You might have noticed that I've started including swatches on a false nail stick in some of my posts. I recently heard about these Swatch sticks and I love the idea of having everything so organized. Plus if anyone comes over for a mani, they can fan through those to find what they like. And that frees me up to reorganize my stash by brand vs by color or whatever! So I ordered 8 sets of 50 nail sticks from this eBay listing. Then I accidentally ordered an additional 8 sets because I thought my first order didn't go through. :( I'm a goober like that sometimes. Lol. So I have more than enough to swatch my entire collection! It will be nice to use them and try different combinations of polishes, so I will still use them.
You can write with a Sharpie permanent marker on the stick part and to brand and color name. :)
So far I have them grouped by color family. This is my glitter/magnetic/crackle ground. I layered the flakies over black and white to see how the colors pop.
So that's my whole stash!
I have a group for:
Glitter/Crackle/Magnetic
Blue
Brown/Black/White
Purple
Pink/Coral/Orange/Red
Teal/Green/Yellow
Now if I can ever find someone willing to custom make me a polish rack/bookcase to my specifications.... I plan on organizing my stash by brand!
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WOW so many and beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSo many of them!
ReplyDeleteHow fast did you get them? I Need to order more, but the person I ordered my first sets from went WAY up on the prices and took forever for them to get to me.
ReplyDeleteThey shipped from Hong Kong and it only took a week? Maybe a week and a half? I don't remember exactly.
DeleteOOOOO, this is great, I'm gonna go get that now cause it'll be great for my movie/nail nights with my friends so they don't have to pick up each individual nail polish, hold up to the light etc...great idea, thanks!
ReplyDeleteThat's exactly why I thought they were such a good idea!
Deleteomg! I use those too but from a different seller who charges like 3x more lol.
ReplyDeleteIt works well to put them on binder rings!
Binder rings? I'll have to find some and try that out! Thanks!
DeleteI really want to do this but holy cannoli that's a lot of sticks! I've kind of given up on organizing my stash, I'm just letting it slowly take over my helmer lol.
ReplyDeleteIt definitely help me put my stash in perspective!
DeleteWow, I like the way it looks :) Just right now I'm thinking how to organise my stash and this seems to be a good way :D
ReplyDeletei just ordered these too and I love them!
ReplyDeleteoooh, they all look soo pretty, i'm going to get some too, thankyou for including a link because I could never find them for less than about $15 ! (i may have been searching for the wrong thing ; ) but I'm definatley going to get some now, and since I recently organised my stash by brand it's slightly harder trying to find the shade that I want but this should make it a lot easier now ! thankyou : )
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to look at the polishes easily. I might have to borrow that idea. :)
ReplyDeleteThat is so pretty lol
ReplyDeleteThese are great. I am looking for something to swatch my stash that is just a tish over 1000 bottles not including dupes. The wheels from Sally's are cumbersome and don't have space for the name of the polish - only a # and then have to have another datasheet that tells what that # represents. These you got look great as there is enough to write the name and a box # to show where it's located...then you can move things around easier too than if on a wheel as you only have the one stick you need to move and re-mark. Thanks for the link - going to see how much it would be to get at least 500 to get started on my stash swatching. I JUST finished finally my database for the main part - now have to do a database less involved for the dupes and separate out the dupes I want to keep vs. those I want to sell - but ugh - hate to think of selling on eBay. I hear so many horrible stores of bad buyers! But I have a lot of OPI black label dupes. Maybe I need to get my own blog just so I can use it to sell my dupes and capture a better market of buyers than eBay seems to often have. Anyone dealing on eCrater with input on how that is?
ReplyDeleteHow long did it take to get your shipment to you from China? Any issues with customs or the dealer for these spoons? Really like them.
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DeleteI had no problem with this seller at all. I received my sticks quickly. They came in about a week? Or maybe a week and a half. I'm don't remember exactly. I think you should start a blog! You are obviously very knowledgeable and it's a lot of fun! A great way to spend some spare time!
Deletewow those are awesome!
ReplyDeleteWhat a huge stash you must have! I still prefer the nailwheels. They take less plays then these sticks.
ReplyDeleteLove it. I read some bloggers who made their own with wooden sticks and glued false nails on and I was considering that until now.... :)
ReplyDeleteI just ordered a bunch of these. It bothers me that they are clear rather than fingernail-colored. I was planning to paint the backs with a flesh color, and maybe add white tips so I can see how each color behaves with regard to VNL. Am I over-thinking this? Do you feel that the results you get on the clear sticks is close enough to actual fingertip results?
ReplyDeleteI like that they are clear because I can see how a glitter polish would look over another color by holding the sticks on top of each other. I can see what you're saying though and it might be a good idea to test some for visible nail line. There is another eBay listing of the same type thing but they are white and not clear. Maybe you'd like those better?
DeleteThis looks gorgeous all together! I like this more than nail wheels. :) Now I need to get my hands on them one day. :)
ReplyDeletecan you take out the sticks and rearrange them? or are they always in the order you start with
ReplyDeleteTo good to be true, they do not ship to Italy.
ReplyDeleteI must check elsewhere :-(
Do you know any other seller shipping to Italy, maybe? It would be nice..
This is so beautiful! I need to order more so I can finish my stash!
ReplyDeleteI definately love this idea
ReplyDelete& am going to steal it from you & order them!
ahaha thanks for the share love <3
I just found this post through google and I noticed you mentioned getting someone to build you a custom nail rack. I built my own a few months ago and it was incredibly affordable and easy! All I did was go to home depot and buy two 2x8 wood pieces and asked to have them all cut down to an equal length 24" each. The sides would have to be longer pending how many shelves you want but then I just used a drill to attach them. Super easy. And I used spray paint to paint the rack after it was all together.
ReplyDeleteCan you please offer me some advice - I've got some of these sticks and coloured them with my Harmony Gelish UV gel polishes. I didn't use the foundation gel - just two layers of colour. After curing (for double the recommended time!) I went to wipe off the sticky layer and the coloured gel came away too. What have I done wrong? Is it because I didn't use foundation gel, or did I need to buff the nails, or do they need a super long cure time?!
ReplyDeleteAny help greatfully received!
Thanks
J
I have absolutely no experience with gels, so I have nooooo clue! Sorry, but I just don't know what it could be. :/
DeleteThanks anyway!
DeleteHi
ReplyDeleteYou need to make sure you use the Top It Off (colour, cure, colour, Top It Off, wipe with cleanser). The top coat seals the colour after curing.
Hope that helps.
T
Do you paint the underside of the stick or on top? I have just started my collection and some of them just look weird underneath but then alot look amazing because they look top coated. Just wondering what you opinion would be?
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