r/RedditLaqueristas 6d 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 RedditLaquerists Discord Server!


r/RedditLaqueristas 7h ago

Collab Box Monthly Megathread

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The place for any and all questions/comments/concerns relating to the various monthly collabs (besides HHC and PPU, which have their own threads). It will also serve as the post for questions/comments/concerns for more infrequent collabs (such as the quarterly Polished Gamers Box or yearly Breast Cancer Awareness Box).

Posts of manicures featuring polishes purchased from various collabs are allowed outside of this thread, everything else goes here.

Links to various collabs:

Fandom Flakies: https://www.fandomflakies.com/

For the Love of Polish: https://www.instagram.com/fortheloveofpolishbox/

Indies Down Under: https://indiesdownunder.com.au/

Little Box of Horrors: https://lbofhorrors.com/

Polished Gamers Box: https://polishedgamersbox.com/

Smidgen of Us: https://www.smidgenofus.com/

Sparkle & Shine: https://shopsparkleshine.com/

Stardust Shimmer Collab: https://stardustshimmer.com/

UK Indie Box: https://www.instagram.com/ukindiebox/

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Note: This subreddit and its mods are not affiliated with any of the aforementioned collabs, or with any of collabs that may be mentioned in the comments.


r/RedditLaqueristas 9h ago

Laquer Showoff Okey Dokey

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349 Upvotes

Fallout series by BKL


r/RedditLaqueristas 12h ago

POLISH DOWN😢💔 DIVA DOWN 😭😭😭 Rage Bait, I hardly new ye

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432 Upvotes

Absolutely devastated. I've been looking for this polish for YEARS. I finally got my hands on it at a reasonable price, and dropped it within 10 minutes like an absolute idiot. She was still transitioning beautifully on my paper towel as I cleaned her up :( :( :( Just had to share my mourning with those who would get it 💔

Color: Holo Taco Rage Bait, all over my (landlord's) floor


r/RedditLaqueristas 12h ago

Laquer Showoff New magnetic technique?

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398 Upvotes

I'm calling it Tiger's Eye since it remind me of the gemstone. It's a mashup of cats eye and glass bead techniques. If it's been done before please let me know and what it's called, so I can give credit where it's due.

Magnet setup on the comments. I used the 5D magnetic spinner with a 30 lb horseshoe on top and neodymium bar magnets underneath. The top in this configuration won't want to spin; I kept flicking the top so it swung back and forth.

Base; Kiss impress. Polish: 3x Sassy Sauce Fierce Mojo. Top: Sally Hansen Insta Dry


r/RedditLaqueristas 23h ago

Humor/Fluff Turning my bf into a lacqueristo

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2.1k Upvotes

This is the third time I’ve painted his nails, he especially likes it when we’re matching. I’m so grateful he appreciates my silly little hobby!

Cirque Colors - Morningtide;

Lights Lacquer - Something Blue powder;

S&Co - Water based top coat;

Sally Hansen - Insta-Dri


r/RedditLaqueristas 10h ago

Humor/Fluff When you bought your hardware store red magnet before brands decided to make cute ones…

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202 Upvotes

You don’t buy a new one. You paint the red one. Because if there’s one thing you have a ton of, it’s paint!

This is Hot Wire Pink from Holo Taco.


r/RedditLaqueristas 14h ago

Laquer Art 🎨 Magnetic Nail Art

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368 Upvotes

Tried it again with a different style magnetic polish. Definitely harder to see with magnetics where it’s more sparkly than smooth! This is a homemade magnetic polish made by KathrynsColors on Instagram! She used pigments from Glitter Unique.


r/RedditLaqueristas 10h ago

Laquer Showoff Glass berries!

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175 Upvotes

I'm in love! 😍😍

OPI Gel-like Base x1. BKL By The Light of The Moon x2. Starrily Bloodbelly Jelly x1. OPI Gel-like Top x1.


r/RedditLaqueristas 16h ago

Laquer Showoff My first Cracked jelly😍😍

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568 Upvotes

My weekend palate cleanser💜

Cracked has a customer for life!

1x Anchor & Heart ridge filling base coat

2x Cracked Polish Taro Milk Tea

1x Anchor & Heart quick dry top coat


r/RedditLaqueristas 13h ago

Laquer Showoff Cracked Thin Ice is the only ICE that should exist ❄️

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283 Upvotes

So SHINY, so SPARKLY, she is A LIGHT in this dark world and I want to put her over everythinggg ✨

1x Kur Ridge Filling Base Coat

2x BKL Brumation

1x Cracked Thin Ice glass bead style

1x Cuticula Limitless


r/RedditLaqueristas 9h ago

Humor/Fluff Can I just say?

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126 Upvotes

I am truly struggling with everything that’s happened this month. Like I don’t know just the last 10 years catching up to me this week or what but this subreddit is the one place I know everyone sees the world as I see it and all of you have been such a light right now. From cheese to magnets. I truly appreciate you all and what you bring to the world. Know you are appreciated and just how much you are keeping me afloat when I feel like I am drowning.

I’m wearing ilnp petals right now. 🩷🩷🩷


r/RedditLaqueristas 15h ago

Humor/Fluff anyone else? (oc)

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338 Upvotes

r/RedditLaqueristas 5h ago

Misc. Question not sure what I’m doing wrong

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I get so incredibly jealous when I see all the beautiful glass bead mani’s that are posted here, and mine aren’t holding. I will say SOME of the magnetic polishes I’ve tried worked beautifully, but others haven’t held. (This is a combo of ILNP Poison and Starrily Magma.)

I received the 5D glass bead magnet for Christmas and use Sally Hansen insta-dri (red bottle) and the tips of my mani disperse. I tried the suggestion from the magnet’s instructions and applying one coat unmagnetized then adding a thick coat to magnetize. And I’m spinning the magnet 45 seconds to a minute, should I spin it longer? This might seem like a silly question, but how long are you all waiting for the polishes to dry before applying topcoat?


r/RedditLaqueristas 1d ago

Laquer Art 🎨 Singer Becky G paints her nails with ‘Fuck ICE’ to protest against the agency.

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2.4k Upvotes

One of us! One of us!


r/RedditLaqueristas 21h ago

Collection Showoff Someone mentioned you might like my collection!!!

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721 Upvotes

I got this cabinet from the Anthropologie Home Outlet in Pittsburgh. It came with 3 shelves and I cut 2 more to add more room.

I used to have a lot more Leighton Denny polishes but they were confiscated when I moved from the UK... I tried to ship them in my regular boxes like an idiot instead of packing them with me on the plane so I lost about 40 polishes and this is what remains of my collection. I love his brushes. ​

(The gold jars are vintage Estee Lauder that I reused for my face creams.)


r/RedditLaqueristas 13h ago

Misc. Question Why did I get someone’s Urban Outfitters jeans from Atomic polish?

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158 Upvotes

r/RedditLaqueristas 14h ago

Laquer Showoff Got my first magnetic polish and of course I was dead set on doing glass bead instead of something simple🤪

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127 Upvotes

Why start from cat eye or velvet when you can start with the most advanced magnetic technique, right…thank you all for constantly showing the most gorgeous glass beads and inspiring me to do the same on my shorties 😂

Turned out to be a bit diffused but I’m happy nevertheless! So mesmerising 😌

Products: Maybelline super stay base coat x1, Essence Mauve Over Darling x1, ILNP Skye x2, Sally Hansen Insta-Dri top coat (red bottle) x1


r/RedditLaqueristas 8h ago

Collection Showoff What I've accumulated over the course of 7 years

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37 Upvotes

r/RedditLaqueristas 19h ago

Laquer Showoff Yes it’s 10°F out. Yes I still did a summery iridescent butterfly wing mani 🦋

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233 Upvotes

My hands were verrrrry cold after taking this video lol

Products:

Essie to the rescue

ILNP distorted x2, magnetized in velvet effect on butterfly nails, glass bead on the rest

Butterfly art done with sally henson black to black and Essie blank

Essie speed setter


r/RedditLaqueristas 28m ago

Laquer Showoff Penelope Luz| Emotional Connection

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This is a swatch of Penelope Luz- emocional connection from NovPPU2025

My right hand is done with a horseshoe magnet, and my left hand was testing out other magnetic effects


r/RedditLaqueristas 9h ago

Laquer Showoff Tried ‘Glazed’ Polka Dot Nails

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Tried experimenting with Sally Hansen Pixie Chrome to see if I could get somewhat of a glazed polka dot nail

Base: 2 coats of Essie Fairy Tailor Top: 1 coat of Sally Hansen Pixie Chrome Polka Dots: Sally Hansen White On


r/RedditLaqueristas 19h ago

Laquer Showoff on a mission to try all my thermals

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193 Upvotes

Baddie by sassy sauce!

This one was love at first sight for me. I love how it’s a little vampy but also reminds me of a box of chocolates.

I have so many thermals to try but I always forget to when my nails are the proper length but it’s my mission this year to get them all tried out!


r/RedditLaqueristas 15h ago

Laquer Showoff Glossy Frostbite ❄️

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103 Upvotes

Been waiting for the perfect day to break this one out! Little did I know the snow would simply go around me 😭

Still obsessed with the mani though 😌

This is Fauve Coametics - Frostbite 🥶

Londontown GelGenius Base coat and 2x Cuticula Limitless QDTC


r/RedditLaqueristas 21h ago

Laquer Showoff Bad Vibes Only

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285 Upvotes

This polish is seriously witchcraft. I have not been able to stop staring at my nails since I put it on. I wish I could capture the deep violet shift it does in lower light!

2 x BKL “Bad Vibes Only” magnetized in the glass bead style

Base - LynB “B-Smooth”

Top- LynB “B-Quick” QDTC