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

[heartsmyface]

@itsfi @Oh I love a classic French manicure for summer!!!  I’m loving all the pastel ones I’m seeing too and am glad they’re making a comeback! The dots were her idea to make the mail look more complete. 

[itsfi]

I feel like the dots add a lovely Parisian chic feel to the look @heartsmyface, and I agree, I think they, especially being so mini, pull it altogether. 😍

I’ve only worn a classic French a few times - I’m surprised by that myself. My nails aren’t usually long enough for them to look so nice but since being on this thread, I’ve done more twists on them. I love the look of yours - with the solid black and then a thin sparkly silver. And of course that accent nail. So pretty. 

[CookieGirl1]

That looks so cute, @heartsmyface but I'm sorry about your massive cut 😮.

[heartsmyface]

@CookieGirl1  thanks the knife just sliced through my nail like it was nothing.  at least it wasn’t wounded or painful.  Just super exposed.  the acrylics will help with what I was afraid of- bumping the raw surface or snagging it on something.  Plus they’re pretty.  Ha, if i can get used to the length.  

[itsfi]

My second and last Lunar New Year mani; doubles as a 49ers mani as well. 

• Base Coat - Deborah Lippmann All About That Base CC Base Coat
• Base Color (for all but ring) - OPI An Affair in Red Square is a beautiful red with a metallic / foil finish. It's an oldie-but-goodie and I'm very happy it found its way into my current "shop-my-stash" bin. 3 thin coats. 
• Base Color (ring finger) & Accent Color (middle & index) - OPI x Hello Kitty Glitter All The Way, clear base with yellow gold glitters. 4 coats for ringer fingernail - actually 3 full coats and the 4th was dabbing polish on to fill in bald spots. In hindsight, it would have been better to go with a non-glitter polish for the flourishes on the middle and indext fingernails.
• Top Coat - Glisten & Glow Top Coat

[Shosh85]

@itsfi  So beautiful and classy! I love the combination of gold and red! 😍❤️

[itsfi]

Thank you @Shosh85! I’m thinking these flourishes will come in handy when I want to add a little oomph to my mani but don’t have the time, patience or inclination to do too much. 😆 

[RGbrown]

@itsfi 

This is gorgeous, red and gold is such a classic combo 😍 I think the glitter flourishes look fab!

[itsfi]

Thank you @RGbrown! I confess that I wanted to swap out the gold for a silver polish (just my preference) but figured that would not be in keeping with decades of history and tradition with the Lunar New Year and the 49ers. So red and gold it was. lol. I think flourishes will be something I keep in my playbook - interested in seeing how using different nail tool brushes change the look.

[Saradestin]

Gorgeous mani @itsfi ! That red is so beautiful and I love how sparkly the gold is. So festive! ❤️❤️❤️

[itsfi]

Thank you @Saradestin! I forgot how pretty and shiny this red is - another great thing about shopping my stash is rediscovering things. 👍🏼 

[CookieGirl1]

@itsfi you're getting so good at nail art!

[itsfi]

Thank you @CookieGirl1! It’s definitely one of those things that I have to keep up with. The minute I go a few weeks without some sort of nail art, it’s all lost, so I’ve tried to have a bit of a rotation going on. Thankfully there are thousands of videos online to learn from.

[heartsmyface]

@itsfi  How pretty and festive/sporty;) 

[itsfi]

Aww, thanks so much, @heartsmyface! 😃 I love red polish ♥️ but I don’t really wear it much on my fingernails except during football season & LNY. I know, I know, what do I do then with all my red polishes?!! They were for my toesies pre-pandemic. Will have to start that back up again soon. 

[Cissy63]

@itsfi  This is beautiful. The foil finish on the red is stunning 😍.  I love the gold and your artwork with it. Hmmm🤔🤔, I may need to see what I have in my stash for this weekend, 💚🦅💚🦅. 😃

[itsfi]

Thank you @Cissy63! Ohhh, do show your Eagles mani if you do one for the weekend. I had a green polish is the queue, but I would not be well received at my Dad’s place if I show up with that mani this weekend. 😆 

[Cissy63]

@itsfi  Oh I understand totally! I hope that I can do my nails.  It’s been so long.

[Titian06]

This LNY mani is so pretty, @itsfi ! ❤💛❤💛  I love the gold on your index and middle fingers.  I don't think your mani would be as spectacular without the shiny gold on those fingers! 🤩

[itsfi]

Aww, thank you @Titian06! I reach for silver more but in the spirit of LNY and the Niners, I went with the gold. I forget how pretty all the polishes are in this OPI x Hello Kitty holiday collection. 💅🏼 

[Saradestin]

This week I am wearing a simple mani, but so beautiful! After seeing this polish on @RGbrown‘s nails, I knew that I will have it in my collection as soon as there was a sale. And I didn’t need to wait for long! This one is the gorgeous Zoya Tamiah, described as a grape liquid jelly, infused with holographic sparkles. It has an intense pink/magenta shift. Truly gorgeous! 

I applied 4 thin coats, although it was fully opaque with three.

Direct sun light and blurry to see the holo glitterMagenta to purple/blue shiftFlash photoMagenta shift under direct sunOvercast indoors