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The Weekly Nail Report — Part Deux

 

My hot pink and yellow half-marathon nails from two weeks ago? Those pointy pinkie nails sure did direct me to the finish line — I completed the race with a personal best time of 1:54:43, yo! I don’t think I can beat that time this Sunday (I simply can’t imagine going any faster or harder than I did on the 15th) but I still feel a lot is riding on this manicure for the Toronto Women’s Only Half-Marathon…

Nail-job craving: Some killer, eye-catching nails. I told Leeanne at Tips Nail Bar that she could do whatever she wanted with my nails for my Toronto Women’s Only Half-Marathon manicure — she’s so amazing and knows what styles and colours I tend to gravitate towards so I totally trust her.

How Leeanne satisified that craving: Check out the colour-block masterpiece on my nails. She used Axxium in Alpine Snow and then China Glaze neon colours (much more fluorescent in real life than in this pic, I swear!) in Celtic Sun, Orange Knockout and In the Lime Light. Finished with a top coat of INM Out the Door (how appropriate!).

How this nail job makes me feel: O.M.G. I’m so in awe of my nails that I’m afraid they may distract me from running fast as I can. In fact, I’m a bit at a loss for words to even describe how awesome this mani is. Juicy, citrus-y, sunshine-y shades = pure joy! These nails will give me energy on race day.

Love it or hate it: I think you know the answer.

9 Comments May 27, 2011

The Weekly Nail Report

Nail-job craving: I saw the nail story in the May 2011 issue of Fashion Magazine and I had one mission and one mission alone: Must. Get. This. Manicure. (Major props to Leeanne Colley of Tips Nail Bar and Beauty Director Lesa Hannah on such a stunning story!)

How I satisfied that craving: I got myself over to Tips within days of seeing the story and asked for pink and orange, but I wanted the base colour to be a gel-soak off since regular polish doesn’t last on me–so I also didn’t alternatate the base colour and the tip on each finger as in the Fashion story. We ended up using OPI Axxium in Strawberry Margarita, and the tips are China Glaze in Orange Knockout (Neon).

How this nail colour makes me feel: Cheery and crazy ready for summer already! With some of the cloudy, wet weather we’ve been having this week, all I have to do is look at my nails for an instant pick-me-up.

Love it or hate it: LOVE. (Would love even more if the pink was a brighter, hotter pink (alas such a shade not available in Axxium or any other gel-soak off). And, sigh, because my nails are chip-prone, the orange tips, which are regular nail polish, didn’t last very long on me. But I’m head over heels in love with my nails and I totally think this would be a half-marathon-worthy manicure (but Leeanne is helping me brainstorm looks for my race, can’t wait!).

(Image courtesy of Fashion Magazine)

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