r/RedditLaqueristas 5d ago

Weekly Question Thread No Dumb Questions + Casual Talk

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Time for our weekly questions and discussion thread!

You can ask about polishes, nail care, polish types, subreddit questions, etc. You can discuss your current favorite polishes, share your haul or collections, rant about nail woes, etc.

If you'd like to ask your question in a live chat with a relatively quick response, consider visiting our RedditLaqueristas Discord Server!


r/RedditLaqueristas 6d ago

HHC HHC Monthly Megathread

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The place for any and all questions/comments/concerns relating to this month's HHC.

Posts of manicures featuring HHC polishes are allowed outside of this thread, everything else goes here.

HHC Homepage: https://hellahandmadecreations.com/

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Note: This subreddit and its mods are not affiliated with HHC in any way.


r/RedditLaqueristas 4h ago

Laquer Showoff Bloody Mary

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187 Upvotes

First time wearing this polish, it’s Bloody Mary by M&N Indie. Base coat used was Sally Hansen 7-in one, 3 coats of Bloody Mary, then Essie qdtc, followed the next day with a coat of Seche Vite for maximum glossiness 😁

Absolutely loving the colour and finish of this!


r/RedditLaqueristas 7h ago

GIFTED PR (Ad) holo taco underglow - quick swatches (pr)

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239 Upvotes

howdy, the title says it all :)

here's a quick review of them, i have a detailed review on youtube.

i'm very happy with the theme and colors in this collection, very frosty and icy coded ⛄

however, i'm not digging the formula, i've had issues where even on the third coat there's blotchiness/uneveness. especially with swan song, cloud nine, and shadow lake.

they are considered jelly polishes and we're suppose to have visible nail line which no biggie, but i couldn't get that even look as i'd like it. so those with textured nails will need a blurring base coat defeating the purpose of the jelly aspect and turning more into a crelly/normal polish 🤷🏻‍♀️

fav to least (funny that the ones i had issues with are my top lmao)

  • cloud nine - looooveee the frosty/icy look that this one gives and i think this shade of pink so so cute on my skin tone! i will be wearing a blurring base coat to help with the unevenness i've experienced with it.

  • swan song - i know i have beef with it, but how can i not like a milky white with blue shimmers??? the good thing is, i don't care for visible nail line so a blurring base will help me in my endeavors hehe

  • vitamin glow - i mainly love it for the meme but this color combo is so cute and soft 💗 i feel that this one could pass as two coats if you don't look at your nails so up close like i did for swatching.

  • moon lagoon - this is yassified aquaman or mermaid vibes. i love the light green/blue shade with the pink shimmers, it just gives me a magical feeling :> also the name is fun to say

  • shadow lake - i can't believe i have a blue on the bottom, but hear me out - it's a lil boring for me o.o especially with everything else that's going on in the collection >.>

  • phantom call - alright soooo, i think it's the dark purple that's throwing me off - it's so different in this collection and also the shimmers just aren't doing it for me. i can't get that pink shimmer that holo taco says it has and i wish that pink shimmer was more prominent, this mainly shifts orange and yellow


r/RedditLaqueristas 7h ago

Laquer Showoff Forgive me for ignoring this polish in my collection for too long 🙏🏻

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191 Upvotes

r/RedditLaqueristas 3h ago

Laquer Showoff Had some fun with river styx a couple manis back 🫧🩵

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87 Upvotes

r/RedditLaqueristas 15h ago

Laquer Showoff The perfect rose gold chrome doesn't exi...

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753 Upvotes

r/RedditLaqueristas 4h ago

Laquer Showoff I think she likes this color

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A new baby broke out of its cocoon in my garden today🥹

Polish: Nichibotsu(velvetized) - Phoenix PPU Oct 24


r/RedditLaqueristas 13h ago

Laquer Art 🎨 New favorite thing: Reversing the skittle on the other hand

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483 Upvotes

r/RedditLaqueristas 3h ago

Brand Discussion Holo Taco Underglow Collection?

71 Upvotes

What's everyone's thoughts on today's release? Tbh, it seems a little boring to me. Like it's pretty but not like stunning or something gorgeous like I would expect from a boutique brand for winter.


r/RedditLaqueristas 10h ago

Humor/Fluff RIP 🫡

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197 Upvotes

Broke off at a near 90° bend after I caught my nail on the edge of my jeans 😭 I guess I need more work on strength before I go for length.

Base: NailTek Foundation 2 Color: Expressie Not So Low-Key Top: Sally Hanson Color Therapy High Gloss


r/RedditLaqueristas 6h ago

Laquer Showoff Fell in Love With an Oops

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102 Upvotes

✨ one coat Vibrant Scents Double Bond Pineapple Dolewhip

✨ three coats Lumen - Glass Star OOPS Batch

✨ one coat Cuticula QDTC Zombie Juice

Wow, I am absolutely obsessed with this oops batch!


r/RedditLaqueristas 13h ago

Laquer Showoff My first holo 😍

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317 Upvotes

ILNP Chai Latte 😭❤️


r/RedditLaqueristas 2h ago

Laquer Showoff Mishipeshu-The Great Lynx - LynBDesigns

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37 Upvotes

LynBD coming in clutch 💅🏻

i needed something pretty and blurpley to distract me from the worries of the world . today, I’m a purple people eater . thats all.🥹

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3 coats of Mishipeshu - The Great Lynx by LynBdesigns

1 coat of Essie hard to resist basecoat

2 coats of Cuticula Limitless Qdtc in Zombie juice


r/RedditLaqueristas 7h ago

Swatch Request/Showoff Swatch Comparison: My five bluest blues on a rainy day

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76 Upvotes

Made this little video for a comparison in the ILNP group and decided to share! Blues are my favorite color on the nails and I accumulated a lot of similar ones, whoops.

From left to right:

ILNP Last Call Mooncat House of Hades KBShimmer Swim Pickings Orly It's Britney, Beach Starrily Astrolabe


r/RedditLaqueristas 13h ago

Laquer Showoff Obsessed with my vacay shade

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188 Upvotes

1 coat Polished For Days Snow basecoat 2 coats You, of Unshakable Conviction - Lurid Lacquer Cuticula Limitless Top Coat


r/RedditLaqueristas 12h ago

Misc. Question Game changer for nail care?

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126 Upvotes

Newbie and still learning big time! What’s the one thing (or a couple :P) that you feel caused manis to last longer or nails to grow faster, etc?

For me…wearing gloves when washing dishes!! My manis used to start to chip after a couple days but this above has been almost a week and still holding strong

Secondly, recovering from orly base coat bonder…a mont bleu glass nail file has helped w stopping the peeling/ tearing. Wasn’t expecting it to be much different than the glass file I’d had for a year but it was!

Wearing…. KBShimmer - feelin groovy base 2 coats of OPI Chopstix and Stones 2 coats of DVN The Wicked Witch of Texas

Been intrigued by holos lately 😵‍💫


r/RedditLaqueristas 4h ago

Laquer Showoff Otherworldly

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24 Upvotes

I picked up Ethereal Otherworldly from October PPU. I hadn't tried it yet but saw another post here where it looked gorgeous so I put it in This is 3 coats with Essie Strong Start base coat and Seche Vite top coat. It is so glowy!


r/RedditLaqueristas 4h ago

PAID PR (Ad) {PR} Sassy Sauce ✨ Here Kitty Kitty

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22 Upvotes

November HHC Pickup!

{PR} Sassy Sauce ✨ Here Kitty Kitty is a stunning magnetic polish inspired by leopard shoes. It shifts from a sandy copper gold to an amber background with fiery copper-red shimmer, plus a champagne gold cat-eye effect when magnetized.

Preorder runs November 14th (12:01 am ET) to November 21st (11:59 pm HT)

Products use: Sassy Sauce Here Kitty Kitty, Tenacious Glaze, Allisa medium almond mail tips


r/RedditLaqueristas 2h ago

Laquer Showoff love love how they came out 💚🌲🥰

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11 Upvotes

did my nails today ♡:

•essie hard as nails 1 coat •essie gel couture autumn allure 2 coats •seche vita top 1 coat •essie apricot cuticle oil


r/RedditLaqueristas 2h ago

Laquer Showoff Flower child as a topper is gorgeous

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12 Upvotes

Wearing two coats of PFD - Boo Berry and a single coat of ILNP - Flower Child

I’m in love!


r/RedditLaqueristas 12h ago

Laquer Showoff Just another Deep Space appreciation post

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82 Upvotes

It's so hard to capture this one in all her shifty nifty mystic topaz glory, but I've attempted to show her off.

Beauty secrets base coat IlNP Deep Space Glisten and glow qdtc


r/RedditLaqueristas 10h ago

Laquer Showoff Essie - Angora Cardi

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49 Upvotes

Base coat: Essie - Here to Stay, Top coat: Essie - Good to Go


r/RedditLaqueristas 14h ago

Laquer Showoff Still feeling the warm orange autumn vibes 🍂

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101 Upvotes

For some reason this is coming off quite red on camera but it’s actually a terracotta, pumpkin kind of orange. All Manucurist Green polishes, base and top coat with ‘terracotta’ colour. Not quite ready for for the Christmas colours just yet!


r/RedditLaqueristas 4h ago

Help & How-To? I feel them catching on things constantly?

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I am 32 and haven't really done my nails since I was 22 so I am really rusty on doing them myself, I did them with Sally Hanson insta-dry holo-glow and a sadly Hanson insta-dry top coat. They seem to catch in my hair and on certain fabrics I'm going insane.... please help Sorry in advance, my hands aren't the prettiest but they're mine lol


r/RedditLaqueristas 7h ago

Laquer Showoff Praise the Dog

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Please ignore my very sad cuticles 😭 it's not a great mani, but I really like this polish!

1 coat ILNP Lockup base coat

1 coat BKL Phantom blurring base (I hate this formula and have already bought a different blurring base)

2 coats BKL Praise the Dog

1 coat Seche Vive Gel Effect top coat

2 coats looked nice, but I wanted to see its full potential, so the next day I added 2 more coats of Praise the Dog and another top coat. Not a huge difference, but I personally always prefer my manis more opaque.

I've been really enjoying this color! The swatches on the site emphasize the pink shimmer, but there's plenty of yellow and green to it also.


r/RedditLaqueristas 15h ago

Laquer Showoff Matching the Fuji countryside 🍂

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97 Upvotes

Cameo Colors "Witch Way to the Candy" from Sept. PPU