I tried layering and this is where it got me! I think the bubbles lend to the vibe. Ty reddit laqueristas for YOUR vibe, and for having a bit of fun together in these disgusting times.
Happy Juneteenth everyone! To the Black laqueristas, I hope your day is full of joy and rest!
To the rest of us: please support Black freedom however you can! Consider patronage of Black-owned businesses, and/or donations to Black community organization or mutual aid funds in your area (maybe a recurring donation is possible?). For the SF Bay Area, the East Bay Community Foundation website has a long list of local organizations, including Black-centered orgs relating to arts, education, entrepreneurship, and more. If you have a nail polish budget, there's $$ for donations!
Whether or not money is tight, we can also use today for self-education. There's good information at the National Museum for African American History & Culture's Juneteenth portal, including further recommended readings and interviews with museum curators. If you have knowledge, you can also share it. My coworker started a great conversation this morning about the 13th amendment and the conditional nature of freedom in the US.
If you have funds, educational resources, or other recommendations to share, please do!
I wish I wish with all my heart to find a laquer match for this bad boy. Any PBS kids out there who can help me and my partner find a magnetic polish that matches the Dragon Tales scale?
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He's been calling MC Mermaid Bait "Dragon Tales" but then today grabbed my hand with MC La Petit Mort and said "wait is this Dragon Tales?"
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But LPM is too blue, and Mermaid Bait is not magnetic (nor a great color match)! Also those little teal sparkles, also the yellow-orange cat eye hmmm. Please help!
Ace pride! Ngl this was a rollercoaster to execute and I think the polish list will serve as evidence of that 🙃
Pinky: BKL Void 1x, BKL Mortem 1x
Ring: LynB Old Presque Isle Lighthouse Keeper 1x (way too pink oops!), BKL I Am an Appetite 2x (2nd magnetized)
Middle: LynB White Fang x4?? (would not recommend), BKL The Smutty Prince 1x
Pointer: LynB Achieve Grapeness 1x (would not recommend), BKL Salvation 2x (2nd magnetized, absolutely WOULD recommend)
Thumb: BKL Void 1x, BKL Resurrection 1x magnetized
BKL I'm Fast, I'm Very Fast 1x on all
I love Old Presque Isle but maybe stay away from LynB cremes if you want good or even coverage (or swatch-accurate colors).
Should I get a ridge filler? Maybe. Shining spring green ft. a mildly-irritated-but-safely-handled-under-a-permit Bullock's oriole.
BKL Wayward Spirits x2, super diffused glass bead
BKL I'm Fast, Very Fast top coat x1