r/nailpolish
A SFW community for lacquer lovers of all experience levels to share in our common hobby!
How to think about r/nailpolish
This community is dedicated to nail polish enthusiasts of all skill levels, where members share their passion for nail art and lacquer. It serves as a platform for discussing techniques, products, and trends, fostering a supportive environment for both novices and experts. The focus on creativity and personal expression sets it apart, making it a vibrant space for sharing tips, tricks, and inspiration related to nail care and design.
Confidence 4/5
Audience
Members of this community range widely in age and gender, with a significant presence of younger individuals and those interested in beauty and self-expression. The intent is often to seek advice, showcase personal nail art, and connect with others who share a similar passion. The vibe is generally positive and encouraging, with participants valuing creativity, thoughtfulness, and a shared love for nail polish.
Posting culture
Content that thrives includes detailed tutorials, before-and-after photos, product reviews, and discussions about nail care techniques. Posts that are overly promotional or lack genuine engagement tend to receive downvotes. The community encourages regular participation, with members often posting their latest nail designs or asking for feedback, creating a dynamic and interactive atmosphere.
Brand engagement notes
Brands should approach this community with authenticity and a genuine interest in nail art rather than overt promotion. Engaging through educational content, such as tutorials or tips on nail care, can resonate well. Collaborations with popular members or hosting contests can also foster goodwill. However, brands should avoid hard-selling products, as members are often skeptical of blatant marketing tactics and prefer organic interactions.
Top keywords
What r/nailpolish talks about
Weighted by how often each term appears in posts and comments, relative to baseline frequency. The largest words are the strongest signals of community focus.
External signals
Where the community looks
Top external domains linked from posts and comments — a quick read on the sources of truth this audience trusts.
Top contributors
Who shapes the conversation
The most active and most-upvoted posters and commenters in this community. Useful when planning outreach or studying a community's tastemakers.
Top posters
By post count
- u/airliebird58
- u/justalapforcats
- u/scratchureyesout
- u/SpicyGambit
- u/sweetsicklyskull
- u/Delicious_Volume7183
- u/UnawareChanel
- u/[deleted]
- u/Rosy_Drucilla
- u/palusPythonissum
- u/ArtEnvironmental5433
- u/ceressun
- u/Ani_he_him
- u/birknsocks
- u/Mindless-Bend-2662
- u/LissetyConfetti
- u/moodyfoodi3
- u/TinyEvie
- u/WinterJudgment302
- u/Appropriate-Yak3407
- u/mel-cora
- u/llamasteak
- u/Lala6699
- u/colleennicole93
- u/Glum-Manufacturer-58
- u/Nail_Queen_
- u/Treblemaker91495
- u/Octowuss1
- u/krystyana420
- u/Frechdaechsin
- u/Bamberm0108
- u/h0neycr1spwh1ppet
- u/softgingercurls
- u/AnytimeInvitation
- u/PolishedKisses
- u/SummerMaiden87
- u/kittycakekats
- u/Kevin6661987
- u/Hourglass-Angel
- u/KittyLoveLace10
- u/meowski-s
- u/yourpaljax
- u/traveling-wallflower
- u/Striking-Elk-817
- u/rodeofrogs
- u/crystalline_carbon
- u/Dilf_slayer69
- u/Jumpy_Government6343
- u/ciciwerbenmanjensen
- u/ofvxnus
- u/megmactir
- u/icaruslaughsashefell
- u/lilbeckss
- u/zwadstheiguana
- u/LinverseUniverse
- u/Own-Butterfly596
- u/ruseriousordelirious
- u/Virtual-Page-8985
- u/IF_Rain
- u/PLA_beauty
- u/birthdaynailsco
- u/Agent_Mirage
- u/AutoModerator
- u/k_adelle
- u/AngelinaBum
- u/axls_bandana
- u/StrangeMango775
- u/Glittering_Hand_
- u/Kelly_Bellyish
- u/ohnoitsmeagain_sfw
- u/Yourlocalnerdbella
- u/mbherdman
- u/NovaHotspike
- u/ImSoFancy03
- u/TheLostMessMonster
- u/neurotickathy
- u/d2v5
- u/New-Country909
- u/the_mani_banshee_
- u/Silver_Bit3895
- u/Disastrous_Curve_78
- u/Moorehossthanyou
- u/tortoiseland
- u/My_Password_Is_____
- u/eternal_ttorment
- u/CoffeeTeaPeonies
- u/missderacine
- u/Acrobatic_Arm_7506
- u/Ilovedietcokesprite
- u/Cheetov90
- u/Relevant_Long7272
- u/miyamoris_
- u/SakaSmithRoweee
- u/theokamifox
- u/lakeslikeoceans
- u/LaceyNicolecd
- u/juufi
- u/PalpitationFar4027
- u/bigliltitties
- u/beebabe15
By votes
- u/justalapforcats
- u/airliebird58
- u/scratchureyesout
- u/ArtEnvironmental5433
- u/Delicious_Volume7183
- u/UnawareChanel
- u/SpicyGambit
- u/sweetsicklyskull
- u/Mindless-Bend-2662
- u/WinterJudgment302
- u/Appropriate-Yak3407
- u/Glum-Manufacturer-58
- u/mel-cora
- u/palusPythonissum
- u/[deleted]
- u/ceressun
- u/LissetyConfetti
- u/beebabe15
- u/Treblemaker91495
- u/TinyEvie
- u/Lala6699
- u/Hourglass-Angel
- u/PLA_beauty
- u/Octowuss1
- u/apx35
- u/llamasteak
- u/Ani_he_him
- u/birknsocks
- u/KittyLoveLace10
- u/Nail_Queen_
- u/moodyfoodi3
- u/ruseriousordelirious
- u/yourpaljax
- u/Virtual-Page-8985
- u/rodeofrogs
- u/Valuable_Race_5957
- u/Bamberm0108
- u/IF_Rain
- u/SpacePolice04
- u/Frechdaechsin
- u/meowski-s
- u/indbtly
- u/krystyana420
- u/traveling-wallflower
- u/SaltyWitch1393
- u/softgingercurls
- u/h0neycr1spwh1ppet
- u/AngelinaBum
- u/meowcifer_nails
- u/Striking-Elk-817
- u/Agent_Mirage
- u/colleennicole93
- u/sleeveebee
- u/Glittering_Hand_
- u/crystalline_carbon
- u/birthdaynailsco
- u/k_adelle
- u/Doomer170
- u/Jumpy_Government6343
- u/HIS_FATTY_PUBIS
- u/Rosy_Drucilla
- u/blokeinmakeup
- u/ofvxnus
- u/Yourlocalnerdbella
- u/saylove10
- u/mbherdman
- u/Dilf_slayer69
- u/ciciwerbenmanjensen
- u/thearchangeluk
- u/swaggyxwaggy
- u/carlsjay
- u/VioletKeratin
- u/NovaHotspike
- u/GatsbyVanilla
- u/AutoModerator
- u/chromaticfeels
- u/AML1987
- u/redrodrot
- u/axls_bandana
- u/megmactir
- u/forest_fae98
- u/helllo-newman
- u/Zoe_Bulbs
- u/argle_bargle_
- u/Purlasstor
- u/TheLostMessMonster
- u/Kelly_Bellyish
- u/d2v5
- u/Sad_Outlandishness40
- u/slaplace
- u/ImSoFancy03
- u/StrangeMango775
- u/AnytimeInvitation
- u/mckenner1122
- u/LotusBl0ssom
- u/honkshuu
- u/icaruslaughsashefell
- u/kittycakekats
- u/BombrManO5
- u/ohnoitsmeagain_sfw
Top commenters
By comment count
- u/AutoModerator
- u/[deleted]
- u/Chris-77_
- u/ruseriousordelirious
- u/airliebird58
- u/velvetwalls
- u/justalapforcats
- u/Sexy_Banker_Lady
- u/Delicious_Volume7183
- u/tammyosity
- u/ArtEnvironmental5433
- u/No_Construction_4293
- u/SummerMaiden87
- u/UnawareChanel
- u/melisaddavis
- u/Mindless-Bend-2662
- u/Appropriate-Yak3407
- u/Forsythia77
- u/IndigoRose2022
- u/BANaturistNudist
- u/redditonthanet
- u/dymphnaogrady1969
- u/BombrManO5
- u/alissattaylor
- u/Cross_Stitch_Witch
- u/sweetsicklyskull
- u/scratchureyesout
- u/Dreamearth
- u/Puzzleheaded_Two3333
- u/mintysoup
- u/willowannie14
- u/aquay
- u/PresentationHuge2137
- u/Khaibit-Shi-Anuku
- u/shinemermaid
- u/laurenlindzy
- u/nerdchic1
- u/juleznailedit
- u/WarmAd6153
- u/BeansStopScratching
- u/cautioner86
- u/Ohshitz-
- u/LilBitNuerotiq
- u/Spark236
- u/Lush_Laura
- u/loubue
- u/MissStarSurge
- u/sunnylajf
- u/Yesitsmesuckas
- u/AngryApparition029
- u/SuspishLemonade914
- u/d3str0ymywill4urfun
- u/QuickDefinition5499
- u/madamephase
- u/Octowuss1
- u/XxStayWeirdxX
- u/justanaveragegenius
- u/Hair_This
- u/LimeGreenTangerine97
- u/bhumikapatel
- u/CelestialFoxCloud
- u/New_Custard_4224
- u/roxy031
- u/RoseDarlin58
- u/palusPythonissum
- u/annysa23
- u/devilrosary
- u/lurking0110101
- u/rainbowglowstixx
- u/TerraByteTerror
- u/ShelaciousOne
- u/Sirenwthegoodbrows
- u/Glass_Rent_5158
- u/LADingbat
- u/wanderlustx
- u/IN8765353
- u/Glum_Material3030
- u/hotpinksnoopy
- u/Left_Caterpillar845
- u/SojiAsha
- u/ImprovementCareless9
- u/_lysinecontingency
- u/CryptidsNGhoulies
- u/princess_puffpuff
- u/Mangobutterr
- u/Aurhora
- u/puddncake
- u/penguinn117
- u/lemonpepperflower
- u/black-boots
- u/soursunflowerpower
- u/lilbeckss
- u/diavolo_
- u/Slight-Equivalent-53
- u/WillowTea_
- u/gostraightsavage
- u/Potential-Egg-843
- u/adeerable1
- u/Tight_Ad_1365
- u/washeidi
By votes
- u/madamephase
- u/[deleted]
- u/ruseriousordelirious
- u/Octowuss1
- u/AutoModerator
- u/UnawareChanel
- u/justalapforcats
- u/ArtEnvironmental5433
- u/Delicious_Volume7183
- u/sweetsicklyskull
- u/justanaveragegenius
- u/Appropriate-Yak3407
- u/travelntechchick
- u/Mindless-Bend-2662
- u/Chris-77_
- u/velvetwalls
- u/XxStayWeirdxX
- u/Valuable_Race_5957
- u/airliebird58
- u/SummerMaiden87
- u/AngryApparition029
- u/SaltyWitch1393
- u/Sexy_Banker_Lady
- u/plantking9001
- u/tammyosity
- u/IndigoRose2022
- u/bonkette
- u/Hair_This
- u/apx35
- u/laurenlindzy
- u/Fun-Contribution-135
- u/IF_Rain
- u/lovenailpolish
- u/Cross_Stitch_Witch
- u/LimeGreenTangerine97
- u/Forsythia77
- u/stillan1nnoc3nt
- u/burnerbummer666
- u/No_Construction_4293
- u/Frechdaechsin
- u/BANaturistNudist
- u/meowcifer_nails
- u/Gemma_Moon
- u/melisaddavis
- u/Overall_Astronaut_51
- u/Cacklelikeabanshee
- u/d3str0ymywill4urfun
- u/bhumikapatel
- u/CelestialFoxCloud
- u/scratchureyesout
- u/redditonthanet
- u/PresentationHuge2137
- u/Awkwrd_Lemur
- u/Mysticalreader70771
- u/banananna33
- u/miss_helll
- u/KierantheScot
- u/Fermata_Hari
- u/gerardwaybeautyqueen
- u/roxy031
- u/annysa23
- u/lifelongjourney86
- u/cesarpanda
- u/juleznailedit
- u/Fit_Alfalfa_8019
- u/PinkSpaceKuma
- u/cautioner86
- u/SpacePolice04
- u/chellesparks
- u/BombrManO5
- u/MidnightCraft
- u/Yesitsmesuckas
- u/LoriLethal
- u/DripNail-
- u/peachypoppiess
- u/New_Custard_4224
- u/RoseDarlin58
- u/devilrosary
- u/dymphnaogrady1969
- u/kelsey153
- u/Khaibit-Shi-Anuku
- u/nerdchic1
- u/BeansStopScratching
- u/danialbehzadi
- u/InksPenandPaper
- u/ShantAuntDebutante
- u/katmc68
- u/Amyx231
- u/marvelousmrsmaven
- u/palusPythonissum
- u/Puzzleheaded_Two3333
- u/mintysoup
- u/willowannie14
- u/aquay
- u/beebabe15
- u/Glum-Manufacturer-58
- u/WarmAd6153
- u/fistfullofglitter
- u/Ohshitz-
- u/Specialist-Quote-120
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FAQ
r/nailpolish — frequently asked questions
Quick facts about this subreddit's size, history, focus, and related communities.
How many subscribers does r/nailpolish have?
r/nailpolish has approximately 510,252 subscribers as of May 27, 2026.
When was r/nailpolish created?
r/nailpolish was created on August 22, 2012 (14 years ago).
What is r/nailpolish about?
This community is dedicated to nail polish enthusiasts of all skill levels, where members share their passion for nail art and lacquer. It serves as a platform for discussing techniques, products, and trends, fostering a supportive environment for both novices and experts. The focus on creativity and personal expression sets it apart, making it a vibrant space for sharing ti…
What subreddits are similar to r/nailpolish?
Communities similar to r/nailpolish include r/nailart, r/lacqueristas, r/redditlaqueristas, r/longnaturalnails, r/simplynailogical.
Who are the most active posters on r/nailpolish?
The most frequent posters on r/nailpolish include u/airliebird58, u/justalapforcats, u/scratchureyesout.
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