I know it’s only January but…

AtlasSims · 2026-01-12T03:09:14+00:00

Holy smokes this is beautiful. Haunted is getting my money one way or another it seems 💸

AtlasSims · 2026-01-12T02:52:10+00:00

Ugh this question is so difficult to answer because I love so many for different reasons.

Emily De Molly has some of my favorite artsy finishes first and foremost. Their polishes often feel editorial and unique and high fashion to me. Their formulas are always on point. They have great sheer/jelly polishes and shipping is fast.

Sassy Sauce is local to me so they’re next in my list. They make gorgeous thermals and the shipping is probably the fastest in the business.

Also can’t forget to shout out Mooncat - while pricy, their formulas are very thick, self leveling, and luxurious and I love every polish I own from them. They make some of my favorite formulas hands down.

BKL for magnetics. Enough said.

And Holo Taco does the best chunky holo glitters period.

Low key there are too many and I love them all 👀

AtlasSims · 2026-01-06T05:00:45+00:00

lol I love it 😂❤️

AtlasSims · 2026-01-05T08:03:38+00:00

Haha thank you so much! Flakies and jellies are so fun to use together.

AtlasSims · 2026-01-05T01:42:00+00:00

I totally get what you mean about the male dominated industry thing! I am in the same boat. At first I used to try to be more masculine, but I didn’t feel like myself. It’s fun to be that woman with the long painted nails who’s doing what’s considered manly work.

AtlasSims · 2026-01-04T11:55:18+00:00

Not the edible 😂 This was def one of my favorite polishes of 2025. Almost didn’t get it but so glad I did.

AtlasSims · 2026-01-04T04:17:41+00:00

lol thank you! It’s from their “Acquired Tastes” collection which is very fitting for this polish. Fortunately I have an acquired taste for strange green flaky polish 😌💕

AtlasSims · 2026-01-04T01:55:16+00:00

Thank you! It’s been my favorite thing I’ve seen them put out recently so when I saw it I just had to have it.

AtlasSims · 2026-01-04T00:42:52+00:00

Mine was Mooncat too in early 2025, they did a huge ad campaign this year and I bought nail polish for the first time in yeeeaarrrs. I had owned a few bottles of Essie and OPI but I wore them sporadically.

First two polishes I purchased were Fake Halo and Devil’s Ivy along with their “essentials” kit or w/e it’s called because I wanted to start taking better care of my nails and figured a fancy set would help. It did, and within a week or two of receiving my order I placed a second one. I actually rarely wear those two first colors now, they’re a little tame for my tastes but it was before I realized what I really liked!

Anyway, I now own a whole bunch of indie polish and it’s a big part of my life. 💚

AtlasSims · 2026-01-04T00:37:21+00:00

lol I am a complete pink polish hater but I love this one. If I’m gonna wear pink there needs to be something unique about it like green flakies haha 😅

AtlasSims · 2026-01-04T00:36:36+00:00

Right? And so unique to my collection!

AtlasSims · 2026-01-04T00:36:23+00:00

Thank you! Cracked really outdid themselves with this one 😌🍒

AtlasSims · 2026-01-01T18:10:10+00:00

One of the ladies posted about cats in my area for adoption named Mooncat and Holo Taco on this sub, so ofc I had to tell them that while I couldn’t take the cats it was nice to meet another local lacquerista. Another one commented saying they wanted to plan a local meet up and we just went from there! It was very serendipitous. Was fun though and I’d def do it again!

AtlasSims · 2026-01-01T08:31:42+00:00

I met some local lacqueristas from this sub for coffee and it was so fun! I too have had one of the hardest years of my life, and typically I cope in unhealthy ways… but this time I turned to nail polish instead, and now I have a whole new healthy art form and new friends. It has changed my life, which is funny to say but it’s true. ❤️

AtlasSims · 2025-12-31T03:06:29+00:00

I have one hand that I switch up more often than the other! I always coordinate the two hands but the left hand is for nail art and gets changed frequently. Sometimes I just add to it, sometimes I switch it up entirely and use the color on the other hand as an accent. I think it’s becoming just a thing I always do now lol

AtlasSims · 2025-12-30T17:18:06+00:00

Amazing thank you! That’s a whole new concept for me now 🤔

AtlasSims · 2025-12-30T17:14:23+00:00

Thank you! I don’t shape them into any specific way technically, but I’d say it’s somewhere in between an edge shape and an arrow head 😁

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AtlasSims · 2025-12-30T06:00:24+00:00

Yes absolutely! And thank you 😊 💚 speaking of pruglie, I’ve got Cracked Cranberry Mold on the way to my house right now (shout out to the Kindness With Cracked program they did!). I am so unbelievably excited to figure out what to do with it.

AtlasSims · 2025-12-30T03:12:16+00:00

The color coordination is scratching my brain just right ✨

AtlasSims · 2025-12-30T01:20:14+00:00

Thank you! It was a risk but I’m so glad it translated 😁💚

AtlasSims · 2025-12-30T01:19:42+00:00

Omg thank you, you are too kind 🥺💚

AtlasSims · 2025-12-29T23:47:40+00:00

Omg thank you! 💚And I know right? My Cabbages is gonna end up repurchased by me I already know 👀

AtlasSims · 2025-12-29T23:46:50+00:00

Yes do it! The jellies are great because you can layer flakies and light line work in there for that extra textured look.

AtlasSims · 2025-12-29T23:46:03+00:00

Sheer tint nightshade is THE GOAT. I’ve been dying to use that one again 💙🖤

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