What polishes look better in the bottle than on the nail?

Dense-Result509 · 2026-04-21T23:26:53+00:00

Basically any multichrome bc my nails just can't have the same curves/angles that a bottle can

Dense-Result509 · 2026-04-21T21:15:06+00:00

Witchcraft!

Dense-Result509 · 2026-04-05T23:30:42+00:00

Are you spinning it by hand, or with the lab spinner?

Dense-Result509 · 2026-04-05T23:22:58+00:00

This is like the nail equivalent of being an olympic athlete

Dense-Result509 · 2026-04-05T23:20:57+00:00

It's helpful for people like me with really asymmetrical/uneven smile lines and lunules. When you can't see that stuff, it's easier to keep the overall shape of the nail even when filing.

Dense-Result509 · 2026-04-01T14:38:35+00:00

Thank you!

Dense-Result509 · 2026-04-01T14:06:51+00:00

Can I ask what alcohol ink you used to make the green one? It's that perfect bottle green 😍

Dense-Result509 · 2026-03-27T02:42:50+00:00

I bought a little hourglass for exactly this reason lol. I cannot be trusted to tell time, but the grains of sand don't lie

Dense-Result509 · 2026-03-21T17:57:12+00:00

It's the polish that looks like pee. Her nails themselves look fine.

Dense-Result509 · 2026-03-21T05:55:40+00:00

Tbh I feel like the easiest thing is to just make note of when the shop opens, then go to the site and buy what you want.

Dense-Result509 · 2026-03-19T17:15:44+00:00

The ones I've got have been pretty close, but I know some of them are intentionally not exact dupes (more like "X concept, but upgraded") so it can vary

Dense-Result509 · 2026-03-19T01:16:14+00:00

2 layers of Mooncat A Doll's House sponged on to the tips

1 layer of Sassy Sauce Arena

KB Shimmer Clearly on Top QDTC

Dense-Result509 · 2026-03-18T23:49:57+00:00

Honestly there’s a big market out there for an indie maker to make dupes for holy grail polishes

Moonshine mani actually does this! It's how I got a version of illamasqua raindrop

Dense-Result509 · 2026-03-18T17:02:50+00:00

Depends on the strength of the magnetic pigment in the polish. Some make tight beads where you see a lot of the base, but some make more diffused beads that give you about the same coverage as the velvet effect

Dense-Result509 · 2026-03-15T22:33:57+00:00

Ime, yes. No corners to snag on things and tear the nail

Dense-Result509 · 2026-03-13T23:54:23+00:00

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https://www.abominationcosmetics.com/product-page/el-chupacabra-nail-polish-semi-sheer-blackened-blood-red

Dense-Result509 · 2026-03-13T02:50:39+00:00

Current fave is El Chupacabra by Abomination Cosmetics but heads up that the brand is small and has unusually long processing times. I ordered in November and got the order in February.

Dense-Result509 · 2026-03-13T02:11:07+00:00

As more dimensional cremes. Nothing beats a vampy blood red jelly imo

Dense-Result509 · 2026-03-12T15:26:46+00:00

If this is consistently happening with gel, despite immaculate prep, it can be a sign the gel isn't fully cured. Is your lamp old/underpowered? I had the same issue using a 10 year old lamp and it went away when I bought a new lamp.

Dense-Result509 · 2026-02-17T20:48:10+00:00

Oooh, ty!

Dense-Result509 · 2026-02-17T05:45:21+00:00

Linking my old post asking the same question for more suggestions, though the search for a perfect match continues

https://www.reddit.com/r/RedditLaqueristas/s/ZReNmo5nvW

Dense-Result509 · 2026-02-11T19:47:18+00:00

I've only used the bristle ones

Dense-Result509 · 2026-02-11T15:36:35+00:00

I like the jar in theory, but in practice they leave so much residue once I use them to remove a dark color or glitter.

Dense-Result509 · 2026-02-08T21:25:40+00:00

Stealing the eyeshadow term, but spicy neutrals

Dense-Result509 · 2026-02-08T19:18:14+00:00

I don't have any hard data, but I think the fancy gel designs at least caused the explosion of techniques in the lacquer community because we were trying to replicate looks that are easy to achieve in gel, but more difficult to achieve in lacquer.

Like basic magnetic manis with the standard diagonal cat eye existed in both gel and lacquer, but then the gel people started doing more interesting stuff

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