I guess there comes a point in every nail polish hoarder collector’s life where you realize that you kind of have all the colors out there. There will always be slight finish variations, but the base colors will all start to resemble each other. Today I was looking at Zoya Breezi wondering what do do with it. Once I painted my nails with it, I immediately saw OPI Suzi Says Feng Shui. Do I really want the same colors a million times just by different brands? YES!
Ok, maybe not but I am starting to rethink my nail polish purchases. Once the excitement of buying new stuff wears off, I am not that happy that I am so easily duped. Since I haven’t been purchasing nail polish this month, I realize that it’s not really a big deal. I’m not saying I don’t love nail polish anymore. I guess I am saying that I need to be much more practical with my nail polish purchases.
Breezi is such a pretty color. I am just so into these blues. The formula was perfect and I only needed two coats. It dries very glossy, but I still topped it with Poshé.
I did some konading on top of this, but I just did such a crappy job with it that I didn’t even take pictures. It’s just kind of sloppy and crooked.
To quote one of the funniest teen movies ever:
Tai: Do you think she’s pretty?
Cher: No, she’s a full-on Monet.
Tai: What’s a monet?
Cher: It’s like a painting, see? From far away, it’s OK, but up close, it’s a big old mess.
So that’s what my nails are like: from a distance they look fine, but up close they look like a mess.
How was your Monday? I still have to drag myself to the gym. I feel gross today. I’m getting cramps. 🙁 Blaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Yep, Breezi and Suzy Says Feng Shui are exact dupes. Found that one out myself lol
I watch Clueless every time it is on tv. My husband always tries to skip over it too fast for me to notice, but oh, no. One line and i'm like "TURN IT BACK!!" lol
I am getting pretty annoyed with all the dupes. 🙁 I always forget what I have or don't recognize the dupes until I get hopme.
I always watch Clueless too. It's so hilarious!
I've got all my polishes swatched on nail wheels. I have seriously debated punching a hole in all of them and hooking them together with a ball chain so i can carry them in my purse. I was trying to explain the usefulness of this to my husband, who just looked at me like i grew antlers. I guess it wouldn't be the easiest thing to put in my purse; i have like 40 of them :/
I've thought about that too! However, I also think that sometimes polishes are super deceptive so you never know how it's going to dry once your nails. If I saw someone do that at the store, I would consider her an instant friend. lol
we can return polishes to the store, right? i might start doing that if i realize i've been duped or the formula just sucks. i love zoya, though. this is a really cool blue. hopefully you feel better 🙂
I don't know if nail polishes can be returned…never even crossed my mind. lol
Zoya is pretty awesome!
Yep, Breezi and Suzy Says Feng Shui are exact dupes. Found that one out myself lol
I watch Clueless every time it is on tv. My husband always tries to skip over it too fast for me to notice, but oh, no. One line and i’m like “TURN IT BACK!!” lol
I am getting pretty annoyed with all the dupes. 🙁 I always forget what I have or don’t recognize the dupes until I get hopme.
I always watch Clueless too. It’s so hilarious!
I’ve got all my polishes swatched on nail wheels. I have seriously debated punching a hole in all of them and hooking them together with a ball chain so i can carry them in my purse. I was trying to explain the usefulness of this to my husband, who just looked at me like i grew antlers. I guess it wouldn’t be the easiest thing to put in my purse; i have like 40 of them :/
I’ve thought about that too! However, I also think that sometimes polishes are super deceptive so you never know how it’s going to dry once your nails. If I saw someone do that at the store, I would consider her an instant friend. lol
we can return polishes to the store, right? i might start doing that if i realize i’ve been duped or the formula just sucks. i love zoya, though. this is a really cool blue. hopefully you feel better 🙂
I don’t know if nail polishes can be returned…never even crossed my mind. lol
Zoya is pretty awesome!
I don't have as many bottles as you, but I feel the exact same. Colors have to be VERY unique and interesting to catch my attention now. I gotta stop looking at reds and pinks. I bought a glow in the dark one! That'll be cool, right? LOL. I'm very selective right now. I don't have Suzi Says Feng Shui or Breezi, but do you find that everyone is duping everyone? I mean, the OPI Spiderman collection has exact dupes for both Chanel Graphite AND Chanel Peridot….in the same collection…Kinda mind boggling.
I don't have any glow in the dark polish so that sounds interesting!
Everyone is copying everyone else. The most blatant and shameless copier is Jessica polishes. They put out 100% dupe collections for Chanel trios. It doesn't bug me as much because I am not about to pay for Chanel so it's always nice to make the colors accessible to everyone. It's just kinda…tacky? I dunno. But everything is based on something else so who am I to judge? lol
I don’t have as many bottles as you, but I feel the exact same. Colors have to be VERY unique and interesting to catch my attention now. I gotta stop looking at reds and pinks. I bought a glow in the dark one! That’ll be cool, right? LOL. I’m very selective right now. I don’t have Suzi Says Feng Shui or Breezi, but do you find that everyone is duping everyone? I mean, the OPI Spiderman collection has exact dupes for both Chanel Graphite AND Chanel Peridot….in the same collection…Kinda mind boggling.
I don’t have any glow in the dark polish so that sounds interesting!
Everyone is copying everyone else. The most blatant and shameless copier is Jessica polishes. They put out 100% dupe collections for Chanel trios. It doesn’t bug me as much because I am not about to pay for Chanel so it’s always nice to make the colors accessible to everyone. It’s just kinda…tacky? I dunno. But everything is based on something else so who am I to judge? lol
I feel ya on wanting to be a LEEEETLE more selective about polish purchases. I always get excited about new polish collections but then I think to myself "How exciting, REALLY, is a shade that's like thismuch different than 3 you already have?!" The answer: Not that freakin much. No one's gonna notice you're wearing Aquadelic instead of Fly or even For Audrey. What catches eyes are pristine nails and interesting nail art. Instead of buying more polishes I'm trying to use more designs on my stamping plates and do more nail art. But… that being said I actually do want that one green from the Spiderman collection. I think it's the Graphite dupe but considering I don't wanna spend $20 for a polish and I can get OPI for $8.50 tops I really don't care. It's annoying when so many collections just recycle the same colors we've all seen, but in their defense…. there are only so many colors. What I want is: Square glitter! And not from Etsy stores you have to stalk to get your hands on a $15 bottle. I don't expect you to get behind me on this one but dangggg… I like square glitters!
I feel ya on wanting to be a LEEEETLE more selective about polish purchases. I always get excited about new polish collections but then I think to myself “How exciting, REALLY, is a shade that’s like thismuch different than 3 you already have?!” The answer: Not that freakin much. No one’s gonna notice you’re wearing Aquadelic instead of Fly or even For Audrey. What catches eyes are pristine nails and interesting nail art. Instead of buying more polishes I’m trying to use more designs on my stamping plates and do more nail art. But… that being said I actually do want that one green from the Spiderman collection. I think it’s the Graphite dupe but considering I don’t wanna spend $20 for a polish and I can get OPI for $8.50 tops I really don’t care. It’s annoying when so many collections just recycle the same colors we’ve all seen, but in their defense…. there are only so many colors. What I want is: Square glitter! And not from Etsy stores you have to stalk to get your hands on a $15 bottle. I don’t expect you to get behind me on this one but dangggg… I like square glitters!
Just reading "square glitters" gave me the heebie jeebies. See, it's not that I don't like the way it looks, I just hate the drama with removal. And even worse, I hate the rough feeling of glitter on my nails. It's like if the glitter is rough and snags on my clothes, I get the nails on the chalkboard feeling. I am trying not to use pure acetone as much anymore and that's the only way I know of to remove glitter so I guess I'll just stay away.
I doubt that I will ever be interested in all those Etsy polishes because of all the drama surrounding demand and supply…just like the drama with Lynderella polishes. Totally not worth it for me but I can see why people love them.
I was being kinda morbid yesterday and I wondered what people would think if I died and they saw all my nail polish and make up. They would think I was insane. I think I should have a will and leave it to people whom I know will actually appreciate it. I know I have thousands of dollars worth of nail polish which kind of horrifies me.
Just reading “square glitters” gave me the heebie jeebies. See, it’s not that I don’t like the way it looks, I just hate the drama with removal. And even worse, I hate the rough feeling of glitter on my nails. It’s like if the glitter is rough and snags on my clothes, I get the nails on the chalkboard feeling. I am trying not to use pure acetone as much anymore and that’s the only way I know of to remove glitter so I guess I’ll just stay away.
I doubt that I will ever be interested in all those Etsy polishes because of all the drama surrounding demand and supply…just like the drama with Lynderella polishes. Totally not worth it for me but I can see why people love them.
I was being kinda morbid yesterday and I wondered what people would think if I died and they saw all my nail polish and make up. They would think I was insane. I think I should have a will and leave it to people whom I know will actually appreciate it. I know I have thousands of dollars worth of nail polish which kind of horrifies me.