4th of july

well i did these for the 4th of july. i didnt do anything since hubby was not here but go to a picnic at my paps and go see fireworks with the inlaws. the base of these was the gel polish and i used the gel top coat to cook it so it would stay longer but yeah, it lasted as long as a typical mani does on my nails. i used the gel also because my pointer nail was cracked on the side and i was trying to get it to last and not have to rip it off. yeah, that didnt work. 

gel polish

so i am not happy at all with this color. i bought it because it looked bright red on the box but it was more of a coral. i am also very disappointed in the quality of the polish. it lasted for about 3 days before it chipped. it is the same brand that i have that came with the light (sensationail) but apparently the new stuff isn't as good as the old product. 

when i said my nails all broke off, i was serious. the pointer on this hand is broke too. it is broken too far don to rip it off the whole way so it's glued together right now. 

OUCHIES!

day 10 (03072013)

day 10 was the last and final day that i could take it. i picked it off. the regrowth was bothering me too much. i probably couldve gotten it to last for another 4 days but when something says "wear for 2 weeks" i expect 2 weeks of no chips and stuff, which i know is not a realistic expectation, but i couldnt take it anymore. 

way to chipped

below is the aftermath after awhile of buffing and filing down my nails. after taking the get polish off, i realized that i had 2 broken nails, one of which i filed down where it broke, the other which i repaired with my orly nail repair kit. unfortunately, didnt hold that well. new tires came in the mail today so i had to move all 9 of them into the house then a (old) tire blew out today while i was on my way to pick up my stepson from school so i ended up walking/running (which i didnt mind because i needed a workout) to pick him up then changed and rotated tires when we got back to the jeep. so it was an eventful day today (03082013)

day 9

not much to say. results are still good considering it is day 9 out of 14 and i touched them up a couple times.

^regrowth^

^regrowth^

^chipped top coat^

day 8

day 8.....wasnt so good today. left hand was good, right not so much.

of course i had to fix it so see if i could get it to last til day 14 so i slapped on some more gel polish over top of it and it seemed to hold....

day 7 & new stuff

so i was at walmart...again....last night. i was in the nail polish aisle, which i hardly go in and wow they revamped it. it is totally different but was totally a mess and only half stocked. i was surprised to see that they now sell seche vite top and base coat (tops coat is STILL cheaper at sally's). but there is a ton of new nail art design things...most of which i already have to products to do but there were kits for the caviar nails, newspaper print kits, obmre kits (who needs a kit for that?!)....and the list goes on. i opted for some more nail wraps. im still in search of one that lasts as long as the box says that they do (without me tearing them off).

^yes, i know, i know...i shouldn't have bought this one. i have glitter exactly like it in my polish tote. i wasn't thinking. maybe i will return it for something else. ^

and here is the wraps an gel polish a week later, 2 reapplies of top coat. 2 reapplies of polish on the tips. 

ugh regrowth

ugh regrowth!

i reapplied polish and top coat on my thumb the day before this picture. it isnt holding up.