Nail Polish

victoriana · #1 06-10-2012, 09:55 PM

I love the colors from Essie's new summer collection! I bought Off the Shoulder and Mojito Madness. They are so cute and perfect for summer!

agzg · #2 06-10-2012, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by victoriana

I love the colors from Essie's new summer collection! I bought Off the Shoulder and Mojito Madness. They are so cute and perfect for summer!

I LOVE Mojito Madness! I got it on Friday and am so glad I treated myself to a "Live-in's in Vegas without me, we had layoffs at work this week" pick-me-up.

And then I did this:

victoriana · #3 06-11-2012, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by agzg

I LOVE Mojito Madness! I got it on Friday and am so glad I treated myself to a "Live-in's in Vegas without me, we had layoffs at work this week" pick-me-up.

And then I did this:

Oh my gawd. That is GORGEOUS. I'm so jealous of your skills. I just did a mani with Mojito Madness with silver glitter on my ring fingers. I can't quite get the hang of ombre manis. I found a couple tutorials on Pinterest but I haven't been brave enough to try it on myself. Any tips for me?

agzg · #4 06-11-2012, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by victoriana

Oh my gawd. That is GORGEOUS. I'm so jealous of your skills. I just did a mani with Mojito Madness with silver glitter on my ring fingers. I can't quite get the hang of ombre manis. I found a couple tutorials on Pinterest but I haven't been brave enough to try it on myself. Any tips for me?

Sure. I haven't had luck before but tried this tutorial, http://www.thenailasaurus.com/2012/0...orial.html?m=1, from the nailasaurus blog, and it turned out much better. The holo glitter hides the bumpiness a little.

victoriana · #5 06-11-2012, 09:37 PM

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Sure. I haven't had luck before but tried this tutorial, http://www.thenailasaurus.com/2012/0...orial.html?m=1, from the nailasaurus blog, and it turned out much better. The holo glitter hides the bumpiness a little.

Thanks! I'll be sure to try it. I think I'll use my sister as a guinea pig tonight. I have a really good top coat that is great at hiding bumpiness, and it almost makes and manicure or pedicure look like a gel, but it comes off like any regular topcoat. It's called the Glosse topcoat by Milani. You can get it at Target or probably any Walmart/Walgreens/RiteAid type place. I love it. It's so shiny, and a coat or two will make even the bumpiest of glitter perfectly smooth and shiny. It's pretty cheap too. It's in a solid gold bottle, but it's clear. I highly recommend it.

33girl · #6 06-11-2012, 11:10 PM

Thanks for the topcoat rec. I'm using Wet & Wild right now, and it is shit, but I want to use it up before I get another. I was just going to go w/ the Revlon.

victoriana · #7 06-11-2012, 11:21 PM

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Thanks for the topcoat rec. I'm using Wet & Wild right now, and it is shit, but I want to use it up before I get another. I was just going to go w/ the Revlon.

Yeah, I hate cheap topcoat. I firmly believe that nothing ruins a good mani/pedi more. It also follows that good topcoat can make cheap nail polish look like a million bucks...

AlwaysSAI · #8 06-12-2012, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by 33girl

Thanks for the topcoat rec. I'm using Wet & Wild right now, and it is shit, but I want to use it up before I get another. I was just going to go w/ the Revlon.

I've been using a Revlon topcoat for a few months now. I like it. It's shiny, goes on easy, and seems to help the polish last.

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Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

There's polish at my local food co-op that is supposed to be super-duper natural and friendly, can't remember the brand name at the moment, but I was reading the info sheet and it mentioned it went on thin/sheer and it required many coats. I lost interest since I don't have the time or patience to take that long to do my nails, and my job is like Munchkin's where I do a lot with my hands and need something durable.

The one reason I was interested in something water based is because I've had a couple Revlon/Sally Hansen polishes clump up in the bottle on me. I haven't had them that long--maybe a couple months and now it's virtually unusable. (Maybe I'm closing them wrong, I dunno, I do have fine motor issues) But, I thought something water based might have a longer shelf life.

VandalSquirrel · #9 06-11-2012, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by AlwaysSAI

Has anyone ever heard of Piggy Paint nail polish? I stumbled across it yesterday and then visited the website.

From the website:
"Piggy Paint is specially formulated from God’s natural ingredients and dries to a hard, durable finish. There are no toxic chemicals; it’s free of formaldehyde, toluene, phthalates, Bisphenol A, ethyl acetate and acetone."

Obviously, they are marketing to kids/moms, but I think I want to order some.

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I think for me, things like that depend on durability. If they're marketed to kids, it's possible that they're made to be removed pretty easily--with my line of work I can't afford to have a manicure bust out on me after day 2 or 3. That's why I end up doing gel and UV manicures.

There's polish at my local food co-op that is supposed to be super-duper natural and friendly, can't remember the brand name at the moment, but I was reading the info sheet and it mentioned it went on thin/sheer and it required many coats. I lost interest since I don't have the time or patience to take that long to do my nails, and my job is like Munchkin's where I do a lot with my hands and need something durable.

I might go get something professional or buy the do it yourself UV or gel just for topcoats since there would be other polish and a base coat in-between that may help with the allergy issues. My other first word problem is I don't know if I could sit long enough to get my nails done if there is poor ventilation with fumes. I did vehicle and house chores last weekend and I finished a yearly work task today that is not manicure friendly so I may do my nails this week.