the formula (they're back to the original formula now, I think). I used Poshe for several years. The only problem I had with Poshe is that some polishes didn't agree with it and they shrank (my Orlys and Zoyas in particular weren't too keen). I'm now using A-England's The Shield and it's great! Its not as thick as Poshe or Diamont, which makes it easier to apply. Far less shrinkage and dries in a heartbeat. Cult Nails' Wicked Fast is also very very good. I bought Sally Hansen Insta Dri last week because there was a BOGOF offer (how could I not? lol) Can't wait to give it a go.

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Originally Posted by BuickMackane 

Depends on the polish, but I usually start painting the second coat on my first hand 1-2 minutes after I'm finished with the first coat second hand.so I guess that makes about 3-4 minutes drying time in between coats. The same applies to the waiting time between the final coat of polish and the top coat. Some polishes need more time though, or they drag. Zoya Faye, OPI The One That Got Away, Orly Space Cadet immediately come to mind. I think I learnt to use a light hand over the years because I no longer experience much dragging even when I don't wait long between coats. Could it also be that you're working with thick coats? I find that I finish my manicure a lot quicker when I use thin coats, even though this means that I actually do more coats. It really helps me cut down on the waiting time.

 

I've never used Seche. My old favourite was Nubar Diamont until they messed with the formula (they're back to the original formula now, I think). I used Poshe for several years. The only problem I had with Poshe is that some polishes didn't agree with it and they shrank (my Orlys and Zoyas in particular weren't too keen). I'm now using A-England's The Shield and it's great! Its not as thick as Poshe or Diamont, which makes it easier to apply. Far less shrinkage and dries in a heartbeat. Cult Nails' Wicked Fast is also very very good. I bought Sally Hansen Insta Dri last week because there was a BOGOF offer (how could I not? lol) Can't wait to give it a go.

Thanks for the tips. I'm going to try them out when I do my next manicure.

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Originally Posted by kimibos 

here are some pics martiangurll and everyone:

 

China Glaze- Glitter all the way. 2 coats.                             Butter London- Fishwife  my first holographic polish. 2 coats

 

 

 i just did them now with : Butter London Sprog plus Illasmaqua Cameo and OPI I Juggle...Men on the accent nail. 

 

 

*** i love I Juggle...Men. this is how my first bottle is and that's why i got 2 backups off ebay 

 

 

 

im using the Horse Power Nail Fertilizer from BL as a base. 

Wow Fishwife looks amazing!!  Must get

ETA: according to the Butter London site this is an US only color .. WHYYYYY lol

Naughtyp, I received my shipping notice from Nordstrom today for the Superstar polish. You should probably be getting one soon if you haven't already.

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Originally Posted by kimibos 

     im sorry. i dont understand the us only thing after all butter london is a British/European brand. 

Illamasqua is an UK brand but Cameo and Noble are US (well, technically Sephora) exclusives. Go figure.

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Originally Posted by kimibos 

^^ that one too. i would love to do cp's but ups and fedex are crazy expensive. i know some people use usps but thats illegal. the nicest guy at my local usps showed me the booklet and no polish to international destinations.  the first time i asked the witch that works there too gave me a big NO 

it might depend on the local office too i guess. some people are more observant of rules than others. if the boss is like that the employees probably can't work around things. a large chunk of my polish collection is from evilbay and was shipped from the US. or maybe the rules differ across states?

just changed my manicure - i'm currently sporting The World Is Not Enough. 3 coats - 2 didn't cut it. well worth it though. it's gorgeous! i like it way better than On Her Majesty's Secret Service. i hope it looks just as good in daylight :)