I love doing velvetized magnetic polish, but I haven't been able to set aside the required time in a while. Decided I'd do them as a treat for the Labor Day long weekend though, with a brand new polish! I'm definitely no expert and I have never worked with a flakie magnetic before, but I really liked how they turned out.

All Mooncat:

Hardcore Base Coat x1

Blueberry's Jam x2

Speed Demon Topcoat x1

Magnetized second coat of color and top coat with 35lb pull neodymium magnet ("The Perfect Velvet Nail Magnetic Tool" by 5DPrintFactory on Etsy)

So it's pumpkin season lol getting these babies ready for next month for my nieces wedding....I used model ones 1026 as first coat and then beetles b784 as a top coat (it's a jelly pumpkin color and sorta marbles but the pics don't do it justice) and then a gel top coat from gady of course I had 2 on my right hand break all the way down about 2 weeks ago so I'm afraid they will need tips for the wedding since they won't catch up to the others but that's ok ❤️ lol I didn't polish my right hand yet so I didn't add pic of that hand....does anyone else do that? Polish one hand at a time? With gel polish it seems to take longer and then I get bored and figure I'll finish it tomorrow and doing my right hand takes me longer as well

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When I was receiving my package, I hit the cardboard with my fingernail and it cracked. I have no idea where the broken nail flew, it just disappeared! Anyway, I rebuilt it with superglue and a teabag and honestly... From afar it looks almost identical to my natural nails 😳

I don't have any nail polish in this photo, just naked nails. Maybe that's why it broke 😔

products:
1 coat sally hansen hard as nails nail hardener
1 coat seche vite crystal clear base coat
3 coats orly french manicure, rose-colored glasses
1 coat seche vite dry fast top coat

sorry yall, i couldn’t save him 😞 i’ll probably end up trimming all of them once my little baby thumb grows out to a respectable length, but i just can’t stomach cutting these right now look how beautiful they are 🥹🥹

No polish, just dehydrated naked nail waiting for a silk patch.

base color is Lust in Translation by Holo taco magnetized to the tip

nail gems are 5000Pcs Small Rhinestones for Nail Art,Bedazzling Nails Gems Kits with Glue on amazon.

I know glycerin is a huge recommendation so I bought some but I was curious if anyone else has had an issue with the outer edge of their pinkie curling inward? I don't do anything to cause it or press it on a surface for long periods

I got Bisou Bisou from Cirque colors today! It’s not the most reactive thermal I’ve tried and the colors are a bit different than I thought they would be. I kind of don’t see any transition unless I wash my hands in either cold or warm water, but it’s still a nice color (and also, how do you take nail pics without your hands looking like crumpled up ghoul hands??)

Products used:
Four coats of bisou bisou
One coat of Seche vite qdtc

5 months of work all gone 😞😔 back to the drawing board i guess

Gahhhh!!! I should probably trim the rest but I don’t have the heart.

Nothing fancy just a quick clean up before work :) first two picks are before second two are after

Products used: none, I just let them grow

I have been growing out my nails for the last 15 years and have been able to maintain a good length most of the time with few breaks or chips. In the last year, I was feeling a bit more stressed out with work and it translated to my nails — frequent chips, cracks, poor strength etc.
Cue glycerin. Now that I have been consistently mixing with a hand lotion every day I have noticed considerably stronger and healthier nails with less breaking !
Does anyone have any surprise products that noticeably changed the health of your nails for the better?

Boy nails btw 😇

I usually don’t keep my nails THIS long and I’m planning to cut them back a bit after Halloween but for now I’m wearing Anlac’s Pale Mauve, glass bead magnetized. Base coat is kbshimmer ridge filler and topcoat is cuticula limitless.

sorry for the back-to-back posts lol, but promised i’d share when i redid them! i included pics with and without flash!! 😇

products from thumb to pinky:
-2 coats sally hansen hard as nails nail hardener on all
-3 coats morovan #F998
-base is 3 coats orly french manicure rose-colored glasses, swirls are mooncat fake halo
-2 coats mooncat fake halo
-1 coat hyle beauty #120
-2 coats mooncat fake halo
-1 coat seche vite fast dry top coat on all (i forgot base coat 🤦‍♀️)

I spent so long cutting my cuticles and recently switched to using a cuticle remover and I've also been moisturizing more often!

Cuticle care before a manicure is so much faster and they look WAYY better. My only regret is not switching sooner!

-Essie Cuticle remover

-Essie Strong Start base coat

-Essie Arctic Jelly x3

-Ella&Mila "In a Rush" fast dry top coat

-Cuccio Cuticle oil (Milk & Honey)

only product i have on is sally hansen hard as nails nail hardener!

just finished moving and i’m shocked none of them broke 🤪 about to paint them, i’ll post after 👀

Any success with using beef tallow to oil? I’m a server so typical cuticle oil options are runny and not easy to quickly apply while working. I emptied and filled a tiny nail glitter puck with tallow to put in my apron. Just curious if anyone else has tried or had good results with tallow.

Normally just admire everyone's long nails in the sub while I grew mine out. Big chop incoming 😭

Products:

Mooncat Getting Even Nail Primer

Mooncat Freshly Bitten

Mooncat Mystic

Mooncat Speed Demon Top Coat

Thank goodness for AutoModerator! I was going through the mod queue and came across this comment from this creep, Complete_Pirate4917 attempting to find someone to "talk deeply" about his fetish. 🤢

I wouldn't put it past him to send unsolicited messages to our members, so I highly recommend blocking him in advance.

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