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

[CattyT3]

Thank you @RGbrown - now I know the exact thing to search for, I have saved the beauty supply websites I can order the viynlux version of the CND shade from later this summer : )

[RGbrown]

@CattyT3 

Ah yay, happy to hear it!!! 🧡✨

[itsfi]

Oh my goodness, your mani is spectacular @CattyT3! 😍 That vermillion orange is stunning and even more so with those pretty gold tips. What a beautiful mani for a family wedding.

I so hear you about orange polishes - love that there's a good variety out there but it seems a challenge at times to find a true orange. The Love That Chicken (Sandwich) polish has a fabulous name! It was a limited release for Polish Pickup, a monthly indie nail polish marketplace. Tagging @RGbrown and @WinglessOne as they may have some swatch sticks of an orange polish that might be of interest to you.

[WinglessOne]

Thanks for the tag, @itsfi! 

@CattyT3  Aw, I wish I'd seen this sooner. I can look through my rusty oranges for some other potential polishes if you'd like... noting to self to do that later today or tonight. I love your gold-tipped orange mani! 

[CattyT3]

Thank you for the offer @WinglessOne - but actually you luckily won't need to do any hunting as the previous replies let me know how to find the actual matching nail polish color by CND, and I've found multiple beauty supply sites that sell it now I know what I am searching for.
So I'm definitely sorted foe deeper oranges with the other nice suggestions too for similar colors by other brands.

Thank you all : ) 

[CattyT3]

Thank you for letting me know CND does regular polish as well @RGbrown and about the chicken sandwich shade also being a limited release one @itsfi 
I'll get sleuthing to try and get my hands on either one or both by the end of summer, and definitely saving all the similar shade suggestions to take a look at as well.
> I'm quite proud of my rust orange + gold combination I went with, the really great nail tech I found a cancellation time slot with right before I was travelling for the wedding was very happy with the result too : )

[LoriCrosby]

I’m going through hell with my index and middle finger nails breaking on both hands after a bad choice to get acrylics thinking it would prevent breakage. Needless to say, my LGBTQ friends make jokes about my “LFG manicure” (looking for a gf - they’re so funny 😑). 

I’m a dog trainer so I break my nails a lot and have puncture marks pretty much everywhere. I’m TRYING, that’s what matters. 

anyway, here’s my LFG manicure and my new polish I got on sale on Flip. ☺️ 

I’m wearing Sunday’s no.44 in this pic 

 

 

[Mellmars1185]

@LoriCrosby Beautiful shade and impressive make-up collection!

[itsfi]

@LoriCrosby, I love the polishes in your photo - such pretty shades. How are you liking Sundays nail polishes?

[LoriCrosby]

I’m surprisingly very happy with them! I didn’t use a top coat and have no chipping even after a week. I use the NAILS INC. NAILKALE - Superfood Base Coat Base Coat  - So I’m not sure if that’s what’s helping or if the polish is really amazing. I got the polishes on Flip for under $7 (marked down to $10.80 and then I shamelessly invited myself to get an additional 40% off with the referral link, lol). So I’m pretty happy with the performance for that price! 

I just ordered a couple new ones to try and tonight I’m going to check out the custom polishes from Blank because they had a promo code (WELCOME) to get a free bottle and if I love anything, it’s free things. 😇 

[JoSometimes]

@LoriCrosby I’m sorry that happened to you. Hopefully the grow process is coming along well.

I love that green shade! It’s got a nice fresh aura to it. 💚

[Titian06]

I love the light green color, @LoriCrosby !  Very flattering! 💚💚💚  I'm sorry to read about your nail issues and the horrible experience with the acrylics removal process.  I have the worst time with my middle and ring fingers (breaking and dryness).  They're much better since using the jojoba oil on a regular basis.  Best wishes for a quick and healthy nail recovery! 😘

[CynthieLu]

Work really can get in the way of having a good manicure 💅 😅 @LoriCrosby 

Good luck with the grow out process.

I love the shot of your nails admist your skincare and make-up collection 🤩

[RGbrown]

@LoriCrosby 

Ooohhh, that soft green looks gorgeous on you! I knew the typical meaning of that mix of lengths, but had never heard that particular abbreviation for it, definitely got a giggle 🤭 Index and middle are the same problem nails for me too, I think they're the most common ones to break since they're used so often (along with the thumb). 😖

If you aren't using any cuticle oil (jojoba specifically, either plain or in a mix), I highly recommend giving it a shot! It's closest in size to our natural sebum and easily absorbed by the nail, which helps keep them well moisturized and flexible, leading to more bending instead of breaking. It won't save every nail every time, but can make a big difference if you can make it a regular habit!

[LoriCrosby]

I have always had ridiculously long and strong nails, the downside being when they broke it was painful and down low. 

I foolishly went to a salon and had no knowledge on acrylics and such. Mind you, it almost turned to physical blows after she was removing the nails with another nail (again, it was foreign to me but my gut said it wasn't supposed to hurt or bleed). 

The damage was so severe that it’s been a year and 4 nails are still peeling/splitting. I’ve bought reparative base coats, cuticle oils and more to try and bring them back to life. 

More than anything it broke my heart because I went my whole life knowing I had my grandmothers hands and this has changed the shape of my nails and that’s what’s upset me the most. 

They’re way better than 6 months ago but it’s been a nightmare for sure. I’m staying diligent! 

[CattyT3]

So sorry you had to endure pain and then be left with long term damage too. But I am glad to hear the half a year of progress is already showing you results - I hope your inherited nails return to their full glory. Not sure if you'd want to go the route of taking some nail support supplements or even getting a prescription from a dermatologist to make sure your nails heal properly? 

[I have had random nail breaking accidents - and I have insanely strong nails, but tripping badly enough to end up hospital due to a single toe and a separate incident with the other foot where solid wood hit the toe, does that. I thought my nail color and the shape of the whites would be left disfigured and discolored, but they grew back looking much better than before actually - so I have high hopes that your nails will draw on your grandmother's good nail genetics to grow back to their former glory!]

[CattyT3]

Leading on from the great suggestion from @RGbrown , I found out last year that polishes/ nail treatments you can swipe on like a clear base coat that contain AHAs (yes, the same ones that are popularized all through skincare) actually help with nail health as well as cuticle conditioning. While you can stick to using the AHAs in creams you may just want to put onto your hands as well if you don't already, I didn't see a drastic change in my roughed up nails until I began using polishes that have AHAs in them.
Nailtopia is the brand I now swear by for making my nails healthier again and actually visibly improving their condition after my nails just ended up being more prone to developing hang nails (the rough edges that get snagged and break off) and overall roughness that is not characteristic of my nails. I actually got a set they made for pride to raise funds for LGBTQ+ causes last year at ULTA, so if you want to give the brand a go, maybe look out for when ULTA is looking to sell their 🏳️‍🌈 promotion stocks.
My recovery routine has become using both a leave on nail treatment and using cuticle oil, and now I just moisturize my hands much more diligently too - and using SPF better since you are still exfoliating your hands and nails more with doing these conditioning and nail strengthening steps.

Hope your nail recovery goes well, and that the dogs are more understanding of your nail struggles 😅🐶

[CattyT3]

 


I did my nails for the first time in a month (a super long time for me as I like to regularly keep up with them) - my official post-breakup nail glow up: solid black with red and green glitter speck and a few dots of white specks.
I've been able to improve the overall chronic dryness my hands suffer from so my cuticles are doing well by being diligent about hand cream as well as regularly putting SPF through the day over them too.

> Cuticle oil: CND Solar oil [nail tech gift]
> Base coat: Nailtopia blueberry nail growth [ULTA]
> Polish coat: O.P.I nail lacquer in black onyx [Amazon]
> Topper coat: Blackheart in 9 holiday glitter [Hot Topic]
> Top coat: Nailtopia ultimate wear top coat [ULTA]

[WinglessOne]

@CattyT3  Can't go wrong with a black base and a pretty topper. 🖤 Glad to hear your hands and the skin folds around your nails are doing better! I know the struggle of healing and maintaining that skin all too well. 

[Mellmars1185]

@CattyT3 So pretty 🖤💫

[CattyT3]

thank you : )