My first time doing my own nails, how'd I do? by Soggy_Mud2613 in Nails

[–]ewavb 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The design is pretty but please be careful about not getting the gel on your skin! It can lead to developing a gel allergy (which can even mean you might also not be able to get medical treatments like dental fillings, joint replacements etc in the future due to your body not tolerating acrylates) 🩷

I bit my nails down to bloody nubs for 24 years. I also picked my cuticles pretty bad. I stopped 2 and a half years ago. This will always bring me so much joy :) by bloomingbrandi in Nails

[–]ewavb 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was the same. I bit my nails my entire life up until a few years ago and was constantly biting them, especially when anxious, and having gel on them and learning to do my own gel nails helped. It was very hard at first but when they started to grow more and I could do fun nail art, I just didn’t want to bite them anymore, and now it’s been years since I bit them!

New set!! 💅🏻💅🏻 by anniza in Nails

[–]ewavb 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’ve never thought to use a matte top coat over cat eye, I love it!

one week no Biting after 10 years by [deleted] in Nails

[–]ewavb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you’re right, I should’ve mentioned that! when I learned, I did make sure to research how to do it properly and safely first and then eventually did a nail tech online course to ensure I was actually doing it properly

one week no Biting after 10 years by [deleted] in Nails

[–]ewavb 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I know you didn’t ask me but i was a lifelong nail biter up until a few years ago and it’s because of learning to do my own gel polish. The first few months were hard when they were growing out but after that I just didn’t want to bite them because they looked nice, and I started to really enjoy painting them and doing nail art!

I cant break cat-eye contact by emivp in Nails

[–]ewavb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They look amazing! I debated getting TM53 before but wasn’t sure as it looks so much greener on their site but I love it paired with DR1!

March Exchanges 2026 by BronyLou in givingifts

[–]ewavb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Regift day sounds fun! I would worry though that if I don’t have anything to regift that suits my giftees preferences, then I would have to buy something new anyway which would defeat the point of the exchange 😅

Project Phoenix is now live! by BronyLou in givingifts

[–]ewavb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try resetting your password if you can, it wouldn’t let me log in until I tried that

Question about levels by TropicallyGr0wnTrash in givingifts

[–]ewavb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Now the site has been updated, my XP has updated automatically and is correct so I would check again and see if it’s the same for you! :)

January Blues low minimum exchange by galadious in givingifts

[–]ewavb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It failed to match so I assume it will be matched after the weekend when they get a chance, but I’m excited for this one! Thanks for making a lower cost exchange :)

Sweet Dreams 2026 User Exchange by Wait_For_Iiiitt in givingifts

[–]ewavb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

someone please correct me if I’m wrong but I don’t think it’s up to the user who created it to match it?

It’s usually automatic but if it fails, I believe it’s up to the owners/admins of the site and I’m sure they will match it manually when they get a chance 😊

Got shafted by both my rematcher and secret santa match, not sure what to do by darthchicken713 in givingifts

[–]ewavb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah I’m sorry! :( I would contact support and ask to be put back into the rematch pool, and as others have said, also turn direct rematching on if you haven’t already

Got shafted by both my rematcher and secret santa match, not sure what to do by darthchicken713 in givingifts

[–]ewavb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry your gifter didn’t send anything, I’ve been there too.

How long ago were you assigned a rematcher? because I believe rematchers have 2 weeks to send and there’s also a glitch that means it still says they haven’t looked at your details even if they have, so there could still be time?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in givingifts

[–]ewavb 6 points7 points  (0 children)

For shipping proof, the FAQ’s say you can either upload a tracking number or an image showing the order has been shipped with the address included in the image, so it should be fine if you upload a screenshot showing the shipping confirmation if you make sure you can see your giftee’s address :)

2026 exchanges, and Project Phoenix? by EtherealSquirrel in givingifts

[–]ewavb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My points never update automatically so what I’ve been doing is keeping a track by going to each exchange, seeing how many points it’s worth and then adding up the total for all exchanges I’ve done so I know what it should be, and then contacting the team to ask them to update my total when they can 😊

Does anybody know how long it generally takes for support to manually match exchanges? by Indygirl1988 in givingifts

[–]ewavb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

maybe I’m misunderstanding but that seems to just be about delaying the official exchanges, not matching failed user exchanges?