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When your order comes in will you post what you thought of the items and if you would recommend her? I'm thinking of ordering one of each to see which I like better. Because I have well over 300 polishes (I stopped counting) I would be picking up 10 of these in all just to have extra.

 
Those are what I was hoping to find when I originally had the idea....but I got impulsive, and the wheels were cheaper :) /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 
I certainly will report back.  It's going to take a little while since they're shipping from Hong Kong.

It seems like the clear ones are thicker than the milkier ones from the picture, but that's fine with me.  The clear ones look a lot nicer.

I had my hands on the wheels a few times at Sally's, but I remember thinking they were really expensive there, but I don't remember how much.  Although looking now, I think they were mislabled at the store.  I recall thinking they were $10 for less, but I guess I was mistaken.

Anyway, I like that I'll have room to write the polish name on the stick instead of having to resort to writing it down in a notebook to reference the wheel too.

 
I just buy the colours I like as I find them.  The unusual colours, I usually remember whether or not I have one but the pinks, reds, neutrals and even blues, I have a few dupes. I do that with lippies too. 

 
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I had my hands on the wheels a few times at Sally's, but I remember thinking they were really expensive there, but I don't remember how much.  Although looking now, I think they were mislabled at the store.  I recall thinking they were $10 for less, but I guess I was mistaken.

Anyway, I like that I'll have room to write the polish name on the stick instead of having to resort to writing it down in a notebook to reference the wheel too.
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$5.49 for ten wheels of 18 nails each.

And the room to write the names on the stick is a DEFINITE plus to the swatchsicle method!

 
The nail wheels are a great idea! I keep a swatch of every nail polish I own on a few thick post-its hehehe

Thank god this didn't get pornographic XD

 
I tend to have a habit of buying/swapping doubles too, but then I have a rather large collection. Over 600 now.

 
I caved and bought two sets of the clear nail fans. That's 100 nail sticks so we'll see. If I like I'll buy more for the rest of my collection. I admit if it works out the way I hope then it's perfect to pull these out and compare or even sort. I have nail wheels I currently paint by collection when possible but it's a pain when I want to compare all all my gold polishes and have to dig out all the nail wheels.

 
I'm still waiting for mine to come in.  I am excited to organize and get the chance to put them in whatever order I want and then be able to redo them and easily add new swatches into the order of things.

I'm wondering how the fan component works.  I might keep them in fans until I get binder clips so long as it is simple to take apart and put back together.  It seems like it's just a nut and bolt sort of thing.  We'll see.

 
I have around 300 nail polishes and I only doubled up on 3 of them (which is pretty impressive).

To avoid further double ups, I took photos of them (grouped by brands and shades (i.e. reds, pinks, purples etc) so that  I can have them with me when I go shopping and double check that I'm not buying a colour I already have.

You could also have a list (in your phone, printed off, written) with all the names of your polishes - it would be just as effective.

 
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I have around 300 nail polishes and I only doubled up on 3 of them (which is pretty impressive).

To avoid further double ups, I took photos of them (grouped by brands and shades (i.e. reds, pinks, purples etc) so that  I can have them with me when I go shopping and double check that I'm not buying a colour I already have.

You could also have a list (in your phone, printed off, written) with all the names of your polishes - it would be just as effective.
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I thought about a list, but since so many color names don't really give me a clue, that wouldn't help much (I buy a lot of different brands).

I really am tempted to go the fan route, though, even though the wheels are kinda cool to have. Soooo torn

 
I have a list and it's a PITA to be perfectly honest. As you mentioned the names don't always correspond to actual color WORSE are the brands with the same names or similar names with their polishes. I guess a list would be okay if the person has a small collection but those with larger collections it's just not practical to use in a store. I have an iPad so I could take pictures of every polish I have an list it but taking an iPad in the store is little awkward. I've tried the list and images with my phone but it's slow even for an Android. I put my list online but that's a pain to keep updated.

 
The sticks finally came in today, and I only swatched one, but I really like them based on the little I've experienced.  They're a little smaller than I thought they might be which is a good thing.  The plastic can be mildly scratched in some places, but you don't notice once it's painted.  I used a fine-tip sharpie to write the name on the stick.

When I've worked on a few, I'll post pictures.

Yay! Color fans!

 
Ok, I did quite a few more and I can say that some of them have small little tabs of plastic on the nail part that didn't come off.  I mean, there's a point where you don't expect these to be sterling quality.  I'm not bothered by it and I might file them down or bend them off later.

They also feel as if they have somewhat more of a matte finish on them due to the surface, but again, it's forgivable.  It's not outright matte, but it's not as perfectly smooth of a surface as a nail either.  I bet a topcoat will fix that. Or else (since I got the clear ones) you can look at them in the reverse to get the super shiny finish effect of a top coat.

I'm also realizing I need to be super careful about putting them too close to each other when they dry.  I had a few temporarily stick together.

All in all, I'm enjoying these greatly.  They aren't perfect, but they're pretty cheap and I really am getting a lot of amusement and learning to re-appreciate some of my old colors as I swatch (and figuring out which colors might need replacing like my pastel yellow is a major streakfest as they often are).  It's a good way to dust off the old collection.  I'm even using it as an excuse to use polish remover to wipe down any crusties on the bottle opening.  : D

 
I have apparently been hiding under a rock...or really just working like crazy.  Anyway, I started on my fan a while back, but I haven't gotten very far.  This is about 35 or so, and it's just the beginning of my favorite creams and mostly creams with grey-toned, pastel, and bold colors.  This should give you an general size and combined thickness of what I ordered.

I'm loving them, and I wish I had time to work on these, but I have to work again today.  Whee!





 
I just got my fans in yesterday. And wound up getting the bulk of the collection onto them already--still need to sort them and put them on a loop

 

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