Champagne Showers

I decided to paint my nails today. I have recently been painting them only dark colours; purples, blues and blacks, and  I needed a change. So I looked through my nail varnishes and settled on this beautiful colour - a subtly glittery champagne gold by Marks and Spencer's, that I received as part of a set for Christmas. In this picture I have applied two coats, and this gave me a satisfactory wash of colour, though to get it completely opaque you would need three coats (you can just make out the white tips of my nails underneath the colour). I'll get back to you about the longevity of this varnish...

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In Search of Long Nails...

As you probably know, I am a serial nail biter. I just can't help gnawing on my nails - it's like a nervous tick. The only way I can get around the problem of chewing them is by having false nails put on. So the other day I decided to splash my cash on some lovely long nails.

Don't they look great? I've only ever had gel nails done before, so I was a bit concerned about getting acrylics, especially as I've heard that they're worse for your nails than gel (and trust me, I don't need any more damage to my nails). However, I'm pleased with the results, and am shocked at how big a change long nails can make to your hands! My fingers look longer and more elegant! Hmm... I can see myself becoming hooked on getting them done, which doesn't bode well for my bank account, especially as I'm supposed to be saving up for a trip to Korea!

Nails

Ok, so I'm a serial nail biter. I've tried to stop using a variety of methods (scratching soap so it gets under your nails which tastes awful, using the nail varnish that supposedly stops you from biting your nails because it tastes awful... the list goes on) but nothing has worked yet. However, that doesn't mean I don't care about my nails, or nails in general. I do. In fact I've recently been drooling over Japanese sculpture gel nails. I sooooo want them done, I wish there was a salon that did them in Manchester! (If you know one, please contact me!)