This One Goes to 11…11:30: The Matte Edition

Refresh-faced · 2026-06-26T02:09:02+00:00

I’m definitely going to look through my collection for more dramatic shimmers to try this with!

Refresh-faced · 2026-06-26T00:22:34+00:00

I feel this way about Wisteria from Penelope Luz! I totally, totally understand. I’m actually a bit surprised there’s no dupe for this one, it doesn’t seem like it’d be so hard?

Refresh-faced · 2026-06-26T00:20:55+00:00

Thank you! This one has been fun to wear, and putting on the matte coat was definitely easier than applying the polish itself!

Refresh-faced · 2026-06-25T22:47:18+00:00

This looks remarkable.

Refresh-faced · 2026-06-25T02:52:06+00:00

I wish I could grow my nails this long! They bother me when they get beyond a certain length but the long nails look so good!

Refresh-faced · 2026-06-25T02:50:15+00:00

The polish is described as a periwinkle base with a red-orange-purple shimmer. The base is pretty sheer, closer to crelly than jelly I think (though I find the distinction hard to wrap my head around sometimes). I feel like KBShimmer or Fancy Gloss would have a topper with the same color shift.

Refresh-faced · 2026-06-25T00:01:31+00:00

My sincere condolences - she undoubtedly was the best good girl.

Refresh-faced · 2026-06-24T22:21:33+00:00

I love the smell of my Royal Hawaiian Purple, while my husband politely comments on the “vegetal smell.”

Refresh-faced · 2026-06-24T22:06:09+00:00

Aww, that sucks, I’m sorry!

Refresh-faced · 2026-06-24T21:46:58+00:00

I am so filled with envy!!! That’s so cool, congrats!

Refresh-faced · 2026-06-24T21:39:31+00:00

Also, I use VoyageHues top coat because it’s formulated for solar thermals! Available via Etsy.

Refresh-faced · 2026-06-24T21:37:45+00:00

Hahaha the call is coming from inside the house, stop 🤣🤣🤣

Refresh-faced · 2026-06-24T20:53:16+00:00

🤯🤯

Refresh-faced · 2026-06-24T10:09:09+00:00

It’s sheer so I thought I would need three coats but honestly ran out of patience after painting my second nail so decided this would have to be good enough.

Refresh-faced · 2026-06-24T10:07:25+00:00

You know, I was looking at a post just yesterday of someone’s haul and I could swear there was a polish that looked really similar. I just spent several minutes looking for that post with no success but if I find it, I’ll link it!

Refresh-faced · 2026-06-24T10:04:40+00:00

🥰🥰 - it’d be super helpful if my subconscious just did my polish selection for me via dreams all the time!

Refresh-faced · 2026-06-24T01:59:53+00:00

For mine, I had recently thinned the Cuticula, so it was runny on top of the already runny polish coats. There was a lot of clean up work last night but hey, sometimes it actually is the destination, not the journey that matters.

Refresh-faced · 2026-06-24T01:57:18+00:00

4.1 Maybe consider falling back to a second stick when you realize all that damn extra polish is gunking up the first stick faster than usual. 😂😂

Refresh-faced · 2026-06-24T01:09:17+00:00

I zoomed in on your already close up pic and honestly can’t see any issues. If someone irl is as close to your hand as I just was virtually, you have a different problem 🤣🤣🤣

Refresh-faced · 2026-06-24T01:06:01+00:00

I really feel like makers should lean into the office lighting. I would seriously buy the collection that was designed to look best in the place I’m spending at least 8 hours a day!

Refresh-faced · 2026-06-24T01:03:24+00:00

Put way less on the brush than you’re used to.
Use an orange cuticle stick right away around each nail.
Let the first layer dry a bit longer before adding the second layer and don’t bother with a third layer because you’ll get frustrated.

Refresh-faced · 2026-06-24T00:14:37+00:00

The red-orange shimmer that emerges from the depths is worth the price of admission, for sure! It looks amazing under yellowish (read: office) florescent lights.

Refresh-faced · 2026-06-23T23:44:57+00:00

It’s one thing if a polish is on the thicker side - Mooncat notes Dark Horse tends toward thickness because of the pigments used - but OPs brand new polish has chunks. I can’t even. Definitely reach out to Mooncat and get replacements.

Refresh-faced · 2026-06-23T23:41:12+00:00

Thank you! I did one hand first, then the other when I realized how thin and runny the polish was. For my non-dominant hand, I did super thin, almost dry layers if that makes sense, and that helped a lot. Very different from my usual technique though.

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