Don't Buy Nail Polish Before Watching This! Must-Know Tips!

I have a trick that I've used for years. To find out how opaque a nail polish will be shake it and turn it on its side. Look for the air bubble. That layer on the inside of the bottle (left by the bubble) will give you an idea of how the first coat will look. If that air bubble in the bottle is hard to see then the polish will be very pigmented. Hope this helps!🤗

I think the brush makes a big difference too. I'm horrible at using a traditional straight cut polish brush but the rounded brush end on some polishes makes it way easier to get a nice line at the cuticle.

I am 73 years old and never had nails to polish. As a child I bit them as i got older they split , and chipped. Now I am using a Sally Henson cuticle oil and they are growing. Your video is encouraging to me.

People comment on how perfect I paint my nails, and I always say it's because I use polishes that are much more forgiving; glitter, metallic flakes, jelly/flakes, shimmer/linear holo. I almost exclusively wear those. Maybe my lack of practice makes cremes more difficult, but they do seem to be the most challenging to perfect. I'll mention that baby blue holo taco glitter was meant to be a topper. That one was from 2020.

Just a tip: Use a disposable makeup sponge to layer on your glitter polishes. Just paint the glitter polish onto the end of a clean makeup sponge and gently pat it onto your nails, let dry, and repeat until you're happy with the result! The sponge kinda sucks up the clear polish, just leaving the glitter in place so it layers very well and way more evenly on the nail. Works nicely to make glitter ombré designs. 😊

12:00 that's a topper. (I think the blue holo flakie topper from Holo Taco's first anniversary) Toppers SHOULD always be labeled as toppers so that you don't buy them expecting full coverage, but a lot of brands don't identify toppers well enough. And you really can't tell how sparse the glitters or flakes will be on your nail because they tend to stick to the inside of the bottle.

Apart from all the information you share with us,, watching you is also extremely comforting. Your voice, your demeanor, something about all of it is so warm. Thank you Suzie 💅

I love wearing chunky glitters on top of black nail polish..🖤

I love that you used a lot of Holo Taco to demo. I love Cristines polish. I do have problems with the bright solids colors but not the darker ones.

With cremes I do the three stroke method. Stroke down the middle, then one on each side, and let it dry. Then repeat. Love the use of HT.

I never thought a shimmery nail polish might dry faster and be easier to apply than a creme. No wonder I'm having a harder time, since I always use cremes and am new to applying polish. This was so helpful, thank you!

Thank you for doing a vid with regular nail polish! Regular polish is 90% of my collection, bc it's so much easier to find and afford than gel. I loved all the tips in this one. I'd never noticed how much more difficult cremes were to perfect. You're right! Maybe in the future, you could show us some nail art using regular polish? That would be amazing! Can you make a sandwich with them in acrylic?

I think gel polish taught me alot of patience when working with creams and shimmer colors. I can work with nail polishes much easier now- and your tips are excellent ❤

I think brush shape determines how well i can apply the polish I personally can’t apply polish with the little skinny ones i need the rounded flat like brushes.

There is one thing that I ALWAYS do when buying nail polishes, is checking for swatch pics but especially live swatching videos since you can actually see how the polish behaves and how it looks at 1st, 2nd and even maybe 3rd layer and also how different toppers looks on the top of the polish :) Then also swatch pics since those does show how the polish looks on the nail and often it's an huge different from the bottle itself. When spoke of glitters and I spotted that you have some Zoya polishes (I absolutely love them too, have a lot of them!) - take a look at their pixie dust polishes, then we can talk glitter :D

I struggle with flooding not only my cuticles, but my side walls too when I do my nails. I take off as much as I can from the brush & wipe my cuticles and side walls as best I can, but I still struggle. Can you make a video with your best advice, tips and tricks please? I personally use gel polish if that makes a difference.

A great way to get a more solid glitter application is to put your polish on with a disposable wedge makeup sponge and press it onto your nail. The sponge sucks up the clear base, but is enough to make the glitter stick.

Suzie I love that you use Holo Taco!! Cristine's polishes are so beautiful. I layer them all of the time to come up with new colors.♥

Excellent tips! I was literally laughing out loud when you put the 2nd coat on the pretty red-ish glitter polish towards the end of the video. I simultaneously said "That's pretty" when you did! It made me cackle! 🤣 Thank you for sharing your expertise. 💅💖💖💖

The blue "glitter" you demo is not supposed to be used as a polish. It is one of the three first anniversary "flakie holo tacos" designed as a topper to add over a base colour. Also, all the Holo Taco polishes are designed to be finished off with a quick dry glossy topcoat, which really changes the sparkle and overall look of the polishes!