Finally, another natural, long nail, regular polish, no fancy UV gels and whatnot girlie! I've been at this for 15 years, doing it all myself and it's rare to find natural nail folks without gel polish.
I started wearing mooncat nail polish around a year ago thanks to you! The most gorgeous polishes ever. Getting into the habit of painting my nails every week has helped me to completely stop picking/biting my nails.
This video made me so very happy. You are already one of my favorite planty UA-camrs so the nail polish addiction is the 🍒 on top!!! Purple is my favorite color and I've been searching for new dish gloves. I screamed inside when saw your gloves!!! 😅 Thank youuu! PS I'm more than happy to use your affiliate link for the gloves!
It makes me so happy to see how into nail care and polish you’ve become! 😊 I have the opposite journey of being big into nails for several years, but only in the last 1.5 years have I been really obsessed with plants. So I’m less dedicated to nails these days, but I still do try to maintain my nails when I can. It’s just not the priority it once was. I used to magnetize every layer of polish, doing 3 layers usually. Now I will put 2 coats on unmagnetized, then with the third coat, I put a thicker layer on and magnetize that for a good minute. The thicker layer of polish will dissolve the layers below it, and you’ll pull more pigment than just the top layer. Giving it a minute to set helps hold a crisp line (if doing cat eye or similar). I then also use quick dry top coat (always for every mani) and magnetize that as well. I find this gets me close to what I used to achieve in a process twice as time consuming, haha. But if you have the patience, it’s also gorgeous to magnetize all the layers. To stretch magnetic polish further, you can put a base layer down of a crème polish that is either black or similar to the magnetic polish base, and then put one or two coats of the magnetic polish on top. This helps achieve opacity in one layer and then the magnetized layer on top is just giving the special effect. You won’t get the depth when doing this that you’d get building up the layers of magnetic polish, but it does save on time and conserves spendy polish. Another tip if you have a magnetic polish that has been sitting unused for a while, and you find that it’s not magnetizing easily, is to really shake the bottle to get all the magnetic pigment suspended in the base again. It’s heavy, being ferrous, and settles to the bottom of the bottle, and it can take a bit of doing to get it mixed up again. Many of us have polish shakers as it can really be hard to get the heavy pigments or large glitters off the bottle sides and bottom and back into the base. I realize that you weren’t able to get 100% acetone the last time, but it really is necessary in my opinion. (I buy a gallon jug on amazon, myself but that’s just me). It is great for dehydrating your nail plate before applying any polish. Any natural oils or moisture on the nail plate, even if it’s not visible, will affect adhesion. This is what will lead to lifting (in addition to more obvious things such as flooding the cuticle with polish and not properly cleaning up the edges with a clean up brush and acetone). I always take a lint free pad and 100% acetone and scrub all my nails right before applying anything else. Then it’s important not to touch your face, or hair or anything during the polishing process. As you mentioned, it’s good to cap the free edge as this helps with strengthening the free edge and sealing the nail from water or oils getting under the polish. This is important to increase wear time, but oils are especially not your friend if you’re wearing a water based peel off base coat (like Holo Taco’s Peely Base). The best way to pop off your polish is to oil up with cuticle oil. This loosens the peel off layer (being water based) from the nail bed and pop right off. This can however also happen if you’re cooking and tossing vegetables in oil for roasting, for example, and this is not really when you want to be popping off peelies. 😂 Just speaking from experience, it’s not very appetizing. 😂 Ok, I can talk forever on this subject. But I really enjoyed your video and all the info in it is great for people new to polish and magnetics - it’s always a positive to get more people into boutique and indie polish - it’s such a fun thing to explore specialty finishes, like magnetics, thermals, solars, UV activated glow in the dark, not to mention all the wonderful pigments that you just don’t see in mainstream polish. 💅🏼 🎉 💖💫😂
A tip I learned recently that’s really been helping my nails/hands is using the cerave hydrating foaming oil cleanser as hand wash! Especially during the dry winter months it’s been great.
So happy you made this one!! I’ve been getting nails more too! And falling in love with moon cat thanks to you! (Just FYI your pop in at around 18:37 is just a black screen!)
So glad you posted this! I've been so curious about the base and strengthener products you use. Every time I get my nails grown out to a cm, they break at the edge and there's no saving it, can't wait to try your routine and see if it works for me!
The Galaxy Far Far Away is so far my favorite of the Star Wars collection of Mooncat. I am looking forward to trying the next one, which will be maybe tonight. With working it may be pushing it since I am in bed by 8:30am. I usually get up at 3:30am, sooooo. :) Also, I love this video content perfect. I got my nail license back in 1987. I worked in the salon as a Nail Tech for 2 years. I enjoyed it, but no $$$ in it. So, all that said I moved on to another career. Now I am back in love with painting my nails and taking care of them again and that is a big THANKS to you Fern ❤😊
Omg, just yesterday I was looking through your old vlogs trying to find where you had mentioned what nail strengthener you use. This video came at the perfect time ❤
Thank you so much , dear Fern. My best friend and I are totally into nail polishes. Before seeíng your videos, I have never heard of Moooncat,,,,,now my best friends birthday is coming, so I will choose some smashing colors for her....an well yeah, also for me :)
I really enjoyed this video. You are blessed to have beautiful nails. I love seeing all the different colours produced by Mooncat and the Starwars series looks stunning!!! I loved watching how you did the magnetic polishes, as they can be tricky. Look forward to seeing more nail colours in future video. 👍
Thank you for this video & all the other videos you do!! You’re my FAV!! I started following your main page because of my love for plants 🌱Now I’m hooked on this page as well!! Just dropped all the Amazon products you linked in my cart & purchased! Thank you for the hook up.. Thank you for putting me on to Mooncat as well!!🌖
Would love to see the velvet! You definitely got me interested in mooncat--their colors are otherworldly. I just have such a hard time with classic polish dry time... the Dazzle Dry nail polish has spoiled me for most other brands since being able to go to the bathroom with yoga pants barely 5 minutes after painting my nails is game changing lol BUT I tried a mooncat mood polish for the first time and its just SO fun. I pair the MC polish with the Dazzle base and top and get 10-14 day wear time which I love
YAY!!! Thank you Fern! I’ve been waiting for this video. You have turned me onto Mooncat, and I love their colors. You were so helpful with magnetizing polish. I think I’m ready to attempt it now. ❤️
Love this!!! I didn’t know you had to also magnetize the top coat. One thing Mooncat could do better is providing directions. Unless I just missed it on the website…lol
Your nails are amazing! I've never been able to grow mine out super long. Sometimes they're somewhat long but they always break or get a snag and then I pick at them. I want to try Mooncat so bad haha, and get a good nail routine down!
Fern, I can’t wait to watch this. I’ve been waiting with bated breath till you put this out. I don’t use moon cat but another brand. So I want to see what you do to maybe help me get them longer and stronger.
@wildfern so true, especially for your new nail shape, it really suits you, i feel like you're one of these rare girlies who can actually rock the rounded square nail shape and it look good af 🤌🏻💋 perfection
Hi fern! You got me hooked on mooncat polish! I love their brand. Your tips are so helpful! I always struggle with getting my nails to grow out and stay healthy. Also thanks for all the tips on the magnetic polish. I can never get the line sharp but i bet its because i dont magnetize the top coat. Thanks for your advice!
Thanks for the video. It was fun to see what your nail routine is. Your hands always look so nice and lady like, even digging in moss or soil. How does it hold up to pon if you need to dig into it?
i nodded my head so hard when you said that it was a week before christmas so it was very festive because the whole time i was thinking “this is giving candy caneeeees” 😂
I hadn’t heard about not washing your ands before nails. I always wash with dawn soap and a nail brush , followed by alcohol prep pad. To dry it. After both of these processes my nails are ready for the strengthener. I’m getting the ridge filling strengthener. I’ve got ridges and I’ve used a block(like they use on a salon on acrylic nails) to sand them down but I think I’m ruining my nails. So no more sanding them down.
I *just* discovered magnetic was a thing and became obsessed wtih nail stuff AND would love for you to do your wildest shades/formulations. hope there's some canadian pride clionadh in there! baeocystin and psilocin are making their way to me as I type this! So many questions! Thoughts on jellies? Do you like flakies? Are they harder to deal with in terms of applying/getting off
yayyy thanks for all the tips! i started getting into nail polish from your vlogs. still haven't gotten around to getting a nail file or cuticle oil but those are next on my list. one day I'll try out mooncat... what's your favourite shade? 💚
i just thought of a way (literally lying in bed with insomnia) to make magnetizing from the top easier and more steady: tape the tail of the magnet to a book that's slightly thicker than your finger so that it sits over the edge, magnet side down, then place your finger under it when you want to magnetize.
Been looking forward to this video so much! 😊 I bought a glass file, but I can't stand the feeling and sound of it, it's so sad. I have no problem with the regular one, I don't know what it it, the glass just pains my sensors 😭
Fernnnn my bank account didn’t need another hobby 🤣 I bite my nails so bad I’ve done it since I was a kid but I feel like this would help.. I wanna buy some mooncat polish because😍
Funny I’ve heard that square or a rounded square nail is stronger that filing down the sides weakens the sides. That’s what I heard a d I don’t like them pointy looking. 👀
I need to get kitchen gloves. I don’t wash often , but I use dawn soap which is drying and sort of harsh. The best to clean oils and lotions off my nails prior to polishing.
I’ve got a cuticle oil but I only keep in the icing room where I sit. One other thing I do after I the cuticle oil inks get a good lotion, (bride) and put just enough on my fingers and rub into my nails, cuticles, and fingers and then just sit, hold my hands in the air fur five minutes. It makes me sit still.
Finally, another natural, long nail, regular polish, no fancy UV gels and whatnot girlie! I've been at this for 15 years, doing it all myself and it's rare to find natural nail folks without gel polish.
The speed with which I clicked!!! Added nail polish to my cozy hobbies because of you 🥰
That makes me so happy 🥰
I started wearing mooncat nail polish around a year ago thanks to you! The most gorgeous polishes ever. Getting into the habit of painting my nails every week has helped me to completely stop picking/biting my nails.
This video made me so very happy. You are already one of my favorite planty UA-camrs so the nail polish addiction is the 🍒 on top!!! Purple is my favorite color and I've been searching for new dish gloves. I screamed inside when saw your gloves!!! 😅 Thank youuu! PS I'm more than happy to use your affiliate link for the gloves!
It makes me so happy to see how into nail care and polish you’ve become! 😊
I have the opposite journey of being big into nails for several years, but only in the last 1.5 years have I been really obsessed with plants. So I’m less dedicated to nails these days, but I still do try to maintain my nails when I can. It’s just not the priority it once was.
I used to magnetize every layer of polish, doing 3 layers usually. Now I will put 2 coats on unmagnetized, then with the third coat, I put a thicker layer on and magnetize that for a good minute. The thicker layer of polish will dissolve the layers below it, and you’ll pull more pigment than just the top layer. Giving it a minute to set helps hold a crisp line (if doing cat eye or similar). I then also use quick dry top coat (always for every mani) and magnetize that as well. I find this gets me close to what I used to achieve in a process twice as time consuming, haha. But if you have the patience, it’s also gorgeous to magnetize all the layers. To stretch magnetic polish further, you can put a base layer down of a crème polish that is either black or similar to the magnetic polish base, and then put one or two coats of the magnetic polish on top. This helps achieve opacity in one layer and then the magnetized layer on top is just giving the special effect. You won’t get the depth when doing this that you’d get building up the layers of magnetic polish, but it does save on time and conserves spendy polish. Another tip if you have a magnetic polish that has been sitting unused for a while, and you find that it’s not magnetizing easily, is to really shake the bottle to get all the magnetic pigment suspended in the base again. It’s heavy, being ferrous, and settles to the bottom of the bottle, and it can take a bit of doing to get it mixed up again. Many of us have polish shakers as it can really be hard to get the heavy pigments or large glitters off the bottle sides and bottom and back into the base.
I realize that you weren’t able to get 100% acetone the last time, but it really is necessary in my opinion. (I buy a gallon jug on amazon, myself but that’s just me). It is great for dehydrating your nail plate before applying any polish. Any natural oils or moisture on the nail plate, even if it’s not visible, will affect adhesion. This is what will lead to lifting (in addition to more obvious things such as flooding the cuticle with polish and not properly cleaning up the edges with a clean up brush and acetone). I always take a lint free pad and 100% acetone and scrub all my nails right before applying anything else. Then it’s important not to touch your face, or hair or anything during the polishing process. As you mentioned, it’s good to cap the free edge as this helps with strengthening the free edge and sealing the nail from water or oils getting under the polish. This is important to increase wear time, but oils are especially not your friend if you’re wearing a water based peel off base coat (like Holo Taco’s Peely Base). The best way to pop off your polish is to oil up with cuticle oil. This loosens the peel off layer (being water based) from the nail bed and pop right off. This can however also happen if you’re cooking and tossing vegetables in oil for roasting, for example, and this is not really when you want to be popping off peelies. 😂 Just speaking from experience, it’s not very appetizing. 😂
Ok, I can talk forever on this subject. But I really enjoyed your video and all the info in it is great for people new to polish and magnetics - it’s always a positive to get more people into boutique and indie polish - it’s such a fun thing to explore specialty finishes, like magnetics, thermals, solars, UV activated glow in the dark, not to mention all the wonderful pigments that you just don’t see in mainstream polish. 💅🏼 🎉 💖💫😂
A tip I learned recently that’s really been helping my nails/hands is using the cerave hydrating foaming oil cleanser as hand wash! Especially during the dry winter months it’s been great.
Yesss, I've been waiting for this one!! 🥳
Hope you like it :) 💅
So happy you made this one!! I’ve been getting nails more too! And falling in love with moon cat thanks to you!
(Just FYI your pop in at around 18:37 is just a black screen!)
I just love watching literally any video you put out ❤
I ordered a bunch of Mooncat magnetics because of you and I’m loving themmmmm! Currently wearing Forbidden Fruit 😊
i LOVE doing a different polish on each hand, it's my favorite, and people always comment on it to say that they love it too
So glad you posted this! I've been so curious about the base and strengthener products you use. Every time I get my nails grown out to a cm, they break at the edge and there's no saving it, can't wait to try your routine and see if it works for me!
Thanks for posting this, I use mooncat too and was only magnetizing the last coat of polish. I can't wait to change my polish now!
Those nail clips look like a god send!
Oh, how do you do velvet style? And how do you like the nail sampler?
The Galaxy Far Far Away is so far my favorite of the Star Wars collection of Mooncat. I am looking forward to trying the next one, which will be maybe tonight. With working it may be pushing it since I am in bed by 8:30am. I usually get up at 3:30am, sooooo. :)
Also, I love this video content perfect.
I got my nail license back in 1987. I worked in the salon as a Nail Tech for 2 years. I enjoyed it, but no $$$ in it. So, all that said I moved on to another career. Now I am back in love with painting my nails and taking care of them again and that is a big THANKS to you Fern ❤😊
Omg, just yesterday I was looking through your old vlogs trying to find where you had mentioned what nail strengthener you use. This video came at the perfect time ❤
Yayyyy 🎉🎉🎉 I just got a moon cat thermal yesterday, can’t wait to try it!!
ugh i loveddd this video !! doing my nails while watching, thank you for your service 🫡💅🏼
Thank you so much , dear Fern. My best friend and I are totally into nail polishes. Before seeíng your videos, I have never heard of Moooncat,,,,,now my best friends birthday is coming, so I will choose some smashing colors for her....an well yeah, also for me :)
I really enjoyed this video. You are blessed to have beautiful nails. I love seeing all the different colours produced by Mooncat and the Starwars series looks stunning!!! I loved watching how you did the magnetic polishes, as they can be tricky. Look forward to seeing more nail colours in future video. 👍
Thank you for this video & all the other videos you do!! You’re my FAV!! I started following your main page because of my love for plants 🌱Now I’m hooked on this page as well!! Just dropped all the Amazon products you linked in my cart & purchased! Thank you for the hook up.. Thank you for putting me on to Mooncat as well!!🌖
So happy to see this video come up!! I’ve been waiting to see your nail care routine💖.
Thank you for this video! I don’t do my nails at all currently so at a minimum I’m going to pick up some strengthener as a start!
Would love to see the velvet! You definitely got me interested in mooncat--their colors are otherworldly. I just have such a hard time with classic polish dry time... the Dazzle Dry nail polish has spoiled me for most other brands since being able to go to the bathroom with yoga pants barely 5 minutes after painting my nails is game changing lol BUT I tried a mooncat mood polish for the first time and its just SO fun. I pair the MC polish with the Dazzle base and top and get 10-14 day wear time which I love
I've always been a nail girlie 😊❤ I'm happy to see this video 🎉
YAY!!! Thank you Fern! I’ve been waiting for this video. You have turned me onto Mooncat, and I love their colors. You were so helpful with magnetizing polish. I think I’m ready to attempt it now. ❤️
Your nails always look so good. Thanks for sharing your tips and tricks!
Love this!!! I didn’t know you had to also magnetize the top coat. One thing Mooncat could do better is providing directions. Unless I just missed it on the website…lol
Your nails are amazing! I've never been able to grow mine out super long. Sometimes they're somewhat long but they always break or get a snag and then I pick at them. I want to try Mooncat so bad haha, and get a good nail routine down!
Yesssssssss I never clicked a video so quickly!!!!! Thank you!
That makes me so happy to hear! 😊
Love this video ❤ and the useful tips! Please show use thermals too 🙏 wish I could get mooncat nail polish in the UK! 😊
Thank you for reminding me that nail strengthener exists 😂💖 I need to pick some up!! This turned out amazing queen!! 👌🌿
Fern, I can’t wait to watch this. I’ve been waiting with bated breath till you put this out. I don’t use moon cat but another brand. So I want to see what you do to maybe help me get them longer and stronger.
Hopefully this video is helpful for your nail journey! 🖤 thanks Lisa!
Also side note your hair looks so cute up! A rare treat!
Thank you so much! It's nice to switch it up sometimes :)
@wildfern so true, especially for your new nail shape, it really suits you, i feel like you're one of these rare girlies who can actually rock the rounded square nail shape and it look good af 🤌🏻💋 perfection
Hi fern! You got me hooked on mooncat polish! I love their brand. Your tips are so helpful! I always struggle with getting my nails to grow out and stay healthy. Also thanks for all the tips on the magnetic polish. I can never get the line sharp but i bet its because i dont magnetize the top coat. Thanks for your advice!
Well you just convinced me to try this polish!
Your nails look really good hope you're having an incredible night fern😂💅💯👍
Emery boards cause fissures in your nails and the water will soak into your nail to cause breakage, so its great your using a glass file!
Right now I can get two weeks but the tips show my nail as the polish wears off. Capping has really helped.
wow I did NOT realize you had to magnetize the top coat!
Thanks for the video. It was fun to see what your nail routine is. Your hands always look so nice and lady like, even digging in moss or soil. How does it hold up to pon if you need to dig into it?
i nodded my head so hard when you said that it was a week before christmas so it was very festive because the whole time i was thinking “this is giving candy caneeeees” 😂
I’ve been loving Mooncat polish thanks to you!
Also wear do you get your rings, they are stunning?!
That cat eye is amazing looking. Hace you ever done the cross.
I hadn’t heard about not washing your ands before nails. I always wash with dawn soap and a nail brush , followed by alcohol prep pad. To dry it. After both of these processes my nails are ready for the strengthener. I’m getting the ridge filling strengthener. I’ve got ridges and I’ve used a block(like they use on a salon on acrylic nails) to sand them down but I think I’m ruining my nails. So no more sanding them down.
I *just* discovered magnetic was a thing and became obsessed wtih nail stuff AND would love for you to do your wildest shades/formulations. hope there's some canadian pride clionadh in there! baeocystin and psilocin are making their way to me as I type this! So many questions! Thoughts on jellies? Do you like flakies? Are they harder to deal with in terms of applying/getting off
Your rings are so cute ! Where did you get them 💖
Can’t wait to hear your report on a cuticle remover product.
yayyy thanks for all the tips! i started getting into nail polish from your vlogs. still haven't gotten around to getting a nail file or cuticle oil but those are next on my list. one day I'll try out mooncat... what's your favourite shade? 💚
i just thought of a way (literally lying in bed with insomnia) to make magnetizing from the top easier and more steady: tape the tail of the magnet to a book that's slightly thicker than your finger so that it sits over the edge, magnet side down, then place your finger under it when you want to magnetize.
Been looking forward to this video so much! 😊
I bought a glass file, but I can't stand the feeling and sound of it, it's so sad. I have no problem with the regular one, I don't know what it it, the glass just pains my sensors 😭
Fernnnn my bank account didn’t need another hobby 🤣 I bite my nails so bad I’ve done it since I was a kid but I feel like this would help.. I wanna buy some mooncat polish because😍
Who else got inspired and started doing her nails?? 💅 🤍☝️
YASSS 🙌🏽
Fern I haven’t afk what color I’d strengthener you use. I
UA-cam said it was pink (I think) but there are a couple pinks. Which one? Please !
YAHOOOOO 💅🏻
Thanks for sharing!
I've never tried to shape my nails an almond shape but I want to! It seems like they need to be long to shape it? Not sure.
Love. Do you use mooncat's magnet or a stronger one?
Mooncat’s :)
Your hair like this 🤌🏼
I just wish mooncat had gel nail polish for people who like longer lasting nails. They seem to chip really fast
Heyyy I'm from India I love watching your videos🌱🌿🪴🎀❤✨
Oh a vlog to watch while I feed my Gecko’s!
enjoy :)!!
My lazy ass would get 5 magnets to do all my nails at the same time 😂
I’ve heard some people stick them on metal baking sheets so they stay still and do it that way lol! I haven’t tried it though 👀
Do I do my nails or plan to? No, but I watched this whole video lol.
You’re a real one hahah thank you 🫶
It’s nice being girly. I’ve had to stop and order more things from Amazon.
I don’t have time to do this.. it would be nice if I did.
Funny I’ve heard that square or a rounded square nail is stronger that filing down the sides weakens the sides. That’s what I heard a d I don’t like them pointy looking. 👀
If you round the edges they’re strong, but a sharp square tip will be prone to breakage on the corners!
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Yeah, my nails have gotten long enough yo cap without painting the tip of my fingers.
I just had to stop and order some of your supplies. The nail clips, gloves, more strengthening nail base coat. I need the cotton balls.
I’d be afraid I’d touch the magnet to the polish.
I need to get kitchen gloves. I don’t wash often , but I use dawn soap which is drying and sort of harsh. The best to clean oils and lotions off my nails prior to polishing.
You ordered a Czech glass file. That’s the best glass to get. Maker sure it’s Czech glass.
I’ve got a cuticle oil but I only keep in the icing room where I sit. One other thing I do after I the cuticle oil inks get a good lotion, (bride) and put just enough on my fingers and rub into my nails, cuticles, and fingers and then just sit, hold my hands in the air fur five minutes. It makes me sit still.