Beauty

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Take the plunge!

Most manicures will last 2-3 weeks.

You may have to use rubber gloves at home to do things like clean the bathroom, to help the manicure last longer.

You may want to purchase a bottle of the polish while you are there to do little touch-ups.

And pay attention to the cleanliness of the shop.   

It could become your new guilty pleasure.

[January121]

WOW!!!! ..... I am not into black nails but, I have to admit they look absolutely beautiful!!!! 💅 💅

[ItsME]

That's a gorgeous look!  If I could wear polish, I'd try it..

[ItsME]

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@Desertdi wrote:

I've never worked in a place that allowed "exotic" nails...............

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How do they define exotic?  The tone on tone (or a standard french manicure) seems pretty tame!

[Mz iMac]

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@juperier wrote:

@Mz iMac Actually, as nail art goes, this would be relatively simple to do after the initial learning curve.

• Base coat
• Black polish (1 or 2 coats, whatever you'd use for a plain black mani
• Top coat (either matte or glossy; dry thoroughly)
• Use scotch tape (press against hand once or twice to remove a bit of the "sticky") or a french tip guide to define your edge (if you've used matte top coat, then leave the tip of your nail bare; if you've used glossy top coat, then cover the tip and leave the top bare)
• Apply the opposite top coat to the appropriate area
• Remove the guide while this top coat is still wet

Maybe try the technique the first time or two with a more neutral polish. But I doubt you really need a professional (unless you want to) since you're already proficient at doing your own manicures.

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@juperier

[juperier]

• @Mz iMac Ah, that's cute! You're welcome! I'm sure it won't be perfect the first few times. But I suspect your first attempt at putting on polish wasn't either. Assuming I had the guides/stencils, the hardest part for me would be applying the black polish. Any time I use black (or white) polish I just seem to get it everywhere. Yay for clean up! Just be sure your polish is completely dry before sticking whatever you're using as a guide onto it (or the polish will pull off) and remove the guide before the contrasting top coat dries.

[catwhisperer]

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@sunshine45 wrote:

i love getting manicures and pedicures. i find them so relaxing......especially getting a spa pedicure. i try to go at least once a month....usually more in the summertime.

i am not a huge fan of the matte polishes, but i LOVE this look for a different french manicure.

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WOW! Just stunning! Very classy looking.

[Mz iMac]

@juperier

"Any time I use black (or white) polish I just seem to get it everywhere. Yay for clean up!"

For easy cleanup, I dip a small amount of nail polish remover on a q-tip.  Easy peasy clean up!

[Snowpuppy]

Really pretty but not into the ddark colors, too goth for me.

I have mine done professionally. Could never get the hang of doing polish application. 

[juperier]

@Mz iMac I use a brush promoted as a clean up brush. I'm still in search of one that's shaped a bit differently, but it still works along the sidewalls and under the tips of my nails better that even the pointy q-tips do. I do use q-tips when I need to clean larger areas (like when I've decided to do an ombre nail or stamp a design on a nail or two) and I'm too lazy to put on latex barrier.

By the way, some eye liner or brow type brushes work, except that acetone typically dissolves the glue holding the bristles in fairly quickly.