(Part 2) Top products from r/PolishGauntlet

I don't really ever splurge that much at once on myself, but one of my favorite slightly pricey items is Pandora jewelry. If you don't know anything about it, their website is here. It is a modernish charm bracelet, and they are really fun. My husband usually buys me a charm or two for the major holidays each year. I am going to link you some pictures on the assumption you don't know anything about pandora. lol

To start you will need a bracelet. They have several types, but I recommend the normal silver or oxidized silver bracelet. The charms are threaded beads that screw on, so there are two raised areas with threads on the middle of the bracelet to let you space your charms out. The sell clips that go over these areas and lock on, I recommend getting 2 of those right away as well. Then you pick out any of the hundreds of charms they have. They have some amazing ones. My favorites are the koala bear, the seashell, the dragon, and this flower. There are so many it is impossible to choose when you start.

Now, assuming you want to start this, most of their charms are $25-40ish or more if they have gold or gemstones. So it doesn't have to be a super pricey thing, and you can add to it a little at a time. The bracelet is $65 I think, BUT! If you could handle waiting until I think September 19th-22nd, Pandora does a sale where you get a free bracelet when you spend $100. Its a really good deal I think, I usually have my husband wait a month and get me presents for our anniversary in September rather than August.

Their site will tell you where stores are for you, it looks like there are at least a couple where your amazon wishlist is set to, (I hope that's not stalkerish of me! I didn't want to recommend all this and then find out you didn't have a
Pandora store.) but there are bigger stores that would carry more of their stuff to the south of you. And most places will let you do two transactions and get 2 free bracelets, so you could try two of their styles. They just came out with a bangle that looks neat and I think that will be the free one I get next month for our anniversary which is this month. Heh.

All that being said, going back to WORK SUCKS! I wish you good luck and I hope it isn't too terrible for you. Hugs! Spoil yourself really well with something amazing!

I am really lemming the rest of the Color Club holos, and would love either Angel Kiss or Cosmic Fate as I don't have anything like those colors. Thanks for the fun contest! I enjoy talking about Pandora as much as I enjoy talking about nail polish. Haha.

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!!)

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! :)

Yaaaay!! Round 2 here we go!!! Haha thanks for the gauntlet love <3

1. Striping tape - might have to try this one myself! It looks so cool :) simple yet stunning nice pop of color and bonus storage idea
   
2. Well I loved outside of Atlanta Georgia until I was 2 and then we lived with my uncle for a couple months in NH until we got an apartment and then I've lived in the same house since I was 3 haha so not really any bad stories. But vacation wise there was about 3 or 4 years in a row that we went to western NY to stay with family for New Years and I got the stomach flu all those 3 or 4ish years in a row :/// it was horrible and not fun at all because I wanted to spend time with my family but also felt like I wanted to be at home but obviously couldn't because we were 8 hours from home hahaa.
   
3. this ones cool, freaky but cool
   
4. pink moscato lemonade I haven't personally tried it but it sounds delish!
   
5. these are pretty cool :)
   
   I would like of I won: 1.super bossa nova 2.charleston 3.curveball 4.fifth avenue 5.raspberry 6.watermelon 7.braziliant 8.after sex 9. Cocktail hour 10. Uptown taupe 11.pound cake 12.who's she red
   THANKS AGAIN! :D

• 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.

Striping tape manis:
Here's one that I did which isn't too hard. I've also always wanted to try this one.

The house I lived in during most of university was a nice house but had an awful landlord. He wouldn't give us any notice that he was coming and randomly enter the house... once when I had just gotten out of the shower. Creepy and illegal.

Here is a picture of a European cuttlefish I took at the Toronto aquarium. I too love sea life. Here is one of four Carribean reef squid I saw while snorkeling in the Dominica.

Drink: Take a half a can of of frozen lemonade mix, half a can of frozen orange juice mix, a cup of sprite/7up or gingerale, and 1-2 cups of ice. Blend together. Delicious citrus slushee. Add optional rum.

I think these sunglasses are pretty adorable.

EDIT: Essie list :)

• curve ball
  
• raspberry
  
• china doll
  
• super bossa nova
  
• charlseton
  
• uptown taupe
  
• pound cake
  
• vanity fairest
  
• jewel
  
• antique rose
  
• pop art pink
  
• jam n jelly

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.

~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!

In Crimson Flame

Thanks for having this! The box looks AMAZINGGG

1. Number 1 is expensive so here's number 2
   
   
2. Not really!
   
   
3. I am not very picky! I like most things (especially shiny things) but I am not a huge fan of jellies or neutral polishes.
   
   
4. I do not own a nice file or cuticle cream...or a basecoat...yeah I'm the worst prepper
   
   
5. I love baseball more than the average person does (Go Dodgers!)
   
   
6. Ooooh I love treats. Dark chocolate, gummy bears, sour thingies, all of the things
   
   
7. I do not have any of those thingies. Roommates have pet allergies so no furbabies :(
   
   
8. Honestly anything you put in that box I'm going to adore because it's such a nice thing! Anything I see off my wishlist will make me smile
   
   
9. Dark chocolate is a really safe bet
   
   
10. No allergies! I don't like caramel or milk chocolate (unless it's mixed with peanut butter...then mmmmm). I would probably prefer a more expensive polish to several drug store ones.
    
    
11. I do not but think lots of Essie and not so much of anything else!
    
    
12. I do not!
    
    Thanks again :D

I would absolutely love to have Nubar - Treasure because that halo is absolutely beautiful and I love pinks!

Thanks for hosting this!

Here are two striping tape mani's I love, both because of the color and design! Mani #1 and Mani #2

This cephalopod lamp is AMAZING and I want one so bad.

Nothing says tasty summer beverage to me like a delicious "sonic" cherry limeade (copycat recipe)

How about some adorable Hello Kitty Sunglasses?!

As for a terrible apt story, I remember the first apt we lived in when we moved to Seattle as a kid was a one bedroom on the top floor right on the on-ramp headed down town. My sister and I shared a pull out bed while my mother slept on the cushions on the floor. We had one small black and white tv and a chair to sit and watch it from, and the only light the apt had was either the bathroom or small kitchen overhead light. At night I would fall asleep to the feeling of the building shaking from the mac trucks driving past either on the ramp or already on the high way. Really the only good thing about that place was the amazing view of the city at night.


As for my list, the only ones I REALLY want are pound cake, capri, vanity fairest, who's she red, pop art pink, raspberry, watermelon, and charmeuse. I know that's not 12, but those the ones that struck me as the coolest...really I would take any of the red/orange cremes :)

I can't win both?! LAME ;)

El cheapo BRUSHES. I've decided that you can't have too many of the skinny ones :)

I just realized you specifically said POLISH. Lol. Here's the cheapest polish...though I feel like the prices change every time I click on my WL

Llama face. Llamas are pretty, right?

Great contest, thanks for hosting!

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

Squee, that's exciting! :D

This is an adorable baby boy mani, stork and all!

I've been thinking about picking up Cosmic Fate for awhile, but I'm not participating in the indie exchange, so anything on a wish list is fair game.

Gotta love a good gift card! CG Flying Dragon!

LOVE
My plans are to not go crazy during this tax season (my job) and to hopefully help my husband find a job that he is comfortable with (he lost his after 5 years last April). So, pretty much my goal is for the 4 of us to survive and get back on our feet.

Here is probably one of my favorites, [ombre nails] (http://i.imgur.com/8dsjAio.jpg) and to keep with the theme here is an item that's [blue]
(http://amzn.com/B003I8FQ6O). Thanks for the great contest! :D

just did this last night! i was really excited to get my hands on some wing dust polishes. this is somewhere out there and its lovely. It'll be okay!

edit: forgot this. color club wild at heart!

But it's only May 1st D:! [these pretties!] (http://www.amazon.com/SODIAL-3000-Mixed-Colours-Shapes/dp/B008U1Q4DI/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=3B40O49VRCSVW&coliid=IG9G10QXOJ54N) are 1.72 with free shipping! woohoo!

Ohh boy, that's ok! These lovely gems are $1.82 after shipping right now, but it's only May 1st so you could still find something better!

/u/unicorntentacles and I both have nubar prisms treasure. I think we all need this polish cause its just so prismatic ;) also i love her taste and am gonna add some others to my list now lol!

1: oh hey errmagerd! Thanks for the contests!

2: such nail art - Star Wars mani. I worked really hard on this one.

3: this is how we do it - I wish I had a secret for nail care! I've tried SO many products recommended here (and given them each a month of use) with no luck - but maybe one will work for you: Sally Hansen Complete Care, OPI Nail Envy Original, OPI Nail Envy Maintenance, ORLY Bonder, and Nail Tek. Still my nails peel at the tips. I really don't know what to do, aside from keeping my nails trimmed short or not polishing at all. I'm trying this by Sally Hansen, now. I've only been using this for one week, so it's too early to tell. I do use cuticle oil, and like most people here, I use Emerald & Ash (as well as Rainbow Honey & Essie Apricot Oil) - though, I'm not as religious about it as I probably should be. I tend to wait until my cuticles look in rough shape. >.>

Orly Glowstick is the brightest polish I know of. So, rain, rain get the f#!% out of here!

It's supposed to be nice here today. I'm glad, since it's usually shitty on my days off.

You know what? I don't own Glowstick. I added it to my wish list.

Orly's glowstick seems really cool, and I don't have a color like it!

Life story- going on vacation on Tuesday and I'm SO EXCITED

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

These are my favorite contests!!! Sadly, (not really though) someone just mystery polished me Wild at Heart which is the only thing under $6 we've got in common!

However, we're both gonna need OPI Nail Envy Maintenance Formula!! I can't believe how amazing my nails are after using Nail Envy for 7 months, and I'm running out of the Strengthening. I can't wait to try the Maintenance formula!!!

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 ;)

polish a

polish b

polish c

polish d

polish e

eheheh, this was bunches of fun.

We both have Color Club Holo in Peach on our WL.

I only own one Color Club and it's lonely hehe. Seriously though its drool worthy and has great reviews :)

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

Polish 1

Polish 2

Polish 3

Polish 4

Polish 5

Can you tell I'm a Zoya freak atm? XD

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

Colors from my List (take your pick of either one both under $10):

• Spring Bright
  
  
• Summer Bright
  
  The bright manicure:
  
  
• Brightest Mani
  

These babies or maybe these babies But it's only May 1st :)

Nubar Sparkles Collection - Night Sparkle

ModLacquer - Lightning Lime

ModLacquer - Stellar Nail Polish

GothicGalaLacquers - Rainbow in a bottle

Zoya - Myrta

It's Night Sparkle. I'm going to do some pretty taping with Zoya Storm.

I know its kinda boring but this goes by so fast, especially if you do your nails 3x a week like I do.

nail envy

My go to bunny mani

Neonapolooza

Thermal Gel

Butt Taco ManGlaze for H2

We both Need Wild at Heart.

I was going to say Skyfall but someone beat me to it!

• Polish 1
  
• Polish 2
  
• Polish 3
  
• Polish 4
  
• Polish 5
  
  
  Did I do that right??
  
  edited because numbers redundant!
  edit 2 - I figured I would make this like the others!
  

Polish 1

Polish 2

Polish 3

Polish 4

Polish 5

[Model City Polish Strawberry Jam](
http://www.etsy.com/listing/104964256/strawberry-jam-full-size-nail-polish?ref=correlated_featured)

China Glaze It's a Trap-eze

Orly Miss Conduct

OPI Gone Gonzo

OPI On Her Majesty's Secret Service

Ok here's my s scavenger hunt list :)

1. Malificent nails because she was the best evil queen ever!
   
   
2. Corgi gif
   
   
3. ridiculous picture I am odd :)
   
   
4. Shakespeare - Hell is empty and all the devils are here.
   
   
5. kitty vidy
   
   
6. manicure because screw you striping tape!
   
   
7. lemmings lemming2
   
   
8. To everyone here: know that you are all beautiful souls and don't let anyone tell you different!

CG Red Satin is under $5 and so are swatch sticks and Flip Flop Fantasy and Creative Fantasy and I'm not Lion and Flying Dragon, sooooooo take your pick!

iz been eyin it 4.68

4.80 is a really awkward number with shipping, this one is 4.69


This one is 8cents over =/ 4.88

you could get THREE of these for 4.92, one for you one for me one for a contest!!

I shall stop. im becoming obsessive finding a polish for 4.8 exactly. =/