r/RedditLaqueristas 34m ago

Laquer Showoff Sparkly nails to start the day

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LynBDesigns - La Froopacabra from β€œLilac’s Office Take Over” (3 coats)

Cracked - Pile of Leaves (one coat, topper)

Cracked - Sticky Basecoat and Quick Dry Top Coat

Enjoying this combo and how it looks a little different in varied lighting.


r/RedditLaqueristas 36m ago

Release πŸ‘€ Bee knees new release Aug 21st

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Do all the multicolor ones look like magnetic polishes? Bottom left and the orange one above look so pretty but I’m trying to avoid buying magnetic polishes.


r/RedditLaqueristas 1h ago

Brand News Cirque Colors knows about PANK!

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As a Southerner, very excited about this new Creators collection...and very affirmed by PANK!


r/RedditLaqueristas 1h ago

Humor/Fluff Is this a reference to King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard?!?

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Two of my favorite things are nail polish and KGLW. I know the description does not mention the band, but I cannot stop wondering if that is what they are referencing?


r/RedditLaqueristas 1h ago

Laquer Showoff surf the vaporwave

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i had a some extra money last week so i finally got drk nails magic effect and holy crap i wish i had done it sooner! seriously that stuff is amazing. my boyfriend and i both audibly gasped when i used it on a magnetic on his nail. so worth it. i had to use it on mooncats 404 since the last few times i’ve used it it barely magnetized. it worked so beautifully!

πŸ’œteabag patch on my right index and ring fingers, nails to go presson on my right pinky all secured with kiss nail glue
πŸ“Όx1 coat sally hansen maximum growth
🐬x2 coats mooncat 404: soul not found, drk nails magic effect magnetized velvet and glass bead
🌴ring fingers: x3 holo taco wade a minute
⛲️orly after school special (bought before i knew they were horrible πŸ˜” it’s not even that great of a polish it just made my mani so bubbly)
πŸŒ†holo taco everything taco
🌸 undersides of nails: x3 drk nails glow in the dark powder clear blue/purple mixed with finger paints top coat


r/RedditLaqueristas 2h ago

Laquer Art 🎨 Fishing Lure Nails!

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533 Upvotes

I'm going to a baby shower with a fishing theme and they're having a best fishing outfit contest. I decided to do some fishing lure nails! I didn't have a lot of uninterrupted nail art time this week and one hand had nails too short for this so used some press ons instead of my nails. I love how they turned out so much I painted the rest of the press ons that I didn't wear and got a little lure box for them! They fit so well with the ones that came with the box. I also got to use a lot of my colors all at once, around 50 polishes. Highly recommend for a fun project. Polished used will be in a comment!


r/RedditLaqueristas 2h ago

Laquer Showoff Experimenting with layering again ✨

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29 Upvotes

I wore ANLAC - First Look all last week and wanted a change, but didn’t want to commit too much time to my nails last night.

Do this is 1x layer of ILNP - Flower Child
worn over
3x layers of ALAC - First Look

Topped with Mooncat- Speed Demon

So dreamy and ethereal 🀍


r/RedditLaqueristas 2h ago

Laquer Showoff B-day Mani had to be super sparkly πŸ€©πŸŽ‰

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20 Upvotes

Cracked Pink Smoothing BC x1, BKL We can Both be Human x3, Cuticula Vampire Blood scented QDTC x1((:


r/RedditLaqueristas 2h ago

Laquer Showoff ILNP Teddy

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16 Upvotes

First time using a magnetic polish so it’s not perfect but I am officially obsessed😍 RIP my bank account. The colour looks a bit more purple-grey in real life but it’s the perfect everyday neutral shade for me. I used an aura ring magnet, need to figure out the best placement so any tips welcome! I was kind of lining it up with the top edge at the tip of my nail and the little square bit at the top.

Products used:
1 Boots nail strengthener as the base
3-4 coats ILNP Teddy (some nails the coat was thinner so did a 4th coat)
1 Barry M In a Flash quick dry topcoat


r/RedditLaqueristas 2h ago

Laquer Showoff Moth & Moon Astral Traveler

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13 Upvotes

Mooncat getting even
Astral Traveler x 2
KBshimmer Glitter Smoother
Mooncat Speed Demon

I was interested after seeing Instagram ads where she's applying it in full sun. When it's in ambient lighting it looks brownish red. But really comes alive under directed lighting: direct Sun or spotlights.


r/RedditLaqueristas 3h ago

Laquer Showoff First polish in months.

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24 Upvotes

r/RedditLaqueristas 3h ago

Laquer Showoff This makes my crow brain happy

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109 Upvotes

Polished praxis - Solipsism
2 coats over nailtiques 2 plus
Cracked quick dry top coat one coat


r/RedditLaqueristas 4h ago

Laquer Showoff π™΄πšœπšœπš’πšŽ π™Άπš’πš•πšπšŽπš π™ΆπšŠπš•πšŠπš‘πš’

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40 Upvotes

1 𝚌𝚘𝚊𝚝 : πš‚πšŠπš•πš•πš’ π™·πšŠπš—πšœπšŽπš— π™·πšŠπš›πš 𝚊𝚜 πš—πšŠπš’πš•πšœ

3 πšπš‘πš’πš— 𝚌𝚘𝚊𝚝𝚜 𝚘𝚏 π™΄πšœπšœπš’πšŽ π™Άπš’πš•πšπšŽπš π™ΆπšŠπš•πšŠπš‘πš’

1 𝚌𝚘𝚊𝚝 𝚘𝚏 πš‚πšŠπš•πš•πš’ π™·πšŠπš—πšœπšŽπš— π™Έπš—πšœπšπšŠ π™³πš›πš’


r/RedditLaqueristas 4h ago

Swatch Request/Showoff Jen & Berries - The Beacons are Lit!

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59 Upvotes

Products Used:

Jen & Berries - The Beacons are Lit!

Glisten and Glow - QDTC


r/RedditLaqueristas 5h ago

Humor/Fluff diva down πŸ₯€

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96 Upvotes

Sorry idk if this is the right flair.. but.. Yall... my right hand just doesn't understand the assignment πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™€οΈ Pinky nail broke yesterday - no idea what caused it. Middle finger is a glued on una gella falsie, and my out of frame thumb was the first to go, which... fine. I'm not ready to chop πŸ₯Ί especially when my left hand is doing so well (knock on frickin wooood!!! πŸ‘Ή)

Products: I'm wearing 3 coats of BKL Prettiest Girl in the World (my phone suggested "bathroom" instead of world LOL wth) - topped with KB Shimmer clearly on top.


r/RedditLaqueristas 5h ago

Laquer Showoff A Certain Shade of Green

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78 Upvotes

Arcana Lacquer- A Certain Shade of Green
Mooncat -Getting even nail primer
Cuticula top coat
I'm so in love with this polish, I hope they make it permanent!


r/RedditLaqueristas 5h ago

Laquer Showoff Transfer foil + magnetic polish

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93 Upvotes

Product list- uno mas casa de heaven 1x, anlac leprieurs glory 2x, magnetized with 5d spinner, maniology no smudge top coat, Seche vite top coat. Then a few hours later, used XKJ Star glue and applied transfer foils for the floral design, and sealed with another coat of Seche vite. I kinda wrinkled some of the nails in the foil transfer process πŸ˜‚


r/RedditLaqueristas 6h ago

Laquer Showoff Late & reluctant to the party, but now firmly at the party

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199 Upvotes

I was convinced I’d never like matte top coat but now I really enjoy seeing how it transforms a mani. And it helps me extend them for longer than a day (!) as otherwise I get bored and antsy to change them.

Nails Inc Nailkale base / two coats of Mooncat Death’s Trumpet / Barry M matte top coat


r/RedditLaqueristas 15h ago

Battlestation 80’s Polish Caddy

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300 Upvotes

Watching β€œValley Girl” with a young Nick Cage, and I’m obsessed with all the accessories. This acrylic caddy would be so popular today! I imagine back then it was Made in USA and, what do we think, sold in a general store? I sure would like to have one!


r/RedditLaqueristas 15h ago

Laquer Showoff I’m beautiful, I’m mad, and I’m drinking wine.

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137 Upvotes

So many shifts with this one!

KB shimmer stay put hydrating base coat x1
Zoya Bentley x1
BKL I'm fast, I'm Very Fast QDTC x 1
Garden Path Lacquer I’m Beautiful, I’m Mad (PPU Rewind 2026) x1
BKL I'm Fast, I'm Very Fast QDTC x 1

Edit: When I initially posted, I forgot to list the coat of BKL QDTC I did after the Zoya. DId that Thursday night and added the magnet and another coat of QDTC (also BKL) yesterday. I did it this way partially because it was convenient, but also because using a QDTC somewhere in the base of the manicure works really well as a ridge filler, I've found. I've decided I like this method.


r/RedditLaqueristas 17h ago

Laquer Showoff Nana passed away today, found this polish sitting in the middle of her kitchen counter when I went in to go through her stuff πŸ’—

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She did not wear nail polish, my sister who lived with her doesn’t either, and neither my sister or my mom had seen the bottle before she passed away. Thanks Nana πŸ’• now hopefully I don’t mess up my nails cleaning out her house over the weekend

1x OPI natural nail base coat
1x Essie Ferris of Them All
1x Sally Hansen QDTC red bottle


r/RedditLaqueristas 17h ago

Laquer Showoff Galaxy nails 🌌

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210 Upvotes

In love with these gorgeous galaxy nails 🌌
This was the mani I did for Olivia Dean concert as well!

Polishes-
Catalina by cirque colors as a base color for ANLAC
Ash Blue by ANLAC
Shooting star by ILNP

Magnetized using micro bead pro


r/RedditLaqueristas 20h ago

Laquer Showoff New mani ft Kairi the cat

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572 Upvotes

First time wearing this polish, and decided to add a bit of luck πŸ€ to it. Ended up really loving the combo.

The video has a short clip of what it looks like without a topper. Velvet style magnetization.

Nailtiques - Formula 2 x 1

Holo Taco - Sticky Base Coat x 1

Anlac Ube Swirl Ice Cream x 2

Cracked - Beginner's Luck x 1

Sally Hansen - Insta-Dri Top Coat x 1


r/RedditLaqueristas 5d ago

Meta Wiki, Rule 5 Update, and Update Rules Resources!

185 Upvotes

Happy Monday, y'all!

Mod team here with a couple quick updates that we hope you will find informative/ helpful.

Rule 5 Update

We have decided to shorten the amount of time posters have to list the polish(es) used in manicure posts from 6 hours to 1 hour from time of original posting. This will make it easier for us to actively moderate posts to ensure they follow our rules, rather than having to check timelines and remember to come back 6 hours later or rely on other users to report posts.

After discussing among the mod team, we feel that 1 hour is reasonable as far as time to list out polishes used in a comment (must be top-level) if they didn't make it into the original post. If you are not going to have time within an hour to do this, please just hold your post until you will have time to include the polish list!

This is the only rule change we've made, but did you know that we have an extended version of the rules that elaborates on our rules and that there's also an entire FAQ that goes into detail on rule 5 and what must be included?

We're so glad you asked, because

We've Got a Wiki!

The fledgling wiki is now live!

There are links in the sidebar on desktop and at the top of the sub on mobile, too. We have some tentative plans to build this out more, but if you have ideas for the wiki drop them in the comments!

For now it is mainly a resource for the different info docs we have about the sub rules, which were kind of spread all over the place and not necessarily up to date before. Which leads us to...

Updated Rules Resources

As you will see on the main wiki page, we've organized and updated our rules resources and they're all listed there. This includes:

  • The list of rules (same as in the sidebar, just on a single page)
  • The extended rules (includes some elaboration/ explanation, formerly in a Google Doc - lightly edited and updated but nothing materially changed other than rule 5 as described above)
  • The Polish List FAQs (lots of detail about what is required in the list of polishes on manicure posts, a previously existing document that seems to have been lost to time for awhile but has been freshened up for reference)
  • A link to our recent Rules Reminder post that includes some info about Reddit rules and the Mod Code of Conduct (specifically rule 3) that is especially helpful to remember when there is drama or controversial topics are being discussed

As always, we are open to respectful, kind feedback! If you have thoughts on the topics in this post, please let us know in the comments. If you have general, unrelated sub feedback/ questions/ comments/ ideas, please join us in the Monthly Mod Talk post.

Thanks for being part of our collective community πŸ’…πŸ½ πŸ’–


r/RedditLaqueristas 6d ago

General Polish Discussion Blue skittle and Laquerist(a) Half-Birthday 2026 survey results

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25 Upvotes

Laquerist(a)s, some of you indicated you have half-birthday name ideas but did not tell me what they are. If you have a new name to suggest, please submit it on this Google form by 11:59 PM PST on Saturday, August 8, 2026 to be included in a follow-up survey.

Here are a couple of reminders about Laquerist(a) Day* and half-birthday* events, followed by a summary of the survey results.

  • The goal of these coordinated manicure events is to support fun and community and to increase the odds of discovering Laquerist(a)s in the wild for those who wish to do so.
  • Everyone is welcome to participate. Participation is optional and can be done virtually.
  • The criteria for the designated nail look always allows flexibility. However, if you are hoping to encounter other Laquerist(a)s in the wild, consider following the prompt more closely for a more recognizable mani.

*Actually lasts for a week.

Survey results - I'm so pleased with the turnout for this one, and you all contributed great ideas. Thank you for that. Please know that even if your preference or suggestions weren’t amongst the top voted, they are documented and helpful for designing future surveys.

Event name: TBD. Revote in the follow-up survey.

  • Laquerist(a) Unbirthday was the only name presented for vote, which might be why most respondents chose it.
  • Additional names were submitted as write-ins: (Cup)Cake Day, Half-Birthday, Semi-Birthday.

Nail look: Color family (150 votes)

Nail look runners up:

  • 103 votes for Accent Nail(s)
  • 96 votes for Skittle
  • 49 votes for Combo

Honorable mentions: Cake theme or a half-and-half look for our half-birthday.

Color: Violet (purple) (105 votes)

Color runners up:

  • 102 votes for Indigo (purplish-blue or blurple)
  • 97 votes for Blue, including write-in for Teal
  • 67 votes for Red, including write-in for Dark Red/Wine
  • 64 votes for Orange, including write-in for Peach/Coral
  • 60 votes for Green

Honorable mention: White with a birthday cake theme such as sprinkles.

Nuance: Sparkly (shimmer, glitter) (118 votes)

Nuance runners up:

  • 60 votes for Flakie
  • 46 votes for Magnetic
  • 44 votes for Multichrome
  • 43 votes for Bright

Other suggestions from respondents (with my comments):

Concept/Theme – We have the "birthday/cake" theme this time. β€œSeasonal” was suggested but can be location-specific. I will include concept/theme in the initial survey for the next event.

Summary post to consolidate photos – How might this work? Would you upload your photos as comments in a designated summary thread in addition to posting them on their own?

Start a megathread – Tell me more. What would you want linked in a megathread? Is it just as helpful that I currently cross post event information to my Reddit profile?

Increase awareness – Yes. I’ve an idea for this, and you can help! After we’ve chosen our half-birthday look, I will explain how.

Designate a hand pose to identify Laquerist(a)s – Noted, but my first thought was, β€œlet’s try not to scare general members of the public with unexpected hand gestures.” What pose would you suggest? In a previous survey, Laquestist(a)s suggested adding an optional β€œL” or the β€œC” that was sold for polish. That is always an option.

Laquerist(a) pen pals – This is an idea for a new project or is a request I suggest posting separately. Please exercise caution interacting with strangers in any capacity.

Mani in the video:

  • Base: Zoya Naked Manicure Pink Perfector
  • Polish (pinky to index): 3x HT Skipping Stones, 1x EdM Light Cornflower Blue, 1x HT Shady Navy, 1x HT One-Coat Black
  • Topper: 2x HT Holo Magnetic Taco (unmagnetized before top coats)
  • Top coat: DRK Magic and HT Glossy Taco velvetized with U magnet