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▲ 39 r/NailArt

Made a set for my friend!

I’ve never made nails for anyone else before. I’m not a tech, just a gal who likes making her own press ons! So they’re not perfect, but I worked hard to make them more perfect than ones I make for myself 😂

u/transparentsalad — 6 days ago
▲ 82 r/NailArt

Trying out some stained glass effects with texture

Been having a lot of fun with this since I learned how to do isolated chrome. Current problem is that I keep making the design too detailed 😂 simpler designs read better in small formats but I’m caught out every time just adding one more little bit lol

u/transparentsalad — 16 days ago
▲ 1 r/suggestmeabook

Mystery/detective with interesting or unusual settings, or crossed with other genres

For some reason it never clicked that I liked mysteries after I binged basically all of Harlan Cobin’s available novels when I was 12 and decided that the genre didn’t interest me anymore.

What I’m now realising 15 or so years later is that I love a good mystery as long as the novel isn’t just straight ‘crime is solved’ type stuff. I just finished The Tainted Cup and its sequel, fantasy mystery? Yes please. Any other ideas besides fantasy mystery?

LIKES
Fantasy
Sci fi
Academia/dark academia
Character driven
Dense/complex prose
Literary fiction
Non-western settings
Queer/lgbtq+ characters
Disability themes
Alternative depictions of gender
Court intrigue
Non human characters

DISLIKES
Classic whodunit (sorry Agatha)
War/soldier focused genres
Most ‘cosy’ novels
Romantasy

Please recommend me mysteries/detective novels with a bit of something… out there! I read a lot so when I say out there I mean OUT THERE.

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u/transparentsalad — 16 days ago
▲ 9 r/NailArt

Tried out some stained glass designs for the first time ✨

Some were more successful than others but they were all a lot of fun!

Gel paints, isolated chrome powder, magnetic polish, coupla rhinestones just for laughs. On soft gel tips.

u/transparentsalad — 19 days ago
▲ 14 r/NailArt

Sea themed press ons 🌊

Hand painted soft gel tips! Gel paints, magnetic polish, glitter and a teeny bit of chrome. I wanted to make something to use my jellyfish charms but the nail with the charm isn’t even my favourite 😂 painting waves is so fun

u/transparentsalad — 23 days ago
▲ 170 r/NailArt

I can’t read these characters so let’s hope these say something nice and not ‘Shenzhen Manufacturing Company No16’ or whatever

Trying out nail stickers on hand painted gel press ons. Can’t decide if I like them or not! I prefer the look of hand painted details but like hell I’m painting 10+ tiny koi fish

u/transparentsalad — 1 month ago
▲ 162 r/PressonNail_Addict

I tried out a different glue and now I have a pinkie nail press on stuck in my ear

Top tip: if you try a different glue and think ‘hmm this is quite runny and doesn’t feel that secure’ do NOT scratch an itch in your ear just take the press ons off. I do not recommend having to tell multiple medical professionals ‘I have a fake nail stuck in my ear.’

Sent from your local minor injuries unit with a 2-3 hour wait.

Retail brand: Sally’s brush on glue you will pay for your crimes

Edit: The nail is OUT. I repeat, my ear is NAIL FREE. Shout out to Stacey who gave it once more shot instead of referring me to ENT dept for a 2 week wait, what a gal

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u/transparentsalad — 2 months ago
▲ 19 r/NailArt

Another set of experiments on tips that aren’t my size. Which one do you like the best?

Did I paint over ugly results multiple times? Yes. Did I cure some hairs into the gel? Also yes. Did I get bored of filing the extra thick gel encapsulating the chunky heart sequins so it’s still kind of misshapen? Why, yes, yes I did. But I’m not going to wear these on account of them being completely not my size so I had a lot of fun trying stuff out.

u/transparentsalad — 2 months ago
▲ 20 r/NailArt

Experimenting with tips that don’t fit me. This one is my favourite

I just started working with gels so I’m learning a lot and making lots of mistakes. Painting on the tip sizes that don’t fit me is super chill since I can just see what happens and not worry about making something wearable!

u/transparentsalad — 2 months ago
▲ 13 r/pressonnaillovers

Design ideas for my experiments with soft gel tips

Gonna paint a few monochrome nails first to get to grips with gel but I am excited to try nail art so I made some little sketches of my ideas! My dream is to have a Monet inspired set and none of the sets I saw online really matched what I envisioned so I just ordered my own gels 😂

I’m a hobby artist so I think I’ll be able to make a Monet set at some point… but first I think I’ll start with some more basic techniques 😅

u/transparentsalad — 2 months ago
▲ 24 r/PressonNail_Addict

Current stash

Retail brand: all UK brands
Claire’s (rip)
Primark
Elegant touch
Superdrug
Nail reformation
Etsy: MNNailStudio

The plastic box is sets I managed to salvage another possible set from, so nice when there are enough of my sizes to do that

u/transparentsalad — 2 months ago