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Beauty Buzz: Don’t Quit Your Day Job

By |January 10th, 2013|Beauty Buzz|
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Manicures played a HUGE role in beauty  last couple of years and I get the feeling thist trend isn’t going to lose momentum anytime soon.  I do, however, think they’ll get toned down a bit (buh-bye pointed talons).  That said, keeping your phalanges fully decked out can start to add up, so beauty brands started to wise up with clever ways to DIY your digits.  One of the first on the scene was Sally Hansen Salon Effects.  These fun designs were great, but still didn’t quite have the lifespan of the popular and ever shiny gel manicure.  Well, that Sally sure did use her noggin when coming up with the latest installment of at home manicures.  Combine the ease of applying Salon Effects strips and the staying power of a gel manicure and you’ve got Sally Hansen Insta Gel.  I strolled passed a display of these one afternoon at CVS and figured, “Wine Not?” (That was the color I chose- complete coincidence).

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Honestly, I think it’s a brilliant idea and I was really hoping for the best since I love all of the fun patterns that can’t be recreated in your standard nail salon, but I think for me… I will stick to letting the professionals go to work.  I just really am not good at at home “manual labor.”  However, if you’re someone who’s a bit more meticulous or you don’t have access to a salon offering gel manicures.  The starter kit was $29.99 and the refill kits (love this one) are only $14.99 (half the price of a salon manicure).  In the meantime, I won’t be quitting my day job.

xx,

WhyDid

Beauty Buzz: I’m Gellin’. You Gellin’?

By |November 3rd, 2011|Beauty Buzz|
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It’s no secret ’round these parts that I’m pretty obsessed with nails, nailpolish, nail designs, etc.  If I can put it on my nails, I’m probably going to (or already have) tried it.  This has a lot to do with my inability to keep anything on my nails.  My fingernails are like nailpolish teflon.  Ain’t nothing sticking to these pretty phalanges.  I tried several different types of gel manicures on several different occasions and while it had it’s advantages, I wasn’t totally impressed with the removal process and it is also so hard to find a salon that actually knows how to do it properly.  So… when I heard about Nutra Nail’s Gel Perfect at home gel manicure kit, I was already halfway out the door and on my way to Rite Aid to pick it up.  

Now, here I am.  Testing out my at home gel manicure.  (Why yes, since you ask, that is Miranda and I am watching Sex and the City).  The directions are pretty explicit and may induce a mild case of anxiety, but there is no need.  There are three bottles: one of activator (step 1), one of gel color (step 2), and one of cleaner (step 3).  You apply the activator, then the gel to your first five fingers and then clean the brush.  You will then clean your brush and do the other hand.  This process is repeated and you are all done!  It’s that easy.  You will have shiny dry nails in literally 10 minutes (depending how fast you paint).

So, here’s what it amounts to.  If I was even slightly capable of coloring within the lines, this would be awesome.  If you’re anything like me, however, you’re going to struggle with keeping the gel where it is supposed to be and you’ll probably be sitting there picking at your cuticles and wishing your fine motor skills were up to snuff.  I’m hoping that with normal wear and tear of daily life, some of the cuticle mess will disappear.  If not, I’ll just tell people my two year old niece painted my nails.

I already chipped my thumb nail through airport security… I will keep you posted as to how it holds up and whether or not the No-Mess Express remover does, in fact, remove the gel without ripping off my nailbeds.

xx,

WhyDid

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