Well, my collection has doubled since the beginning of this year. That's right - I started the year off with approximately 225 polishes, and I'm now up to 451 at the time of writing. This expansion is due in part to my discovery of the Vintage Nail Polish Collectors Facebook group. I cannot express how much I love this group! It's not a particularly populous group, at just under 1000 members. But, I've made acquaintances with a few ladies who have crazy extensive collections and are willing to part with some of their treasures, or those who know the best places to find an HTF.
The good thing is that most of the folks in the group are very reasonable with pricing. You won't typically be expected to pay eBay scalper prices. I got a bottle of OPI Glacier Bay Blues for just $8, and a ChG Grape Crush for the price of shipping. People just want their unused polishes to go to a good home, and will sometimes waive prices if they see you really want a polish. Trades are also common - that's how I got my ChG Crystal Ball and OPI Color of the Zen-tury, among other great and rare polishes. If you're reading this and you're into vintage polish, I would highly recommend this group!
I currently have 3 BLOPIs on the way in the mail, as well as some ChG and Orly. The most exciting recent acquisition, though, is ~50 ChG from a very kind lady in my group who is selling off her entire collection. Notable polishes include Wet Velvet, Vegas, the entire space bar glitter collection (the one with Jumpin' Jupiter and Aurora Borealis), a couple from the Platinum Series (in the old ridged cap bottle, no less!) and, maybe most excitingly, a couple of very old, never-before-seen bottles from prior to China Glaze's 1998 public release. With all these gems, it's safe to say that the price was not cheap, and I am paying in installments. But, once I get my goodies, I will be sure to show them off!
I should also comment on the state of my nails. I've been nubby since around April - I had a really nasty break at work back when my nails were super long. I tried growing them out but they'd either break or I would get sick of them and end up cutting them all down. However, my nails have been pretty decent lately! They are remarkably not yellow or stained, so much so that I didn't wear any colored polish for about a week because I was so proud of how white they are! I have been applying 2 coats of OPI Nail Envy under every manicure and they have been growing fairly quickly! As much as I like the convenience of nubs, I miss my long beautiful nails. Hopefully they can grow back to their former glory!
I will wrap things up here and leave you with my polish of the day: Sinful Colors in Burgundy Apple. I did not own any old bottles of Sinful up until a few months ago. They were not cheap, seeing as they were eBay auctions and I had to outbid some very zealous bidders, but I'm glad I did! I now own 5 old bottles. Without further ado - here are the pics!
2 coats. Very pretty medium red with golden shimmer throughout.
Bottle shot to better show off the shimmer, as well as that great old Sinful bottle. This polish needed some serious TLC and a LOT of Seche Restore - even then, the consistency isn't perfect. I like this color a lot, but I can't wear it too often due to the fact that the bottle is only half full - the fill line hits right at the top of "SINFUL".
That'll be all for today! Hopefully I can find the time to start posting here again. I really like documenting the expansion of my polish collection, the growth of my nails, and photos of my favorite polishes. I should get back to it! xoxo
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