So what do you lemming?

[telesilla]

Reading the various nail blogs has introduced me to a new term: lemming used as a verb. So lemming after something means you really want it, to the point of obsession.

So I wondered if there was a product--doesn't have to be nail polish--that you really want but don't because you're broke/it's too expensive/you can't justify the money or because it's no longer made?

While it's pretty close to Orly's Sapphire Silk, I would love to get my hands on Mac's Blue India

About half of China Glaze's OMG collection. I've got some of the Milani HD holos, but they're not as linear as these. I want 2Nite, IDK, LOL and, of course, OMG. I'd settle for Nfu Oh 61 if they ever had it when I had money. Maybe. I have yet to spend more than $10 on a bottle of polish.

Speaking of spending more than $10 on a bottle of polish, the high-end brands call to me. There are a handful of Butter London (zomg British Racing Green!), Illamasqua (Scorn! Viridian! Scarab!), Nars (Zulu!), RBL (Iconoclast! Catherine H! Recycle! Scrangie!) and so on I lemming.

Non nail polish, I can't think of much except that I really want a full bottle of Shalimar like whoa!

Comments

[telesilla]

Yeah, OMG is totally discontinued so you're stuck with eBay. Nfu Oh still makes 61 but each time they put it up, they sell out pretty quickly and it's also $12.50 a bottle, which pushes my self-imposed $10 a bottle limit. Plus, supposedly, you have to have their particular basecoat.

Have you checked out the http://www.stephscloset.com/blog/gallery/id/4061/milani-hd-nail-polish/Milani HD? The silver isn't as linear as OMG or Nfu Oh, but it's pretty nice and it's about $5 at CVS.

[eleanorjane]

What *is* a linear holo, anyway, and what's the alternative? So confused. :)

[telesilla]

A linear holo is one that sort of shows lines of rainbow colors. It really shows up on Scangie's pic of 2nite. Scatter holos are more like the Milani I linked to (badly) above. It's more of an all-over rainbow sparkle. I seem to remember reading somewhere that the polish companies say it's harder to do linear holos that are 3 or 4Free.

[eleanorjane]

Aha! Thankyou for the explanation.

Looking at those pics, I think I prefer scatter holos anyway. :)

[sorchar]

Ooh, I'll have to look for it around here. We don't have CVS but somewhere around here probably carries it.

[telesilla]

Yeah our Rite-Aid doesn't but maybe someone up there does. Or you can actually order it from Milani themselves.