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Pig Boots posted:So other than the neons mentioned a few posts up, are there any must-have Orly colors? Ulta has them buy 2 get 1 free and I'm tempted... Royal Velvet is awesome! Get it!
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| # ? May 12, 2012 10:42 |
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luscious posted:I want to like it and it is really great but it looks like your nails are all broken off and crusty to me noricae posted:somebeachsomewhere Awesome technique, but I also cringed a bit ('Eep, how did she tear off all her nails past the quick?'). Maybe sponge a tiny bit of yellow or yellower beige as sand? A star fish, sand dollar or seahorse would be neat though as accents. Good to know! I've definitely worried about that with this color before. I can't sleep (drat cat), so I'll work on some mixing and change that color up a bit! Thanks guys! Edit: Ok, so I did some mixing and sponged some extra color on the sand, but I wasn't sure how much more color that added. So out came the footprints and starfish! Do they still look like they're broken off?  Ugh, I think my thumb still does.
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Today I finally used Ants in My Pants. I put a layer of Essie Licorice down first. Usually I LOVE giant brushes, but the Spoiled line's are also floofy. The new regular Wet n Wild ones are awesome (same with Sally Hansen Salon Manicure) but I don't know why these are all fluffy and weird. Does anyone have tips for covering the whole nail plate up to the cuticle evenly? As you can see I took too much off during cleanup, tried to paint it back on and failed. I'm also mildly impaired muscular wise, especially in my hands, so if anyone has tips for a shaky bastard fire away.  The other mustache cat got her nails done too, she is a butt and likes to scratch my mom's new furniture. Sorry Reba, now you're fabulous. In other news, my wishlist of polishes is the smallest it's ever been! There's only a few left that I want badly enough to purchase. None of the collections lately have been that interesting to me. Those rumours that LA Colours Hardener/Strengthener is great under holos is true, btw. I only have the Colour Club ones though so YMMV, it was worth it for a buck. Since it's a hardener, should I just use it sparingly or is it okay to use as my regular base?
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| # ? May 12, 2012 13:42 |
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I was going to take more pics of Fuego's awesomeness yesterday but I managed to rip off a chunk of skin about a centimeter big off the tip of my finger at work and I don't want to share that. I will when its not as gruesome. This polish is still amazing and I love love love it. It's also lasting really well on me too. Usually polish wont last a whole day without chipping on me because my job is so hard on my hands but so far no chips except for the accident finger! You did an amazing job Rufus. 
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| # ? May 12, 2012 14:43 |
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anima posted:Today I finally used Ants in My Pants. I put a layer of Essie Licorice down first. Usually I LOVE giant brushes, but the Spoiled line's are also floofy. The new regular Wet n Wild ones are awesome (same with Sally Hansen Salon Manicure) but I don't know why these are all fluffy and weird. Yeah, the Spoiled brushes are kinda iffy. I like the size, but it's like they were shaped with a lawnmower -- so choppy! I've gotten a lot better at application since I first started my nail hobby, but I'm still a little shaky, so I finally took the advice of everyone here (and what bloggers use as well) and bought a thin, sharp edged makeup brush for clean-up. Dip it in a little acetone and use it to clean up around your cuticles, using the cuticle itself as a guideline. Now my polish looks a hell of a lot better and even lasts longer because when it floods the cuticles and dries partially to the skin, it becomes a weak point where the polish will peel up off the nail more easily.
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| # ? May 12, 2012 15:54 |
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somebeachsomewhere posted:This looks MUCH better! Seeing the details really helps 
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Chib posted:They are pretty much rock hard. It's Herome nail hardener sensitive. I really should have left polish off my nails until everything improved, but I couldn't resist trying out this chrome, even if I did a crap job with the application. In my experience, polish hasn't really hurt my nails. I think it's the taking it off with acetone-containing remover multiple times a week that has given me a similar problem.  I make sure to pamper my hands at least once a week (exfoliate and slap on a bunch of lotion) between applying polish. It seems to keep it in check - if I skip it, the peeling gets way worse.
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| # ? May 12, 2012 17:29 |
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Got my Fuego a little earlier this week, but was wearing my Spiderman finds. Finally got to use my "new" OPI Red Hot Ayers Rock (somewhere I will visit one day damnit) and put Fuego over it. Holy. poo poo. I also think that that is the best picture of my nails. Not bad for a cell phone camera really. drat shame my cuticles suck and make me bite them. And that I can't put top coat on just my nails.
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| # ? May 12, 2012 19:22 |
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My local Beauty Supply Plus started to stock Zoya and I got my name from the latest collection: Carly! 
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| # ? May 12, 2012 19:43 |
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I used my zoya opal today over my zoya Jem and omg, girls. This is the coolest thing ever. I'm so glad I bought opal because I live blue/green duo chromes and the flakes in opal are just that! Layered over the plummy color of Jem it is just absolutely Awesome! I'd post pics but I went in the hot tub today and suffered a lot of chipping
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| # ? May 12, 2012 20:20 |
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Rufus, I got my Fuego today...holy poo poo. I just did my nails yesterday morning, but it's definitely the next thing I'm using. Also, you can use my pictures of Potato (or anything else I post) if you want to.
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| # ? May 12, 2012 20:52 |
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Fuego is amazing!  And a touch of cupcake  http://www.flickr.com/photos/63476803@N03/7184405568/ hmmm I cant embed the little hand animation showing the colors Or I am doing it wrong.  The link its to flickr until i figure out how to post it properly. Hmm going to try to upload to youtube to post the link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9hYxP6BRww ok video works on youtube to 
Ninja Kitty fucked around with this message at May 12, 2012 around 22:38 |
| # ? May 12, 2012 22:14 |
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Yeah...I went outside and was really awed by how drat sparkly Fuego is. No picture can do it justice. And if you want to use any of mine, if they're usable, go for it. This was the best in outdoor light I could get. And it still seriously under plays it.
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| # ? May 12, 2012 22:33 |
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I couldn't agree more BerryBlood! Since I have a new camera I need to learn to use lol I thought a quick video (my first video btw LOL) would show how it looks like Fantasy Fire over OPI Russian Navy!! O btw Rufus did you use Luster base to make it? And how much did you put in roughly? I read somewhere takes 1/4 of a gram for one bottle... did you use that much? Ninja Kitty fucked around with this message at May 12, 2012 around 22:47 |
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I'm wearing Fuego on my toes. I figure no one wants to see my bony feet though, so no pics. Still, it is gorgeoussss. Instead, my current mani. First jelly sandwich I've done, consisting of CG Innocence and NOPI Rainbow in the S-Kylie, with other nails done up with CG For Audrey.  Pic featuring the painted-up binder I use to paint my nails on. And also for removing fibers from my brush with. Funny story, CG Innocence was one of the first polishes I bought when I started getting into nails back in December. I was super frustrated with how light and sheer it is because I didn't know it was a jelly -- or what a jelly was, at the time. Hadn't used it at all since then, but I was reading some recs for good jellies other day and  ed when I saw someone suggesting Innocence. Totally made me dig it out again and use it properly.
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Ninja Kitty posted:O btw Rufus did you use Luster base to make it? And how much did you put in roughly? I read somewhere takes 1/4 of a gram for one bottle... did you use that much? The weird thing about it was that it was very disappointing/muted when I first mixed it and then a day or day and a half later all the colors appear stronger in the bottle. It must take a while to dissolve fully, or there's some interference it does with the couple of drops of black I put in, so it seems to appear not as strong as you'd like it to be initially. I swatched it right after mixing and a few days later and it looks different (stronger) over black. Also, I recommend the 2-3 drops of black polish with duochromes. It doesn't affect the nail color much at all but the bottle color is very obvious (and mesmerizing). (Fumed silica in top coat update: suspends the duochrome (and similar) pigments fully and permanently, but spectraflair half sinks after three days. Ultrafine glitter is suspended, the rest is mostly sunk. Luster base (or maybe pearl base) clone it seems to be - which makes sense, it's milky white too; oh well!). Ninja Kitty, the duochrome pigments from the Spectraflair person on Facebook are the three Konfusion ones (if you haven't gotten them yet), and the duochrome/shifting glitters from Youmix are JDSU Chromaflair Chromashift glitters (identical to Ozotic Elytra glitters), and really, really, really, worth getting, at least a sample of. Noricae fucked around with this message at May 13, 2012 around 00:15 |
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So I know this makes me a bad polisher but... jelly sandwiches. I don't get it. I know the concept is jelly -> glitter -> jelly but is it done just so the glitter looks deeper or more muted or so it is glossier or what? I guess what I don't understand is why you wouldn't just do the glitter and then a normal top coat and then be done with it.
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Noricae posted:I'm not sure what Rufus used, but I think that's a lot. I used 1/8th of a gram (of the green/blue Konfusion, which is the only thing I have a small sample of right now) in a 0.5ml bottle with 3 drops of black polish and it's pretty strong. Do you have the TKB measuring spoons, if so which one would be used? Noricae posted:Also, I recommend the 2-3 drops of black polish with duochromes. It doesn't affect the nail color much at all but the bottle color is very obvious (and mesmerizing). K I will do that! Noricae posted:(Fumed silica in top coat update: suspends the duochrome (and similar) pigments fully and permanently, but spectraflair half sinks after three days. Ultrafine glitter is suspended, the rest is mostly sunk. Luster base (or maybe pearl base) clone it seems to be - which makes sense, it's milky white too; oh well!). Still awesome! I would be lost trying to do what your doing!! Noricae posted:Ninja Kitty, the duochrome pigments from the Spectraflair person on Facebook are the three Konfusion ones (if you haven't gotten them yet), and the duochrome/shifting glitters from Youmix are JDSU Chromaflair Chromashift glitters (identical to Ozotic Elytra glitters), and really, really, really, worth getting, at least a sample of. Wow you have all the specifics thats awesome!! I got the blue/green duochrome free with my Spectraflair purchase But I have yet to mess with it till I got some info first I did see the Youmix one and wanted to buy it but it's sold out. So far I have made 2 polish colors I am happy with before adding some glitter to them, one I may have both versions with and without glitter or micro glitters. Cause hey gotta have at least a little glitter! Is to many happy faces a bad thing? 
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MockTurtle posted:So I know this makes me a bad polisher but... jelly sandwiches. I don't get it. I know the concept is jelly -> glitter -> jelly but is it done just so the glitter looks deeper or more muted or so it is glossier or what? I guess what I don't understand is why you wouldn't just do the glitter and then a normal top coat and then be done with it. No it doesn't! I have never done a jelly sandwich.. ever! I don't see the point to be perfectly honest. I guess yes it does make it muted and deeper, but I like my glitter to be sparkly!
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MockTurtle posted:So I know this makes me a bad polisher but... jelly sandwiches. I don't get it. I know the concept is jelly -> glitter -> jelly but is it done just so the glitter looks deeper or more muted or so it is glossier or what? I guess what I don't understand is why you wouldn't just do the glitter and then a normal top coat and then be done with it. Don't worry about it, I don't get it either.
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Ninja Kitty posted:Do you have the TKB measuring spoons, if so which one would be used? I picked the blue/green duochrome too from the Spectrafair deal, hah! They restocked the youmix glitters this week (including all duochromes - came in a few days ago, mine was backordered actually), and they have the 15% off until tonight (check their new site, http://www.shopyoumix.com/). And no, you can't have too many smilies! I think jelly sandwiches are for making layers that look a bit more 3d? Or maybe to use up your polishes faster when you have too many transparent ones  edit: Nevermind, Ninja Kitty . Those glitters *were* in stock but sold out in the last 24hours. Insane!
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| # ? May 13, 2012 02:25 |
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As promised, here is a bad picture of Fuego over Zoya Venus. This is in natural lighting, where this combo will only show red and copper. Don't see the green much except under florescent lighting. The red looks cool over purple though
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Noricae posted:Not yet! Next week hopefully and then I will compare my "end of straw" measures with their drops/pinches,etc. OMG talk about roller coaster! I was OMG!! gotta go look then read down more and oh never mind ....
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Ninja Kitty posted:OMG talk about roller coaster! I was OMG!! gotta go look then read down more and oh never mind ....
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But hey I did save 15% on my order  Thanks for the heads up Noricae!
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| # ? May 13, 2012 05:01 |
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Caitlin posted:So, like, does anyone know of a place that sells Pa nail polish in the US for not $6 a bottle plus shipping? That's all I can find on Amazon for a few random bottles with crap selection. Caitlin are you talking about the Japanese brand http://www.dear-laura.com/jp/pa/index.html ? Which ones were you interested in? I'd be interested in a trade for US nail polish. They have a a lot of solid non-shimmery colors, and different glitters. But their base/topcoats are lovely and some of the glitters dissolve my base color. The bottles are all minis and cost ￥280 for regular colors and ￥380 for fancy foil glitters, etc.
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| # ? May 13, 2012 06:55 |
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Well, now I've gone and done it. I've ordered ALL of the Bundle Monster plates. Came out to less than $50 with priority shipping to Oz so I'm pretty excited! Hope at least some of my polishes are decent for stamping. I recently reached my 100+ polish mark... this is how my collection is looking at the moment:  I don't want to spend a motherload on acrylic racks/risers but I want all my colours to be on display at once on my desk hutch, preferably on one shelf instead of two... can anyone recommend a good way to do this? Also, here is my latest mani, I've worn it for a whole week (ugh I feel so yucky not changing it more often) and it was a lot more golden-warmy-purpley than it looks, this phone's camera is not nearly as good as it's supposed to be.  It's Rimmel Play Fast 'Art of Noise', Ulta3 'Antique Gold', Revlon 'Molten Metal' and BK 'Gold Glitter'. This is YOUR FAULT, nail thread! You ladies are awesome
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| # ? May 13, 2012 07:19 |
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Oh Noetry posted:Also, here is my latest mani, I've worn it for a whole week (ugh I feel so yucky not changing it more often) I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN. I'm at the point where even if I'm not bored with the colour, there's no tip wear or chipping etc., I still have to take it off after about three days because ew I change my clothes and underwear don't I  Another stupid psychological thing that may be linked to that - of all the times I get naked, 'having no clothes on' is no longer a sufficient condition for me to FEEL completely naked. I have to have naked NAILS too By the way! UK goons, the June issue of InStyle (with Eva Green on the cover) is gifting free Nails Inc. polishes. I picked up the pale pink just now, Peach Sorbet, but there's also Bluebell and Power Pink. Swatches here http://www.cherrysuedointhedo.com/2...style-2012.html
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MockTurtle posted:So I know this makes me a bad polisher but... jelly sandwiches. I don't get it. I know the concept is jelly -> glitter -> jelly but is it done just so the glitter looks deeper or more muted or so it is glossier or what? I guess what I don't understand is why you wouldn't just do the glitter and then a normal top coat and then be done with it. I just like the look of the submerged glitter, whether it's already in the jelly base or covered with a coat of plain jelly polish. I don't always like my glitter to be shiny, so putting it under a layer of jelly or a matte topcoat gives it an interesting look other than just OOOO SPARKLY. Don't get me wrong, I love me some loving sparkles, it's just fun to try a variety of techniques since I use glitter in basically every mani.
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Serella posted:I just like the look of the submerged glitter, whether it's already in the jelly base or covered with a coat of plain jelly polish. I don't always like my glitter to be shiny, so putting it under a layer of jelly or a matte topcoat gives it an interesting look other than just OOOO SPARKLY. That makes sense, I just wasn't really understanding what the "goal look" was supposed to be. Thanks for the insight jelly ladies!
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thousandcranes posted:Oh Noetry posted:Both of these are really pretty
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| # ? May 13, 2012 15:35 |
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Rufus, I just gotta say, I'm wearing Fantasy Fire right now and looking at all the pictures of Fuego, it's a dead-ringer for Fantasy Fire. It achieves the exact same look on the nail, without all the disappointment of looking way cooler in the bottle!
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| # ? May 13, 2012 15:49 |
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Thanks to everyone who gave me input on Orly colors! I have no idea how much of your advice I actually followed or if I made good choices though, since I placed my order on ulta.com while in the midst of a spectacular fever (sinus infection, yippee). I got: You're Blushing! (I think my recent engagement has made me a sucker for bridal/romantic collections) Rage Mysterious Curse Pure Porcelain Shine On Crazy Diamond Star Spangled (was torn between this or Royal Navy, but I have no reds yet, so I went with this) I also got Fowl Play from Amazon because ulta.com no longer had it. Also, I feel like being brave and posting a photo of last week's mani. Please pardon everything I did wrong, and the fact that it's kind of a crappy photo (glitter is a bitch to photograph). It looked way prettier in person, I swear! Sally Hansen Rockstar Pink over Wet 'n' Wild Buffy the Violet Slayer (who the hell names these things? My fiance laughed his rear end off at that godawful color name): 
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hi ladies, I have to work tonight so I'll mail the Floam out tomorrow and then get in touch re: payment
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Pig Boots posted:Also, I feel like being brave and posting a photo of last week's mani. Please pardon everything I did wrong, and the fact that it's kind of a crappy photo (glitter is a bitch to photograph). It looked way prettier in person, I swear! Sally Hansen Rockstar Pink over Wet 'n' Wild Buffy the Violet Slayer (who the hell names these things? My fiance laughed his rear end off at that godawful color name): I love the colors, and that is a hilariously bad name for a polish. I thought OPI's puns were bad, but that is just awful.
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| # ? May 13, 2012 19:57 |
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Pig Boots posted:Thanks to everyone who gave me input on Orly colors! I have no idea how much of your advice I actually followed or if I made good choices though, since I placed my order on ulta.com while in the midst of a spectacular fever (sinus infection, yippee). That polish is awesome, and so is your ring. What's up vintage engagement ring buddy!  edit: after googling, I just realized that I have that same SH polish, may have to steal your sweet layering idea....
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Serella posted:I love the colors, and that is a hilariously bad name for a polish. I thought OPI's puns were bad, but that is just awful. Thanks, they go quite well together! And yeah, there's also a "Sagreena the Teenage Witch" I noticed in the store. Also, I just got the Wet 'n' Wild Nail Pail and found these terrible names: 9.0.2.1 Orange How I Met Your Magenta Sage in the City Teal or No Teal The Wonder Yellows Fuchsia Rama (this one isn't *too* horrible) and also Clear Coat (thank goodness they didn't try to name it!) Nexus-6 posted:That polish is awesome, and so is your ring. What's up vintage engagement ring buddy! Sup! Thank you very much, it was my great-grandmother's ring. Yeah, if you have a nice purple to put under it, it looks really pretty! Pig Boots fucked around with this message at May 13, 2012 around 20:54 |
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Oh Noetry posted:
If you're willing to saw and paint stuff, use 2x4 lumber. Seriously. cut the length to match the width of your shelf, paint it a nice colour, and then stand them on the 2" side - the 4" side is actually only 3.5" and is the exact height of a bottle of polish. Stack a few in front of one another and you've got custom tiered shelves, with none the wiser as to exactly how ghetto they are.  Edit:  How my stash looked roughly a year ago. You can see how the (super-ghetto unpainted) lumber works out. Muffy_the_Diver fucked around with this message at May 13, 2012 around 22:20 |
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Pig Boots posted:(who the hell names these things? My fiance laughed his rear end off at that godawful color name): Haha, naming a clear coat. 'The Emperor's New Coat'? (By the way Orly Mysterious Curse = Orly Royal Velvet (self dupe), a great duochrome. One of those is a must buy if you like blues at all. Good choice!) Grats on the engagement, too!
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Noricae posted:Bad names always make me think of this site: Stupid Polish Names. OPI wins that race, but I think Buffy the Violet Slayer is on the site too. It's like some companies are trying to outdo OPI's terrible puns. I'm loving that site, thank you for that haha. I was thinking maybe it was a matter of budget beauty=budget-level puns...but I suppose it's just a nail polish in general thing. Yeah, I'm excited, it'll be my first duochrome! Thank you! The engagement is what kickstarted my foray into the world of nail polish...people were asking to see the ring and I was ashamed of my crappy nails haha. I also want to have nice nails when I get married, and I'm not risking infection from a salon, so I need to practice.
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