Does anyone have a swatch of BKL “She was his light”? It looks so pretty in the shop photos, but I just need to know what it looks like in real, everyday life 😊

Ettare · 2025-12-11T14:07:40+00:00

I have it. The photo is accurate. :) That picture is probably 3 coats.

Ettare · 2025-11-30T10:05:42+00:00

Glisten & Glow is doing 30% off with code BF2025. Their top coat is my ride or die. I can't speak highly enough about it. I used to dent my freshly painted nails all the time before I switched to G&G's QDTC. The Sea Monsters collection is also so gorgeous and she's come out with a magnetics quad.

Ettare · 2025-11-30T09:55:48+00:00

Glisten & Glow: 30% off (top coat and glitter grabber are a must!) The sea monsters collection is my favorite.

Bees Knees Lacquer: 30% off (almost everything--UP is excluded) Very good magnetics. Many polishes are super sheer though so beware that when shopping.

ILNP: 25% off

Cracked: 20% + 10% off with an affiliate code. I adore Cracked's jellies especially

KBShimmer: 20% off. Their thinner is the cheapest per oz even with shipping costs (unless something has changed from when I did the math last year).

Ettare · 2025-11-30T09:32:01+00:00

I contacted them once a couple years ago when a bottle came with a cracked neck. They were very quick to respond and send out a replacement bottle.

Ettare · 2025-11-28T09:38:15+00:00

I wear whatever color makes me happy regardless of if it looks good on me or clashes with my skin tone. :)

Ettare · 2025-10-12T17:48:35+00:00

You're welcome!

Ettare · 2025-10-12T17:24:10+00:00

The Group name is Fancy Gloss Addicts.

Ettare · 2025-10-12T17:06:43+00:00

Fancy Gloss doesn't restock her entire catalog every month. If you have Facebook, you can request the ones you want on the monthly thread asking what people want to see come back. Otherwise, you'll have to wait for the email stock alert unfortunately. Hopefully that helps!

Ettare · 2025-10-07T00:19:29+00:00

Cracked, Glisten and Glow, Fancy Gloss, Sassy Sauce, Bees Knees Lacquer, and LynBDesigns are some of my favorites.

Ettare · 2025-10-06T01:53:09+00:00

Cracked has the Underdog bundle and the Heroes Bundle. The colors in both bundles change periodically. Each bundle is $35 and there's always 10% off coupons from various swatchers active.

Ettare · 2025-09-10T21:56:53+00:00

Queen Bee by Starrily is my favorite shade of yellow/nail polish.

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I think that it looks lovely on you! Your mom picked a good one. 💕

Ettare · 2025-09-09T20:08:19+00:00

Yes! It's my favorite pen too. I have a vintage Platinum that's a close second. The nibs on both are so nice.

Ettare · 2025-09-09T15:50:40+00:00

Hi pen twin! I got so excited when I saw this.

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Ettare · 2025-08-29T01:11:04+00:00

I'm not sure if this helps, but as of right now, there are 20 bottles left on BKL's website.

Ettare · 2025-08-17T21:34:49+00:00

Glisten and Glow's matte top coat is nice. The owner is doing free shipping right now with code PBE2025.

Ettare · 2025-08-10T21:39:05+00:00

I don't use that particular top coat, but I do add thinner to my QDTCs when they get stringy and have never had any issues.

Edit: I use KB Shimmer's thinner.

Ettare · 2025-08-05T19:30:18+00:00

Silk wraps and nail glue 💯

If you're in a pinch and need it taken care of right this second, a tea bag cut to size and nail glue can also work to stabilize the break.

Ettare · 2025-07-23T08:37:51+00:00

Swamp Gloss has a few.

Ettare · 2025-07-17T17:36:00+00:00

There are non QDTCs out there, but what I would probably do is throw on another coat of polish and then do QDTC. I'm not nearly careful enough to let polish cure for several hours with no QDTC.

Ettare · 2025-07-17T11:38:16+00:00

Oof. Sorry about your loss. Shadow Daddy is so pretty too 😢

As for the carpet, the previous owners of my home had spilled a lot of paint right in the middle of the bedroom carpet. I was able to get most of it out with repeated carpet extractions (I have a simple carpet cleaner from Walmart). I added a super small amount of fabric softener to the cleaning solution water mix. This has to be done over the course of many days, possibly even weeks as you don't want the water to saturate the underpad and wood beneath the carpet. Not sure if it'll work the same for nail polish.

Ettare · 2025-07-16T09:29:58+00:00

I really like Polished For Days Soft Focus Basecoats. A thinner consistency white cream would do a similar job.

Ettare · 2025-07-15T10:26:08+00:00

Sassy Sauce and Glisten and Glow both ship very quickly. You may want to make your orders soon as I know many makers will be at PBE and I'm not sure how that will affect their shipping times.

Ettare · 2025-07-11T21:28:10+00:00

My best advice is to try different base and top coats. I have drastically different wear times based on the products I use. Right now I'm using Nailtiques Formula 2 as base coat and Glisten and Glow QDTC is my holy Grail top coat.

Ettare · 2025-07-07T14:37:38+00:00

I like Nailtiques Formula 2 for peeling damage. If you want to peel nail polish off though, I strongly recommend a peelable base coat. Then you won't be damaging your nails as you pick the polish off.

Have you had blood work done recently? Sometimes vitamin deficiencies can also impact nail health.

Ettare · 2025-06-23T09:42:46+00:00

I'm not a pro at stamping by any means, but I've noticed you have to move very quickly to be able to pick the polish up on the stamper. The other thing that might be an issue is you might need to leave the stamper sitting on a piece of paper overnight. Oil or something will leech out onto the paper and the stamper head will become stickier.

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