So I this year I had fake acrylic nails for about 7 months and one decided I couldn't be bothered anymore and wanted to be able to chop and change my nails as often as I like.
Now I am going through all the dramas of growing them out and I wanted to share with you a few things about what is like to grow out your nails and some tips and tricks for you to remember.
See the picture to the left to see the actual condition that my nails are in whilst growing out. I know it's not pretty but if you look close enough you can see I am about half way.
- Whilst growing your nails out, keep them short, I mean non-existent nails short! I learnt this the hard way as your nails are so weak and thin right now and will break and break a lot of the nail off which means you are left with not only a painful nail but one that looks even worse. Every time I go to paint my nails I trim them.
- Everytime I paint my nails I use a hardener nail polish as my base coat to help strengthen my nails.
- This is just a waiting game, eventually your nails will totally grow out and then you can start a fresh with nice strong nails again, but it just takes time. I just make sure I keep my nails painted to cover up the fact that they are a bit flakey and that's it!
miss chew
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I have heard about Butter LONDON nail polishes for a while and finally bought my first (and definitley not my last). It's name is "Artful Dodger" and I am in love! The price is approx $20 per bottle and I cannot wait to add more to my collection!
I started off just painting my tootsies with it but couldn't not paint my fingernails with it for all to see.
I am a huge turquoise fan and this shade really delivers. The brush is great and easy to use. I did 2 coats to get the full block colour. For me it really hides the terrible condition of my nails underneath (I only recently got rid of my acrylics) and looks great on short nails too.
I find it goes with so many colours that I wear and I don't mind that it is so bright for work either as it makes me happy.
miss chew
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| Nail Shapes |
As someone who invests a lot of time and money into my nails I find the trends and fr a long time I was a little bit well, vague. I found this guide from the Sally Hansen website in the UK which I thought explained it really well.
For me it depends on a few things as to what shape I have.
For example if I am having french tips I really love square but with colour I usually go oval and now I have read about Almond becoming more popular.
When I got my nails done on the weekend I got them square and a little shorter which I think it quite cute although I got the edges rounded as they can really scratch!
Do you really think about what shape you are making your nails?
miss chew
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