"Hope this helps!" immediately negates any goodwill your conversation actually provoked.

Maybe it wasn't always this way, but social media arguments and the chronically online have thoroughly bastardized the presumed good nature of this comment. It could be the most engaging, thought-provoking, genuinely helpful email / comment / analysis / step-by-step guide that's ever assisted anybody in the history of ever, but if it ends with "hope this helps" it abruptly changes the tone to one of condescension and sarcastic criticism.

Unless you are in a face-to-face scenario where you can supplement with a smile and proper inflection, for your own interests you should probably avoid using this phrase, especially in a professional setting, lest it sparks a passive-aggressive battle of painfully fake cooperation and appreciation.

Unless, of course, that's your goal.

For everyone else though, hope this helps 😊

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u/dizzykhajit — 1 day ago

Shattered Glass makes me feel like a high-end Pokémon card

and I'm so here for it.

Nailtiques 2

MC Hardcore Base Coat

MC Shattered Glass x2

MC Speed Demon

u/dizzykhajit — 3 months ago

I really wasn't gonna bandwagon...

But here I am, because I haven't really seen many holos. I have a pasty-pinky skin tone. Will Shattered Glass, FOTM and Clair de Lune mesh well in real life?

Not pictured will (hopefully) be Earth to Gaia and A Midsummer's Dream once they restock. Are they legit mirrors of each other or do the swatches lie? I have and LOVE Sakura's Serenade so I'm wondering if Midsummer is close enough to save myself $16?

Appreciate any insight 🥰 happy Lunar season lovelies!

u/dizzykhajit — 3 months ago

French tips make me laugh. "I'm gonna go SO HARD at making my nails look EVEN MORE unmoisturized."

Anyway I think I'm gettin pretty good at them

1x Nailtiques 2

1x Mooncat Hardcore Base Coat

1x Mooncat Getting Even Primer

Beetles guide stickers

1x Sally Hansen Color Therapy Well, Well, Well

1x Mooncat Speed Demon

u/dizzykhajit — 3 months ago

A gorgeous chameleon from GothicLuxx

I. Am. So. In. Love.

I am (relatively) new to the boutique/indie scene, and when this creator posted their brand new Etsy shop I thought how cool it would be to be a part of a brand's character arch, though I was also painfully aware of the risk involved with trusting just anybody after horror stories of things like car paint. Skeptical but optimistic, I took the plunge... and color me so impressed, I just had to share my experience with GothicLuxx.

This beautiful polish goes on sheer (which one coat might even be enough if you're trying to give funeral veil!) but overlaps to create a deliciously deep black. This black is omnipresent with an emerald tinge almost imperceptible by the naked eye, until the right lighting unearths a brilliant flash of chameleon that can be any one of a number of punk colors: pink, purple, navy, teal, and even brighter emerald.

The photos I've taken showcase this flash, but the black is truly dominating. My gothic heart feels seen, as it's the perfect representation of carrying around a secret that bedazzles once it's revealed.

Also pleased with the speedy shipping and charming packaging.

Oh and BTW - the longevity of this is *wild*. This was the first polish I've ever owned that made it 5 days no chip, and I have more Mooncat and BKL than I care to count.

Thank you for a stunning product u/Gothicluxx, I so look forward to supporting your catalogue moving forward!!

1x Nailtiques 2

1x Mooncat Hardcore Base Coat

2x Gothicluxx Electric Eccentric

1x Mooncat Speed Demon

First two photos taken under ring light, second two taken at a window with natural light.

u/dizzykhajit — 3 months ago