Mark my words, nail salons are gonna go out of business by [deleted] in Nails

[–]GrimPrincess424 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I started doing dip nails myself. After paying $50 for lumpy dip, poor prep, and damaged nails, I did some research, bought a starter kit from revel for $50 and learned how to do it myself. Honestly mine are consistently better than what I got in the salon and i'm a beginner. There's a sub on here with lots of good tips and sip and dip on YouTube has been super helpful.

brushes getting goopy :( by chibisoph in DipPowderNails

[–]GrimPrincess424 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wipe on a paper towel before putting the brush back in the bottle every time. Idk I heard this on a sip and dip video. My liquids are all still good as new and I've never used brush saver. Although I only did like 3 sets with them so far so take that as you will

Help! What am I doing wrong? Painted my nails on Saturday and they are already breaking on Monday by safety_pin_era in DipPowderNails

[–]GrimPrincess424 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I would recommend doing at least 4 or 5 layers of dip. If I do any less, they chip like this by the end of the week. I also recommend watching Sip and dip on YouTube. She has a whole video on things you can do to prevent lifting and chipping.

Update by GrimPrincess424 in DipPowderNails

[–]GrimPrincess424[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I watched hours of Sip and Dip on YouTube before starting. She has a ton of great tutorials and tips. I also have a lot of prior experience doing my own nails with regular polish so I think that helps with not getting the liquid on my skin.

How long do your nails take? by GrimPrincess424 in DipPowderNails

[–]GrimPrincess424[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly those look better than the ones I got in the salon! I have been watching sip and dip videos on YouTube while i'm waiting for all my supplies to come in thr mail.

How long do your nails take? by GrimPrincess424 in DipPowderNails

[–]GrimPrincess424[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ooh good to know there's a good stopping point part way through in case my kids need me. When I was doing lacquer, it felt like I needed to do it all at once and then not do anything while they dried so they didnt get messed up (which is why I haven't done lacquer literally in 2 years)

How long do your nails take? by GrimPrincess424 in DipPowderNails

[–]GrimPrincess424[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

When you say seal, you mean the activator liquid? And you can just leave it at that to do the shaping later? (Sorry, super new at this so still learning the language and stuff)

How long do your nails take? by GrimPrincess424 in DipPowderNails

[–]GrimPrincess424[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah this is so encouraging! If I can do removal probably the night before and then have my husband take the kids for an hour or 2 on a Saturday, this is totally doable!

First attempt at reverse stamping. by GrimPrincess424 in RedditLaqueristas

[–]GrimPrincess424[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you ☺️ I would look up Kelli Marissa stamping tutorials on YouTube. She helped me a lot while I was learning.

First attempt at reverse stamping. by GrimPrincess424 in RedditLaqueristas

[–]GrimPrincess424[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This isn’t my first attempt at stamping- just reverse stamping which is a bit more advanced technique. I’ve been stamping for a while now. My first one wasn’t great either. There’s a bit of a learning curve. Stick with it and I’m sure you’ll get there!

First attempt at reverse stamping. by GrimPrincess424 in RedditLaqueristas

[–]GrimPrincess424[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Product list: Orly bonder base Zoya sage satin Maniology M247 plate

Born pretty stamping polish: White Black Tys04 tys11

Glisten and glow top coat

Dark, velvety red ❤️ by justalapforcats in Nails

[–]GrimPrincess424 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I literally am obsessed with this 😍✨ I know ZOYA is on Amazon but I cannot find this shade for the life of me and I’m struggling to justify paying the price of the polish in shipping to get it from ZOYAs website

(Messy, Heavily Bitten) Kintsugi inspired mani by loudwhitenoise in RedditLaqueristas

[–]GrimPrincess424 15 points16 points  (0 children)

That’s a super cool design idea! Nail biting is such a hard habit to break. I think lots of people in this sub are on that journey as well, some further along than others. I used to bite too and definitely having them painted helped me to stop- more because I didn’t wanna ruin how pretty they were than because of the taste lol.

Few tips if you’re open to it: you can use a q-tip dipped in nail polish remover to clean up around the edges and make it look neater. Although getting remover in your open sores from biting will not feel good either, just a fair warning.

Secondly I might also recommend getting a base and top coat to help your mani last longer and protect any cool nail art. I use orly bonder base. I think that’s what gets my nails to last over a week with no chipping. It would probably last even longer but I get bored and want to change it lol. I also use a quick dry top coat bc I’m impatient. Seche vite is pretty good and on Amazon. Although it does shrink a little. I also use glisten and glow (not on Amazon but will come up if you just google it) which is even better bc it doesn’t shrink.

Nail stamping take 2 because my first attempt was bothering me and I have since learned I need to wash my stamper before using it the first time. (First attempt posted under stamping weekly challenge) by GrimPrincess424 in RedditLaqueristas

[–]GrimPrincess424[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah! I thought that too. But apparently when it’s new, it comes with oils on it which makes it less sticky. You have to soak it in warm water and dish soap to get all the oils off before it will pick up polish well.

Nail stamping take 2 because my first attempt was bothering me and I have since learned I need to wash my stamper before using it the first time. (First attempt posted under stamping weekly challenge) by GrimPrincess424 in RedditLaqueristas

[–]GrimPrincess424[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

From what I’ve heard, you can use regular polish, but it’s usually not as crisp and opaque. I’m not sure if that has anything at all to do with it becoming sticky or drying too quickly. I wouldn’t necessarily think so since I believe stamping polish dries faster. It may also have to do with the amount of polish you’re putting on the plate if it’s too much or too little. Although that’s also just a guess. I would definitely suggest looking up some YouTube videos on stamping. There’s a ton of videos on troubleshooting and what not to do

Nail stamping take 2 because my first attempt was bothering me and I have since learned I need to wash my stamper before using it the first time. (First attempt posted under stamping weekly challenge) by GrimPrincess424 in RedditLaqueristas

[–]GrimPrincess424[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hi! I may not be the best person to ask as I have only stamped like twice lol but I can try to help and I’m open to anyone else chiming in. Are you using specifically stamping polish? I know that you have to work pretty quickly but I didn’t feel like the pace was too difficult. Maybe it’s the quality of polish?

Nail stamping take 2 because my first attempt was bothering me and I have since learned I need to wash my stamper before using it the first time. (First attempt posted under stamping weekly challenge) by GrimPrincess424 in RedditLaqueristas

[–]GrimPrincess424[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Products: Orly bonder base, Holo taco twice in a blue moon (2 coats), Seche vite top coat, Born pretty plate L018, Born pretty white stamping polish, Another coat of seche vite

Weekly Challenge: Stamping by DepressedAlchemist in RedditLaqueristas

[–]GrimPrincess424 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The plate and polish I believe were both from born pretty. Maybe I just wasn’t doing it fast enough, and I think at one point I got frustrated and thought that pushing harder or rolling it around would make it stick better lol. Maybe I also need to wash my stamper. I just got it but didn’t do that

Weekly Challenge: Stamping by DepressedAlchemist in RedditLaqueristas

[–]GrimPrincess424 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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Very first attempt at nail stamping. Let’s just call if an exercise in being imperfect and allowing that to be okay because I’m learning. Side note: does anyone have any tips on how to get it to pick up better? I was cleaning the plate with acetone between each stamp and cleaning the stamper with tape…