All-time Favorite Nail Colour?

threejobs wrote: Actually I have been searching for the perfect opaque nail polish in a pale pink. The kind you see on people with Acrylic nails. I have tried several brands but they all seem to be so "thin" that I never get the opaque look without having to apply 3-4 coats and then its a mess. I always see the color advetised with nail polish ads but the polish being sold never seems to live up to expectations. I have not tried any from OPI line, does anyone have any suggestions?

OPI....Samoan Sand...a beautiful nude...pinkish brown...great alone or w/French manicure!

hi everybody,
i love square filed, long nails, with a pearly french manicure colour (pink bed/white tips).

that is beautiful and to me just the tippy top height of elegance!!

Don't like acrylics personally speaking, just in my opinion, coz i think they always look kind of fakey and always seem to end up really fat lookin, uknow? Plus it's too expensive. That's just my opinion though!!!! i know some folks love 'em and just has to have 'em.

Anyway, if ur after opaque pink, maybelline express finish "barely pink 105" is pretty, or i would just use the pink from a french set.

i'm also a big fan of silver metallic, although my big sis says it looks too trashy. what the heck, it's just for fun.

I usually don't paint my nails unless I'm bored or my nails are chipping and breaking a lot (which they do if they start to get too long :-P ). Lately I've been letting my nails go longer between cuts (because I'm lazy *laughs*), and keep them painted clear most of the time. Sometimes I paint them blue or purple, usually dark shades (I love navy-blue!), but I did buy this really chrome-shiny lavender recently that I really like. Since my skin is so pink, I have to be really careful what shades I choose-- anything too warm looks awful on me, so I figure blues and bluish-purples are a fairly safe bet.

If you want a great color for fall, winter it's OPI's British Collection. The color is called " London Bridge Is Falling Down" It's like a dark brick color, looks good on any color skin.
Check it out!!

I like french manicure or just a clear polish. It's fun to wear dark colors in the winter but, don't really have a favorite. I do have one called Sangria which is a very deep, dark red.

OPI-Chicago Champagne Toast

It's, well, champagne colored, shiny with a hint of pink. Very feminine and pretty.

I also like opaque pale pinks. There's a salon brand that has a color called "ballet pink" (square bottle) that looks pretty good after 2 coats.

My all-time favorite is that same salon brand, square bottle, called "Scarlett O'Hara", it's a frosty burgundy red. It's a pretty wintery shade, though.

I tend to switch colors as follows: one time dark, next time light. I get sick of each after two weeks.

UGH. Great topic but it has been haunting me because I have so many colors that I love although they are not all available.

Some of my favs include:

1. Hard Candy Nail Polish in Pixie
2. Essie - Macks
3. OPI - Far East Fuschia
4. Clinique Glossy Nail Enamel in Sweet Lily.

I could go on indefinitely.

I really like pastel colours, sometimes mix and match. One nail soft pink, one nail soft lilac, another pink one etc. But that's only when I'm feeling silly, mostly I wear a clear varnish.