Show Me Your Nails 2.0

[Tamara76]

Due to some technical glitches with the original Show Me Your Nails Thread, I am starting a new thread with @vegchililover78's blessing (She says "hello," by the way!).

Please share your nail looks, nail art and manicures!

...And don't forget to check out @Beadshopgirl's Nail Stamping Thread for stamping inspiration! ❤️  

https://community.sephora.com/t5/Nailed-It/The-Nail-Stamping-Thread/m-p/3328865

[RGbrown]

The last swatch fest (for now, at least 😋)!

Right hand: deep plums and wines

From pinky to thumb: 

China Glaze Queen of Sequins, China Glaze Royal Pain in the Ascot, OPI Sleigh Ride for Two, OPI Boys Be Thistle-ing at Me, Lancome 461. If you need a burgundy shimmer, I highly recommend Royal Pain; it is stunning! I've only got three Lancome polishes, but I've been impressed with both the formula and the brush on all of them, and this bronzey plum is no exception. Sleigh Ride has a dusty overtone that I don't necessarily care for, but it's still a lovely color. 

Left hand: darker purples

from thumb to pinky: ILNP Tilted, Orly Subtitled, Sally Hansen Color Therapy Slicks and Stones, Essie Dressed to the Nineties, Morgan Taylor Make 'em Squirm. I wanted to hate SH because I've decided I hate the bottle design, but this color might be one of the best purples I own; dark and vibrant with a shimmer that lights it up. And while it's nowhere as strong as an ILNP multichrome, the MT has a nice purple/soft aqua duochrome effect going for it.

close up of ILNP Tilted to show off the purple/fuchsia/bronze shift. The bronze shifts greenish at extreme angles as well, but I can't seem to capture it.

Bonus pic: Alabama snow. In November! ❄️

That's a lot for us 😂

[itsfi]

These shades - plums, wines and purples -  are some of my favorites! 😍 Such pretty colors. Loving the shift on the ILNP! 

[RGbrown]

@itsfi 

Thanks so much! 💜

[samkeaysxo]

 

[itsfi]

Pretty combination @samkeaysxo. 😃

[Anastasiya13]

@samkeaysxo  wow your nails are very pretty

[samkeaysxo]

Thank you🥰

[RGbrown]

@samkeaysxo 

Your nails are always so pretty! ✨

[samkeaysxo]

Thank you so much!! Press on nails are life 🙌🏻🙌🏻

[BeRihBe]

Definitely would be going all out lol

[itsfi]

All Mixed up Lacquers Just One Drink (from June 2020 Polish Pickup) 💅

Shows up muuuuuch lighter and more blue than in the bottle.Over black nail polish. I like it better this way.

I'll have to try this over a lighter polish to see if it shows up more like the color in the bottle. 

[RGbrown]

@itsfi 

It's got a cloudy sort of look to it; I wonder how it would look over a pastel blue, or even pink or purple? Or a light grey might be a neat base for it!

[itsfi]

Oooh, those are wonderful recommendations @RGbrown. 🤗 I wasn’t feeling excited about putting it over a white base but the shades you mentioned, I can definitely get behind. Will test out how the polish looks with those different colors. Homework for the weekend! 😉 

[PrettyPaint]

That's fun @itsfi. How many coats did you apply in the first pic? I feel like on the PPU videos, I sometimes see them applying up to three light coats for some of the more sheer shades. 

[itsfi]

That’s a really good and helpful point @PrettyPaint. Thank you! 🤗 This is 2.5 coats - two full coats and then I dabbed some polish on areas where the polish either seemed to slide off or just would not stay put. I’ll try 3 thin coats next time ... and try to be more patient. 😆 

[RGbrown]

Another day, another swatch fest. Five down, one to go! 😋

Right hand: champagne and roses

from pinky to thumb: Revlon Desirable, Ciate Paradise Lost, Butter Sea Shell, Julep Wilma, China Glaze As Good As It Glitz. Ciate and Butter are my faves. Some chrome-type polishes eat base coats, and CG did that here; you can see the ridges on my thumb pretty clearly.

Left hand: coral chaos

from thumb to pinky: & Other Stories Kailua Dreams, Pacifica Afterglow, China Glaze No Holds Barb, Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Coral Carnival, OPI Aloha from OPI. CG was my fave, a crelly that went on smooth and easy, no streaks; &Other Stories was easy as well. The creams were my nemesis here: Pacifica, SH, and OPI all took some work to even out, and I hate the Miracle Gel bottle/brush design...that ultra-wide stem and tiny neck means I can't clean excess off the stem very well, and it just makes a mess.

[PrettyPaint]

@RGbrown  I love all of them. I think the gradient-type look across your fingers is pretty neat in the coral shades. 

[RGbrown]

@PrettyPaint 

Thanks so much! 🧡

[itsfi]

Oooouuuhh, that champagne and roses set @RGbrown! 😍😍😍 And a streak-less crelly polish? Gonna have to look into that one (even though I don’t need to be looking at any more polishes for a very long time).

[RGbrown]

@itsfi 

That China Glaze was a dream to apply, especially compared to the three creams on that hand. And especially considering all I have is a mini bottle with a teeny tiny brush! If I thought I might cycle back to it any time soon, I'd consider finding a full size bottle (but with over 700 polishes on my shelves, that is just a silly thought lol).

It really reminds me of Ciate Sn@tch in terms of texture and coverage...that was another smooth and easy crelly (bright red).

[ather]

@RGbrown  I love the chrome!