Nail-job craving: Something sleek and aerodynamic. After all, this manicure will be motivating me as I run the Nike Women’s Half-marathon in San Francisco on Sunday!
How I satisfied that craving: I’d spotted a version of this V-gap mani online and have been obsessed with it for awhile. So I got myself over to Tips Nail Bar and Leanne Colley used Entity in Spotlight all over the nail bed as a base and then meticulously applied La Reine nail polish in Deep Black overtop. This pic right here are Leanne’s talented hands at work.
How this manicure make me feel: I could feel my heart beating faster as the look was coming together. The slick, swoop-y lines are, I think, just right for a lean, mean running machine 
Plus, I’m in Las Vegas this week and the black and white combo makes me think of playing cards.
Love it or hate it: LOVE. The only downside? I think I need to change my running outfit to match this mani! I think a super sleek racerback tank (as one renowned Canadian fashion designer who was getting a pedi at Tips that morning suggested) is now a must.
October 12, 2011
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.
May 27, 2011
