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Post by courtniko on Jan 6, 2021 13:09:53 GMT -6
tookie you did so good! I love them! courtniko I’ve heard such good things about the glass files. But I just cannot stand the way they feel on my nails. Ugh it’s like chalkboard. *shiver* cdnfroggy so sparkly! It took some getting used to for sure! I found if I did not angle it quite like I would a standard nail file that it was a bit smoother.
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Post by canteverremember on Jan 6, 2021 13:41:20 GMT -6
I’ve been using Ready for Takeoff base coat then when I want to change colors I just peel it off and start over. So so easy.
It won’t last two weeks, but I just took five day old color off by peeling and likely could have gone a few more days if I wasn’t wanting to change colors.
I wear gloves for dishes and cleaning but I’ve been reorganizing and purging and cleaning and it holds up. Strongly recommend it.
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Post by courtniko on Jan 6, 2021 15:30:55 GMT -6
ILNP - Fall Semester Maniology - Straight Up Black
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Post by tj on Jan 6, 2021 15:32:08 GMT -6
Omg that is cuuuuuute.
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Post by sakura on Jan 6, 2021 18:56:25 GMT -6
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Post by snowyowl on Jan 6, 2021 19:54:42 GMT -6
So I decided to use the acetone in a bag in warm water trick. I probably should have watched the video first because I fucked up badly somewhere 😂 Click spoiler at your own risk... the spots in my fingers only come off with polish remover, and the stuff in my cuticles will NOT budge no matter what I do!
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Post by laurenbee on Jan 6, 2021 20:40:00 GMT -6
I think I read somewhere to put Vaseline around your cuticles before hand? No! It was aquaphor! Then to use cuticle oil and aquaphor after. (Unless painting right away, then wait and use oil and aquaphor after painting.) m Well I bought that paint on remover stuff so I'm hoping it gets here before i need to take these off. But ima do that and aquaphor around my nails just as a buffer too. So...we ll see! I'm so glad you asked this question! I got gel nail supplies for Christmas and I'm trying to figure out how to use it. So far removing it has been awful so I need all the help I can get. I'm going to order that stuff too!
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Post by laurenbee on Jan 6, 2021 20:40:40 GMT -6
So I decided to use the acetone in a bag in warm water trick. I probably should have watched the video first because I fucked up badly somewhere 😂 Click spoiler at your own risk... the spots in my fingers only come off with polish remover, and the stuff in my cuticles will NOT budge no matter what I do!
omg oh no! I hope you can get it all off soon!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2021 20:49:54 GMT -6
wow snowyowl! gorgeous natural gardener look you’re going for? 😂
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Post by beersandweirs on Jan 6, 2021 20:53:42 GMT -6
snowyowl, I was never successful using the warm acetone in a bag for gel polish either. It worked like magic for dip, though.
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Post by wedding on Jan 6, 2021 20:56:56 GMT -6
ILNP - Fall Semester Maniology - Straight Up Black I love this! I feel like I’ve spent a small fortune this year on nail polish!
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Post by snowyowl on Jan 6, 2021 21:01:15 GMT -6
wow snowyowl! gorgeous natural gardener look you’re going for? 😂 Guys I’m just really outdoorsy, I grow my own corn in a field and everything. It’s not that I have black nail polish slime from my old ass manicure smeared all over my hands.
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Post by sven on Jan 6, 2021 21:28:11 GMT -6
This is what I did on my left hand yesterday. I got lazy after that so just went for a color coordinated skittle on my right. Gradient is Midnight Spark, Frost Light and Rainbow Snow from Holo Taco. Other hand is all those colors plus Trinket by Enchanted Polish on Ring finger. Topped everything with Blue Flakie Holo Taco.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2021 21:45:04 GMT -6
wow i really need to try holo taco
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Post by laurenbee on Jan 6, 2021 21:52:39 GMT -6
wow i really need to try holo taco I tried several polishes from Holo Taco and was not really impressed. I think I'm the only one that feels that way though. lol. The brush is long and skinny and very hard to use. It made the experience not very enjoyable for me. They are also pretty expensive for 12ml bottles! Just my 2 cents sven, Such a gorgeous mani! I love that gradient!
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Post by tj on Jan 6, 2021 21:54:48 GMT -6
wow i really need to try holo taco I tried several polishes from Holo Taco and was not really impressed. I think I'm the only one that feels that way though. lol. The brush is long and skinny and very hard to use. It made the experience not very enjoyable for me. They are also pretty expensive for 12ml bottles! Just my 2 cents sven, Such a gorgeous mani! I love that gradient! Do you still have the polishes? Maybe someone would want to trade?
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Post by laurenbee on Jan 6, 2021 22:06:20 GMT -6
I tried several polishes from Holo Taco and was not really impressed. I think I'm the only one that feels that way though. lol. The brush is long and skinny and very hard to use. It made the experience not very enjoyable for me. They are also pretty expensive for 12ml bottles! Just my 2 cents sven , Such a gorgeous mani! I love that gradient! Do you still have the polishes? Maybe someone would want to trade? I sold them a couple of months ago to make room for more polish!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2021 22:20:02 GMT -6
Do you still have the polishes? Maybe someone would want to trade? I sold them a couple of months ago to make room for more polish! smart girl. what’s your favorite polish? i’m pretty much a die hard OPI fan and i don’t even know why
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Post by laurenbee on Jan 6, 2021 22:40:00 GMT -6
I sold them a couple of months ago to make room for more polish! smart girl. what’s your favorite polish? i’m pretty much a die hard OPI fan and i don’t even know why Asking me to choose a favorite is so mean! lol. I'd probably have to say Lights Lacquer and ILNP. Oh and Wildflower Lacquer! It's too hard to choose one! I fell down the indie polish rabbit hole in 2020.
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Post by beertotheface on Jan 6, 2021 23:05:03 GMT -6
sven swoon! Your nails are always amazing.
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Post by Foxy on Jan 7, 2021 0:39:44 GMT -6
I sold them a couple of months ago to make room for more polish! smart girl. what’s your favorite polish? i’m pretty much a die hard OPI fan and i don’t even know why I can thank laurenbee for introducing ppu and indie polish to me. I literally had no idea the world of indie polish existed and what I was missing.
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Post by courtniko on Jan 7, 2021 6:54:54 GMT -6
ILNP - Fall Semester Maniology - Straight Up Black I love this! I feel like I’ve spent a small fortune this year on nail polish! Thank you wedding, tj, @dolly, and sakura! Oh man, I have definitely spent a small fortune on nail stuff this year! I almost never had painted nails before. Every time I get a package DH asks if it is nail stuff, and laughs when I say yes. I keep saying I am done buying for a while since I have not even used all my new stuff yet.
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Post by agm04 on Jan 7, 2021 11:06:48 GMT -6
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Post by laurenbee on Jan 7, 2021 13:49:55 GMT -6
I love this! I feel like I’ve spent a small fortune this year on nail polish! Thank you wedding , tj , @dolly , and sakura ! Oh man, I have definitely spent a small fortune on nail stuff this year! I almost never had painted nails before. Every time I get a package DH asks if it is nail stuff, and laughs when I say yes. I keep saying I am done buying for a while since I have not even used all my new stuff yet. Same here! I hardly ever painted my nails before the pandemic but got totally addicted with all things nail art and nail polish related! Maniology is what initially got me hooked! My husband says the same thing to me whenever I get packages. lol.
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Post by laurenbee on Jan 7, 2021 13:50:41 GMT -6
smart girl. what’s your favorite polish? i’m pretty much a die hard OPI fan and i don’t even know why I can thank laurenbee for introducing ppu and indie polish to me. I literally had no idea the world of indie polish existed and what I was missing. I'm soooo glad we both got to discover indie polish this year! And I'm so happy I got you addicted to it! haha
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Post by courtniko on Jan 8, 2021 20:14:20 GMT -6
Thank you wedding , tj , @dolly , and sakura ! Oh man, I have definitely spent a small fortune on nail stuff this year! I almost never had painted nails before. Every time I get a package DH asks if it is nail stuff, and laughs when I say yes. I keep saying I am done buying for a while since I have not even used all my new stuff yet. Same here! I hardly ever painted my nails before the pandemic but got totally addicted with all things nail art and nail polish related! Maniology is what initially got me hooked! My husband says the same thing to me whenever I get packages. lol. Maniology was also my gateway into my overspending on nail stuff 😄 !
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Post by jubilantsquirrel on Jan 8, 2021 20:18:16 GMT -6
Nothing too exciting here, Sally Hansen Thyme is Money. I just did them last night and of course have a chip already. Rude.
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Post by bearfootzcontinued on Jan 8, 2021 20:19:28 GMT -6
Whoops [mention]snowyowl [/mention] Maybe the hot water trick works better with non-acetone remover?
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Post by bearfootzcontinued on Jan 8, 2021 20:23:51 GMT -6
Opi Anti-Bleak. Did not choose just on the title but it’s fitting for this week, and happens to coordinate with my book.
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Post by skategirl128 on Jan 8, 2021 20:30:36 GMT -6
SIL did my nails today. I love that she’s so creative. I have no idea what color she used. There’s quite a bit of shimmer in it and I love it.
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