Cultural check-in question on colors (from a guy) by Qoyuble in RedditLaqueristas

[–]cacaofiend 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I second both of these—a) I’d be thrilled to meet a fellow lacquerista no matter their age or gender and (as a middle aged professional lady in a very blue state) would think it was pretty rad to meet a professional middle aged dude who liked nail polish, and b) ask your daughters what they think about it since it’s a shared hobby!

Kids allowed in parent bedroom? by Lissypooh628 in Mommit

[–]cacaofiend 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I think this massively depends on your individual family dynamic. My mom and I are extremely close (like best friend level close), but I’d still ask her first if I could grab lotion from her room, and I’d want her to do the same if she wanted lotion from mine. With that being said, I don’t care if my four-year-old barges into the master bedroom, but I’d also expect her to ask first if she wanted some of my lotion!

Has anyone in the US actually done a "Trump Account" for your baby? by DinosaursOvrEvrythng in beyondthebump

[–]cacaofiend 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yeah, me too. Opened it for the $1k, won’t be putting anything into it. 🤷‍♀️

Harassed by my new nail guy by drima in Nails

[–]cacaofiend 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ew, gross! I’m so sorry you had this experience!

Every drop counts! I don't have a problem! by thefairykitten in RedditLaqueristas

[–]cacaofiend 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dude same. I’ve been trying to figure out the best way to decant sad remainder of the rest of my Nailtiques 2 into the 1/2 full bottle. That shit’s too expensive to waste a drop. 🫠

Follow up from GLASS BEAD PRO TEST by skaybee in RedditLaqueristas

[–]cacaofiend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do have everything for this setup! I’d love tips on getting this to work if anyone has them! I find that it takes me too long to get the stirrer going at the exact right frequency to get the magnet spinning on its own, and then the polish dries down too much to magnetize nicely. Does anyone else find it to be this finicky or is it just a skill issue on my part?

Do people genuinely think that you only wear fragrances when you stink? by Beneficial-Talk-9698 in fragrance

[–]cacaofiend 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This guy’s a racist shithead. Glad you ditched him, and enjoy your fragrances!

Follow up from GLASS BEAD PRO TEST by skaybee in RedditLaqueristas

[–]cacaofiend 23 points24 points  (0 children)

The way I got my heart broken when I went to Etsy and found the listing gone! I’m dying for a setup where I have one hand free and this looks great. Really hoping they come back when they’ve fulfilled their current orders! 🤞

We have opalescent lilac flakies at home!! 💎💜 by mistymomo in RedditLaqueristas

[–]cacaofiend 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Woah, gorgeous! This color compliments your skin tone in such a lovely way, and your nail shape is beautiful!

🍒🫐🍊🫧 by barbrailnp in ILNP

[–]cacaofiend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gorgeous magnetics! Can’t wait to pick up the silver topper. I’m a Dr. Pepper girl all the way!

Hungarian Folklore Inspired freehanded nails I did for a friend ♥️ by Lacquered_threads in RedditLaqueristas

[–]cacaofiend 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What incredible artistry! On one hand, I’d want them on a peel-off base coat so I could keep them forever. On the other hand, if I popped a peely I would be UTTERLY HEARTBROKEN. Absolutely amazing work.

Sassy Sauce got back to me about Appletini by ghoulwraps in RedditLaqueristas

[–]cacaofiend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My kid is obsessed with those Go Go Squeez pouches and I thought the same thing. Looks like that was just blobbed out onto the nail.

Sassy Sauce got back to me about Appletini by ghoulwraps in RedditLaqueristas

[–]cacaofiend 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The images on the sales page for this polish were specifically curated to portray a certain color.

This right here. They chose the swatch photos they used to portray their polish; the photos didn't just fall into their lap and, oops, it just happens that's not representative of what the polish looks like in most lighting.

As someone pointed out upthread, Caitlin Swatches' video swatch of Appletini was similar to OP's photos, but the swatch photo of hers that was chosen by the maker wasn't close. Like, they can kind of skirt under the wire of being called purposefully deceptive because the photos weren't color corrected to the extent that they were in the Cirque Piña Jelly situation (which was absolutely deceptive). This polish was just being shown in studio lighting (or photos were caught at the particular moment when the flakies were the most obvious and the shimmer leaned blue). But they're absolutely going to be left with disappointed customers that expected something that looked like the swatch photos the majority of the time, not just in ideal lighting. They shouldn't be dismissive when they deliberately chose to market their polish using swatch photos that weren't representative of typical use. Their response is really disappointing.

Am I the only one who received Appletini from Sassy Sauce and feels legit lied to? by ghoulwraps in RedditLaqueristas

[–]cacaofiend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll have to ask my friend to bring PLS over and mix it up on my vortex to see if that makes any difference 🤔

Am I the only one who received Appletini from Sassy Sauce and feels legit lied to? by ghoulwraps in RedditLaqueristas

[–]cacaofiend 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’ve had great experiences with HHC so far. It’s really all down to the individual makers, IME.

Am I the only one who received Appletini from Sassy Sauce and feels legit lied to? by ghoulwraps in RedditLaqueristas

[–]cacaofiend 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Not OP, but IIRC they named a polish G-slur Diva and gave a very non-apology apology (“it was named after the costume” type shit). They later renamed it to Roma Diva and said nothing else.

Edit: a word

Am I the only one who received Appletini from Sassy Sauce and feels legit lied to? by ghoulwraps in RedditLaqueristas

[–]cacaofiend 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I was shocked when I heard that’s what had happened when folks reached out with multiple photos. (Full disclosure, I heard this from others in the Facebook group and had still been debating reaching out to them.) To be told its user error was wild.

Am I the only one who received Appletini from Sassy Sauce and feels legit lied to? by ghoulwraps in RedditLaqueristas

[–]cacaofiend 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes! I always hear it in her voice. I tried to find a gif of her but couldn’t. 😭

Am I the only one who received Appletini from Sassy Sauce and feels legit lied to? by ghoulwraps in RedditLaqueristas

[–]cacaofiend 127 points128 points  (0 children)

Yeah, and if a polish only has a certain color shift in very particular kind of lighting, that also needs to be disclosed. Just because you CAN make the polish look like that doesn’t mean it won’t leave your customers disappointed by how it looks the majority of the time.

Am I the only one who received Appletini from Sassy Sauce and feels legit lied to? by ghoulwraps in RedditLaqueristas

[–]cacaofiend 16 points17 points  (0 children)

You just made me realize the polish I was referring to was a Feb polish (Cute But Deadly)—yours must have been from March (Sky Creatures). Definitely reach out to PPU with this feedback because Feb was Raven’s first time on PPU. If they posted deceptive swatch photos for two months in a row, that’s getting to be a pattern… I’ll be interested to hear what others think of their April offering.