(Part 2) Best products from r/PolishGauntlet

In Crimson Flame

1. My number 1 but that's crazy expensive so my number 2 is a toss up between this and this
   
   
2. I use to collect rubber duckies but I don't really have space to show them now. These days my collections tend to be in video games such as my pet collection in WoW.
   
   
3. I love creams, bright colors and blues. Although I have so many blues XD. With the warm weather at the moment in cali I've been loving bright vibrant colors.
   
   
4. I need a good cuticle oil, and a base coat. I've been using a strengthening base coat but I found out that it's not good to use a strengthening base coat all the time. Also in search of the perfect white. Since I go through it like crazy but its hard to find whites that don't go goopy about halfway through the bottle. Rhinestones are always a plus too.
   
   
5. My main hobby is video games. I play a lot of world of warcraft and diablo 3. I also love arts and crafts. Anything from drawing, painting, crocheting and ceramics just to name a few.
   
   
6. I love milk chocolate, not much into candies like gummies, or hard candies or anything that's mainly sugar. Tends to give me a stomach ache. Also can't stand black licorice XD. My all time favorite chocolate are mint aero bars but those are hard to find in the US.
   
   
7. I have a fubaby here he is. He loves soft toys and raw hide chews. He also needs a new collar.
   
   
8. Oh man this is a tough one. Honestly just receiving a box would make me go ape-shit XD. I also have an unnatural love for corgies and plushies.
   
   
9. Cadbrys chocolate. That stuff is the best. And it's Easter time so they have all the best stuff available.
   
   
10. I definitely tend to be a more bang for your buck kind of gal. But it's nice to get good quality stuff too so surprise me!
    
    
11. no spread sheet. I should probably make one. I need to sort out my storage situation first though.
    
    
12. Don't mind at all.

Thanks for yet another chance to score the best haul everrrrr! <3

Here we go!

1. Okay, so this one kind of is "boring" and all, but I LOVE it for its simplicity. It's a bold style while being sophisticated. I also reallllllly like this one and this super trippy one. So many taped lines! Yay!
   
   
   
2. Congrats on almost being in a bigger and better place! My truly terrible living arrangement occurred when I decided to leave my husband (then boyfriend) to find "true love" or prince charming or some shit. Not my brightest move. Turns out I totally didn't realize that having a well-established, financially secure, loving guy providing me with a 3/2 in a nicer neighbor actually considers him prince charming. Since I wasn't working at the time (college woes!), I could only afford $250 a month... Long story short I literally moved into a crack house. I wasn't aware HOW crack house it was until I got there, but I had no choice really. I'm also hardcore straight edge, so it was weird to say the least. I basically hid in my room 24/7 unless I was slipping out to classes. I got "robbed" 3 times while I lived there which meant all my saved up money kept going missing, and even worse my guns (self defense, woo) suddenly disappeared (again, stolen). I called after the 27th day because my life was clearly a wreck and I had made a very poor decision. Hubby came to the rescue, yayayay! We are happily ever after now, in a home that is not suck. :3
   
   
   
3. LOOK AT HIS TENTACLEY FACEEEEE!
   
   
   
   
4. So pretty, so tasty.
   
   
   
5. Is this too creepy? If you totally don't think so, you need it! She's adorable with her little bow and winky face. :3 If that IS too creepy, then perhaps you need this because everyone needs a favorite mug!
   
   
   If my luck happens to change and I somehow win the lottery, I would love the following colors!
   
   
   

• CLICK IT OR TICKET! <3
  
  
  
• Curve Ball
  
  
  
• Jewel
  
  
  
• Antique Rose
  
  
  
• After Sex
  
  
  
• Jam n Jelly
  
  
  
• Super Bossa Nova
  
  
  
• Cocktail Hour
  
  
  
• Charmuese
  
  
  
• Raspberry
  
  
  
• Who's She Red
  
  
  
• Pound Cake
  

1. You should listen to Say Anything. They are pretty much amazing. EVERY song on "...Is a Real Boy" is EXCELLENT. Seriously. Great stuff. Against Me! is also really good. Try "Walking Is Still Honest" and "Miami."
   
   
2. Here are my kitties playing with a Kitty Kong. They're cute.
   
   
3. OPI "Do You Lilac It?
   
   and Different Dimension "That Is SO Fetch!"
   
   I kind of have a thing for purples.
   
   
4. KB Shimmer "Rollin' With The Chromies" is just wonderful.
   
   KB Shimmer "Iris My Case" because it's amazing and purple and glittery AND has the perfect name.
   
   ORLY "Pixie Powder" is also gorgeous.
   
   Purple + glitter = win.
   
   ORLY "Miss Conduct" is also pretty amazing.
   
   
5. Have you ever watched Weeds? It's pretty hilarious! I also am now in the second seaosn of Dexter and it's pretty great!
   
   
6. Okay, this is my favorite Oreo cake recipe; I created it by mixing several recipes. Prepare a devil's food cake in a 9x13" pan as directed on the box, with the addition of crumbling one row of Oreos into the batter. While it is baking, prepare this hot fudge recipe. I will say that I usually double it, then pour off a small mason jar of it to give as a gift (I usually make this cake to take places) and then I use the rest in the cake. You could also purchase a jar of hot fudge. Once the cake is done baking, remove from oven and let cool 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, take the handle of a wooden spoon and poke holes into the cake. Pour a can of sweetened condensed milk into all the holes. Then pour the hot fudge on. Put cake in fridge for a few hours. I then like to make a frosting using an 8oz. block of cream cheese, half a cup of sugar, and a container of whipped cream. Mix in one row of crushed Oreos and spread over the cake. Refrigerate overnight. Before serving, crumble the last row of Oreos over the cake. It is epic. I promise. I am actually trying a Butterfingers variation of this for my brother's birthday party on Sunday! Sooo, yeah. Good times. Also, tax season rules! =)
   
   

Nail stuff is pretty broad but I'll see if I can help!

Dotting tools, striping tapes, rhinestones, and nail art brushes are great for her age bracket (and they have the added bonus of being super cheap!!)!

For a higher level of difficulty check out nail stampers with "plates". Here is a tutorial to show what those actually do, tutorial.

You know your kid better than I do, but at her age I would have loved a dedicated space for my "beauty supplies". Would a desk with a nail station be a welcome gift? If you live near an IKEA, get something like this and these for polish storage, each box fits 50 polishes easy! I would also get a desk lamp and some mason jars or whatever to hold the tools that are too big for the box. Maybe even a vanity mirror for when makeup becomes a thing. To keep the desktop clean and easily manageable I would get some cheap plastic place mats from the dollar tree.

Polish-wise, Sinful Colors is a cheap brand of polish found in most drug stores, usually around $2 a bottle, but the colors are nice and go on well (I own about 20 of them and use them often). For a person her age I probably wouldn't get too many of the more expensive brands like Essie on up, just because preferences are fleeting at that age. Eventually, you could dive into the deep scary world of independent polish makers (where all the pretty colors are!!)

Yayyy more gauntlets! Alright here it goes:

• Here is a cool geometric mani. I love it with the neons. I also really like this one. The different hues look really cool. [This}(http://www.pinterest.com/pin/115193702939043256/) last one is really cool with the gradient rays. Striping tape is fun but it takes some getting used to for sure. It's time consuming!
  
  
• Haha my house story. Well it's mostly my families terrible house story. My dad is a very frugal man. Ok just kidding he is cheap. So for most of my childhood we lived in the ghetto and by the time I got close to high school my mom wanted out of there so I could be closer to a better school. My dad says fine and starts looking for another house. We decided to rent and my dad says he has a "hookup". Turns out a guy he works with bought a pretty big house but his wife left him right after so he wanted to get back into something smaller and was willing to rent it out. The house fit our needs and was in a good area so my dad jumped on it. Little do we know he is doing this completely illegally. He is just making the house payment as if he was the guy. Just going right to the bank and paying it in his name and no one ever knew. Well 2-3 years later the guy freaking dies! We have no connection to him or his family and we didn't know what to do. We kept making the payment for like 4 years in this dead guys name and the bank never said a word until we moved out. Lol.
  
  
• Here is a cool picture of one. I love going to the aquarium and seeing these things. So weird looking lol.
  
  
• This recipe for the southern porch sipper sounds so tasty I think I might try it soon!
  
  
• What a cute mug!!
  
  
• Really Red, Super Bossa Nova, Curveball, After Sex, Pop Art Pink, Charmeuse, Raspberry, Pound Cake, Jewel, Brazilliant, Cocktail hour, Click it or Ticket!
  
  Thank youuuu!

1. Our Easter tradition is that my mom always gets us some form of an Easter basket. I'm 21 now, so it isn't an actual basket anymore, like last year it was a tumbler cup filled with candy, but we always get something like that.
   
   
2. Fact: The term Easter was derived from the Anglo-Saxon 'Eostre,' the name of the goddess of spring.
   
   
3. This is along the lines of what I am planning. It is Easter themed, but it isn't screaming BUNNIES AND EGGS AND CHURCH. I am planning on doing one grass and egg themed nail though.
   
   
4. This is super pretty! It isn't exactly Easter themed, but it is really pretty and pastel and perfect for Easter.
   
   
5. My favorite candy of all is in stores! I love the white chocolate M&Ms. But strangely I only like white chocolate with those. I hate that they only have them at Target. I love pretty much all milk chocolate. Dark chocolate isn't my favorite. Fruity candy is great! Cream eggs are all that matters. Peeps are good too. I am the only one in my house that likes them! I eat their eyes first so they can't see me eating them. And if you don't eat the ears off of a bunny first, what are you doing.
   
   Thank you so much!!!!

I use Zoya Purity ($7.75 Amazon), Zoya Christinna (pearly - $7.75 Amazon), OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls ($6.85 Amazon), and OPI Alpine Snow ($5.89 Amazon) for most of my white manis and I have had good results. They are all usually two-coater polishes just to even things out and prevent bald spots and streakiness, but I enjoy them :) China Glaze Dandy-Lyin' Around is another great pearly white that I love ($4.93 Amazon)!

I have also heard great things about Essie Blanc ($5.74 Amazon), China Glaze White on White ($4.75 Amazon), and Cult Nails Tempest is apparently a one-coater and perfection (though it is $12) :)

rain, rain get the f#!% out of here!

I found this gorgeous neon green on American Apparel's website. It's so pretty!

This is the brightest polish on my Amazon wishlist. And this is the brightest polish on my etsy registry. I just love sharing neon polishes! They're gorgeous!

Thanks for the gauntlet! And that's a super pretty color! :)

1. For the last 10 or so years, I was a nail biter. My nails were super short and nothing I did would last. I'd take having no artistic ability over having close to nothing to work with! Thankfully, in the past year or so I believe I broke the habit for good.
   
   
2. I have yet to own an indie, but Oh Splat looks like a jawbreaker and that's fun! There's also an indie polish somewhere that has star glitter and has a Doctor Who name to it, but I can't find it for the life of me right now.
   
   
3. WOW! Loving Will O The Wisp since it glows violet. That's just so awesome!
   
   Btw, nice to see a fellow teacher here! :) I only have a little over a week before my in-service starts...it feels so early!

• Etsy registry | Llarowe wishlist
  
• My collection
  
• Pinterest nail board
  
• Favorite colors: blues, greens, greys and orange/corals. Brand wise, I love Zoya, China Glaze and Essie. I dislike NYC, ELF and Julep.
  
• My BIGGEST lemming is Sation Holiday Golightly. I also really want any Hare or Happy Hands polishes on my wishlist, and any OPI Texas jellies that I don't already own.
  
• My favorite polish trend is circle glitter and matte glitter. I hate crackles, rhinestones, FIMO slices, bar glitter or shaped glitter (like stars or hearts). I like the idea of the sparkly Liquid Sand/PixieDust type polishes, but dislike the China Glaze or Barry M styles. Holos are wonderful. I typically prefer shimmers or cremes over glitter bombs, but if it's on my wishlist, I'd love to get it on my nails!
  
• I don't have a stamper, but I love these Winstonia plates and am considering starting to stamp just to use them.
  
• Chocolate or candies?. Some of my favorites are Fast Breaks, Take 5's, sour watermelons, cherry sours, coke bottle gummies and Razzles. But pretty much if it's a gummy or something chocolate, I'm happy! (Note: White chocolate is not chocolate and no one can convince me otherwise.)
  
• No allergies! I abhor the taste of Fruit Punch, though. It's like everyone took the worst parts of every fruit flavor and mushed them all together. Yuck.
  
• Some of my favorite movies are Almost Famous, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Moonrise Kingdom, Royal Tenenbaums and 500 Days of Summer. My favorite TV shows are Arrested Development, 30 Rock, Parks and Rec, Psych, Breaking Bad, Gossip Girl (don't judge me!) and Weeds.
  
• Two labs! Jake, who's a big black bear of a dog, and Tripp, who's a much wimpier lab-husky mix.

I think this is a great idea! C'mon spring!

• Ok, not mine, and unfortunately I couldn't find the owner's original site, but fortunately she watermarked her photo! I LOVE this Peeps inspired bunny mani.
  
• Mainstream #1: Zoya Haven
  
• Mainstream #2: China Glaze Re-fresh Mint
  
• Mainstream#3: ORLY Sparkling Garbage
  
• And last, but not least, Glam Polish Enchanted! Even looking at it now makes my heart do little flutters.

Happy Birthday! :) Hope it was great, and thanks for this gauntlet!

Seche Vite top coats were recently removed out of the CVS I live closest to :/ $4.84 :)

And for the song, if you like Kpop, Apink just released a new song: [Nonono.] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3XJQtJWKJM) It's super cute!

I think that everyone needs (Essie- licorice)[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0034E6IL4/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_Vl75tb1ZFHECS] it is the best black I have ever used!

Second would have to be (KBShimmer - Oh Splat!)[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AN44OKA/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_Jk75tb0ZYTMYP] because it's fun and pretty :)

And last I'm going to go with (IndigoBananas - Immortal Game)[https://www.etsy.com/listing/154174987/immortal-game-15ml-teal-crelly-pink-to?ref=shop_home_active_17] because it's a gorgeous teal color! :)


Annnnndddd markdown isn't working on mobile for some reason. Sorry! But the links are there :)

What a cute gauntlet!

• Here is an adorable bunny mani. I love their little faces XD
  
  
• China Glaze Rainbow
  
  
• OPI Black Cherry Chutney
  
  
• China Glaze Sunday Funday
  
  
• This ILNP is amazing! I'm resisting the urge to add it to my wish list.
  
  Thanks for hosting!!

You need Orly Glowstick. (BONUS that's my swatch :D) I love this color more than words. It makes your nails look like they are positively lit up. It's so glowy and beautiful. Best applied over white. It really is...unreal, unlike any color. My picture doesn't even do the glowy-ness justice.

EDIT: Oops, got so excited about glowstick I forgot to do my color of choice. A color I need is Too Yacht To Handle by China Glaze. I CAN'T GET ENOUGH TURQUOISE IN MY LIFE.

I have lots :) CG Def Defying is $4.63, CG Red Satin is $4.66, CG Surreal Appeal is $5, CG Whirled Away is $5.27, Essie Ballet Slippers is $5.79, and this stamper is $4.35. There's more options than that, so if I win you can look at those too if none of these tickle your fancy :)

I also have lots of favorite shows! I love Supernatural, Weeds, Pretty Little Liars, the new Hawaii Five-0, Scrubs, Grey's Anatomy, Psych, Fringe. (The bold ones are the ones I recommend you watch if you haven't seen them already)

edit to add Fringe. More may be added haha

Oh! Oh! I have six on my wishlist that are under 5.93! My favorite is LA Girl Provocative which is $2.99 WITH SHIPPING! You might even be able to polish 2 people if someone else has something that cheap! =)

I'm currently re-watching The Office which I love. I'll always love Scrubs and then there's this Canadian series called Slings and Arrows about a Shakespeare company which I think is hysterical. Good luck finding something new!

~Polish Uno

~Polish Dos

~Polish Drei

~Polish Quatre

~Polish Cinco

Disclaimer: A couple fit that I think with shipping might be over $15? If so and the numbers gods smile upon me, totally choose one of the other cheaper ones. Because when it comes down it, I just really like getting things in the mail. It makes me feel loved. <3 Fun gauntlet, good luck ladies! And gents if you are here!

Ooh, these are the best contest! Congrats on your paycheck! :)


Ruby Pumps is the red that I always see hailed as a "holy grail red." If it's the holy grail of reds, it obviously belongs in your collection! Here it is swatched - I think it's gorgeous! and so glittery!

8. I feel like I am in a similar place as you. BUT! Let's talk about nice things and rainbows. I got to visit home after a month passed at the ol' college again. And my doggy was happy to see me, and I took lots of pictures :)
   
   It'll be okay because yellow polish!

Either [China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy] or Ruby Pumps because a lot of girls here keep saying how awesome they are, plus red sparkles!

What I really want is Pretty and Polished Back To The Fuschia, most color change polishes I see are pretty when one color but not my thing when they switch, but with this one both shades are gorgeous and it has glitter and everything! KBshimmer Watercolor is also pretty!

Yeah they dry decently fast but it sounds like you need some of this. You can slather it on when your nails are still wet and it'll dry pretty quickly and look like glass.

Great contest, thanks for hosting!

China Glaze Turned Up Teal is $5.12 with shipping and is perfect for summer!

i also have i'm not lion on my wishlist. I love a good glitter :)

I LOVE YOU AND THE FLASH CONTEST AND CAP LOCKS! Please Reddit raffle, love me!

So my life right now is working at a day camp.... I do that all morning and then come home super exhausted from the heat and do nothing.... I SHOULD be working on my thesis and job hunting but that is turning into a slow to haulted process :/ Oh well!

You have options for one for me and one for you!

China Glaze Below Deck,

KBShimmer Where My Peeps At,

China Glaze I'm not Lion,

China Glaze Aquadelic

OPI Gettin Miss PIggy With It,

OPI Divine Swine

We share a lot! I think you should get CG Aquadelic because it has been on my wishlist since August of last year!

Sorry babes :/

I don't have any thing for stamping so [This would be fantastic] (http://www.amazon.com/Nail-Art-Double-Stamper-Scraper/dp/B002MZ8BK2/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1393874862&sr=8-8&keywords=nail+stamping+plates)

You know that everyone on here is here for you and if you need to just focus on something else I highly recommend Top Gear, one of their special episodes where they go to another country (seriously its hilarious and I don't even like cars)

It'll be okay sweety.

Thanks! It's W111 from the Winstonia set. :)

Budding Romance would be great!

YAAAAY for losing at least 8 lbs! You must be so happy! I'm excited for you :D

luvinpink you're awesome!!

this qualifies I think - $1.90...

1. Well let's see....I did this mani for my mom last Easter!
   
   
2. Mainstream 1, Mainstream 2 and HOMG how have I missed out on this one!?
   
   
3. I'm cool with it ;)

I use CG white on white. I love it and it's fairly cheap.

CG I'm Not Lion, CG Some Like it Haute, CG Turned Up Turquoise, Color Club Magic Attraction, and CG Glitz 'n Pieces are all $5 or under!

Congrats honey! [this] (http://www.amazon.com/China-Glaze-Polish-White-Ounce/dp/B0026NWQPQ/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=1ZM1D7VAFPDWA&coliid=I3RTSRQI0PIVG1) is only $4.13 and i need me a white

I think this is the same price as that other CG I posted earlier..
And since I already posted my face... here's a pen that is in my favorite type of green!

Thanks! The snowman and the snowflakes both came from a Winstonia plate from the first set.

i keep coming back to this gauntlet to look at peoples wls

so

both /u/Marykins and i have konad stamper sets on our WL, though i think they're actually different listings for the same item. its her oldest item on her wl, my 3rd oldest [listed nov. 1 2012, where as my oldest is from oct. 30th, so, hahah.]

anyway i think it is about time we get into stamping! do you stamp? we should all stamp and get SUPER FRUSTRATED BY IT.

Polish 1

Polish 2

Polish 3

Polish 4

Polish 5

Get a stamping kit - stamper here and some popular plates here! This is a good tutorial. I was hesitant to try it but just did right now and it's sooo cooooool!

Glitter! Congrats on Reddit Gold!!

I want Zoya Gilty so much! But it is sort of crazy expensive. $24 shipped.

Something more reasonable is China Glaze I'm Not Lion.

Omg /o/ You are so nice! I will totally pay it forward.

I'm somewhat confused about how to figure out shipping on these, so do any of these come out to less than $5? Seche Vite, Essie Protein Base Coat, or Stamper