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10-15-2021 12:43 PM
@ECBG wrote:
I LOVE, love OPI colors. My fall-winter color is "Bogota Blackberry" and my spring-summer color is "I'm Not Really A Waitress".
@ECBG - I'm a creature of habit too! October is usually Chocolate Moose month. Jacques is different for me. I don't have Bogota. I'll have to look for that. Essie's Wicked is my standard late October. In November I'll switch to wine colors.
10-15-2021 01:51 PM
While I have always had salon manicures I started to do my own this past summer and I have to say, I'm not great at it but it's working out okay and I am improving a bit. I bought Londontown Lakur polish, base coat and top coat on HSN and it's nice polish, goes on pretty easy and holds up well. While I am not always doing my nails anymore, when I have on polish I always wear powder free non latex surgical gloves. Only because I wore them my entire career and love the fit and feel of them.
10-15-2021 02:01 PM
@beach-mom wrote:
@ECBG wrote:
I LOVE, love OPI colors. My fall-winter color is "Bogota Blackberry" and my spring-summer color is "I'm Not Really A Waitress".
@ECBG - I'm a creature of habit too! October is usually Chocolate Moose month. Jacques is different for me. I don't have Bogota. I'll have to look for that. Essie's Wicked is my standard late October. In November I'll switch to wine colors.
Bogota Blackberry is the color of a beautiful burgundy but not as dark as black honey.
10-15-2021 02:24 PM
@LindaSal wrote:While I have always had salon manicures I started to do my own this past summer and I have to say, I'm not great at it but it's working out okay and I am improving a bit. I bought Londontown Lakur polish, base coat and top coat on HSN and it's nice polish, goes on pretty easy and holds up well. While I am not always doing my nails anymore, when I have on polish I always wear powder free non latex surgical gloves. Only because I wore them my entire career and love the fit and feel of them.
@LindaSal I'm always wearing the same gloves...Just started to wear them when I paint. It makes cleaning hands a lot easier on them.
10-15-2021 02:26 PM - edited 10-15-2021 02:27 PM
Just got OPI "Jacques". Change from my pinks. Will try tonight. Hope I like it.
10-15-2021 03:56 PM
I do my own.
My nails grow rather fast - I need to redo every week, and generally go over with another top coat mid-week.
I did mine last Friday night and you can see the new growth where last week's polish ended.
10-15-2021 04:34 PM - edited 10-15-2021 04:35 PM
@Zaimee wrote:Just got OPI "Jacques". Change from my pinks. Will try tonight. Hope I like it.
@Zaimee - It will definitely be a change from your pinks! LOL!
I think this one is a "sleeper" color, perfect for fall, but also good at any time of the year. Maybe a strong neutral of a sort. I hope you like it !
10-15-2021 05:09 PM
I do my own nails.
I used to religously polish them with all kinds of colors. I like OPI, Esse, china glaze and sally hansen gel polish did stay on just as well. To keep them looking good, I would touch up the chips as they needed them. Keep the bottle in my bag. It did help prolong starting over. If you do it gingerly with a light touch, it doesn't look too bad.
Since I am no longer in the office, I like pefect gel coat. It lasts the week and then it's one coat, no touch ups. Colors are too much work for home. LOL
Now, on my toes... I do colored polish and just start over when it starts lookng blah.
10-15-2021 08:13 PM
I love Essie waltz. It isn't a stark white it's really soft and pretty. You can build a more opaque color if you want to. Seche vite is my go to fast dry top coat.
10-15-2021 09:52 PM
Recently I have been using Perfect Gel Coat...has a slight pink hue to it as my base coat. Then I use a good polish like Essie or OPI....then top coat which right now is Perfect Gel Coat top coat...it was a kit Q had on sale awhile ago. During the week I will put on another coat of the clear top coat. I do my nails 1 time per week and they never chip at all. I do no touch ups.
I always wear rubber gloves to do all dishes and cleaning which helps alot I am sure and I never use my nails to "open" things...they are not tools! My nails are not very thick so I take care as best as I can.
I also take supplements that have helped keep my nails much more strong and health. But they also are good for my bones which is the #1 reason I take them.
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