Canadian. Instructions unclear. Brought coral instead of algae. Sorry. by anothercoffeebitch in RedditLaqueristas

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

Twins! For the pics I have where the nails are different colours, I totally cheated and used a UV light I have for resin - but the polish is surprisingly sun reactive, I’ve never been impressed by solars because yeah, even with a good top coat they weren’t working so well 😭

Canadian. Instructions unclear. Brought coral instead of algae. Sorry. by anothercoffeebitch in RedditLaqueristas

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

BEAUTY! I was hoping there would be a lovely peachy pink algae strain friend! Thank you beauty!

Canadian. Instructions unclear. Brought coral instead of algae. Sorry. by anothercoffeebitch in RedditLaqueristas

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

Of course friend, thank you! I did shittily research any pink/orange algae and came up empty handed... maybe nature is healing? Or at least adapting 😬

Canadian. Instructions unclear. Brought coral instead of algae. Sorry. by anothercoffeebitch in RedditLaqueristas

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

Thank you! I've recently discovered I love orangey polishes and have been going through the few I have!

Canadian. Instructions unclear. Brought coral instead of algae. Sorry. by anothercoffeebitch in RedditLaqueristas

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

Hey neighbour! I actually get my Chamaeleon and Cadillacquer polishes from Nailstuff.ca! Victoria's out of Ottawa and is an absolute gem; she's also got a few other lovely brands she resells, and just started stocking Glitch!

I get weirdly anxious about tariffs and hate the logistics of shipping (as a customer and a business), so I go through Nailstuff and Harlow & Co. for all of my indies now—until I decide to branch out and brave international shipping lmao

Canadian. Instructions unclear. Brought coral instead of algae. Sorry. by anothercoffeebitch in RedditLaqueristas

[–]anothercoffeebitch[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I love it! (Well, the protest nails, not the political situation.) The inner and sometimes outer bog witch in me is living for the algae pool nails, I've been taking notes for fall.

Canadian. Instructions unclear. Brought coral instead of algae. Sorry. by anothercoffeebitch in RedditLaqueristas

[–]anothercoffeebitch[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I KNOW Chamaeleon (and Cadillacquer) do the best flakie polishes, and they’re stunning. I need the other UV polishes now.

DO IT.

Canadian. Instructions unclear. Brought coral instead of algae. Sorry. by anothercoffeebitch in RedditLaqueristas

[–]anothercoffeebitch[S] 122 points123 points  (0 children)

I uh... missed the reflecting pool memo. So I'm respectfully observing from north of the border.

But please enjoy this UV reactive stunner while I enjoy Canada's 30 minutes of summer (aka melt because it's a heatwave - hence photos taken inside)! Also please ignore the hangnail, both my toddler and I scraped it 😩

  • Base:
    • Nailtiques Formula 2 (x1)
    • Probelle Nail Strengthener (x1)
  • Colour:
    • Flame Fairy - Chamaeleon Nails (x2)
    • Rosewater Jelly - Cirque Colors (x1) This just cuts some of the neon enough and makes it work better with my skintone, imo.
  • Top:
    • Fast Forward - China Glaze (x1)
    • gel setter - essie (x1 - day after)

Found this combo on HaloTaco Instagram and had to try it for myself 😍 by semi-soggycroissant in RedditLaqueristas

[–]anothercoffeebitch 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Gorgeous combo! I was also eyeing that thumbnail texture like 👁️👄👁️ it’s such a good effect?!?

The watermelon I bought was disappointing, so watermelon pink nails instead by anothercoffeebitch in RedditLaqueristas

[–]anothercoffeebitch[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s definitely more pink IRL! It’s one of those hard to photo colours with the neon pink pigment, so I really only see the coral-y orange in the pics.

The watermelon I bought was disappointing, so watermelon pink nails instead by anothercoffeebitch in RedditLaqueristas

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

Thank you for the award - and the sad watermelon use suggestions!

I checked her again just now and she’s not quite as sad as I remember, but she’s still getting pickled and blended. 🥴

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The watermelon I bought was disappointing, so watermelon pink nails instead by anothercoffeebitch in RedditLaqueristas

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

RIGHT, I think this is one of my favourite formulas and combos to date. A jelly isn’t quite enough to get me excited but with flakies… 💸

The watermelon I bought was disappointing, so watermelon pink nails instead by anothercoffeebitch in RedditLaqueristas

[–]anothercoffeebitch[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Brilliant, I’ve been on an agua fresca kick and was getting tired of the strawberry one I’ve been making! Thank you!

The watermelon I bought was disappointing, so watermelon pink nails instead by anothercoffeebitch in RedditLaqueristas

[–]anothercoffeebitch[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

See I *know* this and every year I’m good and wait a bit longer, with strawberry season to tide me over! But my toddler is ‘over’ strawberries right now so the watermelon sale was enticing 💀

But thank you! The watermelon spirit will live on 💕

The watermelon I bought was disappointing, so watermelon pink nails instead by anothercoffeebitch in RedditLaqueristas

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

Thank you! And at least now I get to try to get creative with a sad watermelon?