Anitacska
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I agree. Also ILNP. Literally nothing is ever out of stock. Hayley from EdM has offered to hold orders if people don't want to miss out. Yet Illyrian won't even combine within one release.
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I agree. Also ILNP. Literally nothing is ever out of stock. Hayley from EdM has offered to hold orders if people don't want to miss out. Yet Illyrian won't even combine within one release.
Anitacska
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Cool. I might add War Stars to my swap list then. Thinking of buying Narrow Sea when it comes to the shop if there's other stuff to add to it.
I don't know if I'll buy the EP, I'm certainly not rushing to order asap.
Anitacska
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The Illyrian is very nice! I don't have this one. In fact I don't have any of the 3 you're wearing.
boschicka
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EdM is quickly moving up my brands list. Illyrian is ridiculous. And Vapid just re-released their Cosmo multichrome collection or whatever it is for a week. Shut it down Friday night and then offered new things on Saturday, no combined orders.
Anitacska
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EdM is quickly moving up my brands list. Illyrian is ridiculous. And Vapid just re-released their Cosmo multichrome collection or whatever it is for a week. Shut it down Friday night and then offered new things on Saturday, no combined orders.
I think the point of that was that the TAT was 4-6 weeks for the preorder and she didn't have space to store loads of orders for that amount of time to combine with. I can understand that. But when they don't even combine during the same launch, that is ridiculous. Even Tonic do that, but they're often more flexible, and if you place two orders because something didn't appear on the site at the same time with the others, they will always combine.
I love EdM. It was one of my first indies and I'm still buying loads from her. Love her interaction too, not too cheesy, not too sugary, just right. And some of the group members crack me up. The Tonic group on the other hand has become so full of fangirls, it's sickening.
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PearlyQueen
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So I finally got my mystery bag polishes! I love one of them (Papillon), like one of them (Caterpillar) and would never have chosen the third (Lepidoptera). Typical "box" really, but normally I'd skip eg FTLOP if those were my reactions to the three polishes, then be sad I'd missed out on the one I love. I hate mystery bags! And boxes. That's what makes PPU so cool, get the ones you want, skip the ones you don't. Oh well, now I'm undecided what to do about the next MB they're releasing. If I was in the US I'd sell Lepidoptera, but I doubt I'd get any takers in the UK.
Anitacska
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Can you take pictures please? The ones I was sent aren't the best. Thanks.
But yeah, I can totally relate to this. I hate paying almost full price for mystery polishes, chances are, I won't like them all. At least with the FTLOP / Holo Hookup box you know what you're getting. And yes, PPU is great! My only problem with it is that now they have almost 100 makers and I always want loads. Although I'm glad that this month I only want 4. I need to save up for my upcoming huge Tonic order.
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Anitacska
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Oops, looks like we've upset Illyrian! Somebody posted a comment asking if it was possible for them not to do weekly/fortnightly restocks and Amy posted a rather snotty reply to it. I also weighed in with pointing out that the free shipping threshold is next to impossible to reach unless you are buying every single new polish every time. So now Amy posted that tomorrow's release is cancelled, but there's no explanation and she even turned off the comments. Oops, lol. I have to say, I really don't like Amy, I think when non-makers are given serious admin roles, it never works. Like Chris Burnes for Tonic. Well anyhow, money saved tomorrow.
Ugh, well they've rescheduled it for next Friday. Only 3 new colours plus Narrow Sea.
Ugh, well they've rescheduled it for next Friday. Only 3 new colours plus Narrow Sea.
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PearlyQueen
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Pics of mystery bag polishes!
L-R Caterpillar, Papillon, Lepidoptera
I fancied a couple of the PPU colours, but I skipped!
PearlyQueen
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Polish makers = delicate little flowers! You know I agree about the many releases, but I guess it's up to her how she operates - but how did that work out for EP??? I only really like one of the new trio, so unless there's more available, I'll probably skip this one. And I'm not feeling the next Glam release either, I only like one I've seen so far, and I saw comparisons with a couple I already have, and they're very similar, but I like the older ones a bit more. My polish buying is on hiatus apparently! Though I'm still waiting for 1 Glam and 2 Illyrian deliveries.
Anitacska
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Oh yes, I see what you mean, Papillon is really pretty, but the other two are a bit meh. I think if Lepidoptera had more flakies in it, I'd be more interested.
Well done on skipping PPU! I bought 4 in the end.
Anitacska
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Apparently there are two new protos coming out on Friday as well as the Indies for Undies duo. They're not forthcoming with information and certainly not properly in advance, are they? But it looks like the fortnightly releases are going to continue. I don't know if I want to order yet, I guess it depends on swatches of the trio and also the prototypes.
I'm not feeling the Glam release either. The bottle shots had me excited for 3 of them, but the swatches show them to be very busy. Except maybe the pink one, but I'm not going to order just one.
I'm liking a few new Different Dimensions (and there are 2 I'd been planning on buying for months), so I'll see if I order those instead of the Illyrians. She is having an anniversary sale as well, so that might tempt me.
Anitacska
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I have a few new manis and a pedi to show. First up is my pedi, Tonic Polish Mulled Wine & Mistletoe. I really love this!
Next is Zoya Elisa (2012 untried) with Polished for Days Prototype 2018. I really like the PfD, it's such a gorgeous flakie polish.
This is Color Club Boho Mojo (2012 untried) with Glam Polish Wham!
Next is Nails Inc Swiss Cottage (2012 untried) with Alchemy Lacquers Citron of Reality.
Finally this is Femme Fatale Penrose with Sally Hansen Big Money (2012 untried). I really love the FF, it's so delicate and pretty.
Next is Zoya Elisa (2012 untried) with Polished for Days Prototype 2018. I really like the PfD, it's such a gorgeous flakie polish.
This is Color Club Boho Mojo (2012 untried) with Glam Polish Wham!
Next is Nails Inc Swiss Cottage (2012 untried) with Alchemy Lacquers Citron of Reality.
Finally this is Femme Fatale Penrose with Sally Hansen Big Money (2012 untried). I really love the FF, it's so delicate and pretty.
PearlyQueen
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Nice! Love the Tonic, the Zoya - and the PfD has been on my swap list since you first posted it. It's gorgeous!
PearlyQueen
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This week I'm wearing Illyrian Amulet:
Anitacska
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Thanks. Some of these old untrieds are a bit boring, but I've decided to wear them all, so I will. I only have 9 left now (plus haven't shown you my last 3 manis), so not long to go. For some reason there were a good few greens and browns in the last lot, just the luck of the draw I think, but it's going to be a bit dull using the last few up.
Anitacska
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Very pretty! Glad I have this!
Anitacska
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There's new PfD duo coming out on Friday, but I need to resist until later. Still trying to figure out what I'm going to order on Friday, Illyrian or Different Dimension, or both. Would be good if they actually provided some details about what's coming out (illyrian) and what discounts there will be available (DD). Ugh.
Anitacska
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Eh, well, I really like the new Illyrians, the protos are really nice and I actually quite like the trio (especially the purple one). So I guess I'll be ordering. Still not sure about what deals Different Dimension will have. You'd think she could post the details of the sale seeing that it's tomorrow...
PearlyQueen
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Love the PfD duo, hopefully it will be available for a while though. Like some of the Illyrians, but not sure. I'll need to watch the swatching video tomorrow and see what I think. But I'm utterly in love with the Illyrian HHC polish. Do you know if you need to be a member to buy from them? I went on their shop site and I couldn't see anything saying so. If not, I'll be getting it for sure, and probably a few of the new ones too as it will mean starting a new Stackry parcel. So any knowledge on that front would be great! I saw some DDs on the RC email that just came out, loved the blue one if those are the ones you're interested in! I also really liked the Ethereal blue one they're about to release. Doubt I'll get either though.
