NAILVARNISH

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hAVE managed to grow nails a bit by wearing nail varnish all the time.
need an every day colour though as MILs shocking pink rimmel looks a bit pauline calf in daylight

what everyday colours do you wear

Ah ha! You mocked my nail biters thread but you were glued the whole time, THE WHOLE TIME

Nothing that you'd like I guess - old lady pink, grey, black or navy blue.

i neve rread it! i know i can grow it if I aply varnish as i am too head Girl to tolerated chipped varnish

i had a revlon pale pink but i think might be a bit pepsi and shirli

ok I'll let you off

I either wear a couple of coats of french manicure colour (sans tips of course) or a dark one, whatever's not gloopy.

Opi is the best nail varnish by far!

not sure about grey

i want a SHADE though
i always presume a heather shimmer kind of shade is daytime but i htink that is only the case for Gloria Hunniford and her Gin and Jag ilk

will trya nd find

I Boots 17 Fast Finihs - used to come in a fab nude-pink-with a hint of glitter called Flirty Fox

i wear french manicure colour without the tip too. rimmel is fine. they do a few franch manicure colours, all very plain and neutral. just gives nails a gloss really, but a touch of colour too.

lik these?

Essie ballet slippers if I want neutral.

Essie wicked if I want colour.

Also still partial to some rouge noir.

All with glossy top coat of course.

They are the ones - even the reds and purples last really well.

yy OPI
if I ever get my nails done they use this, tis good stuff

this i like

Nails Inc and Opi last well, the rest are mostly cack.

I like dark colours, I wear a lot of greens and purples. Probably not what you'd want!

Jessica is OK too but have never seen it on mainstream sale, only in salons

I recently discovered NARS nail varnish - really wonderful stuff and brilliant colours - though expensive but it goes on beautifully and seems to be long wearing. You could get away with one coat on even the dark colours and they do not go on streaky. I have never been one for spending a lot on nail varnish preferring maybelline or rimmel but I will never look back now. If you can get your hands on the colour "gimme shelter" - a gorgeous dark plummy colour you will be converted.

QVC OPI parlez vouz is the loveliest grey/lilac and lasts forever and looks good on short (chewed) nails!

Grey, navy, black, dark purple [Morticia emoticon] But I keep my nails short.

Black, with a second coat of red/purple/green/blue if I'm feeling frivolous - undercoating with black is a great way to make almost any varnish look dramatic.

I don't like pale colours even for everyday wear - I think they look a bit little girly. Could just be because I have huge octave-spanning strangler's hands mind you.

Can you buy Opi in the shops? Grey/lilac sounds lovely.