Quote from: barbie on May 01, 2013, 12:45:05 PM
So many types of nail painting!

I am usually too busy to wear manicure every weekend. I once tried French manicure, but it required too much skill for me.

In summer, I do paint my toenails to hide my worn-out toenails. I am a regular runner, and I always have at least one or two damaged toenails. I like simple blue or forest-green color, because it is very easy to paint.





barbie~~

Barbie, you look great, nice pleasant shades for spring.

Nice toesies Barbie! Do you ever have problems with ingrown toenails?

Quote from: Shantel on May 03, 2013, 08:56:39 PM
Nice toesies Barbie! Do you ever have problems with ingrown toenails?

Yes. Athlete's foot caused it in one toe, but now cured by anti-fungal drug. Exercise and sweat makes me prone to it.

Barbie~~

Quote from: barbie on May 03, 2013, 11:30:14 PM
Yes. Athlete's foot caused it in one toe, but now cured by anti-fungal drug. Exercise and sweat makes me prone to it.

Barbie~~

Not fun, I shouldn't have brought it up but even though your toenails look pretty painted I recognized that you might be suffering from that occasional problem. My wife has to deal with it too and dig away at the sides where theytend to grow under the edges of her big toes. It can be painful! You have attractive feet and ankles for a tall gal, looking very pretty to me hon!

Quote from: Shantel on May 04, 2013, 08:45:09 AM
My wife has to deal with it too and dig away at the sides where theytend to grow under the edges of her big toes. It can be painful!

Shantel,

Opposite to our insight.
Doctor recommended not to dig away at sides. The toe shape should be flat to avoid ingrowth.Just cut from the middle, and leave the sides to keep the same length as the middle. Digging away the sides will aggravate the toe problem. Just apply anti-fungal medicine.

Fortunately I did not have any significant pain.

Barbie~~

Quote from: barbie on May 04, 2013, 03:04:21 PM
Shantel,

Opposite to our insight.
Doctor recommended not to dig away at sides. The toe shape should be flat to avoid ingrowth.Just cut from the middle, and leave the sides to keep the same length as the middle. Digging away the sides will aggravate the toe problem. Just apply anti-fungal medicine.

Fortunately I did not have any significant pain.

Barbie~~

Oh thanks Barbie for the good info, I'll have to pass that on to the little woman!

There is a lot of information on ingrown toenails in Internet. For example, a brief one:
www.m.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/understanding-ingrown-nail-basics

Barbie~~

Quote from: Belle on March 31, 2013, 10:47:26 PM
Are you talking the Gelish magneto polish?  You apply then put a magnet over the top.  Looks so cool.  I'm getting some next weekend 

http://gelishmagnetopolish.com/

OK, so it's been 3 months, but I finally got a Gelish mini kit.  This is my second attempt and I did a magnetic blue with Gelish Mini.  Not too bad.  Have had a lot of nice comments from people though.

Quote from: Belle on June 28, 2013, 08:03:20 PM
OK, so it's been 3 months, but I finally got a Gelish mini kit.  This is my second attempt and I did a magnetic blue with Gelish Mini.  Not too bad.  Have had a lot of nice comments from people though.

Love magnetics. Ur nails look awesome ^__^

Quote from: Steph21 ♡♡♡ on June 29, 2013, 01:05:30 PM

Ha! It looks funny and pretty! I am too lazy to try so much complex style of nail painting.

barbie~~

Quote from: Steph21 ♡♡♡ on June 29, 2013, 01:05:30 PM

You are an artist Steph!

Quote from: Steph21 ♡♡♡ on June 29, 2013, 12:57:14 PM
Love magnetics. Ur nails look awesome ^__^

Thanks steph.  Your mosaic nails look fantastic too.  I'll be doing some arty farty stuff  next nail change.   Gel is great but nail art is more of a challenge and more satisfying.

I love nail painting.

Here are some of my pictures.

I have a major dislike for nail art, so I limit myself to simple and clean. Plus I pretty much remove the polish at the end of the day since I still only go out as female a few times per week.

From Yesterday, all OPI:






Weird thumb position is weird. But I did not have time to make more shots...

I wish I had a pic, I'll have to take one next time I do it..

My last attempt were Ford blue with white stripes on the fingers and cobra's on the thumbs..

Feeling a bit rebellious today...



Totally regretting it. I really wanted to go out this OPI, but happened to require too high maintenance. Anything will damage it and the gloss disappears quickly without a top coat. On top of that, takes forever to dry (one coat!), and feels extremely heavy, so much that I removed it upon arriving home.

On the good side, every person that disliked black mail polish loved it.

Quote from: Apple Sprout on July 24, 2013, 04:11:14 PM
Feeling a bit rebellious today...



Totally regretting it. I really wanted to go out this OPI, but happened to require too high maintenance. Anything will damage it and the gloss disappears quickly without a top coat. On top of that, takes forever to dry (one coat!), and feels extremely heavy, so much that I removed it upon arriving home.

On the good side, every person that disliked black mail polish loved it.

OPI is generally the Cadillac of nail treatments, black wouldn't be my choice in colors. You have nice nails and very pretty feminine looking hands though!

O.P.I. Off with her red!

It should look more red, but my phone camera sucks. I though it was quite cool, but I don't feel very comfortable with it on my hands. And I don't like people to stare at my toenails (Now I know what it feels to be close to a foot fetishist). Removing it this night...

I love pinks reds purples French tip corals.