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

[Titian06]

Your mani is gorgeous, @GraceR100 ! 🥰

[itsfi]

This didn't come out exactly as I had planned, but I like it better than what I originally had in mind. 💅 Another blue mani, for @cianni's Baby G!  

Chanel Muse (thumb & middle), soft, sky blue creme, 2 coats

For all other nails, I intended to do an ombre nail with Deborah Lippmann Naked (soft, slightly sheer beige) as the base and then over the base, 2 coats of DL Naked, Chanel Muse, and LynBDesigns Cancer (from the 2022 Zodiac collection), layered onto and applied with a sponge nail art pen tool.

Deborah Lippmann Hard Rock - Nail Strengthening Top and Base Coat for the base and top coats.

[CookieGirl1]

That's a unique shade of blue @itsfi, and it works perfectly in this mani!

[itsfi]

@CookieGirl1, thank you; all the colors worked out well.

[ather]

@itsfi  Wow these are beautiful! How do you like the Chanel polish? I love the shade cancer layered that’s so pretty it almost looks like a crelly! 

[itsfi]

@ather, thank you! The finish on the LBD Cancer really added a nice finish to the polishes. The Chanel here is from their reformulated line and I like it a lot - the brush is wider and as a result, easier to work with for me. The color is pretty, though not too unique, but it is easy to work it - pastel cremes can be streaky but this wasn't so bad; no bald spots or streaks with the second coat. Compared to Gucci, it's similar in that regard, but I think the Chanel applies a smidge more thinly than the Gucci. 

[CynthieLu]

Awww that's sooooo sweet of you! 🧁 @itsfi 

[itsfi]

@CynthieLu, thank you. 😀 it was fun to put together.

[RGbrown]

@itsfi 

Love the combo...such a fun and springy set! 💙✨

[itsfi]

Thanks so much @RGbrown. The light, springiness is to compensate for the weather being anything but, 😂 

[cianni]

ahhh how pretty! Baby G is very honoured to be commemorated with an @itsfi mani!

[Titian06]

@cianni - Congratulations on your baby! 🥳  I gather you had a boy since @itsfi 's mani is blue. 💙💙💙  I hope all went well and you, baby, and daddy are doing good. 😘

[cianni]

@Titian06 thank you! dad, myself and baby boy are doing great 😊 

[itsfi]

Thank you @cianni. And, congratulations to you and your husband. Welcome, Baby G! 

[Titian06]

Your mani is sooo pretty, @itsfi ! 💙🤎💜  This combo of colors works very nicely together.

[itsfi]

Thank you @Titian06. The LBD is such a pretty shade but it overwhelmed some of the other shades a little. Next time I’ll use one layer of that shade.

[RGbrown]

Time to get back to my "use all my creams" project before I start ignoring them completely lol. This felt like a chilly, moody mix, perfect for the gross weather of late 🌧️

From pinky to thumb:

Essie Cut It Out: grey toned off white. Relatively easy considering how pale it is, three coats but they weren't overly fussy. Not sure this is a good color for me though, I feel it just looks a little muddy or dirty against my skin.

Zoya Caitlin: medium grey, slightly purple toned maybe? More of a crelly formula, this one was slightly sheer on coats one and two, but three went opaque. Easy to work with. 

Zoya Vivian: similar crelly formula to Caitlin just in a dusty purple. Also three easy coats.

Zoya Tommy: blue toned medium grey, easy two coater.

Orly Bon Bon: super pale lavender jelly/crelly. Coats one and two were a touch streaky, but three really pops IMHO. I'm surprisingly in love with this one despite my general apathy towards pale shades (I guess I keep buying them hoping to change my mind? Goodness knows I have way more than I should considering they aren't my faves 😂). Regarding the streaks, it wasn't difficult to work with per se, but was sheer enough to highlight my ridges; if you have smoother nails, it may work at two coats for you.

Topped off with a touch of Night Owl Twinkling Lights, a super sparkly glitter mix loaded with micro holo and an assortment of larger glitters in various colors, some metallic, some transparent. It is well named, it twinkles nicely in the light and makes me wish we could upload videos here ✨✨✨✨

Managed to catch a brief glimpse of weak sun as clouds move fast and furiously across the sky 

Indirect cloudy light 

[ather]

@RGbrown  So pretty!! Bad weather must be hitting lots of places. Great set to cheer us all up! 

[RGbrown]

@ather 

Thanks so much!

It has been gross lately, cold and cloudy and windy and wet, ugh. Fortunately I'm enjoying a fairly nice day today, but the rain comes back tomorrow, leading to another cold snap (I'm seeing 13 degrees next Tuesday 😵) and a chance of snow. I can't wait for this to be over!!

[ather]

@RGbrown  Oh no!! It’s -19 tonight and getting colder and colder!!

[CynthieLu]

I think you captured the vibe of the season here. 💜🩶🩵 @RGbrown except on your nails I think it's much more gorgeous. 😉