Why create a polish blog?
I spend so much time painting my nails, buying polish,
thinking of nail art designs, and talking about it, not to mention reading
polish blogs and forums online, that I thought it was about time I actually did
it productively. I want to share my hobby with other people!
How many polishes do you have?
If you ask most of my friends and colleagues, I have too
many! But I think I don’t have enough!
I probably have around 100 full sized polishes, and maybe 50
minis. Enough that they take up a bit of space, but not enough to warrant
trying to find something similar to a Helmer (we don’t have Ikea out here!). My
collection is growing though- I think I might be addicted! I know I don’t need
another sparkly polish, or another purple, but it doesn’t stop me from wanting
it.
What’s your favourite polish? What’s your favourite brand?
I don’t think I have a specific favourite polish- although
anything teal/electric blue is amongst my favourites!
My favourite regular brand is OPI- I like the range of
colours and the formula, and the fact they sell Mini Sets, which gives me more
opportunity to try different colours! I’ve recently tried Butter London for the
first time, and absolutely loved the formula- if it wasn’t for the price
putting me off (close to $40 a bottle!) I’d probably have a lot more of those
and that would be my favourite brand.
My favourite indie brands at the moment are Emily de Molly
for glitters-in-creams-or-jellies (what do you even call those types of
polishes?), and Lush Lacquer for glitter toppers. I need so many more of the
former, and have a ridiculous number of minis of the latter!
What polish do you most want to get your hands on?
I have a list of lemmings- polishes I desperately want!- as
long as my arm, and maybe I’ll post that here some time. There are some brands
I want to try and either haven’t gotten around to yet, or can’t because they’re
just not available out here: I’d love to try Julep and Deborah Lippman
polishes, but can’t seem to get either here. I haven’t seen any China Glaze
around either, and would love to see how that brand compares. Indie wise, I
hope to one day try a NerdLacquer polish, would love to see what all of the
fuss is about with Lynderellas, and love polishes with interesting bottles- so
brands like Daily Lacquer are definitely on my radar for ones to try in the
future.
Where do you buy your polishes from?
We don’t have that many places to get polish in NZ, or at
least in my part of it. Farmers is a department store here that occasionally
has great deals on OPI polishes, and is also the only place I’ve found here to get
my Orly base and top coats from. I get most of my OPI minis from TradeMe (NZ
version of Ebay) since they’re a bit cheaper on there.
For my indies, I get most of mine from Llarowe.com, as they
have a huge selection and, from what I’ve experienced, great customer service.
I also buy off Etsy quite a lot, although the postage charges can get
incredibly ridiculous at times. I’m always on the lookout for new indies who I
can buy from directly and will post to NZ, so if you have any recommendations,
let me know!
What are your nail polish goals?
To get my addiction under control and to get much better at
nail art. I do okay at the moment, but I’m very critical about my own nails. I’d
love to invent some themed nails, and I have a long list of ideas that really
just need some time, some patience, and maybe some new brushes. Also to make
some new friends via blogging! I’ve spent months and months lurking, reading
blogs but being too shy to comment, so hopefully through blogging I’ll meet
some like-minded people!
Worst polish related moment?
It’s a bit embarrassing- In one shopping trip, I bought
Nicole by OPI ‘Rainbow in the S-Kylie’ because I’d been lusting after OPI
Rainbow Collection, and a guillotine slicer for the kitchen. That night, I
painstakingly painted my nails with the glitterbomb, waited for it to dry, and
started making dinner. I decided to thinly slice the carrots, got distracted
and- bam!- sliced the tip off my left index finger.
It was horrific and bloody and painful, and after an hour,
when it hadn’t stopped bleeding, I went to the urgent doctors. When they
unwrapped my makeshift bandage, the first thing I asked was ‘How’s my manicure?’.
I blame it on wooziness from loss of blood!
That was six months ago and although my fingertip grew back
pretty quickly, it’s still occasionally tender and the nail bed hasn’t fully
reattached. And I struggle to use the polish, since I can’t help picture what
it looked like on the half a nail that was still attached.
Best polish related moment?
Any time someone comments on my nails to say how great they look! It’s always a huge boost to hear that other people like what I’m doing with my nails! People in shops, my students, comments online when I post pics- they always give me a huge smile. It makes me happy when I look at my nails, and it’s nice to know looking at them makes other people happy too!
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