Nail Polish Addicts Anonymous

pulliptears

Lady_S wrote: »

Here goes my pictures for the challenge today. I have also uploaded them to the flickr if anyone prefers to view that way....

http://nailpron.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/mse-nail-art-challenge-1st-week-red.html

Talking of challenges has anyone here managed to get their hands on a bottle of Black Spotted by OPI yet?

I am trawling through french websites trying to get my sticky mitts on it. !

Posted on your blog, but LOVE it!!

Not sure I can wait a week for Orange though girls, I have an idea I'm itching to try

starrystarry

Lady_S wrote: »

Here goes my pictures for the challenge today. I have also uploaded them to the flickr if anyone prefers to view that way....

http://nailpron.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/mse-nail-art-challenge-1st-week-red.html

Talking of challenges has anyone here managed to get their hands on a bottle of Black Spotted by OPI yet?

I am trawling through french websites trying to get my sticky mitts on it. !

I'm not that impressed with black spotted from the pictures I've seen so far. But maybe its just people not using it right. Maybe you need to get the technique right like you do with the croc effect one.

iamashoppingaddict

*goes off to google opi black spotted*

iamashoppingaddict

Lady_S wrote: »

Here goes my pictures for the challenge today. I have also uploaded them to the flickr if anyone prefers to view that way....

http://nailpron.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/mse-nail-art-challenge-1st-week-red.html

Talking of challenges has anyone here managed to get their hands on a bottle of Black Spotted by OPI yet?

I am trawling through french websites trying to get my sticky mitts on it. !

Ok I need it! If you find it let me know!!!!

MulberryPeony

Oooh I'm liking the google images for that OPI spotted. I've had shatters a long time ago so didn't do them this time around but the spotted looks a bit different.

Here is my Week 1: Red

starrystarry

That's lovely MP...what's the polish?

Callie22

Wish I hadn't googled the OPI spotted stuff now, I'm loving the pictures ... might have to spend some money soon lol

MulberryPeony

starrystarry wrote: »

That's lovely MP...what's the polish?

Creative in Claret.

Pullip I've just seen your strawberries - they're fabulous!

maddiemay

freyasmum wrote: »

That is a sign of a nail that needs oil (well, they all do, but this type is in particular need!).

You see, your nails are made up of 100-150 or so different layers of flattened, keratinised cells with some little channels inside. Some of these little channels carry water, the others oil.
When your hands are in water, touching paper, etc it's easy to remove these essential oils and they must be replaced.

My personal preference is solar oil. It may seem more expensive that a little bottle of whatever the local chemist sells, but it is worth every penny. It's like a little miracle in a bottle. It will also take care of the pterygium that you have on your middle finger, which will be painful if you don't sort it out.

I'd recommend that you oil at LEAST twice a day and more when you remember it.

The basics of nail care are what we call 'care, condition, coat'. So, care for them - as you are doing by wearing gloves and keeping them nicely filed; condition them with the solar oil and (if you can stretch to it) some of the CND cuticle eraser - it's like the shampoo and conditioner of the nail world. The AHA remover gently sloughs off the dead cuticle from the nail plate and the solar oil replaces and conditions the plate; and coat - keeping them coated keeps them protected. There is no need to worry about nails 'breathing', or having a rest. It's actually better for them to be covered.

I hope that helps a little


Now, I saw a post on ridged nails.... :think:

A big thank you for reminding me about CND cuticle eraser, I had forgotten that I had a big salon size bottle of this somewhere, I found it out and it has not gone off (I bought it a couple of years ago and then misplaced it). Since I read your post I am using it and Phenomen Oil regularly:A

pulliptears

MulberryPeony wrote: »

Creative in Claret.

Pullip I've just seen your strawberries - they're fabulous!

Thanks MP

Thats a lovely colour, almost convincing me to try red now