Not my nails, obvs.
Some (beginner-focused) tips for painting your nails:
Lighter colors and solid colors are easier to work with. Pick a good color or few, you don't need to start too fancy.
Don't shake nail polish, that can mess it up. Roll it slowly if you ever need to mix.
Don't just do the coloration and call it a day, put clear nail polish on first, and put it over the color. That will protect your nails.
Consider getting nail polish remover when you get your nail polish, mistakes are easy.
Put your nails down on a flat surface, clean your nails (maybe with that nail polish remover?), and apply the clear base coat (doesn't need to be perfect). Stroke from the base of the nail to the top, until the nail is covered. It might get on your skin, that's normal, anything on your skin can be dealt with at the end. Let it dry, like you would any other kind of base coat.
Now that it's dry, do like what you did with your clear polish for colors. Base to tip, going from the center outwards. If you can still see through after it's covered, wait for it to dry a little, then do another layer.
Then apply your top coat to make smooth, shiny, and somewhat protected painted nails. Wait for it all to dry (very important), which could as long as normal working hours + commute. Don't mess it up. If you do, you might have to restart on some nails.
Now that it's dry the polish on your skin should act sorta like glue, where you can just peel it off, but if it's stubborn you could use a cotton swab with nail polish remover to carefully remove it (don't let it touch your nails!).
Now you should have nice smooth nails.
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The megathread probably shouldn't be started off to such a negative tone, but I've been putting off putting my feelings into words for too long.
CW: sui
I've been thinking about death, and my own death way too much recently. I even had a vivid dream where I was forced go drown myself at gunpoint. I feel as if I wasn't built for living, and that I don't really care about being alive as much as I am just afraid of dying.I genuinely believe that this is the result of all the wars and fascism in the world right now. I feel like sooner rather than later, I too will be on the chopping block. My only options are to repress myself and live, or to assert myself and die. And in either case, there are no guarantees.
I tell myself that the closet does not provide me safety. It's 4 walls surrounding my heart will not protect me from bombs or fascists. So I should just be myself. But then all I am telling myself is that my life will be short regardless of what I do. And that isn't very comforting.
Basically, in a round about sort of way, my brain is forcing me to confront my own mortality. I don't like this. I'm not even 25. My thoughts are too jumbled and I have no answers.
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I don't have any advice or anything but I'm in the same boat and know how it is. I'm sorry.Sucks that you are feeling the same way. You deserve better.
You too comrade :meow-hug: