Holiday Nail Challenge

lacqueredlover · December 2014

@pinkrevenge haha I have Knees UP on my toes!

lacqueredlover · December 2014

This was my holiday manicure from my vacation:

theartistformerlyknownas · December 2014

I went gold for NYE. Plus gratuitous ring porn.

I LOVE this glitter. Milani "Gilded Rocks." And Color Club "Top Shelf."

lacqueredlover · December 2014

I did gold and black @lolo883 ! Love yours!

mrsk616 · December 2014

i am hoping to get mine done tonight.i can afford to get mine done so my mom helps out. thinking something sparkly but dark too. time will tell as i am at work all day

lacqueredlover · December 2014

This is the gold sparkly base of my current manicure

theartistformerlyknownas · December 2014

lacqueredlover said:

I did gold and black @lolo883 ! Love yours!

I thought about doing black, but my black is all gummy. Now I feel an overwhelming urge to watch Goldfinger.

lacqueredlover · December 2014

@lolo883 here is my finished, god I love the zoya Pixie Dusts! My fave normal black though is Wet N Wild, it's amazing and only 99c haha

KatieinBkln · December 2014

Goddamn, you bitches is FANCY. The fine motor skills on this bunch, I tell ya!

You all look so purty. I aer impress.

I'm planning to get my nails done tomorrow (at a salon, because let's be real, I can't do my own). I have never requested any particular nail art from my usual $8 mani joint. What do we think, will it bump the price up to $10?

lacqueredlover · December 2014

KatieinBkln said:

Goddamn, you bitches is FANCY. The fine motor skills on this bunch, I tell ya!

You all look so purty. I aer impress.

I'm planning to get my nails done tomorrow (at a salon, because let's be real, I can't do my own). I have never requested any particular nail art from my usual $8 mani joint. What do we think, will it bump the price up to $10?

Haha it just takes practice!

Usually the places like that can't really do nail art.

If you ever wanna really be fancy, go to Paintbox Nails downtown, amazing nail art

mrsk616 · December 2014

after seeing everyones sparkly nails i want to do sparkly. i hope i can find my sparkle nail polish tonight. now what color.

FutureMrsN3312 · December 2014

I'm so jealous of everyone's awesome nails! Currently debating on stopping on my way home to get some new polish or treating myself to a mani/pedi tomorrow....

First world problems I tell ya...

theartistformerlyknownas · December 2014

lacqueredlover said:

@lolo883 here is my finished, god I love the zoya Pixie Dusts! My fave normal black though is Wet N Wild, it's amazing and only 99c haha

I NEEDS THE PIXIE DUST!

And Wet N Wild is the black that I have! :-p I've just had it for approximately forever so it's gummy.

lacqueredlover · December 2014

@lolo883 you should invest in some nail polish thinner, you can get it at most beauty supply stores or on Amazon, just a few drops will revitalize any nail polish.

And yes, all the pixie dusts. The OPI Liquid Sands are good too but not as good in my opinion. They just discontinued the pixie dusts though so get them asap!

levieenrose · December 2014

@laqueredlover, where did you get the Acquistry? It's gorgeous, and I don't recognize the brand at all.

KatieinBkln · December 2014

lacqueredlover said:

KatieinBkln said:

Goddamn, you bitches is FANCY. The fine motor skills on this bunch, I tell ya!

You all look so purty. I aer impress.

I'm planning to get my nails done tomorrow (at a salon, because let's be real, I can't do my own). I have never requested any particular nail art from my usual $8 mani joint. What do we think, will it bump the price up to $10?

Haha it just takes practice!

Usually the places like that can't really do nail art.

If you ever wanna really be fancy, go to Paintbox Nails downtown, amazing nail art

Oh, I assure you, I will never practice. Never ever!

But I might have to check out Paintbox sometime when I'm feeling flush and not planning to play any sports in the immediate future. Your advice may turn me into a lady yet.

paperpusher · December 2014

lacqueredlover said:

paperpusher sorry I was away so I just saw this. Did you use a fast dry top coat? What brand?

Honestly some brands of polish just don't agree with my body chemistry and never dry. I can't wear Revlon. But I can wear pretty much anything else and with Out The Door fast dry top coat, I virtually never have denting!

@lacqueredlover - I did not use a fast dry top coat. The particular color and top coat I was using that night was Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme wear.
I never thought about them not agreeing with body chemistry.

paperpusher · December 2014

I've really enjoyed the OPI Crackle. Anyone else?

Inkdancer · December 2014

Hmm, might have to do a black and gold set for NYE, since my Christmas set came right off.

ashley8918 · December 2014

I can't paint my nails to save my life, but you ladies are really making me want to so something fun for NYE.

ETA: I despise those Jamberry things. They always look awful on me, and they peel off so quickly. It's too bad, because I bought these really cute mint and gold ones that I will never use.

PrettyGirlLost · December 2014

Does anyone know of a good tutorial on using the metallic nail tape? I haven't found a really good one that suggests tools to use, or how to easily lay the tape down and trim it, etc.

ashley8918 · December 2014

Okay, pretend that this is fancier and less sloppy.

theartistformerlyknownas · December 2014

lacqueredlover said:
@lolo883 you should invest in some nail polish thinner, you can get it at most beauty supply stores or on Amazon, just a few drops will revitalize any nail polish.

And yes, all the pixie dusts. The OPI Liquid Sands are good too but not as good in my opinion. They just discontinued the pixie dusts though so get them asap!

You're a bad influence. I ordered the Dahlia pixie dust plus Sailor (dark blue), and got the Nori pixie dust and Loredana (gray matte velvet) free! Promo code MOON.

velvethelicopters · December 2014

I have much hate towards Zoya and Essie. On my nails, they are a gummy mess unless I use only their products. Fuck that. I can only use CND Sticky as a base, anything else peels off within a few hours. No other lines do that. I ain't buying shit that's requiring me to buy only their line. Plus both lines have top coats that never dry over other brands.

But, I don't bother with thinner in Wet n Wild black. It's 98 cents and once thinned, I don't like it as much. But any oil paint thinner will work. Hardware store version is way cheaper. As is their acetone. I have a gallon of faux Zoya remover without that vile fragrance for less than a big salon top type bottle. But thinner cured a bunch of original OPI DS polish that were nothing but goo. Toss in some mixing beads (aka non zinc ball bearings), poke holes in goo with toothpick, fill with thinner and shake, shake, shake. Let sit when arm hurts. Poke holes again, shake more. Repeat until polish is nice. Best $1 I spent on 14 polishes.

Right now, my nails are sad and short.

mrsk616 · December 2014

paperpusher said:

I've really enjoyed the OPI Crackle. Anyone else?

i had the sally hansen stuff loved it use to do different colors for the seasons. that was 3 years ago i dont think i have really touched it since.

mrsk616 · December 2014

velvethelicopters said:

I have much hate towards Zoya and Essie. On my nails, they are a gummy mess unless I use only their products. Fuck that. I can only use CND Sticky as a base, anything else peels off within a few hours. No other lines do that. I ain't buying shit that's requiring me to buy only their line. Plus both lines have top coats that never dry over other brands. But, I don't bother with thinner in Wet n Wild black. It's 98 cents and once thinned, I don't like it as much. But any oil paint thinner will work. Hardware store version is way cheaper. As is their acetone. I have a gallon of faux Zoya remover without that vile fragrance for less than a big salon top type bottle. But thinner cured a bunch of original OPI DS polish that were nothing but goo. Toss in some mixing beads (aka non zinc ball bearings), poke holes in goo with toothpick, fill with thinner and shake, shake, shake. Let sit when arm hurts. Poke holes again, shake more. Repeat until polish is nice. Best $1 I spent on 14 polishes. Right now, my nails are sad and short.

i have used opi basecoat with essie and never had an issue. the only thing i dont like about essie is how thin it can be. even the darker colors need 3 coats to look good which i hate having to do more than 2 coats. lately all iahve bought is essie.

maeday2 · December 2014

paperpusher said:

lacqueredlover said:

paperpusher sorry I was away so I just saw this. Did you use a fast dry top coat? What brand?

Honestly some brands of polish just don't agree with my body chemistry and never dry. I can't wear Revlon. But I can wear pretty much anything else and with Out The Door fast dry top coat, I virtually never have denting!

@lacqueredlover - I did not use a fast dry top coat. The particular color and top coat I was using that night was Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme wear.
I never thought about them not agreeing with body chemistry.

I have this exact issue with the same top coat. Maybe that's the issue with me, too.

I chose that top coat because I have wrecked my nails with acrylics for years and just started to rehab them for wedding time. They're brittle and just ugh. I need nail therapy bad.

lacqueredlover · December 2014

lolo883 Just an FYI that Nori isn't like the other pixie dusts, it doesn't dry down matte, it almost is a jelly with glitter and very chunky so I recommend using a thick topcoat like Gelous with that one.

@paperpusher yeah if you want to go to sleep an hour after doing your nails, you gotta use a fast dry top coat. Try Out the Door or Seche Vite.

@maeday2 the thing that will help your nails is base coat, not top coat. Try Duri Rejuvacote or Quimica Strengthener, both will help strengthen brittle nails, especially the Rejuvacote for a former acrylic user!

velvethelicopters it's all just about body chemistry, the way Revlon doesn't work for me, there is some additive in Essie and Zoya that doesn't work for you. Interesting that OPI isnt' an issue sine Essie and OPI use the same base formula from the same lab. You might want to try more independent brands, if you tell me the kind of colors you like I can help point you in the right direction of brands that work for people that I know can't use Essie or Zoya!

mikenberger · December 2014

My lovely Christmas mani!

theartistformerlyknownas · December 2014

lacqueredlover said:

lolo883 Just an FYI that Nori isn't like the other pixie dusts, it doesn't dry down matte, it almost is a jelly with glitter and very chunky so I recommend using a thick topcoat like Gelous with that one.

Yeah I probably wouldn't have chosen that one myself over the matte ones, but hey, it's free.

And I REALLY love the gray.

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