I’m the worst about painting my nails. I almost never do it. I’m pretty good about painting my toes, but even that only happens about once a month or so. I’ve kind of turned into a nail polish snob because I realized that for me, the success doing it yourself really all depends on the nail polish. That being said, I only have a handful of colors (I think you can tell that I don’t use them very often!) and I thought it would be fun to show them to you guys.
I have to admit that I’ve never even used Lincoln Park After Dark (or Cosmo Not Tonight Honey either… but I just got that a few months ago!) I bought it because I’d seen other people rave about it, but when it comes time to paint my nails I never pick it. My all time favorite is Sand in My Suit. I wore that on my toes at our wedding!
You might have noticed my new shade I had on yesterday. I’m not sure I’ll paint my fingers with it again but I think if I were tan in the summer it would be cute for toes! But I have to tell you guys that the kindergarteners I subbed for yesterday were very complimentary about it! So it has the youth vote.
That last picture? That’s why I don’t paint my nails. I did it 3 HOURS before I went to bed, and I woke up with sheet print on my index finger. Not cool.
What are your go-to colors?
P.S. I linked up our engagement photos yesterday on Just a Touch of Gray! What a fun link-up! Go check out all the pretty pictures.
The mint is such a pretty colour! My favourites have to be models own ones x
That's the worst when you go to bed too early and then the next day you wake up with those prints! Ahh the worst! But I love your colors, they're so gorgeous especially some of those nude ones. I'm loving essie olé caliente but I also love chinchilly and mink muffs when I want to go a little bit darker. I want to try that atomic orange!
I've had my eye on Chinchilly… I've picked it up at the store a couple of times. I'll have to give it a try! Atomic Orange is fun, but I go for Cajun Shrimp more often, they're actually not that different :)
I'm so with you on nails. As soon as I paint them, the paint chips off! I like that mint candy apple color, though. I usually stick with the reds, though lately I've been loving dark purple colors.
P.S. I'm following your reviews on Goodreads :)
Hahahaha I painted my nails a similar blue pastel color a few days ago (Sally Hansen's Barracuda) and woke up with a sheet print on three of my nails – so I totally get where you're coming from! The OPI ones seem to set better, for what it's worth :)
I love all things opi and red:)
I love doing my nails and have a collection of about 300 polishes! Try Seche Vite available at Target, Sally Beauty, CVs, etc for a top coat! Ev en before bed, it dries SO FAST!
Good to know! Thanks!
Cajun Shrimp is my fav…I have it on my toes right now :)
I swear by Essie's Good to Go topcoat. Literally 2 minutes and my nails are dry (even before bed). It's a lifesaver, and totally worth the $8!
I'll have to check that one out! Thanks!
Love those pinky and orange ones. Great choices. I did however notice the abundance in silly names. Do you think they use a random name generator to come up with them? What's next? Sensitive Apple? Karate Coke? Philippine Fly-Swat?
I TOTALLY feel your pain with the ruined nail. I rarely paint my fingernails because I can't sit still long enough to let them dry and then I just end up removing them all over! But I really like that color you're wearing, it's worth it for a pretty color like that for the spring :)
Cajun shrimp is my go to, especially for my toes. I rarely paint my fingernails, but when I do, I love Cajun Shrimp on my short nails!
Love this post! I have that first hot pink on my toes right now, and an orange similar to the one on the right on my fingers! I'm not good about it either, but I recently resolved to do it more often…just makes me feel so girly and pretty.
And that mint candy apple color…AMAZING!
We have a similar color on our nails! I'm wearing Mint Sorbet by Sally Hansen and I'm in love! I've gotten so many compliments on it. My nails look like little Easter eggs! haha
I don't paint my hands very often, but I will paint my toes all summer long. I feel like my hands chip to easy and it isn't always the most professional (in a suit environment) to have chipped / fun color nail polish. I blame my profession. ;) I'm wearing mint on my toes though! xoxo A-
I get the sheet imprint on my nails all.the.time. haha I normally just do another quick coat of color over it again so it doesn't bug me all day haha.
I don't paint my fingernails that often because I feel like they chip SO fast! I always have color on my toes though. I love Dutch Tulips by OPI. I probably have 3-4 bottles of the same color! :)
I am the WORST at painting my own nails. Even when I get a manicure I manage to mess it up somehow.
I love that nail polish color! I'm seriously lacking nail polish this spring – I better go get some!!!!
I have Cajun Shrimp on my toes right now too! I love it!
My favorite nail polish is Essie. That's usually my go-to and I have all sorts of shades of pink and reds. Can't go wrong there!
Also, I've been doing to mint candy apple on my hands a lot lately. LOVE that one!