Shorthand

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Not complete or necessarily universal but a good beginner's guide to shorthand your likely to come across out in the blog-iverse.

 

Base = The Predominant Color Of A Polish

 

CC = Color Club Brand

ChG/CHG = China Glaze Brand

Core = Part Of A Brands Permenant Line
Crelly = A Cream Jelly Finish Polish

 

Dupe = Duplicate (Typically Refers To Polishes Of Different Brands Having Identical/Near Identical Coloring)

 

Fauxnad = Any Nail Stamping System Not Made By Konad Brand

Flash = When A Polish Has A Slight Duochrome Appearance Of Another Color Other Than The Base

Franken = A Homemade Polish Color Or Blend

 

HC = Hard Candy Brand

HG = Holy Grail Product

Holo = Holographic

 

LE = Limited Edition

Lemming = An Item You Lust After And Desire To Own

 

MUA = Makeup Alley Website

 

NAS = Nail Art Society

NOPI = Nicole By OPI Brand

NOTD = Nail Of The Day

NP = Nail Polish

NPR = Nail Polish Remover OR Not Polish Related

 

OTD = Inm Brand Out The Door Top Coat

 

SH = Sally Hansen Brand

SH CSM = Sally Hansen Brand Complete Salon Manicure Line

SH ID = Sally Hansen Brand Insta Dri Line

Skittle = Wearing A Different Polish Color On Each Nail

SOPI = Sephora By OPI Brand

SV = Seche Vite Top Coat

 

Undies/Underwear = Typically An Opaque Polish Used As A Base To Accentuate Another Color (Common With Neon And Chromes)

 

VNL = Visable Nail Line

 

WNW/WnW = Wet N Wild Brand

 

YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary