The Weekly Nail Report

April 15, 2011

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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Tags: China Glaze, Leeanne Colley, manicure, nail polish, nails, OPI Axxium, Orange Knockout, pedicure, Tips Nail Bar