Talk it Out Tuesday: Where has all the magic gone?

I feel like with many people everything was better "back in the day". TV shows were better. Movies were better. Candy was better. Nail polish was better...

Remember the days of Revlon Street Wear and Sally Hansen Nail Prisms? Where have those days gone?

Have you seen eBay prices on rare nail polishes? For example, Essie Starry Starry Night and Clarins 230 can go for hundreds of dollars and eBay. Many of the older OPI DS polishes are discontinued and your only luck of finding them is in dusty stores, blog sales, or paying $15+ for them on eBay or Amazon. Same goes for older China Glaze holographic polishes. Amazing glitters from Revlon Street Wear I see selling for $25+.

Why are these beauties not being produced anymore for the mainstream market? Obviously, these polishes at some point were reasonably priced and easy to get our hands on. What makes these polishes so rare these days?

I hear that it has to do with the pigments in these polishes. I hear that that "color-shifting" pigment in Clarins 230 is no longer produced. I also hear that the better holographic pigments are more expensive these days? I don't doubt some of these claims, but I wonder if it's entirely impossible for major company like OPI or Sally Hansen to get their hands on it? I wonder if they figure they don't have the market for those types of polishes anymore?

What do you think the deal is? Why are we not getting these magical polishes anymore? What types of polishes would you like to see again? What polishes do you miss most? 

Let me know your thoughts in the comments!

Happy Tuesday!


P.S. Be sure to check out my facebook page where I'll be continuing the conversation.

Milani Gems Matiffied!

I just want to remind everyone that I now have a Facebook fan page. You can like it on the right sidebar, that is if you like me! :P

One of the nail trends I never got into was matte polish. There is something about the look and the texture that bothers me. The few matte polishes I own I always add top coat to. It wasn't until I saw this post on Ali's Nail News, that I knew I had to get a matte top coat just for this reason. Glitter with matte top coat is amaizing!

Milani Gems over WnW Black Creme topped with Essie Matte About You

This is amazing! I love the look of this. I still don't care for the texture of my nails mattified, but I'll make a compromise for this look! I think I actually prefer this glitter matte than shiny. :)

Happy Monday!

Share With You Sunday: 8/8/11-8/14/11

 I now have a Facebook fan page for Imperfectly Painted. You can like it on the right hand sidebar. I still have my Facebook account you can friend as well. I'll be using the fan page for blog updates and chit-chat on blog-related/nail things.

If you have any links to share for this week you can submit them here. If you submit them later in day, and you don't seem them added to this post they will be added to next week's post. :)

Picture of the Day:

These were my purple polishes a little over a year ago. I'm pretty sure this has doubled since then...:-/

Nails:
Let Them Have Polish does an amazing guest post for Also Known As.
Enamel Girl teaches us how to create a dry marble manicure.
GildedNails shares with us a preview of upcoming OPI collections.
Girly Bits shares with us her flowers manicure. 
Life and Polish swatches Nfu-Oh 51
Varnish Vixen shows us how she wore OPI Sparrow Me the Drama.

Beauty:
luvlifebeauty does a FOTD using a trio from the WnW Dream Weavers collection.
Vampy Varnish reviews the Fall 2011 MAC Basics collection.


Miscellaneous:
Cult Nails is having a donation based raffle for a bottle of her "Unicorn Puke" polish all donation entries go towards the HollyRod Foundation.
Julep is starting a monthly sneak peek box program called Julep Maven with nail polish and nail products.

What You're Loving:
Make-up/Music/Money/Me shows us with one hairdo how she got 3 different looks.
DeyiMizu reviews some colors from Dr. Remedy's Hot Hot Summer collection.
Gotham Polish shares with us an awesome beauty supply location in NYC.
Mimi's Manis reviews Dr. Remedy's summer collection.

Happy Sunday!

Bottle Spam Saturday: Lilac/Lavender Edition

Lilac/Lavender bottle spam won this week! This has to be one of my favorite categories of color as far as nail polish goes. I'm actually surprised I didn't have more of these. Oh well! Enjoy!

Be sure to vote for next week's bottle spam.

 

 China Glaze No Way Jose, Electric Lilac, Spontaneous, & IDK

 OPI Do You Lilac It, DS Original, Planks A Lot, Savina Wisteria, & Purple Hologram

 Zoya Zara, Dannii, Sally Hansen Lively Lilac, Lacey Lilac, & Orly Frolic

 Sinful Colors Beverly Hills, Verbena, Illamasqua JoMina, NYX Girls Golden Lavender, & Joe Fresh Iris

Maybelline Goody Plum Drop, Milani Hi-Res, & Essie Nice is Nice

Happy Saturday!

Barielle Slate of Affairs

Sorry I missed you guys yesterday. It was rather hectic for me. I've been a grumpasaurus this week. I can't shake it! I just have a lot of little stressors going on and there is always something on my mind that is either worrying me, annoying me, or bothering me. You ever have that? I don't want to whine and pout, or be like "boo hoo me". I just wish I could snap out of it! Any suggestions?

I do have a pretty polish for you today. In fact, since this is my only low key day this week I will be having a major swatch-a-thon. I have a basket full of pretties to swatch for you! This polish I'm showing you today is Barielle, it's quite the looker!

Slate of Affairs

Slate of Affairs is a slate blue with a light blue microshimmer.

Isn't this a beauty? I'd want my bedroom this color! This is one of those polishes that I don't really have much to say about other than I love it. :P

Happy Friday!