tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026431379907947468.post1077197284737839314..comments2024-03-14T07:38:48.435-04:00Comments on Lacquer Slacker Liz: Emily de Molly Gilded GroveUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026431379907947468.post-62238338640900211672015-09-08T17:09:56.004-04:002015-09-08T17:09:56.004-04:00Marisa, is Harlow offering refunds for the Mentali...Marisa, is Harlow offering refunds for the Mentality they sold this summer? I know that some of the overseas stockists are. In any case, those polishes may turn out to be useful for analysis by interested parties at some point so I'd keep them for a little while. When you're ready to let them go, there's always Zoya's Earth Day Exchange next spring. Also I found through Priti NYC that a company called Chemwise will dispose of unwanted polish and recycle the bottles, but they charge a fee... http://www.chemwise.org/services-nail-polish.html<br /><br />Sucks royally to be out the $ but I'm just really, really glad that you didn't use any of it. <br /><br />I think the Mentality mess may well have put some people off indies. However, the bulk of us who use and love these polishes know that whatever happened with Mentality is not representative. I hope that we'll eventually find out what that was, but given the disingenuousness exhibited generally I can't help but doubt that we ever actually will. <br /><br />I hadn't heard the formaldehyde thing, but you know that until relatively recently formaldehyde in some form was always an ingredient in polish. I remember one especially lean Christmas when I disassembled a mobile made from hundreds and hundreds of tiny seashells, painted them with polish, strung them on embroidery floss and gave them in sets as Christmas gifts.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16135968514878220352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026431379907947468.post-34260469266106640832015-09-08T15:04:05.141-04:002015-09-08T15:04:05.141-04:00Thank you soo much for sharing links and your pers...Thank you soo much for sharing links and your perspective on the Mentality mess. I had only just discoved that particular drama and disaster the day before, and was/am so horrified. The LabMuffin article was amazing. Waiting with baited breath to hear the results from the various labs/professionals who have been roped into helping figure out what's going on. I had just bought a ton of Mentality from Harlow during a sale in July, and I'm so relieved that I hadn't gotten around to trying it, but bummed that I now have all these toxic, unusable polishes. At first I thought I might use some in an art project or some such, but then I read a recommendation from someone that we should not even open or smell these if we can avoid it (until we know what's going on that is), as it is possible that formaldehyde is in the works and you don't want that around anywhere. I'm really hoping that this doesn't damage the businesses of responsible and talented indie makers :( :( :(<br /><br />Gorgeous swatches and review, by the way ;)Marisa Sprinklepuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14174436310379261208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026431379907947468.post-8622444593925214152015-09-01T22:25:22.254-04:002015-09-01T22:25:22.254-04:00It's a really nice green, isn't it?It's a really nice green, isn't it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16135968514878220352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026431379907947468.post-81080950523397597062015-09-01T18:35:16.200-04:002015-09-01T18:35:16.200-04:00That is a very pretty polish!That is a very pretty polish!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com