Let's talk nails..

Nshivers

How are you getting yours done? I'm thinking about doing a nude color Shellac.. not sure if I want to use artificial nails or not.

LeiselEB

I'm doing a pale pink/ nude shellac. I never wear acrylics so I didn't think the wedding would be the best time to try them out, ya know? The color I'm leaning towards now is Essie Ballet Slippers.

peachykeen26

No idea yet. 

It depends on how much money I have or don't have. If I have the money, I'm getting a full set of solars, if not then I will just buy nail polish and DIY them.

HarperBargo

I am doing a Shellac French manicure. I have been doing Shellac manicures for about a month now and my nails have grown out to the perfect length.  

MoonlightSilver

Honest to goodness, I don't usually have nails because I live on a farm and worked in a restaurant, and hated getting stuff under my nails. I let them grow out for the wedding but I'll either DIY clear nail polish or just go in and have them professionally shaped and still use clear polish. 

rasp.berry

I've been growing mine out because I was nervous about what fake nails would do to my natural nails but I wanted to have them long. They're getting kind of annoying though and I'll be glad to file them down (probably the week after the wedding).

I've been debating getting a shellac manicure, but I don't know enough about it to know if it's damaging like fake nails. I think it's also unlikely that I'll have time to get a manicure in the few days before the wedding. My back up plan is to just be pick a pretty colour and do them up the evening before at home.

Megbo2012

I'm doing Shellac, either French, or Pale pink.  I highly recommend the shellac. It's basically tough as nails and I've had so many "oops" moments where I should have ruined my nails...and not a chip or scratch! 

Megbo2012

Rasp.berry, to my knowledge it does not ruin your nails, it actually strengthens them.  They are good for 2+ weeks. 

Zimsgirl

I'm doing acrylics. I love the look of them and do them a lot

Cassandra999

I think I'm doing acrylics with french polish.  My own nails are super short and boyish.

doeie04

I got a gift certificate for a manicure and pedicure (it will be my first ever!) from my bridal shower. I am going to see if they will shellac them if I pay extra.

kristin183

Acrylic pink and whites... apparently no one in New Mexico knew what the hell Shellac was. So Acrylic it was.

Nshivers

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[QUOTE]I'm doing a pale pink/ nude shellac. I never wear acrylics so I didn't think the wedding would be the best time to try them out, ya know? The color I'm leaning towards now is Essie Ballet Slippers.
Posted by LeiselEB[/QUOTE]



Oohh great color!

MMRoberts11

I'm going to do a lighter pink color the night before and call it good.

LOTON01

I have worn acrylics for abut 5 years. So I'll be keeping them and doing a French shellac. 

My toes will be a pale pink. 

Danidawn20

I'm going to do a shellac in a like pink color

2012FutureMrsB

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[QUOTE]Acrylic pink and whites... apparently no one in New Mexico knew what the hell Shellac was. So Acrylic it was.
Posted by kristin183[/QUOTE]

LOL. I'm one of those NM people who don't know what the heck Shellac is. Actually, I've only lived here for 1 1/2 years, but I've still never heard about it.

Anyway, I recently decided to do my own nails to save money. When we did engagement pics, I realized at the last minute that my nails looked like crap b/c I just taken some acrylic nails off and my nails were still brittle and torn up. So I ran to Walmart and bought $6 glue-on nails and they looked awesome!! It only took about 20-30 minutes to apply and they dried within a minute or two. I didn't have any problems with chipping or breakage for about 5 days and that's only b/c I was cleaning my classroom and being rough on my nails.

My students actually saw them and thought they were professionally done - they were french tips with a glossy shine that looked a lot like gel nails. When I confessed it was a $6 Walmart kit, they could hardly believe it! So that's when I was like, "yeah, I'm totally doing this again for my wedding."

Sarah0335

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[QUOTE]Rasp.berry, to my knowledge it does not ruin your nails, it actually strengthens them.  They are good for 2+ weeks. 
Posted by Megbo2012[/QUOTE]

It depends on your nails.  My nails were worse after I got shellac done then after acrylics.  I tried a couple different nail places over a long time period and still the same result, so I know if wasn't a freak thing.

kristin183

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Let's talk nails.. : LOL. I'm one of those NM people who don't know what the heck Shellac is. Actually, I've only lived here for 1 1/2 years, but I've still never heard about it. Anyway, I recently decided to do my own nails to save money. When we did engagement pics, I realized at the last minute that my nails looked like crap b/c I just taken some acrylic nails off and my nails were still brittle and torn up. So I ran to Walmart and bought $6 glue-on nails and they looked awesome!! It only took about 20-30 minutes to apply and they dried within a minute or two. I didn't have any problems with chipping or breakage for about 5 days and that's only b/c I was cleaning my classroom and being rough on my nails. My students actually saw them and thought they were professionally done - they were french tips with a glossy shine that looked a lot like gel nails. When I confessed it was a $6 Walmart kit, they could hardly believe it! So that's when I was like, "yeah, I'm totally doing this again for my wedding."
Posted by 2012FutureMrsB[/QUOTE]


I am SO hard on my nails.. I bite them normally. So I did some research and wanted shellac to help them grow out... but when I asked everyone looked at me like I was crazy. We are actually getting married in Utah and I found Shellac places everywhere...but that didn't do me any good since I wanted the Shellac to help me not bite my nails.

I tried at home one ones and I bite them off in a few days..LOL. It is a horrible habit I know :) but I have been biting them since I was 3 (I am 29 now) so it is hard to break a 26 year old habit.. I did well for a bit but the stress of work and wedding got to me.

I used to wear acrylic all the time.. but stopped when I got laid off 4 years ago..it has an expense that could easily be cut with no income.

Maybe when we move out of NM I will find a place that can shellac my nails :)

kiki1978

I'm doing a shellac french with a red strip under the white part (our colors are red and white).  My pedicure will be the same, except not shellac. 

PopPow

My MOH and I are going the day before the wedding for mani-pedi's. Im doing clear shellac with a touch of silver tint and purple toes. I have naturally long, strong nails and I generally just wear clear on them. Now my toes I am mad about changing the color a couple times a week. LOL. I am only doing shellac because I'm afraid of dinging them up when we decorate the hall the morning of the wedding.

Teep

I'm just painting my nails red.

SoSaysTara

I'm a nail biter too.  I had been using shellac to help me grow them out, and then after having my nails done every 2-3 weeks for about 2 months, my nails were really thin and brittle, so now, I am taking a break from the shellac.  I am taking hair, skin, and nails vitamin multiple times a day trying to strengthen them up.  If I can manage to stop biting my nails long enough to get the nails grown out for the wedding, I will have a shellac French manicure.  Otherwise, I will still go shellac and will need to go for a color.  Don't know what color though!!

After the wedding, I am taking a break from shellac for a few months!

ryaneann

I'm doing acrylic with a pink/nude shade.  Its by china glaze and called "Diva Bride"

tamezie

i did a mint color for my bridal shower and everyone loved it including me.
i had done it before but not in a few months and I just thought it was adorable.
then last weekend, I took it off and put on this pale pink shade i was thinking about
for the wedding and i DO NOT like it.
it isn't as pale as I thought it was going to be. it's like bubble gum finger tips
so i want to do the mint again and maybe do it for the wedding too?
FI was like no!
lol
so we will seeeeeeee!

this is all so exciting, i have a tummy ache.

MrsAMS

Light pink Shellac for my nails and french (light pink polish) for my toes.

sgridley24

I'm thinking of acrylics with a white french tip.

But I also love the look of some of these!!

What do you think? 

michelletobin

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[QUOTE]I think I'm doing acrylics with french polish.  My own nails are super short and boyish.
Posted by Cassandra999[/QUOTE]


Same as this, I am doing the solar french tip that has the sparkly white tip and my nail lady is going to add a red design to incorporate both my colors. Red and white.

tigurlily

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Let's talk nails.. : LOL. I'm one of those NM people who don't know what the heck Shellac is. Actually, I've only lived here for 1 1/2 years, but I've still never heard about it. Anyway, I recently decided to do my own nails to save money. When we did engagement pics, I realized at the last minute that my nails looked like crap b/c I just taken some acrylic nails off and my nails were still brittle and torn up. <strong>So I ran to Walmart and bought $6 glue-on nails and they looked awesome!! It only took about 20-30 minutes to apply and they dried within a minute or two. I didn't have any problems with chipping or breakage for about 5 days and that's only b/c I was cleaning my classroom and being rough on my nails. My students actually saw them and thought they were professionally done - they were french tips with a glossy shine that looked a lot like gel nails.</strong> When I confessed it was a $6 Walmart kit, they could hardly believe it! So that's when I was like, "yeah, I'm totally doing this again for my wedding."
Posted by 2012FutureMrsB[/QUOTE]
bahaha, this is what i'm doing.  i tried it a month or so ago to see how it went and had the same reaction.  i did learn to use more glue though... and i'm not sure it was good for my nails in the long run.
but oh well.  cheap and easy and looks good.