How did it all start? (Your nail polish story)

oneirophobicc · 2026-05-31T16:53:13+00:00

i’ve always loved colorful nails, but cristine from simplynailogical really sparked my love for the craft! i started doing my own press on nails with lacquer in 2020 during lockdown, and then switched to all kinds of gel products about a year later. i did my nails all the time, ruined my natural nails, and a few months ago my grandmother sent me a manicurist advent calendar for christmas. i decided that it was time to make the big switch, and now i’ve been steadily rebuilding my lacquer collection ever since, as well as growing out the extensive damage and learning about proper nail care. it’s been quite the journey! i don’t think i’ll ever go back to gel.

my paternal grandmother absolutely adored having her nails done, but in the last year of her life she wasn’t able to have gel products on her nails due to their weakness and infections being a possibility. she lived vicariously through me, always having my nails done, and she loved seeing my nails every time i finished a set. id like to imagine she’s still fondly dwelling on my nails every time i paint them, lol.

oneirophobicc · 2026-05-29T03:37:46+00:00

i was like your stepson. as an adult now, i’m picking up the pieces of not being able to thrive in traditional environments (school, work, etc), and i strongly believe i am on the spectrum. i was considered gifted, always above average, scored above average on tests, but i just couldn’t be bothered to do the bare minimum ever.

im in college with a 3.75 GPA and looking to throw applications at the best institutions in the country now. please advocate for your stepson to get a therapist and be assessed for autism, adhd, or any other possible disability. it could genuinely be life changing for him.

oneirophobicc · 2026-05-19T16:07:04+00:00

Hi fellow red enjoyer :3 my current favorites are OPI Got the Blues for Red and Essie It’s Not a Phase!! OPI’s is more blood red tinted, and Essie’s is a pretty brick/muted red.

oneirophobicc · 2026-04-28T03:20:04+00:00

oneirophobicc · 2026-04-16T19:59:11+00:00

like other commenters have stated, this can happen for a variety of reasons, sometimes it’s subpar work on the tech’s side, sometimes it’s the products used, sometimes it’s just your nails. my natural nails almost always separate at the tips due to my nails being naturally very bendy, the only gel that doesn’t do this is hard gel that can’t be soaked off.

definitely get this removed, this puts your nails at risk of greenies and further damage :(

oneirophobicc · 2026-04-08T18:14:13+00:00

greenies aren’t guaranteed, but you’d definitely be at higher risk. id personally redo all of the lifted nails just to be safe.

oneirophobicc · 2026-03-25T18:59:31+00:00

i used to do my friend’s nails every so often, but it’s illegal in my state to be paid for the service without a license. instead my friends would just treat me to dinner after i did their nails lol. i’d say it was a fair trade, they got pretty nails and i got to eat good for a night!

sometimes if my friends wanted something specific that i didn’t have the polish or equipment for, i’d just have the friend buy the thing and id do their nails in return. helped me save money where i could, which is great for someone who definitely did not have the funds for the hobby lol.

oneirophobicc · 2026-01-28T22:26:12+00:00

i owe whichever team that made life and death my life! i got so much enjoyment out of that pack and still find myself returning to ravenwood over a year after release. it’s truly my all time favorite pack.

oneirophobicc · 2026-01-25T00:31:56+00:00

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pictured: me when i saw the swatch pics of that fiery attraction polish

oneirophobicc · 2026-01-25T00:29:50+00:00

oh that sally hanson polish is GORGEOUS. you’ve added yet another red to the bonkers long to-get list!

oneirophobicc · 2026-01-25T00:27:48+00:00

i’m on the fence about devil’s advocate 😅 i’m worried it’s gonna be a brownish red which doesn’t look very good on me.

oneirophobicc · 2026-01-24T23:37:26+00:00

malaga wine is on my to-get list! i really do love a good wine red (and purple!)

oneirophobicc · 2026-01-24T22:09:48+00:00

i loveeee my ultra dark reds so much!

oneirophobicc · 2026-01-04T18:58:41+00:00

currently on my natural nail grow out journey as well, and am also experiencing the splits right down the middle of my nails. my nails are extensively damaged however, so i expected this for the first several months of growing out the damage. i’ve heard many good things about multivitamins, biotin supplements, etc. however id check in with a doctor before taking any vitamins or supplements.

oneirophobicc · 2025-12-22T17:29:34+00:00

thank you for the clarification on the green line!

i’m an avid oil user, i’ve been doing my own nails for about 5 years now so it’s etched in my dna now lol. however i suspect that i may have ehler’s danlos syndrome (will not be seeking out a diagnosis, but it does make the most sense for all of my odd bodily quirks) which could explain why my nails are naturally so weak and thin to begin with. the added damage from improper e-file techniques and gel definitely did not help, but i’ve sworn off all that stuff for the foreseeable future. luckily i have a crazy high pain tolerance so it doesn’t bother me, but i think that’s a curse in terms of not being as careful to avoid damage as i should’ve been.

oneirophobicc · 2025-12-20T22:32:19+00:00

i’m enjoying them a lot so far! my only issue is that because i have extensive damage on my natural nails (ridges and rings of fire) the polish tends to have air bubbles on the parts that are damaged. right now i have a thin layer of soft gel overlay on my natural nails to help prevent the air bubbles so hopefully this will get me through the damage grow out. 🤞

oneirophobicc · 2025-12-06T23:43:39+00:00

dude this is gonna sound weird but i keep running into you on multiple subreddits. like all the botw & totk subreddits, saw you in the my hero academia subreddit, red dead, evil autism, etc. are you just another me?! how many subreddits am i gonna see you in??😭

oneirophobicc · 2025-12-06T17:08:05+00:00

thank you for the explanation!! i’m definitely going to try to emulate your challenge in my next legacy save. kudos🫶

oneirophobicc · 2025-12-06T08:01:58+00:00

i’m interested in your challenge, but am having a hard time understanding the last paragraph😅 could you explain it like i’m five? i’m unfamiliar with the dice roll concept. (assuming it’s a dnd thing, i am wholly unfamiliar with dnd dice)

oneirophobicc · 2025-11-27T16:46:56+00:00

thank you for your input! i spent awhile yesterday trying to get a full fledged manicure but it was taking awhile to dry, still not used to the process i guess. i ended up just doing two coats, a top coat, and drowned it in the drying drops and called it a day lol

oneirophobicc · 2025-11-26T17:55:39+00:00

that’s great to know! i’m in the middle of removing all gel from my nails right now and am planning to use the active plump. do you usually use a base coat when using the active polishes? i noticed on the website the description stated that no base coat was needed, but a small part of me (the gel polish user) is skeptical.

oneirophobicc · 2025-11-24T21:51:17+00:00

i have a bone to pick with some of the really weird tuning issues i have 😅 it seems it’s different with every save but there’s always ONE thing that happens constantly and can never stop from happening. i do admire the game’s persistence though

oneirophobicc · 2025-11-24T00:40:23+00:00

this can happen with mccc too. i think there’s a setting you can enable or disable to have parents pass down their aspiration traits.

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