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]

@RGbrown, the green in this mani jumps out at me, very pretty. 💚 OPI OPI Nails the Runway sounds like it would make a beautiful topper - silver, red, blue and pink shimmers? Oh yes!! I wonder how it would look atop the polishes in this mani. I could see it being an excellent complement to these shades. 

[RGbrown]

@itsfi 

Thanks so much! I'll have to try to remember to use it as a topper at some point soon ✨

[Titian06]

These are nice, @RGbrown , 💖💖💖 though I'm not crazy about OPI Vesper.

[RGbrown]

@Titian06 

Vesper is definitely my least favorite as well, especially considering it swatched like this (lone one on the bottom right):

 

I know one coat on paper isn't a perfect representation of a color, but I test combos this way pretty frequently and I've never had one change so drastically with a second coat before. There was no hint of muddy brown at all 🤨

[Titian06]

@RGbrown - Thanks for sharing your swatch!  That is a gorgeous color!  How disappointing...😞

[CookieGirl1]

@RGbrown I'm laughing because I get a weird sort of joy from swatching my polishes on paper and just admiring them 😂.

[RGbrown]

@CookieGirl1 

I love looking at them this way too 😅 I have swatch sticks for all of my polishes, but still enjoy testing them out this way before a mani...weirdly, I feel like it usually helps me get a better idea (not always though, apparently lol)

[Mellmars1185]

@RGbrown Beautiful rainbow!

[RGbrown]

@Mellmars1185 

Thanks so much! 🌈

[RGbrown]

More Cupcake? Yes? How about a selection of shifty shades today? Yes, I thought so 😅

The shifts on most these are surprisingly difficult to pick up on film...one is subtle IRL, but the rest are quite vivid, so I collaged a bunch of pics together for this one to show off multiple angles and light sources. I figured 7 pics in one post is a bit much, even for me 😅

Three coats for all, none were fussy, I just don't like visible nail lines and wanted full coverage. 

Right hand:

Keratoconus Awareness (pinky, middle, index) is a red jelly base with green to gold shifting shimmer, and at just the right angle, I can even see a touch of purple. 

LA Lluvia (ring, thumb) is a lavender jelly base with pink/gold/green shifting shimmer

Left hand:

Moongate (thumb, ring) is an aqua jelly with pink to gold shimmer. Three coats, though I swear I must have missed a coat on my ring, as it's still super sheer/visible nail line-y, way moreso than my thumb.

All Tide Up is a dusty lavender/grape, more creamy in texture than the rest, with a subtle teal shimmer. 

 

[Titian06]

@RGbrown - All the colors are great! 💖💖💖  Color combination-wise, I love the aqua and purple on your left hand! 💙💜

[RGbrown]

@Titian06 

Thank you! It's hard to go wrong with purple and aqua 💖

[itsfi]

Oooooh, the base colors and the shift on your right hand is gorgeous @RGbrown! I need to check if I have those in my reds and purples. 🤔 And how can you not love the mermaid vibes from the mani on your left hand?!

[RGbrown]

@itsfi 

Thanks so much! Cupcake has some lovely shifters! 💖

[Mellmars1185]

@RGbrown These shades are so beautiful! I need these!

[RGbrown]

@Mellmars1185 

Thanks so much! Cupcake has some really nice polishes ❣️

[RGbrown]

A collection of sparkly Cupcake polishes for today ✨

Right hand, Blue Tourmaline and Garnet

Holo glitter bombs in the best possible way ❣️ Blue tourmaline is filled with blue and green holo glitter (with a pinch of gold maybe?), and Garnet is packed with red and purple holo glitter. Both are stunningly blinding and easy two coaters. 

Left hand, Water You Doing? and Plum Perfect

Smooth and easy linear holos with a very vibrant rainbow. If you have a good holo in either of these shades already, I won't say you need them, but if you don't? Cupcake holos are amazingly strong and worth the outlay! Two more easy two coaters.

[itsfi]

@RGbrown, the Cupcake glitter and holos really come alive in your photos. They really do a nice job with their polishes. Nothing like a little sparkle to brighten up the day. 💅

[RGbrown]

@itsfi 

Thanks so much! ❣️ Sparkle is always a fun accessory ✨

[QueenMarceline]

@RGbrown Cupcake is such a fabulous brand, I only own one polish but it's seriously one of my favorites. Maybe I'll do a mani in that color

[RGbrown]

@QueenMarceline 

Yes, Cupcake is amazing! Which one do you have?

@Mellmars1185 

Not to enable, buuuuut...if you do browse their site, CPLOVER takes 20% off. They've also got the Glisten & Glow top coat, if you maybe wanted to try it 😁 Check out their bundles too, they're a great value at $10/bottle instead of $13!