I'm allergic to the formaldehyde that's in most nail polishes and strengtheners. What happens to my nails when I use it is pretty much what sarameg described: they get papery-thin, peel off in layers, and basically shred.

Clearly, you need Nubar: [link]

Best nail polishes and treatments in the history of ever. Says the woman with something in the range of 450 bottles of polish to her name.

If I had to only ever use a single brand, it would be Nubar. I hear amazing things about the Nu Nails. Haven't tried it yet.

If I had to only ever use a single brand, it would be Nubar.

Did I tell you that my Peacock Feathers failed to duo its chrome for me last time I wore it. I was a little bereft.

Which isn't to say I don't like Nubar, because I love their polishes. A lot. Just that my last manicure needed a little lacquer viagra or something. It failed to rise to my expectations.

Now I feel sad....

Famous Same Sex Penguin Couple Calls it Quits

It seems like no long term relationship is safe these days. First it’s Jon and Kate and now sadly it’s Harry and Pepper.

Harry and Pepper are a pair of adorable male Magellan penguins at the San Francisco Zoo. They have been together for the last 6 years and even adopted an egg together in 2008. All was going well in their relationship until a newly widowed female penguin entered the picture and poor old Pepper was left out in the cold.

Last year, the pair was allowed to incubate and hatch an egg another penguin had laid. “Of all of the parents that year, they were the best,” Brown said. “They took very good care of their chick. He ended up being the largest chick on the island.” One could say that all seemed to be going swimmingly with Harry and Pepper.

Enter the recently widowed Linda, who has long had a reputation of sorts, according to Brown.

Several years ago, she left her longtime companion and moved in with much older Fig just hours after Fig’s partner passed away, Brown said. “That was the fastest we’d ever seen penguins move on,” he said. “To be completely anthropomorphizing, Linda seems conniving. She’s got her plan. I don’t think she was wanting to be a single girl for too long.”

This year, within weeks of Fig passing away in winter, Harry was seen in Fig’s old burrow spending time with Linda, Brown said. Then one day, Harry and Linda approached Pepper’s pen and confronted Pepper. Harry began attacking Pepper violently and the three ultimately had to be separated, Brown said.

Awww, poor Pepper.

IscienceN, Galileo may have discovered Neptune 200 years before it was rediscovered.

Brown said. Then one day, Harry and Linda approached Pepper’s pen and confronted Pepper. Harry began attacking Pepper violently and the three ultimately had to be separated

That bitch!

Clearly, you need Nubar

ooo! Thanks!

The 70s and 80s alone would be gold mines

That's what I was thinking! The 1940's were about the only time we totally got it right.

“To be completely anthropomorphizing, Linda seems conniving. She’s got her plan. I don’t think she was wanting to be a single girl for too long.”

Linda, you slut! And poor Pepper!

The 1940's were about the only time we totally got it right.

Ooh, but there's some lovely couture 1950s stuff, too.

Did I tell you that my Peacock Feathers failed to duo its chrome for me last time I wore it. I was a little bereft.

Know what I've discovered? Duochromes don't deal well with bright natural light. As soon as I'm in the shade or artificial light? Pow! Multicolor goodness.

This appears to be the case with ALL my duochromes. So I think I need to start reserving them for the other seasons, and consider summer the time of the Holo.

I'm glad I was a kid during the eighties. Eighties fashions were totally kid-friendly. Want to wear neon green leggings, neon pink and purple tie-dyed shirt, hair in three ponytails with a different color scrunchie on each one, two different color socks, and shoes with purple shoelaces? You're totally in style! (And yes, I'm fairly certain that I did wear that outfit around 1988 or so, and felt like I was the coolest kid ever in it.)

Does it say something about our beloved PNW that it took until *JULY* to figure this out?

Huh. Guess the duos are off the roster for a while and glittery shades are on. And I'm sort of glad to know it wasn't human error or something because I was feeling a little fragile that I could mess up nail polish.

I am picturing little 80s Hil and going "awwwwwwwwwwwww" really hard.

And, yes, Cass, it might.