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#466
lvpiggy said:
OK we're opposites . . . your LSTB has WAY more glitter than mine overall!! :confused1:
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I'm sorry for your disappointment! this does seem to indicate that it's not just better/poorer technique (I freely admit I need practise with this kind of polish), but that there are other factors at work too.

Even though DL is quite a small brand, you'd still expect, with modern production processes, that there shouldn't be quite as much variation?

I read on the reviews on the RBL website that some people have complained about "bad bottles/batches" of RBL so perhaps it's harder than we think to achieve standardisation

And it might be logical that glitter particles would seem to be the most difficult to distribute evenly as they are so light and non-soluble, if that makes sense?
 
#467
yes - it makes sense even if you got the same amt of glitter if the base some how ended up a different density the glitter wouldn't suspend properly. it must be a bit of a pain trying to get just right for both the large and small pieces.
 
#468
tortoiseperson said:
I'm sorry for your disappointment! this does seem to indicate that it's not just better/poorer technique (I freely admit I need practise with this kind of polish), but that there are other factors at work too.

Even though DL is quite a small brand, you'd still expect, with modern production processes, that there shouldn't be quite as much variation?

I read on the reviews on the RBL website that some people have complained about "bad bottles/batches" of RBL so perhaps it's harder than we think to achieve standardisation

And it might be logical that glitter particles would seem to be the most difficult to distribute evenly as they are so light and non-soluble, if that makes sense?
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I don't know, I feel like standardisation had ought to be relatively easy to achieve . . . you know, 2g of X, 10mL of Y, 5mL of Z, all dispensed via automated technology . . . . it's not like there's little elves sitting in a room somewhere mixing this stuff by hand, KWIM? (^(oo)^)

I'm more inclined to think the issue is poor quality control and lack of precision allowing too much deviation from the target ingredient ratios.
 
#469
lvpiggy said:
I don't know, I feel like standardisation had ought to be relatively easy to achieve . . . you know, 2g of X, 10mL of Y, 5mL of Z, all dispensed via automated technology . . . . it's not like there's little elves sitting in a room somewhere mixing this stuff by hand, KWIM? (^(oo)^)
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:roflmfao: But wouldn't that be the coolest thing? Polish elves with sparkling dresses and little wings in matching nail polish colors. Way cooler then the 'ordinary' flower elves...

OK ... medicines with codeine do weird things with my brain ...
 
#470
lvpiggy said:
I don't know, I feel like standardisation had ought to be relatively easy to achieve . . . you know, 2g of X, 10mL of Y, 5mL of Z, all dispensed via automated technology . . . . it's not like there's little elves sitting in a room somewhere mixing this stuff by hand, KWIM? (^(oo)^)

I'm more inclined to think the issue is poor quality control and lack of precision allowing too much deviation from the target ingredient ratios.
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Are you telling me there is also no Santa Claus?! :crybaby:
 
#471
I suppose I was thinking that within a reasonably sized batch, lightweight glitter particles of relatively large surface area in relation to thickness like the hex ones might be harder to control, more "floaty", so that a dosed amount of polish might contain more or fewer than the previous or next dosed amount?

But I absolutely agree that before conceiving of such a polish, such issues should have been thoroughly thought through by nerdy elves in white coats rather than sparkly dresses. Th th th LOL

How many other np brands make polishes with this kind of hex glitter? I'd never seen any before (hence my excitement :nuts:) but I'm not up to speed with the latest developments in the np world - some of my bottles of OPI are about 10 years old!
 
#473
puckettk said:
Are you telling me there is also no Santa Claus?! :crybaby:
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Nope, that story's all wrong! If you're extra good it's actually Santa Pig that brings you presents . . . people think it's a jolly old fat guy but really it's a happy little piggy tumbling down the chimney to sample your milk and cookies (^(oo)~)

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#476
tortoiseperson said:
I suppose I was thinking that within a reasonably sized batch, lightweight glitter particles of relatively large surface area in relation to thickness like the hex ones might be harder to control, more "floaty", so that a dosed amount of polish might contain more or fewer than the previous or next dosed amount?

But I absolutely agree that before conceiving of such a polish, such issues should have been thoroughly thought through by nerdy elves in white coats rather than sparkly dresses. Th th th LOL

How many other np brands make polishes with this kind of hex glitter? I'd never seen any before (hence my excitement :nuts:) but I'm not up to speed with the latest developments in the np world - some of my bottles of OPI are about 10 years old!
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China Glaze makes some, the Milani FX glitters are all hex glitter.
 
#478
does anyone know what happens if you add more glitter to a DL polish? I tried to make a glitter in the air "dupe" on my own. I managed to find the same size and color glitter online. But the nail polish I tried to use isn't great for glitter.
I love GITA but I wanted more glitter in it, would it be ok if I added it?
Has anyone tried it?
 
#479
yakusoku.af said:
does anyone know what happens if you add more glitter to a DL polish? I tried to make a glitter in the air "dupe" on my own. I managed to find the same size and color glitter online. But the nail polish I tried to use isn't great for glitter.
I love GITA but I wanted more glitter in it, would it be ok if I added it?
Has anyone tried it?
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Ooh that sounds like a good idea, I would do it!
I don't think anything bad would happen, as long as you put the glitter in little by little.
 
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