Indie Polish Lovers

[Lolo22]

I'm looking for a 3 free or 5 free basecoat. I have Rainbow Honey's All Your Base, but I'm almost out and I can't find it on their site. I like a basecoat I can also wear as clear polish and I like mini/smaller sizes, but I'm open to any suggestions. I did a search on Etsy but apparently I'm not searching for the right terms. I've not been in indie polish enough to know very many brands, so I'm counting on the MUT crowd to help me out ^_^ /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

This is one of my favorites! It looks green but goes on clear. http://shopglitterdaze.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=209

 

[acostakk]

This is what happens when I hang out on the enablers thread. Someone posted 50% off at Chloe & Bella. At less than $10 shipped, how could I say no?

Ordered Tuesday, delivered today (Florida to AZ). Great packaging, a small box with tissue paper and bubble wrap and this:





Three coats of Black Opal alone and two over black:



Three coats of Snow:

 

[Tamarin]

I'm looking for a 3 free or 5 free basecoat. I have Rainbow Honey's All Your Base, but I'm almost out and I can't find it on their site. I like a basecoat I can also wear as clear polish and I like mini/smaller sizes, but I'm open to any suggestions. I did a search on Etsy but apparently I'm not searching for the right terms. I've not been in indie polish enough to know very many brands, so I'm counting on the MUT crowd to help me out ^_^ /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

There are a few available on llarowe though searching on that site isn't the easiest.  I found this one http://www.llarowe.com/chickhorsetail.html which is very cheap, and there's also one from barryM on there, and maybe a few more if you go through all the search results.  The one that I've been using for a while is the pacifica glossy base/top coat. It's listed as 7 free (though honestly I have no clue what the extra missing chemicals are) and so far I like it.  I've only used it as a base coat; I use the RH topcoat.  It looks nice and glossy so you could wear it on its own as well.

ETA: more drugstore brands are 3-free now as well, though you may need to look up the ingredients

 

[normajean2008]

Hi ladies! 

It was suggested by another valued member that I also post a link to my review of a new indie company here as well.  There was some unfortunate mishaps with the company Chloe and Bell nail polish.  This link has my review of the product received as well as the issues that the owner was causing.  

https://www.makeuptalk.com/f/topic/133514-chloe-and-bella-polish-company/

 

[meaganola]

Grr.  I just got my Rainbow Honey Summer Mixtape order.  I also got The Kraken, Papillon, and Neon Blossom.  The grr part:  WHERE DO I START WITH ALL OF THE AWESOME?  The decisions!  I cannot make them!  (I think I'll go with Work It Out.  I only wear oranges/corals when it's sunny and hot, and it's going to be in the 90s and clear all week, so I might as well go ahead with this one -- maybe with Neon Blossom on top on just a few fingers -- now because I sure as hell won't be wearing it later.)

 

[dressupthedog]

@@meaganola I'm jealous! I ordered the whole set plus a variety of other things to get free shipping, the mini mystery bag, and Neon Blossom. I got everything in that order today except for the mini Summer Mix Tape set. Apparently that part won't ship until tomorrow. I did add Neon Blossom to my toes, which were already a pink leaning coral. It's quite fun.

 

[meaganola]

I think Work It Out needed a white undercoat to bring out its brightness, but I don't feel like starting over, so I'm just going to go with Neon Blossom on all nails instead of just a couple.  Glitter can hide a lot of issues!

 

[kaitlin1209]

Posted on Pretty & Polished FB page: ETSY flash sale! Use code ETSY25 for 25% off of your order at our Etsy shop. Not sure how long this sale is going to last, but it won't be more than 12 hours!

eta: That was posted around 8pm EST I think. 

 

[chibimorph]

Cult Nails has 40% off regular-priced  lacquers with code: THEBIG40

Free Shipping on US orders over $20

http://www.cultnails.com/

 

[meaganola]

Yay, MIXTAPE20 is still working on Rainbow Honey!  My brain is utterly fried from the heat, so I can't remember when it's expiring and decided to just try it and see if it worked rather than bother looking it up.  And it worked!  It was enough to cover shipping for Crystal and Pink Lemonade!    *So* happy the latter got restocked.  I've been kicking myself for not jumping on it when it was originally released.  I'm not a pink polish person, but apparently if there are layers of glitter involved, I'm okay.  I ended up topping my Work It Out/Neon Blossom mani with Papillon.  I'm not sure even the foil trick will make this one easy to remove, but it's been worth it!

 

[kaitlin1209]

I'm really bummed, I ended up placing a Pretty & Polished order and it is shipping to my Paypal address instead of my correct address. For some reason the default keeps resetting to my parents' house and won't save my new address.  Anyway, I emailed her customer service address within a minute of getting my confirmation email (immediately after I placed the order.)  I asked if she would be able to ship it to my real address and she never responded even to say that she couldn't.  It would have been totally understandable, I just would have really appreciated a response.  So now maybe I'll get that nail polish at Christmas next time I am at my parents' house.  Not real thrilled. 

 

[meaganola]

Check this one out:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/93087658/strawberry-nail-polish-5ml-mini-bottle?ref=shop_home_active_9

IT LOOKS LIKE A STRAWBERRY WITH SEEDS!  *All* of the adorable.  The shape of the mini bottle just seals the deal.  I'm on a group order where we're all getting the same thing, and I was hesitant about it because I'm not a red pail polish fan, but I *am* a strawberry fan, and the more I think about it, the antsier I get about its arrival!

 

[kaitlin1209]

Check this one out:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/93087658/strawberry-nail-polish-5ml-mini-bottle?ref=shop_home_active_9

IT LOOKS LIKE A STRAWBERRY WITH SEEDS!  *All* of the adorable.  The shape of the mini bottle just seals the deal.  I'm on a group order where we're all getting the same thing, and I was hesitant about it because I'm not a red pail polish fan, but I *am* a strawberry fan, and the more I think about it, the antsier I get about its arrival!

I have a need for that strawberry and the cookies and cream one...omg

 

[feemia]

Hit Polish having Christmas in July

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I placed an order during this sale.  She wrote a note at the top of the invoice thanking me for being her 4000th order, and included an extra polish in the box.

 

[Christa W]

I placed an order during this sale.  She wrote a note at the top of the invoice thanking me for being her 4000th order, and included an extra polish in the box.

Awesome!  Lucky girl.  I am so broke right now I can't buy anything from her and it's killing me.  I'm glad she's back.

 

[Christa W]

My new favorite Indie Laquerlicious is discontinuing some polishes.  Code LAQ50 gives you 50% the already on sale price making them only $3.00.  She's also got some prototype mystery bags 3 for $18 with free shipping.  I think if you get one of them and the discounted polishes you get free shipping on everything.  I want to buy some so bad but my boyfriend decided to quit his job (which is the same as my job) and go back to school again and he's trying to get in for classes starting next week!!!  I am already broke this means a super no buy for me unfortunately but I promise her polishes are fantastic!!!

It's pretty much the ones that are already on sale for $6.00 but here's a list...  They are selling out fast too...

Once they are gone that's IT!!!

 

[meaganola]

So I've been getting really tired of all of the pink-oriented Rainbow Honey toppers lately, like Neon Blossom, whatever that pinkpinkpink one was in the all-pink box, the one this month that I don't feel like getting up to check the name on.  I ordered Pink Lemonade when it was restocked because I had been wanting it when it initially went up, but I was kind of dreading it after receiving the August bag because I was expecting more opaque pink.  It's not.  Most of the pink comes from fine iridescent glitter, so the light has to hit it just right in order to see the pink!  It makes me think of fizzy regular (not pink!  Just the regular classic yellow stuff) lemonade with bits of pink fruit floating in it, like if you chopped up frozen peaches and berries to use instead of ice to give it a little extra flavor.  Hmm.  I have a bottle of that lemonade, and I think I have some berries in the freezer.  Too bad it's too late to have that much sugar.  /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Monika1]

I don't have many indie brands, but I'm excited with the bunch I've recently gotten from LynBDesigns. Since I bought a whole bunch, I was thrilled to find a bonus bottle surprise in my order! I still have a lot of them to try, but here's one, Down The Rabbit Hole, a more true-rather-than-turquoise blue, with a touch of periwinkle but also a yellow undertone, with all sorts of glitters - teenie tiny navy circles, big white circles, hexes, and shards, in a combination of blue, silver, opal?, and white tones. True to form, the biggest pieces require a lot of mixing or fishing to get out at first, but there are plenty to create a nice mix:



I enjoyed stamping on it for the 30 Inspirations challenge.

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[Monika1]

And here is LynBDesigns Nightmare Revisited. Of course it doesn't look quite like this in indoor light...

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[kaitlin1209]

I ordered three of the colors currently offered at Silly Bee's Chickadees-- Papaya Yaya (orange), Port Maria (teal) and Coconut Pie (topper.)  I ordered them Saturday and I don't have a shipping notice or anything yet but I'm still really excited to try these.