Indie Polish Lovers

[Christa W]

Thanks for the responses! 

 

[Sheeeeeelby]

Quote: Originally Posted by lochnessie /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  I follow her, too, and have been drooling at all of the green pretties, especially that holo she posted! It makes me glad that I didn't skip this month, although I'm in the same boat of having spent too much this month... 
The holo looks amazing!! But I don't really want any other green polishes haha. 

 

[JC327]

Quote: Originally Posted by Christa W /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  The moment of truth has arrived!!! I got all of my goodies safe and sound.  My new thermal works better than the original but maybe not as well as some other brands that I have but I will not hold that against her.  It's her first thermal.  I love it as just a plain polish more than any of the other thermals I own anyway so it's a win. Not shown is the Mentality Holo.

Seriously how adorable is her packaging!!!

These are my new polishes Tricks and Treats and Putting on the Gloves.



I also got a special surprise bday gift from my father which is a surprise because we don't communicate very often and this was just too awesome not to share. 

I totally plan on painting my nails with some Zoya polish and cat paws and entering it in for Mug Mondays on Monday since it is my actual birthday.


Pretty polishes! That is an awesome mug

 

[JC327]

Quote: Originally Posted by lochnessie /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Quote: Originally Posted by Christa W /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  I've been playing around with Holo on a few test nails and I should have bought 2 of them LOL.  I can't believe I never had a holographic top coat before!!!
I can't believe you never had a holographic top coat before, either! You should definitely experiment with some other ones, too. I like Mentality's Holo over light blues/light purples/other polishes that can handle a bit of graying. I recently got the Indigo Bananas one (SF 35; they have different options) and it's even more amazing! Also, that's an adorable mug - that's an awesome surprise.  /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I'm curious to see how different Mentality's new holo pigment is once they get it in. However, thanks to their change, here's my nail mail haul from the past 2 days! Mentality (minus the spare holo I ordered) and Mod Lacquers:



(apologies for the glare-y cell phone pic)

So excited! I've been playing around with Alva and Betty some tonight. I really need to break out my stamping stuff soon and play with the Mentality stamping polishes!

Great colors!

 

[sleepykat]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sheeeeeelby /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Quote: Originally Posted by lochnessie /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  I follow her, too, and have been drooling at all of the green pretties, especially that holo she posted! It makes me glad that I didn't skip this month, although I'm in the same boat of having spent too much this month... 
The holo looks amazing!! But I don't really want any other green polishes haha. 

Words I will likely never say. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> Although, I don't like St. Patrick's Day, so maybe I should avoid it for a few weeks so as to not be associated with it.

I was thinking of trying my orange/yellow thermal from eighty4. I did get paranoid from all the talk of having a limited amount of time to use one's thermals. So, when they stop working, which color do they stay?

 

[JC327]

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

With all this talk of thermal pigments having a relatively short shelf life, I finally tried out eighty4's Chameleon. It changes really quickly - I grabbed this shot right after I washed my hands and still had splatters of water on them.


Pretty!

 

[Christa W]

Quote: Originally Posted by sleepykat /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Words I will likely never say. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> Although, I don't like St. Patrick's Day, so maybe I should avoid it for a few weeks so as to not be associated with it.

I was thinking of trying my orange/yellow thermal from eighty4. I did get paranoid from all the talk of having a limited amount of time to use one's thermals. So, when they stop working, which color do they stay?
The warm shade.  So my Glitter Daze will be white with red and black glitters.  (I like the white better than the red anyway in that polish, same with my Polish Me Silly Christmas polish!!)

 

[JC327]

Quote: Originally Posted by Christa W /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Today as I was reading my Facebook feed I ran across a post from Jindie Nails talking about a collectors edition duo she partnered with Dollish Polish to make.  In the post there was a reference to not discounting this because it was such a "collector's" item etc.  I have been spending an enormous amount of money lately on polish partially because I am striving so hard to get things I may not be able to get later. After reading this I stepped back and looked at the majority of my purchases over the past 4 months and maybe I am having buyers remorse or something but I am getting a bit sick of polish that I HAVE to buy NOW or I miss out forever.  It's like seriously once a week I am buying something that is a one time deal or a OMG you have to have this limited edition and I think it's getting out of hand.  I would love to hear your thoughts on it.  I know for one I am incredibly guilty of feeding into this making it acceptable. I don't know if it's that I have so much unused polish now or if what I have killed myself to get isn't living up to the hype but I am almost in a post polish depression.  It's kind of like my recent thermal debacle. I got my response from Glitter Daze about my thermal that's basically breaking down and will never be red again and will continue to get closer to white and it's so sad.  I HAD to have that too and now it's not even going to last me until fall. 
I have been feeling like that lately about a lot of the things I buy. I am trying to take a step back and only purchase something if I really love it and feel I cant live without it. I have noticed that I don't even feel like I missed out when I don't buy certain things.

 

[acostakk]

Just received shipping notice on my Black Sheep box! How much you wanna bet it arrives on Friday while both my husband and my parents will be in the house? At least my mom will think its cool. Little girl will be bummed that it isn't for her (when you're turning five, surely all packages arriving at the house are for you, right?)

 

[sleepykat]

Quote: Originally Posted by Christa W /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Quote: Originally Posted by sleepykat /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Words I will likely never say. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> Although, I don't like St. Patrick's Day, so maybe I should avoid it for a few weeks so as to not be associated with it.

I was thinking of trying my orange/yellow thermal from eighty4. I did get paranoid from all the talk of having a limited amount of time to use one's thermals. So, when they stop working, which color do they stay?
The warm shade.  So my Glitter Daze will be white with red and black glitters.  (I like the white better than the red anyway in that polish, same with my Polish Me Silly Christmas polish!!)


Okay. I haven't bought a lot of thermals, but with the ones that I did buy I tried to choose colors that I would like even if the color change didn't happen or didn't happen often or if it were too subtle. I did, however, get the orange/yellow candy corn one from eighty4, even though I look horrible in both colors--but it's such a cute polish!

 

[theexxception]

Just got my first two indies in the mail. Lynb designs Zero and Quite Interesting. Can't wait to try them. I know this might sound silly but do any of you paint your toes with indie polishes? They just seem so pretty that maybe you wouldn't want to waste them on your toes but I love pedicures

 

[sleepykat]

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

Just got my first two indies in the mail. Lynb designs Zero and Quite Interesting. Can't wait to try them. I know this might sound silly but do any of you paint your toes with indie polishes? They just seem so pretty that maybe you wouldn't want to waste them on your toes but I love pedicures

I do not view it as a waste, unless you plan on only having the same 20 polishes for the rest of your life. (I don't mean that sarcastically, sorry if it looks that way typed out.) Polishes are to be worn--enjoy your indie pedis!

I actually forget to paint my toenails most of the time, but the last pedi I did with an indie was a base of Zoya Kennedy with the indie topper All That Glitters Hole Hearted. It was darling.

Plus, polish usually lasts way longer on toes than fingers. And I've never heard of anyone thinking a polish on your toenails was 'not work appropriate' or 'too bright' or anything like that.

 

[sleepykat]

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
  Words I will likely never say. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> Although, I don't like St. Patrick's Day, so maybe I should avoid it for a few weeks so as to not be associated with it.

I was thinking of trying my orange/yellow thermal from eighty4. I did get paranoid from all the talk of having a limited amount of time to use one's thermals. So, when they stop working, which color do they stay?
The warm shade.  So my Glitter Daze will be white with red and black glitters.  (I like the white better than the red anyway in that polish, same with my Polish Me Silly Christmas polish!!)


Okay. I haven't bought a lot of thermals, but with the ones that I did buy I tried to choose colors that I would like even if the color change didn't happen or didn't happen often or if it were too subtle. I did, however, get the orange/yellow candy corn one from eighty4, even though I look horrible in both colors--but it's such a cute polish!


Has anyone tried wearing a thermal polish over a regular polish? I'm wondering if it will still change color. Sometimes the lighter color on a thermal is too sheer to cover VNL (visible nail line), so I was thinking it might work if I used an opaque shade first.

 

[lochnessie]

Has anyone tried wearing a thermal polish over a regular polish? I'm wondering if it will still change color. Sometimes the lighter color on a thermal is too sheer to cover VNL (visible nail line), so I was thinking it might work if I used an opaque shade first.

I've done that many times with no issues. Sometimes it can give the thermal a whole different look, too!

 

[Christa W]

Quote: Originally Posted by sleepykat /img/forum/go_quote.gif
 
Has anyone tried wearing a thermal polish over a regular polish? I'm wondering if it will still change color. Sometimes the lighter color on a thermal is too sheer to cover VNL (visible nail line), so I was thinking it might work if I used an opaque shade first.
My favorite thermal is Polish TBH How I Troll.  It's hot pink when cold and clear with glitters when warm.  I actually bought a back up bottle without realizing that it will eventually break down but I usually have to wear it over a base color.  I usually do it over white but have used gray and baby pink etc.  That's what makes it my favorite thermal.  I honestly think some thermals may break down faster than others and going forward I will only be purchasing them in mini sizes.  Besides my crappy bottle of Island Fantasy by Polish TBH (still waiting on the replacement) and my Glitter Daze one, I haven't noticed any of them changing yet at all.  I bought Teal the World Ends by Polish TBH 2 days after I got my Glitter Daze polish and it looks the same.  I know how you store them makes a difference and I considered also removing all my thermals from my polish rack on my wall to the Melmer.  Maybe that will keep them for longer.  You aren't supposed to put them in direct sunlight (which I don't do) but for me the more protected the better.  (plus it will free up some rack space for me to buy more indies!!)

 

[Christa W]

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

Just got my first two indies in the mail. Lynb designs Zero and Quite Interesting. Can't wait to try them. I know this might sound silly but do any of you paint your toes with indie polishes? They just seem so pretty that maybe you wouldn't want to waste them on your toes but I love pedicures
I absolutely paint my toes with indie polishes.  I had KB Shimmer Totally Tubular on them for a month.  I don't find it wasteful in any way shape for form.  But I live in Florida so I am in flip flops and sandals 9 months out of the year.  Not to mention I work at home and don't wear shoes for days at a time.  My biggest issue with painting my toes with my indie polishes is that 90% of my indies have glitter in them.  I don't often paint my toes with glitter polishes because removing it, especially on my feet, is too hard to do.  I paint them with my indie holographic and duochrome polishes and every once I even painted them with a thermal polish!!! (never again that was a bad idea)

The only polish I never use on my pedi is textured polishes.  I did once and loved it not sure why I never have again.  I also never stamp on my toes.

 

[jenniferrose]

Quote: Originally Posted by Christa W /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  The Polish Addict also has a sale through Monday 11:59 CST using code PANC35 to get 35% off everything EXCLUDING mystery boxes.

Anyone order and have their order ship yet? Thanks!

I think I've ordered too much in the past month and I am trying to keep track of what I've actually received.

 

[theexxception]

I absolutely paint my toes with indie polishes.  I had KB Shimmer Totally Tubular on them for a month.  I don't find it wasteful in any way shape for form.  But I live in Florida so I am in flip flops and sandals 9 months out of the year.  Not to mention I work at home and don't wear shoes for days at a time.  My biggest issue with painting my toes with my indie polishes is that 90% of my indies have glitter in them.  I don't often paint my toes with glitter polishes because removing it, especially on my feet, is too hard to do.  I paint them with my indie holographic and duochrome polishes and every once I even painted them with a thermal polish!!! (never again that was a bad idea) The only polish I never use on my pedi is textured polishes.  I did once and loved it not sure why I never have again.  I also never stamp on my toes.

Sweet yeah I love painting my toes. And you all make great points it does last longer on your feet and my little toe nails are so tiny and I live in California and wear flip flops as well /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[dressupthedog]

[@]christa w[/@] I had Totally Tubular on my toes for almost all of August! I've never worn it in my fingers, but it's a great pedi polish.

 

[Christa W]

Quote: Originally Posted by jenniferrose /img/forum/go_quote.gif
 
Anyone order and have their order ship yet? Thanks!

I think I've ordered too much in the past month and I am trying to keep track of what I've actually received.
She just posted an update to Facebook. Looks like they are either shipped or on the way in 24-48 hrs