The Weekly Nail Report

Nail-job craving: I went to Tips Nail Bar on the weekend to try out the new OPI GelColor (thanks Langton PR!) and went with an open mind, not knowing what colours I’d have to choose from. In terms of the new product,  OPI GelColor is thinner than Axxium and cures in 30 seconds in an LED lamp (versus the two-minute cure time under a UV lamp for Axxium). For removal, as with Axxium, you have to go to the nail salon.

Anyhow, I let Leeanne Colley run with what she thought would look fantastic.

How I satisfied that craving: Leeanne suggested Russian Navy and then dipping the tips into gold glitter. And I think you know I love me some glitter, so my answer? Duh. YES!

So the process began: base coat, two coats of Russian Navy (cured in between each step), top coat applied just to the tips, then I dipped my finger into the pot of loose gold glitter, cured under lamp, buffed to reduce the bumpiness of the glitter, then top coat over the whole nail bed and cured.

How this nail colour make me feel: You may recall last week’s glittery nail didn’t have the power to cheer me up? Well, this one did the trick 🙂

Love it or hate it: Love.

4 Comments February 27, 2012

The Weekly Nail Report

Nail-job craving: Something dark to match my gloomy mood. I suppose I could’ve gone with pink or red (to match my irritated enflamed eyeballs — hence feeling gloomy) but dark is less cheerful.

How I satisfied that craving: With OPI in Metallic 4 Life from the Nicki Minaj collection.

How this nail colour make me feel: My hope was that with all of the silver glitter in it, it’d help me feel a little more sparkly in terms of my mood. And I discovered that even glitter can’t perform those miracles when you’ve got persistent conjunctivitis and a cold.

Love it or hate it: I’ll revisit this colour when I’m in a better space (which is soon, my eyes are on the mend, finally!)

Leave a Comment February 24, 2012

The Weekly Nail Report

Nail-job craving: Call me a sentimental fool — but I wanted something pink this week for Valentine’s Day.

How I satisfied that craving: Essie in Sure Shot.

How this nail colour make me feel: Girly and bold.

Love it or hate it: Love. Haven’t worn a frost colour like this in awhile and I’m liking it. Plus the name Sure Shot seems so appropriate given I went to the Raptors vs Knicks game on  Tuesday — full-on LINSANITY.

3 Comments February 17, 2012