Nail Polish Discussion - Any Brand

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CartoonChic

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MAChostage said:
Shameful admission: I don't own any Lippman or Dior polishes.
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No need to feel that way. I don't have any Diors either. I only started buying Lippmanns last month, and that was because of a coupon and all of the recommendations posted here. Now that I think about it, I only had Finger Paints and China Glaze polishes before joining Specktra. The ladies here have opened my eyes to brand new words of polish.
 
Medgal07

Medgal07

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CartoonChic said:
No need to feel that way. I don't have any Diors either. I only started buying Lippmanns last month, and that was because of a coupon and all of the recommendations posted here. Now that I think about it, I only had Finger Paints and China Glaze polishes before joining Specktra. The ladies here have opened my eyes to brand new words of polish.
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Opened your eyes and your wallet!
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I love this thread because I too have started to explore brands, formulas and finishes that I would never have sought out on my own!
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kimibos

kimibos

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CartoonChic said:
No need to feel that way. I don't have any Diors either. I only started buying Lippmanns last month, and that was because of a coupon and all of the recommendations posted here. Now that I think about it, I only had Finger Paints and China Glaze polishes before joining Specktra. The ladies here have opened my eyes to brand new words of polish.
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i have some finger paints tooo from sallys and i really like them!! sally beauty supply is like the coolest place ever
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BuickMackane

BuickMackane

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MAChostage said:
Shameful admission: I don't own any Lippman or Dior polishes.
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I longer buy NP from high end cosmetics brands like Dior, Chanel or YSL any more because they simply aren't worth the money IMO. Dior's formula is hit&miss (mostly miss) and Chanels chip on me like noones business (and the interesting ones are duped by more reasonably priced brands in a few months). There have been very few YSLs that caught my attention in the last couple of years (such as Wintergreen) but they were all very much dupable. As for Lancome, I can easily live without my latest (two years ago?) Lancome NPs, Pop Petrol and BB Sand.

Lippmanns are a different kettle of fish alltogether. They are very good quality, so you do get your money's worth. The chunky glitters are great because they're great fun and they are pretty unique (except for the Revlon dupes). The cremes and shimmers are more dupable, but the quality is still there so if you have just started building your NP collection, need some solid basics and are willing to spend that bit extra, they would definitely be worth considering. I was already covered in the basics department by the time I started collecting Lippmanns (Yay for ChG, Orly, Essie and OPI!) so my only non-chunky-glitter one is Waking Up in Vegas.
 
Naughtyp

Naughtyp

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omg u guys thanks a lot lol I'm going to make two orders right now!!! it's god deals plus free shipping?! there goes my archies $$$ lol well some of it anyways ill still be able to get my must haves!! ;) cant wait to get all this new nail polish!!
 
Medgal07

Medgal07

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BuickMackane said:
I longer buy NP from high end cosmetics brands like Dior, Chanel or YSL any more because they simply aren't worth the money IMO. Dior's formula is hit&miss (mostly miss) and Chanels chip on me like noones business (and the interesting ones are duped by more reasonably priced brands in a few months). There have been very few YSLs that caught my attention in the last couple of years (such as Wintergreen) but they were all very much dupable. As for Lancome, I can easily live without my latest (two years ago?) Lancome NPs, Pop Petrol and BB Sand.

Lippmanns are a different kettle of fish alltogether. They are very good quality, so you do get your money's worth. The chunky glitters are great because they're great fun and they are pretty unique (except for the Revlon dupes). The cremes and shimmers are more dupable, but the quality is still there so if you have just started building your NP collection, need some solid basics and are willing to spend that bit extra, they would definitely be worth considering. I was already covered in the basics department by the time I started collecting Lippmanns (Yay for ChG, Orly, Essie and OPI!) so my only non-chunky-glitter one is Waking Up in Vegas.
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My experience has been, regardless of the brand, when you use your hands, the polish will chip--period. Like you Buick, I have found misses in every brand--for whatever reason that happens. Whoever invents a totally chip-resistent, non-streaky, solidly opaque NP formula will be a very wealthy person. I'm not interested in wearing a single color for a week or two. Having so much polish I want to use it, and at one-two week intervals my polish would last til the end of time. I say, have fun with it , don't over think it or take it too seriously. After all, YOLO ladies YOLO!
 
Medgal07

Medgal07

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kimibos said:
i have some finger paints tooo from sallys and i really like them!! sally beauty supply is like the coolest place ever
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So jealous! I love Sally's but I don't have one really close to where I live. Ordering online is not the same. It's way more fun to wander the aisles and browse...and you always leave with more than you intended to buy...so fun.
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kimibos

kimibos

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Medgal07 said:
My experience has been, regardless of the brand, when you use your hands, the polish will chip--period. Like you Buick, I have found misses in every brand--for whatever reason that happens. Whoever invents a totally chip-resistent, non-streaky, solidly opaque NP formula will be a very wealthy person. I'm not interested in wearing a single color for a week or two. Having so much polish I want to use it, and at one-two week intervals my polish would last til the end of time. I say, have fun with it , don't over think it or take it too seriously. After all, YOLO ladies YOLO!
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someone in the nordstrom butter london comments says she doesnt like BL cause it chips and deborah L. lasts 2 weeks on her!! im like WTF, the same polish for 2 weeks!!??
 
Naughtyp

Naughtyp

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From A England I got Princess Tears, Dragon, and Lady of the Lake on one order and Saint George and Tristam on my second order. Plus i ordered CG Aquadelic and Refresh mint on amazon.
So much for a no buy! lol but i had to get some of those A englands! My name is Adriana(so i love the A with a crown on the bottle) and my middle name is Elaine so i have to get that one too!! Lady of the Lake is my aunts screen name so i had to get that one too =)

Illamasqua is getting some new spring colors as well. i am going to wait to get anymore np to swatch in person! and compare and decide which ones i want cuz BL, Illamasqua, Essie and the Estee Lauder colors are all very similiar so im going to try and not have to buy them all.

Luckily i can skip some of the newest collections, but i am waiting for the Advent Garden and Euro opi collections!
ughhh too many choices!!
i dont know how peopl ewear the same color for weeks on end i change mine at least twice a week. tonight is the night i pick a new color thats going to take awhile lol
 
kimibos

kimibos

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Naughtyp said:
From A England I got Princess Tears, Dragon, and Lady of the Lake on one order and Saint George and Tristam on my second order. Plus i ordered CG Aquadelic and Refresh mint on amazon.
So much for a no buy! lol but i had to get some of those A englands! My name is Adriana and my middle name is Elaine so i have to get that one too!! Lady of the Lake is my aunts screen name so i had to get that one too =)

Illamasqua is getting some new spring colors as well. i am going to wait to get anymore np to swatch in person! and compare and decide which ones i want cuz BL, Illamasqua, Essie and the Estee Lauder colors are all very similiar so im going to try and not have to buy them all.

Luckily i can skip some of the newest collections, but i am waiting for the Advent Garden and Euro opi collections!
ughhh too many choices!!
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princess tears looks beautiful!! its in my list too with some of the other ones you got.. i love the CG that you got too. i saw the illamasqua ones in sephora, i think that their is a teal one.
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kimibos

kimibos

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i gave them chop chop. wearing CG Foie Gras and Finger Paints Flashy a flaky but the cell camera is just getting worse so you cant see it.
 
Naughtyp

Naughtyp

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kimibos said:
princess tears looks beautiful!! its in my list too with some of the other ones you got.. i love the CG that you got too. i saw the illamasqua ones in sephora, i think that their is a teal one.
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I know i think i might want it have to get it! lol and the pinkish one too.....dammit!
MAYBE....i think i have many similiar colors to both of them. we shall see!! now i really dont have anymore $$ i just made payments to use it again lol
I cant wait to get my zoyas and my A Englands and China Glazes! Once i do i will have close to 60 np that i need to try! =0
 
kimibos

kimibos

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Naughtyp said:
perfect length!!
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funny things is that they are not straight.... like i cant get them straight? . idk ill try tomorrow with actual sun light. i also feel weird i always have long nails, but i dont mind. i got some biotin for free so im going to see if they grow faster and if that supplement actually works.
 
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CartoonChic

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I did a new mani tonight. BL Lillibet's Jubilee and Lippmann Today Was A Fairytale to accent. It's shiny, sparkly goodness.
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I hope I can take a pic tomorrow. Lillibet is difficult to work with because of the metallic finish, but it's worth the effort. I don't mind visible brushstrokes. I think it adds texture and personality to the polish. But I do need the strokes to be smooth and even, and going in one direction. My right hand didn't turn out as smooth as I would like. I'm glad I figured out how to handle the polish by the time I got to my left hand. That's my photo hand.
 
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CartoonChic

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MAChostage said:
Shameful admission: I don't own any Lippman or Dior polishes.
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By the way, Gilt City is still having that Lippmann sale. Maybe we can help each other out with a $25 off discount if you'd like to open an account with them. I would send you the referral link to get the discount.
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Medgal07

Medgal07

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CC, I KNOW YOU LIKE OCC LIP TARS...HAVE YOU SEEN THEIR NAIL POLISH? http://www.sephora.com/product/productDetail.jsp?productId=P377412 :eyelove:
 
linainoz

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Can someone point me in the right direction for some good swatches of A-England? All this talk has got me wanting to try them!
 
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