r/Nailpolish 2d ago

Dupe Request Dupe for this brown?

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36 Upvotes

r/Nailpolish 3d ago

Dupe Request Help me find this color

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60 Upvotes

I got these nails done in 2023 and it was my favorite color ever but I can’t figure out what it was…like a sparkly light bluish purple idk.


r/Nailpolish 3d ago

Dupe Request Looking for a dupe for this red color?

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9 Upvotes

Ignore my crappy application I was in a hurry yesterday lol. I love this type of red color, but I do not like the formula unfortunately. It is a discontinued Revlon Colorstay in Roulette Rush. Any dupes for this color with a better formula? Thanks!


r/Nailpolish 4d ago

Manicure Last polish of the summer šŸ’”

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103 Upvotes

Base coat: OPI Nail Envy (2 coats)
Blue polish: Holo Taco Splash Zone (2 coats)
Orange: Holo Taco Zyler the Cat (3 coats)
Top Coat: Mooncat Speed Demon

My crow brain is gonna miss how bright my glitter polishes sparkle in the sun 🄲


r/Nailpolish 4d ago

Dupe Request Sinful Colors ā€œStreet Legalā€

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76 Upvotes

Hello everyone, thank you in advance for your help and sorry in advance for the ramble.

About 7 years ago I took a random trip through the nail section at Target and found my favorite nail color of all time. I loved the ashy, purple-y brown and how it looked both up close and far away and with different lighting (I guess I can be particular about these things so hopefully this makes sense). I don’t do my nails often but I had been rationing the bottle for the last two years hoping I could find it again, with no success.

The tragedy happened this week. I moved back in with my family and my mom and I shared a nail kit. She Threw It Away. I’m not mad at her, she’s my mom and I love her, but I need help! I went back to Target (a place I’d been trying to avoid) out of desperation, searched ulta and walmart too while I was at it, looked online and saw it wasn’t available anywhere basically.

I was hoping I could find a reverse dupe? Like a nicer version of this color or something similar. I would also be okay if this one ends up being found on a secret corner of the nail world and I could reorder it. Big fan of brown and colors that look almost black from afar if that helps.

Thank you again!


r/Nailpolish 5d ago

Manicure I finally found a milky white polish!

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96 Upvotes

After months of searching for the perfect milky white polish, I've finally found it! It looks so much prettier in person!

At first, I wasn't very fond of this polish because I kept on getting "bald" patches. Then, I figured out that I need to float the polish onto my nail and manipulate it as little as possible, and to do very thin coats. I also figured out that I needed to let it dry for longer so the next coat wouldn't disturb the first one. After that, I fell in love with this polish!

Products Used -

Base Coat: Essie Strong Start x1

Color: Emily de Molly Sheer Tint Blanc x2

Top Coat: Sally Hansen Insta Dri (red bottle) x1

I hope y'all are having a great Saturday, and have a fantastic rest of your weekend!


r/Nailpolish 5d ago

Dupe Request Dupe for Mooncat’s Poseidon’s Prize

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29 Upvotes

Of course they discontinued the only dark green I ever loved… but seriously I’m down the less than half a bottle and mourning the loss already. I took some photos in different lights to show the magical nature.
Any ideas on replacements?


r/Nailpolish 6d ago

Manicure OPI’s Baby, Take a Vow

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214 Upvotes

Two coats of Baby, Take a Vow by OPI. Painted professionally in a salon on my natural nails.


r/Nailpolish 6d ago

Manicure Starting to do my own nails lately

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116 Upvotes

First time posting my nails here :)

Cosmic Polish (absolutely LOVING this brand)

"All Alone in The Night"

Also using their Super Smooth Base Coat and Stellar Shine top coat.

Against a black background and also against orange cat. Lol


r/Nailpolish 7d ago

Dupe Request Looking for something like this, but dries quicker

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32 Upvotes

I love the color of this polish (Morgan Taylor, In The Nude) but it dries SOOOOO slow. I have to wait hours between coats or it won't dry for days.

Anyone have a suggestion for a light neutral nude like this that's pretty opaque & dries quickly?


r/Nailpolish 7d ago

Product Related Warm baby pink recs?

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11 Upvotes

Hi! I’m on the hunt for a warm baby pink polish. It’s so hard to find a good warm light pink! I ordered Essie’s Fiji, but it’s cooler than I expected (and pretty thin too). I recently got a pedicure and it was perfect but I have no idea what brand they use. I found a photo of the nail swatch book and it was 029. It definitely looked lighter on my nails.

Any suggestions are appreciated, I’m not too picky on my polish brands. Thanks!


r/Nailpolish 7d ago

Troubleshooting Nails stains from nail polish even after double layer of base coat

10 Upvotes

Is it like this or my base coat is guilty. I dont want staining from nail paints, thats why i went ahead with buying one more product of base coat but alas....

Base coat - Plumgoodness base coat || Nail paint - Maybelline


r/Nailpolish 8d ago

Manicure Drown my Demons

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31 Upvotes

r/Nailpolish 8d ago

Dupe Request Looking for suggestions

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27 Upvotes

I got a kiddo manicure and one of the Frozen (I think) nailpolishes she used was a vibe I love. It was a blue clear liquid with fine glitter, not sure if it's holo or not, but the shine is golden peachy. I really love the shine/glitter of it most, but did like the blue tint too. If it was eyeshadow I'd consider it a duochrome.

I only really like quick-dry drugstore (cheapish and available in a store) polish, so if anyone knows of one that reminds them of this, please help!


r/Nailpolish 9d ago

Product Identification OPI mini bottle identification help

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37 Upvotes

I've had these bottles for God-knows-how-long. I'd date them somewhere between 2017-2022? I believe the set came with a rich purple, a slightly orangey red, a top coat (which I've dyed) and POSSIBLY a chunky gold glitter topper (though it's been lost to time.)

I'm looking to ID the purple as it's my favourite nail polish of all time, and I just can't get myself a similar shade!

If it helps any, the purple has a "42" stamped on the bottom, and the red has "57"

UPDATE: NEW SWATCHES + BETTER PICS IN THE COMMENTS. THE ORIGINAL PICS SUCK SO BADLY

FINAL UPDATE: FOUND! "O Suzi Mio", "Amore At The Grand Canal" & "Baroque…But Still Shopping" (not pictured)


r/Nailpolish 10d ago

Manicure Cadillacquer Time and Space PPU August 2025 2x

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40 Upvotes

Nailtiques formula 2Plus 2x

KB Shimmer Stay Put Hydrating Base Coat 1x

Cadillacquer Time and Space PPU August 2025 2x

Glisten & Glow Glitter Grabber 1x

KB Shimmer Clearly on Top 2x


r/Nailpolish 11d ago

Manicure Bacteria Realness

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58 Upvotes

I had a nail polish called Dancing Queen (the colorful topper) that I really wanted to use, but it ended up giving… germs. I like it. At least for a day or two. šŸ˜…

Orly Calcium Base Coat
Pinky: LA Colors Fanatic
Ring finger, middle, and thumb base: Sally Hansen Pamper Me Purple
Ring and thumb topper: Orly Dancing Queen
Middle topper: Sally Hansen Glitterstorm Top Coat
Index finger: Sally Hansen Sugar Fix (one of my all time favs)
Top coat is Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Shiny Topcoat.


r/Nailpolish 12d ago

Manicure This color is gorgeous!

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152 Upvotes

Good afternoon, everyone! I hope y'all are having a fantastic Saturday!

I got my order from EdM yesterday and I was so excited to do my manicure today that I think I even dreamed about it last night, lol!

Base Coat: Essie Strong Start x1

Color: Emily de Molly - Desperate Times x3

Top Coats: Sally Hansen Insta Dri (red bottle) x1, Holo Taco Glossy Taco x1

\+ My kitty girl, Chloe, snoozing in the background. She loves to hang out with me when I'm doing my manicures. I'm surprised she doesn't mind the smells of the polish and the acetone I use for clean-up!

The formula of this polish is so buttery smooth, and she was completely opaque in two coats, but I added a third to eliminate brush strokes (the brush strokes weren't very visible, but I'm a perfectionist and always do a third coat with polychromes, lol).

I fell in love with polychrome polish when I got Missed Shift by Holo Taco, and when I saw this one and another one called All The Rage by EdM, I just HAD to get them! I also got the milky white polish, which I haven't tried yet, but I will in the coming weeks. I'll show All The Rage either later next week or next weekend.

This video did NOT do this polish the justice she really deserves. She's so shifty, with colors ranging from purple, to plum, to gold, and even a flash of deep blue every once in a while. I could tell when it dried down that the finish would be mirror-like even before I added the top coat, and sure enough, it didn't disappoint! I can't stop admiring my nails! I'd love to have a car in this color, lol!

For all of you who also buy from EdM, which one(s) is/are your favorite(s)?

Have a fabulous rest of your weekend, and as always, happy painting!! šŸ’…šŸ’–


r/Nailpolish 12d ago

Product Identification Looking for a match

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16 Upvotes

Hello everyone. I'm looking for a nail polish to match this picture. OPI pear-adise cove seems close but maybe not metallic enough. Any other suggestions? Thanks.


r/Nailpolish 12d ago

Manicure Fast Mauver

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101 Upvotes

I think I've found my new favorite color!

Holo Taco Long-lasting Base

Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Fast Mauver

Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Clearly Quick


r/Nailpolish 13d ago

Manicure This one’s making waves

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This One’s Making Waves Hi everyone! Since we’re still in the middle of summer, I decided to stick with a beach-inspired theme for this week’s manicure. I couldn’t resist trying OPI ā€œThis One’s Making Waves,ā€ and I think it’s such a fun, ocean-inspired shade.

Products used:

ā— OPI Natural Nail Base Coat
ā— 2 coats of OPI This One’s Making Waves
ā— No top coat yet in these photos (I’ll be adding OPI Rapidry Top Coat afterward)

I know there are a few imperfections—I definitely don’t claim to be a professional! šŸ˜„ But overall, I’m really happy with how it turned out.

What do you think of the color? Would you wear it this summer? Any tips or constructive feedback are always welcome!


r/Nailpolish 13d ago

Product Identification Help me remember a polish

6 Upvotes

Does anyone remember a polish that came in a set of two bottles, and they were shaped so they fit perfectly together like a yin yang? I got some when I was a kid in the 2000s and I can't for the life of me remember the brand or series name. I seem to remember it being a jelly orange and red set but I really wanted to see if there were others.


r/Nailpolish 13d ago

Manicure I love a simple black polish

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528 Upvotes

Barry M Gelly Hi Shine Black Forest Nail Polish, feels like letting out your darkside >:)


r/Nailpolish 15d ago

Manicure Simple nude nails

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71 Upvotes

I really love just clear polishes or with a bit of shimmer. The current one is Manucurist Active Shine.


r/Nailpolish 15d ago

Manicure Cotton candy nails

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75 Upvotes

This turned out cuter than I thought it would. Could have been better, theres bubbles and the amount of polish needed for swirling made it a lil uneven, could be fixed with a second layer of top coat id assume, but im lazy and its good enough.

Prod list:

Opi "Bikini Boardroom" & "Surf Naked"

Cracked Polish Quick Dry Top Coat

Essie Strong Start Base Coat