nail polish thread :) *Do Not Quote Pics!*

Michellenman

I never had that problem Rimmels Green Grass

I'm actually on my second bottle of it

Bought:



Barry M mint green

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Barry M silver foil on ASOS just there.

Princess Peach

Rimmel's green grass also stained my nails yellow!

Have to find another green next time I paint ninja turtles on my nails :pac:

musical.x

wearing catrice "jade is not my name"
its a nice colour. it bubbled a bit on the thumbs but i'm not bothered by it tbh.
i'll pop up some pictures during the week

Michellenman

Wearing Catrice Clay-ton my hero today. Perfect beige/nude colour for my skintone. Put two coats on on Wednesday with a seche vite top coat and spent yesterday working and only have minor tip-wear. Love it. Makes my hands looks really clean and tidy.

Novella

I'm actually a bit embarrassed showing my hands 'cause my cuticles are so horrible at the moment! Anyway, this is Barry M in Mint Green. This is after 3 coats and a fourth wouldn't even go astray! I find it quite watery in consistency so am unimpressed, but with effort, I do like the colour.

Sugarbomb

I just ordered OPI Save the Nail, OPI Lites to Dark mini collection and Seche Vite from www.lookfantastic.com!! So excited, I can't wait for them to arrive!!

The Lovely Muffin

Putting this on now,

MUA / Make Up Academy shade 12


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terlywerly

Hi girlies! Just popping in to ask a quick question. Having neglected my nail polishing for quite some time I have recently gotten back into it (although on a budget that at the moment doesn't stretch much further than Essence and Catrice ). However I am trying to get myself a good top coat, I am prepared to shell out the €€'s if it is worth it, and although I don't exactly work in a job that is hard on my nails, I do find them chipping without too much difficulty. I'm hoping that soon I'll be able to invest in some other polishes and this thread has given me so much inspiration and ideas to try when I am a bit less financially embarrassed!! :P

Ciderswigger

terlywerly wrote: »

Hi girlies! Just popping in to ask a quick question. Having neglected my nail polishing for quite some time I have recently gotten back into it (although on a budget that at the moment doesn't stretch much further than Essence and Catrice ). However I am trying to get myself a good top coat, I am prepared to shell out the €€'s if it is worth it, and although I don't exactly work in a job that is hard on my nails, I do find them chipping without too much difficulty. I'm hoping that soon I'll be able to invest in some other polishes and this thread has given me so much inspiration and ideas to try when I am a bit less financially embarrassed!! :P

That Nubar top coat I mentioned is the job. Stuff makes my nail varnish impervious to smudges,chips,peeling etc for uslaully 6/7 days. By then I wanna change my colour anyways.

Valentina

I want to try some of those fimo (?) sticks you slice up for manicures. Can anyone recommend an eBay seller?

The Lovely Muffin

Purple_Bobbin wrote: »

Putting this on now,

MUA / Make Up Academy shade 12

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Disgusted with this polish.

Not even an hour after I put it on and it had started peeling off one nail.:mad:

Michellenman

Got bored and did this manicure this evening.

The black is MAC Nocturnelle, the only black I have, not mad about it. It's grand on the tips but doesn't look great on the full nail.

Have a regular pink/peach base coat under it and Seche vite on top Quite like the look of it

ynul31f47k6b59

terlywerly wrote: »

Hi girlies! Just popping in to ask a quick question. Having neglected my nail polishing for quite some time I have recently gotten back into it (although on a budget that at the moment doesn't stretch much further than Essence and Catrice ). However I am trying to get myself a good top coat, I am prepared to shell out the €€'s if it is worth it, and although I don't exactly work in a job that is hard on my nails, I do find them chipping without too much difficulty. I'm hoping that soon I'll be able to invest in some other polishes and this thread has given me so much inspiration and ideas to try when I am a bit less financially embarrassed!! :P

I've been using Sally Hansen Insta-Dri now for a few weeks as a top coat, I find it fantastic. There are other Sally Hansen ones, I've only had good experiences with the brand so I'd recommend them. I do have an Essence Quick-Dry Topcoat that was only a couple of euro and it definitely improves the staying power of polish. You also can't go wrong with the old reliable, Seche Vite

Seren_

Not having luck with nails today!! I keep messing up the polish on the ring finger on my left hand - on the fourth go at it now >.< And I just knocked over the bottle of nail polish remover on my desk and like half of it spilled!

On a similar note, has anyone ever found that Seche Vite doesn't work so well after a few months? I've found it pretty useless the last few weeks, and I'm not doing anything different to what I did when I had it first (found it brilliant then). If it does end up like that, I really don't think I could be bothered getting another bottle - mine is only about 1/4 used, and it's quite expensive.

Also, found an Essence polish similar to the new Barry M silver foil polish in Dunnes earlier. It's so pretty!!

donkey oatey

terlywerly wrote: »

Hi girlies! Just popping in to ask a quick question. Having neglected my nail polishing for quite some time I have recently gotten back into it (although on a budget that at the moment doesn't stretch much further than Essence and Catrice ). However I am trying to get myself a good top coat, I am prepared to shell out the €€'s if it is worth it, and although I don't exactly work in a job that is hard on my nails, I do find them chipping without too much difficulty. I'm hoping that soon I'll be able to invest in some other polishes and this thread has given me so much inspiration and ideas to try when I am a bit less financially embarrassed!! :P

Hi, I got the Nails Inc Caviar base coat and fast dry top coat in a duo pack for €10.45 in Boots Stephens Green and it was in the 3 for 2.

I'm just getting back in to painting my nails thanks to this thread and your great photos.

ShortskirtCiara

Bought a couple of new nail varishes during the week, heres some pictures! Don't mind the mess I made, I did clean them up afterwards, I was just letting them dry first


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Nail Paint by Barry M, 273 Rasberry

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Gosh, 595 Miss Sweety

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Special Edition Gosh, 008 Berry

***Admins please move this to the nail polish thread, didn't see it when I posted, thank you ***

The Lovely Muffin

Wearing Nails Inc Malibu Cosmo now, love this colour

rain on

I'm wearing Revlon Facets of Fuchsia today - I think it's been posted a few times so I won't repeat the pics. God it's gorgeous I can't stop looking at my nails. Needs a topcoat though - I haven't got one on and some of the larger glitter pieces have flaked off. But even with that I love it!

myxi

rain on wrote: »

I'm wearing Revlon Facets of Fuchsia today - I think it's been posted a few times so I won't repeat the pics. God it's gorgeous I can't stop looking at my nails. Needs a topcoat though - I haven't got one on and some of the larger glitter pieces have flaked off. But even with that I love it!

I was the same last week when I was wearing it! I kept looking at my nails thinking they were so pretty!

musical.x

catrice Jade is not my name picture:

sunshine rose

Got this Essie nail varnish today "Angora Cardi" Can't wait to try it:)

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And after being really clumsy with nail varnish remover the last while (I just keep knocking it over:o) I got the Zoya one because it has one of those little pump tops. It's refillable so I can just keep putting cheap stuff in it!:D

girl_friday

sunshine rose wrote: »

And after being really clumsy with nail varnish remover the last while (I just keep knocking it over:o) I got the Zoya one because it has one of those little pump tops. It's refillable so I can just keep putting cheap stuff in it!:D

Can I ask where you got that? I'm looking for one of those types of bottles and can't find them anywhere!

sunshine rose

girl_friday wrote: »

Can I ask where you got that? I'm looking for one of those types of bottles and can't find them anywhere!

Of course! I should have added the link in the original post!

I ended up buying it off amazon as all the sellers I found on ebay were usa based and the shipping was ridiculous for it. This one is uk based so much cheaper!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zoya-Nail-Polish-Remover-8oz/dp/B002G9C4ES/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1317156626&sr=8-2

Stench Blossoms

Is it just me or does anyone else find that Catrice polish peel very easily?

Michellenman

I find it takes 2/3 thin coats and a topcoat that will stop the peeling. I had that too with a couple of catrice polishes before I started doing thin coats.

ynul31f47k6b59

NOTD: Purple (my attempt at a gradient-type-thing) nails with glitter topcoat. Polishes: Barry M Indigo, Catrice Plum Play With Me, China Glaze Senorita Bonita. Topcoats: W7 Blue Diamonds & Essence Space Queen.

MissFlitworth

Leopard print foils over Catrice 'Miss Piggy Reloaded'

This lasted really well up until I spotted the corner of one foil was up in work on a boring Friday and got obsessed with peeling them all off, dope!

tomissex

So ASOS are having a 2 day sale (sorry for telling you this)... went a bit mad...

OPI Don't Mess With OPI


OPI I Vant to be A-Lone Star


Essie Bright Tights


Essie Turquoise and Caicos


Got some other bits that I'll post in latest cosmetic purchases

dazey

Hey guys, I've been looking at this thread since it started and I have a question, how do you guys keep your nails up to speed with your clothes? Sometimes I will wear an 'out there' colour and love but by tomorrow I have to wear something else and the nails look out of place.

I don't have all the time in the world to paint and repaint so I usuallye end up sticking to boring nude pinks and classic bold or darker cherry red ...help! What are your go to polishes that are in your regular rotation?

Novella

Thanks for that, tomissex! Now I'm gonna buy some Essie from Asos!