I'm so uncoordinated my home-done pedicures look like a crazed kindergartener did it lefthanded. So I get my toes done professionally. I don't do my fingernails: they're flat & hangnailed and I just can't be bothered. Manicures are a level of girlyness I can't handle, somehow.
These are stone killers, little man. They ain't cuddly like me.
Jayne ,'The Train Job'
Natter 57 Varieties
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Consuela - Feb 28, 2008 5:49:51 pm PST #2265 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Amy - Feb 28, 2008 5:58:27 pm PST #2266 of 10001
Because books.
I do my own nails, but I rely on those correction pens because I always manage to get polish all over my cuticles.
Atropa - Feb 28, 2008 6:02:24 pm PST #2267 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I do my own nails, but I rely on those correction pens because I always manage to get polish all over my cuticles.
Peoples! Have I not taught you the trick to this? Paint your nails, let them dry thoroughly, and then take a bath or shower. The extra polish slopped over on your cuticles will separate from the polish on your nails, thus allowing it to be scuffed/scrubbed off.
Lee - Feb 28, 2008 6:05:07 pm PST #2268 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Juliana tried to convince me I could do my own nails, if I practiced more.
That still makes me laugh.
Jesse - Feb 28, 2008 6:06:12 pm PST #2269 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Paint your nails, let them dry thoroughly, and then take a bath or shower. The extra polish slopped over on your cuticles will separate from the polish on your nails, thus allowing it to be scuffed/scrubbed off.
That's my trick, too! Especially on my toes.
Amy - Feb 28, 2008 6:06:15 pm PST #2270 of 10001
Because books.
Paint your nails, let them dry thoroughly, and then take a bath or shower.
You never told me that! That's a good idea.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 28, 2008 6:07:01 pm PST #2271 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Well, sauteed shrimp with chardonnay-dijon cream sauce was a mixed success tonight. It was fun to mount a complex cooking operation, and the end result was edible and interesting if not delicious. But I think next time I'll skip the sauce and just sautee the shrimp with garlic butter and parsley.
Atropa - Feb 28, 2008 6:11:52 pm PST #2272 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
You never told me that! That's a good idea.
It's the only reason my painted nails ever look tidy. I will never be very good at applying polish smoothly. You'd think since I'm married to a professional artist-type I could just get him to paint my nails, but no. The smell of nail polish gives him a headache. I do make him go makeup shopping with me, because he has a better eye for color than I do.
Vortex - Feb 28, 2008 6:16:00 pm PST #2273 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Paint your nails, let them dry thoroughly, and then take a bath or shower.
You can also use a wet washcloth and scrub your cuticle.
Maria - Feb 28, 2008 6:58:26 pm PST #2274 of 10001
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
I love manis and pedis, though I only have my toes done in the summer.
My nails are weak and my nail bed is oddly shaped, so I've had acrylics since 1992. Oh, and they definitely eliminated the biting. I have them filled every 3-4 weeks, and it does make a difference in how I think I look in a professional setting. Mine aren't long, but they're not short either. If I remember correctly, they're about the same length as sara's (maybe a touch longer). Usually done in permanent pink and white--I can still put color on if I want to.
The hour it takes someone to do my nails is me time. I can zone out, read a magazine and not worry about crap for a bit. My concession to our budget was eliminating the winter pedicures and lengthening the interval between fills from every 2 weeks to almost 4.