Image 1 — Swipe to see the nail transformation! Featuring mutiny 💚
Image 2 — Swipe to see the nail transformation! Featuring mutiny 💚
Image 3 — Swipe to see the nail transformation! Featuring mutiny 💚

Swipe to see the nail transformation! Featuring mutiny 💚

Hi all! A couple of months ago, me and my sister got into nail polish and our first dive was mooncat, she gifted me mutiny!! At the time I had issues with biting my nails and destroying my cuticles. Now, I’ve managed to stop biting my nails and for the most part I’ve managed to leave my cuticles alone! Featuring my monstera who’s put out a new leaf since the first photo 💚 I still have a long way to go in regards to nail health but I have to thank mooncat for getting me started on this process to begin with. I can’t stop staring at my nails now, I’m so happy to have ‘normal’ feminine nails 😭😭

u/CogInTheMachinee — 3 days ago
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What to do with this huge begonia??

Hi all! I was gifted this begonia a couple months back and now it’s an absolute beast!! It’s in a 10 in pot and it’s about 30 inches tall. Do I chop and prop? It’s been flowering nonstop as well. The amount of flowers I’ve vaccumed since getting it lmaoo. Some of the leaves are crispy due to me leaving it outside when I first got it and the sun scorched it. Thanks in advance!! (Sorry for the mess in the backgrounds I am actively cleaning rn, moved the plant around to clean and get some pictures)

u/CogInTheMachinee — 3 days ago

Just wanted to share my FOTM layer swatches!!

I was really disappointed with FOTM when it came in. It was just a really weird in between of salmon and orange, and while I like both colors it was just the right amount mixed for me to not like it. I decided to layer it over White Rabbit and Emo for Life (I have other random swatches pictured)

First picture: FOTM over white rabbit, no top coat. It came out this super cute rose color.

Second photo: left to right - Serpents of Eden, layered with one coat Dragon Scales, one coat Foxfire, topped with matte made in Hell (was experimenting with this one, not my favorite swatch)

matte made in Hell over FOTM + WR.

FOTM over EFL, no top coat.

Moondust over WR.

Foxfire over WR (cute combo, reminds me of the Robin egg candies)

Third photo is the same lineup with no flash

u/CogInTheMachinee — 28 days ago

ID on these store philos?

I thought these were ROF but when I did comparisons it’s a lot more vibrant/yellowish than ROF. Any ideas?

u/CogInTheMachinee — 1 month ago

How to encourage chlorophyll production?!!

My frydek corm has now spit out two full moons. Despite having absolutely no green to go off of, it’s been my fastest growing corm. I took it out of the window, perhaps I was promoting too much variegation?? But I really don’t want this little dude to die. Help lmao!!

u/CogInTheMachinee — 2 months ago

Separated my corms

The full moon didn’t NOT like that for the 2 minutes it was out of the makeshift dome. I hope it doesn’t die lmao

I poured some of the water into the 2 new domes to hopefully keep the roots going with the same bacteria/biome(?) in the water. Idk if it works that way but we shall see!

u/CogInTheMachinee — 3 months ago
▲ 559 r/begonias

Gifted this huge begonia black magic

Hellooo!! I was gifted this huge begonia today and I’m in love, it’s so gorgeous. I’ve had begonias before but they got powdery mildew and ultimately died back. How do I best care for this beast??

u/CogInTheMachinee — 3 months ago