December 2024 I was getting off on the wrong foot with gel and was using a bunch of cheap unregulated garbage off Amazon. Joining r/GelX_Nails and reading the tagged posts and community input followed by a long series of Google searches made me realize how dangerous amazon crap is and I threw away or returned my awful gels and invested in a good brand and learned how to use it safely, bullet dodged. I have not used gel in months now and don’t keep many gel colors since gel expires and i like lacquer more anyway.
I was sad to throw away my favorite color but it was from one of the awful brands and no color in the world is worth an acrylate allergy so it had to go. I’ve been looking for a lacquer version of the same color since then and nothing has matched – everything has been too blue or too grey. Well I found it, it’s Zoya Kristen.
Products: 1 coat Nailtiques formula 2, 2 coats Zoya Kristen
by No-Feesh
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Love this! I have a similar polish I really like – it’s one of my only crèmes
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That’s such a pretty grey! I genuinely love grey colors so I’ll have to keep this one in mind.
And yea, I used to do my own gels til I realized I shouldn’t tempt fate since I already have a stupid immune system and allergy troubles.
I did end up reusing some of the clear/translucent stuff/polishes for resin/dollhouse miniatures though.
You might also like Sally Hansen – Thyme is Money:
https://preview.redd.it/ehhoocn5d3og1.png?width=638&format=png&auto=webp&s=0d5f2493bf157704c70ef6e440c4b0e63691df5a
Good for you getting back to regular polish. When the pandemic hit everyone became their own well informed self taught manicurist and I think that was super dangerous. There’s a reason people have licenses and go to school; it’s not just a barrier for fun. Us regular folks really have no business being out there using gels.
That’s a really pretty color!! I love Zoya for bolstering my cremes, they have the best sales and their polishes have really held up in my collection the last 10+ years
This reminds me of Holo Taco Skipping Stones!
This is soooo gorgeous! Where do you buy it?? I’m a victim of gel allergy and let me tell you, it’s soo not worth it! You made the right decision, I wish I would have too.