r/lacqueristas • • 9h ago

Bragging Rights My favorite mani so far

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108 Upvotes

I was gifted some PR with no obligation to post by Doom Loop. I decided to say thank you by doing a San Francisco inspired mani! (That’s where they’re based). I know it’s busy, but I frickin loved painting this! I love approaching nail art like I would regular canvas with acrylic paint

Shades used:
Doom Loop - gobsmacked by the audacity
Doom loop - blue hour break
Doom loop - after the parades
Doom loop - the hungry light
Barielle - dinner at 8
Essie - first fitting
OPI - black Onyx
Sally Hansen - gel-ebrate
Sally Hansen - sunbrella


r/lacqueristas • • 1h ago

New Nails, Who Dis? maia - polished praxis 💜🌌

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r/lacqueristas • • 7h ago

Halloween 🎃 pumpkins! With KBshimmer

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12 Upvotes

r/lacqueristas • • 7h ago

31 Days of Halloween Day 19 - Groovy Ghosts

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11 Upvotes

31 Days of Halloween Day 19 - Groovy Ghosts
These little cuties look like they are made out of 70's bedsheets!
Hosted by: @Ashryan1031 and @AvLockwood 
#31DOH26 @31DaysOfHaloweenNails2026 #5YrsOfDOH

Products Used: Holo Taco - Peely Base, Smoothing Base, Sticky Base Coat, One-Coat Black, I'm Over Brew, What Do You Pink?, Bring Me The Teal, Butterscotch Hop, Banana Hacks
Pinnacle Polish - Borscht
Cirque Colors - Shaka
MDJ Creations - I Got This
Hit The Bottle - Material World 01
MoYou London - Trolls Collection 06
Apipila - Smudge-free Top Coat
Seche Vite - Dry Fast Top Coat


r/lacqueristas • • 19h ago

Bragging Rights China Glaze TTYL

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I got this shade in a huge haul from Facebook Marketplace. China Glaze 1618 TTYL from the 2018 OMG Flashback collection


r/lacqueristas • • 23h ago

You've haunted me so stunningly by polished for days a sept 2026 polish pickup exclusive

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r/lacqueristas • • 2h ago

question regarding compatibility of varnishes

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rn the basecoat i have on is the Orly one step breathable manicure in red and it says it's both a base coat and a top coat in one with a few moisturizing additives like argan oil, b complex vit, and vit c. my plan is to apply the mooncat shifty (idk the name) white-red-pink-purple shifty color as a 2nd coat before i put on either the glitti high gloss top coat or j a regular essie one. would that be compatible or j peel off afterwards


r/lacqueristas • • 9h ago

Looking for Dupe My signature polish has been discontinued

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r/lacqueristas • • 23h ago

Girly Ghoul by holotaco

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21 Upvotes

r/lacqueristas • • 1d ago

New Nails, Who Dis? White nails in celebration of our 1 year anniversary!

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Cheesy post hehehe. One year ago I married my best friend, decided to recreate my wedding nails 💅

Essie strong start base coat
Holo taco milky white shimmer
Halo taco glossy taco


r/lacqueristas • • 1d ago

New Nails, Who Dis? Fall Vibes

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38 Upvotes

Base Coat: Essie Strong Start x1

Color: Play Rosè by Holo Taco x3

Top Coat: Glossy Taco by Holo Taco x2

This color is so pretty (the sparkles, omg! 😍), and has definitely gotten me in the mood for fall, especially since it's cooled down considerably where I live.

I hope y'all are having a wonderful Sunday and, as always, happy painting! 💅 💅 ❤️


r/lacqueristas • • 1d ago

HoLiDaY nAiLs!! Skittles for Halloween, anyone?

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Zombies, Ghosties and Space Kats, Oh my!
This mani is pure vibes 😎 I know it’s not your typical Halloween palette but I wanted to play with a GITD skittle and am loving how all these colors play off each other in daylight as well. It kinda reminds me of a cool makeup pallet.

First set of GITD images were right after charging with a UV light, the final two photos at the end show the more natural GITD state after wearing the polishes all day.

All fingers started with Cracked Ridge Filler and ended in Essie Gel Couture TC. I also used my new Fyle system as prep and LOVED it!

For colors, from pinky to thumb we have-

3x Mooncat Light of Your Ninth Life.
This is a cute almost neutral orange on me, I can see it being super versatile. Glows (yellow/orange) well.

2x each in alternating order, By Dany V Phantasmic and Pahlish Pinky the Ghost, for a GITD jelly sandwich effect (shocked how much this came out looking like MC Blossom’s Firebreath!) this finger also got an extra TC layer in leu of a glitter smoother. Glow (blue) is a little weaker, probably due to 2 coats only.

3x Cupcake Polish Pink-O-Ween. Love this color so much 😍 Glow (pink/purple) is definitely more difficult tho, I’ll probably end up forgetting about that aspect and wear this a ton in the summer TBH. Formula was a tad tricky, probably needs thinner.

3x Mooncat Kettermanjaro. No complaints here. Beautiful, easy, powerful glow (warm coral).

3x Zombie Claw Zombie Chic and 2x Cracked Hex Mix in alternating order for a GITD jelly sandwich effect- didn’t really work out bc Hex Mix was applying too streaky, thus the third ZC coat. It did end up giving the ZC a deeper violet base tho and the holo glitter from the Cracked is a fun surprise in full sunlight. I still like the result, but this one definitely has the most underwhelming glow (bluish green & I was expecting yellow from the PR images), even with three layers.


r/lacqueristas • • 1d ago

New Nails, Who Dis? Second chrome on regular polish attempt!

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17 Upvotes

Product list:

Barry M repairing base coat x1
Rimmel « Rita’s black » on right hand x1
Sally Hansen Miracle gel « tipsy gypsy » on left hand x1
United beauty « metallic wrap adhesive » x1 on both hands
Pink and Black Holographic chrome from AliExpress
United beauty « metallic wrap adhesive » x1 on both hands again
Star glitter from AliExpress
Sally Hansen Colour Therapy top coat x2 on both hands


r/lacqueristas • • 1d ago

Halloween nails round 3! Fight!

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8 Upvotes

r/lacqueristas • • 1d ago

Halloween Gel Nails 🎃👻🖤

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First time using nail stickers! As a neutral girlie, venturing into darker colors have really pushed me out of my comfort zone.


r/lacqueristas • • 1d ago

31 Days of Halloween Day 18 - Bats

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31 Days of Halloween Day 18 - Bats
One of my favorite books as a child was Stellaluna by Janell Cannon and this mani reminds me of the cover!
Hosted by: @Ashryan1031 and @AvLockwood 
#31DOH26 @31DaysOfHaloweenNails2026 #5YrsOfDOH

Products Used: Holo Taco - Peely Base, Smoothing Base, Foreshadow
Great Lakes Lacquer - The Last Shenanigans
ORLY - Gone Batty
Maniology - Acorn B498, M244, M245
Apipila - Smudge-free Top Coat
Seche Vite - Dry Fast Top Coat


r/lacqueristas • • 1d ago

New Nails, Who Dis? 🎃🍬 pumpkins need candy too! 🍬🎃

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r/lacqueristas • • 21h ago

Help me find this shade!!! 💕

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1 Upvotes

r/lacqueristas • • 1d ago

Some pastel Halloween nails

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47 Upvotes

Base color is 2 coats of Essie Sky Jelly
The topper is ORLY Disco Diva
The nail decals are Kiss Art Stickers


r/lacqueristas • • 1d ago

HoLiDaY nAiLs!! Please tell me how nail art trends and nail art designs work during seasons and holidays outside of the Northern Hemisphere

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r/lacqueristas • • 1d ago

Please tell me how nail art trends and nail art designs work during seasons and holidays outside of the Northern Hemisphere

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r/lacqueristas • • 1d ago

New Nails, Who Dis? New Nails!

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26 Upvotes

Playing around with some new nail stickers I got!


r/lacqueristas • • 2d ago

Looking for Dupe One of my favorites has been discontinued. Help me find a dupe?

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63 Upvotes

I'm obsessed with Sally Hansen's Hard as Nails in the color "Cold as Ice" to give a little pearly finish to my classic French nails. It's been discontinued, and my bottle is almost empty. Can you awesome people help me find a replacement?

My sister gave me the Xtreme Wear in the color "On Cloud Shine" but it's more pink with a cool-toned shimmer. Cold as Ice is a peachy color with a warm-toned shimmer.

The perfect replacement would be a sheer polish with a peach or light golden color and a warm shimmer.


r/lacqueristas • • 2d ago

Cadillacquer-Oh Yes, There Will Be Blood!

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11 Upvotes

r/lacqueristas • • 1d ago

What nail polish color should I wear to a book club?

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