Indie Polish Lovers

[lochnessie]

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

Here is my Mentality Polish, Jeanette. I can't believe there's a polish out there with my name on it...and it's even spelled right!! It's not my usual choice of polish color, but I actually really like it. It's got a lot of depth and sparkle going on.
 

I'm loving that; that's awesome! I'm really curious to try some of Mentality's glass fleck polishes now.

 

[NotTheMama]

I'm loving that; that's awesome! I'm really curious to try some of Mentality's glass fleck polishes now.

I will say, Jeanette is a bit on the thick side, but very easy to work with. I think next time I am going to put a drop of thinner in it, I am starting to notice some cracking in the polish, and I'm assuming it's from it being thick. I was a bit worried about VNL, and I have a bit if you really look, but it's not that bad. I was afraid to do a third coat because of how thick it was, though I think with one more coat it would be totally opaque.

 

[Christa W]

Quote: Originally Posted by lochnessie /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Hooray! 

Also, http://zoya.com/content/item/Zoya/Zoya-Nail-Polish-Shelby-ZP616.html /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />
I love this color! 

 

[NotTheMama]

That's so pretty! Now I'm interested in finding polishes named Shelby! Soo today was my last day at the bakery. NOW I CAN PAINT MY NAILS ALL THE TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :icon_chee :yay:

Yeah for painting nails!!! I have an uncommon name so any time I see anything with my name I get excited. And usually when I see my name, it's spelled wrong!!!

 

[JC327]

Quote: Originally Posted by Christa W /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Quote: Originally Posted by KinksCurlsLove /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Ahh cool. 

Are you or anyone else thinking about getting the new Picture Polish limited edition scattered holo on Llarowe? They're hella pretty but that price got my wallet side eyeing me. :[
I doubt I will.  I have been going a little nuts lately and need to stop buying polish.  I've purchased 44 polishes in the past few days and that doesn't count any outstanding orders or the plates I just splurged on.  I would love to have them but I definitely think I should save my cash and I am not in the mood for restock drama. 

 

[JC327]

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

In other polish sub news I got my Glitter Guilty box yesterday. Is anyone else still getting this one?? It's another of my favorites.

My polishes are Hot for Teacher.



And Cupid's Crossbow.



She never disappoints, I love every box I've gotten.
Nice!

 

[JC327]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sheeeeeelby /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Quote: Originally Posted by Parasoul /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Subscribed to this thread because I'm a noob and I want to spy on all of your purchases so I can start making some of my own. I have a deep fear of online purchases but it's about time I start.

Show me your ways oh Indie Lovers!

Welcome! I think a lot of us just use paypal that way our purchases are protected. Warning to your wallet though : if you start know, you might not be able to stop LOL. Indie polishes are addicting!

Soooo I just bought a polish form Cinema Swatch Lacquer! She does movie collections, how fun! Anyway, she did 'The Notebook' so I snatched up 'Allie' which is a pretty light purple/lilac. I would've bought the whole collection but didn't want to pay $9 shipping, haha. Plus she doesn't really have any real swatch photos to tell if I really want those polishes or not. But I knew I at least wanted Allie.



Allie & Noah duo (photo from her website)



The Notebook Collection (photo from her website!)

I think I need these!

 

[JC327]

Quote: Originally Posted by lochnessie /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Quote: Originally Posted by Parasoul /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Are you sure you don't mean "Welcome aHOARD?" /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />
Hehe, welcome aHOARD indeed!

Fortunately, I caught an early flight home and managed to beat the snow home yesterday... and came back to some epic nail mail!

Because USPS sucks and Erin is awesome, I got 2 Black Sheep Lacquer boxes this month that both arrived yesterday. I plan on giving a few away and sharing the Black Sheep awesomeness. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />



None of them have names on them, but here's what I've come up with... Left to right: Unnamed pink V-day scattered holo, mini Surf's Up, Lateralus (holo top coat), unnamed sheer pearl effect polish, mini of the unnamed pink polish, and Jump in the Fire (subtle thermal that goes from dark green to sheer gold).

I also received my Nailbox order full of indie-ish polishes that I got with an amazing deal!



From left to right: 2 bottles of Cult Nails Wicked Fast, Cult Nails Bitten, Cult Nails My Kind of Cool Aid, Face Stockholm Thea, Face Stockholm Strengthening Nutrient Nail, Sheswai Dig It, and Sheswai Ladylike



This is Face Stockholm's Thea - it's a gorgeous light-green holo. So much holo; I can't wait to wear it! 

I'm still waiting on my Llarowe grab bag order. It was supposed to arrive today, and the post office even claims that it's out for delivery. Somehow, I highly doubt that it's going to be delivered with the 18" of snow we have, though!

Cute colors!

 

[Christa W]

Quote: Originally Posted by JC327 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
 

Since that post I bought 17 more in stores and have like 8 that should be here in nail mail tomorrow.  And another 5 on order.  On Saturday I got my plate orders in and my boyfriend was the one that accepted the FedEx box so there was no sneaking out to the mailbox all sly like.  He dropped my package on the bed and was like "hey what did you get?!?!" LOL.

 

[NotTheMama]

Since that post I bought 17 more in stores and have like 8 that should be here in nail mail tomorrow.  And another 5 on order.  On Saturday I got my plate orders in and my boyfriend was the one that accepted the FedEx box so there was no sneaking out to the mailbox all sly like.  He dropped my package on the bed and was like "hey what did you get?!?!" LOL.

I wish I lived by you....I would love to just look at your collection...lol!!

 

[Christa W]

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


I wish I lived by you....I would love to just look at your collection...lol!!
I wished you did too!  I have one friend that paints her nails but she thinks I am crazy!  Apparently I am too serious about it for her tastes.  She doesn't care about what the color name is and doesn't like glitter or nail art.  If I had a friend close by we could shop together too!! OMG.  MOVE HERE NOW!!

 

[JC327]

Quote: Originally Posted by chelsealynn /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  My Glitter Guilty Monthly Me!  It's called Love Dove.  Such a cute name and polish.  I really like polishes with gray bases so this was perfect. 




Nice!

 

[JC327]

Quote: Originally Posted by jennm149 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Got a free mystery box in my my first order from Rainbow Honey. One of the items was a very appropriate glitter for today. Never used loose glitter so my technique needs work. But over Square Hue Times Square is RH My Snowy Valentine


Cute!

 

[JC327]

Quote: Originally Posted by sleepykat /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Quote: Originally Posted by Christa W /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Quote: Originally Posted by sleepykat /img/forum/go_quote.gif


Not yet. Changing out tonight.

Try meimeisignatures.com for Glam Polish Fairy Princess Gru. It's a clear base, but the glitters are mostly pink.
Thanks girl!  You always have my back.  Am I going to find other things I can't live without and spend incredible amounts of money??


I would assume so, yes. There's a very tempting section called Mei Mei's Exclusive, which has several different indie brands that have made particular polishes only for Mei Mei Signatures. The one I really want is Lucky 13 Lacquer Spiritual Forest (the one in the middle; photo is from the site):



Arcane Lacquer has some especially droolworthy shades on there.

It shows the prices in Singapore currency, so I use my iPhone to calculate what it is in dollars. It might convert it for you once you switch over to your card or PayPal, I can't remember.

Pretty!

 

[JC327]

Quote: Originally Posted by Christa W /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  I ordered from Dashing Housewife after all.  Got a GITD, Crelly and Thermal! for just over $20 with shipping!

Rockin' Housewife
 

Pegasus Fluff
 

Cupid's Crazy Delight
    Nice colors!

 

[JC327]

Quote: Originally Posted by lochnessie /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Finally, here's my Llarowe grab bag! I got a Colors by Llarowe, Arcane Lacquer, and Darling Diva:





Colors by Llarowe: Bubs Don't Make Bubbas - it's much more sparkly in real life! It's definitely a darker, vampier shade than my usual, but I'll play around with it. It's got a bit of texture to it, too. 

Arcane Lacquer: Peace of Mind - this is my favorite of the three. I love this color of blue and the matte flakes that are in it. It's also got just a touch of lavender shimmer.

Darling Diva: Darling Nikki - I'm not a big fan of round glitter, but I like the base color in this polish. We'll see how I feel once I wear it. It also has some small silver, light blue, and fuschia glitters that don't really show up in the picture.



Trying to capture some of the sparkles of the CbL - I'm still not doing it justice!
Cute polishes!

 

[JC327]

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

Here is my Mentality Polish, Jeanette. I can't believe there's a polish out there with my name on it...and it's even spelled right!! It's not my usual choice of polish color, but I actually really like it. It's got a lot of depth and sparkle going on.


Pretty!

 

[JC327]

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

Here is my Mentality Polish, Jeanette. I can't believe there's a polish out there with my name on it...and it's even spelled right!! It's not my usual choice of polish color, but I actually really like it. It's got a lot of depth and sparkle going on.


That's so pretty! Now I'm interested in finding polishes named Shelby!

Soo today was my last day at the bakery.

NOW I CAN PAINT MY NAILS ALL THE TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Yay congrats!

 

[Christa W]

Here are my 3 nail mail indies.



David Bowie's Bulge, Love Letter to Scofflaw and Kerplunk.  Can't wait to wear DBB!!!

 

[JC327]

Quote: Originally Posted by chelsealynn /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Quote: Originally Posted by KinksCurlsLove /img/forum/go_quote.gif
 
Ooh pretty! Would love to see a swatch. :]

 
no flash:


flash:

There's three coats on the swatch stick and two on my nail.  It has more of a milky base than a gray base but I still really like it.
So pretty!