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

[WinglessOne]

@CookieGirl1  Love the neon dots! Waiting patiently for your feedback on the top coat. 

[CookieGirl1]

Thanks, @WinglessOne!  First impressions of the topcoat are positive.  I actually bribed my mother with a movie night and used her as a nail guinea pig as well, just to get a few more thoughts together.  After I use it on my own nails another time or two right alongside the G&G I'll update with more well-formulated opinions :).

[itsfi]

@CookieGirl1, neons and polka dots, what a fun summer combo! 😁 Great work on the nail art. 

[Saradestin]

This is so beautiful @CookieGirl1!! How fun and bright and summery! So perfect! 😍😍😍😍😍😍

[Mellmars1185]

@CookieGirl1 Beautiful neon combo and design! 

[CookieGirl1]

@Mellmars1185 @itsfi @Saradestin thank you!  

[Titian06]

Very pretty, @CookieGirl1 ! 💖💖💖  I really like the peachy shade! 😍

[CookieGirl1]

Thank you, @Titian06 .  It's a little more coral in person but the sun makes it look more peachy :).

[RGbrown]

Two new collections up at Zoya today: Cafe Creams and Metallic Dreams

Also, code AG5 for 25 off $75, though I dunno the end date...just saw it on their site, but haven't seen an email or checked IG for any further deets. 

[Saradestin]

They are all very pretty @RGbrown ! But I am done for a long time! 😅

[Mellmars1185]

@RGbrown All of these shades look so beautiful

[itsfi]

A little bit of the same design I’ve done before (flowers with dotting tool) but with a twist. Excuse my very dry hands and the slightly crooked half flower on the middle nail. 😣

I saw a photo of this nail art design on thehangedit IG. My nails are not long enough to fit in 3 full flowers, so I went with 2.5, and I used a different color polish.

Essie Mademoiselle - 1 coat all over and then a second coat on half of each nail.

Essie Beauty Nap - a green-leaning light turquoise cream - 1 coat, applied with a nail art brush; I think it’s called a striper or striping brush. Interestingly (and after two very unsuccessful and comical attempts with the brush from the polish), I found this striping brush was easier to use and control for coverage. This is the color used on the other nails as well, 2 coats on those nails.

OPI Alpine Snow - for flower petals - white cream polish. I’m not too fond of it for an all over color but like it for nail art.

Zoya Willa - for center of flowers. It’s a black cream polish that I like for all over color, nail stamping, and nail art.

[CynthieLu]

I love your nail art @itsfi these are so well done! 🤩😍

[Mellmars1185]

@itsfi Beautiful and creative design!

[itsfi]

@Mellmars1185, thank you. So many great design inspirations out there. 

[WinglessOne]

@itsfi  Aw, this is adorable! Love the color combos. 

[itsfi]

@WinglessOne, thank you. White and black are solid faves; I’m more picky about turquoise than I thought 😆 but this Essie Beauty Nap is one I like a lot, 

[QueenMarceline]

@itsfi How flippin' adorable is this? Those flowers are so cute on that color combo! I love seeing short nail design inspo in here because my natural nails are/have always been teeny tiny and unless I'm getting them professionally done it's usually quite difficult to find a design that could even work on a short nail. Thank you for sharing ❤️ 

[itsfi]

@QueenMarceline, thank you! That’s so nice of you to say! 😃 My nails typically don’t get too much length, even when they grow out. I’ve been experimenting with what works well with them and it’s been fun and helpful to see everyone’s manis here. 💅🏼 Really helps with ideas and inspiration. 

[RGbrown]

@itsfi 

Ignore a crooked flower? What? Really? Absolutely not, I will do no such thing!

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Ahhhhhhhhhhhh, this is totes adorable! Love the simplicity, but how painting half the nail really adds another dimension. Easy, but looks much more complicated than it is. Elevated! I really admire how you do art with every mani 😍

[itsfi]

Awww, thank you @RGbrown! 😊 I didn’t know a thing about nail art until I happened upon this thread and saw your beautiful designs. ♥️ Doing my nails 💅🏼 was something to pass the time during the lockdown but it’s turned into a little avenue for some creativity. I still have a stash (a big one more like it 😬) of stamping plates to be used; the plan is to try to do a nail stamping project once per month. 🤞🏼 Gotta start small; and well, just gotta start really! 😆