Nail Polish Addicts Anonymous

amyb_2

rachel90 wrote: »

I've been scouring blogs and websites to find a colour I'm desperate for. I can't find anything similar. I want a plummy/red wine creamy colour. Similar to this colour I suppose: http://www.boots.com/en/SensatioNail-Gel-Starter-Kit-Raspberry-Wine_1251554/
Any ideas?

Thanks!

Rachel - Have you tried OPI Malaga Wine??
Its my classy sensible colour

http://dollfiles.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/malaga-wine-opi-classics.html

elisebutt65

Ooopsy - just bought all 4 Nails Inc sprinkles and 2 of their nail jewellery polishes - I had a spend £60 and get £30 off Very voucher for a new account.

So I spent £66 and did it via collect+ so no postage costs and should be here next Friday for £36:o

amyb_2

Well my nails are very plain compared to everyone elses atm.
I've been rocking Ciate Purple Sherbet (Marie Claire freebie) the last couple of days.




I have also just added a touch of Butterfly Wings although not really likeing it http://pinkandtwinkly.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/ciate-purple-sherbet-notd-marie-claire.html

iamashoppingaddict

Ida_Notion wrote: »

The only thing that gets on my nerves about Models Own is how often the brushes part company from the lids (because they've stuck to the glass bottle instead), but if you just loosen the stuck bit away from the glass and screw the lid back on, then the brush will be stuck to the lid as it's supposed to be when you take the lid off again.

Thank god! I thought that it was just me!!!

Uniscots97

Can anyone point me in the direction of an easy way to do marbling please?

elantan

Tiger_greeneyes wrote: »

I want three of these, maybe four

http://www.modelsownit.com/nails/nail-polish/box-sets.html

yep i saw two or three of these sets i fancy myself

rachel90

amyb wrote: »

Rachel - Have you tried OPI Malaga Wine??
Its my classy sensible colour

http://dollfiles.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/malaga-wine-opi-classics.html

Thank you, its similar but not quite enough purple in it

Uniscots97

rachel90 wrote: »

Thank you, its similar but not quite enough purple in it

I saw a purply-red in Superdrug, can't remember whether it was Rimmel or Collection 2000.

pulliptears

Rimmel perfect plum is a lovely colour

Tygermoth

Sitting down and having a good session with my varnishes is like a period of quiet introspection. I can come away feeling revitalised and refreshed by a bit of time, just on my own, deeply immersed in a pleasurable hobby. It’s almost the same feeling I get after a very good yoga session, deep centred calm, but without the sweat

(Admittedly it is then followed by a bout of girlish glee and gallivanting the house to gaze on the polish in different lights and marvel at the loveliness)


Today was not like this.


The rest of my Ebay stash arrived. The dibber arrived on its own where I ordered a pack of 3 different sizes. Went and looked at the advertisement and more fool me it was for one, not three and as such could have got cheaper. So I was grumpy at the get go. The striping brushes arrived and I got three more than expected... odd but that didn’t resolve the grump lol.

Settled down at my table to play and I could not find my little plastic sheet so I had to charge off round the house looking for it (this irritated me as I have a box where all my nail stuff is kept neatly away and it all ONLY stays there). Then once settled managed to knock my varnish remover over (all caught on said sheet) At this point I was frazzled and went and had a cuppa.

Back to my table feeling a bit calmer started painting nails and managed to get all over my cuticles. While cleaning up managed to smudge one by touching against another finger, while cleaning that up a bit of ninja hidden sticky tape from a striping experiment yesterday stuck itself to my pinkie and took the polish off (base/two coats/quick dry/wet look top coat arrrgh) when I tried to remove it.

Finally I had them all in order and painted when I noticed one last bit... leaned in with the bud and banged my elbow on the table edge and promptly smeared the bud across the front of the nail.

After inventing swearwords for some time and cultivating a face like thunder i decided to call it quits and took the lot off.

Here is my follow up - quick go at striping/dotting just to play with brushes, there is only one colour coat, no attempt at accuracy, no top coat or clean up........... it was just to check how they worked. Now off to do some yoga to get some of that centred calm i was talking about

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/67469783/nails/IMAG0412.jpg

P.s left the thumb out becase I realised I had done the colours in the wrong order and doubled up the first finger and thumb in the same colour. grrrrr