Nailed It!!!

Yes, I have been slacking on the beauty blogs. I’ve done Eye Shadow Allergy. Answered Eye shadow questions Here. And when I speak you’ve seen what might be on my mouth with a Lip Product Blog. Well, the person whose question started these blogs nicely reminded me that I have not finished. I still need to do nail care and face care blogs. This is maybe a tad helpful for me right now. For Lent, I gave up buying makeup. Last year I acquired many makeup products. I couldn’t go to Northpark Mall without a stop in Sephora. My coupon stash was full of makeup coupons. My makeup kits have quite a few new shades of everything. I knew I had a problem when this January I got a notice that Maybelline had lip gloss on sale on Amazon for $1.99 and with free shipping. I bought two. Did I need any of it? NO!!! So until after Easter, I will not buy myself any makeup. My mother needs a new Vitamin E stick so I’ll get her one, soon.

My nails are like my eyes & lips. My fingers like my eyes see color sometimes. Like my lips, my toes see color a lot.

From March until October I polish my toes. I live in Texas so during those months I am mostly in a toeless shoe of some sort in public. Also, I have talked about enough people with chipped polish on their toes and finger not for mine to be chipped up too. My man will never do the “Boomerang” to check on me and frown. Either they are polished or not.
These are my feet after getting my tattoo, six years ago. I told you, I’m never slipping. If they are chipped in public I have on closed-toe shoes.

Okay, you probably noticed I said I polish my nails. I do. My fingernails grow longish so I don’t wear artificial nails.

The last time I wore them was for a wedding I was in, in 2004, so roughly 10 years. I only get a professional manicure for maintenance twice a year. I do my own feet. If I can paint my own fingers I can paint my toes. Plus that’s a few dollars I keep in my pocket.

My Finger Nails are usually clear. I only like Red, Pink, or Coral on my fingers. I paint them in other colors and don’t recognize my hands. Plus Red Nails Match Everything!!! You can Never go Wrong with a Red Nail!!!

Now my feet have seen every color but black, green, and yellow. Like my lips, I don’t like those colors on them. In 2012 I found Salon Effects Real Nail Polish Strips and fell in love with them. I’m going to try “Out of Line" for Easter. They are like nail stickers but its real nail polish. Since I can coat my nails with solid colors on my own, I only buy the kind with designs. My Favorites are “I Love Love” and ”Sweet Tart-an”

(in which those cuss words discontinued my faves but I did find the new shade “Love Letter” for "I Love Love" & stocked up on Sweet Tart-an too help me from writing them a scathing email) They are so pretty.

But like many stories my life, Sally Hansen would keep my Epic nail fail “I Love Lacey”. It was pretty in the box but on my feet, grossness (my feet look weird). I think I disliked it so much I got up at 3 am on a Saturday morning and took it off and painted them red.

Okay My Tips for Nail Color Care

Wear Clear Polish - Using clear polish gives your nails a smooth, shiny finish and even if it does start chipping, no one will be able to tell. A good choice would be a nail hardening polish, which if applied daily will harden your natural nail.

Wash it Off - I don't paint my nails the neatest. Especially with my non-dominant (right) hand. When I get polish on my skin, I wait until all my nail and mistakes are dry and wash my hands and feet. Sometimes I wait to polish my nails two hours before my bath. It comes off the skin and your color is smudge-free.

Either Wear the Polish or Don't - If it is chipped, Take It Off!!! While you're sitting there watching TV you can take the polish off. Chipped polish is uncalled for.

Alright so that what my nails might look like as I sit and type to you guys. Actually, they are that  Revlon "African Tea Rose" (pink) color you see in the opening picture. So, let me go stretch. Any questions or comments leave them in the comments below.

As Always, Talking to You in Adult Terms