First up, Salon Effects in Wishnets, a black on red fishnet design that I believe was released for Halloween 2011 but which I've seen some places (like Five Below) much more recently. I somehow managed to do a better job than usual applying these on my right (dominant) hand, so it gets to make a rare appearance here:
And back to the more familiar left hand; some of these gaps at the base are bigger than ideal but that happens sometimes, especially when I'm aiming to get two manis from a box:
On day 6, I didn't have much tipwear yet, but I did have the worst break I've had in a long while. The whole end of my nail ripped off, leaving this unpretty sight:
I didn't have time to deal with the break that night, so I buffed it down a bit, shortened the other nails a tad, and did black tips:
When I did have time to change my manicure, I put another Salon Effects Halloween design on, this time from the 2012 release: Patch-O-Lanterns, an orange and black design.
The best thing about this mani is it's what I was wearing when I got to meet up with The Holo Queen, Canadian Nail Fanatic, and nailXchange. We did some shopping and eating and a whole lot of chatting—it was great fun and I hope it's not too long before we can do it again! There was a mani cam, but I don't think nailXchange has had a chance to post the photo yet.
I really love the Patch-O-Lanterns design! It is so fun!
ReplyDeleteAwww, your poor little nail! I like the way you added the black tips to extend the mani, though!
ReplyDeleteI can't even explain how much I love using these!!! They are perfect for girls with super curved nails (you and me included hehhe) - they are fun, bright, don't lift at the edges and stay on for a loooong time!!! I have gotten the hang of it now and I get 2 full mani/pedi applications out of the box - have to justify the $17 it costs in Australia. I also love that we can ship these freely by air!!! If ever you come across a dirt cheap bin of these beauties - please grab some for me as well!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd btw - we are behind - they've only released last year's Easter designs here and this is the first time I' m seeing the awesome jack-o-lantern design! (sorry for the looooong essay cheers!)
Deleteoh the jack-o-lantern ones are so pretty!
ReplyDeleteBoth look so greeat!
ReplyDeleteI love it!
Glad everything went so cool with the meeting!!
I love when you show these...you make me want to get some hehe. The jack-o-lantern ones are cute!
ReplyDeleteAw I hope your nail grows quickly!
It's interesting to hear you thought on them!
ReplyDelete..." a whole lot of chatting" - nah really, when polish girls are in the same room, hahahha - sounds like it was fun!
It was fantastic to meet you and The Holo Queen and hang out!
ReplyDeleteSEND MORE COOKIE BUTTER! lol!
Oh my goodness those patch-o-lanterns are too cute! Sucks about that break, though. :/ Did a great job fixing it. Can't wait to hear how the gel-strips worked out!
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