senneth
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Post by senneth on Dec 20, 2020 12:24:34 GMT -6
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senneth
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Post by senneth on Dec 20, 2020 12:28:37 GMT -6
I started painting my nails during COVID, too. I’m using all the colors that I can’t really wear to work - so far bright blue and turquoise have been my favorites.
I always get chips by day 2 or 3, but I expect that - I’m rough on my hands, and I ruin professional manicures that fast, too. I’ve gotten a professional gel manicure once, and never again. I chipped it halfway through the first week when I fell and scraped my nails on asphalt, and the gel polish took the top layer of a couple of my nails off with it.
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addymac
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Post by addymac on Dec 20, 2020 12:28:49 GMT -6
Tomorrow I’m going to give myself a Xmas pedicure. I’ll do a holiday mani for NYE but I work Xmas so I can’t have nail polish on. I need to take inventory and am excited to try something that will inevitably look like my child painted but it’ll be great.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2020 12:34:06 GMT -6
addymac why can’t you wear nail polish to work?
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sven
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Post by sven on Dec 20, 2020 12:47:22 GMT -6
sven that looks awesome! How do you dehydrate your nails? Polish remover? Yes, I use straight acetone on a qtip.
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tj
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Post by tj on Dec 20, 2020 13:09:57 GMT -6
sven that looks awesome! How do you dehydrate your nails? Polish remover? Yes, I use straight acetone on a qtip. I can’t believe you did those yourself! They look incredible!
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tj
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Post by tj on Dec 20, 2020 13:10:37 GMT -6
My holiday look.
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Post by laurenbee on Dec 20, 2020 13:15:11 GMT -6
laurenbee, those nails are amazing! Did you manage to do those lines on your right hand too? Thank you! No, I only did my left hand! I didn't want to attempt even trying on my right hand 😆
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Post by laurenbee on Dec 20, 2020 13:16:01 GMT -6
This weeks manicure. Trying to figure out what to do for my Xmas manicure. From left to right: Holo Taco “Green Taffy” and Amazon rhinestones, Holo Taco “Play Rosé”, a really old Zoya red shimmer with no name on it the black is sharpie and the gold is Essie “Good as gold”. Pinky is Enchanted Polish “Buddy”. Re: longevity I can get most of my polish to last well over a week if I dehydrate my nail plate prior to painting, use a long lasting base coat (at the moment it’s Holo taco), wrap the tips with every step, don’t use my nails as tools anymore and the Essie Gel Couture top coat. Love these! They look fantastic! All those colors together work perfectly.
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Lormor
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Post by Lormor on Dec 20, 2020 13:21:28 GMT -6
laurenbee, those nails are amazing! Did you manage to do those lines on your right hand too? Thank you! No, I only did my left hand! I didn't want to attempt even trying on my right hand 😆 Okay, I was going to be REALLY jealous!
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klong11
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Post by klong11 on Dec 20, 2020 13:36:44 GMT -6
sven love those, especially the red!
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Post by beertotheface on Dec 20, 2020 13:57:16 GMT -6
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Post by beertotheface on Dec 20, 2020 13:59:14 GMT -6
sven so so festive! Nice!
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elodin
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Post by elodin on Dec 20, 2020 14:45:28 GMT -6
It's been a minute since I've done my nails, but I finally took the time this afternoon.
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Post by beertotheface on Dec 20, 2020 16:28:49 GMT -6
It's been a minute since I've done my nails, but I finally took the time this afternoon. Perfect Christmas nails!
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addymac
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Post by addymac on Dec 20, 2020 19:58:58 GMT -6
addymac why can’t you wear nail polish to work? RN in a NICU, we have to be bare below the elbows for infection control. Not even no chip nail polish 😒 A few years ago our infection control team rolled out a bunch of new policies that included no nail polish and our central line infection rate went down to zero and so they refuse to let us wear nail polish now. I’m like but you changed 57 things at once! You don’t know that no nail polish was the answer! But they won’t budge 😏
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Post by bearfootzcontinued on Dec 20, 2020 21:13:59 GMT -6
CS wrap it up, crantastic, and scot topic
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Post by beertotheface on Dec 21, 2020 12:07:45 GMT -6
bearfootzcontinued love those! I'm anxiously awaiting some Crantastic that I was planning to wear on Christmas, but they're currently lost in the USPS holiday clusterfuck 😭
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Post by bearfootzcontinued on Dec 21, 2020 12:17:54 GMT -6
@dolly, they look great!
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Post by bearfootzcontinued on Dec 21, 2020 12:23:41 GMT -6
bearfootzcontinued love those! I'm anxiously awaiting some Crantastic that I was planning to wear on Christmas, but they're currently lost in the USPS holiday clusterfuck 😭 hopefuly they arrive soon, otherwise you'll be all set for Valentine's Day
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cdnfroggy
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Post by cdnfroggy on Dec 21, 2020 13:34:53 GMT -6
I got a christmas bonus this year, so I put in a (not small) Holo taco order! So many colours and pretty nail file.
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Post by PandaWatch on Dec 22, 2020 5:53:14 GMT -6
The blue is Less is Norse by OPI; the gold glitter is Halo by Orly
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Post by beertotheface on Dec 22, 2020 14:52:27 GMT -6
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addymac
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Post by addymac on Dec 22, 2020 14:56:11 GMT -6
@pandawatxh I’m obsessed with less is Norse in general so now I have to go find a gold glitter like that. 😍😍😍😍
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Post by laurenbee on Dec 22, 2020 19:09:48 GMT -6
@dolly, They look so good! That red color is perfect and it looks so good on you. I really like it with the silver accent nail. PandaWatch, I love love love that blue color! It looks similar to my all-time favorite polish (Woman by Lights Lacquer). I ordered some new polishes from Lights Lacquer today and I can't wait to get them. Does anyone else use Lights Lacquer? It's my fave! The brush is a dream.
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sven
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Post by sven on Dec 22, 2020 20:14:35 GMT -6
I’m so happy with how these came out. Red is Zoya 15+ years old unknown name. Green is “Buddy” by Enchanted Polish and the white is “Not Milky White” by Holo Taco. I used striping tape from Amazon to make the lines.
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sven
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Post by sven on Dec 22, 2020 20:23:22 GMT -6
@dolly, They look so good! That red color is perfect and it looks so good on you. I really like it with the silver accent nail. PandaWatch, I love love love that blue color! It looks similar to my all-time favorite polish (Woman by Lights Lacquer). I ordered some new polishes from Lights Lacquer today and I can't wait to get them. Does anyone else use Lights Lacquer? It's my fave! The brush is a dream. I’ve never tried Lights Laquer, is the brush skinny or wide? I’m always on the search for the perfect brush +formula combo. Tbh I dislike the Holo Taco brush (skinny) I find it hard to get a good application, but their formulas are my favorite. For application I prefer a wider rounded brush like the newer Essie one.
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Post by laurenbee on Dec 22, 2020 20:27:44 GMT -6
@dolly , They look so good! That red color is perfect and it looks so good on you. I really like it with the silver accent nail. PandaWatch , I love love love that blue color! It looks similar to my all-time favorite polish (Woman by Lights Lacquer). I ordered some new polishes from Lights Lacquer today and I can't wait to get them. Does anyone else use Lights Lacquer? It's my fave! The brush is a dream. I’ve never tried Lights Laquer, is the brush skinny or wide? I’m always on the search for the perfect brush +formula combo. Tbh I dislike the Holo Taco brush (skinny) I find it hard to get a good application, but their formulas are my favorite. For application I prefer a wider rounded brush like the newer Essie one. First -- you totally killed that mani! It looks fantastic and the lines are so clean. It's perfect! The Lights Lacquer brush is wide and rounded. It's just amazing. I had never used anything like it until I bought some of her polishes when she started her brand last year and I really love them. They totally got me hooked on painting my nails because it really helped me learn how to maneuver the brush correctly to avoid flooding my cuticles. The Holo Taco brush is terrible. I got several polishes a couple months ago and I don't really like them at all. The brush is too hard to use and the polish drips off the stem of the brush. She definitely has some great polishes but the application is not enjoyable for me.
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Post by PandaWatch on Dec 22, 2020 20:28:12 GMT -6
sven those look fabulous!
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Post by beertotheface on Dec 22, 2020 20:46:23 GMT -6
Holy moly sven, those look amazing!
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