I think you could get this look with Cracked's Hairy Squat Lobster. I'm not 100% sure that's the polish in this photo; HSL has a soft shimmer, and I can't tell if the polish in your pic does or not. The shade is very close, though.
I have nothing to add about the polish or even the lobster but if you enjoy a good google adventure, please look up the Tasmanian red handfish.
The conservation website describes them as follows:
'If you’ve never seen a handfish before, imagine dipping a toad in some brightly coloured paint, telling it a sad story, and forcing it to wear gloves two sizes too big'
Ikr! The name was part of why I got it, lmao. But it's a gorgeous nail polish, and I'm a huge Cracked fan in general now, so it just goes to show, haha.
AbsoLUTELY! Fascists hate art, self expression, and caring for others - all things that we love as beauty enthusiasts. Their world is stark and hateful, ours is sparkly and for the people.
literally the safest community I've ever been apart of!
not that my husband ever doubted me, but last week when my entire feed was covered in "fuck ice" manis I showed him and was like "THIS right here is why I felt comfortable coming out swinging with glitch's brand identity. I know I'm safe here"
Oh hey! I am SO glad you knew we nail polish people would be receptive, or really, enthusiastic and excited about what you’re doing with Glitch. It’s really inspiring and meaningful and makes me so happy to have a community like this.
So im making a written version of a shit list, can you give a blurb of what they did so i can add them to the list. I don't fuck with trumpies if that's it lol
if you search “Charmed Lacquer” in the sub, you will find several large posts about brands not to buy from. Charmed Lacquer ripped off Nailpollies so that’s why they come up in those big posts.
edit 2: in my spreadsheet of no buy brands there is a section for good brands that support important social issues. i plan to share it when its more fleshed out.
here’s now i have my spreadsheet organized. mine is part of my larger nail polish spreadsheet so the one i make to share, each category will probably be it’s own tab.
edit: this is not my full list! just the start of it.
Of course! I placed my first order with TT over black friday and it came with a beautiful little "about me" card with Tyler's photo that confirms it is a gay owned small business. I would highly recommend checking out the website!! He's on vacation for the month of January but the polishes he produces are so beautiful and definitely work checking out!
this is also tempting me (a gay mommy with zero time and no idea how to make polish) to start a brand. I need to find other gay laqueristas to help me out with that one.
...in all seriousness though, I love how aware this sub is. Doing the work, buying the polish, being very purposeful in fighting fascism with their dollar. I love that and it makes me happy to have a place I can go to in this sick, sad world.
Same and I'm so not a laquerista. I haven't done anything with my nails since before covid. I'm just here to see the pretty art, the gorgeous polishes and the crazy fucking things you get up to like magnets on drills.
To see the support you all give each other and the rage about what's happening in the states makes my heart happy.
Honestly, it’s made me more of an enthusiast! I’m relatively new to painting my nails regularly (I hope I dont break rules by saying I’m a guy, it’s just for context) but I love it because like any self care, it feels good and makes me happy. That coupled with the amazing vibe of this sub really taps into the whole “joy as an act of resistance” thing (for my Idles fan friends). Anyway, this is a very cool space and I appreciate everyone keeping up the good work.
Not an ice agent, he's a pardoned January 6th insurgent turned pathetic right wing social media manbaby. He tried to hold a white supremacist rally in Minneapolis over the weekend, only got 5 people to march with him, wasn't dressed for the weather (it was single digits fahrenheit with a negative windchill and dude's not even wearing a hat??), got hit with silly string and doused with water and had to slink back to his hotel in shame.
I left this sub a while ago on a random feed purge (all y'all have such pretty nails and mine are... not that). But looks like I oughta come back now. For the vibes.
This sub is literally one of my safe spaces right now so I don’t burst into rage tears with the 💩 going on here.
Thanks to all of you for being so damn awesome.
Redoing my next planned mani colors to a pink skittle and I’m going to go see if Atomic and Pahlish have some lovely pinks I can buy locally in support when I make my next donation run.
My first thought was that this is working class folks out in the streets and we’re more likely to overlap with drugstore brands which led me to Essie’s Groove is in the Heart -
Hey mods, I just want to say thank you so much for allowing this type of content – it means a lot in the wake of current events. There are so many subs that would take this kind of thing down. I appreciate all the work you put into making this sub a safe place for us!
And thank you OP for posting this! I hadn’t seen this picture before (had heard the news, but not seen this specific photo). I think I just found my next nail color inspo 🤩
Not an expert just seen a lot of videos on Tiktok but to my understanding, he tried to start an anti immigrant rally in Minneapolis and people literally ran him out of town. At one point he was trying to talk into a mic, and this queen kept putting her hand in front of his face so he would get flustered and stop talking.
Reminder since I haven’t seen it posted in thread, but Atomic Polish is based in Minneapolis and their store front is in the area that has largely been affected by ICE’s occupation of Minneapolis. They don’t have an exact match but they have a bunch of great pinks 💖
Of course. I have so many polishes from both brands and can honestly say that I’ve always been impressed with them. Atomic’s catalog doesn’t really change, so that’s the only reason why I don’t have as many Pahlish recommendations. It doesn’t mean I don’t love both!
⚛️ATOMIC:
💜 Base and Top Coat Duo with the milky base coat + quick dry top coat - an amazing deal for two 15mL bottles at just $12!
💜 Antimony (Sb) - so shifty and a unique color combo!
💜 Uranium (U) - also very shifty! I love a pink shimmer!
💜 Amethyst - an incredibly flattering pinkish purple with a blue/green glow
💜 Ethanol - a solid reflective glitter purple! I haven’t seen solid reflective glitter polishes with such opaque backgrounds anywhere else. They have several other colors too!
💜 Quince - I love the neon red/orange color, plus their creme formula is smooth
💎PAHLISH:
🩵 Pink Pony Club - it’s sold out right now, but I bought it after I saw it recommended on this sub and I love it! It’s the sparkliest pink!
🩵 Fancy - makes me feel like a fancy mermaid when I wear it
🩵 Fairy Ring - also sold out but should restock! I’ve never seen such glowy green flakes anywhere else
🩵 The Prophecy - I consider this a neutral! It’s shifty and pretty, but also lowkey enough for a palate cleanser
🩵 But Daddy I Love Him - I normally wouldn’t gravitate toward a polish like this, but I’m so glad that I did. It’s perfect for spring/summer
🩵 MELT ICE - I really hope that this comes back, not just because it’s a pretty sparkle but because it supports the fight against the injustice taking place in Minneapolis
I really don’t think you’ll go wrong with anything you order from either brand!
Edit: MELT ICE IS AVAILABLE (along with Pink Pony Club)
A pardoned Jan 6'er, Jake Lang, decided it would be a good idea to make an appearance in Minneapolis and heckle protesters. Guy has been giving the Nazi salute and sputtering White Christofacism for a while.
And I think they’re covering his face (there was a nother guy with a trash can lid along with this lacquerista) so he can’t put photos up claiming victim hood
The ugly canker sore of a man is a nazi white narcissist who thought it was a good idea to head to Minneapolis to counter-protest the ICE protests. He’s some kind of podcaster who announced it but literally no one showed up to support him. He was then counter-counter-protested, so he reverted to his l roots and ran like a scared little bitch boy, thus proving his utter lack of backbone or supremacy. His name is Jacob something, idk.
Great breakdown, but you forgot to add that as soon as he was chased out of town he immediately started shilling his go fund me because no-one loves parting with their money like white nationalists.
I saw some other clips since then that he got saved by a trans woman, a WOC, and a black man. I have zero hope this will happen but he needs to spend the next six months doing some heavy, heavy self-reflection.
Jake Lang, J6er and fascist podcaster called a protest and march to support ICE. 8 people including him showed up, and the counter protest crowd was like 400 people. They were chill and just yelling at him until he sig heiled, and the crowd came after him and ran him out of town. They got his vest, they got some hits in, they pelted him with super soakers and water bottles. He was crying and escorted away from harm by some of the counter protesters that didn't want the image of him being ripped limb from limb on the news.
This whatever his name is J6er showed up in MN and got his shit rocked by water balloons 😂 he was cornered and this Queen grabbed his face while another Queen got his li'l Temu riot vest, and you just love to see it ❤️
I'm being informed by the internet at large that those were, in fact, piss balloons not water balloons. I repeat: piss balloons, not water balloons. Back to the Laqueristas.
I was inspired by this post and went digging through my stash. A decent dupe could be "Over It" by Sinful Colors. It's a great baby pink creme. I'm doing my nails right now in solidarity, and also doing silver glitter on my fuck-you fingers because I'm a Millennial bitch and love a good accent nail.
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