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

[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!

[RGbrown]

@ather 

Thanks so much! ✨

[RGbrown]

Another swatch collection! The more of these I do, the less cohesive they become as I run low on shades that coordinate well, but eh, so be it. 😋 I plan on running through these pretty quickly (I've got two more sets lined up) because I started laying out a few Xmas colors last night and got excited! I'm ready for blingy reds and greens and blues and silvers and golds ✨

Thumb to pinky: Julep Regina, China Glaze Fa-la-ah-ah-ahhh, China Glaze Funky Beat, Morgan Taylor Ultimate Mixtape, Morgan Taylor Plum-thing Magical 

China Glaze BFF, Love Angeline How Fine You Look When Dressed In Rage, CND Creative Play Crushing It, CND Vinylux Tango Passion, Bow Polish Playing with Fire (over Sinful Colors Black on Black)

My thumb has a fairly strong lime green shift, but it always seems to be opposite the light and and at a terrible angle to capture on camera. Managed to at least get a sliver of it on the left side here 👀

[CookieGirl1]

Ooh, @RGbrown, I love all of the pinky/plummy colors!

[RGbrown]

@CookieGirl1 

It's one of my favorite categories; I have a hard time passing up anything that walks the line between pink and purple! 💜💗

[itsfi]

@RGbrown, every time you do a swatch  collection post, it means 10 more polishes I want. 😍 These purples are so pretty! 💜 Can’t wait to see your Christmas colors! 

[RGbrown]

@itsfi 

At this point, what's 10 more? 🤣🤣🤣

[itsfi]

So true @RGbrown; so true. 😝 

[ather]

@RGbrown  I love these swatch looks! 

[RGbrown]

@ather 

Thanks so much! 💜

[PrettyPaint]

@RGbrown  Playing with fire looks so pretty. Can't wait for your Christmas looks! 🙂

I can't remember if I've asked you this before, but do you have a favorite base coat? I feel like I've tried a bunch but still haven't found one I love.