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I forgot I had also ordered the Cocoa Cashmere fragrance and it smells so goooood. Scent notes are "velvety cocoa, vanilla marshmallow, and sugared amber." I get all three, and the cocoa seems to play a strong supporting role to the vanilla marshmallow. Amber makes it nice and warm.

Also the lotion is nice, since I enjoy fragrance. I got the Creme de Pistachio fragranced lotion. It smells like a gourmand buttery cookie fragrance, rather than anything nutty. However I'd prefer an actual pistachio fragrance, but this will be good for the holiday season

Ngl I was a sucker and fell for all the Eos 24 hour moisture body lotion ads, however... I've been way better at moisturizing my hands and oiling my cuticles because I placed it near my office doorway, so most times I leave from or return to that room, I squirt a little lotion and rehydrate.

Using peel off base, at least one nail ALWAYS comes off prematurely in the shower. 😭 I used the "lick it n stick it" method, so it's back on, but definitely no longer photography ready

I love peel off basecoat for making glitter polish removal easy, but I also dislike it just as much for basically letting chance and luck determine when I'm done wearing a manicure (more like when the manicure is done with ME)

I fucking love deodorant, I love not stinking like body odor so much!!! lmfao

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Also literally, yesterday held so much good for so many! We can't let the negaverse have our positive energies!!

If you have despair, 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎 𝒊𝒕!! It's our power, it's 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 power! We have so much good within us and you can be so strong; Despair closes our eyes, like a wince in pain. Keep your eyes open and fixed on the good that blooms around us. 🫶

If you feel out of control of your life, offer to help someone else get what they need. I promise, it will remind you of two things; 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 in community, and you (WE) always have some form of control or power to use for good. We can help each other where it feels impossible to do it alone.

I saw plenty of people yesterday sharing defeatist propganda. I respect if they are feeling all doom n' gloom, but despair is contaigous, just like hope. Why would we want to share despair, knowing it could break those who need hope the most? Let's leave that shit in Danganronpa please

I am so sad I can't get notifications for her content (bc audience settings? idk) bc I would love to stay caught up, but the YT algorithym also doesnt include her content in my feed, so I have to search for it all the time 😭 it's very wholesome, cute, and fun.

Cookie Swirl C inspired me so much with her old nail polish + toy haul videos 🍪🌀

The more I think about creating nail content, the more I think it'd be really cute and fun to use a vtube model

from leathery brown to a cartoony rotten green xD But I say that because I was once personally victimized by a Highway Rest Stop bag of jerky that certainly ended a vaction early lol

I was hoping either y2k or vending machine snacks would win. I would have loved to see a Pocari Sweat themed polish, or like, a heated Oden polish.. I know Pahlish could make it happen, I see how they are inspired by Japanese pop culture 👀 Imagine a "rotten jerky" thermal polish, that shifts-

I see that people recently voted (polling on the website began within the past week, iirc) for Y2K themes in one of the upcoming PPU themes, and I like to imagine the Tylers Trinkets submission was a major influence

My last manicure was in part inspired by a stunning polish by Tyler's Trinkets is offering for PPU, called "It Was Never Just a Phase."
The color combo is so Tokidori and Avril Lavine coded, they really nailed the name and the inspiration!
It shall be mine 😈

The way Psyche Minerals has me by the nipples, and in a vice grip none-the-less!!! These reflective + flakie polishes are 🥵 too fucking good 🤯

I sadly had a significant crash out in the start of pride month, and I've always remembered I only posted 2 pride manicures. I always wanted to continue my pride flag inspired manicures, despite it not being pride month. Maybe I'll work on chipping those in over time, rather than all at once.

They are your flowers to water. It's your right! 💗💦🌼🌷

I adore Danessa Myricks sm. I feel her intentions in her messages, and I can sense how those are imbued into her brand and concept; I truly feel she wants to nourish the creative soul.

You're entitled to a little treat 👛😇🥤

I either want to upgrade my phone for a better camera, or get a decent digital camera sometime soon. Love my current phone, but it's considered old now (either '17 or '19 idrr) and I feel the camera shows it

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actual thing I said out loud bc I was appreciating the Holo Taco aqua glow in the dark top coat lol

Glow even if you didn't mean to. Glow because it's just what you do. Glow, goddamn it, glow!!!!

Pain means you have a heart... it's a strength so powerful, brilliant, and bright, that evil people want to snuff it out.

It's one of those days where I try to swatch some things and nothing seems to go right, followed by those familiar imposter syndrome thoughts 🥴

As Ru Paul said... I love the smell of Ben Gay in the morning

Idea... Escape the Night manicure?? 👀👀