I like shiny guns, but not all of them. I think a 1911 reaaly looks terrific in bright nickel or a deep, highly polished blue. Some snubbies look amazing in bright nickel, and nothing is prettier than a royal blue Python. Of course that's just my opinion.
Although I've owned a number of them over the years, I only have one shiny gun at the moment, this custom Colt 1911A1 Compact, it's my off duty piece.
My favorite is Colt electroless nickel /aka/ Coltguard.