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

[CynthieLu]

That's sooooo cool! @jayyblah A seashell Mani looks perfect for your day at the Beach. I've never seen anything like this before 🤩

[itsfi]

I love the look of a crisp white mani, but have yet to master that look (or be able to keep it fresh, clean & crisp for longer than a day?, if that), so I decided to make an effort at milky nails for my vacation mani. This one didn't turn out too bad but I'll keep sorting through my polish stash when I'm back home to see if there might be a polish that will get me closer to what I'm looking for. 

💅  Deborah Lippmann Hard Rock - Nail Strengthening Top and Base Coat for base and top coat - the photo above is before the top coat.

💅  essie Mademoiselle, a sheer pink, 3 coats. I think Ballet Slippers is more often the go-to for milky nails but Mademoiselle works better for me. It's a nice shade to have in my collection - one works well as a base for a French mani. 3 coats is a teensy bit too much of color for me, but 2 leaves bald spots, so 3 it was.

Barring more flight delays ✈️, I should be back in the States soon and then one more flight to get home. Will be thinking about what mani will come next. 🤔

[jaaayp]

You can never go wrong with the milky white @itsfi ! Hope you've had an AWESOME vacaaaay 😍🥰

[itsfi]

@jaaayp, I feel like Goldilocks when it comes to milky nails - I seem to always be looking for the one that is just right for me. 😆 Ahhhh, vacation. How I miss it already. I’ve only been back for a couple of days but  I have found myself wondering “why did I leave?!” 😂 

[ather]

@itsfi  Such a classic colour!! Do you have Essie Ballet slippers? Maybe it’s closer to what you’re looking for? Did they last all vacay? Or do you bring a colour to touch up? 

[itsfi]

@ather, essie ballet slippers is a pretty polish too. It leans slightly more white than I prefer for a milky mani, but as I'm thinking about it, I wonder if I should try essie mademoiselle (and possily also ballet slippers) under a flesh/beige toned base color (sometime like Deborah Lippmann All About That Base - CC Nail Treatment Base Coat or butter London Nail Foundation Priming Basecoat) and then one, possibly two layers of the essie polish. 🤔 I'll make a note to try that the next time I go for a milky nail look.

These did last all through my vacation. I ended up removing them the night before the flight back. They would have lasted the day of leg one of our flight back and would probably have lasted that next day,too - we missed our connecting flight because of delays with the first one so we stayed at the airport hotel and took a flight out the next day.

[ather]

@itsfi  Wow! That’s amazing it lasted that long!! Too bad your nails didn’t make it all the way. 

[peculiarzmakeup]

Beautiful mani! It turned out so nicely, I love the idea of having a vision for nail looks and how to become familiar with what’s in the stash, it looks very pretty @itsfi 💅

[itsfi]

@peculiarzmakeup, thank you. I go back and forth between having ideas in mind for my mani's to just going with what I'm in the mood for when I sit down to do them to picking out a polish at random and going from there. 💅 Over the last 5 years, I've enjoyed mixing it up and trying new looks. 

[Sunnysmom]

@itsfi this is so pretty and clean on you! My favorite look. I love seeing the nail creations you all do. Did you ever try the Londontown Illuminating milky white or pink in combos with these? Don’t recall. It kind of gives that look too I think? I’m sure you have. 💞 Safe travels! 

[itsfi]

@Sunnysmom, thank you. I received a set of the Londontown illuminating nail concealers and have a couple I purchased myself. For me, I find that, like this essie at 3 coats, they give more color on me when layered, but one coat is slightly too sheer for my preference. For a clean look, my go to's are Deborah Lippmann Iconic Treatment-enriched Nail Polish Naked or 1 or 2 light layers of OPI Baby, Take A Vow.

[PrettyPaint]

@itsfi That's so pretty. I really do like Essie's polishes - the wear is better than most brands for me. I hope you can get home soon without any trouble. I just experienced a great deal of flight delays/cancellations, so I feel for you! 

[itsfi]

@PrettyPaint, thank you! I do really like Essie polishes too. I have a few pops of color but many of my Essie polishes are on the sheerer, neutral side. ♥️

Oh goodness, I’m so sorry about the cancellations and delays. I hope you were able to get to where you needed to be without too much stress or trouble. 

[PrettyPaint]

@itsfi Just barely made it to the destination, but there were about two extra days of travel!!!

[itsfi]

Oh no @PrettyPaint! I'm glad you made it to your destination but the extra days you don't plan for to get to and from there ... sigh. 

[Titian06]

This color always looks wonderful on you, @itsfi ! 💖💖💖  I hope you had a nice vacation!

[itsfi]

@Titian06, thank you. I’ve been trying to find a few new ways to shop my stash (and possibly do some decluttering along the way). It was a good vacation; thank you. 😃 Something I needed more than I thought I did, though I am very happy to be back at home. 🏡 

[CynthieLu]

Ahhh lovely nails @itsfi it reminds me of the pretty glazed doughnut trend. 🤍✨

I hope the rest of your flights go smoothly. Safe travels! 

[itsfi]

@CynthieLu, there are some similarity in that they first got started with a white base but as I understand it the finishes are different, with the glazed donut nail trend having more of a metallic or chrome finish and milky nails having more of perhaps a creamy or milky finish. 💅🏼 

[CynthieLu]

Oooh those details are important 👌 @itsfi thank you for that. Now that you've said it, I can picture the nails of that style having a more metallic sheen to them. I enjoy both styles but I appreciate hearing about the specifics. 😄

[caitbird]

@itsfi  I love this pretty, soft and subtle mani! This shade looks lovely on you! I usually prefer opaque polish on myself, but this looks so good that I might have to try something like this sometime.