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]

Yes, best buds indeed @RGbrown! She’s with me today for some after school care. I showed her your red and orange manicures 💅🏼 and told her you were doing a rainbow series. 🌈  She asked “with pink and sparkle?” I said “yes” and let her know you had picked out the pink and sparkle polishes too. This was met with a huge grin and an “I’m so excited.”  She also sends this your way - 

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💖✨💫

[RGbrown]

@itsfi 

😳 Eek! Now I know my nail game has to be oN pOiNt...kids are tough critics! 😂

Seriously though, awwww, I'm happy she's excited about it, and I hope she loves them! It adds a little extra excitement for me too, knowing she's watching 🥰

🌈🎉💕

[Titian06]

@itsfi - That's too cute!  🦄🧸🌈

[itsfi]

@Titian06, IKR?!! 😂 It’s been 2-3 years now since rainbows 🌈 have included pink and sparkle. 💖 

[RGbrown]

I generally wind up saving red for holidays for some reason, but this felt like as good a time as any to dress up a classic shade ❤️

Base color is Kiko Holiday Gems 001

A gorgeous red shimmer, smooth and easy, not too brush-strokey, full opacity with just one coat! I did two coats because just one seems sacrilegious to me, but the second wasn't necessary at all, really. (I bet this would be fantastic for stamping too!)

Shimmer is nice and all, but I wanted to dress it up a bit more, so I ombréd a little Morgan Taylor Rare As Rubies down from the tips. This is a mix of various sizes of red glitter in a jelly red base; I don't think it'll ever go opaque on its own, as the base is too sheer and the glitter is too sparse, but it makes a fantastic topper here ✨

 

[ather]

@RGbrown  I think red nails look so glamorous! Need to wear them more often! 

[RGbrown]

@ather 

Yeeesss, pull out those reds! ❤️

[itsfi]

@RGbrown, I love a good red mani, and this is most definitely a good red mani! 💅🏼 Stunning!! ♥️

[RGbrown]

@itsfi 

Thanks so much! Red really is a great year-round color ❤️

[Titian06]

@RGbrown - Your red mani stopped me in my tracks as I was perusing BIC thread--absolutely gorgeous!  ❤😍❤

[RGbrown]

@Titian06 

Thanks so much! 💕

[RGbrown]

Decided my last one was a bit too dark; it was pretty, but I just wasn't feeling it. This time I went with Painted Polish So Fly, a berry leaning smoky grape with gold and green flakies. Easy two coater, and perfect for spring 💜

 

[itsfi]

Gorgeous @RGbrown! 💜 There’s something about smokiness in a polish that I love! 😍

[RGbrown]

@itsfi 

I've managed to realize that cool-toned, smoky shades are my weakness; throw some sparkle and flakies in and I'll likely be buying it 😂

[itsfi]

@RGbrown, in my humble opinion, that is how it should be! 👊🏼 There are few reasons why you should not buy it! 😉 

[CookieGirl1]

Purple and sparkly, @RGbrown?  You speak my language 🙂

[RGbrown]

@CookieGirl1 

The only language worth speaking! 😂💜✨

[tjffc]

@RGbrown I love the color and the sparkle.  You are right perfect combo for spring.

[RGbrown]

@tjffc 

Thanks so much! 💜

[ather]

@RGbrown  I love how they match all the pretty flowers in the background 💜

[RGbrown]

@ather 

I'm not much of a gardener but I am so ridiculously proud of those flowers! It's a clematis vine that was shabby as all get out and on clearance for something like $6, but it has gone crazy in the best possible way since I picked it up 3 or 4 years back 💜💜