nail polish thread :) *Do Not Quote Pics!*

Twee.

I got Shellac today from 5th Ave on Wicklow St. There's a very fine gold glitter on top of the pink but it's hard to capture on the camera!

Donald73

Twee that's a gorgeous colour

Tigger99

Gorgeous colour and nice tan

Twee.

I think it's just the flash

midgetflynn

Ooh I love that Barry M Gelly one that was posted a few pages back, lovely!

And I'm not looking up The FaceShop nail polishes now..... (*ahem* totally looking them up).

I got the 3 Maybelline Polka Dots, I love them! Here's my swatch



Was a bit heavy handed with the Shooting Star (blue). Didn't bother getting the Chalk Dust as I had just got the L'Oreal Confetti Top coat



On top of Essence Bashful

While I'm here, I did two Art Deco Gatsby inspired nails too!



Catrice Oh My Goldness with a Wet N Wild black over



Green is Sinful Colours in Mint Apple, Gold is Gold Coin by Revlon and black is the Wet N Wild black

dancingqueen

I got my Gellys - I cannot capture the brightness for the life of me but I am TOTALLY in love.
Recommed to everybody

Pythia

Tigger99 wrote: »

I'd like to upload some nail varnish pics but I cant seem to upload photos to my post. How do you guys put photos up?

Host them on imgur. It will give you a link to use for getting the pictures to show here.

Donald73

midgetflynn I love the pink polka dot one must put that on my shopping list (and the other colours too probably lol)

dancingqueen I love the gellys especially the turquoise one wow so summery. Can't wait for the shops to restock with Barry M. I have the gelly in dragonfruit colour and that's lovely too a nice pink

dancingqueen

donna35 wrote: »

midgetflynn I love the pink polka dot one must put that on my shopping list (and the other colours too probably lol)

dancingqueen I love the gellys especially the turquoise one wow so summery. Can't wait for the shops to restock with Barry M. I have the gelly in dragonfruit colour and that's lovely too a nice pink

I have all the gellys now - I love how good they are. They go on easily and they are so rich in colour! I ordered mine on barryM website and had shipped to Parcel Motel

Donald73

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Today's nails. Model's Own Tropical Sun with Seche Vite top coat. Love this colour - I'm attempting to fool the sun into coming out by using summery colours but so far it ain't working:cool:

Pythia

Well holo!



Nails Inc Baker St with Spectraflair Topcoat from Piper Polish

kat.mac

Pythia wrote: »

Nails Inc Baker St with Spectraflair Topcoat from Piper Polish

Savage cabbage!

Pythia

Today's nails

kat.mac

^ Deffo have to try the spongey/sunrise effect nails!

Tiddlypeeps

Pythia wrote: »

Today's nails

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BLdvTsICMAAjjyr.jpg

How do you get that blended effect on the pink/white?

Luno

Tiddlypeeps wrote: »

How do you get that blended effect on the pink/white?

Looks like she used a sponge to make the gradient but I could be wrong!

Tiddlypeeps

Found a tutorial for it, I might give it a go see how it turns out. Such a cool idea and it looks lovely.

http://thebeautydepartment.com/2012/04/pretty-polish-idea/

Pythia

Luno wrote: »

Looks like she used a sponge to make the gradient but I could be wrong!

I used a cosmetic wedge which is a sponge you might use for putting on make up. Something like this. Just draw stripe of each colour and then sponge on!

celica00

does anyone know where to get matt nail polish? not shiny just matt?

honerbright

celica00 wrote: »

does anyone know where to get matt nail polish? not shiny just matt?

Would a matt topcoat suit? Essence do a decent one.

Valentina

celica00 wrote: »

does anyone know where to get matt nail polish? not shiny just matt?

Essence, Rimmel and Catrice all do good matte top coats so you can make any polish matte.

Nails Inc have a matte range - you can buy their polishes online or in Debenhams and Brown Thomas but it's pricey enough for what it is. The top coat is the best option in my humble opinion.

celica00

Alright, I didnt know that there is actually matte top coats
Would I find them in normal stores like Boots?


And as for the nails...mine from today: Candy Blue...my fav:) from MaxFactor

Dark Phoenix

I bought the pink polka dot maybelline polish. It looks fab on but keeps peeling off this happening to anyone else? tried two different base coats!

honerbright

Dark Phoenix wrote: »

I bought the pink polka dot maybelline polish. It looks fab on but keeps peeling off this happening to anyone else? tried two different base coats!

have you tried a top coat? Put it on and leave a teeny bit of space on the nail before the edge on the sides, then cover with a top coat right onto the bit of.nail you left bare if that makes sense, I did that and found it sealed it in so to speak.

Donald73

Dark Phoenix wrote: »

I bought the pink polka dot maybelline polish. It looks fab on but keeps peeling off this happening to anyone else? tried two different base coats!

Yes!!!

I put it on with usual base coat and Seche Vite topcoat which usually means no chips or anything for 2 days and within an hour or so it was peeling. Going to try it another couple times as it's really nice and if not any better will gift it on xx

Tigger99

Just put this on for my holidays. It's so pretty, looks like the sea.


http://dailyvarnish.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/essie-smooth-sailing.jpg

d.m.g

Purple - Jessica - Birds of Paradise, with Maybelline polkadots in speckelled pink tip.

Gold - OPI - Goldeneye, with Maybelline polkadots in speckelled pink tip.

Pink - Barry M Gelly Grapefruit, with Maybelline polkadots in speckelled pink tip.


Super summery!!

....only problem is, I dunno which one to do on all my nails!! I them all!

VanillaLime

Love the purple!!

honerbright

d.m.g wrote: »

Gold - OPI - Goldeneye, with Maybelline polkadots in speckelled pink tip.

This one!!
In fact... I might do this on my own nails :P

MissFlitworth

I was on holidays recently in a city with a Kiko so picked up some polishes. 2 matte glitters (very similar to OPI Liquid Sand) in a coral pink and burgundy, a really vampy red & a nice dusky pink. All for a tenner (Although I didn't stop there and ended up spending an additional fifty quid, oops)