I looove that indie polishes have so much going on. Since I’m the only one that ever sees my nails 90% of the time, I want to be able to get lost in all the elements!
I missed the opportunity to submit anything, but I couldn’t love this video more! My number one annoyance at this point is people buying limited edition polishes and then flipping them for twice the cost. It just ruins the good, happy nature of why we wear nail polish. I want it to be completely honest and upfront without the ugly price gouging aspect, lol. My dream is to have local polish swap events where we can all get together face to face and trade/sell polishes.
That’s my pet peeve - I saw people buy limited advent calendars and put them up for sale immediately. You know they only bought them to flip them. Grrrr. And a local polish swap would be awesome!
Yesss!!! Of course people do this with Holo Taco collections but Wildflower gets hit hard too. Not surprisingly some of those repeat sellers who seem to have stocks of LE polish can be super rude too.
I have so many feelings. My hot take: most people hate flooded cuticles. Not that we need to be mean to people, I also wouldn't say anything! I just find it intolerable. In fact, "I like visible brush strokes" is the only seriously unpopular opinion in this list lol. Magnetics make me miserable every time. I love them but they are so much harder for me than other nail art. Nude nails exist for when you need to pretend you don't wear loud nail polish but your nails are stained from wearing loud nail polish.
I had issues with magnetic nail polish until I discovered the technique of laying your finger on the magnetic instead of trying to hover it above. (Also making sure to magnetize the topcoat too).
I think those that have flooded cuticle nails either are just lazy and don’t care OR they simply don’t know the proper techniques to correct/fix it. I didn’t know how when I was younger until I watched a video on it and the only way I knew how to clean them up was in the shower 😅 so yeah I would never call anyone out for that either. Also, I love a good nude polish not gonna lie. But I am 100% that b**** that loves a no makeup makeup look and I’ll even complain on some videos on it that it’s not “no makeup makeup-y enough” lmao. Like you can’t wear eyeliner with that look imo but people do it anyway and it drives me nuts. Anyways, my favorite nudes all have some type of glitter in them I just think it’s a nice twist and so so beautiful. I think it’s a more elegant look. Sometimes I just need a break from all the color. I think Kelli Marissa puts it nicely, it’s a palette cleanser.
Ooh also had to come back when you got to the part about cruelty free… 100% agree. It’s such a misnomer, like oh would you like your polish with cruelty or without? Um duh, who would say ooh yes I’d like a little sprinkle of cruelty please… which means it’s a selling point. There’s zero guarantee that literally every single step of the chain of manufacturing is “cruelty free”. What constitutes cruelty anyway? Is it strictly animal testing (just because these ingredients aren’t tested on animals today doesn’t mean they never were btw) or do you count worker’s conditions in manufacturing factories as well?? Imo it’s a form of greenwashing, makes people feel like they’re doing something good when they only buy stuff with the label, which tbh no hate, more power to you if that’s you and you have the capacity to research and stay on top of it but I do not 🤷♀️
My VERY unpopular opinion is that I don't really care for Holo Taco - EEK! I find that other brands like ILNP (my fave) and Starrily have similar/dupes for less.
@@BrittMFH the hype is all of Christine devoted fangirls who think she's the end all, be all of polish. Since she was their entry point into the polish would, they trust her a little too much, imo
This isn't the first time I've heard that opinion on stamping. it makes me a little sad. I find stamping to be a lot of fun especially for making nail art on my dominant hand. I found for myself it took a lot of practice and fiddling around to get the stamp just right, and with all nail art its a skill that needs time and patience. Idk I understand where their coming from as its not as impressive as free handing, but it just makes nail art so much more accessible to every one. thats my two cents lol. Now for my unpopular opinion. Moon Cat's cap is too hard to hold onto i need all my stupid fingers on the cap just to hold it right lol
I’m newly into stamping and I want to see the people who say it’s lazy do it, then, and do it well 😅. I think it’s super hard and involves a lot of creativity to make look good (and I haven’t reached that level, myself) 😊 (Edit) and actually I was thinking most of the “hot takes” were clearly about preferences, vs the stamping one was just…. Kind of mean? Like, “I don’t like glitter” is a different thing from “you have no creative skills and your art is not art” isn’t really a great attitude to me. 🤷♀️ don’t wanna be a thin-skinned person but I did think “hmm that’s just unkind” 😂
Depending on how you do it, I can see how it's not as "creative" as free handing it, but I do my nails to look good, not to prove something. When I use stamping I get complements and I feel like my nails look more neat and finished than when *I* freehand. I don't understand the hate for using all the tools available to us. Also, agree, stamping takes a lot of practice and time to get right.
I love stamping. Who wants to do freehand for half an hour. Stamping is as creative as you want it to be. There are so many techniques to try. Not boring at all and not cheating like some snobs seem to think. Nail art should be fun…bottom line.
@17:47 My hand is cramping just trying to get it into that position 😭 I do find extremely contorted hands in nail pics rather hilarious though! My unpopular opinion is we need more bewildering yet flattering nail photots: like "yes, your nails look great, but what are you HOLDING" kinda vibes lol Example: a crushed McDouble absolutely squished and mashed between the fingers, but nails looking 💯💯💯 with no mention of the food catastrophe in the caption. Comedy 🤝 Beauty
i agree so much about holo taco stans lol. when cirque released the smarties polishes a ht stan commented on instagram that they "knew what they were doing" copying ht and i replied saying that cirque has been making holos since before holo taco existed and that the stans are off-putting to the brand and cirque turned off comments for the post lol
I think the key with magnetics and thermals is to only buy ones that you love no matter what state they're in. I love my magnetic polishes both magnetized and unmagnetized, and I love my thermals in both hot and cold states, so even after they stop changing color I'll still wear them.
That's the thing for me with thermals, I have to like the cold state most because as far as I've seen that will be the state it dies in (this language is so morbid😂)
Omg! A lady I work with is a purple person! I mean like everything is purple! She named her daughter Amethyst and even her voicemail says “have a purple day”!! 😂😂😂 btw I love purple and not making fun, but the dedication she has for a color is amazing !
Honestly, this is why I watch nail vloggers- because I don’t have any friends in real life who are willing to debate hot nail polish controversies with me 😂 thanks for the video! I use peel base with every manicure and not ONCE have I ever thought, “why don’t I save these in a bag forever? I’m sure my grandchildren would love to inherit these one day!” It’s like keeping your toe nail clippings in a jar. So creepy.
One thing about magnetics that none of the sellers mention: You need to roll the bottle and You NEED to magnetize your top coat, and you need to magnetize it for a LONG time. I find that I can even get away with only magnetizing my top coat, but I do need to magnetize for 1.5 to 2 minutes PER NAIL. If I do that my effect stays crisp for 4-5 days, and I can refresh it by topcoating and magnetizing again. Magnetics do disperse over time, but so far I haven't had a single one truly lose effect, and I generally wear mine for at least a week, often more. You can't do the crazy designs that gel polish enables, but I think normal magnetics are fantastic either way.
I love that you included the part about cruelty, free brands, because I make such a conscious effort to buy cruelty free when I buy make up, but I’ve never even thought about it when it comes to nail polish. I think you are right about just being too detached from the situation that it doesn’t even cross your mind. I will have to make a better effort at buying cruelty, free nail polish as well. Thank you!
This was so much fun! I didn't know I had so many unpopular opinions myself! 😂 I also strongly agree that if there were more polishes like Pineapples Have Peelings Too, I would buy all of them.
I love stamping and you can be sooo creative with it! The only reason I don't so it all the time is because it takes me 100 times having to clean the plate and redo it before I get something good so eventually I give up. If I ever find a stamper/scraper/polish that works for me, game over.
Flooded cuticles. I'm pretty sure that I do that all the time because I'm new to doing my nails and I don't know the difference in manis with and without them. However, I think I might be learning on what it is! I have been recently trying to clean up my finished mani with a clean-up brush and it is a game changer! Like, it just makes things look nicer and I have noticed that I get more compliments on my nails when I do. Last night, I went to a birthday dinner and some people were shocked that they weren't professional, but it wasn't the best of lighting. Looking at them now in the daylight, I can see where my clean-up didn't take (I waited until my mani was fully dry than clean up while you go, and while you go method is waaaay easier) and it looks like if I went coloring outside the lines.
Stamping being boring and uncreative. I totally disagree with them. I believe that an artist can be great not necessarily for their talent, but for what that they see in the tools that they are given and utilizing them. I mean, anyone can look at a chunk of marble and just see a rock and think it's a waste of space, but it takes a true artist to see a statue that they will carve out of it. I guess, it is what the person make of it. It can be boring and a waste if a person doesn't see the potential and that's on them. They can use anything and everything on a plate however they like it. If they want to use all of the plate, you can try layering techniques and just have the first few layers be the images that they don't like, which could create unique backgrounds that would just make the image that they do like pop even more (if they understand coloring and spacing.)
I liked this video 😊 i showed my brother my nail polish and he said i dont need more! So i showed him all my greens and why theyre unique and he agreed! I am so convincing LOL
My unpopular opinion is that most magnetic WANDS suck. I use a huge stack of neodymium magnets (probably equivalent to 6-8 magnetic wands stacked together) to do my magnetic manicures and it turns out perfectly. No idea how people do it with that one dinky wand.
@@foxbearchillinbytheriver I bought a stack of rectangular magnets from Amazon. I guess if you have enough magnetic wands you could probably remove the bar magnets and stack them together instead!
Yay, you picked my submissions! Calling stamping boring triggers me a bit. Sure, as long as you have the tools, anyone can transfer any design on their nail, but it does take practice and creativity to be REALLY good at it. There are insanely creative people who combine and layer very unique colors and finishes and there's nothing boring about it. Like, painting supplies are accessible to everyone and technically anyone can use them, but it takes skill and creativity to paint something outstanding. Obviously, everyone would love all nail polish to be cruelty free, but people forget that it's kind of a privilege to have the option to buy only vegan and cruelty free products. Money and availability are the simplest reasons why people continue buying from OPI and Essie. And unfortunately, cruelty free is actually a rather misleading term in itself. Cutting cuticles is unneccesary. Moisturize and push them back regularly and you wouldn't even have anything to cut!
I kinda figured there would be discussion of HoloTaco. I am also from the OG/pre Polish Mountain Simply era, but I totally agree that the rabid fans have ruined it for me. Not that I bought much to begin with, I only have 2 HT polishes because prices/shipping are high to Canada. Good for them for being so successful but I personally think it’s overrated, when there are so many incredible indies.
There were a looooot of HT opinions but I picked the couple that really summed them up. I'm glad she has found so much success but I'm also glad to be getting off the hype train
I have *barely* started to get right the gap between my cuticles and polish. I am not flooding my nails anymore, but it’s hard for me to get the curve without any crookedness or bleeding. Even when I clean up with a brush I make a mess. It’s easier for me to do with gel than with regular lacquer. The formula seems friendlier for beginners.
I would rather have flooded cuticles than "the gap" IDK why, but I HATE large gaps, particularly on the sides of the nails. I once saw a video on "brazilian manicures" and that's the look I want. I love magnetic polishes, but I understand why others wouldn't want to mess with it, it's a headache to learn how to do well. I never get the sharp line that I see advertised, but I've developed a technique for them that I like. I think the 3D, almost marble-like effect of them is just amazing.
Loving your Vlogmas videos especially these topical discussions Hillary this was great💯🥳🙌👏🏽what a hoot😅 my unpopular take: clipping your cuticles are fine if you know what you’re doing so you don’t hurt yourself and if you’re committed to constantly maintaining that look. (Personally didn’t “know” what I was doing when I started but I was super cautious so I never cut or hurt myself and didn’t realize how quickly it comes back but it’s my personal preference so I don’t mind the work.) I also don’t get the hype with Holo Taco, Bee’s Knees and even Wildflower. Don’t come for me I love them as much as I love my many other favorite brands and as a collector sometimes I’m just more wowed when a cheap bargain brand gives me an indie looking/quality feeling polish. I have never met a polish I don’t like yet. I just like some less than others. Thanks for such quality content!
I didn’t see where you asked our opinions. You know…I’d definitely share mine. I HATE reflective glitter. And I detest doing more than two coats of my polish (excluding base and top coat of course).
I agree with HT fans being extreme. I had commented once on how it was too bad it was so expensive for Canadians considering she's Canadian and people jumped on me defending her. Like I'm just saying. I'm one who hates jellies. Just looks like you need another coat lol Cuticle gap can drive me nuts (Looking at you Hillary when you swatch 😆). But I get over it lol Ps Holla to the Purple People! 💜
TG that no one said blue is overrated 😂. I love nail stamping as a fun creative outlet. We can’t all have amazing free hand nail art skills, and sometimes I crave more than the swirl nail art that has been so popular.
I own lots of scattered holo polishes from Picture Polish but only one linear holo, and I can relate to not loving holo. I love matte / cream finishes with subtle mixins. A subtle sparkle from a mixed in holo, but I’m not into shimmer polishes at all.
The statement about nude nails hurt my soul! I love a good mannequin hands polish every now and again because it makes my giant man hands and sausage fingers look longer and more elegant.
I can't draw and love nail stamping. Chillsthrillbeauty's nail art using stamping plates is awesome! I LOVE purple and don't think it's overrated. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
Oh…I forgot one. And this one will be really polarizing. I don’t get the hype with BKL 🤔Most of their polishes are so ridiculously sheer. I, I, I just don’t get it.
I’m in this camp too. I don’t understand the hype at all but hey, that means more for the people who do like them. I feel like you can get very similar polishes from other brands. And all the Lion Siblings seems like too much to me. Made it boring
I think she was just so imaginative with color - finish wasn’t always the best if you don’t like buildables. I truly enjoyed the Lion series but I want that escapism, glow, high saturated color and shimmer. If that does not float your boat it won’t resonate with you much.
I agree with your thoughts on buying crème’s from indies. 😅 But also, yeah, I’ve been straying away from Holo Taco boxes and her drops… though it’s mainly the fan base that feels intimidating.
Also, goldfish memory typing as I’m watching… I have natural long nails and I felt targeted too! 😭 It’s just that now I’m always stuck between changing shapes, so my indecisiveness says to screw that and don’t do jack about it. 😂 (btw, I’m in that phase right now, so I’m leaving it long as almonds)
Oooh, and also, I’ve heard of ana luisa many times, and usually gravitated towards their rings like the dainty one you have, but it’s so hard to find my size. I’m a 4.5. 😭
I’m happy with the size of my collection now - it’s under 1000 bottles. I go through it monthly for my display rack and make sure I absolutely love what I have or I destash. I purchase much, much less year over year. I now mostly find that the colors/finishes I still desire are mostly in my imagination. If something pops up that is near the image in my head I’ll buy it but that’s my main measurement for consuming now. In the meantime I just enjoy what I have.
I always get stressed when I'm shopping at Holo Taco because of things constantly being sold out. I bought a second haul and I accidentally bought two reflective topcoats (even tho I'm not a big fan of reflective polishes) because I didn't have the time to double-check everything because I didn't want things to become unavailable. I'm also putting a pause on Holo Taco. I think the only thing I'll continue to repurchase is the long-lasting base coat.
You should try buying base coats from brick and mortar stores. I'm sure you'll find one that's less expensive than HT, especially factoring in shipping.
I also started watching simply nailogical years before Holo taco came out. I jumped in the band wagon and I purchased every single release up until the magnetics. The polish is goood quality but after the dark rainbow collection I started having a sour taste in my mouth. I also notice that sometimes the polishes are marketed to be so much more sparkly then they are in real life. Then I found the anniversary polishes to be underwhelming and repetitive. Also the birthday polish that was so excited for was a major disappointment. I will still purchase Holo taco but I am going to be selective now. I love cirque and I finally decided to stop ordering HT and I ordered 20 from cirque. I have a good base collection now where I can dupe almost any nail art… I’ll be reserving future purchases for special times when I want to order 10-20 from a brand. I hate the feeling of always needing to buy new releases even if I’m not financially comfortable doing it. I have so much mail polish I can’t even wear all of it unless I’m doing nail art. Holographic mail polish doesn’t do much for me either. I thought I needed to love it and I’ve just recently accepted that I don’t. I love jellies and cremes and flakes and shimmers… love me some pear nail polish! I’m just not wasting my time or money buying linears. Im not head over heals with metallics.
I agree on the thermal thing. If I do buy thermals anymore, I make sure I like what it looks like in it's cold state. Because I know that sucker is going to get stuck like that in less than 2 months.
You are too sweet Hillary! Thank you so much for mentioning my channel. I'm glad you love the nail art designs I create. I try to make it easy to understand step by step so that anyone can do it. Love the video and I agree with you on reflective glitters. I hope people don't hate me for saying this, but I'm not a fan of Holo Taco. I think it has a lot to do with the cult that follows Cristine. They act like she created indie nail polish and it's been around for over a decade. 🤷🏼♀
I completely agree with the WFL comment. I had the hardest time with those polishes. I ended up destashing almost all of the ones I had and then I found out about thinner. I add thinner to every single WFL.
Purple IS overrated I SAID WHAT I SAID 😂😂😂 (purple is of course beautiful but 9 times out of 10 I don’t want it on my nails. that being said one of my top 5 polishes of all time is a purple, but I’m trying to cultivate this anti purple persona for myself lol) Also I love “anti-cuticle nipping elitist” ITS ME hahaha and proudly, there’s literally no reason to ever cut the skin around your nails, unless it’s to prevent something already dead and starting to rip off from catching and tearing
Fun video! 1. LOVE magnetics and they come out fabulous because I leave the magnet over the nail for 90 seconds on each finger with each coat, including top coat. But I only do magnetics on my left hand, I pair it with a complimentary color of my right (dominant) hand. 2. I have hundreds of polishes but very few thermals. However my absolute favorite polish ever is a thermal from PPU in ‘91, Paradox Polish ‘Rose Quartz’. It has the prettiest combination of flakies & glitters. I’ve never seen another polish with the same combination of ‘stuff’ in the polish. The thermal kind of still works, but I love both the cold shade and the warm shade, so I’m good when the thermal part quits working and it stays permanently in just one shade. I would only buy a thermal if I loved every shade of that thermal polish, because the worst that will happen is that you’ll be stuck with a polish that doesn’t change colors anymore. But if the polish is gorgeous, who cares if it no longer changes colors.
Sometimes its really impossible to clean flooded cuticles with super dark staining polishes but I forsure wouldn't be posting a pic of my flooded cuticles lol. Usually when that happens I just say, "oh well I'll just change my crappy manicure in a couple days I guessssss".
My thoughts are nailpolish is all about personal choice. Do and wear what you like! Life is too short to engage in foolish things , conversations, etc.
Some people are sure opinionated. LOL. I am kind of a live and let live person, hey, if you like something, who am I to judge. That being said, I totally agree with the fact that Cirque's brush sucks, and it's one of the main reasons I buy very few of their polishes anymore. I do like Holos, but I don't go out of my way to buy them. If I like one, I buy it. All nail art, including stamping is just too labor intensive for me, but hey, if you like it, enjoy! Same with the color purple, I don't care for it so I don't buy them, but if you love it, party on! Personaly, I like both magnetics and thermals, but I buy very few thermals and try to use them that season, because I know their time as thermals is limited. Reflectives are cool, but I am tired of them. I think that's most of my random thoughts on this very fun video of yours!
At the end of the day nothing is cruelty free. A brand may be cruelty free but the places they source their ingredients may not be. It’s an issue that goes beyond the individual, and I say this as someone that has actively been to my states capital to protest cruelty. You have to pick your battles and do what you emotionally can handle.
Very well stated!! 🙂 I've often had the thought, "I really should be looking into cruelty free, vegan, no harmful chemicals, etc.", but it quickly became overwhelming; and I also suspect that some of those platforms stretch the truth to promote their agenda. Now I just go with, do I love this brand/color? If so, I'm buying it.
Holo/Flakies. I like holo and flakies, some polishes are just beautiful, but every other polish is either holo/flakie. I think I'm a little turned off by them because even though a polish is beautiful, you can probably do something similar if you have a holo/flakie topper. When I go window shopping through indie brands, most of what I put in my cart is toppers and then I may have a special shade, but I generally take out anything that's dupeable. I'm more into finding decent indie crème formulas, especially for neon, but a lot of them don't go for that due to formulation or because they are sorta plain.
I love stamping it’s not as easy as people think. I also never cut my cuticles unless I get a hangnail. It’s not anyone’s fault if they have a crooked finger and the nail turns that way my right index does it and I’m ok with it I think it’s rude to say that.
I appreciate your honesty. My buying vegan nail polish is for me. I really truly don’t care what you want to put on your nails. I can still talk about and enjoy that for you. No judgement is no judgement right? I love many brands but some of them I buy and wear are and others I do not. You do you may be my New Years catch phrase this year.
Variety is the spice of life. I don’t discount anything, you never know what might struck your fancy! You are right about the fan base!!! Like the Swifties are mean girls and attack everyone and everything without respecting others opinions or even other performers. And I have no feelings either way regarding TS.
I physically cringe whenever I watch nail videos and people are cutting cuticles/eponychium. I hate it. I would say leave it to the trained professional nail techs, but even then I’ve seen some horror stories from salons.
Oh mannn I’m also not so obsessed with holo, particularly linears!! 😅 No shade to people who like them but I do not have the unwavering loyalty to it. I also was a Simply watcher from long before Holo Taco existed, and thought holo was a universally loved finish that I somehow didn’t “get”.
I didn’t get the hype around ILNP Eclipse 😜 I really tried to convince myself I wanted it but, I didn’t. I do love the holos from Zoya and wish they would do more. (On sale) it’s a reasonable price point and they’re easy to remove. I think they deserve the hype within the brand. I find hyped crème polishes to be way harder to understand. I’m way too chicken to attempt cutting my cuticles and have never tried. Thinking of the time I got a French manicure at a salon and she nipped a finger and I guess cleaned it and kept going - so in the end I had a little pool of blood at the top of one nail. 😒
Hmm, I disagree with the statement that WFL formula is thick. Maybe their flakey formulas. Stolen flame is extremely thick but I’m currently wearing WFL Ikigai and the formula is perfect.
I didn’t realize there was somewhat problematic brands/makers. Interesting info. Edit: Going down rabbit hole and something just clicked!! The ONLY rude/horrible customer service experience I had with an indie maker was Superchic Lacquer. She’s on this named on this post I found. So far I haven’t bought from the other makers exposed.
Yeah Cold Shoulder is just…meh? I think it’s fomo. A lot of HT stans aren’t familiar with non-mainstream polishes and don’t understand the concept of discontinuing/retiring products. I am a huge HT user so I’m allowed to say that haha
Ok I’m going to continue reacting lol. Stamping is often overrated, but it can produce beautiful manis, especially with those of us who can’t draw recognizable things for shit 😂
“People hate on HT to be contrarians” and “Fans are annoying” RETWEET. Like everyone needs to chill ffs. Don’t attack non-fans, and let people exist in their semi-limited world. Everyone will be happier haha
Hot take for me; don't like when the brush is rubbed on the bottle. Gives me the creeps and over manipulation of polish on nails. I just don't like to see that.
Zoya scattered holos, yeah, i love them but they're over hyped. I have to add China Glaze Fairy Dust to them to get them to look the way I like it. :/ I feel personally targeted on this video. 🤣
Justnel found your channel interesting topic I think halo taco is over rate. Being a Wild for Wildflower member its my favorite of indie polishes. One important point is you should not cut the proximal it is live skin and can be damaged it is not the cuticle which growth from proximal and attaches to your nail.
I admit to absolutely adoring holo and flakies. My biggest hot take is that I don’t like magnetics and jellies. I know everyone loves them, but they just don’t do a thing for me. I do, however, adore stamping! I can’t freehand, and couldn’t agree more about ChillsThrillsBeauty! Her designs are incredible. And I agree with not liking Christine from Simply Nailogical. She gets on my nerves. I haven’t been able to bring myself to buy her products because of it.
I loved It when it first came out. I still like them but couldn't keep up with all the releases. I started being selective a long time ago. The fans are touch and go, along with the anti ht people. I agree, indies tend to over do it, so I'm selective with my ppu orders too. Nail photos are tricky but it really can be done well with some research and practice. I love love thermals. I buy the colors I like in all the shades it offers so if it stops shifting it's fine. But I've never had one quit on me. I hate magnetics, too much work and it never lasts for me. I never nip my cuticles. I'm definitely not helpless with long nails. I ordered a bunch of Zoya recently and got a ton of free wide brushes, I wasn't charged for them at all. Visible brush strokes appeal depends on the finish.
Hilarious video, I had a blast! Re Holo Taco - I am totally indifferent to the brand, I am just bored by the flood of gushing reviews over each release, I wonder if there is anyone NOT reviewing Holo Taco 🤪😂. I also scroll over swatches on oil flooded nails, it grosses me out. And then my unpopular opinion: I am ready for holographics 3.0. We had 1 with the crazy waterbased holos (Nfu oh, Fnug, your Chanel). Then they managed to create ‚normal‘ holos - I call them holos 2.0 - and the nailpolish world went mad over them (Colors by Llarowe, Girly Bits, Enchanted to name a few). So here‘s to holo 3.0 🥳🤓
Oh I am so triggered by the Zoya holo opinion. They are the bomb, and you can't convince me otherwise. Edit: I have over 5,000 polishes, mainstreams are a very small percentage of that. Even compared to indies, they're so good. But I like a scattered holo jelly more than a linear holo so that might be why I love them.
My hot take: Cutting the skin around the nail is a sign of laziness and wanting a quick fix to dry keratinized skin. People who actually take care of the skin around their nails can see the difference and we're secretly judging you and your inflamed, irritated dry skin. 😘 Oiling regularly is way better than cutting.
I don’t know if the color of skin has influence here honestly. I’m medium skinned with olive undertones and the skin around my cuticles can be darker and drier for sure. I own soooo many oils and keep them everywhere and use them all but I’m always fighting the dry cuticles. 😢
Linear holos are boring af, even tho the hunt for them years ago when they were non existent in main stream is what took me down the indie rabbit hole.
I'm late to the party! But my top unpopular opinion (sit down first) I can't stand Cristine! She is just so annoying and obnoxious about EVERYTHING!! I tried to just watch videos on mute but I gave up.
Soooo glad Christine was addressed she annoys me so I get annoyed watching other you tubers highlighting yet another new product shes bought out 😡. Its amazing to learn others feel the same but we just dont say. Loved this opinion edition. I have been watching some or your videos but definitely subbed now👍🏽
I looove that indie polishes have so much going on. Since I’m the only one that ever sees my nails 90% of the time, I want to be able to get lost in all the elements!
I missed the opportunity to submit anything, but I couldn’t love this video more!
My number one annoyance at this point is people buying limited edition polishes and then flipping them for twice the cost. It just ruins the good, happy nature of why we wear nail polish. I want it to be completely honest and upfront without the ugly price gouging aspect, lol. My dream is to have local polish swap events where we can all get together face to face and trade/sell polishes.
That’s my pet peeve - I saw people buy limited advent calendars and put them up for sale immediately. You know they only bought them to flip them. Grrrr. And a local polish swap would be awesome!
A polish swap would be amaaazing! Also not a fan of price gouging on polishes.
Yesss!!! Of course people do this with Holo Taco collections but Wildflower gets hit hard too. Not surprisingly some of those repeat sellers who seem to have stocks of LE polish can be super rude too.
I have so many feelings.
My hot take: most people hate flooded cuticles. Not that we need to be mean to people, I also wouldn't say anything! I just find it intolerable.
In fact, "I like visible brush strokes" is the only seriously unpopular opinion in this list lol.
Magnetics make me miserable every time. I love them but they are so much harder for me than other nail art.
Nude nails exist for when you need to pretend you don't wear loud nail polish but your nails are stained from wearing loud nail polish.
I had issues with magnetic nail polish until I discovered the technique of laying your finger on the magnetic instead of trying to hover it above. (Also making sure to magnetize the topcoat too).
Yes, if I saw a flooded cuticle picture I would just keep scrolling, no reason to rag on someone!
I think those that have flooded cuticle nails either are just lazy and don’t care OR they simply don’t know the proper techniques to correct/fix it. I didn’t know how when I was younger until I watched a video on it and the only way I knew how to clean them up was in the shower 😅 so yeah I would never call anyone out for that either. Also, I love a good nude polish not gonna lie. But I am 100% that b**** that loves a no makeup makeup look and I’ll even complain on some videos on it that it’s not “no makeup makeup-y enough” lmao. Like you can’t wear eyeliner with that look imo but people do it anyway and it drives me nuts. Anyways, my favorite nudes all have some type of glitter in them I just think it’s a nice twist and so so beautiful. I think it’s a more elegant look. Sometimes I just need a break from all the color. I think Kelli Marissa puts it nicely, it’s a palette cleanser.
Ooh also had to come back when you got to the part about cruelty free… 100% agree. It’s such a misnomer, like oh would you like your polish with cruelty or without? Um duh, who would say ooh yes I’d like a little sprinkle of cruelty please… which means it’s a selling point. There’s zero guarantee that literally every single step of the chain of manufacturing is “cruelty free”. What constitutes cruelty anyway? Is it strictly animal testing (just because these ingredients aren’t tested on animals today doesn’t mean they never were btw) or do you count worker’s conditions in manufacturing factories as well?? Imo it’s a form of greenwashing, makes people feel like they’re doing something good when they only buy stuff with the label, which tbh no hate, more power to you if that’s you and you have the capacity to research and stay on top of it but I do not 🤷♀️
My VERY unpopular opinion is that I don't really care for Holo Taco - EEK! I find that other brands like ILNP (my fave) and Starrily have similar/dupes for less.
I totally agree. I just don't see the hype.
Yes! I’m not impressed with HT. They’re a little over priced and the quality is just ok.
@@ashleyw7868 Agreed on both counts.
@@BrittMFH the hype is all of Christine devoted fangirls who think she's the end all, be all of polish. Since she was their entry point into the polish would, they trust her a little too much, imo
@@cristinaimpoverished7435 Yes, agreed.
This isn't the first time I've heard that opinion on stamping. it makes me a little sad. I find stamping to be a lot of fun especially for making nail art on my dominant hand. I found for myself it took a lot of practice and fiddling around to get the stamp just right, and with all nail art its a skill that needs time and patience. Idk I understand where their coming from as its not as impressive as free handing, but it just makes nail art so much more accessible to every one. thats my two cents lol. Now for my unpopular opinion. Moon Cat's cap is too hard to hold onto i need all my stupid fingers on the cap just to hold it right lol
I am a big stamper, so I hear you on that. I don’t understand the hate.
I’m newly into stamping and I want to see the people who say it’s lazy do it, then, and do it well 😅. I think it’s super hard and involves a lot of creativity to make look good (and I haven’t reached that level, myself) 😊
(Edit) and actually I was thinking most of the “hot takes” were clearly about preferences, vs the stamping one was just…. Kind of mean? Like, “I don’t like glitter” is a different thing from “you have no creative skills and your art is not art” isn’t really a great attitude to me. 🤷♀️ don’t wanna be a thin-skinned person but I did think “hmm that’s just unkind” 😂
Depending on how you do it, I can see how it's not as "creative" as free handing it, but I do my nails to look good, not to prove something. When I use stamping I get complements and I feel like my nails look more neat and finished than when *I* freehand. I don't understand the hate for using all the tools available to us. Also, agree, stamping takes a lot of practice and time to get right.
Agreed 100%
I love stamping. Who wants to do freehand for half an hour. Stamping is as creative as you want it to be. There are so many techniques to try. Not boring at all and not cheating like some snobs seem to think. Nail art should be fun…bottom line.
@17:47 My hand is cramping just trying to get it into that position 😭 I do find extremely contorted hands in nail pics rather hilarious though!
My unpopular opinion is we need more bewildering yet flattering nail photots: like "yes, your nails look great, but what are you HOLDING" kinda vibes lol
Example: a crushed McDouble absolutely squished and mashed between the fingers, but nails looking 💯💯💯 with no mention of the food catastrophe in the caption.
Comedy 🤝 Beauty
i agree so much about holo taco stans lol. when cirque released the smarties polishes a ht stan commented on instagram that they "knew what they were doing" copying ht and i replied saying that cirque has been making holos since before holo taco existed and that the stans are off-putting to the brand and cirque turned off comments for the post lol
That's my main problem with HT. Especially in the earlier days, her stans were just mean to others because their love for Christine blinded them.
In January i will be empty shell. No more daily video's from You 😂 it help me get through very busy december in work
hahaha i'm glad you're enjoying
I think the key with magnetics and thermals is to only buy ones that you love no matter what state they're in. I love my magnetic polishes both magnetized and unmagnetized, and I love my thermals in both hot and cold states, so even after they stop changing color I'll still wear them.
This is me. Totally agree and I love playing with thermals, mines also must have Flakies so when they die I’ll still love wearing them.
That's the thing for me with thermals, I have to like the cold state most because as far as I've seen that will be the state it dies in (this language is so morbid😂)
Omg! A lady I work with is a purple person! I mean like everything is purple! She named her daughter Amethyst and even her voicemail says “have a purple day”!! 😂😂😂 btw I love purple and not making fun, but the dedication she has for a color is amazing !
Please do a part 2! I love doing my nails while watching these types of chatty videos :)
Honestly, this is why I watch nail vloggers- because I don’t have any friends in real life who are willing to debate hot nail polish controversies with me 😂 thanks for the video!
I use peel base with every manicure and not ONCE have I ever thought, “why don’t I save these in a bag forever? I’m sure my grandchildren would love to inherit these one day!”
It’s like keeping your toe nail clippings in a jar. So creepy.
One thing about magnetics that none of the sellers mention: You need to roll the bottle and You NEED to magnetize your top coat, and you need to magnetize it for a LONG time. I find that I can even get away with only magnetizing my top coat, but I do need to magnetize for 1.5 to 2 minutes PER NAIL. If I do that my effect stays crisp for 4-5 days, and I can refresh it by topcoating and magnetizing again. Magnetics do disperse over time, but so far I haven't had a single one truly lose effect, and I generally wear mine for at least a week, often more. You can't do the crazy designs that gel polish enables, but I think normal magnetics are fantastic either way.
Literally agreeing with 99% of these until glitter crelly. I had to pause the video, I’m ready to fight 👊🏼
I’ve not tried colors yet but white or cream crellies with glitter make me so happy.
Now I'm curious about those teeth you have in the cabinet! ;)
No one ever wants to see them haha
I love that you included the part about cruelty, free brands, because I make such a conscious effort to buy cruelty free when I buy make up, but I’ve never even thought about it when it comes to nail polish. I think you are right about just being too detached from the situation that it doesn’t even cross your mind. I will have to make a better effort at buying cruelty, free nail polish as well. Thank you!
" This is coming from the girl who has her teeth in a display cabinet" I genuinely laughed so hard at this! I'm glad we all have our weird quirks.
This was so much fun! I didn't know I had so many unpopular opinions myself! 😂 I also strongly agree that if there were more polishes like Pineapples Have Peelings Too, I would buy all of them.
Yea. I love ugly pretty polishes. I have too many poop green with sparkles polishes.
I love stamping and you can be sooo creative with it! The only reason I don't so it all the time is because it takes me 100 times having to clean the plate and redo it before I get something good so eventually I give up. If I ever find a stamper/scraper/polish that works for me, game over.
Flooded cuticles. I'm pretty sure that I do that all the time because I'm new to doing my nails and I don't know the difference in manis with and without them. However, I think I might be learning on what it is!
I have been recently trying to clean up my finished mani with a clean-up brush and it is a game changer! Like, it just makes things look nicer and I have noticed that I get more compliments on my nails when I do. Last night, I went to a birthday dinner and some people were shocked that they weren't professional, but it wasn't the best of lighting. Looking at them now in the daylight, I can see where my clean-up didn't take (I waited until my mani was fully dry than clean up while you go, and while you go method is waaaay easier) and it looks like if I went coloring outside the lines.
Stamping being boring and uncreative. I totally disagree with them.
I believe that an artist can be great not necessarily for their talent, but for what that they see in the tools that they are given and utilizing them. I mean, anyone can look at a chunk of marble and just see a rock and think it's a waste of space, but it takes a true artist to see a statue that they will carve out of it.
I guess, it is what the person make of it. It can be boring and a waste if a person doesn't see the potential and that's on them. They can use anything and everything on a plate however they like it. If they want to use all of the plate, you can try layering techniques and just have the first few layers be the images that they don't like, which could create unique backgrounds that would just make the image that they do like pop even more (if they understand coloring and spacing.)
I liked this video 😊 i showed my brother my nail polish and he said i dont need more! So i showed him all my greens and why theyre unique and he agreed! I am so convincing LOL
My unpopular opinion is that most magnetic WANDS suck. I use a huge stack of neodymium magnets (probably equivalent to 6-8 magnetic wands stacked together) to do my magnetic manicures and it turns out perfectly. No idea how people do it with that one dinky wand.
Do you just take the magnets out of the wand and stick them together? I haven’t heard of this method so I’m very curious to hear more
@@foxbearchillinbytheriver I bought a stack of rectangular magnets from Amazon. I guess if you have enough magnetic wands you could probably remove the bar magnets and stack them together instead!
Yay, you picked my submissions!
Calling stamping boring triggers me a bit. Sure, as long as you have the tools, anyone can transfer any design on their nail, but it does take practice and creativity to be REALLY good at it. There are insanely creative people who combine and layer very unique colors and finishes and there's nothing boring about it. Like, painting supplies are accessible to everyone and technically anyone can use them, but it takes skill and creativity to paint something outstanding.
Obviously, everyone would love all nail polish to be cruelty free, but people forget that it's kind of a privilege to have the option to buy only vegan and cruelty free products. Money and availability are the simplest reasons why people continue buying from OPI and Essie. And unfortunately, cruelty free is actually a rather misleading term in itself.
Cutting cuticles is unneccesary. Moisturize and push them back regularly and you wouldn't even have anything to cut!
I'm new to your channel and I love it. Yessssss team purple
I kinda figured there would be discussion of HoloTaco. I am also from the OG/pre Polish Mountain Simply era, but I totally agree that the rabid fans have ruined it for me. Not that I bought much to begin with, I only have 2 HT polishes because prices/shipping are high to Canada. Good for them for being so successful but I personally think it’s overrated, when there are so many incredible indies.
There were a looooot of HT opinions but I picked the couple that really summed them up. I'm glad she has found so much success but I'm also glad to be getting off the hype train
I have *barely* started to get right the gap between my cuticles and polish. I am not flooding my nails anymore, but it’s hard for me to get the curve without any crookedness or bleeding. Even when I clean up with a brush I make a mess. It’s easier for me to do with gel than with regular lacquer. The formula seems friendlier for beginners.
My unpopular opinion is that maybe a lot of these opinions are just unspoken not unpopular- I agreed with far more of these than I thought I would
I would rather have flooded cuticles than "the gap" IDK why, but I HATE large gaps, particularly on the sides of the nails. I once saw a video on "brazilian manicures" and that's the look I want. I love magnetic polishes, but I understand why others wouldn't want to mess with it, it's a headache to learn how to do well. I never get the sharp line that I see advertised, but I've developed a technique for them that I like. I think the 3D, almost marble-like effect of them is just amazing.
Loving your Vlogmas videos especially these topical discussions Hillary this was great💯🥳🙌👏🏽what a hoot😅 my unpopular take: clipping your cuticles are fine if you know what you’re doing so you don’t hurt yourself and if you’re committed to constantly maintaining that look. (Personally didn’t “know” what I was doing when I started but I was super cautious so I never cut or hurt myself and didn’t realize how quickly it comes back but it’s my personal preference so I don’t mind the work.) I also don’t get the hype with Holo Taco, Bee’s Knees and even Wildflower. Don’t come for me I love them as much as I love my many other favorite brands and as a collector sometimes I’m just more wowed when a cheap bargain brand gives me an indie looking/quality feeling polish. I have never met a polish I don’t like yet. I just like some less than others. Thanks for such quality content!
I didn’t see where you asked our opinions. You know…I’d definitely share mine.
I HATE reflective glitter. And I detest doing more than two coats of my polish (excluding base and top coat of course).
Great, fun video. Didn't know about all these controversies. Enjoyed.
I agree with HT fans being extreme. I had commented once on how it was too bad it was so expensive for Canadians considering she's Canadian and people jumped on me defending her. Like I'm just saying.
I'm one who hates jellies. Just looks like you need another coat lol
Cuticle gap can drive me nuts (Looking at you Hillary when you swatch 😆). But I get over it lol
Ps Holla to the Purple People! 💜
HT is very expensive to ship to Australia also I only recently brought some as 1 polish is a lot
TG that no one said blue is overrated 😂. I love nail stamping as a fun creative outlet. We can’t all have amazing free hand nail art skills, and sometimes I crave more than the swirl nail art that has been so popular.
I had to look up Pop Nail Polish but could not find anything about the company. What is the deal?
I own lots of scattered holo polishes from Picture Polish but only one linear holo, and I can relate to not loving holo. I love matte / cream finishes with subtle mixins. A subtle sparkle from a mixed in holo, but I’m not into shimmer polishes at all.
The statement about nude nails hurt my soul! I love a good mannequin hands polish every now and again because it makes my giant man hands and sausage fingers look longer and more elegant.
elegant sausage
@@MediocreManis 😂😂😂
I can't draw and love nail stamping. Chillsthrillbeauty's nail art using stamping plates is awesome! I LOVE purple and don't think it's overrated. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
Oh…I forgot one. And this one will be really polarizing. I don’t get the hype with BKL 🤔Most of their polishes are so ridiculously sheer. I, I, I just don’t get it.
I’m in this camp too. I don’t understand the hype at all but hey, that means more for the people who do like them. I feel like you can get very similar polishes from other brands. And all the Lion Siblings seems like too much to me. Made it boring
I think she was just so imaginative with color - finish wasn’t always the best if you don’t like buildables. I truly enjoyed the Lion series but I want that escapism, glow, high saturated color and shimmer. If that does not float your boat it won’t resonate with you much.
I agree with your thoughts on buying crème’s from indies. 😅
But also, yeah, I’ve been straying away from Holo Taco boxes and her drops… though it’s mainly the fan base that feels intimidating.
Also, goldfish memory typing as I’m watching… I have natural long nails and I felt targeted too! 😭
It’s just that now I’m always stuck between changing shapes, so my indecisiveness says to screw that and don’t do jack about it. 😂 (btw, I’m in that phase right now, so I’m leaving it long as almonds)
Oooh, and also, I’ve heard of ana luisa many times, and usually gravitated towards their rings like the dainty one you have, but it’s so hard to find my size. I’m a 4.5. 😭
I’m happy with the size of my collection now - it’s under 1000 bottles. I go through it monthly for my display rack and make sure I absolutely love what I have or I destash. I purchase much, much less year over year. I now mostly find that the colors/finishes I still desire are mostly in my imagination. If something pops up that is near the image in my head I’ll buy it but that’s my main measurement for consuming now. In the meantime I just enjoy what I have.
This was really interesting enjoyed 😉
I always get stressed when I'm shopping at Holo Taco because of things constantly being sold out. I bought a second haul and I accidentally bought two reflective topcoats (even tho I'm not a big fan of reflective polishes) because I didn't have the time to double-check everything because I didn't want things to become unavailable. I'm also putting a pause on Holo Taco. I think the only thing I'll continue to repurchase is the long-lasting base coat.
You should try buying base coats from brick and mortar stores. I'm sure you'll find one that's less expensive than HT, especially factoring in shipping.
I also started watching simply nailogical years before Holo taco came out. I jumped in the band wagon and I purchased every single release up until the magnetics. The polish is goood quality but after the dark rainbow collection I started having a sour taste in my mouth. I also notice that sometimes the polishes are marketed to be so much more sparkly then they are in real life. Then I found the anniversary polishes to be underwhelming and repetitive. Also the birthday polish that was so excited for was a major disappointment. I will still purchase Holo taco but I am going to be selective now. I love cirque and I finally decided to stop ordering HT and I ordered 20 from cirque. I have a good base collection now where I can dupe almost any nail art… I’ll be reserving future purchases for special times when I want to order 10-20 from a brand. I hate the feeling of always needing to buy new releases even if I’m not financially comfortable doing it. I have so much mail polish I can’t even wear all of it unless I’m doing nail art. Holographic mail polish doesn’t do much for me either. I thought I needed to love it and I’ve just recently accepted that I don’t. I love jellies and cremes and flakes and shimmers… love me some pear nail polish! I’m just not wasting my time or money buying linears. Im not head over heals with metallics.
I agree on the thermal thing. If I do buy thermals anymore, I make sure I like what it looks like in it's cold state. Because I know that sucker is going to get stuck like that in less than 2 months.
This was pretty fun! Thank you for answering my question :-))
You are too sweet Hillary! Thank you so much for mentioning my channel. I'm glad you love the nail art designs I create. I try to make it easy to understand step by step so that anyone can do it. Love the video and I agree with you on reflective glitters. I hope people don't hate me for saying this, but I'm not a fan of Holo Taco. I think it has a lot to do with the cult that follows Cristine. They act like she created indie nail polish and it's been around for over a decade. 🤷🏼♀
I completely agree with the WFL comment. I had the hardest time with those polishes. I ended up destashing almost all of the ones I had and then I found out about thinner. I add thinner to every single WFL.
Hot Take i also will never understand why people care so much that HT discontinued some polishes.
I don't get it either, especially because it happens with so many other brands all the time
SOOOO FUNNY AND HONEST!!! LOVE IT!!!😂❤️😘
Purple IS overrated I SAID WHAT I SAID 😂😂😂 (purple is of course beautiful but 9 times out of 10 I don’t want it on my nails. that being said one of my top 5 polishes of all time is a purple, but I’m trying to cultivate this anti purple persona for myself lol)
Also I love “anti-cuticle nipping elitist” ITS ME hahaha and proudly, there’s literally no reason to ever cut the skin around your nails, unless it’s to prevent something already dead and starting to rip off from catching and tearing
girl we are going to FIGHT
I thought I was going crazy about the Cirque brushes. They are the worst. When I go to apply the polish the brush skids every where.
This was so freaking good! Lol do another one
Fun video!
1. LOVE magnetics and they come out fabulous because I leave the magnet over the nail for 90 seconds on each finger with each coat, including top coat. But I only do magnetics on my left hand, I pair it with a complimentary color of my right (dominant) hand.
2. I have hundreds of polishes but very few thermals. However my absolute favorite polish ever is a thermal from PPU in ‘91, Paradox Polish ‘Rose Quartz’. It has the prettiest combination of flakies & glitters. I’ve never seen another polish with the same combination of ‘stuff’ in the polish. The thermal kind of still works, but I love both the cold shade and the warm shade, so I’m good when the thermal part quits working and it stays permanently in just one shade.
I would only buy a thermal if I loved every shade of that thermal polish, because the worst that will happen is that you’ll be stuck with a polish that doesn’t change colors anymore. But if the polish is gorgeous, who cares if it no longer changes colors.
Love this SO MUCH!!
Sometimes its really impossible to clean flooded cuticles with super dark staining polishes but I forsure wouldn't be posting a pic of my flooded cuticles lol. Usually when that happens I just say, "oh well I'll just change my crappy manicure in a couple days I guessssss".
lol I'm the same way. If it's looking a little flooded/stained I just say okay not posting that one haha
Holo taco is perfectly medium lol. There are some very pretty colors, but most of them are just fine to me
Such a great video! The brush strokes hot take was scandalous af😬
My thoughts are nailpolish is all about personal choice. Do and wear what you like! Life is too short to engage in foolish things , conversations, etc.
Some people are sure opinionated. LOL. I am kind of a live and let live person, hey, if you like something, who am I to judge. That being said, I totally agree with the fact that Cirque's brush sucks, and it's one of the main reasons I buy very few of their polishes anymore. I do like Holos, but I don't go out of my way to buy them. If I like one, I buy it. All nail art, including stamping is just too labor intensive for me, but hey, if you like it, enjoy! Same with the color purple, I don't care for it so I don't buy them, but if you love it, party on! Personaly, I like both magnetics and thermals, but I buy very few thermals and try to use them that season, because I know their time as thermals is limited. Reflectives are cool, but I am tired of them. I think that's most of my random thoughts on this very fun video of yours!
I only order from HT on black Friday and the birthday, anniversary launches...
At the end of the day nothing is cruelty free. A brand may be cruelty free but the places they source their ingredients may not be. It’s an issue that goes beyond the individual, and I say this as someone that has actively been to my states capital to protest cruelty. You have to pick your battles and do what you emotionally can handle.
Very well stated!! 🙂 I've often had the thought, "I really should be looking into cruelty free, vegan, no harmful chemicals, etc.", but it quickly became overwhelming; and I also suspect that some of those platforms stretch the truth to promote their agenda. Now I just go with, do I love this brand/color? If so, I'm buying it.
I have one Cirque polish and the brush pisses me off. I only use it when my nails are super short.
A few years ago my daughter mentioned Christine assuming I watched her. I’d see one, maybe 2 videos and she’s just not for me. Daughter was shocked.
Holo/Flakies.
I like holo and flakies, some polishes are just beautiful, but every other polish is either holo/flakie. I think I'm a little turned off by them because even though a polish is beautiful, you can probably do something similar if you have a holo/flakie topper. When I go window shopping through indie brands, most of what I put in my cart is toppers and then I may have a special shade, but I generally take out anything that's dupeable. I'm more into finding decent indie crème formulas, especially for neon, but a lot of them don't go for that due to formulation or because they are sorta plain.
I love stamping it’s not as easy as people think. I also never cut my cuticles unless I get a hangnail. It’s not anyone’s fault if they have a crooked finger and the nail turns that way my right index does it and I’m ok with it I think it’s rude to say that.
I appreciate your honesty. My buying vegan nail polish is for me. I really truly don’t care what you want to put on your nails. I can still talk about and enjoy that for you. No judgement is no judgement right? I love many brands but some of them I buy and wear are and others I do not. You do you may be my New Years catch phrase this year.
Variety is the spice of life. I don’t discount anything, you never know what might struck your fancy! You are right about the fan base!!! Like the Swifties are mean girls and attack everyone and everything without respecting others opinions or even other performers. And I have no feelings either way regarding TS.
I just recently bought some light lacquer... What did the owner do?
I have a few magnetics that I haven't bothered much with. Then I saw the clionadh magnetic collection. Bought the whole thing 🤦♀️
Mine is supposed to come in this week, I'm so excited
I physically cringe whenever I watch nail videos and people are cutting cuticles/eponychium. I hate it. I would say leave it to the trained professional nail techs, but even then I’ve seen some horror stories from salons.
There’s literally no reason 😭 why do people do it, it looks so painful
Oh mannn I’m also not so obsessed with holo, particularly linears!! 😅 No shade to people who like them but I do not have the unwavering loyalty to it. I also was a Simply watcher from long before Holo Taco existed, and thought holo was a universally loved finish that I somehow didn’t “get”.
I have a belated unpopular opinion: (most) nail polish puns are cringe.
Literally so true
I didn’t get the hype around ILNP Eclipse 😜 I really tried to convince myself I wanted it but, I didn’t. I do love the holos from Zoya and wish they would do more. (On sale) it’s a reasonable price point and they’re easy to remove. I think they deserve the hype within the brand. I find hyped crème polishes to be way harder to understand. I’m way too chicken to attempt cutting my cuticles and have never tried. Thinking of the time I got a French manicure at a salon and she nipped a finger and I guess cleaned it and kept going - so in the end I had a little pool of blood at the top of one nail. 😒
I can hear nickspolish crying already
oh don't worry, he came for me haha
I’m the brave soul who hates holo 😝 my favorite finish is creme, and I totally agree cremes are not boring! I love how shiny they look with top coat
Hmm, I disagree with the statement that WFL formula is thick. Maybe their flakey formulas. Stolen flame is extremely thick but I’m currently wearing WFL Ikigai and the formula is perfect.
I love Cold shoulder. Lol
I didn’t realize there was somewhat problematic brands/makers. Interesting info.
Edit: Going down rabbit hole and something just clicked!! The ONLY rude/horrible customer service experience I had with an indie maker was Superchic Lacquer. She’s on this named on this post I found. So far I haven’t bought from the other makers exposed.
Yeah Cold Shoulder is just…meh? I think it’s fomo. A lot of HT stans aren’t familiar with non-mainstream polishes and don’t understand the concept of discontinuing/retiring products. I am a huge HT user so I’m allowed to say that haha
Ok I’m going to continue reacting lol.
Stamping is often overrated, but it can produce beautiful manis, especially with those of us who can’t draw recognizable things for shit 😂
“Purple is overrated” GO TO HELL 😭😭😭😭😭 😂
“People hate on HT to be contrarians” and “Fans are annoying” RETWEET. Like everyone needs to chill ffs. Don’t attack non-fans, and let people exist in their semi-limited world. Everyone will be happier haha
Cuticle gaps are great. They’re the most effective way of keeping everything looking clean!
Hot take for me; don't like when the brush is rubbed on the bottle. Gives me the creeps and over manipulation of polish on nails. I just don't like to see that.
Oooo that’s interesting!
Zoya scattered holos, yeah, i love them but they're over hyped. I have to add China Glaze Fairy Dust to them to get them to look the way I like it. :/
I feel personally targeted on this video. 🤣
Justnel found your channel interesting topic I think halo taco is over rate. Being a Wild for Wildflower member its my favorite of indie polishes. One important point is you should not cut the proximal it is live skin and can be damaged it is not the cuticle which growth from proximal and attaches to your nail.
I love both flakie and holo
I admit to absolutely adoring holo and flakies. My biggest hot take is that I don’t like magnetics and jellies. I know everyone loves them, but they just don’t do a thing for me. I do, however, adore stamping! I can’t freehand, and couldn’t agree more about ChillsThrillsBeauty! Her designs are incredible. And I agree with not liking Christine from Simply Nailogical. She gets on my nerves. I haven’t been able to bring myself to buy her products because of it.
I loved It when it first came out. I still like them but couldn't keep up with all the releases. I started being selective a long time ago. The fans are touch and go, along with the anti ht people. I agree, indies tend to over do it, so I'm selective with my ppu orders too. Nail photos are tricky but it really can be done well with some research and practice. I love love thermals. I buy the colors I like in all the shades it offers so if it stops shifting it's fine. But I've never had one quit on me. I hate magnetics, too much work and it never lasts for me. I never nip my cuticles. I'm definitely not helpless with long nails. I ordered a bunch of Zoya recently and got a ton of free wide brushes, I wasn't charged for them at all. Visible brush strokes appeal depends on the finish.
Hilarious video, I had a blast! Re Holo Taco - I am totally indifferent to the brand, I am just bored by the flood of gushing reviews over each release, I wonder if there is anyone NOT reviewing Holo Taco 🤪😂. I also scroll over swatches on oil flooded nails, it grosses me out. And then my unpopular opinion: I am ready for holographics 3.0. We had 1 with the crazy waterbased holos (Nfu oh, Fnug, your Chanel). Then they managed to create ‚normal‘ holos - I call them holos 2.0 - and the nailpolish world went mad over them (Colors by Llarowe, Girly Bits, Enchanted to name a few). So here‘s to holo 3.0 🥳🤓
Oh I am so triggered by the Zoya holo opinion. They are the bomb, and you can't convince me otherwise. Edit: I have over 5,000 polishes, mainstreams are a very small percentage of that. Even compared to indies, they're so good. But I like a scattered holo jelly more than a linear holo so that might be why I love them.
I never gave much thought to most of the comments, but have to agree with some. We can talk at PBE about cruelty free and Vegan. 🐇🐰
Unpopular opinion: I don‘t like red nail polish, I think it looks cheap
My hot take: Cutting the skin around the nail is a sign of laziness and wanting a quick fix to dry keratinized skin. People who actually take care of the skin around their nails can see the difference and we're secretly judging you and your inflamed, irritated dry skin. 😘 Oiling regularly is way better than cutting.
I don’t know if the color of skin has influence here honestly. I’m medium skinned with olive undertones and the skin around my cuticles can be darker and drier for sure. I own soooo many oils and keep them everywhere and use them all but I’m always fighting the dry cuticles. 😢
Linear holos are boring af, even tho the hunt for them years ago when they were non existent in main stream is what took me down the indie rabbit hole.
I'm SO OVER holo. SO OVER IT. I'm at the point where I will NOT buy polishes with holo.
I appreciate your honesty about cruelty free brands...but also you'd have to give up chinchilly if you gave up Essie!
And Opi 👀
Teeth in a display cabinet? Excuse me??? 🤣
Hahah I have a little display cabinet for all my little trinkets and when I got my wisdom teeth removed in October I stuck those in there too
I don’t own one hallo taco. The name is too gross for me. I’m not into halos either and taco is a reference to….. so yeah gross.
lol how do you order taco bell then?
@@MediocreManis it is a problem ;)
I'm Mexican so tacos=life, lol. But I don't own any HT, either. (For other reasons)
@@cristinaimpoverished7435 I love tacos! They are the best snack or meal :)
I'm late to the party! But my top unpopular opinion (sit down first) I can't stand Cristine! She is just so annoying and obnoxious about EVERYTHING!! I tried to just watch videos on mute but I gave up.
Soooo glad Christine was addressed she annoys me so I get annoyed watching other you tubers highlighting yet another new product shes bought out 😡. Its amazing to learn others feel the same but we just dont say. Loved this opinion edition. I have been watching some or your videos but definitely subbed now👍🏽
I really think a lot of people review her brand because her stans will guarantee views to the video.
Thermal polish looks like an ugly French manicure. I also hate visible nail lines. I want full opaque coverage.