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First time using a crackle polish, it was so interesting to watch it dry!

Hey all,

I have a couple OPI Nail Lacquers and love some of them. The black and purple ones are great, but the light blue and white are kind of not great.

Both of them are very thin and watery and when they're ready to be removed, they can be peeled off in one piece rather than flaking like the black and purple do. Even when they've dried on my nails, they have a different feel to them. I've tried having them in open air, but even after 45 minutes, nothing happened and it was just as thin.

I'm sure I'm doing something wrong, I just can't figure out what.

It was so hard to capture all the shifts in color, but it’s like a rainbow but grungy!

Loved the name of the polish, inspired by Guardians of the Galaxy movie.

Just watched the 3rd movie recently, it was so much more emotional than I was expecting, but in a good way.

Not a mani pic, but thought you may appreciate it. He actually found a 4k image, edited it, then drove to Walmart for the sole purpose of printing and framing it. He said the lady at the photo center gave him judge-y looks lol 😂

Had a hard time catching the Holo flare in this one. This is Holo Taco Blushed Ice. The whole Barista collection they did is awesome and I find myself reaching for them anytime I need a “palate cleanser” lol.

New favorite glowy shifting polish, it’s absolutely mesmerizing! Seen here in 3 coats, between vibrant scents double bond base coat and G&G top coat.

More pics to demonstrate shifts: https://imgur.com/a/F90fsTG

These are my current nails. I don't usually post pics of my nails unless they're freshly done but screw it. I also linked to an imgur album because I can't really show them off in a single picture 😅

Edit: Apparently you can't create a post with an image and a link so here is the link to the album

From June 2023 fandom flakie box

Holo Taco Full Charge with Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Merry and Bright topper.

Barbie nails! Color: Two coats of mooncat - merkitten. Base: double bond base coat Top: glisten and glow QDTC.

Popular choice, I know, but I actually didn't love this color with my skin tone. Maybe I'll try it with a blurring base coat next time to alter the undertone a bit. I dunno, I’ll have to play around with it.

As an aside, I also just got my Fandom Flakie box in the mail, which was also Barbie themed! Too bad they didn't arrive before I went and saw the movie.

Alchemy Lacquers Take Flight on pointer and pinky. Holo Taco Smokeshow on middle and ring.

I needed something sparkly for a pool party and these polishes delivered. What’s your favorite sparkly polish?

Products: vibrant vinyl double bone base coat, polished for days soft focus snow (except not on pinky), fancy gloss glowing sand (2 coats, 3 coats on pinky), vibrant vinyl fast and hard top coat.

I was worried it was a bit too sheer, but it actually became opaque after 3rd coat (on pinky). The other fingers have a blurring base coat (soft focus) to hide the nail line, which then only required 2 coats of color.

Forgot to post my latest mani so it’s a few days old at this point. Love the Holo Taco Royalty polishes, all three are gorgeous.

This was an old attempt to dupe BKL’s hippolyta when I couldn’t snag it at the last respawn event before BKL shut down their storefront. I never owned the original but I wasn’t sure how my dupe photographed with flash compared

Products: glisten and glow sandals and sunset, starlight and sparkles unicorn topper

Comparison photo: https://inwonderlandish.files.wordpress.com/2020/10/swatch-bkl-hippolyta-5.jpg

Edit: uploaded higher res image

Every time I decide to check out the MoYou London website this kind of goofy ass shit drives me away.

It’s 2023 and this is just embarrassing. The “Africa” mascot is maybe worse. The “kitty” and “pro” mascots look like they are advertising fetish content.

I just don’t get why they think they need little drawings of sexy ladies to sell nail polish??

What did y’all get?

Instagram video link above. From the video, I think I can see: super clusterfck, melting clocks, flying submarine, Poseidon's prize, firefly forest, apple of my eye, magic mushroom, con artist.

First post on Lemmy had to be a nail pic.

Colors are Holo Taco Midnight Spark and Favourite Sister.

From the $1 mystery polish sale-thanks to [email protected] for posting the sale!

Now it's time to make 10 new swatch sticks 😁

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.one/post/572402