Indie Polish Lovers

[Christa W]

Oh I REALLY like her past polishes don't get me wrong- love the formula and some of the ones I have are among my faves that I own, but these just don't tempt me.  I also really hope she'll find her groove, but I think it's also partly for me that, like you said, there is more competition all the time, and a lot of that competition currently has way more exciting, unique, and frankly fun colors at least IMO. I will def be keeping an eye on her though and ready to snap stuff up if she does turn it around.  Did not mean to bash, just my honest feeling.

I didn't think that at all.  You sorta said what I was thinking. 

 

[deactivateduser232015]

I think she said she tossed her past recipes, right? So she probably has to figure out a bunch of things again. It probably puts a damper if she has to make large batches of stuff and they don't work out as well -- she still has to sell

 

[Christa W]

I think she said she tossed her past recipes, right? So she probably has to figure out a bunch of things again. It probably puts a damper if she has to make large batches of stuff and they don't work out as well -- she still has to sell

Great point!

 

[Christa W]

I finally broke down and ordered Nail Pattern Boldness Glitter-a-peel. I'm excited.

 

[NotTheMama]

I finally broke down and ordered Nail Pattern Boldness Glitter-a-peel. I'm excited.

Ok, so is this the peelable base coat or is this the stuff to bring back glitter polishes?  I have some glitters that could stand to be restored, but I am REALLY trying to wait until we move to order any more stuff.  Seriously, I have 3 boxes so far labeled "bathroom products" and not one of those boxes contains toilet paper or Kleenex...it's all hair care, body care, samples, and foils.  There's not even any nail polish in them, and I still don't have it all packed.  I am going on a serious no buy once we get into the house and I have everything organized.  We could bathe, style hair and perfume an army with what I have packed up so far.

Off topic, we bought the house of my dreams...we are in my hubby's tri-level and I HATE stairs, I actually fell down them last night.  I fell down them the first week or so that we were dating, too...I do not do stairs well.  We bought a ranch house with the laundry room on the main level.  I NEVER have to go down to the basement unless I absolutely want to.  I LOVE it and can't wait to get in there.  There's a half bath with an entire wall of storage cabinets and in the master bath, there's another half wall of cabinet space.  We have TONS of room for us & the 3 cats.

 

[Christa W]

Ok, so is this the peelable base coat or is this the stuff to bring back glitter polishes?  I have some glitters that could stand to be restored, but I am REALLY trying to wait until we move to order any more stuff.  Seriously, I have 3 boxes so far labeled "bathroom products" and not one of those boxes contains toilet paper or Kleenex...it's all hair care, body care, samples, and foils.  There's not even any nail polish in them, and I still don't have it all packed.  I am going on a serious no buy once we get into the house and I have everything organized.  We could bathe, style hair and perfume an army with what I have packed up so far.

Off topic, we bought the house of my dreams...we are in my hubby's tri-level and I HATE stairs, I actually fell down them last night.  I fell down them the first week or so that we were dating, too...I do not do stairs well.  We bought a ranch house with the laundry room on the main level.  I NEVER have to go down to the basement unless I absolutely want to.  I LOVE it and can't wait to get in there.  There's a half bath with an entire wall of storage cabinets and in the master bath, there's another half wall of cabinet space.  We have TONS of room for us & the 3 cats.

This one is the base coat to peel glitters.  I already own Glitter Food which is the magical glitter restore and top coat.  Come to think of it I should have snagged another bottle of that too. 

I was lucky when we bought our house 2.5 years ago my stash was somewhat more manageable than it is now.  I had a lot of make up and product but only 200 polishes or so that were already in a box.  I would die if I had to pack up this stash!!  I am so excited for you!!  Our laundry is upstairs (house is 2 story) but so are all the bedrooms.  I don't have to haul laundry up or down any stairs at all!!! 

 

[Christa W]

I finally got around to setting up a mini photo studio in front of my garage so I could get some decently lit photos of my new polishes.  Here is my haul from Laquerlicious.



Lemon Limeade, Beat the Heat, At the Lake, Sip of Summer, Crazy Daisies, Blowin' Bubbles, I See Green Again, Puddle Jumper and Bling-a-Ling.

I love them all so much I don't have a favorite!!

 

[NotTheMama]

This one is the base coat to peel glitters.  I already own Glitter Food which is the magical glitter restore and top coat.  Come to think of it I should have snagged another bottle of that too. 

I was lucky when we bought our house 2.5 years ago my stash was somewhat more manageable than it is now.  I had a lot of make up and product but only 200 polishes or so that were already in a box.  I would die if I had to pack up this stash!!  I am so excited for you!!  Our laundry is upstairs (house is 2 story) but so are all the bedrooms.  I don't have to haul laundry up or down any stairs at all!!! 

Glitter Food...that's what I need.  You can use it as a top coat as well?  Interesting...I have a ton of top coats to get through, but I will keep that in mind.

We saw several houses like that, but I just had my heart set on a ranch and my husband is thrilled with it as well.  This was THE house, we've been looking for almost a year, and I wasn't going to settle.  I wanted a master bath AND the laundry on the main level...that is hard to find.  But I knew if we were patient, it was out there, and it happened really fast.  We had a signed contract within 4 days of seeing the house for the first time.  We close June 2nd, but because of his work schedule we probably won't officially move in until June 20th.  But by then, it will probably be only the big furniture we have to move, I hope to have all the boxes and everything else there already.  We made a few compromises, he wanted a finished basement so he could have his man cave with a bar, but that can come later. 

I finally got around to setting up a mini photo studio in front of my garage so I could get some decently lit photos of my new polishes.  Here is my haul from Laquerlicious.

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Lemon Limeade, Beat the Heat, At the Lake, Sip of Summer, Crazy Daisies, Blowin' Bubbles, I See Green Again, Puddle Jumper and Bling-a-Ling.

I love them all so much I don't have a favorite!!

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OMG...I am drooling!!!  At the Lake...wow, wow, wow...I love that!!  And Crazy Daises...I am dying!!  Did she have a sale??

 

[Christa W]

Glitter Food...that's what I need.  You can use it as a top coat as well?  Interesting...I have a ton of top coats to get through, but I will keep that in mind.

We saw several houses like that, but I just had my heart set on a ranch and my husband is thrilled with it as well.  This was THE house, we've been looking for almost a year, and I wasn't going to settle.  I wanted a master bath AND the laundry on the main level...that is hard to find.  But I knew if we were patient, it was out there, and it happened really fast.  We had a signed contract within 4 days of seeing the house for the first time.  We close June 2nd, but because of his work schedule we probably won't officially move in until June 20th.  But by then, it will probably be only the big furniture we have to move, I hope to have all the boxes and everything else there already.  We made a few compromises, he wanted a finished basement so he could have his man cave with a bar, but that can come later. 

OMG...I am drooling!!!  At the Lake...wow, wow, wow...I love that!!  And Crazy Daises...I am dying!!  Did she have a sale??

Yeah the first reason I bought Glitter Food was to use a topcoat over glitters but under the fast drying coat.  It's leaves them with a sort of satin finish if left alone and it's not fast drying.  I now use Gelous instead when I do because I used up almost all my Glitter Food on restoring my glitter polishes. 

Laquerlicious didn't have a sale but the neon toppers just came out last Saturday and they were like $7.00 each.  I wanted the other ones and my boyfriend gave me like $100.00 just so I could have some spending money for polish so I bought all of these plus my Hit Polish and Scofflaw. 

 

[lochnessie]

First of all, Christa, your pictures are amazing, as is that haul!!!

Ahh, I really should stop buying polish; I've think I've gone a bit crazy and engaged in some retail therapy this month, since life has been absolutely nuts.

Recently received polishes include a few Lucky 13 "Surprise Flops", KB Shimmer "Spring Training" and "Teal Another Tail" (which was a long-time lemming and is being discontinued, so I finally ordered), some random clearance China Glazes from Sally's, and Rainbow Honey mini mysteries (April and May). I now have a few more orders on the way - my Hit Polish order, LynBDesigns (currently having a sale - 50% off with code PRINCESS and a free LE if you order today), the Pretty & Polished June box, and a few polishes from Carpe Noctem - I think that comes out to 14 polishes on their way to me.

I'm really excited about the Pretty & Polished June box - there's a sun color changer crelly! The 2nd full size polish is also gorgeous. 

 

[acostakk]

Ok, so is this the peelable base coat or is this the stuff to bring back glitter polishes?  I have some glitters that could stand to be restored, but I am REALLY trying to wait until we move to order any more stuff.  Seriously, I have 3 boxes so far labeled "bathroom products" and not one of those boxes contains toilet paper or Kleenex...it's all hair care, body care, samples, and foils.  There's not even any nail polish in them, and I still don't have it all packed.  I am going on a serious no buy once we get into the house and I have everything organized.  We could bathe, style hair and perfume an army with what I have packed up so far.

Off topic, we bought the house of my dreams...we are in my hubby's tri-level and I HATE stairs, I actually fell down them last night.  I fell down them the first week or so that we were dating, too...I do not do stairs well.  We bought a ranch house with the laundry room on the main level.  I NEVER have to go down to the basement unless I absolutely want to.  I LOVE it and can't wait to get in there.  There's a half bath with an entire wall of storage cabinets and in the master bath, there's another half wall of cabinet space.  We have TONS of room for us & the 3 cats.

So funny cause we just moved out of state and into a single story house! Our realtor took us to one tri-level with laundry in lowest level and I just nixed that right then and there! Our furniture won't be here for another week and I can't wait. My polish collection is attracting waaaaaay too much attention out in the open (it got sent ahead with my parents rather than being left to the mercy of the movers). My husband "knows" about the hoard in theory, but every time he has to move the box that it's in, he gets that crazy "what the heck is IN THIS" look. I need to go get my helmer and get it tucked away somewhere /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[NotTheMama]

So funny cause we just moved out of state and into a single story house! Our realtor took us to one tri-level with laundry in lowest level and I just nixed that right then and there! Our furniture won't be here for another week and I can't wait. My polish collection is attracting waaaaaay too much attention out in the open (it got sent ahead with my parents rather than being left to the mercy of the movers). My husband "knows" about the hoard in theory, but every time he has to move the box that it's in, he gets that crazy "what the heck is IN THIS" look. I need to go get my helmer and get it tucked away somewhere /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Isn't moving fun?? This will be the second time in about a year that I will be moving, but it's just across town..I can't imagine what moving to a different state would be like. But, we don't plan on moving anymore, this is our 30 year house.

And I am going to move my polish collection myself as well. Mine is in a rolling 10 drawer craft cart so I'm going to just take the drawers out, throw them in my car with the frame and take everything over to the new house.

 

[Christa W]

Looks like my Hit Polish might be here today!  It always came very quickly when I bought from her before.  It left SC on Saturday, granted it doesn't have THAT far to go!!!  I can't wait!!! 

 

[Christa W]

I have to say I am loving the little mini she included.  It's way more sparkly than the photos looked.  I posted a blurry cell pic I deleted because it was bad... Here is a better one but still doesn't capture the awesomeness of it

 

[tulosai]

I finally got around to setting up a mini photo studio in front of my garage so I could get some decently lit photos of my new polishes.  Here is my haul from Laquerlicious.

laquerlicioushaul.jpg

Lemon Limeade, Beat the Heat, At the Lake, Sip of Summer, Crazy Daisies, Blowin' Bubbles, I See Green Again, Puddle Jumper and Bling-a-Ling.

I love them all so much I don't have a favorite!!

laquerliciouscolors.jpg

I have to say I am loving the little mini she included.  It's way more sparkly than the photos looked.  I posted a blurry cell pic I deleted because it was bad... Here is a better one but still doesn't capture the awesomeness of it

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Ooooh... you always post the best, most tempting pictures... 

 

[Christa W]

Here's another rush swatch job.  I noticed they seemed less holo than my other ones.



My Pewter Goblet which is gray is almost this subtle but more noticeable.  These are pretty similar with flash and without.  They are all beautiful and well get used I am certain.  Just not quite as in your face as say Fern Gully was.  I am going to msg her and ask her if that was intentional or not.  I know she threw away EVERYTHING so the fact she even got these out is pretty special. 

 

[Christa W]

OK, here's the old and new side by side..



She redid the labels and now has the polish names on the bottom.  Before sometimes the names if long enough would wrap all the way around the bottle!!  I think the new logo is super cute too.

The more I am playing with these on my wheels the more I like them.   I super adore Scotland the Brave.  It's perfect under Laquerlicious At the Lake...

 

[NotTheMama]

Lucky 13 "Surprise Flops"

What, pray tell, is a Surprise Flop?  It sounds like fun...lol.

 

[Christa W]

What, pray tell, is a Surprise Flop?  It sounds like fun...lol.

I think that's the Polish Orphanage where all her one offs are.  This is from the Lucky 13 site!!

"Sometimes polishes lose their mommy and daddy, and when that happens they need a loving home! Some of these polishes were discontinued but still had a few items in stock (including shortie sizes) and some are flops that just didn't turn out how I'd expected." 

I almost bought some pigments myself when I first saw the post on Facebook

For the surprise flop she didn't take pics so you just got to choose a color category and that was it I believe.  I wish I would have done that.  It does sound like a lot of fun.

 

[lochnessie]

Christa's exactly right - for the surprise flops, you got to choose a color category and that was it. Anddd... pictures!

I ordered a Lucky 13 surprise pink, red, and blue. 



Left to right: 

I Can Kill You With My Brain - A pink crelly with larger dark red/brown and silver hexes, and smaller green, silver, and red/brown hexes

Dragon's Blood - It looks oddly orange/brown in the bottle, but it's an awesome sheer red/pink on the stick/nail

Two by Two, Hands of Blue - a blue crelly with subtle (but fairly dense) blue flakes

These were my first Lucky 13s, and I'm pleased! I'm such a sucker for mystery polishes

My Hit Polish order also arrived today! 



Left to right (all of the swatches are 2 coats, taken with no flash under a cheap LED desk light):

Royal Fortune - has the same glitter mix as Pennies from Heaven, but it didn't seem quite as dense on the swatch stick.

Pennies from Heaven - it's finally mine!

Sun Spark - It's a subtle linear holo, which I like; a lot of the linear holos are almost too in-your-face for work for me. It's just a shade darker and more jelly than Pretty & Polished Fields of Poppy

The freebie mini polish - it is a lot more awesome in person!

At least for Sun Spark, on her shop she said,

Please note ♥ This time around all my Spectraflair polishes throw a more *scattered* holographic finish with the darker the color the stronger the scattered sparkle & sometimes even a bit of linear comes through. The lighter/pastel a color is then it becomes a more subtle scattered holographic sparkle.

So I think the more subtle holo was intentional, or at least known? I wonder if she's using a different supplier than she used to for her holos.