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[NotTheMama]

Once again, no idea why this is showing up blue because it's purple, but this is my Smitten Polish. Pictures seriously do not do this polish justice, it is SO sparkley and there's such a depth to it. [@]Christa W[/@] you are going to love this. It was a bit thick, but not too bad, and it's a little rough. Not exactly textured, but not smooth either, even with a topcoat. This may be my favorite polish right now.

 

[Christa W]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pollysmom /img/forum/go_quote.gif



Once again, no idea why this is showing up blue because it's purple, but this is my Smitten Polish. Pictures seriously do not do this polish justice, it is SO sparkley and there's such a depth to it.

@Christa W you are going to love this. It was a bit thick, but not too bad, and it's a little rough. Not exactly textured, but not smooth either, even with a topcoat.

This may be my favorite polish right now.
Gah!!! I can not wait for this!!!  The online photos I have seen have varied the color quite a bit too so I am sure it's one that's to die for in person.  I am so glad she restocked on a weekend so I didn't miss out. 

 

[NotTheMama]

My Polish Bar order has been stuck on Electronic Shipping Info Received since January 23rd....really??? Does that mean it's sitting at the post office or not even been given to the post office???? I want my polish!!!

 

[acostakk]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pollysmom /img/forum/go_quote.gif

My Polish Bar order has been stuck on Electronic Shipping Info Received since January 23rd....really??? Does that mean it's sitting at the post office or not even been given to the post office???? I want my polish!!!
Me tooooooooooo.  I'm debating if I need to contact her to find out what's up.

 

[lochnessie]

Me tooooooooooo.  I'm debating if I need to contact her to find out what's up.

USPS has been so weird recently. I got my tracking email on the 22nd, electronic info was received on the 23rd, and then they magically appeared in my VA sorting center and got delivered on the 24th - so my polishes were probably sent out at the same time as yours. I hope they show up soon, and I want to see what you guys get!

 

[Christa W]

I finally decided to wear my thermal polish from Eighty4.  I am completely amazed at the shifting in color of this polish.  I own 8 thermals including this one and nothing comes even close to how this polish behaves.  I didn't go back and buy any more even after I swatched this on a nail wheel or put it on one finger because I thought the polishes available were too close to what I already had in terms of color.  I should have anyway.  I am dying to see if the others behave the same way.  This polish is so strange.  It's like nothing else I have period.  I chose it because of that reason and it did not disappoint.  It's colors shift from super almost neon yellow when hot to an almost orange red when cold.  When I say hot, I mean scalding, you can barely put your fingers under water hot and cold being really freezing.  There are stages in between of course which is far more normal when doing every day tasks.  The typical warm phase is more of a true yellow and the cold is a bright traditional orange.  This polish phases every shade and combination in between.  It's amazing.  It's got a scattered holographic effect as well but it isn't so over the top that the polish looks tacky.  It's very subtle and can really only been seen under direct light.  I prefer the holo with the orange shade as opposed to the yellow but it's a neat effect.  The one thing that completely blew my mind with this polish was the effect it gives because of how incredibly sensitive the temperate effects are.  What do I mean?  Normally for me with really long nails the polish will be the warm shade on the nail bed and the tips that extend out will be the cold shade.  It's pretty standard.  What I found with this is that my hands were running a little colder in my office due to the A/C today.  I had my hand clenched in my fist and when I uncurled my hand I was shocked to see the tips of my nails from touching the palms of my hands had turned the warmer shade but my nail beds stayed cold.  Say what!!!  It reversed what I am used to seeing with thermals.  I couldn't believe my own eyes.  If my nails were warm like they were when I woke up and I grabbed an ice cold drink they would do the normal warm to cold transition but this was incredible.  At the same time I find this all so awesome, it's a bit annoying because there were many times they are a sort of in between mix and they look bad.  The yellow with a slight orange tint looks gross like my fingers are diseased. 

Overall, I am glad I got it.  It's weird which I love.  I plan on trying to put white tips on eventually maybe next Halloween to make it actually look like candy corn!  I will put my pics in spoiler form as there are A LOT coming your way!!!  I had to eventually stop photographing it.  There is literally no way I could capture it in all it's glory. 

There were 2 issues I did have with this I forgot about until I was going to crop my photos.  First is that it's definitely gritty and needs a top coat.  This isn't necessarily a terrible issue but it dries almost matte and was thirsty.  I used 2 coats of Out the Door top coat.  My real issue was apparently there was a build of around the neck of the polish which I expect given my vast experience with bottles but this was I didn't realize was there and when I pulled the cap off to start painting it flaked off (most I have to remove) and went into the bottle.  I dug out what I could but what happened is a few of the pieces chunked off and got onto the nail.  I thought I had gotten them all off until I noticed the middle finger on my left hand has a huge one.  I just have to be more careful next time.  It probably deposited on 7 of the nails I painted but I got it off all but one. 

Do not attempt to adjust your screens!! I tried to get how neon this is and my camera refused to capture it correctly.  This is the closest I got.

Cool nails with warmish tips and this is a great shot of the holo. 





Here is how it looks when not all the fingers are the same shade.  Sorry for the dry cuticles I don't normally photograph this hand (although I did 2 days in a row)

I love this transition above.  I wish it did that all the time.  This is after getting the hands cold under water then drying them and waiting about 3 minutes.

Hot water

cold with flash


warm with flash.  I like how pretty this is too.

 

[Christa W]

A few things I forgot to mention about Eighty4 Candy Corn... it's very sheer.  My pics are 3 coats and there is still clearly visible nail line.  Also I still plan on stamping something like a butterfly wing on this as well.  I am still wearing it.

So update here... it's now 5 pm and my nails are naked again.  I took a shower after work and my polish peeled right off.  I don't know what's going on with my fingers lately but NOTHING sticks.  I may have to invest in some Orly bonder.  I am so disappointed.  My boyfriend did say it looked like I had liver disease on my fingers or dipped them in iodine but other than those off comments I wish it would have lasted long enough to test with stamping. 

I did start using Zoya remove plus.  I wonder if that could do it.

 

[NotTheMama]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pollysmom /img/forum/go_quote.gif



Once again, no idea why this is showing up blue because it's purple, but this is my Smitten Polish. Pictures seriously do not do this polish justice, it is SO sparkley and there's such a depth to it.

@Christa W you are going to love this. It was a bit thick, but not too bad, and it's a little rough. Not exactly textured, but not smooth either, even with a topcoat.

This may be my favorite polish right now.
Ok, so now I'm on my work computer and the color looks more true to the bottle.  Must be my iPhone that makes it look blue to me.

 

[acostakk]

My Polish Bar order has been stuck on Electronic Shipping Info Received since January 23rd....really??? Does that mean it's sitting at the post office or not even been given to the post office???? I want my polish!!!

It's moving! It's moving! It's supposed to get here Thursday!

 

[Christa W]

Quote: Originally Posted by acostakk /img/forum/go_quote.gif


It's moving! It's moving! It's supposed to get here Thursday!
Best. Feeling. Ever.

 

[Christa W]

I am so buying the KB Shimmer Valentine's trio.  Only seen one of them so far and it's a cherry red holo.  'Nuff said.  Take my money!!!

 

[NotTheMama]

It's moving! It's moving! It's supposed to get here Thursday!

Mine too!! Finally...lol

 

[sleepykat]

Quote: Originally Posted by Christa W /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  I am so buying the KB Shimmer Valentine's trio.  Only seen one of them so far and it's a cherry red holo.  'Nuff said.  Take my money!!!

I'm hoping my little mini from Mod Lacquer called Cherry Fizz will fit this bill in my collection. I haven't tried it yet. It's not very often that I swatch polish before wearing it in a full mani. I typically prefer to just go for it.

 

[sleepykat]

Yay, my color4nails.com order shipped! That was fast. It will be four A England and two Glam Polish. And in non-indie polishland, my Butter London and Julep orders have also shipped. I better start building the house made of polish that I'm going to have to live in.

 

[JC327]

Quote: Originally Posted by lochnessie /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Also, I got my The Polish Bar order in on Friday, including my grab bag polishes!



In order:

Ordered (not grab bag):

Jingle Stars - clear base with blue, black, and white glitters of various sizes/shapes, some white bar glitter, and holographic stars

Berry Splash - a radiant orchard-type color with scattered holo

Grab bag:

Daydream - pink crelly with magenta, purple, and blue hex glitter

Summer of Love - purple jelly Edit: oops, it sure looks like a jelly in the bottle, but according to her site, it's a clear base. This is the one polish that I didn't swatch! So, clear base with various purple glitters, including small flowers and hearts

Citrus Squeeze - clear base with white, orange, and yellow hex glitters

Open Sky (mini) - blue crelly with white, green, and purple glitters

I haven't worn any of them yet, but the application seemed very promising on all of them when I swatched them on sticks, with some fishing required for a star in Jingle Stars. Overall, I'm definitely pleased with the grab bag - I'm particularly loving Daydream and Open Sky!
Nice colors!

 

[acostakk]

The Polish Bar grab bag came! Best Wishes, Wistful Neon Lights and Eternal Sunshine mini

Off to do some swatching! ETA: quick swatches before I lose the light. This is just one coat of each

 

[acostakk]

The other day I picked up a bottle of Glisten and Glow HK Girl topcoat on a whim (mostly I was so astonished to get on a Llarowe restock before everything sold out that I felt I HAD to buy something).

I kicked myself for it later.  I don't need another topcoat.  I have a system that works pretty well for me.  Then I tried it.  Holy bananacakes!!  I did my nails Saturday afternoon and here we are on Wednesday afternoon with NO chips, NO tip wear, no cracking of the top coat, and still just as shiny as on day one.  I'm speechless.  My prior record is probably 48 hours without signs of wear.

 

[Christa W]

Quote: Originally Posted by acostakk /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  The other day I picked up a bottle of Glisten and Glow HK Girl topcoat on a whim (mostly I was so astonished to get on a Llarowe restock before everything sold out that I felt I HAD to buy something).

I kicked myself for it later.  I don't need another topcoat.  I have a system that works pretty well for me.  Then I tried it.  Holy bananacakes!!  I did my nails Saturday afternoon and here we are on Wednesday afternoon with NO chips, NO tip wear, no cracking of the top coat, and still just as shiny as on day one.  I'm speechless.  My prior record is probably 48 hours without signs of wear.
I had it in my cart that same restock and deleted it.  Who's kicking themselves now??  I do like KB Shimmer Clearly On Top but it doesn't really do much for wear on it.  I really want to try this now.  I have heard great things from bloggers but sometimes they love EVERYTHING so it's hard to find the truth!!

 

[NotTheMama]

Quote: Originally Posted by acostakk /img/forum/go_quote.gif

The Polish Bar grab bag came!
Best Wishes, Wistful
Neon Lights and Eternal Sunshine mini

Off to do some swatching!
ETA: quick swatches before I lose the light. This is just one coat of each

Mine didn't come today!! 

 

But on a happy note, I got4 boxes of table decorations for the wedding today!! 

 

[acostakk]

Mine didn't come today!!  /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />   But on a happy note, I got4 boxes of table decorations for the wedding today!!  /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

That is even more exciting than nail mail! Starting to see the fruit of all your planning!