diff --git a/app/[leaflet_id]/actions/PublishButton.tsx b/app/[leaflet_id]/actions/PublishButton.tsx
index 220afc23..03e67857 100644
--- a/app/[leaflet_id]/actions/PublishButton.tsx
+++ b/app/[leaflet_id]/actions/PublishButton.tsx
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ const UpdateButton = () => {
             content: isOAuthSessionError(result.error) ? (
               <OAuthErrorMessage error={result.error} />
             ) : (
-              "Failed to publish"
+              "We couldn't publish this. Please try again!"
             ),
             type: "error",
           });
diff --git a/app/globals.css b/app/globals.css
index c6072517..a1686904 100644
--- a/app/globals.css
+++ b/app/globals.css
@@ -688,3 +688,7 @@ pre.shiki {
   z-index: 1;
   background: rgba(var(--bg-page), 1);
 }
+
+.toastError a {
+  color: var(--color-white);
+}
diff --git a/app/lish/[did]/[publication]/[rkey]/Interactions/Comments/CommentBox.tsx b/app/lish/[did]/[publication]/[rkey]/Interactions/Comments/CommentBox.tsx
index ba0acd35..a8ac5171 100644
--- a/app/lish/[did]/[publication]/[rkey]/Interactions/Comments/CommentBox.tsx
+++ b/app/lish/[did]/[publication]/[rkey]/Interactions/Comments/CommentBox.tsx
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ export function CommentBox(props: {
         content: isOAuthSessionError(result.error) ? (
           <OAuthErrorMessage error={result.error} />
         ) : (
-          "Failed to post comment"
+          "We couldn't post this. Please try again!"
         ),
         type: "error",
       });
diff --git a/app/lish/[did]/[publication]/dashboard/settings/SettingsContent.tsx b/app/lish/[did]/[publication]/dashboard/settings/SettingsContent.tsx
index a8f432a7..34b608bf 100644
--- a/app/lish/[did]/[publication]/dashboard/settings/SettingsContent.tsx
+++ b/app/lish/[did]/[publication]/dashboard/settings/SettingsContent.tsx
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ const DeletePublication = () => {
         ) : typeof result.error === "string" ? (
           result.error
         ) : (
-          "Failed to delete publication"
+          "We couldn't delete the publication. Please try again!"
         ),
       });
       return;
diff --git a/components/LoginButton.tsx b/components/LoginButton.tsx
index d9711cac..81820aa8 100644
--- a/components/LoginButton.tsx
+++ b/components/LoginButton.tsx
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export const LoginContent = (props: {
       toaster({
         content: (
           <div className="font-bold">
-            Could not send email — please try again
+            We couldnt send the email. Please try again!
           </div>
         ),
         type: "error",
diff --git a/components/OAuthError.tsx b/components/OAuthError.tsx
index 01c5732d..036dda04 100644
--- a/components/OAuthError.tsx
+++ b/components/OAuthError.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ export function OAuthErrorMessage({
   return (
     <div className={`${className} leading-snug`}>
       <span>Your session has expired or is invalid </span>
-      <a href={signInUrl} className="underline font-bold whitespace-nowrap">
+      <a
+        href={signInUrl}
+        className="underline font-bold whitespace-nowrap"
+      >
         Sign in again
       </a>
     </div>
diff --git a/components/RecommendButton.tsx b/components/RecommendButton.tsx
index 7223ba60..2855069c 100644
--- a/components/RecommendButton.tsx
+++ b/components/RecommendButton.tsx
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export function RecommendButton(props: {
         content: isOAuthSessionError(result.error) ? (
           <OAuthErrorMessage error={result.error} />
         ) : (
-          "oh no! error!"
+          "Oh no! Something went wrong!"
         ),
         type: "error",
       });
@@ -173,11 +173,7 @@ export function RecommendButton(props: {
     <>
       {button}
       {loginOpen && (
-        <LoginModal
-          noEmailLogin
-          open={loginOpen}
-          onOpenChange={setLoginOpen}
-        />
+        <LoginModal noEmailLogin open={loginOpen} onOpenChange={setLoginOpen} />
       )}
     </>
   );
diff --git a/components/Subscribe/ManageSubscribe.tsx b/components/Subscribe/ManageSubscribe.tsx
index fcf34569..f76221c4 100644
--- a/components/Subscribe/ManageSubscribe.tsx
+++ b/components/Subscribe/ManageSubscribe.tsx
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ export const ManageSubscription = (props: {
         type: "error",
         content: (
           <div className="font-bold">
-            {LINK_ERROR_MESSAGES[res.error] ?? "Couldn't link email."}
+            {LINK_ERROR_MESSAGES[res.error] ??
+              "We couldn't link that email. Please try again!"}
           </div>
         ),
       });
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@ export const ManageSubscription = (props: {
         type: "error",
         content: (
           <div className="font-bold">
-            {LINK_ERROR_MESSAGES[res.error] ?? "Couldn't confirm code."}
+            {LINK_ERROR_MESSAGES[res.error] ??
+              "We couldn't confirm the code. Please try again!"}
           </div>
         ),
       });
@@ -107,14 +109,15 @@ export const ManageSubscription = (props: {
           <OAuthErrorMessage error={res.error} />
         ) : (
           <div className="font-bold">
-            {UNSUBSCRIBE_ERROR_MESSAGES[res.error] ?? "Couldn't unsubscribe."}
+            {UNSUBSCRIBE_ERROR_MESSAGES[res.error] ??
+              "We couldn't unsubscribe you. Please try again!"}
           </div>
         ),
       });
       return;
     }
     toaster({
-      content: <div className="font-bold">Unsubscribed.</div>,
+      content: <div className="font-bold">Unsubscribed!</div>,
       type: "success",
     });
     router.refresh();
diff --git a/components/ThemeManager/PubThemeSetter.tsx b/components/ThemeManager/PubThemeSetter.tsx
index 117d37e0..381bec2c 100644
--- a/components/ThemeManager/PubThemeSetter.tsx
+++ b/components/ThemeManager/PubThemeSetter.tsx
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export function usePubThemeEditorState() {
         });
       } else {
         toaster({
-          content: "Failed to update theme",
+          content: "Something went wrong. Please try again!",
           type: "error",
         });
       }
diff --git a/components/Toast.tsx b/components/Toast.tsx
index 23966603..fd2129b0 100644
--- a/components/Toast.tsx
+++ b/components/Toast.tsx
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ const Toast = (props: {
         <div
           className={`toast absolute right-2 w-max  shadow-md px-3 py-1 flex flex-row gap-2 rounded-full border text-center font-bold ${
             props.toast?.type === "error"
-              ? "border-white bg-[#dc143c] text-white border font-bold"
+              ? "toastError border-white bg-[#dc143c] text-white border font-bold"
               : props.toast?.type === "success"
-                ? "bg-accent-1 text-accent-2 border border-accent-2"
+                ? "toastSuccess bg-accent-1 text-accent-2 border border-accent-2"
                 : "bg-accent-1 text-accent-2 border border-accent-2"
           }`}
         >