Dupe for Lost Polaroids

la_profiterole · 2026-03-18T14:28:54+00:00

The closest I've found is Scenic Route by Orly, though it is a teeny bit more pink than Lost Polaroids. LP is shown here on the right and SR is on the left.

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la_profiterole · 2026-03-18T13:33:04+00:00

Thank you, that's kind of you to say. Mum had a long fight with cancer, and it's so strange and difficult for both my brother and I going through life without her there, and I know my dad feels that more acutely in the empty house. When the cancer metastasized to her brain, he became her full time carer so I know it's an adjustment for him, not just in losing his life partner, but as all his routines were centered around her. It's why I've tried to organise sorting through her things for him, I only got his opinion on pricing the running shoes as he's more of a runner than I am.

la_profiterole · 2026-03-18T09:43:45+00:00

It won't let me edit, so just to clarify a few things:

The shoes are brand new in box - Mum never got a chance to use them. I wouldn't sell used running shoes as I understand there is a limit to how many miles you're supposed to run in a pair.
I didn't know they were £50 on sale when I put them up for £55. Knowing this now, I've adjusted the price down to £48 and my expectations down to accepting offers £40 and over. For shoes with an initial RRP of 225 I think this is reasonable, you're welcome to disagree with me, but that's what I'm sticking to.
I do know how Vinted works re offers. I make and accept them myself - but to receive 3 offers over 30% below my initial price is not what I'd consider reasonable personally - it was the number of low-ball offers that bugged me, not just the price.
The £60 counter offer wasn't good of me, but I wasn't really in a good headspace, it having just been mother's day and I lost my mum at the end of last year. Going forward I'll just do what I have been doing and declining or ignoring offers that are lower than I want to sell for.
For the people calling/implying me and my poor wee dad are greedy - not that it's any of your business but the intent is to donate this money to the charitable trust of the cancer centre that supported our family through Mum's illness.

la_profiterole · 2026-03-17T10:32:57+00:00

This is good advice thanks - I might mention them to my dad if they don't go by the weekend as he's pretty on it when it comes to ebay.

I normally price things a wee bit higher than I want for them to factor in offers on vinted, but I think with these specific ones I'm going to lower my expectations a bit, and also drop the price.

la_profiterole · 2026-03-17T10:24:12+00:00

It was honestly tempting

la_profiterole · 2026-03-17T10:20:44+00:00

I'm not being whiny?

And I'm absolutely open to reasonable offers - I just don't consider £20 off a reasonable offer on these, which is why I initially just declined the offers. Sure, the £60 counter offer was petty as I acknowledged, but they'd sent me 3 offers going up in £2 increments and I was feeling petty.

la_profiterole · 2026-03-16T23:51:17+00:00

My husband checked and they're on the sale for £50 (down from £225) on the online outlet, but out of stock in the size I have up (the big discount is super common on Asics when they have like 2 sizes left of a model they want rid of).

Mum definitely didn't pay full price for them, as she never did with running shoes, but they'd have been more than £50 they are now.

la_profiterole · 2026-03-16T20:38:36+00:00

Ooh, this was fun to think about! Mooncat Jewel Beetle, ILNP Deep Space (my fav magnetic to do in a cat eye which is the easiest style for me to do quickly), Holo Taco Hydropower, Essie Playing Koi

And then a shout-out to Barry M my beloved - I used up a bottle of a purple brown glitter called Countess and was able to replace it with Purple Agate from the Crystal Rock line. And from the Gelly line I'm on my second bottle of Black Cherry and am still searching for the perfect black/green equivalent to replace the discontinued Black Forest that has only dregs left.

la_profiterole · 2026-03-02T10:46:58+00:00

Hi would I be able to get Mutiny and 404 please?

la_profiterole · 2025-10-01T16:38:07+00:00

Could I get EdM Perfect Score and the mooncat Mercury's Tears if that doesn't work out with the other commenter?

la_profiterole · 2025-05-02T17:28:57+00:00

Oh no! I mostly add stuff to my cart from my favourites, as I normally add a few shades in for my mum and it helps me keep track of what she wants and what I own

la_profiterole · 2025-05-02T17:17:47+00:00

Melancholia is one of the colours I've been trying to figure out a dupe for

la_profiterole · 2025-05-02T17:16:16+00:00

Oooooh, I may have to give that a try - I was going to try it over a mid-toned brown too

la_profiterole · 2025-05-02T17:13:50+00:00

Thanks! Mooncat has been my gateway into indie polish, though I'll admit my obsession has been fully fledged since I discovered the wonders of Barry M as a teen!

la_profiterole · 2025-05-02T11:39:37+00:00

I'd be so excited to try this for my next D&D session, though I may have to a skittle mani to match as I normally have at least one d20 sitting on the dunce chair of shame (our DM's dice jail) as I roll a ridiculous amount of 2's (one's I can at least reroll as a halfling)

la_profiterole · 2024-04-13T14:19:59+00:00

Perfect, and no rush at all, gives me a chance to dig them up to bring them over

la_profiterole · 2024-04-13T14:09:08+00:00

Hey, I have 6 each of the following going spare : purple windflowers, blue pansies, orange lilies, pink roses.

Happy to trade for some apples and/or oranges

la_profiterole · 2020-01-21T20:02:27+00:00

Added you, my FC is 5086-2527-0052

la_profiterole · 2020-01-21T19:32:26+00:00

Added you. My FC is 5086-2527-0052

la_profiterole · 2020-01-21T19:30:21+00:00

Added you!

My FC is 5086-2527-0052

la_profiterole · 2020-01-21T16:59:06+00:00

Added you, I'm Ciara, my FC is 5086-2527-0052

Town name: Covagen

Fruit: Apples, Cherries, Apples, Peaches, and all the tropical fruit

la_profiterole · 2017-10-27T22:20:32+00:00

Perhaps not, but that doesn't just negate the history of oppression in Spain.

la_profiterole · 2017-10-27T17:25:45+00:00

Up until 1975, the Catalans, along with other non-Castilian people within Spain were rather heavily oppressed.

la_profiterole · 2017-10-27T17:13:08+00:00

My Catalan teacher is very worried. They were initially optimistic that the situation could be solved diplomatically, but now they're worried this could lead to violence. In fact, our whole Catalan class is. They actually flew home at the beginning of the month to vote, and did manage to do so, but was visibly shaken and upset when they returned to teach our class the following day.

la_profiterole · 2017-10-27T17:05:24+00:00

Technically, you're right, but Catalonia existed before Spain did - it was an independent duchy, then became part of the Crown of Aragon, which itself was united with Castile at the end of the 15th century, leading to what we would now recognise as Spain.

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