So I know the voting isn't over yet but picture one is winning by a landslide and I am bored with my old mani already so I couldn't help myself...I did the picture of the first mani tonight (I guess technically, this MORNING). I have to admit, I'm not crazy about it. First off, I couldn't find stars like the one in the picture so I settled for plain rinestones I had from Walmart at home. The picture looks like it has a matte finish, mine has a gloss. The person in the picture clearly took the time to tape off half of her nail to keep it straight and even, I couldn't be bothered. This is also the very first time I have used any type of gem on my nail, and I have to admit, I'm not liking it. Maybe mine are too big, I don't know, I just don't care for the look, plus I can't imagine them staying on for long. I'm thinking once I go to bed, I will end up with one or two coming off in the night, time will tell (or not, as I never keep a mani on for more than a day or two and I can see this one coming off very quickly).
I took a picture of the polishes I used. I started with 2 coats of
Salon Sciences,
fiberglass network (I'm hoping it will strengthen my nails), followed by
China Glaze,
strong adhesive base coat. I then applied 3 coats of
urban grey, by
Avon, 2 coats of
ORLY, sec n' dry, 1 coat on 1/2 my nail of
OPI, black shatter. I added another coat of
sec n' dry applied a rinestone and yet another coat of
sec n' dry to adhere the rhinestone to my nail.
Like I said, I'm not crazy about it....what do you think?
You have to excuse the horrible condition of my cuticles...I'm working on them...
