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

[ather]

@PrettyPaint  Love this sparkly blue!!!

[PrettyPaint]

Thank you so much! @ather 

[RGbrown]

@PrettyPaint 

Gorgeous shade! 💙

[PrettyPaint]

Awww, thanks! @RGbrown 

[itsfi]

@PrettyPaint, I can see why you like this polish. It’s beautiful - the holo flakes in the polish are pretty! 💙

[PrettyPaint]

@itsfi  Thank you so much!

[Sunnysmom]

This is sooo cool @PrettyPaint , I love it! 💙

[PrettyPaint]

@Sunnysmom  Thank you so much!

[RGbrown]

Zoya's fall collection is available for pre-order through the 16th, $49

6 shades + 6 wide brushes

GelieCure Defend & Shine kit (light, mini gel, shine spray, lint free wipes)

Mini Remove kit (looks like a 2oz Remove+, some cotton balls, and some foil wraps)

 

[itsfi]

@RGbrown, all colors I don't need more of, but I don't see that as a hindrance. Hahaha! 🤣 Very pretty polishes.

[RGbrown]

@itsfi 

Yup, I've got numerous polishes close to pretty much all of these myself! If the GelieCure that came with it was full size, I might have been tempted to buy it anyways (that stuff is $24, and I'll have to replace it eventually, ugh), but I think I'm gonna pass...the lack of sparkle in this collection is a bit of a bummer for me, even though I like most of the shades.

[itsfi]

FYI . . 10% off all orders through August 12 with code: MOVEIT

@RGbrown 

[RGbrown]

@itsfi 

I saw this, even took screenshots, and then forgot to post it 😣🤣

For anyone reading, I've got a few BDL polishes, and they're nice! The really cool thing about this brand is they sell two sizes, 8mL and 14mL, and the small bottles are typically around $7. Considering I've seen indies sell "full size" polishes as small as 10 or 11mL for $11+, BDL's 8mL bottle is a nice value, especially if you're like me and will never finish a bottle anyways, whether mini or full size.

[itsfi]

@RGbrown, I figured you received the email. I had just placed a PPU order when I saw it, so I think I may have to pass. And now I've seen that Zoya has a fall bundle. Decisions, decisions...

[RGbrown]

Ahhhh, I need to go look at PPU again...I had one I was debating pretty hard core. It's close to an HHC polish I missed out on all the way back in March and just cannot stop thinking about, but I can't decide if it's "close enough" or just different enough to not scratch that itch after all 😵

[itsfi]

@RGbrown, do you know if HHC ever brings back certain polishes? I know that PPU recently did that - I was so happy too because I was able to pick up a couple of things that passed me by the first time they came around. I hope the one you found comes close to the one that got away! 

[RGbrown]

@itsfi 

I actually asked Girly Bits about the possibility of it coming back since I'd noticed that HHC frequently has old polishes on their overstock pages. The founder responded to me (and wow, she's super nice!) and said that HHC orders extra each month from the makers so that they have a few on hand for lost package or shipping damage replacements if needed, and after 6 months, they put the rest up on the overstock page. So there's a small possibility it could show up next month in super limited quantities, but other than that, HHC doesn't do a returning polish month like PPU does every July with their "rewind" theme. 

[itsfi]

@RGbrown, fingers crossed the polish you’re looking for shows up on HHC’s overstock page. 🤞🏼 

[CookieGirl1]

Now I'm curious, @RGbrown --which one?

[RGbrown]

@CookieGirl1 

Girly Bits Chateauesque is the one I missed (left). Every month I scour PPU and HHC for something similar, and there have been a few that get close, but none really nail the same overall look. I was looking at Nailed It's PPU selection this month (right), but now that I've collaged them together, I'm not sure it's the one either...it's too icy blue, whereas Girly Bits had a more ethereal periwinkle jelly look going on that I was just gaga over. 

[RGbrown]

Another mix that's perhaps unconventional, but I'm super happy with how this one came out 

Morgan Taylor Hip Hot Coral

A screaming neon that looks pink in the bottle but pulls a bit more orange-pink (hey, coral! 😅) on the nail. I like this one, the pinch of pink saves it for me. It needed three coats for full opacity, but wasn't fussy about it; it did not require a white base, which is nice. 

Morgan Taylor Give Me A Break-dance

Turquoise with subtle shimmer; this is from 2013 or 2014 and has their older non-rounded-tip brush, and I had low expectations for it, but it was easy, thankfully. The first coat seemed like green water, but the second covered nicely...I did a third on one or two, but that was because I overworked it and wound up with bare spots near my cuticles. This was from a "neon" collection, and while this is bright, I'm not sure it's quite a neon polish, but it is a gorgeous bright shade nonetheless. 

Stamping done with Sinful Colors Black on Black; this is my first time stamping with it, and I am very pleased! Deep black saturation and clear images without a lot of bubbles or missing bits. 

The colors are a smidge brighter in person, and the green is less dusty toned IRL, but this is fairly close-ish.