Monthly Archives: June 2012

Is This The World’s Ugliest Nail Polish?

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

Nail class rolls on, and my poor nails have been buffed, filed and tortured as we all practice on each other. Sort of like nurses, who I’ve heard have to practice injections on each other. (I would die- hats off … Continue reading →

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Dotting Tool Tutorial

Posted on June 23, 2012 by

Hello all! Nail school has been going well, except we’re in the dreaded Cuticle Zone. I hate having mine messed with. Interestingly enough, what I usually think of as the “cuticle” (that little border of skin on the sides of … Continue reading →

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Basic Gray

Posted on June 18, 2012 by

Gray is a really easy color to mix yourself- just black and white! One tip: Add the black drop by drop to the white- don’t try to add white to black or you’ll find you waste a lot of polish! … Continue reading →

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Off to My First Day of Nail School!

Posted on June 13, 2012 by

I’m off to my first day of nail school! I’m thinking about going on the nail art competition circuit, but first I need to polish up my skills (hey-YO!). Bad puns aside, I do want to take my skills to … Continue reading →

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Starry Night Part 2

Posted on June 8, 2012 by

Essie (before they were purchased by L’Oreal) had a very popular polish several years ago called Starry Night. It was a basic deep blue with silver microglitter- not that hard to duplicate with a quick layer of silver polish over … Continue reading →

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Tips for Nail Biters and Pickers

Posted on June 3, 2012 by

I had a couple folks ask me how they can grow out their nails and keep them looking nice, so here’s some tried-and-true tips. I’m actually a reformed picker myself- not so much of a biter, but I will pick … Continue reading →

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