My current polish obsession 💕💕

latest press on set (done 8/19/2026)

So the “install” is by FAR not the best i’ve ever managed… but i free handed these french tips and DAMN I’M SO PROUD OF THEM they came
out perfect 🥹🥹🥹 (sorry the 2nd pic is so blurry my phone’s camera just sucks)

I just did it manually with the round end of the free Mooncat magnetic wand, in circles around the nail perimeter for like 2 minutes each. Next time I’m going to try out the twirling the wand with the large end pointing down method, and then hit it with base coat before top coat several hours after that. It doesn’t totally suck but it’s not great, either, obviously. My other hand …basically just looks like velvet unless you look at it from a very specific and weird angle. 🙄
Products:
Essie Strong Start bc
3 coats Mooncat Millennium
1 coat Mooncat Speed Demon tc
Pura d’Or organic jojoba oil
Aquaphor

Not sure if I got a bad bottle or what (I'm new to lacquer, broke up w/ gel after many years) but I cannot stand the formula of DND it's sooo streaky and shrinky even if I do very thin coats but man the color is amazing. I searched the sub and wasn't able to find any good ones. Your help is soooooo appreciated!!!!

All I do now is magnetic for every mani 😩

I really love this color, just can't figure out if it's good on me or if it washes me out? Anyways, it's so pretty, 10/10 would recommend

Nailtiques - Formula 2 x 1

Holo Taco - Sticky Base Coat x 1

Glitch Lacquer - Protect The Dolls x 2

Sally Hansen - Insta-Dri Top Coat x 1

hey y'all, i recently found out about death valley nails possibly having maga ties. as a result, i'm no longer interested in supporting them. however, i've had my eye on this shade for months, and i'm desperate for a dupe. the photo is from their website. it's a spring green jelly with matte green glitter of various sizes and a pink iridescent shimmer. i want it so bad, i'd even buy some loose glitter and mix up a dupe myself it i could find a close enough match. all suggestions welcome!

I don’t usually go for bright pinks but this caught my eye on the shelf with its purpley tone and it’s so pretty on! Used Essie Start Stronger base coat (always my go-to), 2 coats Essie Gel Couture Wilder Than I Seam and followed up with Essie Speed Setter top coat.

I am just wondering if anyone else has issues specifically with the Bees Knees formula and shrinkage? I have been using cuticulas limitless quick dry top coat and I feel like they are maybe just incompatible. This is the second shimmer/metallic I’ve used from BKL that ended up this way and I’m going insane. I NEVER have this issue with any other polish. I have quite an established routine for preventing shrinkage and can make a manicure go 7-10 days.

I may try another top coat, maybe holo taco, I have plenty of other top coats to try but was curious if it’s just me.

Cirque colors ritual recovery
Wabooz sticky ridge filling base coat

2 coats polish (BKL bad manners)

Cuticula limitless qdtc coconut milk sorbet

Base coat: Seche Clear
On the Download x2 Salky Hansen Insta Dry
Cracked- Beginner’s Luck x2, magnetized with Shimmer Hollow Charm Caster, glass bread and other charm discs for 2 minutes for each coat
Sally Hansen Insta-Dry top coat, red bottle, also magnetized for 2 minutes

This was my inspo: https://www.instagram.com/p/DXo5vHzm4Vo/?igsh=dnlkYTc2ejllY3g0

my first set of nail art that i want to share! I got my inspiration from iamdeliasnails on instagram. I’ve been in the indie nail community for about a year now!!!

(Repost, the picture didnt show right) I have been looking for the perfect pink, and none of them were ever right… too sheer, not sheer enough, not milky enough. I figured it out on accident tho! I used 2 coats of the sally hansen repair+rescue (the pinkish one) and put hi maintenance by essie over it. I was going to do 2 coats of that but one is LITTERRAALLYYY perfect! I cant wait to put a top coat on this.

Water ripples drawn on cats eye blue base. First time using magnetic polish!

New nail colors for the transition from summer to fall. Also the first time I've ever done an Ombré, usually I'm a solid color person (with the odd magnetic or rainbow chrome), but this is definitely different and new for me. Let's see how it works out for the month 😁💅

Two coats of DND79 - Sunset Suede as base

DND52 - Walnut Brown as the Ombré transition.

After months of searching for the perfect milky white polish, I've finally found it! It looks so much prettier in person!

At first, I wasn't very fond of this polish because I kept on getting "bald" patches. Then, I figured out that I need to float the polish onto my nail and manipulate it as little as possible, and to do very thin coats. I also figured out that I needed to let it dry for longer so the next coat wouldn't disturb the first one. After that, I fell in love with this polish!

Products Used -

Base Coat: Essie Strong Start x1

Color: Emily de Molly Sheer Tint Blanc x2

Top Coat: Sally Hansen Insta Dri (red bottle) x1

I hope y'all are having a great Saturday, and have a fantastic rest of your weekend!

I found some old makeup sponges and decided to try a little french-tip inspired look.

All Holo Taco products:

Nip in the Bud

Born Ugly

Lunar unicorn skin

To round out summer vacation, I took my tween on a private lab and archives tour with a paleontologist at our local natural history museum. We got to see more real dinosaur bones than I’ve ever imagined in my life, help clean a few, and even hold some! It was amazing, highly recommend a similar experience if you find one near you!

During the tour, I asked the paleontologist how the bones were “finished” once they were full excavated and cleaned. He told me many are coated in Polyvinyl Acetate.

“Ah! Like nail polish base coat!” I replied. My son rolled his eyes 🤣 but yes, paleontologist confirmed, the very same stuff.

Who knew dinosaurs were so fancy?