This led me to decide that I must get fake nails for the wedding. I am not talking Lee Press -Ons. Some people may swear by these but I have never been a Press-On fan!
I found this at a pretty fun website!My mom gets some pretty good-looking fake nails. They are the kind that are constructed out of powdered acrillic in pink and white shades right over the top of your nails. Courtesy of my mom:
So I had pretty much decided to go this route UNTIL I went in for a mani-pedi this week. Besides getting a snowman painted on my toe, I discovered a whole new manicure. The technician doing my nails insisted that I get them buffed shiny with no polish because polish "always chips the next day". (She was pretty insistent!) So, I tried it and I think they look fantastic! They just used that rotary buffer with a cloth buffer. It's days later and they still look great. These pictures aren't great and my nails are super-short, but look:
I think that if I were to use that white pencil under longer nails I could get some fantastic results! I have always been a fan of that white pencil (you can get it at any grocery store, Wal-Mart, or Sally Hansen Beauty Supply).
So, I have a new nail plan! Yay! Have you heard of this buff shiny business? It rocks!
I think this is GORGEOUS! Of course fake nails would be nice, but I'm a big fan of feeling like you got married not some other person, and you have never really done the fake nails. Your mom's look really nice, btw! I think you should experiment with the buff shiny and the sick, maybe over the shower weekend and see how it goes??
ReplyDeleteI love the buffed look for you! I know you like the more natural look. How long have yours stayed shiny for? It seems like it wouldn't last too long.
ReplyDeleteI like the buffed nails, but when you are stressed, do your nails chip more? Mine do... Another route that is a little gentler on your nails is the silk wrap. I had the new powder acrylics not to long ago, and when i got bored of having to have them filled, and got them taken off, they ruined my nails, and i have a half-black nail that has yet to grow out. But before when i had the silk, and had them removed, my nails were totally fine...and they last.
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