NOTD and a Miracle Cure!

Hi there dear followers.

I have been a bit under the weather with a heavy cold so sorry for not posting sooner. Now I'm blogging instead of writing report cards - as you do. Don't worry, they will get done. I'm just switching gear in my brain by blogging for awhile. There is sure to be scientific research that supports this as a method of getting the most out of your brain - left and right hemispheres - correct? So now I feel justified (lol), I'll get to the topic.

I tried a bit of a shall we say alternative "french" look on my nails. First applied OPI I'm Not Really a Waitress to the top quarter and then dipped the very tips with Rimmel Deliciously Dark. Of course used a base coat and then a top coat. the top coat welds the colours together.

Then for the miracle cure. Sally Hansen's Miracle Cure is well named, in my opinion. I developed a ridge on my left thumb nail in the past 12 months. Didn't even really notice it at first because I've always had fairly flaky thumbnails. But in the past 4 months it started to really split down the centre of the nail from top to bed!!! Ouch.

Tried keeping it filed smooth so it wouldn't catch on things but finally needed something to weld the layers of nail together. Because, I can tell you, it would really hurt bad when I caught it and lifted the nail on everything I was touching. Finally came across Sally Hansen Miracle Cure and I can report that it is holding firm. Yeah!

This product is working to stop me being in pain. Now whether it will CURE the condition remains to be seen. Maybe this is uncurable? Any ideas? I promise I haven't worn acrylics or gels for about 5 years before it did this. I was looking after my nails pretty good I think.

Anyone else have a similar problem?

Winter Feet and Freebies

Hi everyone. This is a quick post about two topics.

First, wintering your feet. It is nearing the end of May and here in the part of Australia where I live, this means I get to wear actual shoes for awhile - until maybe September. Well, to work anyway. At home and to yoga and grocery shopping I'll still be donning my fave thongs. (See previous post)

So now is the time I will say byebye to pretty toenails. I am giving my toenails a holiday in order for them to be at their healthiest. The rest of the year they are constantly wearing polish and nail art on the big toe like this:

Haha, you must think I love taking photos of my feet!! I just realized I have posted photos of my feet not too long ago in my post about thongs. But feet are important too. I feel better about my appearance if my nails are neat - toes and fingers both!

So I will strip them of their pretty OPI Hawaiian Orchid polish and let them "breathe" for a couple of months over winter.

The second topic - freebies. I was heading through my local mall last Monday afternoon, going to Target and this lovely young girl came up to me and offered me a free shampoo and style blowdry so she could practice her blow drying techniques. Of course I said yes. An hour later and I was sporting some volume packed hair with bouncy curls. It's Wednesday now and my hair is still volumised! Deal I reckon. I left my number and said I'd be willing to be a model for blowdrying practice again in the future. Thanks Sublime Hair Salon!

Don't ya love freebies?

Oh, and I also continued on to Target (feeling my hair bouncing around my head and feeling very girly!!) and checked out the fantastic range of shoes there. Good one Target!

I didn't buy shoes, but came out with two pairs of skinny jeans... but that's a story for another post... See ya soon!

NYX Nail Polish

Along with the eyeshadow bases etc etc etc (hang head in shame) that I hauled out of the Groove shop at my local mall the other day, I bought all the non frosted cream type nail polishes they had. Except green. Wasn't sure about the green...

Anyway, I tried out the greyish one yesterday and the verdict is - love it!

I follow lollipop26writes blog and she had written about an Eyeko polish that she tried and it was like OPI You Don't Know Jacques. Well, this NYX one is in the same sooo-close-to-it colour range. It went on nicely with two coats and is thick, creamy and shiny. And no chipping by the end of the second day (today). It is called NYX "The Taupe".

I also bought a pink "Girly", lavender "Between Mauve and Purple" and an orange one called "Forever 1989". Congratulations on the names NYX designers! Better than numbers any time.

Here are some shots of how they look.

The Taupe is the one I am wearing.