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]

@ather 

I can't wait to see some unboxings to know how close I got! Are you going for it?

[ather]

@RGbrown  Sadly no. I’m on a very low buy this year. My polish inventory isn’t as big as yours but I feel I have so much I need to use up first. 

[RGbrown]

@ather 

I hear ya! While there are a bunch of polishes I want, I'm saving my Zoya funds for a sitewide sale to pick up remover, which is more of a priority at the moment. I'm overwhelmed with polish for now!

[itsfi]

Woah! Those are some nice gwps in that mystery bag @RGbrown! 🤩♥️

[RGbrown]

@itsfi 

It was a nice bag! I was vaguely disappointed though, as it mimicked the one I had gotten the previous year pretty heavily. The Naked Manicure system, lipstick, and cuticle oil were all repeats, and stuff I didn't need or want at the time. For only $30, I definitely wasn't unhappy, and I enjoyed the surprise, but very little of it got any real use.

This was also my first heinous shipping experience with Zoya. I had ordered mine on Jan 3, the first day they were available that year, and didn't get it until Feb 15. They had originally said they'd limit the number of orders, "when they're gone, they're gone", but when they ran out faster than they thought, they said eff it and announced they would keep taking orders, which they seemingly couldn't keep up with, and definitely did not ship out in the order in which they were received. My sisters both ordered after I did, and got their boxes weeks before me, and CS was rude the one time I inquired about mine ("it'll ship whenever it ships" was the meat of the response, not even a general "I'm so sorry to hear you're frustrated" or any sort of pleasantry or platitude). I avoided them for a year or so over it, but managed to let bygones be bygones eventually, and now I just dial my shipping expectations way back 😛 

[RGbrown]

I recently found a Young Nails chrome powder set on clearance at Ulta, and it reminded me that I hadn't really played with my OPI chrome powders yet either, so last night was a fun play session 😍

Chrome powders are tricky with regular polish; you lay down a base color, and then have to wait til it's still slightly tacky, but not wet, to gently rub the powder on, and then you hope you don't smudge the polish underneath. But the YN set came with a fantastic set of alternate instructions that made it insanely easy: put the powder on a stamper, and stamp it on instead! I still managed to flub one on my first hand (polish was still too wet, and I managed to pick polish up with the stamper, oops), and I bumped or otherwise blemished some while working on the rest, but overall, I'm insanely impressed with my results. Next time around, I'll pay more attention to perfecting my base first though, as chrome powder is not forgiving at all, and shows off every single ridge and imperfection.

Black base coat topped with OPI Chrome Effects Blue Plate Special

Black base coat again. Thumb and ring are done with OPI Chrome Effects Bronzed By The Sun, and the rest are Young Nails Chroma Flake Pigment, a stunning fuchsia/green/bronze shifter

[keana1]

Gorgeous multi chrome effect @RGbrown ! 😍

[RGbrown]

@keana1 

Thanks so much! 💚💛💜

[itsfi]

The shifts on that polish are spectacular @RGbrown! 😍😍

[RGbrown]

@itsfi 

I've got an ILNP with a very similar shift, but I feel like this powder was much stronger. It's simply stunning! I'll have to do a side by side at some point 💖

[CookieGirl1]

How pretty, @RGbrown!  I bet that pictures don't do it justice.

[RGbrown]

@CookieGirl1 

Thanks so much! And yup, pictures are never quite as good as the real thing, not mine at least 😂

[Samtian]

@RGbrown Whoa those are so cool!

[RGbrown]

@Samtian 

Thanks so much! ✨

[samkeaysxo]

❄️💅🏻

 

[itsfi]

Love the baby blue and sparkle @samkeaysxo! 😍

[Samtian]

@samkeaysxo Those are gorgeous!

[RGbrown]

@samkeaysxo 

Lovely as always! I really like that dusty baby blue 💙

[RGbrown]

Zoya Isti: a light blue and silver glitter that is sparkly as all get out ✨ It's billed as a Pixie Dust, which are typically textured, so I was a bit disppointed that this had next to no texture at all. Nonetheless, it's a fun shade! Two coats.

Zoya Isa: a bold blue-leaning purple with bright blue shimmer that I can't seem to capture on camera. Also two coats!

[itsfi]

Beautiful blues and blue-purple polishes,  @RGbrown! 💙💜 I’m so happy you used Zoya Isti - I’m considering it and your pic helps. The little texture to Isti actually leans in favor of me picking it up, but I completely understand your disappointment - you do expect a certain amount of texture from the Pixi Dust line. I have a couple of the Zoya Pixi Dusts in my cart already and didn’t know if I wanted to add another one. All these decisions to be made!! 😆 

[RGbrown]

@itsfi 

Glad to help with Isti! It's not what I expected from a Pixie, but it's a beautiful glitter polish nonetheless. And the glitter is superfine, so removal wasn't as bad as it can be with chunkier glitters! 💙