nail polish thread :) *Do Not Quote Pics!*

musical.x

this was suggested in what did you wear today thread so decided to set one up anything can be covered here like reviews of polish,what you are currently wearing,ones to avoid and ones you highly recommend this way everything will be in one place so you wont have to search the site to find what you are looking for.

Musical.x

The Lovely Muffin

This is a good idea, however there is a thread set up for cosmetics purchases and reviews.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056176969

Toto Wolfcastle

No harm in having a separate nail varnish thread.

Asphyxia

I think having a separate nailpolish thread is a great idea! I was thinking of starting one myself but don't always think of it :)

So here's what I am wearing today,

China Glaze - Ruby Pumps


This polish is from the China Glaze - Loves You So Much Collection Christmas 2009

It has fine red glitter and is amazing when applied, it has to be one of my favorites!!

tanya2007

glo baby glo, in cyon .pennys 2.50e. 2 coats on in pic .

Vinta81

I need to invest in some OPI, any Corkonians want to point me in a good direction?

Have to say the cliche Rimmel are one of my favourites, will post my colour there! Must clean the edges :pac:

Asphyxia

Vinta81 wrote: »

I need to invest in some OPI, any Corkonians want to point me in a good direction?

Have to say the cliche Rimmel are one of my favourites, will post my colour there! Must clean the edges :pac:

Hiya.

Hennessy Hair & Beauty Ltd.
Unit 28 Doughcloyne Court Industrial Estate,
Sarsfield Road, Wilton, Cork.
Tel: 021 434 3436

Hennessy Hair & Beauty Ltd.
9/10 Pembroke St, Cork.
Tel: 021 427 6199

They both do OPI nailpolish in Cork I hope this helps!!

Vinta81

Asphyxia wrote: »

Hiya.

Hennessy Hair & Beauty Ltd.
Unit 28 Doughcloyne Court Industrial Estate,
Sarsfield Road, Wilton, Cork.
Tel: 021 434 3436 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 021 434 3436 end_of_the_skype_highlighting

Hennessy Hair & Beauty Ltd.
9/10 Pembroke St, Cork.
Tel: 021 427 6199 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 021 427 6199 end_of_the_skype_highlighting

They both do OPI nailpolish in Cork I hope this helps!!

Drive to Wilton is order on pay day! thank you kindly

Seren_

Vinta81 wrote: »

I need to invest in some OPI, any Corkonians want to point me in a good direction?

Have to say the cliche Rimmel are one of my favourites, will post my colour there! Must clean the edges :pac:

You can buy them online on millies.ie as well; bought three there last week and they arrived the next day!

The colour payoff with the OPI polish is really good - one coat is enough pretty much. I bought Black Shatter, That's Berry Daring (a lovely hot pink), and Hong Kong Red My Fortune Cookie (a pillarbox red - or at least I think that's how you'd describe it ).

I love nail polish, so I'll probably be posting in here loads

serenacat

has anyone put nail wraps on themselves? I saw them for sale in chemists and hairspray

musical.x

Your Text Here wrote: »

I love nail polish, so I'll probably be posting in here loads

great! its amazing how many different polishs there are that people dont know about. plus it makes it easier to pick a polish when you see pictures of it on nail

Purple_Bobbin wrote: »

This is a good idea, however there is a thread set up for cosmetics purchases and reviews.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056176969

yeah but its mainly for makeup and skin related products (thats what people post in there for the most part anyway)plus i think that nail polish deserves its own "special" thread

The Lovely Muffin

serenacat wrote: »

has anyone put nail wraps on themselves? I saw them for sale in chemists and hairspray

What are nail wrap?:o

I'm wearing Chanel Paparazzi now, it's like a Coral-pink colour, I'll put a pic up later.

Pythia

I am getting a lot of Shellacs done at the moment but my favourite normal varnishes right now are:

Essie Lovie Dovie



(I do have long nails but none of these pics are of my hands!)

Nails Inc Basil St



Essie Punchy Pink



I tend to like a lot of bright colours but I do have a large range in my make up case. I'm lucky that my nails grow long quite quickly and are relatively strong so my nails do look quite like pic no1.

Vinta81

This Essie one is nice; Your Hut or Mine



I guess I'l ladd in a small, maybe odd tip of mine - you know those fake nails you can gets, well i had a bunch of them lying around and I practice all the colours on them :pac: Fun when you're bored!

Hedwig

I was in Penneys today and noticed the Catrice nail varnishes... are they any good does anyone know? I know its Penneys and its cheap so they most likely aren't great but are they really rubbish and chip easily or are they worth buying?

Edit: and does anyone know if they sell them in either Penneys or Dunnes in Dun Laoghaire? Don't want to make the trip in to find they aren't there. Also do dunnes cornelscourt have them?

The Lovely Muffin

Chanel Paparrazzi. I am wearing only one coat of this, as with two coats it's very bright and takes ages to dry.

One coat took about 15-20mins to dry (it's quite thick).

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rain on

Any recs for nail varnishes that only need one coat and dry quickly? Time is money and all that! Maybelline Express Finish is the only good one I've found so far, but the range of coulrs isn't much to write home about. It goes on nice and bright and dries so quickly though!

musical.x

rain on wrote: »

Any recs for nail varnishes that only need one coat and dry quickly? Time is money and all that! Maybelline Express Finish is the only good one I've found so far, but the range of coulrs isn't much to write home about. It goes on nice and bright and dries so quickly though!

i think miss sporty are pretty good for one coats. it depends if your nails are long or short though. if they are long then the white tip might still show.
have you tried stargazer? great quality brand and the polish lasts ages. you need about three thin coats or two thick ones but they dry sooooo quickly that it shouldnt be too much of a problem time wise

rain on

musical.x wrote: »

i think miss sporty are pretty good for one coats. it depends if your nails are long or short though. if they are long then the white tip might still show.
have you tried stargazer? great quality brand and the polish lasts ages. you need about three thin coats or two thick ones but they dry sooooo quickly that it shouldnt be too much of a problem time wise

Cool, I must give Stargazer a go - one of my first ever nail varnishes in my teens was a purple Stargazer one, I loved it so

Just tried out a Rimmel 60 Seconds polish that I had in my 'to try' stash and it came out pretty nicely and dried quickly - my hands are so wobbly though that I really shouldn't wear non-pale colours. Wobbly edges all over the place.

Valentina

Purple_Bobbin wrote: »

Chanel Paparrazzi. I am wearing only one coat of this, as with two coats it's very bright and takes ages to dry.

One coat took about 15-20mins to dry (it's quite thick).

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Gorgeous!!!

Valentina

Who stocks Essie in Dublin? I've a few polishes I got in the States but I want morrrrrrrre!

Ancelia

Hedwig wrote: »

I was in Penneys today and noticed the Catrice nail varnishes... are they any good does anyone know? I know its Penneys and its cheap so they most likely aren't great but are they really rubbish and chip easily or are they worth buying?

Edit: and does anyone know if they sell them in either Penneys or Dunnes in Dun Laoghaire? Don't want to make the trip in to find they aren't there. Also do dunnes cornelscourt have them?

Sorry I'm of no help but I'd love to know the same thing! Especially Dunnes Cornelscourt, do they stock Catrice nail varnishes?

Niamhy21

I love Catrice nail varnish's, the colors are great but most the color's need two coats but that doesn't bother me! I use Seche Vite top coat and the paint lasts for a few days without chipping. I have never seen Catrice in Cornelscourt but could be there! I get them in your local pharmacy in bsq sandyford or McCabes in Dundrum.

_whiskers

Woo nail polish! wearing Gosh limited edition 'Lavender Love' i love it

(Not my hand though :pac:)

Asphyxia

_whiskers wrote: »

Woo nail polish! wearing Gosh limited edition 'Lavender Love' i love it

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(Not my hand though :pac:)

I can't see the picture!!

EDIT: I can now.. yay so pretty :D

_whiskers

Asphyxia wrote: »

I can't see the picture!!

Fixed now, sorry about that not very techy

Novella

Just took this with my webcam so excuse the picture crapness!



Rimmel - Misty Jade.

crazy angel

ah perfect thread!

I'm currently wearing Yves Saint Laurent, Ultra Orange - great staying power

Ive been trying to find khaki green polish, ive tried the usual - gosh, rimmel (all brands stocked by boots)

any helpers?

Asphyxia

crazy angel wrote: »

ah perfect thread!

I'm currently wearing Yves Saint Laurent, Ultra Orange - great staying power

Ive been trying to find khaki green polish, ive tried the usual - gosh, rimmel (all brands stocked by boots)

any helpers?

Just a few that came to mind

Eyeko - Military Polish for Brave Nails


Zoya - Shawn


OPI - Here today... Aragon Tomorrow


MAC - Dry Martini

Valentina

crazy angel wrote: »

ah perfect thread!

I'm currently wearing Yves Saint Laurent, Ultra Orange - great staying power

Ive been trying to find khaki green polish, ive tried the usual - gosh, rimmel (all brands stocked by boots)

any helpers?

Models Own - Grace Green. You should be able to get it in most Boots I think.
Essie - Sew Psyched. I don't know where to get Essie in Dublin though?!

The Lovely Muffin

crazy angel wrote: »

ah perfect thread!

I'm currently wearing Yves Saint Laurent, Ultra Orange - great staying power

Ive been trying to find khaki green polish, ive tried the usual - gosh, rimmel (all brands stocked by boots)

any helpers?

Chanel do a gorgeous Khaki shade, its about €20 in BTs.

There's a few on eBay as well, though the bidding usually ends over £20 + postage so buying in BTs is cheaper, plus by buying in BTs you're guaranteed to get a genuine product, whereas with eBay you have to be very careful.

If you look on eBay for Khaki polish your bound to find something

The Lovely Muffin

Purple_Bobbin wrote: »

Chanel do a gorgeous Khaki shade, its about €20 in BTs.

There's a few on eBay as well, though the bidding usually ends over £20 + postage so buying in BTs is cheaper, plus by buying in BTs you're guaranteed to get a genuine product, whereas with eBay you have to be very careful.

If you look on eBay for Khaki polish your bound to find something

I've done a quick search on eBay and found these.

I've done a quick eBay search and found these

http://cgi.ebay.ie/NEW-OPI-PIRATES-CARIBBEAN-STRANGER-TIDES-KHAKI-/200616120212?pt=UK_Health_Beauty_Nails_Manicure_Pedicure_CA&hash=item2eb5a70f94#ht_500wt_1156

http://cgi.ebay.ie/Eyeko-Polish-Military-Khaki-/180677388579?pt=UK_Health_Beauty_Nails_Manicure_Pedicure_CA&hash=item2a11362923#ht_500wt_1156

http://cgi.ebay.ie/OPI-NAIL-POLISH-COLOR-CANT-TAMED-KHAKI-METALLIC-/130530721955?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e643cc0a3#ht_500wt_922

Dark Phoenix

brilliant thread idea i am a nail varnish addict I am currently drolling over the pictures pythia and purple bobbin posted while telling myself I do not need any more polishes!

My favourites at the moment are Nails inc in Jerymn Street and fashion fawn (the one that came free with instyle magazine). I have OPI elaphantastic pink on my toes

A lovely friend bought me a barry m shatter polish in pink yesterday can't wait to try it out i love the black one

Question from changing my nail polish so often my cuticles and the skin beside my nails is all gone awful - anything I can use to sort it out? and can anyone recommend an awesome top coat? Im using the sally hanson strengthening top and base coat at the moment. I ride horses a lot so my nails end up in bits its maddening when I've spent ages doing them!

emzibob

love the thread girls!! my favorite summer polish is rimmel's coralicious 60 seconds, it's a fab colour and lasts really well!! plus it drys super fast and i'm a disaster when it comes to waiting for polish to dry i always end up smudging it

Cherry Blossom Girl

Barry M- Berry Ice Cream.
Not my hand!

Jwacqui

Bright__Eyes wrote: »

Barry M- Berry Ice Cream.
Not my hand!

My favourite nail varnish at the moment!!

Vinta81

Novella wrote: »

Just took this with my webcam so excuse the picture crapness!



Rimmel - Misty Jade.

Snap, that's what I have on now too!

Hedwig

Bought a few Catrice nail varnishes in Dunnes today and very pleased with them they are so cheap as well, got 3 for €8.40! Gorgeous colours as well, I got:
'I Sea You' (lovely turquoisy green colour, wearing it atm!)
'I Scream Peach' (peachy/coral colour)
'Lost in Mud' (light brown, nude colour)

Wish they had a few more darker colours, but overall I am very pleased with them

The Lovely Muffin

Chanel - Rose Paradise is what I'm wearing today.

Like Papparazzi I am only wearing one coat as two coats take too long to dry as it's thick and it is glittery so two coats would be pretty shimmery/glittery.

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squeakyduck

Here are a few of my favourites....


Glo baby glo - "pinky and flirty"


ELF nail varnish - "teal blue" Probably my favourite out of the lot. It always gets compliments when I wear it!


Nail polish by H&M - "blue my mind"


ME ME ME - "rio"

Twee.

Got a manicure today for $8! It's Essie Spaghetti Strap.

Pretty much every "drug store" here has Essie and OPI for about $8.50, which is just under €6.




EDIT: Pic isn't great, sorry!

Valentina

Base coat: Sally Hansen Hard As Nails with Nylon
Colour: Nails Inc - Knightsbridge (one coat)
Top coat: Nails Inc Chelsea Bridge UV Topcoat

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Sugarbomb

Are elf nail polishes any good?

Hope this isn't going off topic mods, but i used to bite my nails when I was younger and now they are really stumpy looking and tear really easily. I would love to have nails like some of ye have in the photos (I know some are models) but they all look so pretty. Any advice??

The Lovely Muffin

Sugarbomb wrote: »

Are elf nail polishes any good?

Hope this isn't going off topic mods, but i used to bite my nails when I was younger and now they are really stumpy looking and tear really easily. I would love to have nails like some of ye have in the photos (I know some are models) but they all look so pretty. Any advice??

I had similar nails, I posted some information here which may be of help.

I definitely recommend trying the Diamond Strength Radiance Hand & Cuticle Polish and then trying either of these two.

http://www.sallyhansen.com/products/nails/nail-care/nailgrowth-miracle%E2%84%A2-salon-strengthening-treatment

http://www.sallyhansen.com/products/nails/nail-care/maximum-growth - I prefer this one as the other one smells horrible (imo). I use this daily and my nails are longer and strong and don't break as easily.

Another tip is, when you have some length in your nails, file them, once a week.

Asphyxia

Avon - Romance

Novella

Vinta81 wrote: »

Snap, that's what I have on now too!

How many coats do you have on?! I found it really light so I did 3! I never usually put on 3 coats though!

lil-ms-vodka

Essence nail polish, €1.29 in Pennys, Dunnes and lots of chemists
This colour is Everybody's Talking About!!
Discon from the range over the last few weeks :mad: :mad: Some chemists still have this, got a few bottles in a local one for 90cent each

squeakyduck

Sugarbomb wrote: »

Are elf nail polishes any good?
Any advice??

I think they are good. Any nail varnish I wear chips during my work day as I'm constantly opening the backs of phones. I get about 3-4 four days out of it on avarage! The colours are so much different to the nail varnishes you can get in pennys and the chemists!

Asphyxia

Sugarbomb wrote: »

Are elf nail polishes any good??

I love elf nailpolish I have a few bottles my favorite by far would be Champagne it's very different from anything I have. I can get a couple of days out of them without chipping which is brilliant for 1.70 nailpolish.

Dark Navy


Champagne


I'm swatching Party Purple at the moment

Vinta81

Novella wrote: »

How many coats do you have on?! I found it really light so I did 3! I never usually put on 3 coats though!

One coat wouldn't do me at all! Today I have two and it's fine, but like you sometimes I have had to go with 3! never found that with any of their other polishes.

Cherry Blossom Girl

squeakyduck wrote: »

Here are a few of my favourites....






Nail polish by H&M - "blue my mind"

What are the H&M nail polishes like?