I rarely polish my fingernails. The polish chips, or I get antsy waiting for the polish to dry, try and do some little innocent thing and smear three or four nails. I do toes, but I don't go to the nail salon to get my toes done, either, because for some reason I always get cut by those scary little clippers they insist on using...and when I ask them to do no cutting, just pushing back, they look at me like I am weird. And then there is the ticklish factor...it is very, very intense.
So. I do my own toes, and they usually come out great. One reason they look good is that I use this awesome base coat. It makes my nails really smooth and it gives a nice pale color all by itself--both good qualities, especially if you are going to use a pale polish over it because it won't look streaky. And, the polish will last a long time. I do not put on a new top coat every three days like the magazines tell you to do. I always figure that if toenail polish chips a bit, that is OK. Toes are far away from eyes most of the time, and you can't notice chips from a distance!
It's not the cheapest base coat in the world, but it is a little bottle that does what it is supposed to, and I like that.
Barielle Natural Nail Camouflage--Usually at nail salons and at drugstore.com.
1 comment:
Yay!! you have a blog! thanks for the tip, I never paint my nails either because of my job, it chips sooooo fast. I hate going to the nail spa because I went to beauty school and they told me all the nasty stuff that can happen....so I get weirded out. :) I do my toes every once in awhile. but usually I'm just lazy and go au natural! :)
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