I stopped calling her mom about three or four years ago. We were working together at a nature center and she was a volunteer coordinator and I was in the front desk. I figured it would be super unprofessional to shout, "MOM" every time someone asked for her, so I started calling her Deborah. Strictly for professional reasons. After I graduated college and quit working there it just kind of stuck. So Deborah forever and always she will be!
Anyways, Deborah told me I need to keep working on my eyebrows, but my friend told me that they were looking on point yesterday. So you tell me what you think.
I trust Deborah's opinion more than anything, but my friend used to work at Sephora, so in my book she is basically a make-up artist.
In other news I also bought some Jamberry nails yesterday, so I will have to give those a try. Alas I forgot to get a picture of them, and they are currently at home in a house with no water. And I am currently at my parents house, in a home with plenty of water. So there they will stay.
Someone sent me a message and told me about all of the chemicals in nail polish, and she gave me some great brands to try such as OPI and Zoya that don't have the awful chemicals. She said most nail polish contains formaldehyde and that is what can ruin your nails. So I figured I will try those out, and in the meantime I am going to also give Jamberry a try since it's just a nail wrap and not liquid. We'll see!
What do you do for your nails? Are you applying the enamel directly to the nail? I find that a good, dedicated base coat (I use Sally Hansen Salon Manicure Smooth & Strength base coat) prevents chipping and makes the color stay on much longer than, say, Sally Hansen Double Duty base and top coat, or just enamel on its own. Top coat is less important but will even out most flaws really nicely and it makes your nails extra shiny. Unless you use a matte top coat, which can be a really cool effect if you're looking to do something kind of different.
ReplyDeleteMy process is basically: 1 coat of base, 2-3 coats of color, 1 coat of top coat. Apply thin layers, dipping in ice water if you're in a hurry. For best results, apply about an hour or more before bed the night before. Allow plenty of time for curing and touch up with top coat if necessary. Don't worry about nail polish on your skin; it should come off on its own by mid-morning the next day.
Thanks! I actually use Sally Hanson top coat! It's called, "hard as nails". However I use it for both my top coat and my bottom coat. Do you think I should stop doing that? I am definitely going to pick up the base coat you mentioned! Also does the ice water really work!? People have told me about it before but I am truly a skeptic as I cannot how adding liquid to a liquid will create a dry product, lol!
ReplyDeleteIt seems so counter-intuitive, right? But I read in several places that ice water works (once you give it a few seconds to let the surface of the nail dry up a bit) because the enamel cures faster with cold temperatures, and ice water is the best way to cool it down quickly.
ReplyDeleteAs for the top/bottom coat thing, I was just using the SH Double Duty for both, and when I was in North East for my family's beach vacation, my mom had her nail polishes out and I decided to use her base coat. My nails stayed near perfect almost the whole week, which was really surprising. I bought myself a bottle and have been using it since, and it really does make a difference.