'Ariel'
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.
I am still obsessed with Essie's Clutch Me If You Can, and finally got a mostly-successful manicure out of it. Only one nail semi-screwed up! I think it might actually be something about the color, because the nail place woman had to re-do one nail when applying the top coat screwed it up.
Turns out, the lunch place never got our order. Augh!
I have floppy fingernails (no, seriously) so like flea's, mine chip immediately. I suppose I could do acrylic glue-ons, but don't they weaken your nails terribly?
Fingernail polish and me are non-mixy - it feels weird and chips immediately.
Yep-- this is me. Playing piano from age four until I was well into my twenties meant constantly short nails and nothing other than clear polish, if it was worn at all. Plus my nails are irregularly shaped and not terribly strong, so it's pretty much epic fail if I try for a mani.
I suppose I could do acrylic glue-ons, but don't they weaken your nails terribly?
Yes. I only recommend them if you're intersted in a long-term committment. Or are looking to kick the biting habit, because it has worked for me (so far), although growing my real nails back out took a long time.
Incredibly freakish poodle grooming! Get Ready For An Audiovisual Assault On Your Mind. And Your Poodle.
The camel poodle is pretty neat (and comparatively restrained). The rooster made me laugh like a drain. The dragon (lizard?) was a nice idea, but it looks too much like a costume.
My nails are very weak; they curl and peel. They hold up better if they have polish on them to add some protection and strength. My SIL has a salon so I go there when I have time. I always let the tech choose a color for me so they can try out new colors they want to see. Something in the red range most of the time. My NY resolution is to get there more often to be pampered. Last time I went I got a facial and it was so lovely.
I don't wear polish on my fingernails because it's a fruitless endeavor-- but when I do pedis, I love beautiful reds. Chanel's got a new collection that was just released-- Paris Moscou, and the three colors are absolutely gorgeous, especially the red.
Those Chanels look gorgeous. Not $30 a pop gorgeous (especially considering that the Chanel formula is crap), but still beautiful.
I used to not be able to get polish to last more than a day. Now that I actually actively want to change my nails almost daily? I've figured out the secret behind a good, lasting mani. (For me, it's NailTek Foundation II with Orly Bonder over it, the polish, a regular top coat, and then a final layer of Poshe quick dry top coat. And I'm hard as hell on my nails.)
I think I brain-blocked on the stocking because we stopped doing stocking when I was in high school. We used stocking money to do angel tree kids every year and later for charitable donations in the people's names, so I am kinda out of practice.
December 15, 2008, South Waterfront neighborhood, Portland, Oregon. Looking from our condo we can see cars attempting, and most failing, to climb up a hill to get out of the neighborhood. I decided to put together a montage of sliding cars. Portland had a recent snowfall and we are expecting more tomorrow.
The montage is sped up, with wacky Benny Hill music....
When I wear nail polish my hands always feel hot and sweaty. It's like the polish is suffocating my fingers. Pedicures don't have the same effect, so I'm more likely to get those.