24karat Magic Profile Pics

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Im not Religious

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- Group Health Insurance

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- Glitter Bachelorette Party

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- What a perfect opportunity to go back to squoval🙄

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- It doesnt matter how many times I wear it or see posts about it, I fall in love all over again when I wear Rainbow Snow!

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- Matte black with some rose gold crystals

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- Beauty - Nails & Nail Polish

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- Holo Topcoat on Any Color? Im UNSTOPPABLE!

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- Kings & Queens by ILNP

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- Bling✨

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- My first time using this special polish...I feel so elegant

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- Weird Combo Wednesday

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- Glitter Background

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- makeup

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- Engagement/Bridal Rings

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- Gold World

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- So excited to share I havnt cleaned them up!

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- My best friend got me the Holo Taco Holiday Collection for Christmas. Channeling Elsa, I call this look “Frozen Fantasy”

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- smooth lips

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- Super glittery rock my mom found.

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- I LOVE liquid sand polishes and this one is perfect for Halloween. Vesper by OPI.

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- Get it at Katers Acres

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- This beautiful circle of ground pistachios

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- Finally got me Shine of the Times. It. Is. So. Pretty!!!

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- Crystal bedroom decor

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Starry-eyed, day dreaming kind of nails ⭐🌙 .. .. .. .. 💅 Dip OPI CIA=Color Is Awesome (57) .. . . . . . #atlanta #atl #beltline #geometric #photography #nailpolish #weloveatl #atlantabeltline #nailsalon #nail #nailart #nailpolish #naildesign #minimalistnails #opi #fall #colors #colormood #pantone  #mininalist #beltlinenailsalon #atlantanails #o4w #oldfourthward #geometricnails #discoveratl #minimalnails #girlboss #style #colorinspo #nailinspo - @lacquer_nailbar on Instagram

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- Holographic Labradorite Nails!

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- Glitter Background

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- Holographic Quartz Nails

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- Nude jelly and copper foil ✨

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- When your nail polish does this after half an hour of drying

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- Glitter pills

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- And there goes the new years polish. Glitter peel off...I love it. So much faster to take off than with soking in remover and alu foil.

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- Black and holo 💿

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- I cant stop staring! Holotaco play rosé!

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- I saw this look on here a few weeks ago and loved it so much I bought the polish. O.P.I. Nail Envy, KBShimmer Water Relief, Sally Hansen Go For Gold and finished with Essie Good To Go.

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- $1 Perfume sample haul - Versace, Valentino, Giorgio Armani, Marc Jacobs, Hugo Boss

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- SinfulShine Amazonian + layers of Seche Vite = 3 week old manicure still going strong!

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- I am in love with the new Menchie and Zyler polishes!

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- Short quarantine nails! I have to cut them because of my instrument but the polish does its job

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- All the Chrome powders💅🏼

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- Summer polka dots 🌸

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- Spent last night painting parts of the universe onto my fingers :)

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- Doing a nail challenge! I’m gonna see how long I can make this gel set last! I will post weekly.

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- Loving this combo! Holo Taco’s Solar Unicorn over Zyler the Cat

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- ILNP Pool Party is so pretty!

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- u/turtle_yawnz reminded me of the tehnique with crumbled up piece of plastic and suggested the colors so here it is!

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- Bubbles seen through the top of the just-washed glass bottle (OC)

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- This holo tho 😍

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- First holographic, second Emily de Molly! I am in love with her polishes! [PC]

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- Gotta match!

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- Black Friday

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- Happy HOLOween 🎃

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- A little Black Magic (Color Club) for my inner holo witch

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- Purple holo with rose/skull stamping

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- Rose gold glitter moment; Sugar gel #29

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- The OPI glitters go on thin, but I think the gold looks good over dark colors

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- Get you a mani that can do both!

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- I’m a beginner, but here is one coat of a gold nail polish I got from the dollar store. What do you think?

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- My first successful glitter gradient!

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- I wanted to use a polish thats more neutral but Im still addicted to that Holo so this was a perfect polish!

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- texting

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- Mona Lisa by ILNP 🤩

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- Mourning the loss of my long nails, trying to give them extra love with some cute pusheen decals

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- Both my original SS and my rematch bailed on me, but a really generous Redditor felt my pain and sent me this haul. Thanks SO much r/iouaname673!

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“I like the night. Without the dark, wed never see the stars.” ― Martin Luther King, Jr. I know that I convey the image of someone who is all love, light and positivity. This is me at my core yes, but like everyone I’m susceptible to lower times. Last week I felt incredibly disconnected, from myself and my purpose. I was in a mini depression, which I do experience from time to time. This is the side of ourselves that people don’t often feel encouraged to share on social media. But without shadows we would not know the light. In this state I become envious of others who seem to have it all together. The gold I seek seems far away and I long for the stars to come out again. I want you to know that it’s perfectly okay to feel like this, especially fellow men weighed down by the illusion that to feel emotion is weakness. It is not. I give myself full permission to feel these thoughts and feelings and lean into them. You have this right too to feel every emotion and witness them in yourself. Today I’m back to baseline and ready to create, vibrate and go towards that what is seeking me. I give myself full patience to enjoy the process. We are the seeds, growing into the trees that we were always meant to be. #light #quotes #mentalhealth #mindset #growth #manifesting #newmoon #newday #friday #goodquotes #inspiration #motivation #writersofinstagram #blog #journal #martinlutherking #gratitude #selflove #selfcare #inspirationalquotes #universe #dailypost #growth #empowerment #motivational - @nick_gotto on Instagram

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- Posted my other hand. ❤️

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- Work-appropriate indoors, but dazzles in the sun 😍

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- ILNP - Versailles

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✨Lakers✨ A gold and purple fine holographic mix. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Availability: Friday 10/2/2020 ———————————————— Inspired By: @jssica.carter Tags: #glittermixing #glitter #glittersupplier #glittermix #glitterforresin #glitterfornails #glittermixes #glitters #pretty #resinart #resinglitter #holographic #iridescent #epoxyresin #resinart #epoxyresinart #glitterart #glittermaker #makersofinstagram #artistsofinstagram #beautiful #colorful #pretty #explorepage #glitterseller #highqualityglitter #chameleon #colorshift #smallbusiness #lastmermaidglitters - @thelastmermaidcosupplies on Instagram

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- Broke my natural nails so I got a full set done!

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- Time for some glitter ✨💜

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- Loving all the Christmas manis, but I just wasnt feeling it for myself. Here were mine!

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- Flakes on flakes on flakes

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- NYE nails! heres hoping they dont chip..

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- First time using a nude creme (and a matte topcoat!)

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- Illyrian Gold Lion ~ so subtle, so beautiful

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- After a month of only nail treatments, it was great to finally have color and glitter again!

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- Metallic Skittle ✨

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- Native War Paints Polish of the Month 💜✨

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- Outline French Tips

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- Cersei Lannister Aesthetic

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- My attempt at galaxy nails

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- back ground

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- Recycled Jewelry

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- Loving these flakies

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- Disco Dust

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- Painted my nails to destress from midterm season 🙃

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- Duochrome and Holo Topcoat

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- Went into Starbucks and loved how my nails looked under the lights. Proceeded to take this picture with no shame.

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- Some impressionist/abstract design in these trying times. Products below.

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FINDING DIRECTION: [SERIES2020] - @demetruest on Instagram

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- Cosmic Chaos by fingerpaints.

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- Gel Sandwich with Menchie the Cat from Holo Taco 😻

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- texture gold

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- Soft & Feminine Reverse Glitter Gradient

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- New nail shape, new Holo Taco, new me

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- Idk why I waited two years to try cat eye polish, but I really enjoy it!

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- A little messy, but I love how this color combo looks in the sun ☀️

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- Wedding nails! 6 hours to go...

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- Acrylic nails

Press Sample @HellaHandmadeCreations Continuing with her Candy series, Sophie of @Femme_Fatale_Cosmetics created one of the most fun and outlandish toppers ever! It’s not for the faint of heart! If you’re into bold, super sparkly nails that’ll do the expressing for you, then Twinkle Sprinkle may be up your alley. Here are the important bits about it! It features over 40 (yes FORTY) types of glitters in various shapes, sizes, finishes and colors. You’ll even spots some stars and bar glitter in there. All of this happy is floating in a clear base alongside holographic micro flakes and golden glass shimmers. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If it sounds like a lot, that’s because it is! At the same time, Sophie has managed to strike a balance, allowing you to decide just how bold you want to go. Either wear as a topper in one coat, wear alone in as many coats as you desire, or sponge it on for a denser look! As expected, you will encounter texture with this polish. Patience and a good topcoat are your friend here. I’m wearing two to three coats with two coats of glossy topcoat. $14.00 No Cap   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Hella Handmade Creation items will be available until 11:59 pm HST, August 21st 2020.   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Press Sample #OHBSwatches #nails #nailart #nailpolish #notd #nailstoinspire #nailsinpiration #nailswatch #nailpro #polishlicious #nailgame #indiepolish #indiebeauty #indieswatch #bathandbody #discoverunder5k #blackgirlswhoblog #browngirlblogger #tampablogger #melaninswatches #HellaHandmadeCreations #HHC #OHBHHC #FemmeFataleCosmetics #OHBFemmeFataleCosmetics - @onehundredbrushes on Instagram

- Holo confetti barf

- Tips dry matte / shrinkage? What am I doing wrong?

- Possibly my favorite ever - Lacquester Mortal Coil

- glitter paint walls

- Had a hard time capturing my mani with a picture, so heres a short video!

- Shine bright like a... red dwarf

Goodness this colour 😍 naturally I love dark coloured nails or heavy amounts of detail so these are perfect for me. I haven’t cracked open that lovely khaki colour yet but they are next on the agenda 🙌🏼 . . . - @nailsbysabrinaprior on Instagram

- All things orange

- First time using striping tape. Couldnt get it to last very long though!

- 50th bday

- Mermaid glitter vomit gels. Theyre completely tacky and I love them.

- Wearing ILNPs Juliette for the first week back to uni 😔

- Tropical Summer Vibes!😍😍😍

- Guys, we got ENGAGED!!!!!! Nail art suggestions to match my new ring?

- Todays manicure theme- Autumn... but make it H📀L📀

- Downtown is pure holo iridescent magic

- Fire Rainbow 🌈

- A Sally Hansen autumn chrome vibe.

- FA at Galaxy nails. My favorite mani yet!

- Finally did my first autumn mani of the year !

- Salon Menu

- First nails done with my new polishes!

- Sparkling nails ~

- Zelda Triforce nails! [cell]

- ILNP Interstellar, one of my favourites

- My Grandma had/has good taste. This matte YSL is still creamy and gorgeous!

- Say it ain’t Soho by Essie featuring a Flakie Holo Taco

- I’m late to the holo train but I’m never getting off of it now 😍

- It was supposed to change color under sun but it doesnt work. At least the color is cute 🤷🏻‍♀️

- Reminiscent of dragons

- Not spooky, but halloween colors

- I wanted smoke effect, but I got something else (using scrunched saran wrap).

- mercury in retrograde.

- Shiny like a new penny

- Long time lurker so here is my first post - my NYE nails (sry for the bad pic)

- It IS a Christmas movie! (Christmas ‘19)

- I love how the gold flakes kinda make these look like stones

- Transfer foils are hard. I wanted to place transfers on two fingers, but admitted defeat!

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- Birthday + badass boyfriend = 18k gold topcoat!!!

- Im LOVING this Holo Glitter!

- Tried my hand at the marble stamping technique to make little galaxies on my nails :D

- My computer is kaput so I cant watch Netflix, so I have been listening to Hitchhikers Guide on audio book a lot. Heres my manicure homage!

- I decided to keep my left hand silver. I like having one hand silver and one hand gold for the new year

- Sunshine On My Fingers

- Well, Laqueristas, I slipped on the ice and broke my tailbone yesterday, but I got a chance to try out my new polish Milanis One Coat Glitter in Silver Dazzle! I call it Sapphires and Lace!

- Japanese Nail Art inspired

- Blogging

- That pink shift in ILNP Rosewater!

- The other hand is matte, but I like this one better.

- Took this picture of my ring, couldnt help but notice how fabulous my nails looked! OPIs Pinking Of You is my favorite Barbie pink!

- Holo Taco Blue Freezie, Purple Slushie, Magenta Jelly & Flakie Taco

- AESTHETIC

- Welllllll, yes, I do like flowers in springtime ;)

- Obsessed with the purple jelly and iridescent flakies!

- Got a sunny state of mind ☀️

- This mani makes me feel fancy!

- Day 7 of seeing how long my gel nails will last. I added one final top coat 3 days after the initial nail job. I only did that because my corners were too sharp and I needed them to be more rounded. They are still looking good! :)

🧚🏻 Sugarplum Fairytale 🧚🏻 from @essie’s new Winter 2020 collection! This is a pinky lavender with strong gold shimmer. This one gets really over taken by that gold! I do enjoy this shade, but I don’t enjoy how similar it is to another in the collection. Bonbon Nuit is almost exactly identical! Just barely a softer pink. However, if you love these kind of colors, then you won’t mind I’m sure. This was three coats then @holotaco Glossy Taco! What do you think of it? - @mtqpolish on Instagram

- First time trying Holo Taco

- A little sparkle to help through all this rain

- Sheer unicorn stamping

- Hello Yellow Holo

- Hogwarts nails, completely freehanded.

- ILNP Cygnus Loop + Holo Taco Flakies

- Did a Judas themed nail set for a friend (with SUPER short nails) for the Lady Gaga concert in Chicago tonight!

- Glitterbomb Free-hand French with Zoya Pixies - CCW!

- My first Emily de Molly. Well worth the wait!

- Sparkle, Glitter, & Shine

- Taking a break from dark colors. Pearl white with pink/green iridescent sheen

- Golden Rose cheap make up

- If you cant tell, does it matter? Anyone else pumped for the Westworld finale?

- Feelin froggy. O.P.I. Nail Envy, Zoya Dree, Salon Perfect Oil Slick, Sally Hansen Instra-Dri Go For Gold, Essie Good To Go and finished with O.P.I. Matte Top Coat

- Emily de Molly April 2020 collection “Enjoy The Fall”

- Beauty

- Lacquester - Greyvid Copperfield is a subtle autumnal dream

- Dark Holo

- NOTD - Playing with chains for the first time - info in comments

- I finally got holographic nail polish! I cant stop staring, its so shiny!

- I only had room for 5 infinity stones

- Fun fact: junk foils and art cards are really easy to strip the backs off of and run through a button press.

- New Year, New Nails - Clear and Black Gel with Gold Foil Striping Tape - Still having trouble getting the striping tape to stick, and edges have already started to peel despite two generous layers of top coat. Any suggestions?

- Unicorn tears

- Grey and purple gradient

- My try at the Alphabet Nail Art Challenge! G is for Graffiti! Also my first attempt with striping tape.

- Hopping on that snowflake train!

- these babies look so much cooler in the sun, ... but i’m super indoorsy 😅

- So many compliments on Play Rose. Pics dont do her justice 🍷

- Black jelly with holo in it

- Holo Taco Orange Drink, Red Licorice, Magenta Jelly & Purple Slushie

- Sumner nails

- Playing Around with some Chunky Gold Holo

- Zoyas Maria Luisa over Sinful Colors Hot Spot. Id love this as fabric. Or shoes!

- Fall Skittles nails with Unicorn Skin! List in comments.

- Feeling pretty in pink! “Rose Land” by FUN Lacquer

- China Glaze Luxe and Lush sparkle

- Emily de Molly Dark Forces with Jessica Brilliance top coat

- First time stamping/reverse stamping: crystal moon

- Dreamland Lacquer: Bats Full of Shame.

- Black Gradient for NYE. 🖤

- So happy for having long nails again! They’ve been growing! Pardon the dreaded handjob pose.

- 2020 Wishlist

- My niece is going to be a snowflake in the nutcracker ballet, so I did these in honor of her! ❄️💅🏻

- Ive obviously been super successful with this mirror chrome trend.

- AESTHETIC

- This polish is blowing my mind

- My reflection collection came in!

- Inspired by my bottle of Daisy Eau So Fresh

- I’m loving Essie’s “Can’t Stop Her in Copper”

- Tangled - Floating Lights nail art and tutorial

- Its fall! So sparkly I get distracted.

- Before the chip

- Living for these nails, I don’t know if I can ever do a different polish! I feel like I have a galaxy on my fingertips! The brand is Cat Eye, but I don’t know the color. Vivian’s Nail and Spa, Clarksboro, NJ.

- My new Holo Taco Galaxy (first time posting so go easy on me 😁)

- ILNP Juliette. So PRETTY!!

- Someone say fall??? 🍃🍂🍁🌻

- Yellow chrome - this was actually a bright yellow polish but the chrome powder made it a very light yellow

- Sinful Colors Nail Polish

- Zyler showing off in the sunlight

- KBShimmers Free Fallin is gving me witchy vibes

- New Kat Von D 10 Year Anniversary collection 💛

- Star Wars nails!

- Its hard to get the tone perfectly while still showing off how glittery it is

- Cirque Colors - Halcyon

- Geometric look inspired by /u/murryblue! Chose red and gold because I will be wearing a red and gold dress on Saturday :)

- Holo nail polish

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- This flakie reminds me of tiny Christmas lights

- Rest in peace little one. (To everyone commenting on my last posts, that my nails look so strong: see, even mine break sometimes 😉)

- Fiery inspiration

- I went on a walk just to see these beautiful flakies shift in different lights

- jimmy eat world inspired nail art

- Decal Nail Art

- Fluid Art nails, done by me, nail polish, 2020

- When the lighting does the holo at least a little justice

- Trying to expand my fall repertoire beyond leaves! Obsessed with the matte over metallic 😍

- Ready for changing leaves and pumpkin spice madness 🎃🍂

- New Years nails 💫

- Fairy Wing Nails ☺️🧚🏻‍♀️ I feel like a pixie!

- my nails have never been this long in my life.

- KBShimmer Fuschia-nista Flakie gradient

- You cannot mess with my zen today. This is my shiny, happy place.

- Rainbowy holo goodness :)

- Husband saw these and exclaimed, Its dark and bright at the same time!

- First Fall Mani of the Season!

- They remind me of golden jewel-encrusted dragon eggs!

- My Autumn Ombre =)

- Cant get over how pretty holo looks in natural light!

- I finally made my own gold flakes top coat !! Very happy with the result!!

- Berry Good Looking, my first holo nail polish

- Black and gold might be cliché for New Years but I think it still looks classy 😊 Happy 2020!

- FA Halloween-y water marble. I think we can tell which one was my first nail...

- First attempt at galaxy nails!

- Sparkly brown with holo glitter

- ILNP Madison Ave

- Showing Off Some Insane Rainbows by Spectrum Cosmetics

- Tarot Card Nails for Spooktember

- My favorite unconventional perfect nude

- Wont have any me-time for a while, so I made the most of it

- Beautiful manis and pedis

- Gooooooldfingaaaaa!!! Goldfinger for you non-007 fans! Zoya Nail Polish in Faye. In love with this color.

- Ready for fall with this beautiful copper chrome and glitter!

- Gold Map

- Lovely gradient! Its day 10 of my 31 day challenge!

- Ready for New Years Eve

- My manicure oddly matched this lamp

- Gelish and Sally Hansen polish with gold accents

- My take on the Emerald City.

- I’m always a sucker for pink nails

- I love this nail polish

- I have worn bright neons for the last few mania- had to switch it up to something more dark in preparation for Halloween... only 55 days! (PR sample)

- Gold Office Supplies

- KB Shimmer Sol What? (limited edition) in low lighting, base coat OPI natural nail, top coat Salon perfect crystal clear

- Solid gold

- Da Vinci Cosmetics Los Angeles Shop

- My entry for the Holo Taco nail art competition! The theme is cats 🐈

- (Incomprehensible squeals of joy) Big Lots finally game through for me! $1.80!

- Gold Diggers

- First time using holo powder and I’m loving the result! 💎

- Stamping practice!

- Here is the other half of my black and gold mani!

- Ciaté

- Cant Beat Natural Light for Good Nail Pictures!

- #Nails

- Ending the year with a glitter bang!

- Gold Flakie snatched my holo loving heart 😻

- Five days old and still golden. It is always nice when a design turns out better than I expected and stays pristine longer than I expect as well.

- Just a swatch but I love it!

- Gold nails for New Year!

- First time ever extending my own nails and it took me 2 days but good lord

- Constellation Nails 💫

- Harry Potter themed nails inspired by the new cover art released this summer

- Ciaté

- Glitter gold galore!

- Ready for Thursday game night!

- Purple Makeup

- Really happy with how these rose quartz nails came out

- Taking a break from the alphabet nail art challenge to show you this amazing piece of gorgeousness -- its called Black Tie Event from Fingrs, and Walmart sells it for $1.68.

- Gold flakies and square studs on teal. Dont miss my wall of informative text in the comments!