Nail Polish Discussion - Any Brand - Page 33

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Originally Posted by Liz2012 

Can't wait to get them, i'm so glad Illamasqua made Cameo and Noble also available to us Europeans!

Which blushes did you get? I ordered Hussy and Katie, they will be my first Illamasqua blushes, but i wanted to try them since i read so many good reviews on their blushes.

I already had Lover and Hussy previously. First I ordered Sophie and Thrust, and then Unrequited and Sin (along with Velocity polish) (these 3 already seem to be gone for good).

They are pigmented, some rrrreally pigmented! I first love of course is Lover.

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Originally Posted by MRV 

 

I already had Lover and Hussy previously. First I ordered Sophie and Thrust, and then Unrequited and Sin (along with Velocity polish) (these 3 already seem to be gone for good).

 

They are pigmented, some rrrreally pigmented! I first love of course is Lover.

I see Illamasqua added a sale section today, i could only see it after logging in. Velocity polish is in that section. I wonder if they're planning on discontinuing all those products? Seems like quite a list.

Lover is definitely on my wishlist as well. Will probably add it to my next order if i like the 2 other blushes i ordered

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Originally Posted by Liz2012 

I see Illamasqua added a sale section today, i could only see it after logging in. Velocity polish is in that section. I wonder if they're planning on discontinuing all those products? Seems like quite a list.

 

Lover is definitely on my wishlist as well. Will probably add it to my next order if i like the 2 other blushes i ordered

Oh, TY for pointing this out. I think you are right. There are other products, too, they earlier said are going to be d/c.

I'm sure you'll love them! (and get more )

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Originally Posted by MRV 

 

Oh, TY for pointing this out. I think you are right. There are other products, too, they earlier said are going to be d/c.

 

I'm sure you'll love them! (and get more )

You're welcome!

And yeah i'm actually afraid of that, getting addicted to yet another makeup product, just what i need lol

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Originally Posted by Liz2012 

Yup it's still available on their website, *wink* *wink* lol 

^ I never read this

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Originally Posted by Liz2012 

Can't wait to get them, i'm so glad Illamasqua made Cameo and Noble also available to us Europeans!

Which blushes did you get? I ordered Hussy and Katie, they will be my first Illamasqua blushes, but i wanted to try them since i read so many good reviews on their blushes.

Katie is gorgeous! It was my first Illamasqua blush. I then went on to buy Naked Rose (looks a lot like The Perfect Cheek) and Thrust.

This is the tray I purchased from BBB. I have similar ones that I use for necklaces as well. The bottom left is Illamasqua, Chanel and YSL. The top left is OPI. Middle is Essie, Nails Inc, Nars and F21 Love & Beauty. Top right China Glaze. Middle Right is Sally Hansen. And bottom right is nail care items so like base coat, top coat, cuticle oil. The last picture is of my loose polish that needs to start my second tray.

OH and I purchased an Inglot Matte polish on a whim today. May try it out in a few if i have time. Anyone else have knowledge on them?

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Originally Posted by kimibos 

^^^lovely collection, i love the tray, and i want your illamasqua polishes! where do you get those love & beauty polishes?? i see some mint ones, i want now 

I think they are from Forever 21 :)

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Originally Posted by kimibos 

i still have to buy  illamasqua blushes. maybe next year in the sephora sale, i also want some nars ones. 

Which ones do you have in mind? I'm done with Illamasqua (provided they don't release any new shades, that is) but I'm considering getting Nars Sin and Albatross.

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Originally Posted by kimibos 

^^^lovely collection, i love the tray, and i want your illamasqua polishes! where do you get those love & beauty polishes?? i see some mint ones, i want now 

Thank you!! Love & Beauty is from Forever21. The quality isn't too bad, but there are TONS of colors to choose from. And for $2.80 a bottle you cant beat it. Only thing that sucks is that they reuse names and some of the colors are really similar so if you have a favorite, best to buy two at the time.

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Originally Posted by honey on boost 

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Originally Posted by kimibos 

^^^lovely collection, i love the tray, and i want your illamasqua polishes! where do you get those love & beauty polishes?? i see some mint ones, i want now 

I think they are from Forever 21 :)

Yup yup, you got it right.

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Originally Posted by kimibos 

      sorry, i was going to answer this when you posted and i just felt sleep. if you do dishes try wearing gloves and with washing your hair, try using the tips if your fingers instead of the actual nails. it may take longer but at least you are not using them as tools when they are soaking wet. 

Thanks. I already use my finger tips. My problem is that it's a very long process to wash my hair, so my hands are in and out of water for hours.

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Originally Posted by Naughtyp 

are you shopping with me online cartoonchick? lol

Great haul! I was shopping vicariously through you. I need to put a pause on all of my shopping until after the holidays. Except for MAC Strength and Apres Chic.

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Originally Posted by kimibos 

      Nicee haul girl! you got the record for BL on sale!!

I think the lowest I paid for a BL polish is $7. I'm trying to get lower than that.

Great collection, Slimmycakes. I never thought to use those trays to store polish. Very pretty.

I need to ignore the Illamasqua talk. I've been curious about their blushes, but haven't purchased any because I thought they're very similar to NARS blushes. Does anyone know if this is the case? I have a bunch of NARS blush already, so don't want any dupes.

I also did my first ever mid-week polish change last night. I'm so proud of myself. I used BL Victoriana. It's so pretty. But Sech Vite nearly ruined it. I applied the top coat to my right hand first and everything was fine, then it was like I was applying syrup to my nails by the time I got to my left hand. I'm going to see if I can find that Posche top coat.

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Originally Posted by BuickMackane 

 

^ I never read this

 

 

Katie is gorgeous! It was my first Illamasqua blush. I then went on to buy Naked Rose (looks a lot like The Perfect Cheek) and Thrust.

I'm glad to hear that, really can't wait to try my new blushes  My package shipped today, so hopefully i'll receive it by the end of next week. And thanks for the heads up, i won't be buying Naked Rose then since i already have The Perfect Cheek. Thrust looks very pretty, need to remember that one next time i'm ordering :)

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Originally Posted by CartoonChic 

Great collection, Slimmycakes. I never thought to use those trays to store polish. Very pretty.

 

I need to ignore the Illamasqua talk. I've been curious about their blushes, but haven't purchased any because I thought they're very similar to NARS blushes. Does anyone know if this is the case? I have a bunch of NARS blush already, so don't want any dupes.

 

I also did my first ever mid-week polish change last night. I'm so proud of myself. I used BL Victoriana. It's so pretty. But Sech Vite nearly ruined it. I applied the top coat to my right hand first and everything was fine, then it was like I was applying syrup to my nails by the time I got to my left hand. I'm going to see if I can find that Posche top coat.

Some top coats just don't get along with certain finishes. Sigh. It's weird that you only had issues with your left hand though. Is there any chance there was too little time between the final coat of polish and the top coat? I find that some finishes (foils like Zoya Zuza, in particular) need more time between the last coat of colour and the top coat.

Poshe is a very good TC. I hope you can get hold of it.

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Originally Posted by Liz2012 

I'm glad to hear that, really can't wait to try my new blushes  My package shipped today, so hopefully i'll receive it by the end of next week. And thanks for the heads up, i won't be buying Naked Rose then since i already have The Perfect Cheek. Thrust looks very pretty, need to remember that one next time i'm ordering :)

Thrust is very pigmented. If you like your blush bright and pigmented. and don't mind the extra work blending, it's a great choice. If you favour more subtle and lower maintenance cheek colours avoid it like the plague!

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Originally Posted by kimibos 

            from nars the matte ones like desire, exhibit A, gilda, gina, amour. and from illamasqua the bright peach an pink ones. 

Well. that's one helluva list!

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Originally Posted by BuickMackane 

 

Some top coats just don't get along with certain finishes. Sigh. It's weird that you only had issues with your left hand though. Is there any chance there was too little time between the final coat of polish and the top coat? I find that some finishes (foils like Zoya Zuza, in particular) need more time between the last coat of colour and the top coat.

 

Poshe is a very good TC. I hope you can get hold of it.

 

 

Thrust is very pigmented. If you like your blush bright and pigmented. and don't mind the extra work blending, it's a great choice. If you favour more subtle and lower maintenance cheek colours avoid it like the plague!

 

Well. that's one helluva list!

I'm not sure. But I'll keep this in mind the next time I do my nails. I know I was trying to see how fast I could finish.

CartoonChic that is so gorgeous.  It looks royal blue on my monitor...what I like to call Hanukkah Blue.  It looks like I've missed quite a bit.  I didn't go too far back in the posts...it would take me forever to catch up with you nail polish marathoners!!!  I've missed this entire crew!

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Originally Posted by CartoonChic 

Lippmann Ray of Light. The indigo blue base looks purple in different lighting. I love how the holographic flakes shift from green to orange/copper.

 

 

 

 

Thank you Medgal07. It is pretty fun trying to pick what color I feel like wearing. Us girls gotta have options! 

Well I tried the Inglot Matte in 714. (Excuse the cuticle flooding, I'm rushing to go out). Like the color, formula not so much. Takes quite awhile to dry down and appear matte. And it is fairly thin, so I had to apply 3 coats to even it out. Still then there was some spotting to fill in. The accent nail is Essie Beyond Cozy which I love, nice silver/gold and easy application.

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Originally Posted by CartoonChic 

Great collection, Slimmycakes. I never thought to use those trays to store polish. Very pretty.

 

I need to ignore the Illamasqua talk. I've been curious about their blushes, but haven't purchased any because I thought they're very similar to NARS blushes. Does anyone know if this is the case? I have a bunch of NARS blush already, so don't want any dupes.

 

I also did my first ever mid-week polish change last night. I'm so proud of myself. I used BL Victoriana. It's so pretty. But Sech Vite nearly ruined it. I applied the top coat to my right hand first and everything was fine, then it was like I was applying syrup to my nails by the time I got to my left hand. I'm going to see if I can find that Posche top coat.

I personally love Illmasqua blushes. They are so buttery.

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Originally Posted by Naughtyp 

I went on a shopping spree today like the world is gonna end ( haha)! I went to sephora and I got Illamasquas Nomad and a duo set with Viridian and Glitterati , ( plus Philosophy Sweet Renderzvous trio shower gel). then I went back to Ulta and got the CG For Audry and sech vite top coat and EliAbeth Arden Pink Vibrations lipstick. I spent way to much ;( lol darnit but I was good this year!!
oh ya I also got the new UD naked matte eyeshadows

I love how small the new UD palette is.. it'll be perfect for traveling. For audrey is my favorite CG!

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Originally Posted by CartoonChic 

I'm not sure. But I'll keep this in mind the next time I do my nails. I know I was trying to see how fast I could finish.

I think I misread your previous post. You mean the top coat felt very gloopy when you were applying it on your left hand, right? (for some reason I thought the problem was with the polish underneath)

I never used Seche so I don't know how bad it was but the top coat getting gloopy when the cap is left open even for a short time is something I experienced with all the fast drying topcoats I used. It's not so noticeable in the beginning, but after the first 1/3 of the bottle is gone it really starts to interfere with application. Giving the bottle a gentle roll between your hands when you feel the top coat getting too gloopy during application might help. But try not to shake the bottle because then you'll end up with bubbles. When that stops working it's thinner time! That, or a brand new bottle

Ok, my 12ish makeup no buy days are over and yesterday I ordered from Illamasqua Noble, Cameo, Milf, and Scorch (a white one). I don't actually have any shades like them; hardly any blue blues, no minty mints and I need a white base for some glitters (like Nails Inc Camden Lock which looks nice on white).

Also, I checked out my Illamasqua stash so far:

Nomad, Muse, Gamma, Stance, Jo'mina, Velocity

Radium, Viridian, Swinger, Shrapnel, Faithful, Glitterati

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Originally Posted by Slimmycakes 

Thank you Medgal07. It is pretty fun trying to pick what color I feel like wearing. Us girls gotta have options! 

Well I tried the Inglot Matte in 714. (Excuse the cuticle flooding, I'm rushing to go out). Like the color, formula not so much. Takes quite awhile to dry down and appear matte. And it is fairly thin, so I had to apply 3 coats to even it out. Still then there was some spotting to fill in. The accent nail is Essie Beyond Cozy which I love, nice silver/gold and easy application.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Inglot color is pretty...too bad the formula was lacking.  I've had Essie's Beyond Cozy for a while now and I've yet to open it.  After seeing it on you I think I need to wear it this weekend!  Thanks for sharing!

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Originally Posted by Naughtyp 

I went on a shopping spree today like the world is gonna end ( haha)! I went to sephora and I got Illamasquas Nomad and a duo set with Viridian and Glitterati , ( plus Philosophy Sweet Renderzvous trio shower gel). then I went back to Ulta and got the CG For Audry and sech vite top coat and EliAbeth Arden Pink Vibrations lipstick. I spent way to much ;( lol darnit but I was good this year!!
oh ya I also got the new UD naked matte eyeshadows

LOL   ...nevertheless, very sweet haul!

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Originally Posted by MRV 

Ok, my 12ish makeup no buy days are over and yesterday I ordered from Illamasqua Noble, Cameo, Milf, and Scorch (a white one). I don't actually have any shades like them; hardly any blue blues, no minty mints and I need a white base for some glitters (like Nails Inc Camden Lock which looks nice on white).

 

Also, I checked out my Illamasqua stash so far:

 

 

Nomad, Muse, Gamma, Stance, Jo'mina, Velocity

Radium, Viridian, Swinger, Shrapnel, Faithful, Glitterati

Love, love, love...my eye immediately went to the mint & coral colors, but they're all really very nice.