Polished Success

A few months ago I wrote about purchasing nail polish and being a bit miffed that it wasn't lasting a long time. But then I'd found tips on how to properly apply polish and make it last longer. I was supposed to update when I tried it out...so here's the update.

The suggestions were to apply 3-4 thin layers of polish and also to let some of the polish go under the nail. Well, I didn't do the whole 3-4 thin layers, I just didn't feel like doing that. But I did polish over the tip and under just a bit. That works! My polish has been on since Sunday night and it still looks good. Not chipped at all. I can't believe that actually works. I used two coats of polish and two coats of clear top coat. I made sure to go over the tip with the color and clear.

It never ceases to amaze me how MSatch can lead my in the right direction without even knowing it. Like any other day, I go to her blog to see what's going on with her Telaxed tresses and I notice a link saying "Top Sista Sites." I click and after about 30 seconds of browsing this site, I find the article "How to make a manicure last."

I hadn't told anyone this but I was gettting frustrated with the Orly Enchanted Forest polish I'd purchased because it was chipping so quickly. I knew it wasn't the polish because it's a good brand and not cheaply manufactured. I knew it had something to do with my application. I just had no idea what it was.

Well, this article has let me know what I was doing wrong. I was trying to do what I'd seen done at the nail salons. Two thick coats of polish. Apparently, I'm supposed to do 3-4 thin layers. And I wasn't letting the polish cover the tips and go under them a little bit. I never realized that manicurist actually did that for a reason.

With these tips and a few others from that article, I will try my polish again and see how long it last. I'll give an update

I did it!

I went to Sally's yesterday and got exactly what I wanted. Nothing more, nothing less. Although the temptation was great.

I bought a pak of Organic Root Stimulator Olive Oil Replenishing Pak. It's a protein deep condish that is in my hair at this moment. I've had an interesting experience thus far and will tell all later. It smells really good.

I also bought Silk Elements Luxury Moisturizing Conditioner and Silk Elements MegaSilk Moisturizing Treament. Will tell all when I try them over the next couple of weeks.

And I got the Orly Enchanted Forest nail polish. I'm in LOVE. It went on so smooth and creamy. No streaking. It's got a great shine to it. I used two coats of that as well as two coats of Orly Sealon Topcoat. The color is so deep. In some lights, it almost looks blue. Anyway, picture time!


i know it's not the greatest pic but btwn camera phone and old ass digital camera, this is the best i could get.

Renewed Love Affair

A while back, I had a sudden inspiration to paint my nails. I did it and loved it for a few short days. I neglected to do the whole top coat thing, chipped quickly and the affair was over. However, my love has returned in the form of Orly's Once Upon a Time Collection. More specifically the color you see to your right, Enchanted Forest. *you can't hear it but I just sighed with longing*







It's a creamy dark green and I have to have it. I will be making a trip to Sally's asap to retrieve this polish. I have to go anyway to find a protein deep condish. I can't wait to pick this up and try it. I'll be sure to get a great top coat too.







And in case this picture is not doing it any justice, here's another:

I think I'll have painted fingers and toes all fall with this one. There are some other fab colors in the Once Upon a Time Collection that I'll be checking out too. I'll let you know if I buy and and I'll update about the results for all of that.





Side note: still haven't gotten anything for the moisturizer i intend to make. will get on that asap b/c i'm starting to run low on my fav organic moisturizer.