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

[ather]

@Mellmars1185  I was thinking pastel isn’t great for winter but my husband said yellow and my friend said sparkle so I wanted to do both!! I really like this combo. I’ll definitely do it again. 

[Titian06]

I'm sorry to hear about your hand, @ather !  🤕 I  hope it heals quickly! 💖💖💖  Both nail looks are great-- I've never seen yellow nail polish before. 😮

[ather]

@Titian06  Thanks me too. Hands are the worst. I have this pale yellow and I have a super bright yellow. Love the look but usually takes a ton of coats to get the perfect colour. 

[RGbrown]

Another mismatched set for the weekend 💜💜💜

For my right hand, I pulled together a few purple creams; while I have grown to appreciate a good cream formula, I still prefer sparkle, so these tend to sit unused and get ignored until I make myself do something like this lol. Adding a little glitter always spruces them up for me though ✨

Pinky and ring are Morgan Taylor Royal Treatment, a fantastic deep purple that seems fairly balanced between blue and red. Fabulous formula as always; this one has the older non-paddle brush, and I gotta figure out a way to upgrade it...maybe I can buy a backup bottle of something else I like and just swap out the caps or something lol. Easy two coater, I just had to fiddle with it more than I wanted to because of the brush.

Middle is Essie Bahama Mama, a red leaning deep plum. I used a mini bottle with a tiny brush, and am debating a declutter based solely on that, but the color is gorgeous, and I think I'd be happier with a full size brush...would love to see this shade make its way back to me. Two coats, even with the brush, but I made a dang mess in the process.

Index is Ulta In Pursuit of Passionfruit, a lighter and pinkier plum cream. Gorgeous color, and where I've had some issues with a few Ulta creams in the past, this was an easy two coater. 

Thumb is Londontown Fig Jam, a dusty, pink leaning lavender. Easy two coater, and even the brushes in their mini bottles are nice.

Glitter topper is Pretty Woman Dancing Queen, a $3 find at Five Below. Silver and blue larger hexes and small blue glitters, along with a pinch of small gold holo glitter make for a fun mix!

My left hand is much simpler, just one fun shade with Night Owl Lacquer Love Bridge. This is a smoky, dusty plum with a heaping helping of a rainbow of iridescent flakies. Easy to work with, three coater to build up full opacity. 

[makeitup305]

@RGbrown love those glitters and flakies!

[RGbrown]

Thank you @makeitup305! ❣️

[itsfi]

Oh, that glitter topper! ♥️ What a find @RGbrown! Love the look it gives. 😍

[RGbrown]

@itsfi 

I love popping into Five Below every now and again...mine never has much, but what they do have tends to be fun stuff like this ✨

[Saradestin]

So beautiful @RGbrown !!! 😍😍😍

[RGbrown]

@Saradestin 

Thanks so much! ✨

[QueenMarceline]

@RGbrown So eye-catching and unique! 😍I loooove a purple color. My favorite.

[RGbrown]

@QueenMarceline 

Purple is my favorite as well, it's the best! 💜

[ather]

@RGbrown  Loving the purple. So pretty!

[RGbrown]

@ather 

Purple is always a great go-to color, thanks so much! 💜

[Titian06]

@RGbrown - I love the OPI color on your right hand, middle finger, and the way you did the glitter just on the tips. ❤ I also love the color and topper on your left hand. 😍

[RGbrown]

Thank you @Titian06! ✨💜

[RGbrown]

Black Dahlia Lucky Bags are back!

This was my first intro to the brand several years ago, and it was a fantastic way to try them out 💕 The great thing here is that you can leave notes at checkout and tell them what you like (or don't like) and they'll do their best to customize your bag just for you!

[itsfi]

Done @RGbrown! ✅ I did the lucky bag last year and felt strongly that I needed to keep up with the tradition. 😆 And mixed it up a bit by upgrading to a medium bag this year. Lol. Excited to see the treats! 💅🏼 

[RGbrown]

@itsfi 

Yay, can't wait to see what you got; I hope you love it! ❣️

[RGbrown]

Another mismatched skittle mani to work through a bunch at once 😋

I went through my purples a couple of nights ago and sorted them by pink leaning vs blue leaning, and wound up with several deeper burgundy/wine shades that made me go "is it purple or should I move it to my red box?". They work well together, so to save myself from having to answer that question, it's a dark mix on my right hand. From pinky to thumb:

Ciate Paparazzi

The brownest of the bunch, which makes it my least favorite, not because it's bad, I just don't care for the brown stuff. It's a jelly/crelly type, somewhat sheer, and could have used a third coat to cover a couple of sheer-ish spots, but all in all the formula is good. Would look really nice with a topper sandwiched in between, I believe, to take advantage of that sheerness and give it some depth. 

Marc Jacobs Plum Fiction

Deep wine/purple shimmer. Has a vein of gold/bronze shimmer running through it that shows up faintly every now and again. Easy two coater, even with a terrible skinny brush.

Cupcake Polish Bloodhound

Not nearly as red-leaning as I expected based on the name, but I'm certainly not disappointed in this gorgeous deep purple holo. Easy two coater, fantastic rainbow.

Orly Opulent Obsession

Deep burgundy wine with less brown than Ciate. Similar crelly formula that could have used a third coat but I just couldn't be bothered last night. 

Londontown Lakur Vixen

Gorgeous deep wine shimmer, very close in color to the MJ polish, but without the hint of gold. Super easy two coater, lovely brush.

 

My left hand got two similar but different OPI shades to compare.

On my thumb and ring finger is OPI Abstract After Dark. It's a dark purple base with blue flakies. It almost fits into that "almost black" category I'm not completely fond of, but the blue really lights it up and keeps it brighter. Easy two coater, and a lovely shade I'm glad I picked up.

The other three fingers are OPI OPI Ink, a slightly lighter purple base with a generous dollop of blue shimmer. This one can also get a berry-leaning-purple shift in certain light, though it seems to be only at more extreme angles. Another easy two coater, a classic I'm glad to have.

[itsfi]

@RGbrown, I always love your skittle mani’s. 💜💙 The holo in that Cupcake Polish shade is so pretty. I really need to pick up more of their polishes! 😉