Nails Inc recently had a massive fature in Glamout Magazine (UK), of
which I am a subscriber. Although I no longer wear make-up or nail
varnish, I love to buy them and read about them. Just a true sign that I
am lazy and have let myself go, which I'm now needing to reign in.
Above is the gorgeous new line from them; the brand new Nail Jewellery Range. Above is the Diamond shade and below is my use of the Sapphire Shade. I'm a Nails Inc Club member, which entitles you to a 10% discount, so I bought both, plus the red magnetic polish and a holographic topcoat. Essentially, a massive sparkly goody bag, with a mahoosive, lovely free gift bag!
I'd bought the Sapphire with a view to matching my engagement ring. But being that I'm so aversed now to having a bit of colour on my hands, I start off with each colour by trying them on my feet. Above is one coat (allbeit, a thick one) of sapphire over two coats of Betty Blues by No7 with a couple of coats of Sally Hansen Mega Shine Topcoat.
The shine is dazzling. I own a million glitters and this is by far the most multi-dimensional with a deep, thick cover of colour. It's gorgeous. Im so happy I bought it. That Deep Electric Blue is pretty much my favourite colour.
With that in mind, I felt a French Mani was in order. My new book is just out and I'm teaching a knitting course in Peterborough on Saturday, I'm just praying it will last really, but it would be nice to have prettified hands for the day! So a special mani. I'm a little out of practice, so don't mind the mess!
I'm tring really REALLY hard to stay recession-proof at the moment. My money seems to be going nowehere. So having my nails done is not a viable option. But with the amount of polish and gadgets I own, it shouldn't be, really.
As you can see, my nails grow quite well, they always have done, but for added strength, I use OPI Nail Envy for Dry/Brittle nails, applying every other day as suggested. It contains Vitamin C and lots of other nutrients which help reinforce the natural structural integrity of your fingernails.
The polishes used are OPI 'Alpine Snow' (White) and 'Passion' (Sheer peach), 2 coats of the latter, with a subtle (yes - very subtle, it's not really come out in the picture..) coat of 'I Juggle.. Men' over the top. In an effort to get them dried quickly, I've used the China Glaze fast drying top coat so I could get on with packing for the weekend ahead.
I quite like this mani. But if you're not-so-confident with freehand tips, you can get self-adhesive french manicure guides which stick to your fingernail like a stencil, and you just paint over the top, helps keep them looking straight. I used them once, but they adhered to a not-quite-dry base coat and ripped it up when I removed it. You can get them off ebay but be careful!
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