Today I thought I would do a post featuring a very useful item in my polish arsenal: my swatch spoons. I order them on eBay and they are very inexpensive ($3 a pack and that included shipping). They do take a few weeks to ship since they come from China, so I try to order in advance of need.
Here's one of the main things I use these spoons for: my color catalog. I made a scrapbook, if you will, that indexes all of the polishes in my now 400 bottle collection. This is much easier to rifle through than a bunch of loose wheels and spoons.
I also use a lot spoons while making my polish. They help me to create an index of my colors.
So do you use these spoons? If not, what do you use?
I do use spoons, but the white, not the clear ones. I have them sorted by color, so I have like 15 different fans, the blues, the reds, the purples, the greens... For some colors I had to use multiple fans, because there's only room for 50 spoons per fan...
ReplyDeleteI've thought about getting white for some colors. But the clear is all I have at the moment.
DeleteLove this post! It comes very handy for us, polish fanatics... Thank you!!!!
ReplyDeleteYour welcome! Thank you for the comment!
DeleteThat is SO organized! I am envious!
ReplyDeleteIt was much easier than it looks. :)
DeleteYou and me both, Silver!!!
DeleteWhat ebay seller do you buy them from if i may ask? I only found them way more expensive...
ReplyDeleteHere is a link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/140845300255?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
DeleteA very late reaction, but the form wouldn't work for me until now...:) thank you so much for this link! I ordered from them straight away and I am very satisfied!
DeleteI use spoons like this and think they are great to keep track of what polishes you have and also when you want to match colors.
ReplyDeleteI agree! Thanks.
Deletelove this post! I just got a bunch of nail wheels for Christmas so I'm going to be busy cataloging my polishes. Now I'm thinking these spoons would have been better, but oh well :)
ReplyDeleteI started with the wheels. They aren't bad. Just not as easy to organize.
DeleteI love these spoons. My whole collection is sorted by color. It's really much easier to handle than wheels (although those look funky in their wild shade mix).
ReplyDeletePerhaps one day I'll color code too. :)
DeleteDo you have a link you can share? I cant find them...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.ebay.com/itm/140845300255?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
DeleteThank you thank you!!
DeleteThis is awesome & thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYour welcome! Thanks for reading.
DeleteI use the wheels now and I dont like them. I really wanna try these, it looks like these are much easier to code than the wheels, I can't fit any writing on the wheels. Do you think the clear spoons would be better at accurately showing the color of the polish?
ReplyDeleteI think so yes. I personally think the white spoons make colors look much more opaque than they are on the nail. So to me, the clear ones are much more accurate.
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DeleteLove this post! Thanks for sharing :) I'll let you know when I start the madness :P
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